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Death and destruction

grip Fiji

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Arvind Kumar

wenty-eight people have been

confirmed and some are still
missing as Fiji continues to count
the costs in the aftermath of Tropical
Cyclone Winston which ravaged the island
nation at the weekend.
And more than 13,350 people were
reported sheltering in evacuation centres
in the Western Division on Wednesday as
this edition of the Indian Weekender was
finalised for publishing.
At least 36 were confirmed dead. Reports
say more than 90 per cent of homes in
Rakiraki were flattened by the strong
winds, leaving close to 7000 people from
the district in evacuation centres.
The death toll from the monster cyclone
is expected to rise further as reports start
coming in from around the country and
Government officials make their way out for
assessment and to provide relief assistance.
Three people have been reported dead in
the Northern Division so far. Commissioner
Northern
Jovesa
Vocea
confirmed
the deaths.
Vocea said two deaths were reported
from Qamea in Taveuni while one was from
Cogea in Bua. He urged people in the North
to remain safe as a low pressure sits outside
the division.
TC Winston, the most powerful storm
to hit Fiji, struck on Saturday and Sunday,
February 20-21, causing widespread damage
to infrastructure and homes. Winds and
gusts of up to 340km/hr flattened hundreds
of homes in Rakiraki, Ba, Lautoka, and also
Taveuni and Savusavu. Outer islands were
also severely affected.
Commissioner
Western
Manasa
Tagicakibau said the number of people
sheltering in the evacuation centres was
overwhelming.
In Nadi there are 1237, Lautoka 2446, Ba
1324, Tavua 1082, Nadarivatu 53, Rakiraki 6873 and
Nadroga/Navosa have 341 people sheltering in the
evacuation centres.
The Fijian government has declared a national
disaster, and mobilied its disaster management
systems. Help has begun pouring in from Australia
and New Zealand with the latter sending out assistance
by air and also pledging an initial $2 million in aid for
rebuild and emergency rations.
Fijian communities living in New Zealand have
also begun several fundraising and supplies drive to
help those affected by the cyclone.
Meanwhile, the European Union has deployed an
emergency assessment expert to Fiji to help assess the
damage caused TC Winston and to advise it on the
need for humanitarian assistance.
EU Ambassador to Fiji and the Pacific, Andrew
Jacobs said the expert from the European
Commissions Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection
Department arrived in the country earlier this week
and will begin work immediately.
The European Union is closely monitoring the
situation in Fiji, he said.
An expert from our Emergency Response Coordination Centre in Bangkok has landed in Fiji
to take part in an assessment of impact of the
humanitarian impact of Tropical Cyclone Winston
and to recommend how best the EU should support
relief and recovery in the wake of the cyclone.

The Fijian eceonomy is also expected to

take a major hit with widespread damage to
sugar cane crops.
Initial damage assessments carried out
earlier this week showed the sugar industry
had suffered $83 million in losses from TC
Winston.
Commissioner
Western
Manasa
Tagicakibau said the assessment was
conducted quickly because of scheduled
meetings Government will have with
Chinese government officials.
Tagicakibau said food rations would
be pushed out to sugar cane farmers
with urgency.

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Cyclone Winston : how we can help Fiji

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iji is starting to assess the damage

to its islands after Tropical Cyclone
Winston struck during the weekend.
The cyclone tore through entire villages
and towns, wrecking homes, buildings and
crops, and causing loss of life.
Roads and bridges have been damaged,
and flooding continues. Communications
infrastructure has also been damaged,
although the cellphone network in
major centres (Suva, Nadi and Labasa)
is functioning.
The New Zealand Government has
contributed more than $2 million to help
Fiji recover from Cyclone Winston.
A New Zealand Defence Force C-130
Hercules arrived in Fiji early on Tuesday
morning to deliver 12 tonnes of relief
supplies including food, water and
tarpaulins for communities. The emergency
supplies included tool kits, generators,
water and water containers, ration packs
and chainsaws for families affected
by the cyclone.
How we can help

New Zealanders respond generously

to support Pacific neighbours in times of
emergency. If you wish to support people
affected by Cyclone Winston, the best thing
to donate is money, but not clothing, food
or other goods, to an emergency appeal.
Aid organisations working in Fiji will be
assessing whats needed. Where possible,
they will source supplies from close to the
affected area, which is the most efficient
and cost-effective way of getting help to
those who need it.
The New Zealand Red Cross has
launched an appeal. The NZ Disaster
Relief Forum will have information as New
Zealand NGOs launch appeals.
The Fiji Government has set up bank
accounts for international and local
donations. It says the funds will be used
directly to benefit Fijians who have been
left homeless, without adequate food, water
and essential services.
While commercial flights have resumed
into Fiji, transport to areas outside of main
centres is limited as damage to roads and
wharves is still being assessed.
It is important that transport links
can focus on getting essential supplies to
affected communities.
Donated goods can often be difficult
to handle for a country recovering from a
disaster. They can be time-consuming and
difficult to store, transport and distribute.
Sometimes the cost of transporting goods
can be more expensive than the value
of the goods.
Its best to only donate goods that have
been asked for by an aid agency.
Before organising a collection of
donated goods:

find out whether the goods are needed

on the ground and if they are appropriate

for the country
make sure you have a good understanding
of all costs involved, including freight
to the country, transport within the
country, and any wharf, handling and
customs charges

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Aid delivered by the New Zealand Defence Force is unloaded

in Suva by Fijian soldiers.

make sure you have a clear plan for the

goods once they arrive in the affected

country, including people who will
take responsibility for the logistics and
costs of collecting, storing, sorting and
distributing the goods.

Volunteers
The government is not seeking any
volunteers.
Its important that people who help
in a disaster response are working for a
humanitarian organisation and are trained
in working in disaster situations.
This is both for their own safety and
so as not to put additional strain on
limited resources.
There is a lot of information available
online. We will be putting in links on our
website as well. The above information
has been taken from www.mfat.govt.nz
Please ensure the authenticity of NGOs and
relief organisations and appeals before
you donate.
For more news related to Fiji
cyclone, turn over to Page 14,15

Trail of destruction

Cyclone Winston has done widespread damage to the Fiji Island. Damaged power lines and flooding are hampering relief efforts in Fiji after Cyclone Winston tore through the country.

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NEW ZEALAND

Say yes to the change

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Veer Khar

s the visual representation of a

nation, a flag distinguishes one
nation from another.
And we all know without any doubt
that the current New Zealand flag with an
overpowering union jack is not distinct
enough to meet the criteria.
A flag also indicates claim over land of
the people that it represents. Looking at the
New Zealand flag, it definitely highlights
the colonial status and in no way reflects an
independent nation.
Flags use symbols that characterise a
nation. Stars, Sun, Moon, cross, wheel,
triangle, square and even a leaf - are used
to highlight the values of a nation but the
current New Zealand flag has nothing that
emphasises an image of this nature loving
nation.
The current New Zealand flag with
the background derived from Royal Navy
and Union Jack reminding the nations
origin as a British colony is a major stimuli
for segregating nationalists who are
relentlessly pushing for parallel structures
and symbols.
This brewing aspiration got recognised
on the Waitangi day 2010 when another
flag - national Maori flag - was hoisted
alongside the New Zealand flag on the
Auckland Harbour Bridge, Parliament and
other government buildings. So while the

current New Zealand flag is symbolising

New Zealand as an extension of United
Kingdom, the hoisting of another flag
is dangerous for the integrity of the
nation whose foundations are laid on the
coexistence of various cultures.
A vote for change will only indicate the
desire to remove the remaining traces of
false white supremacy and put a stop to the
hardening of the destabilising nationalists.
In view of the above - all those who love
New Zealand as a distinct nation need to
step up and understand that the flag change
is not a choice but a must exercise.
Say YES to the change.

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Christchurch remembers victims of 2011 earthquake

Gaurav Sharma

Botanic

which claimed 185 lives and was

Civic Memorial Service

was held on the Archery
Lawn of Christchurchs
Gardens

at

midday

on February 22, to mark the

fifth anniversary of the 2011
earthquake of 6.3 magnitude,

considered to be the countrys

worst natural disaster in more
than 80 years.
Almost two-thirds of victims
of various nationalities were
inside the Canterbury Television
building, which also housed

Some

also organised by the Avon-

Minister

Japan to participate in the

Otakaro Network and Flourish

leader

and

Inc., in which 20 sites along

commemorations.

John
Andrew

Key,

Labour

Little,

Earthquake Recoevry Minister

the waterways were identified

Citys Mayor Lianne Dalziel

Gerry Brownlee were among the

and members of the public

and Governor General Jerry

dignitaries who took part in the

were invited to release a flower

Mateparae spoke at the public

commemorations.

into the Avon River as an act of

ceremony and a minutes silence

A River of Flowers event was

remembrance.

Gathering at the Civic Memorial Service held at midday on February 22, to mark the fifth anniversary of the 2011
earthquake in Christchurchs Botanical Gardens.

PM John Key led the nation in paying tributes to the victims

Lianne Dalziel, Mayor of Christchurch, led the city residents in paying respects to the victims of the tragedy

The CBD is full of vacant spaces now, as almost 1300 buildings within the Garden
Citys four avenues have since been either fully or partially demolished

school.

was observed at 12.51pm. Prime

Countrys political whos who were in attendance at the Civic Memorial Service.

Floral tributes at the temporary memorial in Christchurchs Botanical Gardens

language

bereaved families flew in from

Abandoned buildings are also a common site

ISKCON temple after the Earthquake

Christchurch Cathedral in ruins even after five-years of the tragedy

Representatives of all the three armed forces were

present too the tragedy

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Christchurch Fiji Association mobilises

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he Christchurch Fiji Association

(Cfcessa) formed in 2002 to
support the Fiji and Pacific migrant
community in the city has decided to
mobilise support from Fijian and the wider
community in Christchurch to extend
help to Fijians affected by last Saturdays
Cyclone Winston.
Vinesh Prakash, secretary of the
Association informed, We have already
communicated with New Zealand Red
Cross, which is collecting donations to help
the needy back home. A container full of
essential supplies, urgent household items
and clothes is also readied.
Additionally, Cfcessa is organising a
Ram Katha to pray for the affected.
Since Fiji is a small country, almost
everyone knows everyone. All of us here

in Christchurch have some family member

or friend who has been directly affected by
the cyclone. Its a very emotionally stressful
time for us. Hopefully, the Ram Katha will
bring some sort of catharsis in the Fijian
community of Christchurch.
Meanwhile, to help the wider
community realise the extend of
devastation in Fiji, Prakash, who also hosts
a weekly community radio programme
Jalsa Fiji Radio - on Plains FM, has invited
journalists from Radio Navtarang a Hindi
Fiji radio channel to share their stories
covering the cyclone aftermath.
Yes, this Saturday, February 27, at
6.30pm, we will have Satya Nand and
Ritika journalists from Navtarang via
Skype or telephone to talk about their
experiences of covering the devastation,
Prakash concluded.

Yogi Divine Society celebrates 50th Diksha Mahotsav

he New Zealand chapter of

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Swamiji Maharaj, with the Saint himself
participating in events organised across the
country this month.
We are calling it the Guruhari Suvarna
50th Diksha Mahotsav, for which the
Swamiji is in New Zealand for nearly a
month-and-a-half till mid-March. He
started with Auckland where our youth wing
organised the Atmiya Youth Convention
attended by over 350 young people of
our community. Now after Christchurch,
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Chinese Lantern festival : love was in the air

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to show respect to Buddha on

the fifteenth day of the first lunar
month, he too ordered that all the
temples, households, and royal
palaces should light lanterns on
that evening. Hence, even today,
the tradition to light lamps on that
day is still followed.
The Lantern Festival is also
the first full moon night in the
Chinese calendar, marking the
return of spring and signifying
the reunion of family members.
Even the Lantern shapes signify
the traditional Chinese culture as
they take shapes of birds, fruits,
animals, people, buildings, etc.
When the lamps are lit, people

With China entering

the year of the monkey,
it was a visual treat
as one saw more than
800 lanterns in
the vicinity.
will try to solve puzzles, rice balls,
called yuanxia, are eaten and lots
of cultural events take place. In
fact, only after the celebration
of this festival, can Chinese take
off all the decorations put up in
welcome of the New Year.
Some even consider this festival

For the sake of the future

recording our family history

uckland Council is
hosting a workshop
to encourage Kiwi
Indians to record their
family history.
Smita Biswas, Team
Leader
West
Auckland
Research Centre, who will
be running this workshop,
spoke to Indian Weekender.
She said, In my role, I
found that there was a lack
of awareness in the migrant
Indian community in NZ,
about the importance of
documenting their family
history. Most of Indian
family history is generally
passed on orally to the next
generation. Lack of time
and interest of the younger
generations means often
this history is not recorded
officially and there is a huge
danger of all this rich history
of our Indian ancestors
being totally lost.
Auckland Libraries has
an extensive family history
search services and resources
for the community to use.
But again, I found there is
also lack of actual resources
in Auckland Libraries for
Indians to trace their roots.
The reason for this problem
is, majority of Indians who
are Hindus by religion - very

few official records were

kept as their ancestors were
cremated so no physical
burial sites are available to
go back too. The official
registration of births and
deaths did not start in India
till 1850s and that too only in
urban areas of India. In the
rest of India, especially rural
areas, no records were kept
as a result none are available
today. Therefore the reliance
is on the peoples memories.
The records for Muslims
and Christians were better
because they were recorded
in Parish and Church
registers or in Mosques in
records held by the Muslim

priests or Kazis.
Some of the earliest
records about the Hindu
ancestors, written on palm
leaves, have been lost to the
elements, but there are sites
across India where such
records can still be found,
and Haridwar remains the
most comprehensive and
well-preserved repository.
Some these old records
have been digitised and now
available via some Family
History websites.
The idea of this talk is to
encourage the community to
start recording their family
history, so that it is available
for the future generations to
trace their Indian ancestors.
The talk will also provide
tips to get started on your
Indian
Family
history
research and list of free
databases and resources
available from Auckland City
Libraries. Auckland Council
can
hold community
specific workshops and
presentations on request.
Please contact Smita
Biswas at 0275999241 or
smita.biswas@
aucklandcouncil.govt.
nz to register for 4th
March workshop held at
Manukau Libraries
from 12-1 pm.

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equivalent to the Valentines Day.

According to one belief, brightest
lanterns are the symbol of hope
and good luck. Matchmakers
on this day, look to pair the
unmarried people assuming it to
be an auspicious day for couples.
In fact it was not hard for anyone
to see many young couples looking
for brightest of the lanterns.
With 25 percent of the
Aucklands population being
of Asian origin, the event had a
wonderful turn out. The authentic
Asian food stalls, which together
were more than 100 meters
in length, offered wonderful
delicacies. The stage performance
and the fireworks too were
exceptionally well organized.
However, one of the major
complaints from people was
the traffic management. Many
preferred to travel by public
transport to avoid traffic. Jenny
Doo, who parked the vehicle near
Queen Street and took a bus to
reach the event said, The traffic
here is something that I have
never seen in Auckland before.
It is chaotic. I loved the event
but the organizers could do a lot
better next year by managing
the traffic well. But what is an
event or a festival without a small
hiccup? When there is street
food, colourful lights around you,
love in the air and hundreds and
thousands of happy people around
it makes it all worth it.

his years Aucklands

Lantern
festival
was
another feather in the
cap for our city, which witnessed
a massive turn out at the event.
Hosted by Auckland Tourism,
Events and Economic Development
and Asia New Zealand Foundation
from February 18 to the 22, the
city saw the biggest gathering for
a cultural event in recent times
with authorities estimating over
3,00,000 head counts on the
last day.
The colourful lamps lit the
entire Auckland domain as people
thronged to witness a colourful
celebration to mark the start of
Chinese New Year. With China
entering the year of the monkey, it
was a visual treat as one saw more
than 800 lanterns in the vicinity.
With the event moving from the
Albert park last year to the more
spacious place this year, many
families had a wonderful time
in the open. Rain gods too were
generous and stayed well clear of
the proceedings.
This tradition, which is over
2,000 years old, is first believed
to have started in the beginning
of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25
220). The Emperor Han Mingdi
was a firm believer of Buddhism
and when he heard that some
monks lit lanterns in the temples

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Recording family history for

people of Indian origin

Come along and enjoy a practical workshop on how to collect your familys oral and written history
and record their family tree with Smita Biswas, Team Leader - West Auckland Research Centre.

