Gaurav Sharma

https://t.co/EOp4rtCBnM Non-profit organisation New Zealand Values Alliance, which advocates for political freedom and human rights in China, organised a series of events in Auckland on Monday to commemorate the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing.

https://t.co/mzsQy8HifE Two 11-year-old Aucklanders are excited to compete in the Chess World Cup later this month. Sai Vivan Karthikeya Somaraju and Luna Lu will compete in the Under 12 Open and Under 12 Girls competitions at the FIDE World Cup in Batumi, Georgia.

https://t.co/Ntj0NFqp7n IT professionals appear to be under growing pressure in 2025, with signs of continued job losses as companies respond to economic gloom and expand the use of artificial intelligence.

https://t.co/tdv5C8ZEPG Thousands of anime and manga fans flocked to Quay Street for the return of the two-day Overload convention, many dressed in costumes depicting their favourite characters.

https://t.co/rUBZbhNIbw Foreign Minister Winston Peters met his Indian counterpart in New Delhi last week to explore the "next steps" required to ensure a stable, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific now that free trade talks between the two nations have restarted.

https://t.co/7O7vylNGJS More than a dozen Asian New Zealanders have been recognised in this year's King's Birthday Honours List for their services to the country.

https://t.co/bANWHulLpH Authorities have claimed recent success in disrupting the illegal immigration activities of organised crime syndicates operating in New Zealand.

https://t.co/1GgrRVaCTY Families waiting for news on parent residence visas were given false hope when a website glitch seemed to show them having a place in an immigration ballot system.

https://t.co/OmP1kZpoEy Immigration Minister Erica Stanford said Thursday she regretted remarks made in Parliament earlier in the month when she likened unsolicited emails from Indians to "spam".

https://t.co/yjO4tLvSY2 An immigration expert claims the system is failing children of overstayers residing in New Zealand unlawfully after more cases emerge in the community.

https://t.co/uV4hFhzs6p The Police Commissioner says a controversial directive sent to staff about not investigating retail crime below certain thresholds gave people the impress police were "giving license to those who choose to break the law".

https://t.co/1wbm3Jh6pq * Girmit Remembrance Day commemorated * Peace vigil for Kashmir * Community patrol launched in Takanini * Fraud warning by the Indian High Commission

https://t.co/u5Ru5Vs2VP Retail NZ seeks urgent meeting with Police Minister after RNZ revealed a police directive to staff said they would no longer be investigating allegations of shoplifting below $500 regardless of lines of inquiry as part of a new nationwide directive.

https://t.co/FRmRqA77bo As New Zealand eyes a free trade agreement with India, experts say the next frontier could be pharmaceutical imports - particularly generic drugs.

https://t.co/OKMt8j6hgF GP and filmmaker Dr Sapna Samant was warned in January her Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) status could be revoked, but she was allowed a written appeal. The decision has now been upheld by the Indian High Commission in Wellington.

https://t.co/sfhaNWxU3w The Budget includes funding to help reform young offenders, free up police resources and address language barriers in accessing public services.

https://t.co/Si2LK2XfAQ The Budget unveiled by Finance Minister Nicola Willis on Thursday dashed ethnic leaders' hopes of receiving more targeted funding for their communities.