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INDIA
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HEALTH
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How safe are you?
This week we round up our three-part series on safety. Indian Weekender thanks its readers and the Police for
their participation in bringing up the key points that contribute to our safety.
Maya Shivam
recent survey states that

Kiwis say New Zealand
is
becoming
more
dangerous, with over a third of us
having been burgled, and many
battling long-term psychological
damage following a break-in.
The Vivint survey found that
two-third (68%) of the people
believe living in New Zealand
is less safe and burglaries have
a long-term negative impact on
the victims. Of the one-third
respondents who said they had
been burgled, more than a fifth
(21%) said it took them some
time to feel safe again following
the crime, while more than
220,000 New Zealanders (5%)
said they have never been able to
feel secure in their house again.
For some Kiwis, a burglary
continues to affect them years
down the track and even after
moving, with over one-third
(38%) of that group admitting
they have never felt safe in
any other house following
the incident.
However,
despite
New
Zealanders growing concerns
over safety, a majority of us
are lax when it comes to home
security. Around six out of the
10 respondents said they do not
have a home security system,
and a further sixth (17%) have a
home security system but do not
always turn it on when they leave
the house.
Many of those surveyed said
they only take basic security
measures at night, with twothirds (63%) saying they usually

only lock doors and windows
after dark while they are at home.
More than 300,000 Kiwis also
admit they usually dont lock up
at all, day or night.
A
more
safety-conscious
29% say they always lock doors
and windows when they are at
home, regardless of the time of
day, which is something former
police officer and Vivint general
manager Marsden Hulme says
is becoming more common

following reports of daytime
opportunist break-ins.
During my experience in the
police force, we often came across
situations where thieves had
capitalised on an open front door,
bedroom window or garage door.
This is particularly common if
high-value items are in a position
where they are easy to spot,
such as laptops, smartphones,
cameras, tools and jewellery
left in plain sight and close to
unsecured doors and windows.
(Source: Vivint by Impact PR)
This has been the consistent
message that our safety, at the end
of the day, is our responsibility.
In running this series, we
received tremendous feedback
from
the
community
and
numerous questions that we took
back to the Police. Here is what
Jessica Phuang, Asian Liason
Officer and Senior Sergeant
Marty Brown had to say to your
top questions when speaking to
Rizwan Mohammed and Kumar
Suresh of the Indian Weekender.
IWK: One of the biggest
complaints from the people is

that when the emergency number
is called, the operators ask too
many and at times unwanted
questions that make the victim or
the caller impatient.
Jessica: I think people have
to understand the way 111 works.
When people call 111, the line
is transferred to the telecom
department where the operator
asks the caller what emergency
service they are seeking
ambulance, fire, police, etc. The
caller is connected to the Police
department only when asked for
Police service.
I would like to advise people
that if English is not your first
language, you could ask for help
in Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi,
etc. We offer services in 44
different languages.
While a person is talking to
an operator, the operator types
every word spoken by the caller,
which is displayed on the screen
of a dispatcher who on priority
basis calls the police on ground.
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over the phone and taking down
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the description or asking about

the specifics, the information is
being processed and the Police
are already in action.
The additional information is

for the Police on ground to help
the caller and in some cases,
identify the criminal. The safety
of the caller is also a priority for
the operator. They usually make
sure that the caller is safe until
the Police arrives. This is another
reason why operators ask so
many questions.
Some complain that Police is
always late but the fact is, if the
Police car is around the vicinity,
they will arrive as early as
possible to the crime scene, but
if there is another situation that
requires immediate attention and
is of higher priority, the Police
will always attend to that crime
scene first. For example, if there
is a car broken into and on the
way to the crime scene, the officer
finds out from the operator about
a domestic violence case, he
will attend to the more pressing
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IWK: We have come across
cases where shops have been
broken into, but the owners
have not reported the crime,
as they feel this would make
them vulnerable to burglary
again. What do you have to say
to them?
Jessica: If the incident goes
unreported, the signal that is
being sent to the criminal is that
he can do it again and get away
with it. If the incident is reported
to police and the next day, the
offender sees the Police vehicle in
the vicinity, it makes a statement
that you are not taking the theft
lightly. Automatically you are no
more the target.
IWK: We have also heard that
once the theft has taken place and
the insurance money is claimed,
the place becomes the potential
target for theft again as the things
are being replaced.
Jessica: When a person
reports to the Police, the report
goes into our system. We have
something called victim focus. In
this system, a victim or an area
gets different levels of attention
depending on the number of
crimes that has taken place in
that area or with the individual.
So if a house or an area has been
burgled on multiple occasions,
Police will give multiple visits
every now and then to make sure
things are under control. The
Police area manager may also
increase patrolling in the area.
So it is always better to report
burglaries or the Police will not
be able to give proper resources

required to stop the crime in
areas where crimes are taking
place repeatedly.
Also when valuables are being
replaced, I would advise not to
put package boxes outside the
house. It is like advertising that I
have recently bought new items.
Marty Brown: When you
buy new things, keep a record
of the serial numbers, model
numbers, etc. You could also
take photographs and keep it as
a backup. This helps Police track
your belongings when it is lost.
IWK: How can one get the
update on the complaint filed?
Marty Brown: The first
step would be to call the local
Police station and ask for the file
management center. They would
be able to check electronically
where the file is and what stage
it is in. They will also be able to
advise you about the investigating
officer handling the case and

how to get in touch with the
concerned person.
Jessica: Each district has a
file management department,
which has all the information
about all the reporting that has
When you buy new

things, keep a record
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of the serial numbers,
model numbers, etc.
You could also take
photographs and keep
it as a backup.
This helps Police track
your belongings when
it is lost.
taken place. At times, it becomes
challenging for people in the
file management department to
come on the phone to answer all
the calls. That is why we advise
the community to approach their
liaison officers. They will be in a
better position to help with their
cases and also help them find the
right people to talk to.
IWK: There are times when
the cases are closed or the
offender is not caught and the
victim is not satisfied with the
investigation. What can a person
do in such a scenario?
Marty Brown: There could
be a number of possible reasons
why a person could not be caught.
Maybe the person left the country,
has gone underground and we are
not able to find them. There are
a number of occasions when the
offences are minor and if we are
unable to solve the case in say, six
months, we close the file.
We have a list of guidelines that
we follow and we discuss these
things with the person who has filed
the complaint. But having said that,
if someone has committed a serious
offence and has gone out of the
country or has gone underground

and we cant find them, it doesnt
mean that Black
we wont deal with
them
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when we find them even if it means
many years after the crime.
If someone is not satisfied with
the investigation, they should
talk to the investigating officer
and give them an opportunity
to explain. Many times there
are a lot of things complainers
may not be aware of. If they are
not happy with the explanation,
they can contact the supervisor.
The issue can also be taken to
Independent
Police
Conduct
Authority by writing to them at PO
box 5025 Wellington or visiting
their website.
IWK: People have complained
that Police takes burglary lightly
after finding out that the property
was insured. And in many cases,
only 40% or less of the insured
amount claimed is given to
the victim. What is the police
viewpoint on this issue?
Marty Brown: The fact
that someone is insured or not
has nothing to do with how we
go about our investigation. It
has no bearing or impact on the
investigation.
Jessica:
I always advise
people to get themselves and their
property insured. When Police
ask the victim if the stolen items
were insured, it is to make sure
that they are able to carry on with
their lives normally. The Police
have no say in how the insurance
company pays the victims.
IWK: We have heard that
teenagers in a group, under the
influence of alcohol, intimidate
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people in public. What is the Polices stand
on alcohol-related crime?
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people Orange
to call
the Police immediately when they see
drunken teenagers outside shops selling
alcohol. Not only does it help us identify
and fix problems, it also helps us to review
licenses of the stores selling alcohol to
underage people.
Marty Brown: We understand that
alcohol is one of the drivers of crime. We
urge people to drink sensibly and not to
be victims when drinking. We usually
advise that one person should be sober
when others are drinking in a group. The
co-relation between alcohol and crime is
well established through research both
nationally and internationally. That is why
Auckland District Police

is proud of the fact that we
have reduced the amount
of crime in the city over
the years. We have done it
through the strategy called
prevention first.
we are also reviewing Auckland Councils
decisions towards local alcohol policy.
But again, it comes down to common
sense. Alcohol is an aggravator and more
drinking means more chances of being a
victim or even being offenders.
IWK: How do you think the public and
Police can work together to make our city
a better place?
Marty Brown: Auckland District
Police is proud of the fact that we have
reduced the amount of crime in the city
over the years. We have done it through
the strategy called Prevention First. The
basis of the strategy is to enable people to
look after themselves and their property.
It is basically avoiding putting oneself in a

situation where they lose stuff in the first
place. We do everything to investigate once
the offence has occurred, but we would
rather make sure it doesnt occur at all. That
means taking basic precautions such as
not leaving your valuables unattended, not
putting yourself in a situation where you
might get hurt, avoid walking in dark, unlit
places during the night and avoiding places
where you might get victimised. That is
what we would advise the community and
we would do as much as we can to protect
them. But it is also peoples responsibility
to take care of themselves.
Jessica: It is also about common
sense. For example, in India, would you
leave your bag unattended? A lot of people
think that New Zealand is safe and they
are not wrong. We are safer than many
countries but at the same time it doesnt
mean that we should be careless. It is our
responsibility to keep ourselves safe. We
just need to be extra careful.
We would like to encourage our readers
to keep writing to us as we will henceforth
run a regular column on various aspects of
our safety in the community. Please send
your queries and questions to editor@
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More than
350 students learn
about Sikhism
ore than 350 students

of
Greenmeadows
Intermediate school
visited Gurdwara Nanaksar
on Friday, 24th July 2015 to
learn about Sikhs and Sikhism.
The Year 7 and 8 students of
various ethnicities were shown
a powerpoint presentation on
Sikhism followed by a Q&A
session wherein they got answers
for their queries about Sikhism
and the Gurdwara.
The day started with the
first group reaching Gurdwara
Nanaksar at 9.30 am and very
patiently waited for their turn
to cover their heads. Then they
walked in line to the Darbar
Hall where they sat quietly
and listened very attentively to
the presentation.
The
children
were
accompanied by their teachers
and some parents who also were
visiting a Gurdwara for the first
time. The second group came
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Kiwi-Indian food scientist gets

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Join us at the ANZ

Migrant Expo
ndian Weekender is proud
to partner with ANZ for the
upcoming Migrant Expo.
Whether you are a migrant
looking for help to settle in New
Zealand, want to connect with
migrant communities or simply
looking for a fun, free family
event, come along to the ANZ
Migrant Expo.
At the Expo you can get helpful
information and support from
government agencies, consulates,
ethnic community groups, law
firms, construction, media and a
range of other businesses where
you can experience their products
and services.
We will also be running a
number of helpful seminars, and
fun activities for the whole family.
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in at 12.30 and spent about two

hours at the Gurdwara.
The children, parents and the
staff were highly appreciative of
the chance to visit the Gurdwara
and thanked the volunteers
for spending time guiding
them and taking care of them
during the visit. This visit from
Greenmeadows
Intermediate
school is a bi-annual visit and is
promoted by Gurdwara Nanaksar
to make the wider community
aware of the teachings of Guru
Nanak and also the concept
of Sewa.
noted
Indian-origin
food scientist based in
New Zealand has been
honoured for his contribution in
improving the quality, safety and
processing efficiency of dairy food.
Harjinder Singh, who was
recently named head of Massey
Universitys Institute of Food
Science and Technology, was
conferred the International Dairy
Foods Association Award in dairy
food processing by the American
Dairy Science Association (ADSA),
technology news website voxy.
co.nz reported.
Singh is the first recipient
from outside North America
of the prestigious award, given
at a ceremony organised in
Orlando, Florida.
This recognition reflects our
innovative and sustained dairy
foods research activities at Massey
Harjinder Singh, the head of Massey Universitys