Where:

Meeting Room, South Auckland Research Centre,

Level 1, 3 Osterley Way,
Manukau

When:

Friday 4 March 2016, at 11 am 12 noon.

Cost:

Free Please phone us on 261- 8637 to register your expression of interest in

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New Zealand works on closer ties

with Sri Lanka
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his month, has seen a lot of activity

around New Zealand developing
ties with Sri Lanka. The new High
Commissioner of Sri Lanka, Skandakumar
has assumed office in New Zealand and has
been meeting prominent kiwi businesses.
On the other hand, Prime Minister John
Key, has announced his state visit to Sri
Lanka, this month.

High Commissioner
Skandakumar
presents credentials
in New Zealand

igh
Commissioner
Somasundaram Skandakumar
presented credentials to His
Excellency Lieutenant General The Right
Hon. Sir Jerry Mateparae GNZM, QSO
Governor General and Commander-inChief, in Auckland New Zealand on 10th
February 2016.
The High Commissioner briefed the
Governor General on the meaningful
steps that are being taken by the present
Government under the leadership of
President His Excellency Maithripala
Sirisena and Hon. Prime Minister Ranil
Wickremesinghe, to facilitate national
reconciliation and to bring prosperity
to all Sri Lankans. He added that Prime
Minister Wickremesinghe in outlining
his economic policy had emphasised that
the governments goal was to foster a
knowledge based social market economy
built on social justice principles.
He noted that New Zealand was an
important trading partner for Sri Lanka,

although at present the balance of trade

was largely in favour of New Zealand.
He observed further that the sizeable Sri
Lankan community of over 12,000 who
had made New Zealand their home had
contributed constructively to the social,
cultural and economic development of
their adopted homeland which continue to
be a source of pride for Sri Lanka.

Prime Minister
visits Sri Lanka

rime Minister John Key made

an official visit to Sri Lanka from
Sri Lanka from 24-26 February,
to highlight the growing commercial and
political ties between the two countries.
Mr Key met Sri Lankan President
Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister
Ranil Wickremesinghe as well as spoke
with a number of local businesspeople
to promote New Zealands interests
in the region.
He also led a business delegation to
focus on the significant opportunities to
diversify trade between New Zealand and
Sri Lanka, which stood at $324m in 2015.
Sri Lanka has a growing middle class
which offers New Zealand businesses
a range of exciting opportunities, Mr
Key said.
We have a 45 year dairy trade
history, but commercial relationships are
extending further with more and more of
our businesses recognising Sri Lanka as
a potential market for high-quality New
Zealand services and products.
The visit was Mr Keys second to Sri

Lanka as Prime Minister, having travelled

there in 2013 for the Commonwealth
Heads of Government meeting.
It also provided an opportunity for Mr
Key to witness the progress that Sri Lanka
has made in recent years as it recovers
from its decades-long civil war.

New
Zealand
recognises
the
considerable efforts the people and
Government of Sri Lanka are putting into
the countrys reconciliation process and we
are hugely supportive of those, including
through our work to boost the countrys
own dairy sector to improve the livelihoods
of its farmers, Mr Key added.

Sri Lankan High Commissioner meets

prominent Auckland businessmen

s a part of the Sri Lankan High

Commissioners activities to promote
economic ties, he has met some prominent
businesses working in this space.

and Dr. Andrew Winnington, Founder &

CEO,Genomic and Personalised Medicine
Ltd. at a recent dinner.
He was pleased to know
of their association and
business interests with
Sri Lanka. Mr Weerasena
informed the delegates
about the introduction
of online processing of
business visa. This was
introduced for business
visitors to facilitate faster
means
of
processing
and not required to
the
Passport
From left to right: Dr. Andrew Winnington, Founder & CEO, Genomic and Personalised send
Medicine Ltd; Mr. Bhav Dhillon (Cemix Products Ltd.); Sri Lanka High Commissioner
any
longer.
Somasundaram Skandakumar; Mr. Wenceslaus Anthony (WAML Group), Mr. Sameer
Handa (Beijer Ref) and Chandana Weerasena - Minister Counsellor.
He was pleased to
know
about
the
seven members of PMs
The
High
commissioner,
along
business
delegation
during his state visit
with Chandana Weerasena - Minister
to
Sri
Lanka
and
wished
the two members,
Counsellor, met
Wenceslaus Anthony
present
Wenceslaus
Anthony
of WAML
(WAML Group), Bhav Dhillon (Cemix
Groupand
Sameer
Handa
of
Patton
Ltd all
Products Ltd.) , Sameer Handa (Patton Ltd)
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$121,000 to support seven young entrepreneurs

even young entrepreneurs

who will receive a total of
around $121,000 through
Opportunities for Young People
funding were announced by Youth
Minister Nikki Kaye.
Ms
Kaye
made
the
announcement this week while
attending the Young Enterprise
Trusts
E-Day
at
Ellerslie
Racecourse in Auckland, where

school teams came to share ideas

for products and businesses and
get tips and feedback from local
business experts.
This funding is to support
young
people
with
smart,
achievable projects that will
make a social or environmental
difference, says Ms Kaye.
Well be supporting a range

of innovative projects, from

nut-based yoghurt and cargo
packaging, to initiatives that
address social issues such as
mental health and bullying.
Opportunities for Young People
funding comes from the $2 million
Youth Enterprise Fund launched
in
December
2014,
which
largely supports organisations

$200k spent on app downloaded

just 1000 times

teven Joyces culture of

extravagance has been
exposed
again
with
$200,000 spent on an app that
that has been downloaded just
1000 times and had to be given
positive reviews by staff members,
says Economic Development
spokesperson David Clark.
New Zealand Regions was
an app launched to promote
the Regional Economic Activity
Report. It was likely never
intended to be used much, just
to look good at Steven Joyces
launch party.
This is classic Joyce. No one
in the real world would download
an app to look at information
they can find more easily on
the internet.
This is just expensive window
dressing. Most apps cost just
a dollar. This one has cost the
taxpayer $200 for each download.
It appears the makers and
MBIE got so worried about lack
of interest they rated the app
themselves. The first three ratings
are Nicholas Guthrie and Craig
Eades, who work for the app

maker Alphero, and Peter Ellis

who works for MBIE. Of course
they all gave it five stars. Mr Joyce
will be pleased with them.
There is so much wasted
money coming from agencies
connected to Steven Joyce. MBIE
is infamous for its makeover that
included $360,000 on expensive
furniture, $140,000 on a giant TV
screen, $260,000 on a sundeck,
$70,000 on a sign and $200 on
hair straighteners
Just last week another of
Steven Joyces agencies, NZTE,

was exposed for spending $30k on

pounamu pendants for staff and
as Tertiary Education Minister
he is jointly responsible for the
Ministry of Educations $2.5m
Stairway to Heaven.
If we want regional New
Zealand to prosper, we need
to support regional priorities.
That means investment in real
infrastructure and real jobs,
not TVs, trinkets and flashy
downloads,
says
Economic
Development
spokesperson
David Clark.

offering hands-on opportunities

for young people to develop
entrepreneurial skills.
I meet countless young people
who are coming up with great
ideas for projects that are worth
supporting in their own right,
and thats what Opportunities for
Young People funding is all about.
Young people, often with a

modest investment, can turn their

dreams and ideas into reality. We
want to provide encouragement
and support to help young people
with great ideas take them to the
next level.
The announcement comes on
top of $79,000 Opportunities for
Young People funding received by
four recipients in May last year.

Progress in rebuild of
Christchurch schools

s Christchurchs new
education
network
rises from the rubble,
Education Minister Hekia Parata
has praised all those involved in
shepherding Christchurchs kids
through extremely difficult times.
Despite the trauma of the
February 22, 2011 earthquake
and thousands of aftershocks,
student achievement in the region
has continued to rise. Thats
a testament to the resilience,
determination and hard work
of students, parents, teachers,
principals, boards and support
staff, says Ms Parata.
The good news for the region
is that a new state-of-the-art
education network is beginning
to emerge that will be the envy of
the country.
Over a ten-year period, the
government is investing $1.137
billion in renewing, repairing
or rebuilding 115 schools across
Christchurch.
I officially opened two of the
completed schools, Rawhiti and
Marshland, just over a week ago,
bringing the total of completed

schools to six. Lyttleton Primary

School will be completed this
year and another 38 projects
are currently in design or under
construction.
We have had to make some
hard decisions, but the aftermath
of the earthquakes has given us
the chance to look at Christchurch
schools and see what we could
improve, says Ms Parata.
Schools are joining forces
and creating innovative learning
environments that support the
very best teaching approaches and
help every child and young person
to learn.

First phase of Land Access Reforms to speed up UFB rollout

he government has agreed

to streamline consenting
rules to help speed up the
installation of the ever-popular
Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB)
rollout, Communication Minister
Amy Adams announced this week.
The changes are part of the first
phase of its Land Access Reforms
to reduce delays and frustrations
with
getting
properties
connected to UFB. They follow
on from the Land Access for
Telecommunications Discussion
Document released last year.
The demand for UFB is
ramping up with over 18,700
orders in December alone. New
Zealanders want changes made
to make it easier and quicker to
connect to UFB, says Ms Adams.
Around 13 per cent of all

UFB orders require some form

of permission for access to
private property shared between
neighbours, and around a quarter
of these orders are cancelled due to
problems obtaining permission.
Under the changes, a tiered
consent regime will provide two
new categories of simplified
approvals according to the
impacts the fibre installation
are considered to have on the
property. Those outside these two
categories will continue to require
consent of all affected owners as
currently occurs.
In making these decisions, the
Government has endeavoured to
strike the right balance between
simplifying consent requirements,
while still respecting the rights of
property owners, says Ms Adams.
A neighbour at war standoff

shouldnt prevent the rollout of

UFB. A modern, effective and fair
land access framework will ensure
that people are not prevented from
realising the benefits of UFB in
situations where their neighbours
cant be contacted, dont take the
time to complete the required
paperwork or decline the request
due to an unrelated conflict.
Ms Adams said that at least 80
per cent of orders which require
consent could fall within one of
the two new categories.
For these installations, the
average time to connect could
be halved and issues with the
non-response from neighbours
resolved, says Ms Adams.
An
alternate
disputes
resolution process will also be

provided to consider any resulting

disputes. The scheme will be
similar to that which operates in
respect of the electricity and gas
industries. Ive instructed the
Parliamentary Counsel Office to
start drafting legislation, which
will include an expiry date of 1
January 2025 when the UFB build
programme will be complete.

Phase two of the Land Access

Reforms will look at additional
proposals to help people living
in multi-unit complexes connect
to UFB and the proposal around
using existing infrastructure to
increase coverage into rural areas.
Announcements around phase
two can be expected within a
few months.

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Student achievement
continuing to rise

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rovisional
NCEA
data showing student
achievement is continuing
to rise has been welcomed by
Education Minister Hekia Parata.
Education is more important
than ever before and these results
show more of our kids than ever
are gaining the qualifications they
need at school, says Ms Parata.
The provisional roll-based data
shows Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3
NCEA achievement rates rose by
between 0.4 and 1.8 percentage
points last year to 73.2, 75.8 and
62 per cent respectively. Over
the same period the proportion
of Year 13 students gaining
University Entrance increased 1.2
percentage points to 47.3 per cent.
Further increases are likely
before the results are finalised as
schools update and provide late
internally assessed results, and
learners apply for review and
reconsideration of their results.
The latest results are a tribute

to the hard work of students,

teachers, parents and wider
whnau, says Ms Parata. They
show that since we took office
in 2008 Level 2 achievement
rates have risen 15 per cent.
That means thousands more of
our young people are leaving
school every year with the skills

and qualifications they need to

succeed. We have challenged
all those involved in education to
continue to lift their game and they
have responded in spectacular
fashion. However, there is more
to be done. We will not be satisfied
until all our students are receiving
the education they need.

NZ joins $200m science investment fund

cience and Innovation

Minister Steven Joyce
this
week
announced
that New Zealand has joined
Australias Medical Research
Commercialisation Fund (MRCF).
The MRCF is an earlystage venture capital fund,
which
provides
capital
and hands-on expertise to

support the development and

commercialisation of promising
biomedical
discoveries.
New
Zealands research organisations
can now sign up to gain access
to the $200 million (AUD)
investment fund to support the
development of their biomedical
innovations. This access will be
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high-quality business investment

into all parts of New Zealand.
Since 2007, the MRCF has
supported the development of 24
start-up companies, with some
notable successes, such as Spinifex
Pharmaceuticals, which sold this
year for over $700 million (USD),
and
Fibrotech
Therapeutics,
which netted $557 million (USD)

ore
than
6000
referrals have been
made to an innovative
post-release support programme
for short- serving prisoners and
remandees, Corrections Minister
Judith Collins says.
The reintegration programme,
called Out of Gate, commenced
in 2013 with $10 million from
the Justice Sector fund. Due
to promising early results,
Corrections was granted another
$5 million from the Justice Sector
Fund in Budget 2015 to extend the
programme. Corrections contracts
with
providers
to
support
offenders immediately upon their
release from prison.
The focus is on employment,
accommodation, education and
training, living skills, health
and wellbeing.
At a practical level this may
involve picking up the prisoner
from prison or meeting them at
their probation centre, setting

up bank accounts, finding

accommodation,
helping
write CVs and find jobs, and
supporting offenders with health
appointments.
The first month after release is
a crucial time when prisoners are
at most risk of re-offending. Many
short-serving prisoners cycle in
and out of prison.
This programme will give them
every opportunity to stay crimefree.
Out of Gate has been evaluated
and it was found that prisoners
who took part had lower reoffending rates than those who
didnt. This programme will help
reduce re-offending and result
in fewer victims of crime, Ms
Collins says.
There are two levels of
servicestandard, and intensive
which is for younger prisoners
with complex and challenging
needs. Out of Gate is available
nationwide.

in 2014, Mr Joyce says. NZ will

pay $500,000 (AUD) per year,
which is equivalent to the amount
paid by each Australian state.
That commitment enables New
Zealand research organisations to
become members of the fund and
compete for investment.
Early-stage opportunities can
receive up to $3 million (AUD) to

support preclinical development,

with those successfully progressing
through this stage able to receive
a further $17 million (AUD) in
investment support.
All
member
research
organisations are involved in the
fund distribution and receive
guidance from an experienced
investment team.

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A better New Zealand under National

Kanwaljit Bakshi

National List MP

even years ago we promised to spend

your hard-earned taxpayer dollars
on services that make a difference.
Now in our third term, were seeing more
and more Kiwi families reaping the benefits
from Nationals focus on what matters.
The Salvation Armys State of the Nation
report released this week shows through
our investment in better public services,
were making progress in difficult areas.
The report revealed youth offending and
teen pregnancy rates have declined, jobs
and wages have increased, and criminal
offending has dropped.

When we took office New Zealand was

hurting. The Salvation Armys 2008 State of
the Nation report revealed despite Labours
massive 70 per cent increase in spending
on welfare, health, and education, more of
our children appeared to be at risk of harm,
more young people were engaged in petty

crime, and there was more violent crime.

We learned from Labours mistakes
complex problems cannot be solved
by simply throwing more taxpayer
money at them.
That is why National is committed to
delivering services that are better-targeted.
We will stop paying for programmes that
dont work and direct spending to services
that make a real difference.
We
call
this
our
Social
Investment Strategy.
This strategy underpinned our successful
welfare reform introduced in 2013. Fastforward 3 years and the number of children
in benefit dependent households has fallen
by more than 40,000, to the lowest level
since 1998.
Moving off welfare means a better life
and better opportunities for people and
their families.
We want households to be healthy and

Bright futures for our children

David Shearer
Labour MP

fter a long holiday the school

year has finally begun again,
with its flurry of new uniforms,
lunchboxes, school bags, stationery to buy
and school donations to pay.
We do all this for our children because
we want the very best for them.
Those of us whose kids are towards
the end of their school years are thinking
about what the future holds for them. My
daughter is year 13: she and her friends will
be making some important life decisions
this year.
Those who decide to study at university
or train for a trade or apprenticeship will
face big fees and living expenses. Training
for a career will be exciting for them, but

theyll be taking on big loans and debt.

