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Diwali 2016 Special
OCTOBER 15, 2016
Our Achievers- National Party Global Indianz
Immigration opens the door for economic
John Key with the ‘Kirpan’ presented to by Mohanpal Singh and Jasbir Singh, joined by Judith Collins
Venkat Raman
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As a part of our efforts to
recognise and applaud
achievers this Diwali,
we were impressed
by the activities of the support
wing of the National Party of
New Zealand.
Harness the power of the people
and encouraging them to
be involved in the country’s
political process has been objective
behind the formation
of the ‘National Party Global
Indianz’ eight years ago and
the Fundraising Dinner held on
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at
the D Grand Haveli Restaurant
in Auckland was an event to
remember.
Impressive Event
National Party Leader and
Prime Minister John Key,
Police Minister Judith Collins,
National Party President Peter
Goodfellow, Director Alastair
Bell, North Island Regional Chair
Andrew Hunt were among an
estimated 200 persons present
at the thee-hour event that
brought together members
of the Sikh community from
across the country to meet the
Party leadership, amuse themselves
and raise money for the
National Party.
Energetic Dancers
Among the highlights of the
Fundraising Dinner was an
Indian Semi - Classical Dance
John Key speaking at the event
number by Ratna Venkat.
Dedicated to Lord Ganesha,
the Hindu, Elephant-headed
God, who is worshipped as the
Remover of All Obstacles,’ the
performance preceded a short
description of the number by
Ratna and her energetic execution
of the song. The highly vibrant
and popular Bhangra by
the Bollywood Bhangra Group
received wide applause as it was
performed at the conclusion of
the programme.
The event included a highly
successful auction with a number
of items such as a ‘Portrait
with the Prime Minister,’ ‘Wine
Bottles signed by the Prime
Minister,’ a Cricket Bat, liquor
bottles and artefacts were
all picked up following spirited
bidding.
In tune with the purpose of
the occasion, Mr Key sought
the support of the Indian community
in next year’s general
election, saying that ‘Voting
National, would be voting continued
progress of the country.’
Contentious Issues
He chose to speak of two
issues that are currently
contentious in New Zealand-
Immigration and International
Students from India.
“We cannot and should not
shut down our doors for new
migrants, as being propagated
by Labour Party and New
Zealand First Party. Indians
have done well in New Zealand
and we should have more of
them here. As for the international
students, we are working
through the current problems.
International students are important
for New Zealand, its
economy and the future of the
country’s economy,” he said.
Another report, with our comments
appears elsewhere in this
issue.
Ms Collins spoke about her in-
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