Institute of Food Science and Technology
(Photo: www.massey.ac.nz)
during the last 25 years. Our

programmes are characterised by
excellent science combined with
relevance to industry needs, he
was quoted as saying.
The award was created to
recognise
individuals
whose
research findings have allowed
dairy food processors to develop
new products and improve the

quality, safety and processing
efficiency of dairy foods. He is corecipient of the Prime Ministers
Science Prize (2012), the most
prestigious science honour in NZ.
Singh was elected fellow of
Royal Society of New Zealand in
2002 in recognition of distinction
in research and the advancement
of science.
He was also elected fellow of
the International Academy of
Food Science and Technology in
2006. This fellowship recognises
outstanding contributions to
the field of food science and
advancement of knowledge.
Singh, who has received
several international awards,
has published more than 300
papers in international journals
and books and is a co-inventor of
12 patents.
Air passengers to face new

biosecurity controls
ew biosecurity measures
will be introduced by
the Ministry for Primary
Industries to make it tougher for
air passengers to bring goods into
New Zealand that could carry
pests or diseases.
The measures are the result of
new biosecurity funding from the
governments 2015 budget.
Expected to be in place by
December for the busy summer
season, the measures include
the introduction of 20 more
biosecurity detector dog teams,
more x-raying of baggage and
more targeting of passengers
likely to be carrying risk goods.
One of the plans is to use
detector dogs to screen passengers

much earlier than before in the
arrival process for international
passengers, says Steve Gilbert,
MPI Border Clearance Services
Director.
Were keen to have dogs
as close as possible to where
passengers leave the aircraft.
This approach will provide more
opportunity to detect risk goods,
particularly within hand-held
baggage, where passengers often
carry fruit and other food.
Rising international passenger
numbers is one of the reasons
behind the new measures, he says.
He says MPI recently recruited
42 new trainee quarantine
officers and 24 trainee dog
handlers to ensure it has sufficient

biosecurity staff to introduce the
new measures.
The planned new biosecurity
measures include:
Introducing 20 new biosecurity
detector dog teams.
Introducing five new x-ray
machines.
Trialing a mobile x-ray machine
that can shifted to different sites.
Greater ability to increase the
level of biosecurity intervention
for air passengers according
to risk.
Introducing
specific
communications
to
target
passengers more likely to
carry Queensland fruit fly
host materials.
YES students learning on the job
ucklands
future
business leaders and
entrepreneurs
will
be continuing their on-the-job
education as part of the Lion
Foundation Young Enterprise
Scheme (YES) this weekend,
demonstrating
and
selling
innovative products and services
at the annual Auckland YES
Trade Fair.
The trade fair is a free
event taking place at the ASB
Showgrounds in Greenlane from
10 am to 4 pm on Saturday,
August. YES, which involves
students forming teams to come up
with a real-life business product or
service, and running their business
for a year, is delivered across the

Auckland region by Auckland
Tourism, Events and Economic
Development (ATEED).
Around 100 teams will be
demonstrating and selling the
goods and services they have
created through YES at the trade
fair, ranging from recycled furniture
and robot making classes to boxed
herbal teas and yogurt made from
almond milk.
This year, more than 1,400
students from 52 Auckland schools
are taking part in YES, forming
more than 180 small enterprises.
YES students have had mentoring
from their teachers and members
of Aucklands business community,
and taken part in a Dragons Den
type pitch event. Patrick McVeigh,

ATEED General Manager Business,
Innovation and Skills, says YES is an
important initiative to help develop
a skilled workforce for Auckland.
Auckland regional YES winners
will be announced in October,
before national winners are
announced in December.
Auckland schools have a strong
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NEW ZEALAND
Packed house premiere for

Twisted Families
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he premiere of Twisted Families

100% New Zealand made, motion
picture under Dreamz Productions
held on Monday, August 3 received a full
house. The romantic drama-comedy stars
Amit Sharma, Lucy Russel, Rishi Deepak
in lead supported by Neelam Madhu,
Rupinder Virk.
The premiere was screened at Hoyts

Sylvia Park and a total of 460 people
attended the premiere which included
eminent personalities from the industry
and the Members of Parliament too. The
film will also be premiered in three cities in
Fiji this monthSuva, Nandi and Lautoka
on August 19, 20 and 21 respectively.
The response from the movie goers has
been extremely positive, people have loved
the story, and applauded its comic timings,
says Rishi Deepak, lead actor and also the
executive producer of the film.
Twisted Families is a love story of a

Punjabi boy Aman played by Amit Sharma
and a rich Fijian girl Tina played by Lucy
Russel, and clash between the two families
when they meet to plan their wedding.
The movie is a romantic drama; it shows
the bond and differences between not
so similar cultures. The movie takes the
audience on a roller coaster ride of emotions
and laughter, a good plot and brilliant

acting by both the lead and supporting cast.
The film has taken one year from script
to release, shot in Auckland, Pukekohe and
parts of Fiji.
The film has been directed by Devesh
Sharma and produced by Dr Rachel
Singh and Curran Singh under Dreamz
Productions banner.
The film officially releases on September
11 in both New Zealand and Fiji.
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NEW ZEALAND
Bindra rises to the occasion

Kumar Suresh
ast week, at the annual

meeting of the NZ First
Party in Rotorua, an idea
was proposed that all the migrants
coming to New Zealand would
need to be covered by personal
medical insurance for a period
of 10 years. Although backed by
many leaders such as party leader
Winston Peters, the idea was
put in cold storage after a fierce
debate. Those opposing the policy
included the Indian-born MP, our
very own, Mahesh Bindra. When
the Indian Weekender caught up
with Bindra, he stated that it was
a no-brainer because, for NZ
First, every single New Zealander
is equal. So the basic idea of
treating new Kiwis as unequal
did not make sense. The idea
was termed as discriminatory
and against the bill of Rights. The
policy, therefore, was passionately
opposed, which led to NZ First MP
ORourke threatening to resign if
the party supported the policy.
Even as the idea was shelved,
those in support of the policy came
out in the open and defended the

logic behind the proposed idea.
On Saturday, Winston Peters said,
You can climb off a plane in New
Zealand and be in the hospital the
next day. We have long waiting
lists... It seems to me to be only
reasonable and fair.
Although the idea of getting
insured before travelling is always
advisable, enforcing it for a period
of 10 years on every new migrant
coming into the country is absurd
and illogical. Even bigger question
is who are the ones who really
need to get themselves insured?
One of the major chunks
of migrants is the student
community. A student coming
to New Zealand from India has
to undergo eye test, blood test,

urine test and routine check up
to see if they are carrying any of
those forty plus diseases. As if,
these are not enough, a separate
X-ray report needs to be sent
to the New Zealand embassy to
get a study visa along with these
reports. Students then again are
forced to spend big amounts on
the insurance coverage charged by
the university.
On the other hand, people
with a work permit in the country
are already paying their taxes
and with the cost of living so
high, it will be unfair to expect
everyone to buy insurance cover
for themselves and their family.
One needs to understand that they
are here because of their skill sets
and are actively contributing to
the growth of the country. They
wouldnt be here if they were not
required in the country in the first
place. Thus, emergency service
in the dire situation becomes the
fundamental right of a person
who is expected to contribute to
the countrys cause even without
insurance.
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Tasty Takeaway Awards.

The premier awards for
takeaway restaurants, now in their
second year, nationally recognise
takeaway establishments that
provide great-tasting food, good
value for money and superior
customer service.
More than 500 restaurants

listed on the online service will
encourage their customers to vote
for them as the Best Takeaway
Outlet. Votes will be totalled to
announce one national winner, in
addition to the Top 5 winners.
Following the announcement of
Orange
n
Indian-descent
rugby coach has been
named Personality of
the Year for guiding his team
to its first title in last five years.
Rahul Das, who was born in
Auckland and is of Fijian Indian
descent, was honoured at the
Dunedin club rugby awards held
earlier this week, Otago Daily
Times reported.
Das, a fourth-year medical
student, finds time during his
busy schedule to coach rugby.
I am not sure how I got into
rugby. I have just always
followed the All Blacks I guess,
Das was quoted as saying.
His effort was all the more
impressive
considering
he
is a rookie at premier level.
Das played rugby at school and
at a social club when he was 18
years old. But he gave up playing
in his early 20s after facing
some injuries.
Entries now open for Tasty Takeaway Awards 2015

he search is on for
New
Zealands
best
takeaway restaurant. The
online and mobile ordering service
for takeaway food, Menulog.
co.nz, has launched its search
for New Zealands best takeaway
restaurant, as part of its annual
Black
the national winner, which will be

awarded to the restaurant with the
most overall votes, the next five
runners-up will also be awarded as
a Top 5 winner, letting customers
know which restaurants lead the
way in the world of takeaway.
To vote, New Zealanders
The 30-year-old coach stayed

involved in the sport through
coaching, getting his start with
the university womens team.
Fitting the game into the
busy life is a juggling act
but easy when you have a
passion for the sport, he said.
There are definitely some long
hours. But you cant have too
much of one thing in your life, so I
guess rugby gives me some of that
balance. I get to do something that
I really enjoy and also get to work
with some really cool people,
Das said.
simply need to log on to Menulog.

co.nz and select their favourite
restaurant. In doing so, they will
automatically be entered into a
prize draw with a grand prize of
$2,000 cash and five other prizes
of $250 vouchers, to be used on
the website.
IWK Face of the Week crowned Mrs India NZ
Congratulations Rupal!
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moment- Rupal C Solanki being
crowned as Mrs India NZ (Left)
Runner-Up, Sonal Bhavsar-Joshi,
Mrs India New Zealand 2015 Winner,
Rupal C Solanki, 2nd Runner-up,
Bharvi Padhiyar and 1st Runner-up,
Pusarla Sridevi Krishna
NEW ZEALAND
Three tips for avoiding the

biggest insurance mistakes
Red
Black
Orange
Ajay Kumar
page last month. Adding

to this, in my experience
many times customers
dont even realize that they
may be eligible for a claim
against their personal risk
insurance policies. This is
another important reason
for a review.
n todays world of
uncertainty, insurance
is one thing that
protects a person and his
family at the time of need.
It is a time where your
family is better off dealing
with other issues than
arranging for finances or
dealing with the insurance
company. As such, one
needs to invest time, effort
and wisdom in not just
buying a life and personal
risk insurance policy but
also in maintaining and
reviewing it from time
to time.
This brings me to this
weeks discussion on the
Paul Henry show and the
recent article in NZ Herald
biggest life insurance
mistakes Kiwis make. I was
really happy that they talked
about what we at Global
Financial Services (GFS)
have been asking customers
for more than 16 years. I
am providing three tips
that I feel are most critical
and will help you avoid the
biggest mistakes, not just
while buying insurance but
also for maintaining it.
Life insurance, critical
illness
and
trauma
insurance, total and partial
disability cover, health
insurance
or
medical
insurance
and
income
protection
insurance
are some of the most

popular types of personal
risk insurance. Different
companies have different
products but the underlying
principles remain the same.
Ensure the cover is
sufficient
Personal risk and not
just life insurance is very
important to protect your
family home and family
from the mortgage in
unforeseen circumstances.
The insurance cover should
be sufficient to cover your
mortgage in addition to your
familys other requirements.
For instance, if your
insurance is of $200K but
mortgage of $500K, it
may not be sufficient in
such circumstances.
Review
your
policy
every year
I can hear a clear echo
of our voice when the NZ
Herald article says, Your
circumstances can change
and
insurance
policies
evolve. It repeats what GFS
tells all its customers and
even posted on its Facebook
Policy
terms
and
Reputation for claims
Dont buy just on price,
look at other terms and
conditions, customer service
and reputation at claim
time. Almost every month
we come across families
who had bought insurance
from a friend many years
back. Fifteen to 20 years
later when they need a
claim, they find that their
friend stopped working
as an insurance adviser
many years back. You can
read of such cases on our
Facebook page as well. GFS
has assisted not only our
insurance customers but
also mortgage customers get
their claim even if they took
insurance from someone
else. Whenever you take
insurance, think about who
can help you at the time of
claim years from now, not
just the best deal you are
getting today.
Ajay Kumar is
New Zealands largest
single mortgage adviser,
leading insurance adviser
and Director of Global
Financial Services Ltd
(GFS) based in Auckland.
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Red
Interpretation services for 111

calls essential, says Labour
abour Spokesperson for

Ethnic Communities, Phil
Goff, says it is essential
that every person in New Zealand
is able to communicate risk to life
and the need for help using the 111
emergency phone number.
Police disclosure that no 24/7
interpretation service is available
to back up their 111 call system
in emergencies is a recipe for
disaster, Phil Goff says.
Not having this service puts
lives at risk. Any new migrant or
person who has difficulty with
English faces not being able to
communicate with the service
when accidents, fire or criminal
actions endanger human life and
wellbeing. This was highlighted
by a recent case in Auckland
where the emergency call operator
failed, in a 12-minute connection,
to understand what a member
of the Chinese community who
had limited English was trying to
tell her.
Its not good enough to have
to rely on informal assistance
through family and friends,