Debt makes all those other big life decisions
buying a house, marrying, and having
children so much harder.
Thats why New Zealand is experiencing
the lowest rates of home ownership since
the 1950s. Young Kiwis are coming out of
post-school education with an average debt
of $20,000 and that takes them nine long
years to pay or more.
I dont want my children that encumbered
when theyre just starting out in life. Its

certainly not the freedom I experienced at

that age, and its miles from the Kiwi dream.
Thats why Labour recently announced
its Working Futures Plan - a plan to invest
in long-term lifetime learning.
It will allow any New Zealander, no
matter their age, to undertake three free
years of post school education; provided
theyve never studied past high school
before. It will cover those doing trades
training, on-job apprenticeships and higher
education. Never before has vocational

prosperous so they can build brighter

futures for their families.
Were the first government to set public
targets to be measured against.
Weve set 10 tough targets in challenging
areas such as welfare dependency, crime,
child abuse, and educational achievement.
Every six months we publish how each
target is tracking.
The latest update shows that since 2012
the proportion of immunised 8-month olds
has increased from 84 per cent to 93 per
cent, the proportion of 18-year olds who
achieve NCEA Level 2 has increased from
74 per cent to 81 per cent, and crime has
dropped by almost 20 per cent.
Each of these statistics represents real
improvements for real people, their families
and our communities.
Theres still a lot of work to do and but
we will keep our promise to make progress
on what really matters to New Zealanders.

training been so important.

Weve taken a sensible and affordable
approach. Our plan will be phased in over a
decade, with the first year free from 2019 at
a cost of $265 million. The second year will
kick in 2022 and third in 2025.
It is an investment in New Zealands
future that will cost $1.2 billion when fully
implemented. And the money is already
there it is money National has set aside
for tax cuts.
Employers have consistently told us the
biggest issue they face in growing their
businesses and improving productivity
is the availability of skilled staff. We need
a skilled workforce with the knowledge to
adapt, innovate and grow our economy.
Higher levels of education lead to higher
incomes. Higher incomes lead to a higher
tax return for the Government. In turn
that leads to a stronger economy and an
improved standard of living for all New
Zealanders. Its a win, win, win.
As parents, and as a country, we cant
afford not to prepare ourselves and our
children for the future.

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Mayoral Fund poised to assist

after Cyclone Winston

Auckland retains third

Mercer Quality of Living spot

ayor
Len
Brown
has expressed his
condolences to the
people of Fiji and Tonga in the
wake of Cyclone Winston and has
activated the Mayoral Fund for
the Pacific on the advice of the
funds advisory committee.
Our thoughts are with
everyone affected by Cyclone
Winston, and particularly the
people of Fiji who have sustained
loss of life and widespread
damage. Our staff and Mayoral
Fund committee members are
working closely with our local
Pacific communities and aid
agencies on how best to help.
Mayor Len Brown is urging
Aucklanders keen to help Fijian
communities hit by Cyclone
Winston to donate to the Mayoral
Fund for the Pacific, which is
geared up and ready to help.
The Mayoral Fund for the Pacific
Committee met last night. It
agreed to launch an appeal and
formed a taskforce to work with
the community and coordinate
the community response in
Auckland.
The
committee
approved logistical support for the
community response, involving
the provision of containers to
transport community donated
goods to Fiji and Tonga.
The community in Auckland
is already mobilising to help
those in need, and the Mayoral
Fund will assist in this, says Mr

Brown. The Mayoral Fund for the

Pacific was originally set up in the
wake of the devastation caused in
Samoa by 2012s Cyclone Evan.
If Aucklanders would like to
contribute to the Fund, to help
these communities, they can do so
through the following channels.
Cash is king, the most versatile
way of helping immediately, and
tax deductible donations to the
Fund can be made at any time.
The
Fund
is
managed
by
Auckland
Communities
Foundation (ACF) and donations
should be made through ACF
as follows:
Via the donate now function
on the ACF website www.
aucklandcf.org.nz
Via direct payment to the ACF
bank account (with reference
MFP to ASB Bank account 123028-0714703-00)
Via cheque made payable
to
Auckland
Communities

Foundation Mayoral Fund for

the Pacific and sent to PO Box
26087, Epsom 1334
We know people are keen
to help, particularly our Pacific
communities in Auckland, and
donations to the Fund will help
with immediate relief, says
Len Brown.
John Kotoisuva, chair of the
committee and the committees
representative for the Fijian
community, and Jenny Salesa,
MP, representative for the Tongan
community, will be working
closely
with
communities
in Auckland.
They
will
hold
public
meetings with
the
Fijian
and
Tongan
communities
in
the
coming days.

uckland has maintained

its position as the worlds
third most liveable city
in the 2016 Mercer Quality of
Living survey, and is the highest
ranked city in the Asia-Pacific
region.
Mercer ranks Auckland third
again behind Vienna and Zurich.
The highest ranking Asia-Pacific
cities after Auckland are Sydney
at 10, Wellington at 12, Melbourne
at 15 and Perth at 21.
Auckland mayor Len Brown
says that maintaining third place
is quite an achievement.
This is absolute recognition of
the hard yards being put in as a
united Auckland works to become
the worlds most liveable city.
Agreement
with
the
government on vital transport
infrastructure such as the City Rail
Link and the work done through
initiatives such the housing
accord will make Auckland an
even better place to live.
However there is still much to
be done and there can be no letup if Auckland is to continue the
lift its performance in the liveable
city stakes.
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Len Brown says that Aucklands
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international liveability surveys
shows the world sees Auckland
as a great place to live, work, visit
and do business.
Our performance across all
these shows that we are on track
to reaching the number one sport
of becoming the worlds most
liveable city - a place where all
Aucklanders can enjoy a good
quality of life, where there are
good business and employment
opportunities and where people
have real choices in housing,
transport and employment.
One key thing that cities
topping the survey all share
in common is that they have
formulated robust plans for
their future social, physical and
economic development, and are
fully committing to delivering
them.
The success of this approach
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help reaches Fiji
assist Fiji

New Zealand Defence

Force C-130 Hercules
arrived in Fiji with 12
tonnes of aid supplies and an
inter-agency team that would
help assess damage caused by
Cyclone Winston.
We hope that this contribution
from New Zealand will go a long
way in helping the people of Fiji,
said Air Commodore (AIRCDRE)
Kevin McEvoy, the Acting
Commander Joint Forces New
Zealand. AIRCDRE McEvoy said
the aid supplies included tool kits,
generators, water, ration packs,
water
containers,
chainsaws
and tarpaulins.
The Joint Reconnaissance team,
comprised of NZDF personnel
and staff from the Ministry of

New Zealand Defence personnel loading supplies into NZDF C-130 Hercules in New Zealand.

Foreign Affairs, Ministry of

Health and Fire Service, would
help Fijian authorities assess the
damage and co-ordinate the New
Zealand governments disaster
relief efforts.

A Royal New Zealand Air Force

P-3K2 Orion aircraft has been
conducting aerial surveillance
in Fijis northern outlying
islands since Sunday to assist
Fijian officials in assessing the
devastation caused by the cyclone.

Scarred by Winston

evere Tropical Cyclone

Winston has definitely
scarred many lives that
stood in its path when it crossed
the North last Saturday.
The Fiji Times team gathered
heart-wrenching stories from
those who witnessed the severe
tropical cyclone.
On Namena Island Resort, staff
members visited Labasa described
the experience as scary and
tormenting. Staff member Nigel
Simpson said their experience
from the island needed to be told
and some staff were injured as a
result.
Our staff are still traumatised
today because of what they
went through and how Winston
just swept through the island
damaging everything in its way,
Mr Simpson said.
When Winston struck, it just
picked and threw into the sea
every building that stood in its
path. Even the huge stove in the
kitchen made from metal, the
cyclone just picked it up and threw
it in the air.
He said one of the workers was
picked up by strong winds and
thrown against a tree.

he Australian Government
has authorised the first
deployment of Australian
Defence Force flights to transport
personnel and humanitarian
supplies to Fiji in the aftermath of
Tropical Cyclone Winston.
A C-17A Globemaster arrived
in Fiji overnight with advance
personnel and equipment.
Australian
Defence
Force
flights
will
also
transport
humanitarian supplies to provide
urgent lifesaving support to
people affected by the cyclone,
supplementing
pre-positioned
Australian supplies already being
distributed in Fiji.
Our assistance will help ensure
the Government of Fiji and
agencies responding to the crisis
to meet the needs of Fijis citizens,
who have been forced to move
to evacuation centres and other
temporary accommodation.
Australia will also send an

India steps in to help

he Indian Government
has
pledged
its
support towards Fijis
rehabilitation efforts after the
devastation left behind by Tropical
Cyclone Winston.

Its dangerous and when we

brought our staff members back to
Savusavu, most of them were still
shocked and traumatised. Another
difficulty we faced was getting
assistance from authorities during
that time, especially when all
diesel suppliers were closed. We
had another big boat anchored in
Savusavu which the cyclone also
damaged. Our staff members are
mostly on the mainland now and
we still have two to bring from the
island.
At Savusavu, resident John
Tamaki said the cyclone arrived
earlier than expected.
We were still trying to help

neighbours along the Hibiscus

Highway on Saturday afternoon
when strong winds and heavy rain
started. So we all ran up to a hill for
safety and our cars were parked on
the road. We were shocked when
the huge waves and strong winds
gushed on to the road and pushed
our cars to the side, he said.
Some shoppers were stuck in
supermarkets in Savusavu on
Saturday evening when sea swells
swept through land.
Commissioner
Northern
Jovesa Vocea said most of those at
evacuation centres in Labasa were
also villagers who came in to do
shopping in town.

Source: Fiji Sun

He said all his yaqona and dalo

farms had been either waterlogged
or destroyed by strong winds and
heavy rain.
Our only hope now is the
Government and we seriously do
not know where to turn to, Mr
Nand said.
I have two children and I am
sick just worried and thinking

of our familys welfare when

everything returns to normalcy.

India is extending US$1 million

in immediate assistance to Fiji.
Vikas Sawarup, a spokesperson
of the India Ministry of External
Affairs sent out a tweet about the
assistance.

Shelter, food and

water top priority list

rovision of basic needs

for all Fijians, restoration
of
essential
services
and bringing the economy to
normalcy are the main focuses of
Government after the devastation
of severe TC Winston.
Prime
Minister
Voreqe
Bainimarama assured the nation
they were doing their best to
provide for the affected people.
While the worst of the storm
is behind us, Winston has left a
terrible trail of destruction in its
wake, Mr Bainimarama said.
In response, our relief effort is
in full swing. We are spreading out
all over the country, identifying

areas of need and doing everything

in our power to provide our people
with relief supplies and assistance
as fast as we can, he said.
Meanwhile,
Minister
for
National Disaster Management
Inia Seruiratu said their first
priority was to provide shelter,
food and water to the affected
people and to restore essential
services such as electricity, water,
ports, jetties, airfields, roads,
communication,
health
and
education.
He said while people had
competing needs, Government
needed to prioritise as well.

At the moment, since the only

ATM is down and power is out, we
do not have access to money at the
bank and we have no choice but to
take credit from shops.
Mr Nand said the spoilt crop
they were eating would last for
about two weeks.
When this supply finishes,
it will be a really sad situation

considering that both wharves

Bleak future for farmers in Fiji

he future is bleak for
more than 1000 farmers
in Qila on Taveuni and
other parts of the island after their
dalo and yaqona farms sustained
severe damage from Severe
Tropical Cyclone Winston.
Qila farmer Rudra Nand
said farmers had now ran out of
choice and hope.

aeromedical evacuation team to

provide urgent lifesaving medical
support to people in remote
outer islands.
The team will
include 6 medical professionals
from
Australian
state
and
territory health services. Our
support will include water and
hygiene kits, health support and
access to shelter.
Four MRH-90 helicopters
will also be deployed to assist
Fiji to carry out assessments and
to provide relief to the outlying
islands affected by the Cyclone.
The Royal Australian Air Force
also has P3-Orion surveillance
aircraft in the Pacific, which
have been placed on standby
to support Fijis rapid aerial
assessment efforts.
As the full impact of the Cyclone
becomes clearer, Australia stands
ready to provide further assistance
to the relief and recovery
efforts as requested.

on the island are also down and

there is no communication on
the island.
Commissioner

Northern

Jovesa Vocea said they were

working

round-the-clock

restore services on the island.

to

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Deaths from Cyclone Winston reach 42 as

full scope of disaster unfolds

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orkers scrambled to reach

hard-hit outer islands in Fiji
to fully assess the scope of the
devastating cyclone that struck the Pacific
Island nation over the weekend, killing
at least 42 people dead and many more
injured.
Tropical Cyclone Winston, which lashed
Fiji last week, is the most powerful storm
on record in the Southern Hemisphere,
authorities said. The destruction was
apparent wherever one looked: Giant

NGOs urged
to work
with state
agencies

on-Government
oganisations
have been urged to work with state
officials to ensure relief items are
distributed equally.
Commissioner
Western
Manasa
Tagicakibau said this before meeting NGOs
in Lautoka.
He said they did not want to visit places
where assistance had already been given.
We dont want any double dipping or go
to an area where one of these organisations
has already visited, Mr Tagicakibau said.
Well let them do their work and go out
to the communities and distribute whatever
relief that they may have. All we need is that
they give us the name of the places they
have been to and what sort of relief items
they have provided people with.
He said Government encouraged NGOs
to step forward and assist those who have
been affected by Severe TC Winston.

Global church
mission helps

lobal
Compassion,
the
compassionate arm of the Christian
Mission Fellowship, has begun
distributing food boxes to those affected
by Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston in the
Tailevu region.
Distributions officer Pastor Sekove
Biauniceva said more than 200 boxes have
been packed and sent to the areas affected.
Our assessment team were there
yesterday (Monday) to visit the villagers
and see what needed to be done and which
families needed urgent assistance, Mr
Biauniceva said.
We have more than 200 boxes that
are leaving for the villages in that area
and based on what our team has sent us
we already have the names of those who
need it so the boxes are labelled. We have
eight distributions centres from which our
volunteers will distribute the boxes.
Mr Biauniceva said in total 203 families
were listed to receive the food items.
Each box has about $40 worth of food
items and we hope this will help the families
get through the week until they can start
rebuilding their lives, he said.
We have included basic items such as
flour, rice, sugar, oil, potato, onion, dhal,
tinned fish and a bottle of water per box.
For this trip we are taking two trucks with
about 4.2 tonnes of food. Mr Biauniceva
said an assessment team was in the Western
Division compiling a report.

uprooted trees resting upside down on

roads. Houses with their tin roofs torn off.
Residents packing up whatever belongings
they could salvage from their destroyed
homes. There are Fijians out there who
are without water, without a roof over
their heads, without food and without
essential services, Prime Minister Frank
Bainimarama said.
Compounding the challenge for relief
workers are power outages, fallen phone
lines and road blocks. Winds reached 296

kilometers per hour (184 mph), the Joint

Typhoon Warning Center reported. Had
it occurred in the Atlantic, Winston would
have been a Category 5 hurricane, but
because of hemispheric nomenclature, its
called a cyclone. (In the Northwest Pacific,
it would be a typhoon; all three are the same
weather phenomenon.)
Officials shuttered schools until next
Monday, using the buildings as shelters
for the hundreds the storm left homeless.
A curfew that the government had put in

place was lifted Monday. Still, residents

were asked to limit their movements as
mush as possible.
Record setting
Winstons 184-mph winds smashed the
previous record for a Southern Hemisphere
cyclone. The old record of 178 mph was
shared by Cyclone Zoe, which battered the
Solomon Islands in 2002, and Cyclone
Monica, which walloped Australia in 2006,
according to Colorado State University
hurricane expert Philip Klotzbach.

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Thought of the week

Not everything that is faced can be changed,

but nothing will be changed unless it is faced.

