New Delhi, October 23, 2022: Hindus contend that instead of taxing cow burps resulting in the mistreatment of cows, the New Zealand Government should persuade Kiwis to change their eating habits, forgoing meat and shifting toward plants. Reacting to “Pragmatic proposal to reduce agricultural emissions” announced by Prime Minister Jacinda Arden, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor, […]
New Delhi, June 27, 2022: Hindus contend that instead of taxing cow burps resulting in mistreatment of cows, New Zealand should persuade Kiwis to change their eating habits, forgoing meat and shifting toward plants. Although Hindus were very much aware and understood that curbing methane emissions would help fighting climate change; but they think that rather […]
New Delhi, May 15, 2021: Christchurch (New Zealand) based acupressure mat firm Shakti Mats has agreed to remove sacred Hindu symbols “Om” and “Yantra” from its mats after Hindus protested, calling it “highly inappropriate”. Jonathan Heslop, Director at Shakti Mats, in an email to distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, wrote:… our company has been made aware […]
New Delhi, October 22, 2020: Hindus are seeking public holiday in New Zealand on Diwali, the most popular of their festivals; starting 2022. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that it was not fair with New Zealand Hindu community as they had to be at work/school on their […]
A surprising survey taken a month after the terror attack at the Christchurch Mosque reveals surprising details. The survey titled ‘Who do we trust in New Zealand?’ by Simon Chapple and Kate Prickett also noted that there was no evidence of ‘Islamophobia’ in the post-shootings’ responses in the form of any unusual trust deficit displayed […]
India yesterday decided to ground the Boeing 737 Max aircraft. Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu on March 11th said that he had directed officials of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to undertake safety assessment of Boeing 737 MAX (being flown by domestic carriers). He had said that the safety of the passengers is […]
The Second Foreign Office Consultations between India and New Zealand was held on 05 February 2019 in New Delhi. The India side was led by Vijay Thakur Singh, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs and the New Zealand side was led by Ben King, Deputy Secretary Americas and Asia Group, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and […]
Playboy model Marisa Papen has been arrested for a controversial nude photoshoot in the Vatican. In one of the pictures, she can be seen dragging the Holy Cross across the street. This Belgian model was earlier arrested for posing naked at the Karnak Temple Complex near the Egyptian city of Luxor. But despite the hue […]
Hindu groups have commended Hutt City Council in New Zealand for their “Yoga in Schools” program, calling it a step in the positive direction. “We’re on a journey to increase the awareness and accessibility of yoga in the community…we’ve developed the Yoga for Schools programme which brings yoga into the classroom and curriculum”, a Hutt […]
About two percent people in New Zealand identify with Hinduism, according to a recent research report “Faith and Belief in New Zealand”. “New Zealand is becoming an increasingly secular nation…More than half of Kiwis (55%) do not identify with any main religion…This secularisation has been steadily increasing over the last decade or so”, this report […]
