Ravi Bajpai

Ravi Bajpai is not-an-award-winning journalist with 20 years of experience in reporting and leading newsrooms across Asia Pacific - India, Hong Kong and New Zealand.

‘Don’t let Modi know?’ Peters says honesty with India at stake over FTA visa moves

“This is about a trade deal and inter-country relations. That’s my responsibility,” he said.

Migrant child with Down syndrome fails health test, but tribunal says he needs NZ's care

The boy's mother said seeking healthcare in Sri Lanka had become a source of humiliation.

Opinion: Government agrees it's risking India ties but can’t agree who is to blame

The surprise is not that Peters has made theatre out of the India deal. It's how far he has taken it.

Election 2026: Luxon, Seymour warn Winston Peters may not stay with the right

The New Zealand First leader is trying hard to assure voters his party “won’t do a deal with Labour”.

MPs consider petition to review racial intimidation laws after anti-migrant rhetoric

The petition is also asking Parliament to condemn racial intimidation against Indian, South Asian, Chinese and other Asian communities.

National "covertly" drawing up new policies targeting Indian migrants, Peters claims

New Zealand First's leader is suggesting National has cold feet over the labour mobility provisions in the India free trade agreement.

‘For all its faults...’: Immigration tribunal says India ain't lawless, rejects refugee claim

“It is an assertion which is regularly made to the tribunal in cases involving people professing a fear of the BJP..."

ACT to Greens: Concern grows that India FTA rhetoric is fuelling anti-Indian sentiment

The Greens oppose the NZ-India FTA, while ACT supports it. But they seem to agree on one thing.

NZ-India FTA will not open floodgates to migration, Parliament report concludes

The commitments New Zealand has made to India are “relatively narrow” and future governments retain rights to manage immigration settings, a select committee report has found.

Election 2026: Businessman Himanshu Parmar named ACT's Waikato candidate

For ACT, his selection brings a candidate whose business background aligns closely with the party’s focus on enterprise and economic growth.

Ravi Bajpai

‘Don’t let Modi know?’ Peters says honesty with India at stake over FTA visa moves

Migrant child with Down syndrome fails health test, but tribunal says he needs NZ's care

Opinion: Government agrees it's risking India ties but can’t agree who is to blame

Election 2026: Luxon, Seymour warn Winston Peters may not stay with the right

MPs consider petition to review racial intimidation laws after anti-migrant rhetoric

National "covertly" drawing up new policies targeting Indian migrants, Peters claims

‘For all its faults...’: Immigration tribunal says India ain't lawless, rejects refugee claim

ACT to Greens: Concern grows that India FTA rhetoric is fuelling anti-Indian sentiment

NZ-India FTA will not open floodgates to migration, Parliament report concludes

Election 2026: Businessman Himanshu Parmar named ACT's Waikato candidate

High migration creates more jobs. New Reserve Bank paper explains the paradox

Luxon pitches Muralidhar as National’s voice for "new generation of business talent"

Immigration politics is hardening but NZ needs migrants more than ever, warns sociologist

Modi event in Auckland: Public registrations now open. Here's how to register

'Concerning': Police step in after Tamaki calls for purging Indians over Modi visit

Tamaki calls for purging New Zealand of Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims over Modi visit

INZ will no longer judge their performance by whether migrants feel NZ is home

ACT candidate offers 'bridge of love' after Tamaki singles him out in anti-migrant post

NZ First candidate alludes to Labour’s Naidoo in post about merit over ethnicity

New work rights under FTA a key marketing tool in India, says Education NZ

Extended work rights under FTA a key marketing tool in India, says Education NZ

‘Mark is scared’: Labour MP says Mitchell targeting Naidoo for political reasons

India's standing is rising in New Zealand. So are divisions over it, finds new report

Election 2026: Labour set to send two Indian MPs. National playing catch-up

Singapore is facing anti-Indian hate, like New Zealand. But it’s responding differently

Brian Tamaki spreads misinformation about India in anti-Modi protest call

Hindus not at risk in India: No asylum for man claiming persecution in Tamil Nadu