James Baldwin

Editorial

From the desk of the

Managing Editor

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing; the last of the human
freedomsto choose ones attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose
ones own way.~ Viktor Franklfrom Mans Search for Meaning

Viktor Frankl survived the horrors of the holocaust and describes his experiences
in this classic book. He talks about the fact that our attitudes determine our happiness
and that no one can ever take away the freedom from us to choose our response to
any given situation.
This week was related to two of the biggest natural disasters of recent times. One
was the fifth anniversary of the earthquake that brought Christchurch to a standstill
and that which the city is still grappling with. The other, of course is cyclone Winston,
which was described as the worst cyclone to hit the southern hemisphere. It is in
times like these that we are forced to remind ourselves that life is the biggest of all
treasures and that as long as there is life, there is hope. As Viktor Frankl says in the
passage above, our attitude with which we face lifes biggest challenges determines
everything.
This issue is dedicated to the people of Fiji. On behalf of the entire New Zealand
community, I think its important to state that we stand strong beside you. The
Government has already taken steps to put various relief measures in place and I am
also aware that there are several big and small initiatives being taken by numerous
organisations to help and contribute as much as we can to support our brothers and
sisters who are struggling in these very difficult times. Stay strong, keep the faith.
We also bring you a story on Christchurch five years after the fact, the solemn
ceremony to mark the quake five years ago, one that changed many lives. We report
directly from Christchurch via our new section Southline.
The measles alert is still on and the medical services are in overdrive trying to
manage this outbreak of sorts. We bring you a Q&A and all you need to know about
measles to keep yourselves and your families safe.
The Prime Minister is currently visiting Sri Lanka and one is already getting the
news of new trade and business tie ups between the two countries. This is a great
indication for us South Asians. We bring you a story with some more information
on this.
I would like to sign off here with the message that these are really difficult times
for our neighbours in Fiji. We have all been connected to them in some way or the
other. So lets stand together with them, open our hearts and contribute whatever we
can, to help at this hour. We have shared MFATs message on how we can help, in
this issue so refer to it for more information. Each one of us can make a difference,
so let us.

Pick of the week

Rainbow on Segways. The Auckland Pride Festival brought together the diverse and
vibrant rainbow community of the city. The festival seems to be getting bigger and better
every year. The theme this year was stories, myths and legends.

Until next time.

Giri Gupta

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Word: Chunder

Meaning: Sick / To puke

Usage: The dishes at the restaurant were so unclean, they made
me want to chunder!

Tip from the trenches

5 Reasons to drink water

in the morning
1. Drinking water on an empty stomach makes
it easier to absorb nutrients.
2. It increases the production of new blood and
muscle cells.
3. Helps with weight loss.
4. It helps purge toxins from the blood which
helps keep your skin glowing/clear
5. It balances your lymph system, which helps
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17

Playing devils advocate on the discovery

of gravitational waves

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Hilton Ratcliffe

n September 14, 2015, the

LIGO
(Laser
Interferometer
Gravitational-Wave Observatory)
observed a chirp lasting about a fifth
of a second (GW150914). Analyses of the
signal suggest that it was produced by the
cataclysmic collision of two black holes a
billion light years away. This was probably
the verification of the most dramatic
prediction of Albert Einsteins General
Theory of Relativity. Accordingly, we
ought to have a critical look at the relevant
experiment before we finally incorporate
this great achievement into the body of
scientific knowledge.
The LIGO experiment consists of
two identical stations, one at Hanford,
Washington, and the other at Livingstone,
Louisiana, some 3,000 km apart. Each
station consists of a system of optical,
electronic, mechanical, and hydraulic
components, and each has three optically
polished surfaces across which the light
signal must pass.
The mirrors in each LIGO interferometer
are set four km apart. The expected change
in length of the arms of the interferometer
induced by the gravitational waves is around
one ten-millionth of the diameter of a
single atom. Note, the best precision mirror
surfaces have smoothness of about 25
nanometres - a nanometre is a millionth of a
millimetre. That is incredibly fine tolerance,
but even this pales when compared with
what LIGO claims to measure.
Put another way, the most precisely
polished astrophysical mirrors like those
used in LIGO, can have peaks 25 nm above
and below the theoretical surface plane of
the mirror, meaning that some parts of the
mirror can be 50 nm further from or closer
to the point of observation.
And 50 nm is a billion times bigger than
the distortions induced by the expected

gravitational waves. Because of this, it

is practically impossible to measure the
distance between the two mirrors in each
interferometer to the required tolerances.
They have had to take an average, which
is no more than a guessed approximation.
The likelihood that LIGO did indeed detect
a signal from GW150914 is remote, simply
because it exceeds the limits of technological
precision, more so than any other discovery
in human history.
There is also something which appears to
be too fortuitous about GW150914, as noted
by the distinguished Indian astrophysicist
Dr Abhas Mitra: Given that the radius of
Earth is 6,370 km, we can calculate the
linear distance between the LIGO detectors
at Livingstone and Hanford at around
2,500 Km.
Because this distance is absolutely
negligible compared with the distance to
the origin of GW150914 (1.3 billion light
years), both detectors should see the event
almost simultaneously. There should be
a delay of a few microseconds at most if
both detectors received the signal from the
sky above.
However, the actual delay of seven
milliseconds was very much larger, and
is possible only if the source was almost
perfectly aligned with a straight line joining
Livingstone and Hanford. Furthermore,
while moving from Livingstone to Hanford,
the signal must have travelled through
Earths crust. And this sounds like some
sort of cosmic conspiracy.
Dr Bibhas De, a radio astronomer of
some 40 years experience and a PhD in
applied physics from the University of
California-San Diego, noted that there
seems to be some minor anomaly between
the amplitudes (strengths) of the two
signals recorded by the two LIGO detectors.
He admits that this could be ascribed to
the instrumental differences between the
detectors. If so, we should simply be able

to normalize them to ensure that the two

signals match exactly with one another.
And the Physical Review Letters paper
publishing this result needs to explain this
apparent anomaly.
In the event that normalisation cannot
be effected, there is some chance that the
extremely sensitive LIGO detectors picked
up a fake signal despite the best efforts of
the LIGO team to filter them out.
There is undeniably some possibility,
however slight, that the well-studied effect
of geomagnetically induced currents in long
metal structures might have triggered both
the LIGO detectors. These currents in the
Earths magnetic field would create stresses
in LIGOs lengthy vacuum tubes. These
stresses, though extremely small in most
cases, may nevertheless be non-negligible
for LIGO in view of the extraordinary
sensitivity of the instrument.
Furthermore, the time-scale and the

form of the signal seem to be suspiciously

well-matched to geomagnetic interference.
In addition, it is significant that the Lebedov
Institute, Moscow, recorded September 14,
2015, as a day of geomagnetic storms.
These disturbances originate in the
ionosphere, thus they would consequently
affect both detectors. We cannot be certain
such effects were filtered out.
Finally, these points are raised not to
take away due credit from the monumental
effort by the LIGO team, but rather to
emphasise, with a phrase made popular
by Carl Sagan, that extraordinary claims
require extraordinary evidence.
(Hilton Ratcliffe is a South Africanborn physicist, mathematician, and
astronomer and part of the trio that
discovered CNO nuclear fusion on the
surface of the Sun. The views expressed
are personal. He can be contacted at
hilton@hiltonratcliffe.com)

Slow progress in PMs financial inclusion dream

Himadri Ghosh

Never before in economic

history would 15 million
bank accounts have been
opened on a single day. Never
before has the Government of
India organised a programme
of such scale, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi said on August
28, 2014, launching the Pradhan
Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (Prime
Ministers
Peoples
Wealth
Programme/PMJDY).
Seventeen months later, in
January 2016, the scheme reached
all Indian households, according
to official data, bringing 200
million additional families to the
banking system.
But the primary goal, direct
transfer of government subsidies
to people, has not overcome two
challenges: linking the unique
identification (Aadhaar) card to
PMJDY; and getting beneficiaries
to use the bank account. The
speed of adding accounts, as
IndiaSpend reported earlier, was
outpacing the delivery of benefits,
and Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
governor Raghuram Rajan, in
2014, cautioned banks against

focussing on numbers alone.

Less than half the 210 million
Jan Dhan accounts were seeded
with Aadhaar as of January 31,
2016, the data indicates. More
than 30 per cent of these accounts
have been at zero balance,
meaning the account holder was
not using the account.
States struggling to link
Aadhaar to PMJDY include
Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,
Jharkhand Karnataka, Kerala
and Maharashtra. These states
together linked less than 40 per
cent accounts to Aadhaar.
It is important that these
states fall in line, as subsidies on
cooking fuel, auto fuel and food
grain impose a multibillion-rupee

subsidy burden, the

government has said.
The
government
is estimated to have
spent
Rs.266,700
crore ($45 billion) on
subsidies in 2015, of
which Rs.122,700 crore
($20 billion) was spent
on food, Rs.71,000
crore ($12 billion) on
fertiliser and Rs.60,300
crore ($9 billion) on oil.
Up to half of these subsidies
are misappropriated, according to
various estimates.
One of the biggest reforms
that India has embarked upon
is moving to a market-pricing
mechanism across a variety of
products such as cooking fuels,
auto fuels, food grains and
fertilisers, a Kotak strategy
report said.
A policy does not work by
itselfpeople must know how to
use it
It takes time to properly
implement policies in India,
more so for financial schemes
like PMJDY as a lot of people
are unaware of words like bank,
loan, subsidy, said Santosh

Kumar, professor of public policy

and administration at FLAME
University, Pune.
The integration of PMJDY,
Aadhaar and Mobile (JAM) could
be an important component of
structural reforms. The idea
of JAM, as propounded in the
2015 Economic Survey and the
union budget, was to identify the
beneficiary and deposit subsidies
directly into his/her bank account.
A policy does not work
by itself, said Kumar. The
government must have a strong
political will to implement the
policy properly by scrubbing it of
discrepancies.
There are two aspects to
financial inclusion: one is bank
accounts and the second is access
to credit. The scheme announced
by the prime minister addresses
the first problem. The issue of
making credit available to small
borrowers remains, wrote C.
Rangarajan, former chairman of
the Economic Advisory Council to
the prime minister, in The Hindu.
An article published by RBI
in May 2013 revealed that more
than 42 per cent of rural credit
is sourced from non-institutional

agencies. Rural credit markets

in India is characterised by the
coexistence of both formal and
informal sources of finance and
the market is fragmented, RBI
concluded after four rounds of
survey.
The scheme is a step forward
but a lot needs to be done before
calling it successful, said Anindita
Roy Saha, associate professor of
economics at Delhi University.
People from rural and urban areas
need to be treated separately. For
achieving the objectives, people
should be educated about the
financial system.
The
United
Progressive
Alliance (UPA) government had
opened nearly 60 million socalled no-frills accounts, but RBI
data have shown that more than
half of them remained dormant.
The basic idea of financial
inclusion is to include most of
the vulnerable sections of society
in the banking system, said
Kumar. People need to know
the potential of the scheme and
the documents they have in
possession; otherwise, they cant
exercise their rights.

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26 February 2016 | www.iwk.co.nz

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India following bold, proactive foreign policy: President

resident
Pranab
Mukherjee said that India
is following a bold and
proactive foreign policy and has
reached out to the world both on
land and sea.
My government has continued
to pursue a bold and proactive
foreign policy, the President
said, addressing the joint sitting
of both houses of parliament that
marked the traditional launch of
the budget session.
The primary objective has
been to accelerate national
development
with
emphasis
on improving Indias access to
capital, technology, resources,
energy and skills. States have been
made partners in our diplomatic
efforts, he said.
Stating
that
India
was
committed to the principle of the
world is one family, Mukherjee
said this expression was most
resonant in the steps New
Delhi took in reaching out to its
neighbours.
Last year, my government
adopted the historic land boundary
agreement
with
Bangladesh,
leading to the peaceful exchange
of disputed territories between

our two countries, he recalled.

The signing of the Motor
Vehicles Agreement between
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and
Nepal, will provide seamless
connectivity
and
further
strengthen ties.
The President said that India
was a friend in need to Nepal
during the devastating earthquake
of April 2015 in the Himalayan
country.

We opened our skies, became

a key transit hub and essential
enabler so that assistance from
other countries could reach Nepal
in its hour of need, he said.
As for Pakistan, the President
said India was committed to
forging a mutually respectful
relationship with its western
neighbour and in creating an
environment
of
cooperation
in
combating
cross-border
terrorism.
My government believes in a
secure and prosperous future for
our neighbourhood. India remains
committed to providing support
to the people of Afghanistan in
realising their dream of building
a stable, inclusive and democratic
nation, he said, adding that
the dedication of the Afghan
parliaments
new
building
by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi in December was Indias
contribution to Afghanistans
pursuit of peace and prosperity.
Referring to the India-Africa
Forum Summit held in New Delhi,
October last year, Mukherjee
said: We reached out to the
world, both on land and sea. Of 54
participating nations, the India-

Africa Summit, attended by heads

of states and governments from
41 countries, has rejuvenated
Indias
relations
with
the
continent, ushering in a new era
of engagement and fraternity.
My government will not
let oceans separate us, and has
activated engagement with the
14 Pacific Island countries and
revitalised civilisational links
with our vibrant Act East Policy.
Indias second International Fleet
Review, attended by 50 foreign
navies, reinforced our cultural,
commercial and strategic connect
with our immediate and extended
maritime neighbourhood.
The President said that India
has played a proactive role in
addressing climate change by
launching an International Solar
Alliance (ISA) that has been
universally acknowledged.
An initiative of Prime Minister
Modi, the ISA is an alliance of
some 120 countries situated
between the Tropics of Cancer and
Capricorn that receive sunlight for
300 or more days in a year.
He also said that India
remained at the forefront of the
global fight against terrorism.

Sustained
Indian
efforts
have led to concrete action
for reforming the UN Security
Council, Mukherjee said.
India has also provided
strong leadership and new vision
to regional and international
groupings like BRICS, G-20,
WTO, East Asia Summit, ASEAN
and the SCO.
He said the governments
policy
towards
the
Indian
diaspora has enhanced NRI and
PIO engagement by making it
easier for them to get passports
and offered visa on arrival by
extending
Electronic
Travel
Authorisation facility to a large
number of countries.
Today, our citizens living
and working abroad know that
the government is committed
to protecting their interests and
helping them in distress. This was
manifested in Operation Rahat, in
which we successfully evacuated
4,748 Indians from Yemen.
We
also
extended
our
assistance to other nationalities.
We evacuated 1,962 foreigners
belonging to 48 countries, the
President said.

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Jat agitation called off

in Rajasthan

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IT hardware sector can generate

4 lakh jobs: manufacturers body

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he Jat community in
Rajasthan has called off its
stir, a minister announced
this week the third day of the
agitation demanding reservations
which saw a mob try to set afire
the engine of a goods train.
The Jat agitation has been
called off following talks,
Social Welfare Minister Arun
Chaturvedi, who had been holding
discussions with Jat leaders, said
in Bharatpur, the epicentre of the
stir in the state.
Prominent Jat leader and
Congress legislator Vishwendra
Singh said the state government
accepted all the major demands of
the community.
I request my community
members to lift the road and rail
blockades, Vishwendra Singh
said at a press conference in
Bharatpur.
We have requested the OBC
Commission to visit the areas
and study and assess the social
and economic status of the Jat
community soon in Bharatpur and
Dholpur districts.
The state government has
accepted our demand and it
(government) will urge the OBC
Commission to visit the areas
soon, he added.
The state government also
agreed to give statutory status to
the OBC Commssion.

We will bring a bill in this

regard in the next session of
the assembly. Presently, this
commission has been constituted
on
administrative
orders,
Chaturvedi said.
Jats in Rajasthan are classified
as Other Backward Classes (OBC),
except for Jats of Bharatpur
and Dholpur districts. Jats in
Bharatpur are now demanding
that they also be classified
as OBCs.
Earlier in the day, the protest
badly affected road and railway
traffic in Bharatpur district, over
170 km from state capital Jaipur.
A police officer told IANS that
the protesters had resorted to
road and train blockades in some
places, mainly between Bharatpur
to Mathura, Jaipur and Agra and
roads connecting various towns in
the district.
In
Nadabi,
Helak
and

Bharatpur
city,
protesters
vandalised properties and shops,
while in Khumer, they damaged
two ATMs.
In Helak railway station,
protesters tried to torch the engine
of a goods train. They also tried
to set ablaze a room in Paprera
railway station.
However, police were able to
douse the fire in both the cases.
Many trains in the Jaipur,
Agra and Mathura sectors were
cancelled while train traffic
between the important DelhiMumbai sector was also affected.
Roads from Bharatpur to Delhi,
Deeg, Alwar and Mathura were
also blocked.
To maintain law and order, the
district administration had earlier
imposed prohibitory orders and
blocked mobile internet and
internet service in the district.