Language Line during office
hours, or the chance that some
111 operators are bilingual to
communicate the need for help
when lives are at stake.
There needs to be a
professional 24/7 interpretation
service available especially in
the case of communities such
as Chinese, Indian, Korean and
Filipino where there are large
numbers, not all of whom speak
English fluently, Mr Goff said.
I know Police have suffered
big cuts in funding that make
additional expenditure by them
difficult. Government needs to
come up with the extra money
needed because in this case it can
involve a life or death situation.
Protection of human wellbeing is a core Government
responsibility. They should fund
it as an essential service from
general taxation. Alternatively,
they could use the migrant levy,
which has been diverted to cover
Immigration New Zealand costs,
in line with the purpose for which

is was originally intended. It is
Governments responsibility to
make sure that migrants have the
essential services they need when
they come to New Zealand, Phil
Goff said.
Mr Goff and his colleague
Labour Spokesperson for Police,
Kelvin Davis, have both written to
the Minister of Police urging that
a 24/7 emergency interpretation
service be put in place urgently.
Improving results for Youth

Guarantee learners
ertiary
Education
Organisations
have
increased
achievement
rates across all sectors, particularly
in course and qualification rates
for students at Youth Guarantee
Providers, Tertiary Education,
Skills and Employment Minister
Steven
Joyce
announced
this week.
The Education Performance
Indicators (EPIs) for all tertiary
institutions in 2014 including
Industry Training
Organisations
(ITOs),
Youth
Guarantee providers and Student

Achievement
Component
(SAC)
funded
providers
were
published
this
week
by
the
Tertiary
Education Commission.
The EPIs saw a significant
improvement in both course
and qualification completion
rates across Youth Guarantee
providers when compared with
2013. Course completion rates
increased from 61 per cent to
66 per cent, while qualification
completion rates jumped from
52 per cent to 60 per cent, says
Mr Joyce.
The
improvement
in
completion rates for Youth
Guarantee learners is a good result
as these are hard to reach
learners who either have
disengaged or are at
risk of disengaging
from conventional
schooling.
This Government
remains committed
to
providing
a
range of learning
opportunities that
ensure all young
New
Zealanders
have the skills they
need to prosper and
contribute to their
communities, Mr Joyce says.

It shows the governments
approach of measuring and
incentivising
educational
performance rather than just
the number of enrolments
is working.
Course
completions
rates
across SAC providers are now
averaging over 80 per cent
for universities, institutes of
technology and polytechnics,
Wnanga and private training
establishments.The
most
significant increases for the year
in SAC providers occurred in the
Private Training Establishments
sector, with marked improvement
in
qualification
completions
as well as student progression
rates. ITOs also recorded a four
per cent increase in their credit
achievement rate, which rose to
76 per cent.
The increase came on the
back of an improving labour
market
with
employers
showing increasing confidence
when
making
hiring
and
training decisions.
The data released this week
measures areas such as course
and qualification completions,
progression
and
retention
of students, and credit and
programme achievements.
Black
Orange
More housing support

for vulnerable youth
ulnerable young people,

who need a supportive
and
stable
living
environment will benefit from
a new accommodation service,
Social Housing Minister Paula
Bennett says.
Supported
Accommodation
for Youth will see up to 21 young
people aged 16-19, who are on the
social housing register, housed
for as long as they need it.
Im thrilled to launch this
initiative, because it will make
a genuine difference to the lives
of some of our most vulnerable
young New Zealanders, says
Mrs Bennett.
The
service
started
in
Palmerston
North
and
Christchurch at the beginning
of July with two young people
already placed in the service
in Christchurch and referrals
underway in Palmerston North.
Aucklands
service
will
commence in early August.
Nationwide, the service costs
around $125,000 per year.
Delivered
by
community
providers, the service also
provides young people with a
range of support from learning
basic living skills to helping
them access other support
in the community, such as
Youth Service.
We have always been more
ambitious for our youth. Ensuring
they have a roof over their heads
means we can more effectively
dig in and ensure theyre getting

access to education, employment,
and we are supporting them back
to independence.
The combination of a stable,
safe living environment gives
these young people a better
opportunity to become selfsufficient. They will be living
with others their own age in
properties ranging from two
to five bedrooms with ready
access to adult support, Mrs
Bennett says.
The community organisations
will provide alternative housing in
two- to five-bedroom properties
to house youths referred from the
social housing register.
This includes accommodation
suitable
for
teen
parents,
particularly mothers and their
child. As either specialist
social services providers or
health service providers, the
organisations will mentor these
young people and connect them
to other support.
The service will help improve
the lives of nearly a quarter of the
82 young people on the register
at the end of June, who will have
access to social workers and
psychologists if required.
Supported
Accommodation
for Youth is a part of the
Governments Social Housing
Reform Programme, which is
increasing the supply of social
housing and better supporting
vulnerable New Zealanders in
housing that suits their needs.
Carrying tasers a
welcome move
olice Minister Michael

Woodhouse welcomes the
announcement by Police
Commissioner Mike Bush that all
frontline first response staff will
soon routinely carry tasers.
The taser rollout is an
important step to help ensure
the safety of both the community
and our frontline officers and I
fully support the decision, Mr
Woodhouse says.
We know frontline officers
often find themselves in rapidly
changing situations and it is
not always practical to return
to their vehicle to retrieve
a taser.
Having a taser strapped to their
hip provides officers with another
option to diffuse or deal with
violent offenders.
This Government has always
acknowledged the use of the
Taser as a vital tool available to
Police. They have proven to be
an effective tactical option for

both preventing and responding
to high risk situations, with a
consistently low risk of injury
to the public, offenders and
police staff.
Over the past five years,
tasers have been available to
Police during more than 30,000
reported
incidents
attended
by Police, but due to their
deterrent effect, in almost 90
per cent of cases they have not
been discharged.
We owe it to the frontline
officers
protecting
our
communities and keeping us safe
to ensure they have access to all
tactical options they may need
during the course of duty.
The change will require around
400600 additional devices to
be purchased and will be
funded from within Polices
current budget.
Red
Black
Orange
NEW ZEALAND
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12
NEW ZEALAND
Red
Black
Orange
Gangs, not Serco, running Mt Eden prison

Phil Goff
Labour MP
he
recent
disclosure
of events at Mt Eden
prison will have appalled
everyone. What the videos on You
Tube showed was that gangs, and
not private contractor Serco, are
running the prison.
The organised prison fights
are brutal and uneven. Uneven
because brawny Black Power gang
members are pitched against other
much smaller inmates forced into
fights, and brutal because of the
serious injuries incurred.
Mt Eden has a high recorded
level of assaults of prisoners
on prisoners. The likelihood,

however, is that most assaults
are probably not even recorded.
The reason? If the figures are bad,
Serco loses some of its $1.2 million
annual bonus. You have to think
the figures are being cooked and
that Corrections werent doing
their job in properly monitoring
Sercos performance.
When inmates are found to
be seriously injured, Serco has
the responsibility of finding out
how the injuries were sustained
and taking action to prevent
this occurring. Instead, injured
prisoners just seem to be shuffled
off to public prisons, arriving with
serious injuries. One prisoner,
Nick Evans, sent up to Ngawha
prison subsequently died after
suffering a lung injury.
Other allegations have been
made about inmates being
dropped from second storey

balconies. One, who suffered
two broken legs, named the gang
members responsible. Serco and
apparently the Minister said he
fell off the balcony.
Like most New Zealanders,
Ive had a gutsful of gang
members behaving violently in
the community. When they are
imprisoned for this, I dont expect
to see them ruling the roost in
our prisons and getting away
with continuing to act violently
there. Serco, the Corrections
Department and the Minister
need to clean up their act and do
something about it.
Other videos show inmates
smoking dope and drinking
home brew. They are filmed on
cellphones, which are meant to be
illegal in prisons, and the gangs
put the films up on the net to
boast about what they are getting

away with.
In all of this, you wonder
where the prison officers are and
why Serco as the prison authority
let them get away with it. One
answer seems to be that in order
to improve their profits Serco
have cut the ratio of guards to
prisoners.
The problem with private
companies running prisons for
profit is that they cut corners to
save money often at the expense
of public safety and security.
Over the years, Serco has been
involved in scandals in a number
of countries for the way in which
they run prisons. In the United
Kingdom, Serco has recently had
to repay $70 million for ripping
off the British taxpayers.
National, and specifically the
then Justice Minister Judith
Collins, were warned about

this. In 2009 as Leader of the
Opposition, I opposed Nationals
private prison legislation.
I said that every private prison
in the world has made its profit by
reducing staff levels and reducing
services.
In 2001 the United States
National Council on Crime
and Delinquency reported that
privatisation led to a 15 per cent
lower ratio of staffing to inmates.
It stated that the number of
serious incidents was higher in
the privately run system than in
the public system and that there
was a higher rate of assaults by
prisoners on prisoners, and by
prisoners on staff, in the private
sector.
Sadly, what I warned about
in Parliament, and they ignored,
seems to have come to pass.
in fact dancing to the strings

of the US.Mr Key has realised
over the past month that public
outrage is growing. Hes been
in serious damage control and
is trying to soften the public and
media.Weve also suddenly seen
representatives from our primary

industries speak out, worried that
they wont get more market access
to Japan, Canada and the US.
It took a long time for everyone
to wake up to the fact that a trade
deal must be about improved
trading conditions for New
Zealand, and not just for the
big players.
It is disappointing that the
National Government has not been
up front about the TPPA.
Malaysia has now said it will
not sign until its people and
its parliament has a chance to
scrutinise the agreement. Thats
being open and transparent. Our
government could learn that lesson.
Waking up to TPPA
Winston Peters
NZ First leader
ew Zealand depends
on trade exports for
our livelihood. So it
was an easy sell for the National
government to talk up the TPPA as
a big deal for the country and our
future, while telling us they were
keeping the negotiations secret for
our own good. Like many Kiwis,
we had reservations too.
New Zealand First is keen on
trade, but we were suspicious
that things were not going well

for us. When a government
wont even talk about the overall
picture of negotiations there is
something wrong.
Why were we signing up to a
deal that allowed big corporations
to sue our government if they felt
our regulations and law changes
might affect their profits?
Finally, the Prime Minister
fronted up and revealed that no
government would ever be able
to ban foreigners from buying
our land and houses under this
new agreement.
He wasnt worried of course.
One, he wont be around, and
two, he didnt care that future
governments might want to ban

non-residents purchases.
We feel that Trade Minister
TimGroser and Prime Minister
John Key have been working
as double agents, pretending
to negotiate on our behalf but
Electricity market reforms warmly

received by New Zealanders
Kanwaljit Bakshi
National List MP
he electricity market
is
more
competitive
than ever. Thanks to
Nationals reforms, consumers
are benefitting from more choice
in the electricity market, and are
saving more on their power as
a result.
In Auckland alone there are 21
retailers operating in the electricity
market. As a result, more people
are switching electricity providers.
Latest estimates show 107,470
deal on your power.
of households took advantage of
Data shows that, across all
the competitive electricity market
regions, there were savings to be
in the region by switching their
made for people who switched
supplier. I encourage you to check
providers. Last year, more than
whether you are getting the best
385,000 consumers around New
Zealand switched retailers, and

by doing so they saved an average
of $162 a year. The Governments
efforts to open up the market are
seeing results as 27 brands, the
most ever, currently operating in
New Zealands electricity market.
All regions saw an increase in
the number of retail brands on
offer. Part of the Governments
reforms has been to create a level
playing field and encourage new
players into the New Zealand
retail market.
Its encouraging to see more
Kiwis choosing to switch to smalland medium-sized retailers, with
this group growing its market
share 23 per cent last year. By

doing so theyre benefitting from
increasing choice and innovative
deals that have come about as a
result of Nationals reform of the
market. Our careful management
of the economy, delivering low
inflation and low interest rates
across the board, is benefitting
families. According to the latest
Consumer Price Index there was a
zero per cent change in electricity
pricesthe lowest annual increase
since 2001. It is a great sign that
Nationals commitment to an open
and competitive retail market is
making a real difference for Kiwi
households.
NEW ZEALAND
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Black
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Orange
Auckland Council
announces new
Community
Empowerment unit
their areas, energise them about coming

together to shape local activities, and have
more influence over things they care about
and which matter uniquely to them.
new community-focused unit that

aims to better serve Aucklanders
and its communities will be up
and running from October 1.
The Community Empowerment unit
will replace the Community Safety and
Development Unit (CDS), which currently
sits within the Community Development,
Arts and Culture (CDAC) department.
Community Empowerment is being
established as part of Auckland Councils
commitment to deliver the Empowered
Communities Approach (ECA), as driven
by the Mayors Proposal under the Long
Term Plan (2015-2025). An empowered
community is one where individuals,
whanau and communities have the means
to influence decisions, take action and
make change happen in their lives and
communities.
This includes communities of place,
interest and identity, says CDAC General
Manager, Graham Bodman.
By working in fresh and innovative
ways, the new unit will help enable and
support communities to better improve
have been also been created a Principal

