<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Indian Weekender - Pulse of the Kiwi Indian Community</title><subtitle type="text">Your source of the latest News, Events, Classifieds, Jobs and lots more from the NZ Indian diaspora</subtitle><link>https://www.indianweekender.co.nz</link><description>Indian Weekender - Pulse of the Kiwi Indian community</description><image><url>https://www.indianweekender.co.nz/images/logo.jpg</url><title>Indian Weekender logo</title><link>https://www.indianweekender.co.nz</link><description>Feed provided by www.indianweekender.co.nz</description></image><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[ AEWV reforms: Too little, too late ]]> </title><link>httpss://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/52/22524/Editorials/AEWV-reforms-Too-little,-too-late</link><guid isPermaLink="false">httpss://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/52/22524/Editorials/AEWV-reforms-Too-little,-too-late</guid><enclosure url="https://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Uploads/Articles/22524.jpg?width=320&amp;height=240&amp;mode=crop" length="1" type="image/jpeg" /><description><![CDATA[ Immigration New Zealand’s (INZ) decision this week to make changes to the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) to protect migrant workers is both welcome and worrying. ]]> </description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 07:53:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ G20: Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam meets Ubuntu ]]> </title><link>httpss://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/51/22479/Comment/G20-Vasudhaiva-Kutumbakam-meets-Ubuntu</link><guid isPermaLink="false">httpss://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/51/22479/Comment/G20-Vasudhaiva-Kutumbakam-meets-Ubuntu</guid><enclosure url="https://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Uploads/Articles/22479.jpg?width=320&amp;height=240&amp;mode=crop" length="1" type="image/jpeg" /><description><![CDATA[ ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam,’ an ancient Sanskrit phrase, translates to ‘the world is one family’, encapsulating the idea that all of humanity is interconnected, and we should treat one another with love, compassion, and empathy. ]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2023 15:19:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Sharp focus on India in NZ electoral conversation ]]> </title><link>httpss://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/51/22437/Comment/Sharp-focus-on-India-in-NZ-electoral-conversation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">httpss://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/51/22437/Comment/Sharp-focus-on-India-in-NZ-electoral-conversation</guid><enclosure url="https://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Uploads/Articles/22437.jpg?width=320&amp;height=240&amp;mode=crop" length="1" type="image/jpeg" /><description><![CDATA[ Less than a year ago, this scenario would have been deemed improbable, but India’s growing prominence on the global stage and its burgeoning diaspora in NZ have reshaped the electoral landscape. ]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2023 14:54:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ INZ firms up vigilance over migrant exploitation ]]> </title><link>httpss://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/51/22434/Comment/INZ-firms-up-vigilance-over-migrant-exploitation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">httpss://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/51/22434/Comment/INZ-firms-up-vigilance-over-migrant-exploitation</guid><enclosure url="https://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Uploads/Articles/22434.jpg?width=320&amp;height=240&amp;mode=crop" length="1" type="image/jpeg" /><description><![CDATA[ Recently, Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has made changes to its processing procedures for employer accreditation and job checks due to incidents of migrant exploitation. ]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2023 12:17:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Indian diaspora leaders’ selfless service praiseworthy ]]> </title><link>httpss://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/51/22427/Comment/Indian-diaspora-leaders’-selfless-service-praiseworthy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">httpss://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/51/22427/Comment/Indian-diaspora-leaders’-selfless-service-praiseworthy</guid><enclosure url="https://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Uploads/Articles/22427.jpg?width=320&amp;height=240&amp;mode=crop" length="1" type="image/jpeg" /><description><![CDATA[ In the last few years in New Zealand, particularly in the Auckland region, increasing instances of unity, selflessness, and community spirit have emerged through the remarkable efforts of the collective leadership of diverse Indian communities. ]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2023 10:28:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ “This is not as it has always been, Mr Little” ]]> </title><link>httpss://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/51/22349/Comment/“This-is-not-as-it-has-always-been,-Mr-Little”</link><guid isPermaLink="false">httpss://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/51/22349/Comment/“This-is-not-as-it-has-always-been,-Mr-Little”</guid><enclosure url="https://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Uploads/Articles/22349.jpg?width=320&amp;height=240&amp;mode=crop" length="1" type="image/jpeg" /><description><![CDATA[ Erica Stanford asks How has the new Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) system that we were told would reduce migrant exploitation led to levels of terrible exploitation that we have not seen before? ]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 11:53:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ The toxic world of the manosphere ]]> </title><link>httpss://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/51/21534/Comment/The-toxic-world-of-the-manosphere</link><guid isPermaLink="false">httpss://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/51/21534/Comment/The-toxic-world-of-the-manosphere</guid><enclosure url="https://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Uploads/Articles/21534.jpg?width=320&amp;height=240&amp;mode=crop" length="1" type="image/jpeg" /><description><![CDATA[ What is the manosphere? The Detail finds out about the toxic vortex of sexism, misogyny and hate that's sucking young men in online. ]]> </description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Mar 2023 08:32:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ What does the Labour’s leadership change mean for Migrants? ]]> </title><link>httpss://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/51/21314/Comment/What-does-the-Labour’s-leadership-change-mean-for-Migrants?