Awaken Your Soul

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Brahmrishi Shri
Gurvanandji Swamy
A little faith will take you to heaven,
Full faith will bring heaven to you

he IT hardware sector has

the potential to generate
four lakhs jobs in five
years if the government provides
requisite tax impetus to the
manufacturing of notebook and
desktop personal computers in the
upcoming Budget, industry body
Manufacturers Association for
Information Technology (MAIT)
said in a study.
Within the manufacturing
sector, the growth of the IT
electronics sector is critical for
realizing the visionary initiatives of
Make in India and Digital India
launched by the government, and
help India garner a 10 percent
share of the worldwide ESDM
(Electronic System Design &
Manufacturing) sector by 2020,
the MAIT study said.
Whats more, there is potential
to generate 100,000 direct jobs
and 300,000 jobs in components
manufacturing over the next five
years, it added.
India has a large and growing
market for IT products and
ESDM hardware. Due to various
disabilities impacting domestic
manufacturers, a large part
of this market is being served
by imported products, mostly
from China.
In 2015, we believe the share
of domestic manufacturers was
only 45 percent of the total ESDM
market of 31.6 billion dollars. For

the IT products market of 5.8

billion dollars this proportion was
even lower at around 32 percent,
said Anwar Shirpurwala, executive
director, MAIT.
Domestic manufacturers are
at a competitive disadvantage
when it comes to imports on
account of both tax provisions
as well as market factors, the
association said.
To address this concern
and to encourage domestic
manufacturing of IT products,
the industry is requesting that
the differential excise duty regime
introduced by the government
in 2015 for mobile phones and
tablets be extended to notebook
PCs and desktop PCs, MAIT said.

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Six Indian-Americans scientists

honoured by Obama

S President Obama has

named 106 researchers,
including six of Indian
origin, as recipients of the
Presidential Early Career Awards
for Scientists and Engineers,
the highest US government
honour for young independent
researchers.
The
winners
will receive their awards at a
Washington, DC ceremony this
spring.
These early-career scientists
are leading the way in our efforts
to confront and understand
challenges from climate change
to our health and wellness,
Obama said. We congratulate
these accomplished individuals
and encourage them to continue
to serve as an example of the
incredible promise and ingenuity
of the American people.
The Presidential Early Career
Awards highlight the key role
that the Administration places
in encouraging and accelerating
American innovation to grow our
economy and tackle our greatest
challenges, a White House
announcement said.
Established
by
President
Bill Clinton in 1996, the awards

recognise pursuit of innovative

research at the frontiers of science
and technology and awardees
commitment
to
community
service as demonstrated through
scientific
leadership,
public
education,
or
community
outreach. The six IndianAmerican recipients are:
Milind Kulkarni, an associate
professor with the School
of Electrical and Computer
Engineering
at
Purdue
University. His research focuses
on Programming Languages
and Compilers that support

efficient
programming
and
high performance on emerging
complex architectures.
Kiran Musunuru, Assistant
Professor of Stem Cell and
Regenerative Biology at Harvard
University. His research focuses
on the genetics of cardiovascular
and metabolic diseases.
Sachin
Patel,
Assistant
Professor of Psychiatry, and
Molecular
Physiology
and
Biophysics Vanderbilt University
Medical Centre. Patels overall
research goal is to understand
the role of neuronal cannabinoid

Feel special: Indian-American

director on Oscar nomination

anjay Patels animated

short, Sanjays Super
Team, which tells the
story of an immigrant community
and a family of colour, is up
against movies like Bear Story
and World of Tomorrow for the
Best Animated Short Film at
this years Oscars. The IndianAmerican Pixar artist and
director says it feels special just to
be in the company of incredibly
deserving nominees.
The world is eagerly waiting to
see who will walk away with the
prestigious statuette at the 88th
Academy Awards, to be held in
Los Angeles on February 28. And
Indians have a reason to cheer as
Patel, who has roots in Gujarat,
is pitted against Bear Story,
directed by Gabriel Osorio, World
of Tomorrow, helmed by Don
Hertzfeldt, Richard Williamss
Prologue and We Cant Live
Without Cosmos, directed by
Konstantin Bronzit.
I was confident (of winning)
until I saw the other nominees. I
became even less confident after
I met the nominees. They are
so incredibly deserving. All the
films are so unique and special.
It feels special just to be in that
company, Patel said.
The US film production studio

Disney-Pixars film shows a boy,

modelled on Patel, who wants
to watch superhero cartoons on
television. It goes on to present
the boys daydreamsbored with
his fathers religious meditation
who imagines Hindu gods as
superheroes.
John Lasseter (chief creative
officer, Disney-Pixar) was the
one who gave me the confidence
and permission (to make the
film). I had a story about a little
boy from India who didnt have a
father and it was more about him
being absorbed in western comics
and kind of ignoring the stories
from his own culture. I told that
story to John. He liked it. Then he
asked me about how I grew up.
I told him about my

experience with my father. John

straight away loved the idea. The
same ideas got communicated,
but it got richer and more
universal. Initially, the concept
was something that may be only
a certain amount of people might
have been able to relate to. But
the idea of generational struggle
between a young person and his
parents is way more universal
and emotional, he said.
Born in Britain to Gujarati
parents, Patel moved to the United
States in the 1980s. The 41-yearold joined Pixar Animation
Studios in 1996 as an animator on
A Bugs Life, and has animated
on many of Pixars feature films,
including Ratatouille, Cars and
Toy Story 3.

signalling in brain function

relevant to psychiatric disorders.
Vikram Shyam, is a member
of the Turbomachinery and
Heat
Transfer
Branch
at
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration NASA Glenn
Research Centre.
Rahul Mangharam is an
Associate Professor in the
Department of Electrical and
Systems Engineering at the
University of Pennsylvania.
His interests are in realtime scheduling algorithms for
networked embedded systems
with applications in energyefficient buildings, automotive
systems, medical devices and
industrial
wireless
control
networks. Shwetak Patel, is
Endowed Professor in Computer
Science and Engineering and
Electrical Engineering at the
University of Washington, where
he directs his research group,
the Ubicomp Lab. His research
interests are in the areas of
Human-Computer Interaction,
Ubiquitous Computing, Sensorenabled Embedded Systems,
and User Interface Software and
Technology.

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Sikh appointed
Kuala Lumpur
police chief

n Indian-origin Sikh
officer
has
been
appointed
Kuala
Lumpurs
commissioner
of
policethe highest police rank
achieved by a Sikh in Malaysia,
media reports said.
Amar Singh will replace
Tajuddin Mohamed, who will
move to federal headquarters
as the deputy director of
commercial CID on March 14,
freemalaysiatoday.com reported.
Amar Singh held the position
of deputy director of CID when his
new appointment was announced
last week.
According to the Malaysia
Samachar website, the highest
police rank previously achieved
by a Sikh was senior assistant
commissioner-I when Santokh
Singh became police chief of
Selangor state.
Amar Singhs father and
maternal grandfather were both
policemen. His father Ishar Singh
joined the Federated Malay States
Police in 1939, a year after coming
to Malaya from Punjab. His
maternal grandfather, Bachan
Singh, was a constable who joined
the force in the early 1900s.

Masterchef girl Hetal keen to

make neglected Gujarati food
world-famous

n the US, she is the Indian

girl
from
Masterchef!
Indian
American
chef
Hetal Vasavada, who has been
treating her foreign friends on
the reality TV show with khichdi
and coconut curry soup, says food
from her native Gujarat also the
home of Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi is neglected in
the west. She hopes to bring the
cuisine in limelight in the most
traditional way.
Vasavada, 28, who was one
of the top six finalists of the
last season of Star World show
MasterChef US, said that most
people in the west think that
Gujarati food is all about dollops
of sugar. But she wants to dispel
the notion as she feels regional
cuisine is an answer to foreigners
who think Indian food is heavy
and creamy.
I think Gujarati food is
neglected a lot, especially in
restaurants in the US. There are
south Indian restaurants with
dosa, and then there are Punjabi
restaurants. A lot of people think
that Gujarati food is just lots of
sugar... But its not. It is definitely

healthy and very tasty, Vasavada

said.
There are other things to
Vasavadas stride - be it being
the first Indian vegetarian to be a
part of the foreign show or be it
popularising the sombre Indian
khichdi. Now, she wants to do
more to widen the perception
about Indian food in the west.
Vasavada is happy about the
growing interest around Indian
food on foreign shores, as she
shares that now people are willing
to experiment beyond the butterchicken and chicken tikka.
Vasavada left behind the
business world to pursue her
dream in the culinary world. She
was a business developer at a tech
start-up and, post her Masterchef
US stint, is now treading the path
of a food consultant.
You get recognised at so many
places and people say Oh, you are
the Indian girl from Masterchef.
Post the show, things have been
wonderful because I get to pursue
my passion as my career, said
Vasavada, who is pregnant with
her first child and hopes to pen a
cookery book post delivery.

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elt embarrassed while

breaking Vivs record, says
the Black Caps captain
Having set the record for the
fastest century in Test cricket at
the Hagley Oval in Christchurch
on February 20, Black Caps
captain Brendon McCullum said
he almost felt embarrassed while
going past the previous milestone
set by his idol Viv Richards.
Walking in when New Zealand
were in trouble at 32/3 on the
opening day of the first Test
against Australia, McCullum
smashed 100 runs off 54 deliveries
to pull the hosts out of trouble.
McCullum, who completed his
century with a boundary, scored
145 off 79 balls before Nathan
Lyon pulled off a superb catch off
James Pattinsons bowling to send
him back to the pavilion.
His hurricane knock helped the
Kiwis post a first innings total of
370 runs. Australia were on 57/1
at stumps.
McCullum thus went past
the previous mark set by West
Indies legend Viv Richards, who
had taken 56 balls to reach triple

figures against England at St

Johns, Antigua, in the 1985-86
season. It is a fitting swansong
for the 34-year-old Kiwi, who has
announced that he will retire after
this Test.
I was trying to hit every ball
for four or six. I wasnt aware of
the record but very respectful of
all those whove held it before.
Itd be nice to win the Test match,
thatd be the most important
thing, McCullum told the media

after the end of the days play.

Viv Richards was my idol
growing up. Its nice to be able
to go past him but jeez, he was
a cracking player, an incredible
cricketer. Im almost a bit
embarrassed to go past him, to be
honest. Hopefully he enjoyed a bit
of the stroke-making, well call
it, he added.
The day did not have a perfect
start for the New Zealand captain.
He lost the toss and Australia

Messi cannot be Argentinas

saviour always: Coach Martino

rgentina coach Gerardo

Martino has said that
Lionel Messi cannot
always be the saviour of the
side always and asked the other
players to support him after being
drawn in a tricky Copa America
Centenario group.
Argentina, who have been
placed in Group D, will lock horns
against Chile in their campaign
opener, in a repeat of the 2015
Copa America final. They will
then have to deal with the likes of
Panama and Bolivia in their other
group matches.
Leo cannot always be the

saviour, Martino was cited by

goal.com. It has to be that the
team helps him out.
In the last editions final, after
a 0-0 draw, Chile won the penalty
shoot-out against Argentina 4-1 to
lift the Copa America trophy.
Martino said he would want
a result in his favour this time
around.
I would prefer to meet Chile
again but a different result to the
final, he said.
Argentinas group matches
will be played in Santa
Clara,
Chicago
and Seattle.

oversee the Delhi and District

Cricket Associations (DDCA)
preparations for the World T20.
The five-member supervisory
committee consists of Justice
Mudgal, Amrit Mathur (BCCI
representative), M.V. Sridhar
(tournament director), Sunil
Valson (former cricketer and
GMR representative) and Suresh
Chopra (veteran DDCA official).
Justice Mukul Mudgal (retd)
has appointed senior DDCA and
BCCI vice-President C.K. Khanna

I had an almighty, filthy slog and

it went over the slips cordon for
four. When youre confronted
with wickets like that you know
youre going to have to be pretty
aggressive and need some luck,
and we got quite a bit of luck.
That partnership between Corey
(Anderson) and I was great fun
but also instrumental for us to
hopefully set the Test match up.
Ive been on the other side
many times and you walk off and
think jeez if Id reined it in a little
bit who knows what would have
happened. On that wicket the
feedback from the boys was that at
any stage the ball could have your
name on it. I tried to be as positive
as I possibly could and hoped
things would roll our way.
When Corey came out he
played aggressively and we started
to get some momentum. We were
able to knock them off that difficult
length at the top of off stump. If
youre just trying to hang in there
on that wicket, around the top of
off stump, youre in big trouble.
Its nice when things come off, he
added.

Richie McCaw
named New Zealander
of the Year

Khanna named principal advisor to

World T20 committee
oard of Control for Cricket
in India (BCCI) vicepresident C.K. Khanna
was appointed principal advisor to
the supervisory committee for the
ICC World T20 matches to he held
at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium.
The appointment was made
by retired Justice Mukul Mudgal
who has been asked by the Delhi
high court to supervise the World
T20 matches to be held in the
capital. Mudgal had formed
the supervisory committee to

captain Steven Smith asked the

hosts to bat first on a green wicket.
McCullum survived a couple
of close calls early in his innings,
most notably when he tried to
smash a Pattinson delivery and
was brilliantly caught by a diving
Mitchell Marsh at gully.
However, the umpires checked
the replays and confirmed that
Pattinson had delivered a no-ball.
I thought it was four as soon
as I hit it, then I turned around
and it was their third great catch
of the day. Steve Smiths catches
were phenomenal as well. We
talked about that they do push the
front line a little bit. Youre always
hopeful but you dont anticipate it
actually being a no-ball so it was
quite a nice reprieve, McCullum
said.
It probably loosens you up
a little bit and relaxes you a bit
more. You know youre probably
not meant to be out there so you
might as well play with even more
freedom.
When asked when he felt that it
could be his day the Kiwi captain
said, Probably second ball when

as principal advisor to Supervisory

committee constituted by him for
T20 World Cup matches, DDCA
vice-president Chetan Chauhan
said in a statement on Tuesday.
Khanna, who is also a senior
DDCA official, was not included
in the 12-member organising
committee formed by Justice
Mudgal. This had prompted
DDCA
working
president
Chetan Chauhan to write to
him, requesting changes in the
organising committee list.

ormer New Zealand rugby

captain and charity leader
Richie McCaw has been
named Kiwibank New Zealander
of the Year 2016 at the gala awards
ceremony held in Auckland.
McCaw was presented with the
award by the Prime Minister, the
Rt Hon John Key, and received the
Kiwibank award winners kaitaka
huaki cloak, Pouhine, from last
years New Zealander of the Year,
Sir Stephen Tindall.
In his 14-year professional
rugby career McCaw has achieved
unrivalled success as a leader and
inspirational player.
Off the field McCaw has devoted
much of his time to helping other
Kiwis. He has fundraised for
the Christchurch rebuild and
Leukaemia and Blood Cancer
New Zealand. As patron of the
Catwalk Spinal Cord Injury Trust,
McCaw helped raise $200,000 for
research into the development of a
cure for spinal cord injury.
In 2009, McCaw and fellow All
Blacks Dan Carter and Ali Williams
set up the For Everyone Charity.

Now called iSPORT, it works

with schools, and local, regional
and

national

sporting

bodies

to support young sportspeople

and teams to succeed in their
chosen fields.

