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New Zealand has confirmed a "substantial list of deliverables" for Modi's visit, the Indian government says.
A new deal between IIT Madras and University of Canterbury is the latest sign of a deeper shift set in motion during Luxon’s India visit.
Long before instant meals and neatly packed meal prep became the norm, people relied on resourceful ways to prepare and preserve their food.
NZ Cricket’s proposed NZ20 franchise competition raises questions about Super Smash’s future, player retention, governance tensions, and influence.
The National government can sign the NZ-India FTA. It won't be any good without Labour's support.
The officer asked him questions about his job interview from two years earlier. He could not remember every detail.
The government suspects not all those seeking asylum are really under threat of persecution.
The promise of an India FTA is driving business interest. The challenge now is whether firms know how to use it.
A 2007 interview offers a rare early glimpse of Muanpuii Saiawi, from civil service preparation to piano exams.
For wealthy migrants, New Zealand’s four-year tax window is both an invitation and an exit plan.
Most of the travelling group from India are now overstayers in New Zealand.
When oil prices soared in the 1970s, New Zealand's response wasn't up to the mark.
Aggressively targeting perceived abuse of asylum pathways risks excluding those who are genuinely in need of protection.
The refugee tribunal referred to reports from India about “honour killings” over religious conversion.
"We are counting on our people to report overstayers like these," New Zealand Indian Central Association has said in a statement.
When visa costs fall elsewhere while remaining high for others, migrants inevitably notice.
If New Zealand continues to depend on migrant workers, it must recognise them as future members of the society.
CD Foundation's response discloses a key new detail about how the delegation may have been assembled.
The exchange revealed something deeper about the way New Zealand’s political conversation can sound to migrants.
This is no longer an attempt to introduce rugby into a vacuum, India is already warming up to the Kiwi staple.
From a Gujarati upbringing to a life in drag, Torrance refuses to be who she was told to be.
The Justice Select Committee has heard why – or why not – should citizens be allowed powers to arrest offenders.
Royal commissions examine how decisions were made, not necessarily the competence of the people making them.
As many as 10 people travelling were described as folk dancers, none turned up at the event.
"Anybody would understand that carrying a whole team abroad is not easy. The organisers usually arrange local performers."
Dhoni, the minister says, spoke warmly about New Zealand and his previous visits to the country.
Even in their loss to the South Asian giant, Black Caps have a lot to cheer about.
The agency says only four of those still in the country currently hold valid visitor visas.
As part of New Zealand's sports diplomacy push, the minister is also expected to meet Indian counterpart Mansukh Mandaviya.
"The new election will reflect the will of the electorate," Justice Jane Anderson said, while declining to review a lower court inquiry.
Changes announced today to the Skilled Migrant Category visa are a mix of wins and losses, but provide migrants with a clearer roadmap.
"One of the options would be a carve-out for this occupational group," says Labour's immigration spokesperson Phil Twyford.
Governments frequently justify expansions of state power by emphasising perceived threats.
The deal is built on strategic realism, where both sides balance long-term economic gains while safeguarding their national interests.
Chand Sahrawat and husband Sid are hoping to fly out to India today from a nondescript airport east of Dubai.
“We were aware of character issues, and these were balanced in the overall assessment of the application," says INZ.
Woman evicted by Kainga Ora for racist rant.
The Tribunal ruled that tenants misusing shared spaces breached body corporate rules, but children playing outside is lawful and cannot be banned.
Government proposes new transport rules.
"The Rouge variety of apple ticks all the boxes for the Indian palate – vibrant crimson skin, satisfying crunch and high sweetness level."
The White New Zealand League once wanted to preserve New Zealand's "racial purity".
The law change makes a distinction between the civil rights New Zealand residents enjoy based on their ethnicity, their language, or their choice of occupation.
The real test of this policy will be not how often it is used, but how fairly it is applied.
Dog-parent MP Priyanca Radhakrishnan bares teeth at leash rule by local board headed by Ella Kumar.
The deal has been negotiated but it can become operational only after it is ratified by Parliament.
A tribunal found the adviser took money in return for a job at her husband's company.
India's minister Piyush Goyal has indicated New Delhi wants tangible projects in areas of manufacture, infrastructure and sports among other.
The police photos from the scene showed the bumper had buckled under the weight of the car and collapsed on Patel.
Mahesh Muralidhar will contest from Tamaki in Auckland, an electorate that voted former prime minister Robert Muldoon to power for a record 31 years.
Retail NZ says the government wasn't briefed properly on risks, Sunny Kaushal calls out "misinformation".
The candidates of the Papatoetoe-Otara Action Team have argued a court order annulling their victory relied on lavish statistical extrapolation and assumed that an increase in voter turnout indicated fraud.
A district court had voided last year's election on the ground that widespread voter fraud may have occurred.
"I believe sentences handed down for crimes resulting in the death of a youth do not reflect the true gravity of the offence," says Renata Neilson.
Lohiya swam from South Island to North Island from the narrowest point of Cook Strait.
The Labour leader argues Luxon’s drive to conclude the negotiations quickly has left serious questions unresolved.