</link><guid isPermaLink="false">httpss://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/51/21314/Comment/What-does-the-Labour’s-leadership-change-mean-for-Migrants?</guid><enclosure url="https://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Uploads/Articles/21314.jpg?width=320&amp;height=240&amp;mode=crop" length="1" type="image/jpeg" /><description><![CDATA[ Ethnic migrant communities, including the Kiwi-Indian community would be keen to ensure that they remain equally visible and engaged with the country’s new leader as they were, at least perceived to be, with Jacinda Ardern. ]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 14:04:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ NZ-India trade needs to hit reset button ]]> </title><link>httpss://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/52/20970/Editorials/NZ-India-trade-needs-to-hit-reset-button</link><guid isPermaLink="false">httpss://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/52/20970/Editorials/NZ-India-trade-needs-to-hit-reset-button</guid><enclosure url="https://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Uploads/Articles/20970.jpg?width=320&amp;height=240&amp;mode=crop" length="1" type="image/jpeg" /><description><![CDATA[ Last week’s India New Zealand Business Council (INZBC) summit starkly brought forth how far behind the New Zealand-India trade relationship has fallen compared to NZ’s closest neighbour Australia – or for that matter any other trading western nation. ]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2022 12:12:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Ardern’s childcare package seeks restorative justice for women ]]> </title><link>httpss://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/52/20899/Editorials/Ardern’s-childcare-package-seeks-restorative-justice-for-women</link><guid isPermaLink="false">httpss://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/52/20899/Editorials/Ardern’s-childcare-package-seeks-restorative-justice-for-women</guid><enclosure url="https://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Uploads/Articles/20899.jpg?width=320&amp;height=240&amp;mode=crop" length="1" type="image/jpeg" /><description><![CDATA[ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern unveiled a childcare package aimed at reducing the cost of living while addressing the Labour Party's annual conference held in Auckland on 6 November 2022. ]]> </description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 17:13:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Police minister rejects tough-on-crime rhetoric ]]> </title><link>httpss://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/52/20781/Editorials/Police-minister-rejects-tough-on-crime-rhetoric</link><guid isPermaLink="false">httpss://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/52/20781/Editorials/Police-minister-rejects-tough-on-crime-rhetoric</guid><enclosure url="https://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Uploads/Articles/20781.jpg?width=320&amp;height=240&amp;mode=crop" length="1" type="image/jpeg" /><description><![CDATA[ Police Minister Chris Hipkins’ acknowledgement of retail crime “particularly in the upper half of North Island,” becoming “a real concern for the whole country” is a public endorsement of an everyday reality for the victims of ram raids and burglaries ]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2022 11:03:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Govt reopens door for migrants, but not wide enough ]]> </title><link>httpss://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/51/20736/Comment/Govt-reopens-door-for-migrants,-but-not-wide-enough</link><guid isPermaLink="false">httpss://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/51/20736/Comment/Govt-reopens-door-for-migrants,-but-not-wide-enough</guid><enclosure url="https://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Uploads/Articles/20736.jpg?width=320&amp;height=240&amp;mode=crop" length="1" type="image/jpeg" /><description><![CDATA[ Govt reopens door for migrants, but not wide enough ]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2022 14:43:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Police must reset priorities as ram raids leave businesses feeling unsafe ]]> </title><link>httpss://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/51/20714/Comment/Police-must-reset-priorities-as-ram-raids-leave-businesses-feeling-unsafe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">httpss://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/51/20714/Comment/Police-must-reset-priorities-as-ram-raids-leave-businesses-feeling-unsafe</guid><enclosure 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</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2022 11:28:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Can INZBC business delegation deepen NZ-India trade ties? ]]> </title><link>httpss://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/51/20586/Comment/Can-INZBC-business-delegation-deepen-NZ-India-trade-ties?</link><guid isPermaLink="false">httpss://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/51/20586/Comment/Can-INZBC-business-delegation-deepen-NZ-India-trade-ties?</guid><enclosure url="https://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Uploads/Articles/20586.jpg?width=320&amp;height=240&amp;mode=crop" length="1" type="image/jpeg" /><description><![CDATA[ The latest business delegation by India New Zealand Business Council (INZBC) going to India (September 19-21) will also carry the weight of the business community seeking a deepening of trade ties between the two countries. ]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2022 10:53:34 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>