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Ladybird Crossword

ANT

The Crow And The Pitcher

BEETLE
EARWIG
FLY

thirsty crow once

found a pitcher
with a little water
in it. But when he tired to
drink the water, he could
not. The pitcher was tall
and his beak didn't reach
the water.
The cleaver crow
thought and hit upon a plan. He went on
dropping pebbles into the pitcher. The water rose up to its
neck and he quenched his thirst.
MORAL : Will finds the way

Minibeast Word Scramble

GRASSHOPPER
LADYBIRD

SLUG
SNAIL
SPIDER
WASP
WOODLOUSE
WORM

is for apple and ant

www.kidspuzzlesandgames.co.uk

Colour 2 of the apples

red and 1 apple green

Colour 2 of the apples red and 1 apple green

Minibeast Word scramble

TAN
EBE
GUSL
MRWO
NLISA
ETLEBE
PRESDI
TBRUEFTYL
RNGFDAYOL
OSRAPRGSPEH

is for dog, drum, desk

and doll

Draw over the grey letters below and then practice

writing it yourself

Count how many bones the dog has,

dont
one
in his
Count howforget
many bones thethe
dog has,
dont forget
the onemouth.
in his mouth! Colour 2
bones
orange
and
two
bones
yellow.
Colour 2 bones orange and 2 yellow

Draw over the grey letters below and then practice writing it yourself

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Weekly forecast: February 26 to March 3

ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

CANCER

Some struggle is foreseen in getting

your winning edge back on the
professional front. A competitive
environment on the academic front
can unsettle some, but wont affect
preparation. Your thoughtfulness and
helpful attitude will help gain instant
popularity on the social front. Monetary
front strengthens as money lent to
someone is returned. Maybe it is the
season, as some of you can fall in love!
Health remains satisfactory as you
become more fitness conscious. Limit
your travel, if you dont want to miss
something important on the social front.

You will strive to regain focus on

the academic front and succeed.
Distractions and interruptions threaten
to make work suffer, so take adequate
steps. You may find yourself in a
position of advantage on the monetary
front. A minor ailment is likely to get
cured through a home remedy. Advice
of a family elder will help in tackling a
contentious issue on the family front.
A chance encounter may result in a
budding romance. Setting up the house
is likely to give some homemakers
immense satisfaction.

Watch your step on the social front

as someone is out to undermine your
popularity. You will need to be on
the right side of boss for your own
good, even if it means compromising
on certain things. Eliciting a positive
response from someone you have a
soft corner is indicated. Driving off
someplace to chill out with friends
may hit some hurdles, but you will
pull it through. Renting out your place
may prove more difficult than you
imagined, but you will succeed.

Much workload is foreseen on the

professional sphere, but you will
manage everything admirably. You
need to pace your progress on the
academic front and for you it will not
be too difficult. There is someone
who is a source of irritation on the
social front, so avoid him or her. You
may feel frustrated by not having your
complete say in a relationship, but
things are set to improve. A trip may
need to be given a miss due to your
other commitments.

Lucky No.: 3
Lucky Colour: Saffron

Lucky No.: 4
Lucky Colour: Dark Blue

Lucky No.: 5
Lucky Colour: Parrot Green

VIRGO

LIBRA

SCORPIO

This is the right phase to express your

love for someone you like. Marriage is
on the anvil for the eligible. Some of
you are likely to enhance your career
by remaining in the notice of those
who matter. You will need to be more
concerned about someone close
to the family, as he or she expects
much from you. A financial venture
may get you totally involved. There is
no shortcut to good health and you
will realise it much sooner and do
something about it.

This is a good period to finish time

consuming jobs, as you have the
time on your hands. Your consistency
will help you in creating a niche for
yourself on the professional front.
Suggestions given on the home
front will not only be welcomed, but
implemented too! Read the fine print
in a financial negotiation, as chances
of getting a raw deal cannot be ruled
out. A shopping spree with your loved
ones is foreseen at the end of the
week. You will feel healthy and much
more energetic than before.

An assignment completed
competently will get into the sights
of those who matter. Progress on
the academic front remains most
satisfactory. There is someone who
really likes you, but your not realising
this fact can hurt his or her feelings.
Financial front will remain stable and
new opportunities may knock at your
door. You may get motivated to take
up an exercise regimen and benefit
on the health front. Love life will
give immense pleasure. This is also
perfect time for a fun trip.

Lucky No.: 22
Lucky Colour: Dark Grey

Lucky No.: 6
Lucky Colour: Crimson

AQUARIUS

PISCES

This is the time to relax and take

things easy, so get down to making
your home environment tranquil.
Professionally, you can expect a
satisfying period. Those appearing for
an exam or competition will manage
their time well. Lover may share his
or her innermost feelings with you.
Those serious of acquiring a roof
over their head may come across a
bargain they just cant refuse! Let a
planned trip stand as it is, as it may
become difficult to plan it later.

The condition of those ailing for long

may show a marked improvement.
You are likely to feel more confident
in undertaking a complex assignment
and do an excellent job of it too! An
adversary at work will not succeed in
scuttling your efforts on the professional
front. Some of you may derive much
satisfaction by working in proximity
to the one you secretly love. Family
members may get worried about
something that you are undertaking, but
their fears will be unfounded. Getting the
house renovated is possible.

This is the week when you will need

to keep aside some time to sort out
a family matter. You may benefit from
getting some additional information
in your preparation on the academic
front. If you are travelling for a
vacation, the journey is likely to add to
your excitement. Busy schedule and
paucity of time may make it difficult to
attend a family function, but you will
manage somehow. You will succeed
in stoking the embers of passion and
make romance rock!

Lucky No.: 11
Lucky Colour: Lemon

Lucky No.: 15
ucky Colour: Red

Lucky No.: 15
Lucky Colour: Crimson

(March 21-April 20)

(April 21-May 20)

Lucky No.: 4
Lucky Colour: Dark Turquoise

LEO

(July 23-August 23)

(August 24-Sep 23)

Someone you are attracted to is likely to

give positive signals, so expect romance
to bloom! A business trip promises
to bring some lucrative opportunities.
Cashing in on a deal is possible for some
professionals. An initiative on the health
front is likely to keep you refreshed and
rejuvenated. Property and other assets
may be put up for sale by some. Your
best friend may require some encouragement for delivering what is expected
of him or her. Take cue from others,
instead of guessing and going wrong.
Lucky No.: 15
Lucky Colour: Red

SAGITTARIUS

Lucky No.: 3
Lucky Colour: Crimson

Professionally, you can find yourself

on a strong wicket, as you spare
no efforts to better your career
prospects. On the academic front,
a source of tension that had been
bugging you for sometime is likely to
disappear. Those entrusted with an
important job on the home front will
manage to deliver it in an efficient
manner. You become more socially
in by taking the initiative of meeting
people. Wedding bells may not be
imminent for the eligible, but they
should not lose heart.

CAPRICORN

(Nov 23-December 11)

Lucky No.: 8
Lucky Colour: Bottle Green

(Dec 22-January 21)

(May 21-June 21)

(Sep 24-October 23)

(Jan 22-February 19)

(June 22-July 20)

(Oct 24-November 22)

(Feb 20-March 20)

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5 burning questions Kiwi cancer

researchers could answer

Reflecting upon the questions that remain unanswered about the chronical disease that
is now the single biggest cause of death for New Zealanders.

he list of potential research

questions about cancer is huge,
while budgets in New Zealand are
typically small. Its important to focus on
areas where Kiwi scientists and doctors
have an acknowledged strength.
The NZ Breast Cancer Foundation has
received applications for its new funding
round, Innovation and Impact in Breast
Cancer, with a particular focus on topics
where Kiwi researchers might have an edge
over other parts of the world.
Evangelia Henderson, chief executive
at the NZBCF has cited five burning
questions that Kiwi researchers are in a
particularly strong position to answer.

5.Will cancer that has spread ever be

curable?

1.Will there be a vaccine for common

cancers like breast cancer?
Cancer vaccines fall into two camps
preventive or therapeutic. Preventive
vaccines are designed to prevent cancer
developing in healthy people (e.g. the HPV
vaccine for cervical cancer). For many
cancers, including breast cancer, its more
likely that well see a therapeutic vaccine
develop first.
Therapeutic vaccines harness the
bodys immune system to treat cancer and
prevent it spreading or recurring. New
Zealand has a strong reputation in vaccine
development, with tight-knit teams of
virologists, immunologists and clinicians,
such as at Otago University.
Contact: Dr Merilyn Hibma, Virology
Otago, University of Otago, 03 479 7726

2.How successful are we at treating

cancer and how can we do better?
We all know New Zealand lags behind
countries like Australia and the UK in
access to cancer drugs. But what difference
does it make? Big Data holds the answer
its transforming the fight against
cancer, as aForbes Magazineheadline put
it last year.
Big data is the in-depth information held

Therapeutic vaccines
harness the bodys
immune system to treat
cancer and prevent it
spreading or recurring.
in patient registers about cancer patients,
their treatments and outcomes. Big data
will help doctors improve outcomes by
showing them how other patients fared on
the same treatment programme, identify
inequalities of access, and understand
outcomes across regional, demographic
and ethnic groups.
Registers enable actual healthcare
practice
to
be
assessed
against
recommended standard of care; and

allow benchmarking against international

guidelines and best practice.
New Zealands regional Breast Cancer
Patient Registers, funded by the NZBCF,
are currently being consolidated into a
national register, and plans are afoot to
establish registers for other tumour groups.
Whats needed now is more research into
the valuable data they hold.
Contact: Dr Reena Ramsaroop,
Auckland Breast Cancer Study Group,
0274 375 872
Contact: Assoc Professor Cris Print,
University of Aucklandc.print@
auckland.ac.nz(email is the best for a
prompt callback)

3.Will vitamins ever play a serious

role in cancer treatment?
Once perceived as being at the looney
fringe of cancer research, vitamin C is
increasingly acknowledged as an important
topic for scientific study. Professor
Margreet Vissers is currently researching
the role of vitamin C in slowing the growth
and spread of bowel and breast cancers,
and was the 2015 recipient of the New
Zealand Society for Oncology Translational
Research Award in December.
Vitamin D research is lagging behind
vitamin C, but as a micronutrient in
which many Kiwis are deficientmore
than a quarter of us have less than the
recommended level of vitamin D in
our bloodand the subject of cancer
prevention studies overseas, we can expect
to see increased interest vitamin D in the
future.

Contact: Professor
Margreet Vissers,
U n i v e r s i t y
of
Otago
Christchurch,
0272 282 164
4.How can
we
find
out
sooner
w h e t h e r
c a n c e r
treatment
is
working?
Too many patients
undergo unpleasant, toxic
treatment for their cancer,
only to find out months later that it didnt
work and the cancer has spread or become
much harder to treat. New research aims
to find ways of identifying faster whether
or not a treatment is working via a liquid
biopsy, measuring circulating tumour
DNA (ctDNA) in the patients blood. Rapid
identification of relapse could enable a new
drug or a different dose to be tried while
the cancer spread is still limited, and could
also mean patients can stop ineffective
treatments.
Contact: Professor Parry Guilford,
University of Otago, 027 2215633
Contact: Assoc Professor Cris Print,
University of Aucklandc.print@
auckland.ac.nz(email is the best for a
prompt callback)

Cancer that has metastasisedspread

beyond the initial site to another part of the
body (for example, a breast cancer that has
spread to bones or lung)is considered
incurable, though for some patients it may
be managed for a number of years.
However, some scientists and doctors
are suggesting that a cure for some
metastatic cancers may be possible in the
not-too-distant future. In breast cancer,
there have been studies of
stereotactic radiosurgery
(high-energy
x-rays)
used with curative
intent to treat
patients with a
very
limited
number
of
metastases.
D r u g
treatment
remains
the
most common
therapy
for
most metastatic
cancers.
Any
drug-based cure is
unlikely to apply to
all patients, but there
may be multiple cures for
various small subsets of patients.
Discovering who those patients are will
become easier as tissue banks expand
in New Zealand and are integrated with
patient registers such as the Breast Cancer
Patient Registers funded by the NZBCF.
These advances, along with progress in
genomic testing, will enable researchers
to understand the nature of cancer right
down to the individual level.
A cure for metastatic cancer will most
likely be found in advances that allow
patients to live very long and normal lives,
even though there may still be disease
present in their bodies, similar to the
advances in treatments that have made
AIDS no longer a death sentence.
Contact: Assoc Professor Cris Print,
University of Aucklandc.print@
auckland.ac.nz(email is the best for a
prompt callback)

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Public health in overdrive managing measles outbreak

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uckland Regional Public Health

Service (ARPHS) are working
hard to contain a measles outbreak
with 48 people currently in quarantine,
four confirmed cases of the disease and
more cases being investigated following a
public health alert last week when a person
ignored quarantine instructions.
Some staff are working extra shifts
and the phone is constantly ringing. The
laboratories have an unusually heavy
workload as they visit peoples homes to
obtain blood samples and process blood
tests so we can quarantine people who are
not immune. Our number one priority is
public safety and that means stopping the
disease spreading as quickly as possible,
says Medical Officer of Health Dr Richard
Hoskins.
There can be a delay of up to 14 days
until the first symptoms appear, so well
know by the end of this week if anyone from
Skycity Casino or Sugar Tree apartments
has been infected says Dr Hoskins.

locate your vaccination history or if you

are unsure of your immunity you can get
a blood test and discuss with your doctor
whether you are immune to the disease.
Some people will have their Well Child or
Plunket baby book which contains vaccine
records.
Does vaccination
immune?

am

The disease is so infectious that you

need two doses of the vaccine for the best
chance of immunity. If you have only had
one dose then your second dose is free
using the MMR vaccine. If your vaccination
history is unclear we recommend you either
get a blood test to check your immunity or
have two doses of the MMR vaccine with a
month in-between.
If I contract measles how can it be
treated?

Measles at a glance: Q & A with

Dr Richard Hoskins

immune. This is why the Medical Officer of

Health instructs people who are at risk to
go into quarantine.

Is it easy to catch measles?

How serious is measles?

Yes measles is one of the most contagious

diseases in the world. The virus from an
infected person can stay in the air for more
than an hour after they have left the room.
This means if you dont have immunity you
can contract the disease by simply walking
past someone with measles. In a recent
case one child infected 25 others at school
within 48 hours.

For many it is a moderate illness but for

some it can be very serious. In New Zealand
20% of cases require hospitalisation.
There are a number of complications
such as acute encephalitis which is a rare
condition occurring in 1 out of 1000 cases
and can lead to death or permanent brain
damage.

Is it possible to have measles without

realising?

Are enough people

against measles?

Yes. If you have measles there could

be a delay of up to 14 days until the first
symptoms appear. People can be infectious
with no symptoms while spreading the
disease to other people who are not

mean

vaccinated

No. According to research there are a

number of people who are unvaccinated
especially in the 10-30 age groups. If you
are not immunised you have the potential
to catch and transmit the disease which

LUMINARIES GRACING THE SUMMIT

Guruji Dr.Chandra Bhanu Satpathy, a renowned scholar, philanthropist and
spiritual thinker who has been spreading the glory and teachings of Shirdi Sai
Baba across the globe since 1989 and the first Indian to be given the special
honour in the history of US house of representatives to act as the Guest Chaplain
in June 2015 will deliver the keynote address in both inaugural and valedictory
sessions.

Prominent International Personalities at the summit

Mr Sadashiv Lokhande, Member of Parliament, Shirdi, Maharashtra, India
Dr.Bawa Jain, Secretary General - World Council of Religious Leaders, USA

means you are risking your health and those

around you. Everyone needs to check their
vaccination records but this is particularly
important for those aged 10-30.
Why are there people in the 10-30
age groups who are not immune to
measles?
The reasons are complex, some in
this cohort may have had a single MMR
(measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccination
at 12 months which we now know to be
insufficient protection. For others they
have simply not been vaccinated. New
Zealands immunisation programme has
improved over time.
How do I know if I am immune to
measles?
First ring your doctor to check your
vaccination records. If you are unable to

There is no treatment to cure measles or

stop the illness once you have contracted the
disease. The only way to protect yourself is
to become vaccinated so you dont catch it
in the first instance. A high dose of vitamin
A can reduce some complications and is
recommended for hospitalised children in
New Zealand.
What are the symptoms of measles?
The first symptoms are a fever, and one
or more of a runny nose, cough and sore
red eyes. After a few days a red blotchy
rash starts on the face and spreads to the
rest of the body.
Where can I get information more on
measles?
Phone Healthline for advice on 0800611-116 or ARPHS on 09-623-4600 or
visit the Auckland Regional Public Health
Service website for a fact sheet on measles:
http://tinyurl.com/arphsmeaslesfactsheet.