Specialist, Universal Access, and a fixedterm Specialist, Safety and Security Advisor.
They will be located in the Auckland
Design Office.
Mr Bodman adds, We took steps
to ensure the skill-set of accessibility
knowledge is maintained. By creating these
roles we are ensuring that council continues
to receive considered, strategic advice
on matters of importance to the
disability community.
Otahuhu recreation
precinct opening
soon
As part of the decision-making around

designing and developing the new unit, CDS
staff have participated in a robust feedback
and consultation process.
We were really pleased to see the
overall clear support for the proposal,
which included endorsement for the intent
of the Empowered Communities Approach
to embed responsiveness to Mori, says
Mr Bodman.
Two new positions that will focus
on inclusive design and CPTED (Crime
Prevention through Environmental Design)
fter
years
of
anticipation,
thuhus
new
recreational
precinct, Tia (pronounced tawe-ah), will open on August 8.
Tia is a $30.9 million project
that incorporates the new thuhu
Library, aquatic and leisure centre, new
playground and outdoor recreational and
community spaces.
The community is so excited to finally
have this facility opening something they
have wanted and talked about for more
than 10 years, says Mngere-thuhu
Local Board Chair Lemauga Lydia Sosene.
Its going to be a great place for them to
gather, relax, get fit and learn.
Opening day festivities start with a

dawn blessing at 6 a.m., followed by a
civic opening from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and
entertainment, performances and activities
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Railway Safety Week

2015 - Stay safe
around the tracks
ucklanders are reminded to

Expect a Train during Rail Safety
Week 2015, which launches on
August 10.
The campaign encourages people to talk
about safe behaviour around train tracks
with their friends, family and colleagues.
Trains can come from both directions
at any time, and often in quick succession,
says TrackSAFE NZManager Megan
Drayton. We are urging Aucklanders to be
especially careful around the new electric
trains, which are faster and quieter. Stay
alert, look for trains in both directions, and
never cross while the warning lights and
bells are operating.
Organisations supporting Rail Safety
Week include KiwiRail, Auckland Transport,
Transdev Auckland, NZ Transport Agency
and the New Zealand Police.
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FIJI
Red
Fiji-India move on medical plans
ijian
and
Indian
Government
health
officials plan on working
together on medical education,
drug procurement and other areas
of mutual interest.
As part of this, a delegation
led by acting Health Minister
Jioji Konrote, acting Permanent
Secretary for Health Dr Meciusela
Tuicakau and other senior officials
welcomed a delegation from Indias
Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare at the Grand Pacific Hotel
in Suva.
The latest meeting is a followup from the first Joint Working

Group Meeting in India five
years ago. Indias Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare
Joint Secretary Dharitri Panda
said Fiji and India had a
Memorandum of Understanding
on medical education, drugs
procurement and other areas
that had been highlighted by the
Fijian Government.
This is a secretary-level
discussion between both countries
to progress and follow-up on the
various actions that have been

taken and also to detail more
new areas of co-operation, Ms
Panda said.
The areas we are looking
forward to are working with
pharmaceutical companies for
drug distribution, for procurement
of medicines, especially generic
medicines and for training under
the procurement.
She hopes an MOU can be
signed in the areas of attachments,
training and exposure visits for
Fijian health officials to India.
Vakamoce, Lal top essay writing
wenty-eight students from

schools across Fiji took
part in an essay writing
competition in Suva last week.
This
competition
was
organised by the New Zealand
High Commission and the Fiji
Association in Auckland (Inc).
The competition is seven years
old and has attracted 400 entries
from 83 secondary schools.
The topic this year is How trade
and economic links between Fiji
and New Zealand can be further
strengthened and Celebrating
Fijis cultural diversity at school
and beyond. Sunia Vakamoce of
Kadavu Provincial High School,
Sunia Vakamoce (left), and Rohitesh Lal (right) shared the best all around prize
Kadavu, and Rohitesh Lal from All

Saints Secondary School, Labasa,
shared the best all around prize.
The judges were Lady June
Hillary of New Zealand and
Satendra Singh of the Fiji
Association in Auckland (Inc).

Lady Hillary is the wife of the
late Sir Edmund Hillary of Mt
Everest fame.
Mr Singh piled praises on the
performance of participants.
Fiji Sun press crew heads for NZ

training
hree of the press crew

who print the Fiji Sun
each night are off to New
Zealand this month for intensive
professional development.
They
are
head
printer
Mohammed Akbar, senior printer
Hirdesh Chand and lead colour
hand Joana Ratunimatari.
Fiji
Sun
publisher/CEO
Peter Lomas said, This is part
of our continuing commitment
to investing in training and
development. It reflects the
emphasis on this from the
ownership and management of
the C. J. Patel Group, of which we
are proudly part.
Mohammed, Hirdesh and
Joana are three of our key people
as we continue to develop our
press site in Walu Bay.
Weve invested in industry
leading pre-press and press
facilities. Same time were
developing
our
people.
In
all areas.
We now send Production
people to SWUG every year.
This year, with support from
Mohammed Akbar, (front), Hirdesh Chand (back), and Joana Ratunimatari (centre)
Webcos
managing
director,
Brendon Whitley, weve expanded
the programme.
Brendon is a former leading
newspaper production manager
himself. Hes been able to open
doors for our team to get a warm
welcome and access from the
people running sites like Beacon
Print. Our production capacity
is growing day by day. It is
increasingly recognised both here
in Fiji and in the region.
As well as the Fiji Sun we now
print newspapers from Samoa
and Vanuatu here at Walu Bay.
We also print the fast growing
local Mandarin-language China
Mail Newspaper.
Our new Production Centre
in Walu Bay is not only a Fijian
News source: Fiji Sun
market leader. Its attracting

business from the region, coupled
with the development of Fiji
Airways regional services.
The trio will:
Do a working attachment
at Beacon Print, a high-quality
multi-newspaper production site
in Hastings.
Tour the Norske Skog mill at
Kawerau to understand how Fiji
Sun is printed.
Spend time in Tauranga with
engineers at Webco, the company
which puts together, provides and
supports the press which prints
the Fiji Sun.
Go to Rotorua to attend SWUG,
the big annual conference of New
Zealand newspaper printers, and
its associated workshops.
The areas which the Government

of Fiji has elaborated are basically
training and admission in Indias
medical colleges and institutions,
manufacturing
supplies
of
pharmaceuticals, Indian doctors
to work in Fiji under the Indian
governments assistance and to
collaborate in public health and
assistance
for
developments
in a new 500-bed hospital for
tertiary care.
Mr Konrote said that the
meeting was a milestone in the
two countries bilateral relations.
The topics obviously appealed

to writers, Mr Singh said.
Selecting the winners was a
daunting task. We enjoyed reading
interesting accounts of improving
trading links between Fiji and New
Zealand, as well as the celebration
of cultural diversity in Fiji.
Following the prize giving
ceremony,
representatives
from the New Zealand High
Commission and Fiji Association
in Auckland (Inc) will visit schools
to meet the participants and their
teachers, present Certificates of
Appreciation, and donate library
books to participants.
Black
Orange
Fijian PM
condoles death
of former Indian
President Abdul
Kalam
ijian
Prime
Minister
Voreqe
Bainimarama
has sent a message
of condolence to his Indian
counterpart Narendra Modi,
expressing sorrow at the death of
Indias former President Abdul
Kalam, the Fijian government
announced last week.
Kalam, who was Indias 11th
president from 2002 to 2007, died
at the age of 83 during a lecture in
the northeastern Indian state of
Meghalaya last week.
In the message, Bainimarama
described Kalam as a great man
who became known as Indias
Peoples President because he was
undoubtedly one of the most dearly
loved figures in India.
The Fijian prime minister also
described Kalam of a great friend
of developing countries such as
Fiji, and a great believer in SouthSouth cooperation - the ability of
developing countries to learn from
each other and carve out their own
paths to prosperity and happiness.
We mourn his passing in Fiji
and our thoughts and prayers
are with his family, the Indian
government and the Indian people
at this time, said Bainimarama.
Officer tells of Ebola

outbreak horror
he outbreak of the deadly

Ebola virus in West
African countries last year
was a career highlight of a senior
Police officer who was on tour-ofduty in Liberia.
Fiji Police Force Assistant
Superintendent of Police (ASP)
Anil Prasad led an 18-member
team for a year-long tour-ofduty in March last year under
the United Nations Missions In
Liberia (UNMIL).
ASP Prasad said the one year
spent in Liberia was an eye-opener
and a testing time for him since
it was his first peacekeeping
mission overseas.
He said one of the scariest and
testing times he went through was
when the outbreak of the Ebola
virus came about.
The only difficult situation
we faced at one stage was
the outbreak of Ebola, ASP
Prasad said.
During the month of July to
December there were like 20 to
25 cases per day reported and
we were very fearful about it.
We were told about it by the UN

media brief that this was a killer
disease and if one gets it there was
no cure, but we were glad all the
precautions were taken by the UN
to prevent us from getting it.
It was frightening especially
when we were moving around
in the UN vehicle. We would see
a person dead on the street for
a couple of days before special
teams come with protective gear
and vehicles to transport the body,
so basically it was scary at times.
However, ASP Prasad said he
was overwhelmed with what he
was able to grasp from the yearlong tour.
He said the use of new
technologies in their workplace
also made work easier for them.
FIJI
Air NZ cargo hosts annual awards night
Red
Black
Orange
ir New Zealand hosted its

stakeholders to the annual
awards night at FNU Namaka
Campus. Air New Zealand Sales Cargo
manager Pradip Singh said the Cargo
Agents Awards commenced in 1991.
Air New Zealand was the first to host
this event in honouring and recognising
the tremendous support rendered to the
airline by you agents and customers,
he said.
He said this also allowed taking
another
proactive
approach
in
recognising key customers from both the
airline and forwarders fraternity (The
Shippers) who have contributed solely in
supporting their industry.
Through this, I believe we have

managed to establish a profound
relationship which has developed from
the past 25 years, in which we can now
regard each of you as being part of the Air
New Zealand family.
Air New Zealand Cargo has put Fiji
on the world Arena by means of carrying
and delivering Fijian Made products
NEWS in BRIEF
Fiji secures prime
land in India
he
Indian
government
has
offered
Fiji some property
in
New
Delhis
diplomatic quarter.
The property has
been given to build
our new High Commission. Fijis High
Commissioner to India, Yogesh Karan
revealed on FBC TVs 4 The Record
last night that the property is worth
$120 million.
Its a very prime area close to
Rashtrapati Bhawan and India Gate. The
price of real estate in India is perhaps one
of the most expensive in the world now.
Were very privileged because theres
hardly any land available in that area.
Were very fortunate to be very close to the
bigger countries, the superpowers.
The property is in Chanakyapuri, an
affluent neighborhood and diplomatic
enclave established in the 1950s. It plays
host to the majority of foreign embassies in
India and is home to many staff members
of the consulates.
Education, an
investment for the
future says A-G
elebrating the opening of the Early

Childhood Week Awareness,
Attorney-General Aiyaz SayedKhaiyum said education is an investment
for the future.
Kindergarten students and parents
from eight different schools around
Sigatoka gathered at Korotogo Andhra
Sangam Kindergarten School for the
celebrations this morning.
Mr
Sayed-Khaiyum
said,
The
Government is very much focussed
on providing for the future and we are
investing in the future.
These children in about 18 to 25 years
time will be running the country. These
children are the future of the country.
Amongst them you have a very good
chef, you may have a Minister, you may
have Prime Minister, you may have a very
good farmer, and you may have a very
good engineer, doctor or lawyer.
He said the young children are the
contributors to the economy of Fiji in
the future.
around the globe. We have concurred

with the Fijian Governments initiative in
ensuring our products produced locally
are marketed around the world on a
whole new spectrum.
Mr Singh said it had been an exciting
year and was pleased to announce that
they have met their revenue projection
from Fiji and also Pacific Island Region.
Meanwhile, they currently have
nine IATA credited agents of which
International Freight and Clearance
Services Limited is their top agent for the
past 15 years. Also raked in the top five
includes William & Gosling, Carpenters
Air Freight, Corporate Freight and
Gibson Freight.
15
Sahaydri Group doctors to

conduct surgeries in Fiji
team from the Sahaydri Group of Hospitals

in India will be in the country this week
to conduct Angio-grams and Advance
Cardiology. They will be based in Suva for almost
three weeks conducting surgeries at a fraction of the
cost involved in overseas treatment. Health Ministrys
Spokesperson Evelyn Mani says the team consists of
ten doctors, nurses and cardio surgeons.
Its a public private partnership with the Ministry
and Sahaydri hospital. We are trying to provide our
people with services within the country so that way they
dont have to travel abroad to receive these specialist
treatment. So far seven patients have shown interest
in having their treatment done by the Sahaydri Group.
The Ministry is urging more patients to come forward.
Surgeons from Indias Sahaydri Hospital have been
coming to Fiji since 2012.
News source: Fiji Sun
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If it wasnt hard, everyone would do it.