India's 2026 cricket tour of New Zealand announced in big sports diplomacy push

Narendra Modi in Auckland: How to attend community gala, what we know so far

India FTA payoff: Apple, pear growers see $25m boost as industries count gains

Indian values culturally incompatible with Kiwis, ex-NZer of the Year finalist tells MPs

India for McClay, Indri for Winston: With love from New Delhi

Couple who couldn't prove they are gay to be deported to India

India FTA won't take up jobs, says top trade union, as Winston doubles down on migration

Bill to define woman won't solve the problem NZ First wants to, finds Attorney-General

Selfie: I misread a teen as a threat at an Auckland pool. It was deeply embarrassing

Anti-Indian haka: Pounamu of peace offered at Waikato reconciliation hui

Trespass bill will tackle shoplifters who ‘hide their hands’, but needs fixes, MPs told

Migrants aren't just cheap labour: Former NZ First minister takes on Luxon

MPs warned immigration changes could heighten insecurity among migrants

Luxon joins the list of migrant skeptics after Winston, Seymour show the way

Sikh boy from Hastings who wants you to look within wins race unity speech awards

Diwali in New Zealand could change forever as MPs present new report

Indian-origin boy who left Fiji after coup is Auckland high court's new associate judge

Man with drink-driving past won't be deported as wife is "highly vulnerable"

Indian-origin man living at Malaysia airport after New Zealand, India deny entry

Indians top list of Kiwis applying for Parent Boost visa, but uptake lukewarm

A photo of 2 Indians at an Auckland cafe has sent police, ministers in a tangle

Refresher for migrants in Kiwi values "not a bad thing": Luxon on citizenship test

Seymour links Papatoetoe poll fraud with migrant corruption, winners say divisive

Daily migrant tax, welfare curbs in ACT’s election plan to fix immigration

Racist haka: Organisers apologize to Indian diaspora, reconciliation hui planned

"Shame on you, Shane Jones": Willis escalates 'butter chicken tsunami' row

Erica Stanford won't have migrant bus drivers whose English is not good enough

India, New Zealand sign FTA: 10 big wins for exporters

Racist haka against Indians was worse than first thought

Labour will support India-NZ FTA, confirms Hipkins, clearing way for trade deal

'Bloody curry-eating Indians': Haka aimed at MP Parmjeet Parmar raises racial heat

McClay, Peters square off as India-NZ FTA showdown hits Parliament for first time

Otara-Papatoetoe leaders just wasted a second chance at social cohesion

Winston & Co hang in the air as Papatoetoe anti-Indian graffiti raises racial heat

Papatoetoe anti-Indian graffiti: 61-year-old accused gets name suppression from court

$7,500 penalty puts social media group admins on notice in landmark Privacy Act ruling

Sikh man in Papakura takes on Brian Tamaki's wife for smear campaign over kirpan

'Kill All Indian' message outside Papatoetoe school spooks residents

Indian-origin candidates, and democracy, took a hit in Papatoetoe election re-run

Papatoetoe election results: Indian candidates take 3 out of 4 seats in re-run

'Sunny Kaushal effect' and the mollycoddling of retailers in new trespass law

India is no Ukraine: Sikh man seeking asylum in New Zealand told to return home

Out Loud: Migrant in me wants to believe David Seymour. But I can't

New Zealand to sign India FTA this month, New Delhi confirms

Out Loud: Migrants powering New Zealand, says (yet) another study. But who cares?

Luxon, Hipkins deep in untested waters over India deal as Modi's visit looms

Modi preparing for maiden visit to New Zealand, alongside trip to Australia in July

Out Loud: Tightening deportation rules and the limits of being a migrant

Inside Erica Stanford's bid to stop people gaming New Zealand's asylum system

NZ firms want India but they aren't sure how to do India, finds FTA survey

The pianist high commissioner: India’s new NZ envoy beyond diplomacy

More overstayers reported from Pukekohe Holi event, INZ "prioritising contact"