Jai Shri Sai

Shirdi Sai Devotees Summit

Auckland, New Zealand
27-28 February 2016

INVITATION

Prominent Personalities from New Zealand

Mr Phil Goff, Member of Parliament, Mt Roskill
Mr.Kanwaljit Bakshi, Member of Parliament
Dr.Parmjit Parmar, Member of Parliament
Mr.Mahesh Bindra, Member of Parliament
Mr Brad Clark, CEO, Starship Foundation
Besides the above, Some more towering personalities are expected to attend
the summit.
The ensuing devotees summit will be attended by large number of highly
dedicated devotees from different parts of the globe such as India, USA,
Canada, UK, Germany, Australia and Malaysia. This being the rare opportunity to
interact and listen to widely experienced people drawn from different corners of
the globe, Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan of New Zealand Inc is extending a cordial
invitation to the devotees and others interested in rendering community service to
attend the summit.

The Venue of the summit

Shri Shirdi Sai Centre, 12-18, Princes Street, Onehunga, Auckland - 1061
Organising Committee
Shirdi Sai Devotees Summit - Auckland 2016
For more details on the summit, please contact:

Bhaskar Reddy Duvvuru

President - Shri Shirdi Saibaba Sansthan of NZ INC +64 212923807
Amar Alluri
Secretary - Shri Shirdi Saibaba Sansthan of NZ INC +64 272305360

Special Note: Lunch, Dinner, Morning and Evening snacks are served on
both the days of the summit.
www.shirdisaibaba.org.nz

Shri Shirdi Saibaba Sansthan

of New Zealand Inc.

12-18, Princes Street, Onehunga, Auckland-1061, New Zealand

in association with

Shirdi Sai Global Foundation

C-209, 1st Floor, Sushant Lok, Phase-1, Gurgaon-122001,Haryana, India

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FEATURES

26 February 2016 | www.iwk.co.nz

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Work The Look

Archita Wad

Is getting ready for work every morning proving to be a challenge for you?
Dont stress and have these key essentials in your wardrobe to give you the
motivation to kick start the day.

Shirt/Blouse:
A crisp white shirt is a must have for
your workwear wardrobe. Team this with
pencil skirt, trouser, culottes, or a-line
skirt, it completes the look. You can use
a pop of colour by wearing a bright scarf
or colourful jewellery. Also a key item is
a coloured top, could be ruffle sleeved or
three quarters. The colour element will
work just fine with your black trouser and
black jacket. Alternatively you can team
this coloured blouse with your printed
pants. or a suit dress. I am a big fan of the
crop jacket, especially in a neutral colour to
go with your dresses or pencil skirts.

Skinny Belt:
An absolute essential item. I have
wide range of colours, I team them
with my pencil skirt, dresses and even
trousers. A patent black skinny belt
will work fine just about everything.
You can jazz it up a bit by using your
rose gold or silver.or a suit dress.
I am a big fan of the crop jacket,
especially in a neutral colour to go
with your dresses or pencil skirts.

Pencil skirt:
The pencil skirt is an essential key item in
every womens wardrobe. Team this up with your
crisp white shirt or a draped blouse, you
can be assured to look your best.

Work Dress:
This could be a fitted
body con dress or a-line,
fit and flare, ensure you
get the length right.
The dress is a fantastic
alternative to your skirt
and pants. I sometimes
like to have yoke dresses

with printed skirt

bottoms, this gives an
illusion of a skirt and
top.

Jacket:
I like to have a back up jacket at my office, because
you never know when you have to go into the
meeting and you certainly want to impress.
Jackets can come in various lengths. The classic
jacket with the long sleeve can be teamed with
your suit pants or a suit dress. I am a big fan of
the crop jacket, especially in a neutral colour to go
with your dresses or pencil skirts.

Archita Wad is a fashion

designer. A graduate from
Mumbai University, she is
currently in Auckland in the
fashion industry.

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The rise of the $hopping nation

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Anuja Nadkarni

Consumerism has grown handin-hand

with
western
world
economies over several decades. The
proliferation of online technologies
has accelerated overconsumption,
bringing along a host of issues.
ANUJA NADKARNI discovers how we
have fallen prey to the phenomenon
of spending excessively, faster than
we can earn.

ts 2am. Youve been browsing online

stores, switching between multiple
tabs and windows on your browser.
Your heavy eyelids are fighting to stay open.
And youre making a decision you will
probably not remember come Friday, when
the courier guy stops by. Er, whats that
parcel? Weve all been there. Nearly two
million of us Kiwis and over one billion of
us worldwide shop online.
With the explosion of the Internet and
the convenience of online shopping we can
shop for the worlds most desired objects
from anywhere anytime, on sheer impulse.
Easy credit and even easier online payment
systems have conspired to turn shopping
into an expensive habit for many, often
leading to unpleasant consequences.
Debbie Roes, former self-confessed
shopaholic, has penned her experiences
as an online shopping addict in her book
Unshopping. Growing up in the United
States, the mecca of consumerism, Roes,
spent all her income from her part-time
job on online shopping. Browsing for
hours on end on her trusty laptop, she
spent extensive sums of money, at times
as much as $500 in one go, on things she
had no need for. Maxing out her credit card
became normal. As she grew older the
numbers ballooned but it was always the
same theme: spending beyond my means,
not having discipline, instant gratification,
she recalls.
While the convenience of online shopping is what has propelled its popularity, it is the mentality of keeping up with
the Jones that is fuelling the urge to shop
compulsively, leading to overconsumption,
even conspicuous consumption of all things
material.
Online shopping-driven overconsumption is a growing phenomenon in New
Zealand, too. Almost half of the country is
shopping online and the disposable income
per capita is at the highest it has been in 20
years and is continuing to rise. According to
consumer data researchers Nielsen, Kiwis

spent $4.15 billion just online in 2014: a six

per cent rise from 2013.
While not all of us develop compulsive
shopping addictions, consumer behaviour
expert at the University of Auckland Dr
Debbie Conroy says the rate of overconsumption, the act of consuming excessively,
is at the worst it has ever been.
Weve never really lived in such a time
of abundance so many things are available to us and with just a click or tap on your
phone. She says overconsumption is even
more worrying for the younger generations,
to whom the concept of the traditional brick
and mortar retail might well become alien.
Starting young
Research by Nielsen shows Millennials,
the teenagers and young adults who have
grown up with the Internet, are some of the
biggest consumers of materialistic objects.
Even Roes traces her overspending habits
to her teenage days. She managed to control
her habits when her father bailed her out
of debt but this was short-lived, because
online shopping re-ignited her compulsive
urge to shop.
Once the Internet got involved the avenues became endless. You didnt know
you wanted it or needed it until you saw it.
Temptation is everywhere.
Retail assistant and self-confessed borderline shopaholic Nischita Sathyan, says
she was on the less damaging end of the
scale but also faced consequences from her
shopping addiction, which started in her
late teens when she got her first job.
It was what I did when I was bored or
tiredEven if I didnt spend a lot each time,
Id make sure to buy at least one thing.
A 2014 study by leading accounting and
corporate consulting firm Deloitte brought
to light the fact that 75 per cent of online
purchases are influenced by at least one

form of social media recommendation.

Feeding this trend are social media sites
including Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest,
that now feature buy buttons allowing
users to make instant purchases through
their mobile devices.
Roes says the social media community
must take responsibility for driving
temptation. She says YouTube video
bloggers haul items they are sent from
advertising and public relations agencies
to promote items. It encourages people
to spend when they shouldnt and people
might not be able to afford it but they go out
and put it on credit card.
Buying
into
fantasy
Overconsumption has a lot to do with how
we represent ourselves, says senior lecturer
of marketing at Auckland University
of Technology, Dr Sommer Kapitan.
According to Kapitan, humans often
overspend to express themselves or build
their identity using the fantasy the clothing
company or the brand sells. Kapitan says
building a perfect image for society to see
is a deep-seated aspect of our evolution,
but how we go about this has changed with
time. Churches, families, villages were once
the features that built identities but now
globalisation and the Internet has made it
harder for us to instantly communicate who
we are.
Kapitan says often the leading reasons
behind people capitulating to problematic
shopping behaviour are because peoples
low self-esteem makes them strive for a
different reality. A lot of people shop for
the life they dont have its a fantasy.
Overconsumption often morphs into
conspicuous consumption. This is the
notion of outrageous consumption of lavish
and exclusive items or lifestyles with the
aim to enhance ones identity publicly.

Five ways to get back your bridal glow

ong hours of festivities, erratic

schedules, food binges and loads of
heavy make-upall this can take a
toll on the brides skin. From sticking to the
right food, regular skincare and work-out,
you can regain the bridal glow in no time,
says an expert.
Sangeeta Velaskar, vice president and
head, medical services and R&D, Kaya
Limited, India, shares some tips on how to
regain the nuptial glow:
Detox for the body - What you eat
reflects on your skin. Rich and heavy food
indulgences make the digestive system
sluggish and results in dull, spotty and dry
skin. Opt for fruits, nuts, sprouts, legumes,
broccoli, beetroot and so on. Drink lots
of water to keep the body hydrated or eat

fruits and vegetables that have high water

content such as watermelons, cucumbers,
strawberries and peaches. Incorporate a
vegetable juice in your daily diet to increase
fibre intake and recapture the bridal glow.
Look after your skin - Bring on lots of

TLC - tender, loving, skincare by continuing

to follow the golden rule of maintaining the
CTM (Cleansing, Toning, Moisturising)
ritual. Introduce a night cream with vitamin
C to your daily regime as it helps renew face
cells, restores skin elasticity and boosts
collagen in your skin. And lastly, limit the
use of makeup products by opting for a
minimalistic look.
Luscious tresses - Indulge in a
rejuvenating hair spa to de-stress, recover
lost moisture and enhance the texture
of your hair. Use a gentle shampoo to
cleanse your scalp, followed by a protective
conditioner that restores your hair to its
healthy state. Also, ensure that you limit the
use of heated appliances such as blow dryer,
curling iron or flat iron.

As Dr Conroy explains, this behaviour of

larger-than-life associations with luxurious
lifestyles has existed for centuries.
People have always over-consumed to
express status, but what has shifted is that
our ability to over-consume has permeated
society now all of us have the potential to
over-consume but this isnt differentiating
us anymore, instead homogenising us.
Shopping used to be purposeful, now
its part of our entertainment, she adds.
Buying more than we need is easier than
ever but all this comes at a cost.
Roes has a grim vision of the future. She
thinks the rise of overconsumption will
leave a world deprived of things we once
had an abundance of.
The avenues to buy are becoming
limitless you cant escape it. The mall is
wherever you are.
Dealing with the demon
Developing a more practical and
enlightened perspective of self-worth and
exercising self-control over shopping habits
consciously seem to be the most popular
remedial measures to curb overconsumption
and conspicuous consumption. Sathyan
nipped her compulsion in the bud before
it got worse when she began to realise how
much money she had lost and that the
shopping addiction had started eating away
at her personal relationships. It makes you
very one dimensional and limits you from
interacting with people.
Both Roes and Sathyan say becoming
accountable for their actions helped in their
recovery. This is their advice to people in
similar situations. Roes decided to make
a life change using the same platform that
tempted her to overspend: she started a
blog (recoveringshopaholic.com) where she
vowed to set some rules and be accountable
to the world. Roes also went on to write
two books to help others curb compulsive
shopping habits.
Dr Conroy believes the only way to
change our consumption patterns is to
teach the next generation.
Kapitan goes one further, turning to
oriental philosophy.
Our desire for things destroys us. But
trying to curb temptation can be emotionally
taxing. Maybe Zen Buddhism is the way to
go? Living without things.
Whatever the answer, addressing the
issue of overconsumption and perhaps
rewarding yourself through different means
could help us from saving a little more. After
all, every penny saved is a penny earned.

Quick fix facial - Treat yourself to a

facial that is designed to provide strong
detoxification. Some of the ingredients to
look out for are - exotic marine extracts
for a healthy skin; tea tree oil for its
antibacterial, antiseptic and balsamic
properties; antioxidants that reverse the
effects of ageing and mulberry extracts
that are a rich source of proteins and a
powerhouse of nutrients.
Work it out - Move, run, dance, hit the
gym or practice yoga and get an adrenaline
rush. Regular exercise helps in increasing
the supply of blood, which in turn nourishes
the skin cells and keeps them vital. Also,
it helps to flush cellular debris therefore,
cleaning the system from the inside.

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In digital age, cinema

doesnt shock
anymore: Mahesh

26 February 2016 | www.iwk.co.nz

much praise she gets for her performance

and whatever anyone says, she still has to
improve more and more, Anil Kapoor said
at the red carpet of Zee Cine Awards.
An actor is always a student. Acting is a
vast learning like an ocean. You can never
absorb it completely. An actor always needs
to keep learning, and make an effort to
do better every time, the Welcome Back
actor added.
On Sonams latest flick Neerja, dad
Kapoor said: ... there is a kind of emotional
reaction in the entire family. We feel that
this film somewhere is blessed by Neerja
herself. Whatever good is happening with
the film is all because of her.

Sonam still needs to

improve a lot: Anil

ollywood actor Anil Kapoor thinks

his daughter Sonam Kapoor still
needs to improve a lot.
One might be best actor or actress in the
world but he/she has to keep on learning,
same goes for Sonam. No matter how

Ranveer can do a
good job: Shatrughan
on his biopic

Sonakshi Sinha
to be face of tiger
protection campaign

ilmmaker Mahesh Bhatt says that

with the advent of digital technology,
nothing
in
cinema
shocks
audiences anymore.
After entering the digital age, all the
content that the world produces is at your
fingertips. There is nothing happening
through the medium of cinema which is
so shocking or which leaves you stunned,
Bhatt said when asked if cinema negatively
influences the audience.
He spoke to the media on the side-lines
of the Global Symposium on Gender in
Media discussion in Mumbai, where he was
a panellist.
While Bhatt has made different kinds
of films over the yearsdirecting strong
women-oriented characters in films such
as Arth, Zakhm, Daddy, Tamanna among
others while also producing film franchises
such as Jism, Murder and Raaz which
had a fair share of skin show and sexually
explicit content.
Regarding the portrayal of women
in films in general, he said: There are
different views on this, some people believe
that wearing certain kind of clothes is
disrespectful to them, but if women want
to wear certain outfits with their own wish,
then they have complete freedom for it.
We should neither push anyone to
wear a swimsuit or push someone to wear
a ghunghat. Thatd depend on the persons
thinking, he added.
However, he also agreed that some of the
controversies are indeed true.
There are numerous controversies that
we have been hearing since a long time
that cinema hasnt treated women in that
manner and that they have been objectified.
This is true to a certain extent. But it is
also true that whenever such things have
happened, Arth, Zakhm and Daddy kind of
films have also been made, he said.
Bhatt, through the banner Vishesh
Films, is set to come out with another film
with sensual content called Love Games this
year. Vikram Bhatt has directed the film.

Blacklife. Unfortunately,
Orange
a happier, healthier
personality in showbiz? Amitabh Bachchan Red
is by far the most stylish star. Karan Johar you cant force anybody but you can tell
and Imran Khan... I appreciate their sense people not to smoke around them. Maybe
of style. As far as actresses are concerned, if the government, restaurant owners say
Deepika Padukone is very stylish, Kangana that they dont want smoke inside their
Ranaut is also very stylish, said the buildings, then that would be the first step,
she added.
Bajirao Mastani star.
The informative advertisement titled, 11
minutes has been directed by Hawaizaada
director Vibhu Puri, also stars actor
Alok Nath.
The concept revolves around Deepaks
ctor-politician
Shatrughan character who is on his deathbed and
Sinha, who recently launched his his near and dear ones trying to identify
biography, says if a film on his and fulfill his last wish - of meeting up
life is made, he would like Bajirao Mastani with Sunnys character, which creates a
actor Ranveer Singh to star in it.
humorous climax.
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan launched
The 11 Minutes refers to the amount of
his biography Anything But Khamosh: life which apparently gets cut down with
The Shatrughan Sinha Biography on each cigarette.
February 19.
I feel it would be a good story and it
will be great as its a very inspirational
story. There is romance, entertainment and
everything in it. If a Hindi film is made on
ollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha
my biography, then Ranveer Singh can do
will be the face of a TV campaign
a good job or my sons Luv and Kush who
to protect and conserve the tiger
resemble me. I myself would like to do
population in India.
something, Shatrughan told media.
Wildlife channel Animal Planet has
announced its fifth annual campaign, where
Sonakshi will be the face of the channels
2016 Where Tigers Rule campaign.
Danger Se Darr Nahi Lagta Endangered
Se Lagta Hai Sonakshi said in a statement,
expressing her long held emotion on the
tiger crisis in India.
The campaign will have the Dabangg
actress inviting viewers to watch the month
long programming on tigers and will relate
her affection and dependence on her mother
to a cubs love for their mother.
I believe that humans have to respect
other species and their habitats and adapt
to co-exist. My parents took me to a national
park to see a tiger and I would certainly love
to take my children one day and show them
The 338-page book has been written this magnificent creature, Sonakshi said.
by renowned columnist, critic and author
Bharathi S Pradhan. Seven years of
research, 37 interviews and over 200 hours
of taped conversations with photographs
from the Sinha familys private archives
have gone into the writing and making of
the biography.
He said, Its a very gripping book. Once
you start reading, you dont feel like leaving
it in between. Most of my friends who have
started reading this, told me that they cant
stop by reading just two or three pages.