Labour leader Chris Hipkins is keeping the government guessing on whether his party will cast the deciding vote for the India–New Zealand free trade agreement (FTA), laying down on Sunday three conditions and accusing Prime Minister Christopher Luxon of mishandling the negotiations.
"We have had a period...where there's been a lot of people saying a lot of things about India," says the deputy prime minister.
It is helpful to see the move as neither a trivial branding update nor an existential crisis. Still, it does matter a lot.
To understand why this is politically significant, it helps to understand what Maori electorates are and why they exist.
A deeper analysis of the numbers being projected indicates the deal makes economic sense, but can we expect miracles overnight?
Chair Sunny Kaushal says he is happy with the outcomes the advisory group has achieved in a short span.
WorkSafe New Zealand to reinvestigate two injury cases.
New Delhi says Wellington has assured full cooperation and support to ensure the safety and continuation of religious events.
Even United States and European Union have failed to extract meaningful dairy concessions from India.
Nowhere is the strategy’s intent clearer than in its focus on India.
Based solely on polls, no one could have predicted the past three elections this early in the year they were held.
From an ethical standpoint, boards should ensure that school uniforms don’t create an undue cost barrier to education.
The party has been campaigning against what it describes as "woke" hiring practices and diversity in government jobs.
The current system is expensive, outdated and no longer works as well as it should, the minister says.
Moral clarity is easy when your education is secure, food supply guaranteed, and failure doesn’t ripple through an entire family.
Brian Tamaki told his audience what he feels New Zealand is getting wrong, and who is to blame.
NZ government to build Specialist schools.
The public discourse over the deal is now snowballing into a controversy, with migration being the key driver of much of the skepticism.
Planned changes to health and safety rules for research laboratories could save the sector up to $3 billion.
A person has died following a crash in Lynfield this morning.
Delhi has played up movement of people as a big win in the deal, but New Zealand has been coy about it.
Stanford’s first term has been a relentless, high-velocity exercise in tidying up. What can migrants make of it?
Children's workers to receive more training in order to better care for vulnerable children.
New department launched to initiate care towards country's wildlife, forests, tracks and historic sites.
Budget to be announced on the 28th of May.
Fonterra group to discuss returns next month.
Reserve Bank of NZ reveals findings from new research.
Waikato health receives a boost.
Attendance improves in schools.
The Labour leader seems supportive of the deal but not without caveats.
Employment Minister Louise Upston held a meeting with employers in Timaru, encouraging them to consider local jobseekers first.
Te Piringa Āhuru, a Crisis Recovery Café officially opens.
Wairoa Airport to receive a $4.2 million facelift.
NZ First Leader Winston Peters publicly welcomes decision to withdraw from WHO by US.
When gaslighting targets a specific ethnic group, it edges into risky territory.
The falling out, it appears, is a direct clash between Kaushal and Young more than anything else.
Good news for residents as Counties Manukau after-hours service officially moves to 24-hour, seven-day-a-week operations.
No child left waiting: Pharmac moves to fund life-changing cystic fibrosis drugs for all ages.
Decoding the shock and awe around the government's retail crime advisory group and its chair.
Writ day will be on October 4 and nominations will close on October 8.
Muanpuii Saiawi appointed as India's next high commissioner to New Zealand.
A Māori delegation of business and community leaders, chefs, educators and a kapa haka group is travelling to India this week in a bid to explore business opportunities and deepen cultural ties.
Prime Minister Luxon delivers State of the Nation Speech.
Skilled migrants presented with worry of residency.
The real trade negotiations between India and New Zealand took place in odd pockets of the world.
$12,000 assistance for students pursuing their final year of study.
The Department of Conservation is urging dog owners to keep pets away from nesting areas after a series of incidents at Mangawhai threatened the tara iti, New Zealand’s rarest bird.
Dairy price hikes overnight.
Sensitive data has been publicized due to technical issue.
Talks of imposing a streaming levy that is set to benefit local producers.
Total cost of excluding dental care from public health costs higher than including it.
Auckland house prices continue to rise but Wellington showing a different trend.
Home loan interest rates to go up.
Once billed as a once-in-a-generation health reset, the Pae Ora reforms promised equity and consistency. Three years on, this analysis looks at what changed and what didn’t.
New homeowners planning to build - expected to fork out more money.
It's hoped the process could be a game-changer for the nearly 100,000 New Zealanders who suffer from OCD.
About 19 percent of the population claimed Asian descent in 2023.
Mortgage advisers say it is not unusual for age to be a hurdle for some borrowers.
The foreign minister isn't happy with the terms of the FTA with India. It's not the first time he has had a grudge with a trade deal.
The petition follows warnings that a looming driver shortage could cripple transport services.
New Zealand now faces a moment of reckoning in its foreign policy.
Patients would still need to collect their medicines every three months.
Making an extra effort at the bus stop is not essential but it can go a long way.
The woman said she was in a vulnerable position because she relied on her son.
Washing your car can clean out your wallet. But it doesn't have to be that way.
