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indiannewslink.co.nz | Vineeta Rao |Venkat Raman
Vineeta RaoAuckland, June 18, 2025A near sell-out audience of 700 gathered at Auckland’s Avondale College on Saturday, 31 May, for a mesmerising evening of dance and devotion, as TAAL New Zealand brought the divine tales of Lord Krishna to life in its production, Krishna Leela. But this was not a night of mere storytelling through movement, it was a powerful fundraiser with a global mission.
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indiannewslink.co.nz | Vineeta Rao |Venkat Raman
This story honours the iwi dialect of Ngaati Tamaoho, including their preference for double vowels in written te reo Maaori. Vineeta RaoAuckland, June 17, 2025Auckland is set to come alive with the warmth of whānau (family), culture and storytelling as the Matariki Festival 2025 kicks off with a vibrant programme of events led by Ngaati Tamaoho in partnership with Auckland Council.
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2 weeks ago | 
indiannewslink.co.nz | Vineeta Rao |Venkat Raman
Vineeta RaoAuckland, June 14, 2025Hato Hone St John has launched its 2025 Annual Appeal, asking Kiwis to help raise $4.5 million to fund the construction and repair of 13 ambulance stations across Aotearoa New Zealand. Branded ‘Light the Way,’ the appeal shines a spotlight on the organisation’s urgent need to future-proof the hubs that support frontline emergency care, stations that are not only lifelines for patients, but also sanctuaries for paramedics, volunteers, and local communities.
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2 weeks ago | 
indiannewslink.co.nz | Vineeta Rao |Venkat Raman
Leaders meet in Auckland to condole the deadVineeta RaoAuckland, June 13, 2025India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Ahmedabad today (Friday, June 13, 2025) to visit the site where an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed yesterday (June 12) killing all but one passenger in addition to taking the lives of many others in a Medical College Hostel building. Mr Modi conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families, acknowledging the immense pain and loss they are enduring.
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2 weeks ago | 
indiannewslink.co.nz | Vineeta Rao |Venkat Raman
Vineeta RaoAuckland, June 13, 2025Professor Dawn Freshwater, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Auckland, has announced THAT she will step down from her role at the end of 2025, concluding a pivotal chapter in the university’s leadership. Her resignation comes just six months after she was reappointed for another five-year term. She is due to leave the role in early 2026.
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2 weeks ago | 
indiannewslink.co.nz | Vineeta Rao |Venkat Raman
Vineeta RaoAuckland, June 13, 2025When Nisansa arrived in Wellington from Sri Lanka, she didn’t know anyone. She was thousands of kilometres from home, juggling the demands of a PhD and the quiet ache of isolation. “I was searching for belonging,” she recalls. “Not just a place to live, but people to belong to.”What she found, unexpectedly, was community—one volunteer shift at a time.
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2 weeks ago | 
indiannewslink.co.nz | Vineeta Rao |Venkat Raman
Vineeta RaoAuckland, June 12, 2025A London-bound Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed shortly after take-off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad this morning (Thursday, June 12, 2025 IST) plunging into a field near Nadiad, Gujarat, sparking a massive rescue operation. The Air India flight AI 171 took off from Ahmedabad bound for Gatwick, London with a scheduled stop in Mumbai.
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2 weeks ago | 
indiannewslink.co.nz | Vineeta Rao |Venkat Raman
Vineeta RaoAuckland, June 12, 2025Australian journalist Lauren Tomasi was live on air, covering anti-ICE demonstrations in Los Angeles when she was struck in the leg by a rubber bullet fired by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). Wearing visible press identification, her only “crime” was holding a microphone. Yet the footage shows an officer deliberately target and fire at her—an Iranian woman conducting her essential work—during a moment that should be defined by light, not violence.
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2 weeks ago | 
indiannewslink.co.nz | Vineeta Rao |Venkat Raman
Vineeta RaoAuckland, June 12, 2025Independent electricity retailer Frank Energy has announced it will shut down operations in the coming weeks, marking a significant exit from New Zealand’s increasingly squeezed electricity retail market. The company, which serves more than 100,000 residential customers nationwide, cited a combination of soaring wholesale energy prices, rising operational costs, and a complex regulatory environment as key factors behind the decision.
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2 weeks ago | 
indiannewslink.co.nz | Vineeta Rao |Venkat Raman
Vineeta RaoAuckland, June 11, 2025On 27 June 2025, more than 250 young performers will take centre stage at Auckland’s Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre in the National Youth Theatre’s (NYT) vibrant new production of Seussical. The show marks 20 years of NYT creating not just musicals, but moments of transformation — helping young people from all walks of life, including a growing number of South Asian youth, to find their voice.