Its the hard that makes it great.
Tom Hanks
Editorial
Pick of the week
From the desk of the

Managing Editor
his week we flaunt two Kiwi Indians being honoured with awards, Harjinder
Singh, the head of Massey Universitys Institute of Food Science and
Technology, and Rahul Das, Rugby coach. Read their stories in this issue.
Josh Billings great line comes to mind when I hear of achievers: Be like a postage
stampstick to one thing until you get there.
Sometimes that can be the key that differentiates winners from the rest of the
crowd. Often the people who finish on the top are the ones who made up their mind
and stuck to the grind. This is something you will often find me talking about. Among
the many strengths in people, I advocate persistence probably often comes on
the top.
Our Face of The Week this week also has a similar story to tell. We have tried to
bring some snippets of everything that he has achieved at a young age, but there is a
lot more to Dr Gaurav Sharma and hopefully we will bring you some more from him
in subsequent issues.
Indian Weekender is known for constantly bringing events that add value to the
community and dedicated to making our country a better place for all Indians. We
are now proud to bring another such endeavour--the ANZ Migrant Expo to be held
on September 5, 2015 at The Cloud, Auckland City. We will bring you more details on
this in our coming issues.
The other upcoming event that Indian Weekender is proud to be a presenter for is
the upcoming dedication to the legend Lata Mangeshkar in a musical evening called
Khamoshian Gun Gunane Lagi. You will find more details of the event in this issue.
Talking of achievers, we had Mahesh Bindra do us proud recently when he
passionately took a stand against the policy of making it compulsory for new
migrants/students to take out a 10-year personal medical policy. We all understand
how this could clearly impact our own community. This is what it means to have our
representatives, who can become the voice of our people.
As we approach our Independence Day, there are many celebrations taking place
all around. This issue carries many community notifications of what is happening and
where. This is a wonderful time to come together as a community and celebrate the
day of our independence, so make sure you mark out the event that appeals to you
and attend with family and friends. No doubt we will bring you reports from each one,
but you would surely not want to lose out on the experience.
This week we round up our cover story on safety in the community. We are proud
to be the first ones to speak on this issue and even go out into the community to
interview people and bring to you their stories. It has been heartening to see that
mainstream media have also chosen to speak on the issue. Coming out of our various
interviews and feedback from our readers, we went back to the Police to seek advice
on various issues and have included them here. We also bring you statistics from a
recent survey stating how safe people actually currently feel. We would like to thank
NZ Police and our readers in participating in our series. We do wish to continue
to hear from you on the issue of safety and security and would like to address this
through a regular column.
Have a great week ahead. Until next time.
Pick of the week
The enormous full moon rising over the Kazan Kremlin and the Qol Sharif mosque in
Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, Russia on early Wednesday, July 29, 2015.
(Photo credit: Denis Tyrin/AP)
Giri Gupta
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OPINION / EDITORIAL
17
India and the effects of the First World War
Red
Black
he First World War was an

important watershed that
saw a major change in the
Indians attitudes to the British
Empire. At the end of the war,
when the Indian soldiers returned
homesome with life changing
injuries and with a variety of eyeopening experiencesthey came
back to a country where people
were seething with discontent
against the empire they were
defending. And their stories of
suffering only exacerbated that
accumulated anger.
There were indeed many
reasons for the Indians to be
angry, as the war had caused
serious economic and social
dislocations in Indias domestic
life. First of all, since all the
expenses for the deployment
of the British Indian Army had
to be borne by the Government
of India, there was increasing
war expenditure, causing war
debts, which rose by Rs 3 million
between 1914 and 1923. The
government could only manage
this fiscal deficit by imposing new
Orange
indirect taxes, as land taxes were

already fixed either permanently
or for longer terms. The higher
taxes and transport dislocation
caused by the war led to rising
prices for essential goods, as the
price index rose from 147 in 1914
to 281 in 1920, with 1873 as the

base year.
The poor peasants, who
had already suffered from
forced recruitment and family
disruptions, as they sent their sons
to war in Europe, now had to bear
the brunt of high inflation. This

was compounded by unusual crop
failures in 1918-19 and 1920-21,
leading to near famine situations
in parts of the country. To add
to that, there was an influenza
epidemic in 1918-19. And all
these factors cumulatively led to
high mortality ratesbetween
12 and 13 million people died
in a decade between the census
years of 1911 and 1921. Apart
from the poor peasants, the rich
peasants suffered from stagnant
export prices of cash crops, and
a market crash in 1917-18, which
led to dispossession, most visible
in Madras and UP between 1914
and 1922.
In the urban areas, the middle
and small traders were aggrieved
against high taxes and fluctuating
exchange rates. And the industrial
working class suffered from
falling real wages, resulting in an
epidemic strike fever.
More
importantly,
the
educated middle classes, who had
supported British war efforts at the
beginning, were now thoroughly
disillusioned because this was
no ordinary war, and it made

them see for the first time the
ugly face of Western civilization
in its destructive worst. The
ideological disillusionment about
the West was accompanied by
political disappointment with
the constitutional reformthe
Montagu-Chelmsford Reform of
1919, which did not give them the
Home Rule they desired.
As the Ottoman Empire was
dismembered in Peace Treaties
of 1919, the Khilafat issue
rattled almost the entire Muslim
community. And over and above
everything, came the Rowlatt Act
on March 18, 1919 to equip the
government with extraordinary
coercive power to deal with the
problem of terrorism.
This was not the reward the
nationalists
were
expecting
in return for the sacrifices of
thousands of Indian soldiers in
the battlefields of Europe and
Mesopotamia.The result was the
beginning of mass nationalism
in India under the leadership of
Mahatma Gandhi.
Can WTO legitimately make global

trading rules?
Amit Dasgupta
he last quarter of 2001 saw

two dramatic events that
had a transformational
impact on the global community:
first the terrorist attacks on the
US in September followed by the
launch of the Doha Development
Round through the WTOs 4th
Ministerial Conference in Qatar
in November.
A couple of months prior
to the commencement of the
conference, Muraosoli Maran,
then the Indian commerce
minister, commissioned a book to
be released prior to the meeting.
The objective was to capture the
sentiments and, more importantly,
the fears of the developing and
under-developed countries, as
seen through the member states of
SAARC. Bibek Debroy and I edited
the volume, which, thereafter,
went into multiple editions.
After the manuscript was
complete, Bibek and I argued
about the title. All the chapters
in the book were highly critical
of the WTO and the arm-twisting
of the developed countries,
especially the US and EU, as
also the autocratic manner in
which the WTO, under its then
director general, Mike Moore,
was functioning.
I had argued that there was
a clear political agenda, driven
primarily by the US, as to why the
Doha Round was being dubbed
the Development Round. None
of the developing countries, for
instance, were demanders of a

Development Round. It was a
proposal from the developed
countries, especially the US. In
my view, post-9/11 and the WTO
negotiations were intrinsically
linked. Washington needed friends
because chasing al-Qaida through
overt and covert operations would
necessarily require friendly and
cooperative governments in the
developing world.
It was my assessment that
proposing a development round
was to win friends and influence
governments in poor countries.
This was nothing short of
deception at the highest level.
After all, a genuine development
round meant that trade would lie
at the heart of the development
agenda with the developed
world unilaterally opening-up to
products from poorer countries.
This was least likely to happen.
I believed then, and I maintain
now, that the WTO is a rich mans
club and that Doha was a fraud
foisted on the developing world as
it was always intended to collapse.
My suggestion to Bibek,
consequently, was to title the
book: Savaging the WTO. With
supreme
diplomatic
finesse,
Bibek persuaded me to agree to
something milder and the book
was finally published under
the title Salvaging the WTOs
Future: Doha and Beyond.
Maran released the book on the
eve of his departure for Doha and
was forthcoming in expressing
his
apprehensions
on
the
Perhaps it is time to
ask if WTO, controlled
as it is by the corporate
sector and developed
countries, can
legitimately be the
policeman, guardian
and rulemaker of the
international trading
system.
proposed Round.
After almost 15 years, the
Development Round negotiations
are yet to be concluded. Nobel Prize
winning economist Joseph Stiglitz
had argued that the so-called free
trade talks should be in public
and not corporate interest if they
are to be genuinely development

oriented; instead, in his view, the
talks would perpetuate a managed
trade regime and a negotiation
process that is undemocratic and
non-transparent.
The mandated deadline of
July 31 to agree on a clearly
defined work programme on
the remaining Doha issues,
especially because they have been
so polarizing, has gone without
substantive progress. India, too,
has already given indication
that it will not ratify the trade
facilitation pact for want of any
visible progress in negotiations
on finding a permanent solution
on food security for public
stockholding purposes.
At a time when farmers
suicides continue unabated, the

government recognizes that it
is first accountable to its own
people and not to an amorphous
multilateral trading system that
is visibly biased in favour of
developed countries. For the WTO
Secretariat, the talks are a makeor-break scenario that clearly
reflects the widening chasm
between rich and poor countries.
Indeed, even the most diehard
negotiator would concede that
talks on the Doha Development
Round are on the verge of collapse.
The US does not see any
significant gains through a
successful round. Consequently,
it is focussing on regional
agreements. Europe is crisisridden to offer any major
concessions. The Chinese economy
is under severe strain with signs
of a slowdown. A well-crafted
deception, forged in the aftermath
of 9/11, has played itself through
successfully. Development was
never the end objective.
Perhaps it is time to ask if WTO,
controlled as it is by the corporate
sector and developed countries,
can legitimately be the policeman,
guardian and rulemaker of the
international trading system. If
not, the obituary for the Doha
Development Round might well
turn out to be the obituary for the
WTO as well.
Amit Dasgupta, a former
diplomat, is the head of the
Mumbai campus of the SP Jain
School of Global Management.
The views expressed are
personal
18
INDIA
Red
Black
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Land law: victim of cynicism and lack of vision