Neerja is based on the life of air

hostess Neerja Bhanot who was shot
dead by terrorists.
The movie revolves around the actual
hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi,
Pakistan on September 5, 1986.

People should express

themselves without
filter: Ranveer

ctor Ranveer Singh believes that

style is an expression and that
people should express themselves
without any filter.
Style is an expression. It is how you
express yourself, about your feeling. So,
I think people should express themselves
without any filter. I try my best to do that...
I wear outfits according to my mood,
Ranveer said.
I didnt know that people give so much
attention to my clothes. I wear them for
my own liking. I wear different stuff. I am
not afraid to experiment or wear different
clothes. I allow that mood to be expressed
without any filter, he added.
Who does he consider the most stylish

Dont pick up
cigarette: Sunny
Leone to youngsters

ctress Sunny Leones message to

youngsters who have not smoked
till now and are thinking about it
is to avoid picking up the cigarette.
For the youngsters out there, if you
havent started smoking yet or thinking
about it, dont pick up that first cigarette.
Its not worth it in the long run, and its
not cool. If you want to try, just think twice
before trying it, said Sunny at the launch
of a special anti-smoking advertisement
featuring her and Tanu Weds Manu actor
Deepak Dobriyal.
Smoking is bad for health. This is
something very close to my heart, my father
passed away from cancer, from smoking
cigarettes, she said.
I want people to stop smoking, and live

Starting March 1, the channel will offer

viewers an unprecedented access into the
lives, habitats and behaviour of various
tiger species.
The show will bring to fore stories of
tigers, their co-existence with humans,
the threatening environment and the
conservation efforts of leading experts from
India and around the world.
The campaign is filmed at Indias
magnificent forests, grasslands and
protection reserves, including Madhya
Pradeshs Kanha and Bandhavgarh National
Parks, Uttarakhands Jim Corbett National
Park, Rajasthans Sariska and Ranthambore
National Parks, West Bengals Sunderbans
and Maharashtras Tadoba.

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Korean beasts unleashed

Red

Black

Orange

Mahesh K

n Monday this week, Mobile

World Congress opened its
doors, in Barcelona, Spain. The
annual show for mobile hardware, software
operators and Internet companies marks
the launch of variousexciting new devices,
technologies and is in general a precursor to the industry trends.
Just before the official launch,
tech giants, Samsung and LG
launched the next iterations
of their flagship phones on the
same day. Like me, all the techwatchers were scrambling to find
out what these phones will offer
this time. Letstake a look at how
these much-awaited phones.

that has a fully aluminum-clad body. The

rear of the phone has changed from last
G phones. Volume buttons have moved to
the sides and a fingerprint scanner features
prominently on the back along with not one
but two cameras. The dual-camera lenses
are amazing to take wide-angle shots with a
field of
vision
of 135

Overall, the phone is brilliant in terms

of looks, internals and innovations like
Friends which are add-on modules
that can be plugged into the phone
through a removable battery slot. The
modules launched are Cam Plus which
adds functionality to take photos really
convenient. Another module Hi-Fi Plus
adds audio functionality for serious
audiophiles. This module is designed in
partnership with Bang & Olufsen.

Samsung Galaxy S7

LG G5

Sumsung has quite a following for its

Galaxy S series which had a new version
launched on February 21. The phone carries
the design language from S6 with aluminum
clad body and a glass back. It also retains
5.1 screen from its predecessor featuring

Ive had LGs G2 and was quite

impressed with it. Since then, although I
didnt have a chance to get my hands on the
latest versions, I have always admired how
LG has pushed the boundaries and made
the G series better with every iteration.
The completely redesigned G5 is another
innovative and bold iteration that has really
got me excited. The phone is expectedly
rich in terms of specs. It offers latest
Snapdragon 820 processor coupled with
4GB of RAM. It is a gorgeous looking phone
with 5.3 screen as compared to 5.5 screen
on G4. Smaller screen with the resolution
of 1440p ensures higher ppi and sharper
display. It is the first phone in G series

degrees
as compared to 75 degrees on standard
phones(human eyes have field of vision of
120 degrees).
On the software front, the phone is
powered by Android Marshmallow but
with some tweaks. Gone is the App drawer
and so the apps stay on the home screen
like the iPhone. While people who move
from iPhone, might find it neat, I didnt
particularly like this change. Another much
celebrated feature is the always on screen
that shows time and notifications. As per
LG, the Always On feature does not really
hit the battery and is really convenient.
The phone offers a slot for SD card and a
removable 2,800 mAh battery.

Google, TechHub join hands to boost

Startup India initiative

Infosys chief
executive Sikka gets
2-year extension

nternet giant Google and global

community for tech entrepreneurs
TechHub on Wednesday announced

Bucharest, Madrid, Warsaw and London

their global partnership that will benefit

TechHubs community first values

will have access to programmes and

assistance from Google.

startups from India for the first time.

The
for

partnership

Entrepreneurs

with
will

bring

and their focus on supporting founders

Google

and startups with education and programs

more

align perfectly with the goals of Google for

opportunities to TechHubs 700-plus tech

Entrepreneurs, added David Grunwald,

startups around the world including India,

Google for Entrepreneurs head of EMEA

said a statement released here.

Partnerships.

Google supports TechHubs work to help

TechHub members hail from over 60

hundreds of tech companies scale up their

countries and every member can access

businesses.

Google in six international cities.

In Bengaluru, we see a huge variety

TechHub

of startups creating innovative products,

and we want to help them succeed both in
India and all around the world. TechHub
and Google for Entrepreneurs is a strong

membership

gives

each

entrepreneur access to every TechHub

beginning, Elizabeth Varley, TechHubs

in the world and all the programmes and

global co-founder and CEO, said in a

opportunities available there.

statement.

partnership that will empower Indian

Now TechHub members in Bengaluru

entrepreneurs to go global from the very

and other TechHub locations in Riga,

1440p resolution. As always, the display

is very bright and gorgeious. The phone is
powered by either a Snapdragon 820 or its
own Exynos 8890 chipset depending upon
region. Backed with 4 GB RAM, the phone
is fast and offers great performance.
New features include IP68 certification,
making the phone dust and water
resistance. S7 also has an Always On
display which means a part of the screen is
always active displaying notifications, time
and other information.
Samsung Pay has been made more
accessible for easy and quick use.
Fingerprint scanner and a heart-rate
monitor are featured like before.
Galaxy S7 comes with Android
Marshmallow baked in TouchWiz UI which
unfortunately still seems bloated.
S6 was always praised for its brilliant
camera. S7s camera promises to be as
amazing with an f / 1.7 aperture capable
of taking in more light and detail. Though
the megapixel count has gone down from
16 MP to 12 MP, Samsung has ensured that
the camera is better than ever even in low
lights and can take 4K video
with fast motion and slow
motion. Another highlight
of the camera is improved
autofocus. Apparently it
takes microseconds to
focus on the subject.
The(still unremovable)
3,000 mAh battery is
bigger than S6 which
had 2,550 mAh.
Overall, the phone
is the sleekest version
yet and has the best
technology possible
on a phone. On
the downside, this
iteration does not
offer too much
innovation except
minor updation on
the S6 features.

TechHubs programme helped startups

face the challenges of building and growing
a global tech company, the statement said.

lobal software major Infosys

Ltd on Wednesday extended the
tenure of its first non-founder
chief executive Vishal Sikka by two years to
2021 as a reward for his initiatives and for
restoring the IT firm's industry leadership.
In a regulatory filing in the stock exchange
Bombay Stock Exchange after trading,
the city-based company said the board reappointed Sikka as managing director and
chief executive from April 1, 2016, to March
31, 2021, on the recommendation of its
nomination and remuneration committee.
"The management, under Sikka's
leadership, has drawn up goals for revenue,
margins and people productivity for fiscal
2020-2021, which are expected to be
achieved in the next five years. The board
believes Sikka's leadership is essential
to achieve the goals," the regulatory
notification asserted.
"The new contract is fully aligned to the
period and goals set (for 2021-22) and the
shareholder value creation," the statement
pointed out.

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Purusha and Prakriti to come

alive in Auckland
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n evening set to transport you

to another world Purusha
and Prakriti is an Odissi Dance
Recital by Sam Goraya that will take place
at 7.30pm on Saturday, March 19 2016
at Raye Freedman Arts Center, on Silver
Road, Newmarket, Auckland.
A definite feast to the senses for
music and dance lovers.

Sam Goraya is an established Australian

based performing artist who works closely
with his partner Zlatko Varenina to help
and support under privileged children
of the world. Zlatko is responsible for all
graphic design, sound, visuals and back
stage activities.
The purpose of this performance is to
raise funds for the under privileged Odissi
dancers in Odisha, India. The net profit
generated through this performance will
be used to purchase food for these Odissi
dancers and to bring out one of these
Odissi dancers to perform in New Zealand
and Australia in 2017. This attempt will not
only help these children but also enrich
our community with the ancient Indian
cultural heritage.
In 2014 the performance Triguna
helped Kiran Bedis organization India
Vision Foundation to support children
whose parents are in prison.
This organization teaches various
skills to these children to make them self
sufficient and make them better citizens of
India. This performance Triguna raised
almost $6000 (AUS) and made a significant
difference and brought a positive shift in
these childrens world.
Sam has extensive experience in

performing this art form and he is not

new to Aucklands audience as he has
already performed here at the same
theater in 2015. Sam uses Odissi as the
medium of expression and its power
to explore thematic concepts of higher
consciousness. What makes Sam different
than other Odissi dancers is his ability to
create vibrations and energy in the theatre
that transforms him and the audience to
experience the spiritual element.
Sam has created this new work Purusha
and Prakriti using the most appropriate
Odissi dances choreographed by various
gurus.
"Purusha and Prakriti" is a very complex
concept but Sam has taken this challenge
to express his understanding using Odissi
as a tool for communication.
Purusha is ones true self, soul and pure
consciousness regarded as eternal and
unaffected by external happening. Prakriti
is Mother nature that is in reference to

Shirdi Sai Devotees Summit Auckland 2016

Date: Saturday and Sunday February 27 -28 ,2016

Time: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Venue: Shri Shirdi Sai Temple, 12 - 18 Princes St,
Onehunga
The second Shirdi Sai Devotees Sumit is being hosted
in Auckland. Guruji Dr Chandrabhanu Satpathyji, Shirdi
Sai Global Foundation, New Delhi is the Chief Guest
and will inaugurate the Summit. About 40 delegates
from 6 countries confirmed participating in the event.
The dignitaries will talk about the contribution of
temples to the community and more. Lunch, dinner,
and morning and evening snack will be served on both
days of the summit.

objects,
matter,
a
l
l
material
that includes the mind and body.
Prakriti is the subconscious and
that Purusha is the consciousness.
According to archaeological
evidence Odissi goes back 2000
years that has its origin in the
state of Odisha. It is one of the
oldest and most sensuous Indian
classical dance styles.
Odissi dance technique is
based on Tandava (vigorous,
masculine)
and
Lasya
(graceful,
feminine)
energies, and has two
main stances: Chauka a
square- like stance that
symbolizes Jagannath and
Tribhang, where the body is
held with three bends position - the
head, torso and knees, representing
the goddess. The fluidity and grace of
the upper torso movement is a unique
characteristic of Odissi that make it

Yoga Classes

Date: Saturday February 27, 2016

Time: 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Venue: Shri Shirdi Sai Temple,
12 - 18 Princes Street Onehunga
Yoga classes at Sai Temple resume from this week. Mr
Jitendra Rao, a Software Engineer is the new teacher.
He has been actively involved with Yoga in India and an
active volunteer with traditionalyogafoundation.org.

New Zealands longest catwalk

(Heart of the City) free event

Date: Saturday March 5, 2016

Time: 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Venue: Queen St, between Shortland and
Wyndham Street, Auckland
Experience fashion on a grand scale in this one of a
kind catwalk show extending more than120mdown
the middle of Queen Street. Be inspired for your new
seasons wardrobe with outfits styled by Kylie Cooke
and featuring items from dozens of central city retailers.
Make sure you get in early to position yourself with a
front row view.
12.00 - 1.00pm - Pre-show entertainment with MC
Shannon Ryan and DJ Connor Nestor
1.00 - 1.30pm - New Zealands Longest Catwalk
fashion show

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graceful and pleasing to ones eyes.

Oriya music is distinctive from both
Hindustani and Carnatic music,
having been influenced by the tantric
Buddhist style of chanting it
developed into what was called
odra sangeet. This music has a
characteristic raga system and
particular Chandas, metrical
schemes.
Hence it is very
interesting
and equally
appealing
to
both
Hindustani and
Carnatic musicians.
This performance has
been only possible due to
my Gurus and teachers
who have helped me at
some stage during my
Odissi journey - Kirpal
Kaur
Goraya,
Padmashree Madhavi
Mudgal,
Bindu
Juneja,
Piyali
De,
Dr
Chandrabhanu,
Monica Singh, Guru
Bichitranand
Swain
and Lingraj Pradhan.
To
witness
a
performance of Odissi
Dance is to enter the
place where heaven and
earth meet, where the
sensual and the spiritual
are one in the depths of the
human heart.

Out and About Park Yoga

Date:Monday 29 February 2016 6:00pm 7:00pm

Venue: Waterlea Park, 28R House Avenue, Auckland
Stretch into the week with our Free Park Yoga session.
bring your mat or borrow one of ours, bring your drink
bottle and friend and enjoy!.

Auckland Arts Festival

Date: Wednesday, March 2 to Sunday, March 20, 2016

Venue: Various Locations within Auckland City
For the first time since the 70s our city is hosting an
annual international arts festival! Bringing theatre, music,
cabaret, dance, circus and visual arts from all over the
world and right here in NZ, next years Auckland Arts
Festival creates 19-days of moments to make life in
Auckland even sweeter for us all.

Pasifika Festival 2016

Date: Saturday and Sunday, March 12-13, 2016.

Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Venue: Western Springs
Pack a picnic rug, slide on your jandals and step into
the relaxed yet vibrant atmosphere that can only be
Pasifika! The 11 authentic Pacific Island villages have
their own performance stage and market setting, each
with a distinctly unique vibe.

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Inviting nominations for

Kiwi Indian Hall of Fame 2016
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I I NDI A

Established 2013

The Indian Weekender calls upon nominations for those who have built a road to glory
for themselves and left a path for the coming generations to tread on. Touching the
lives of thousands and enriching society with their being. Bringing fame and respect
to New Zealand and the Kiwi-Indian community. The Indian Weekender invites
nominations for such personalities from the community for getting
inducted into the Kiwi Indian Hall of Fame 2016.

The guidelines, which need to be adhered to, for

nominations, are as follows:
1.

He/she needs to have an undisputable recognition

in his or her field of work.
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sports, art, culture, or any profession.
5. The definition of Kiwi Indian, for the purposes of
this award, hereby, is defined as follows: any person
of Indian origin, from any part of the world, who
has settled here in New Zealand. To be of Indian
origin, at least one of the parents of the nominee
have to be Indian, by blood. Thereby making the
nominee of Indian lineage.
6. The nominee must have either a Permanent
Residency (PR), or Citizenship of New Zealand to
be eligible for consideration.
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