Amulya Ganguli
Modi governments views. But

the Congress has chosen to ignore
he
clumsily what Sharma said two years ago
designated
Right
to because it runs counter to the
Fair
Compensation partys objective of throwing a
and Transparency in Land spanner in Modis Make in India
Acquisition, Rehabilitation and industrial endeavours.
The Congress is well aware that
Resettlement (Amendment) Bill
has been the victim of clumsiness if the process of industrialisation
in forms other than its name. takes off, then the party can say
To start with, these relate to the goodbye to any immediate chance
of returning to power. Hence,
absence of an uncluttered vision
the aggressiveness with which term view of industrial growth
among politicians about the best
the partys vice president, Rahul presumably because such a stance
way to achieve the objective of
Gandhi, has been opposing the would have enabled the BJPs
protecting
farmers
interests
proposed amendments to dilute opponents to accuse it of being
while advancing the cause
the provisions on securing the pro-corporate, as Rahul Gandhi
of industrialisation.
consent of farmers, and declaring is doing today by alleging that the
In a hasty manoeuvre to negate that he will not allow an inch Modi government is suit-boot
the provisions of the 1894 land of land to be acquired by the ki sarkar.
acquisition law, the politicians government or the industrialists.
This one-sidedness has long
seemingly lost a sense of balance
The Congress crown prince been a feature of Indian politics
and tilted rather too heavily does not seem to care that stalling and also of the popular culture
in favour of the cultivators. industrialisation will hurt the reflected in fiction and films,
Among those who noted the country in the long run since it will which propagates that the rich
imbalance was the commerce stop a large number of peasants are evil while the poor are the
minister in the Manmohan Singh to move from farms to factories repositories of all that is good in
government, Anand Sharma, and also be detrimental to overall human beings.
who said that insistence on the development
In this respect, B.R. Ambedkar
by
scuppering
consent of 80 per cent of affected infrastructural
was in a league of his own when
projects.
families will seriously delay land But it will not do to blame the he described villages as a den of
acquisition and in many cases halt cynicism of the Congress alone. As ignorance, narrow mindedness
essential infrastructure projects.
Modi once pointed out, when the and communalism, echoing
As Finance Minister Arun Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs Karl
Marxs
condemnation
Jaitley has pointed out, this supported the land bill in 2013, of the idiocy of rural life.
objection echoes the Narendra they desisted from taking a long- If the BJP is now taking a stand,
heir apparent has never said a

word about his economic vision.
On the other hand, the BJPs
attempt to wriggle out of the
logjam created by the opponents
of the proposed amendments by
calling upon the states to frame
their own laws offers no solution.
Since land is in the concurrent
list of the constitution, the states
will be unable to draft a law,
which goes against the central
which is diametrically opposite legislation. For instance, the 80
to what it did in 2013, the reason per cent stipulation cannot be
is that the responsibility of tampered with, nor the directive
governance has made it realise about assessing the social impact
that employment generation via of the acquisition.
industrialisation and economic
The BJPs hope, therefore,
reforms is the best way to lift that the need to attract investors
millions out of poverty.
will persuade the states to
The opposition ofRahul prepare
industry-friendly
Gandhi and the Congress, laws is unlikely to be fulfilled.
including Anand Sharma is However, even as parties such as
not only a major hindrance to the Congress, which is leading
the acquisition of land by the
the charge against the land law,
industrialists, but also condemns
continue to pose as champions
the cultivators to remain confined
of the underprivileged, they
to their increasingly unproductive
may ponder over why they
and sub-divided plots as the
were defeated in last years
land is parcelled out among
general election despite enacting
the
succeeding
generations.
supposedly pro-poor laws such as
Although the charges about
the one on land and the other on
being anti-industry have recently
providing subsidised food-grain.
persuaded Rahul Gandhi to
Amulya Ganguli is a political
say that he is not anti-big
analyst. The views expressed
business, the no-longer-young
are personal.
INDIA
Red
Black
19
Orange
India, Bangladesh enclave residents

get freedom after 68 years
n August 1, when the clock

struck midnight, around 52,000
inhabitants of 162 enclaves in
Bangladesh and India got the taste of
freedom for the first time in 68 years,
officially becoming citizens of either of the
two countries.
It was also the moment when the tiny
pockets of landor enclavesin each
others territories got merged with their
respective countries, bringing an end to
one of the most complicated and confusing
border disputes in the world.
The moment marked the end of the
stateless existence of these people as the
neighbouring countries exchanged the
land, following the historic land boundary
agreement signed and ratified earlier
this year. There was joy all around the
111 enclaves in Bangladesh, with people
organising an array of programmes to mark
the end of their identity crisis, deprivation
and obscurity.
They lit 68 candles, released 68 balloons,
brought out processions and organised
traditional sports and cultural programmes
on Friday, July 31. In some enclaves, people
brought out processions carrying the red
and green flag of Bangladesh, and chanting
slogans like: Noi ar chhit basi, amra ekhon
Bangladeshi (Were no more enclave
people, were Bangladeshis).
We are Bangladesh nationals now. I
cannot describe in words how happy I am,
said 65-year-old Hashem Ali, an inhabitant
Cooch Behar: People lighting candles at Mashal Danga Enclave celebrating the India - Bangladesh enclave exchange in Cooch
Behar district in West Bengal on August 1
of Bhitarkuti enclave in Lalmonirhat,

the district that had 59 enclaves. Mansur
Ali, 60, of Banshkata enclave said, Now
we will enjoy all kinds of state facilities.
Our children would not need to use fake
identities anymore. They will now get jobs.
Azizul Islam, general secretary of
India-Bangladesh
Enclave
Exchange
Coordination Committees Lalmonirhat
unit, said the national flag of Bangladesh
was hoisted officially in all these enclaves.
In India, similar programmes were held
in Mashaldanga enclave in Cooch Bihar of
A boy of Poatarkuti enclave celebrates near India-Bangladesh

border in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal as India and
Bangladesh exchange enclaves on August 1
West Bengal where political leaders and

officials of local administration attended.
Did not help Lalit

Modi on travel
documents: Sushma
Swaraj
xternal Affairs Minister Sushma

Swaraj has said she never helped
former IPL chief Lalit Modi
in getting travel documents from the
British authorities.
The minister told Rajya Sabha that she
has been waiting for the past last two weeks
to make her stand clear.
This issue about me is being raised
since the last two weeks. I had informed
through the leader of the house that I am
ready for discussion. Since last seven days,
I am sitting here every day just so that a
discussion may start, she said amid ruckus
in the house.
But they dont start the discussion, they
just create ruckus. The facts, this notice
is based on, are baseless and untrue... I
never requested the British government to
give travel documents to Lalit Modi, said
Sushma Swaraj.
Her remarks came as the first two weeks
of the ongoing monsoon session have
washed out amid opposition protests over
some issues, including Sushma Swarajs
alleged help to Lalit Modi and the Vyapam
scam. Earlier, Congress members from
Andhra Pradesh wanted to raise the issue
of special status for the state after its
bifurcation. Union Minister Ravi Shankar
Prasad said the government was ready for
the discussion. Samajwadi Party leader
Naresh Agarwal, meanwhile, objected to
comments that MPs should not get salary
as parliament was not functioning.
Sonia attacks Modi for maun Naga peace accord signed,

vrat on party scandals
stakeholders welcome move
ongress President Sonia Gandhi

attacked Prime Minister Narendra
Modi for his silence on any issue
taking a controversial turn, notably the
recent ones involving the external affairs
minister and two chief ministers.
She said Parliamentary majority
does not give anyone a license to escape
accountability.
Gandhi also ruled out any change of
stand in the partys position in parliament
till such time action is not taken against
those responsible for gross wrong-doings.
There is a mountain of incontrovertible
evidence in public domain for PM to require
resignations of EAM (Sushma Swaraj) and
the two CMs, the partys official Twitter
account quoted Gandhi as saying.
Besides Sushma Swaraj, the reference
was to Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara
Raje and Madhya Pradesh counterpart
Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
The #MannKibaat man appears to
retreat into a Maun Vrat (vow of silence)
whenever there is a scandal involving his
colleagues, she said.
No
productive
discussions,no
meaningful proceedings as long as action
is not taken against those responsible for
gross wrong-doings.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi
Gandhi said while the prime minister

never missed an opportunity to claim moral
high ground on transparency, integrity and
accountability, he maintained a deafening
silence on some blatant transgressions by
his party leaders.
Were nt being aggressive just to match
BJPs aggression of past, we are forced
to take our position bcoz of BJPs brazen
attitude (sic!), she said in her tweet.
he central government of India and

the National Socialist Council of
Nagaland-Isak-Muivah this week
signed a historic accord that promises to
bring peace in the northeastern state ravaged
by violence for more than six decades.
Various stakeholders welcomed the move,
saying it will bring a new dawn of peace
and development.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the
accord was an inspiration in our troubled
world, and not only marked the end of a
problem, but the beginning of a new future.
Todays (3 August) agreement is a shining
example of what we can achieve when we
deal with each other in a spirit of equality and
respect, trust and confidence; when we seek
to understand concerns and try to address
aspirations; when we leave the path of
dispute and take the high road of dialogue. It
is a lesson and an inspiration in our troubled
world, he said.
He said the Naga political issue had
lingered for six decades, taking a huge toll on
generations of our people. NSCN-IM general
secretary Thuingaleng Muivah, who signed
the accord at the ceremony held at the Modis
7 Race Course Road residence, hailed it as a
momentous occasion.
Under Narendra Modi, we have come close
to understanding each other and have worked

out a new relation with the government, he
said, adding that the Naga people have great
respect for Mahatma Gandhi. Muivah, 81, is a
key leader of the NSCN-IM which has been in
talks with the government since 1997 after a
ceasefire agreement was signed.
Meanwhile, various stakeholders in the
peace process cautiously welcomed the
accord. While congratulating Modi, Nagaland
Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang told media, This
positive development will pave the way for a
permanent solution acceptable to the Nagas.
The Naga Hoho, the apex body of all Naga
tribes of Nagaland, welcomed the accord but
said it needed to see the contents of the deal
before further commenting on it.
Former
Mizoram
chief
Minister
Zoramthanga, who was successful in
brokering peace between the centre and
the NSCN-IM, also congratulated the
government and the Naga leaders on signing
the peace accord.
... I am sure both the parties signed an
agreement which is acceptable to them,
Zoramthanga, who was once a militant leader
of the rebel Mizo National Front before the
outfit surrendered in 1986 and entered the
political mainstream, told IANS over phone
from Mizoram capital Aizawl.
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INDIA
Rs.1,150 crore plan

Maggi will be back on
shelves as soon as possible: to build strategic
petroleum reserves
Nestle India chief
Red
Orange
uresh Narayanan, the new

India chief of the $97.5
billion Swiss processed
food giant Nestle, last week said
the popular instant noodle brand
Maggi will be back on retail
shelves as soon as possible even
as the company will now focus on
other areas of operations as well.
Narayanan, 55, who officially
took charge of India operations last
week replacing managing director
Etienne Benet who stepped down
on July 25, said dairy, chocolates
and confectioneries will all be in
focus to push growth.
All of this is part of the
agenda, he said in a meeting with
select media persons.
He,
however,
declined
any direct comment on the
controversy over the ban on Maggi
noodles, over which Nestle has
moved the Bombay High Court.
We have to get back Maggi on the
shelves. As of now, the matter is
sub judice. Everything depends on
the outcome. Lets wait and see,
he said.
The journey of Maggi will
continue and the journey of
other categories will also be
emphasised. Having specifically
Black
flown in to India from Manila,

where he was overseeing the
Philippines
operations
as
chairman, Narayanan said he had
faced a host of challenges in his
career and that the current one
too would tide over.
Indias official food regulator
on June 5 had banned the sale
of Maggi after an allegedly high
amount of lead and monosodium
glutamate (MSG) were found in
samples. Following that, Nestle
withdrew all the variants of the
noodle, while continuing to
maintain that its products were
safe. At the same time, a number
of other countries also found the
noodle imported from India to

be safe. The countries included
Britain, Singapore and Canada.
For Nestle India, Maggi was the
dominant brand under prepared
dishes and cooking aids and
accounted for 31.5 per cent of the
sales in 2014. Among the other
three divisions, milk products
and nutrition fetched 47.1 per
cent, followed by 12.2 per cent for
chocolates and confectionery
and 9.2 per cent for beverages.
The Maggi unit saw a 1.8
per cent increase in volumes
in 2014 over the previous year
and 8.1-percent rise in value at
Rs.21.4 billion.
o secure Indias energy

economy against supply
and price fluctuations
globally, an additional funding of
more than Rs.1,150 crore is being
provided for the Indian Strategic
Petroleum Reserves Ltd (ISPRL).
Through
supplementary
demands for grant presented to
parliament earlier last week, union
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
sought an allocation of Rs.1,153
crore for buying crude oil to fill
the first strategic crude oil reserve
being built at Visakhapatnam
by ISPRL.
India plans for a strategic
reserve that could hold up to 1.3
million tonnes of crude oil.
Under
this
plan,
the
government would set up a
Strategic Crude Oil Storage of
about 5.33 million tonnes at two
other locations in the country
Mangalore (1.5 million tonnes)
and Padur (2.5 million tonnes) in
the first phase.
The Mangalore and Padur
projects, both on the western coast
of Karnataka, are nearly complete,
awaiting pipeline connections
from the nearest ports.
A second phase is also under
planning, which seeks to create
12.5 million tonnes storage
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
capacity at Padur, Chandikhol

(Odisha), Bikaner (Rajasthan)
and Rajkot (Gujarat).
While India currently imports
about 80 per cent of its oil
requirements, the International
Energy Agency predicts that by
2020, India could become the
worlds largest oil importer.
The current slump in oil prices
that have been in steady fall
since the later half of last year, is
considered an opportune time to
build up strategic oil reserves.
The India basket of crude oil
fell this week to levels around $52
for a barrel of nearly 160 litres.
Make in India for 90

medium combat jets
n another major step

towards self reliance
in the defence sector,
a plan is being finalised
to produce 90 Medium
Multi-Role
Combat
Aircraft
(MMRCA)
in
India, according to the
informed sources.
A Request for Proposal
(RFP) is expected to be
drafted soon after the new
Defence
Procurement
Procedure (DPP) comes
in place. Expected to be
one of the biggest projects
under the Make in India
campaign, the cost of the
programme is expected to
be around $30 billion, the
sources said.
The Indian Air Force
requires 126 MMRCAs.
With India getting into an
agreement with France to
get 36 Rafale fighter jets
in flyaway condition, there
was a lack of clarity on how
the rest of the gap will be
filled. The sources said that
now these remaining jets
will be made in India, in
what will be a major step in
domestic manufacturing of
such aircraft.
According to the sources,
the air force does not have
enough squadrons in the

event of a joint war with
Pakistan and China.
An RFP is expected to be
drafted soon for making 90
MMRCAs in India. A global
tender will be floated. The
private sector will also have
an active participation,
said an official from the
defence ministry.
As many foreign bidders
were in the race when India
set out to buy 126 MMRCAs,
for which Dassault Aviation,
the makers of Rafale, was
finally chosen, the sources
said all original bidders will
be invited.
The list of fighters that
were in competition for
the MMRCA bid included
Russias MIG-35 (RAC
MiG), Swedish Gripen,
Dassault,
American
Lockheed
Martin
and
Boeings F/A-18 Super
Hornet and Eurofighter

Typhoon made by a
consortium of British,
German,
Spanish
and
Italian firms.
The sources said that
out of the 90 aircraft, 54
will be single-seaters and
the remaining 36 tandemseaters. There will be an
option of acquiring 45
additional fighters as a
follow-up order. The Indian
Air Force is expected to be
down to 32 squadrons by the
end of this year, 576 fighter
jets short of the 750-strong
fighter jet fleet required
as per vision documents
to face simultaneous twofront wars with Pakistan
and China. At least three
squadrons of the vintage
Soviet origin MiG-21 and
MiG-27
single
engine
aircraft are scheduled to be
phased out.
INDIA ABROAD
Red
Black
Orange
US House introduces resolution on

Indias Independence Day
mi Bera, Co-chair of
Congressional
Caucus
on India and IndianAmericans,
has
introduced
a
resolution
to
recognise
Indias
Independence
Day
and the significance of the
US-India partnership.
The
resolution
introduced
by the lone Indian-American
lawmaker commemorates the
68th anniversary of Indias
Independence Day on August 15,
and celebrates the contributions
of Indian Americans in various
sectors of the American society.

As the worlds oldest democracy
and the worlds largest democracy,
the US and India share common
values and the growing partnership
between the two countries makes
sense, it said.
The resolution also recognises
the importance of continuing and
growing the strategic partnership
between the United States and
India to further common goals of
supporting democracy, pluralism,
and rule of law. With a population
of more than 1.2 billion people,
the Republic of India is the worlds

largest democracy, and shares a
commitment to promoting human
rights and freedom, it said.
Mentioning
the
economic
dimension of the US relationship
with India, which is based on
trade and investment interests,
the resolution said these ties have
helped create jobs and growth in
both countries.
On this Independence Day
anniversary, and as the son of
Indian parents, Im proud to
recognise the contributions of
this community to our military

efforts, law enforcement, scientific
innovation, and so many other
aspects of public life, said Bera.
The resolution was co-sponsored
among others by Tulsi Gabbard, the
only Hindu-American in the House,
Joseph Crowley, Vice Chair of the
Democratic Caucus, Elliot Engel,
top Democrat on House Foreign
Affairs committee, and George
Holding, co-chair of Congressional
Caucus
on
India
and
Indian-Americans.
Indian-American student baseball player honoured
rising baseball player

Kumar Nambiar from
Westchester
county
will be the first Indian-American
student athlete to be honoured as
the New York State Player of the
Year, media reported.
Nambiar, a 2015 graduate of
Mamaroneck High School, was
felicitated on Sunday, August 2
during the 16th annual Heritage
of India Festival at Kensico Dam
Plaza County Park, Daily Voice
newspaper quoted the event
organisers as saying.
The Indian American Cultural
Association
of
Westchester
(IACAW), that serves the Indian
community
of
Westchester
County, will organise the event.
Playing as a pitcherthe
player who delivers the ball to
the batsmanNambiar was a
Kumar Nambiar will be the first Indian-American student player to be honoured as New York State
Player of the Year on August 2. (Photo: Courtesy, Daily Voice)
key player who helped his team,

Mamaroneck High Tigers, win
British-Indian sells food to fund

school in India
British-Indian woman
is selling Indian street
food in London to fund
a school for girls in Rajasthans
Jaisalmer
town,
a
media
report said.
The food lovers are making
a beeline to Tanya Gohils stall
called Devis at Maltby Street
market. Gohils stall sells dishes
like the Mmmmumbai Grill her
take on a grilled club sandwich.
According to her, she was
born with the British devotion
to Indian cooking, the London
Evening Standard reported.
If you have leftover curry
and had too much to drink the
night before, the first thing you
do is create a toasted, buttered
sandwich with curry, onion and
cheese, she was quoted as saying.
And the Bombay sandwich is a
famous street food staple.
I wanted to create the most
pimped-up version of the two,
21
she added. Gohil, who studied

economics and development
at Manchester University, has
visited India twice. The first visit
was to help a girls education
organisation and the second for
road-testing recipes.
She aims to raise up to 20,000
pounds through crowd-funding to
buy land in Jaisalmer on which to
build a school.
I am selling out every weekend,
which is not something I expected.
I have also been approached to do
pop-ups in pubs around south
London and I cant keep up. There
is only one of me!
Gohil is hopeful that her efforts
will help bring about real change
in India.
This is not just about
educating girls, she says. Its
about educating boys and men
about the changes that need
to happen. And change begins
with education.
the Section 1 Class AA State

Championship in May, the report
said. Nambiar will be pitching for

Yale University next season.
Baseball stardom is considered
rare among Asian Indians.
Nambiar might even be the first
Indian-American named a state
high school baseball Player of the
Year anywhere in the US, Sid
Mehta, volunteer broadcaster for
Bedford Central School District
TV and Fox Lane Foxes varsity
sports, said.
Few Indian-Americans across
the country play baseball beyond
Little League. Hardly any of them
become the ace of their pitching
staff as Nambiar has or named the
most valuable player (MVP) of the
varsity team, the report added.
Nambiar is a true trail-blazer in
the Indian-American community
here in the Westchester county,
Mehta added.
Indian students
get $100,000
funding for
startup
startup
founded
by
three Indians and a
German
student
at
the Mississippi State University
(MSU) has received $100,000,
setting a record for private
investment in a student-run
startup at the university, a media
report said.
CampusKnot,
founded
by
Rahul Gopal, Hiten Patel, Perceus
Mody and Katja Walter, is an
online educational hub designed
to increase collaboration among
faculty and students, the ClarionLedger newspaper reported.
Were excited, but were scared
at the same time, said Gopal,
a senior aerospace engineering
major at MSU. Its funny, I guess,
how I feel about it, but Im looking
forward to continuing to grow the
company.
CampusKnot, which is free to
users, seeks to serve as a single
website for students at MSU and
other colleges and universities
to easily reach teachers and
classmates, besides offering space
for faculty to post course syllabi and
related academic material.
CampusKnot debuted in 2013.
Since then, creators spent two years
refining their project at MSUs
Centre
for
Entrepreneurship
and Innovation in the College
of Business. They won secondplace in the centres 2013 startup
competition and, in December,
earned a $2,500-startup grant.
Indian-origin man develops thought-controlled prostheses
n
Indian
American
electrical engineer from
the Stanford University
has developed a technique to
make brain-controlled prostheses
more precise.
The thought-controlled device
developed by Krishna Shenoy
and his team analyses the neuron
sample and makes dozens of
corrective adjustments to the
estimate of the brains electrical
pattern all in the blink of an eye.
Brain-controlled
prostheses
will lead to a substantial
improvement in quality of life,
Shenoy said.
The speed and accuracy
demonstrated in this prosthesis
results from years of basic
neuroscience
research
and
from combining these scientific
discoveries with the principled
design of mathematical control
algorithms, he added. Shenoys
team tested a brain-controlled
cursor meant to operate a virtual
keyboard. The system is intended
Krishna Shenoy, an electrical engineer from

Stanford University
for people with paralysis and

amyotrophic
lateral
sclerosis
(ALS), also called Lou Gehrigs
disease. ALS degrades ones ability
to move. The thought-controlled
keypad would allow a person with
paralysis or ALS to run an electronic
wheelchair and use a computer
or tablet, Shenoy informed. The
goal is to get thought-controlled
prosthetics to people with ALS.
Today these people may use
an eye-tracking system to direct
cursors or a head mouse that
tracks the movement of the head.

Both are fatiguing to use as
neither provides the natural and
intuitive control of readings taken
directly from the brain.
The US Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) has also
given Shenoys team its nod to
conduct a pilot clinical trial of
their thought-controlled cursor on
people with spinal cord injuries.
When we type or perform other
precise tasks, our brains and muscles
usually work together effortlessly.
But when a neurological disease
or spinal cord injury severs the
connection between the brain and
limbs, once-easy motions become
difficult or impossible. In recent
years, researchers have sought to
give people suffering from injury
or disease some restored motor
function by developing thoughtcontrolled prostheses.
Such devices tap into the
relevant regions of the brain, bypass
damaged connections and deliver
thought commands to devices such
as virtual keypads.
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SPORTS
Red
Im a girl first, then a

sportswoman: Sania
ew
sportspersons
are associated with
glamour and fashion
but tennis star Sania Mirza,
who walked the ramp at the
India International Jewellery
Week
(IIJW),
contends
she has the same wishes
and desires as a normal
girl, despite being in a
challenging sport.
I am a sportsperson but
Im a girl first. And thats why
Im fond of jewellery just like
any other girl.
Being a sportsperson
doesnt mean that I dont have
desires and wishes that other
women have, she said on the
shows opening day this week.
Sania, who also said that
she is excited about walking
the ramp at the IIJW, is no
stranger to fashion though,
having walked the ramp
in various types of outfits
at shows such as Blenders
Pride Fashion Tour, Indian
Bridal Fashion Week, and
Global Fashion Show. Sania
displayed the collection of
Sania Mirza
designer Moni Agarwal for

her brand, Zohrakshi.
The IIJW is the sixth
edition of the the show
launched in 2010 to showcase
Indias finest in jewellery
in terms of design and
innovation. Sania also said
that she is proud about her
Wimbledon victory with
Swiss star Martina Hingis.
The Grand Slam win was
also her first doubles title
in the womens category.
Previously she had won
three mixed doubles Grand
Slam titles.
Black
Orange
Inaugural Pro Wrestling League from

November 8 to 29
he inaugural Pro Wrestling

League (PWL) will be held
between November 8 and
29 and the six franchise-based
event will see the participation of
not only the worlds top male and
female stars but also the young
Indian grapplers.
Indian iconsdouble Olympic
medallist Sushil Kumar, 2012
London Games bronze medal winner
Yogeshwar Dutt and 2012 World
Championships bronze medallist
Geeta Phogatwill also go under
the hammer during the auction.
Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)
and sports firm Pro-Sportify, the
organisers of the league, claimed
that as many 20 Olympic medallists
and eight reigning world champions
have already shown interest to be in
the auction.
PWL has a prize and auction
purse that aggregates to $3 million.
Sushil was full of praise for the
league, saying it will provide Indian
grapplers the exposure which
they now get abroad. It will be
a great boost when the cream of
world wrestling comes to India.

This will be a great opportunity
for our players to travel with them
and learn a lot, the 2010 world
champion said. Besides the league
will keep the focus on the sport and
motivate the upcoming wrestlers,
added the 33-year-old.
The worlds top 66 wrestlers,
six city-based franchises covering
north to south and east to west of
India will vie for the top honour and
the prize purse of Rs.3 crore.
The league format will see
six city-based teams battle it out
against each other once. Each squad
will consist of 11 players -- six men
and five women; six Indians and five
foreigners. The PWL

will be played on the
best-of-nine format,
but all the nine bouts
will be contested
during the league
phase. Each bout will
have three rounds of
three minutes each,
separated by a oneminute break. To
make the contest more interesting
players will get half-a-point bonus
for fall and also half a point bonus
for greater superiority that will
be determined by a 15-point lead,
PWL governing council chairman
G.S. Mander said during the launch
of the event. The competition
will be televised live to more than
150 countries.
Pro Wrestling League is a step
in the right direction. Of late, Indian
wrestlers have been doing extremely
well. And with financial boost from
the League, I am sure our wrestlers
will reach greater heights, WFI
president Brijbhushan Sharan
Singh said.
Final day of World Summer

Willis breaks
Games lifts NZs medal count NZ 1,500m record
uring the final day of competition

on August 3 at the World
Summer Games in Los Angeles,
New Zealand athletes excelled in the pool,
on the bocce court, in the equestrian arena
and on the track.
Matthew Slone (Special Olympics
Waikato) and Stephen Moody (Special
Olympics Horowhenua) were both gold
medalists in the pool in the 50 metres
butterfly final and the 200 metres
breastroke final respectively. Matthew
was the fastest qualifier heading into
the final against very tough competition
from India and China but he pulled out
all stops to achieve a personal best and a
gold medal.Stephen came from behind in a
powerful final length to take out the gold in
his event against Macau and Latvia.Equally
impressive in the pool today was Sam MuirJames (Special Olympics Counties) in the
800 metres freestyle final.This was a very
fast division and Sam finished a credible
sixthplace in the final.
Nikolas Taris (Special Olympics
Tamaki) added to his medals by securing
silver in the walking trail at the Equestrian
Centre at Griffith Park.
The Unified bocce team and Unified
partner Olwyn Humphreys took out the
silver medal in the final at the Los Angeles
Convention Centre.Both Monique and
Trevor Hetherington (Special Olympics
Wellington) have played out of their
skins and havent relied on their Unified
partners.(The partnerships) were evenly
Author:Athletics NZ
matched and so they were very good

combinations, said Head Bocce Coach,
Lyn Ryan.
Jacob Osborne (Special Olympics
Counties) in very warm conditions took
out the silver medal in the 1500 metres
and knocked nine seconds off this time to
achieve a personal best in the final.
TheNew Zealand team performed very
well at the World Summer Games with a
totalof 32 medals (11 gold, 12 silver and 9
bronze) awarded over eight sports.
ick Willis set a New Zealand

1500m
record
at
the
Herculis
Diamond
League
meeting
in
Monaco
recently.
Willis trimmed a quarter of a second off the
time he set at the same meeting last year,
recording 3:29:66, also an Oceania record
for the metric mile distance.
In a very fast race, won by Kenyan
Asbel Kiprop in 3:26.69, Willis avoided
the breakneck speed of the first two laps,
preferring to sit near the back of the field
before making his way through the pack on
the last lap, running 54.7 for the final 400
metres, faster than anyone else in the race
and grabbing fifth place, the fastest ever
time for 5th place in a 1,500m race.
Speaking to Andrew Alderson of
nzherald.co.nz Willis said, I couldnt have
asked for a better race to run that sort of
time. I slotted in near the back and ran dead
even splits. I was still a bit disappointed
to get behind a second wall of Kenyans
behind Kiprop with 200m to go. I wasnt
sure whether to go to lane three, or wait
until the home straight and wait for a gap.
It took a long time but I got through. I
crossed the line not feeling the jubilation I
thought after running a sub 3m 30s. I really
wanted to finish in the top two. I was ready
to drive more, but its my fault for being
slightly behind those guys.
Its my best race time-wise so I must be
in some of the best shape of my life. The
blessing of this race on calendar for the
world championships versus the London
Nick Willis
Olympics is that there are six weeks to go

rather than three. I will go back to basics
and rebuild at altitude.
This will also give me a good seeding
going into world championships (starting
on August 22 in Beijing), so the heats wont
be stacked with too many good guys. It
puts me in the top five or six in contention
for medals.
Willis has raced sparingly in Europe
this season, hoping to hit peak form for
the IAAF World Championships, starting
in Beijing on 22 August, where he has
been selected for both the 1500m and
500m events.
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Drawing by Racha na Rajeev
The Blind Men and the Elephant
Spot five diffe rences
in a village. One day

nce upon a time, there lived six blind men
hant in the village
the villagers told them, Hey, there is an elep
is. They decided, Even
today. They had no idea what an elephant
us go and feel it anyway.
though we wou ld not be able to see it, let
. Everyone of them
All of them went whe re the elephant was
a pilla r, said the first man
touched the elephant. Hey, the elephant is
who touched his leg.
who touched the tail.
Oh, no! it is like a rope, said the second man
the third man who
Oh, no! it is like a thick branch of a tree, said
touched the trunk of the elephant.
who touched the ear of
It is like a big hand fan said the fou rth man
fifth man who touched
the elephant. It is like a huge wall, said the
the belly of the elephant.
touched the tusk of the
It is like a solid pipe, Said the sixth man who
elephant.
They began to
argue about the
elephant and
eve ryone of
them insisted that
he was right. It
looked like they
were getting
man was passing
agitated. A wise
, What is the matter?
by and he saw this. He stopped and asked them
hant is like. Each one
They said, We cannot agree to what the elep
was like. The wise man
of them told what he thought the elephant
. The reason eve ry one
calmly explained to them, All of you are right
one of you touched the
of you is telling it differently beca use each
the elephant has all those
different part of the elephant. So, actually
features what you all said.
t. They felt happy that
Oh! eve ryone said. The re was no more figh
they were
all right.
some truth to what
The moral of the story is that there may be
truth and sometimes
someone says. Sometimes we can see that
ive which we may not
not beca use they may have different perspect
d men, we shou ld say,
agree too. So, rather than arguing like the blin
don't
Maybe you have you r reasons. This way we
get in arguments.
Send us stories, drawings,poems and

other contributions by your little ones
along with their photographs for
this page. Email us at
editor@indianweekender.co.nz
Riddles
What gets
wetter and
wetter the more
it dries
I have 28 days
in a month. Which
month I am?
I am the
biggest alphabet,
as I contain the most
water in the world.
Who am I?
What has
a bark, but
no bite.
What can
honk without
a horn?
What does a cat have

that no other animal
has?
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The celluloid chapter

Continuing our series from last week, we look at some of the best-known women
directors in the world of cinema who are at the top of their game.
Kathryn Bigelow
Notable work: The Hurt
Locker (2009)
The fourth woman to be
nominated at the Academy
Awards in the category of
Best Director and the only
one to take the award home,
Kathryn Bigelows win marked
a monumental occasion for
female directors in Hollywood
in 2009. The Hurt Locker,
Bigelows seventh feature film,
is an American war film about a
three-man US Army Explosive
Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team
during the Iraq war. The movie
was nominated in nine categories
and eventually won six.
Bigelow made her directorial
debut in 1981 with The Loveless
featuring Willem Dafoe and
has since then directed movies
such as Near Dark (1987), Blue
Steel (1989), Point Break (1991)
Strange Days (1995), The Weight
of Water (2000) and Zero Dark
Thirty (2012).
Jane Campion
Notable work: The Piano
(1993)
A New Zealand screenwriter,
producer and director, Jane
Campion is the second of the four
women who has been nominated
for the Academy Award for Best
Director and the first woman to
win the prestigious Palme dOr
(Golden
Palm)the
highest
prize awarded at the Cannes
Film Festival.
She wrote and directed her
masterpiece The Piano, a 1993
drama film based on the west
coast of New Zealand about
a mute female piano player
and her daughter. The movie
won Oscars for Best Actress,
Best Supporting Actress, and
Best Original Screenplay. An
impressive storyteller, Campions
later works includes Portrait of a
Lady (1996), Holy Smoke! (1999)
and Bright Star (2009). She
also directed the engaging crime
drama Top of the Lake, a 2013
television mini-series.
Haifaa al-Mansour
Notable work: Wadja (2012)
Haifaa
al-Mansour,
the
first female film-maker from
Saudi Arabia, is the one of the
countrys best-known and most
controversial directors. The first
person to shoot a film entirely in
Saudi Arabia, Al-Mansour began
by making short films. One of
her shorts, The Only Way Out,
won awards in the United Arab
Emirates and in the Netherlands.
She also worked on Women
Without Shadows, a documentary
that talks about the lives of
women in the Arab States of the
Persian Gulf that was shown at 17
international festivals.
The 2012 film Wadjda took
five years to complete mainly
because the director spent
most of her time trying to find
financial backing and obtaining
film permissions. Filmed on the
streets of Riyadh, the film-maker
often worked from the back of
a van, as she could not publicly
work with the men in the crew.
Her upcoming project, A Storm in
the Stars, is set for a 2016 release.
Deepa Mehta
Notable works: Elements
trilogy
An Indian film-maker based
in Canada, Deepa Mehta is best
known for her Elements trilogy
Fire (1996), Earth (1998) and
Water (2005)that talks about
the controversial social reform
issues in India.
Fire, the first in the series, is
a romantic drama film starring
Shabana Azmi and Nandita
Dasone of the few mainstream
films in India that explores
homosexual relations.
Mehta found herself in
controversial waters upon the
release of the film in India. It was
criticised for featuring a lesbian
relationship, which is not a part
of Indian history or culture.
Mehtas
other
notable
works include The Forgotten
Woman (2008), Heaven on
Earth (2008) and Midnights
Children (2012) based on Salman
Rushdies famous book of the
same name.
Lynne Ramsay
Notable works: Ratcatcher
(1999)
Scottish
film
director,
producer, cinematographer and
writer, Lynne Ramsay is best
known for her Ratcatcherher
debut feature filmthat was
screened at the 1999 Cannes Film
Festival. Ratcatcher narrates the
story of working-class childhood
and won critical acclaim and
awards. Ramsay has also directed
two other movies, Morvern
Callere (2002) and We Need to
Talk About Kevin (2011). Her
stories have recurring themes of
guilt, grief, and death. We Need
to Talk About Kevin, based on
Lionel Shrivers novel, explored
the complicated relationship
between a mother and her
troubled son. The film was
premiered in 2011 at the Cannes
Film Festival.
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Knowing the symptoms of cervical cancer can save your life
ancer of the uterine

cervix is the second most
common cancer among
women in the world after breast
cancer. It is the most common
cancer among Indian women.
Cervical cancer usually develops
over a number of years, often
with no symptoms. It commonly
occurs in women over 35 years of
age. It rarely occurs before the
age of 25 years. In New Zealand
about 200 women are diagnosed
with cervical cancer each year
and approximately 70 women die
from the disease.
Causes: Cervical cancer is
caused by certain types ofthe
human papillomavirus (HPV).
HPV is a common sexually
transmitted
viral
infection
affecting an estimated 80% of
sexually active women at some
point in their lives. Most HPV
infections clear by themselves but
some high risk types can cause
cell changes on the cervix that
may lead to cervical cancer 10 to
20 years after infection.
Factors that can increase
the risk of developing cervical
cancer include:
Sexual activity: Cervical

cancer is very rare in women
who have never had sexual
intercourse. Any woman who
has been sexually active is at risk
of developing cervical cancer.
Women who began having sexual
intercourse as adolescents appear
to be at greater risk of developing
cervical cancer. Women who have
had multiple sexual partners (and
those whose partners have had
multiple sexual partners) also
appear to be at greater risk of
developing cervical cancer.
Smoking: Smoking increases
a womans risk of developing
cervical cancer. The risk appears
to increase with the number of
cigarettes smoked per day and the
number of years of smoking.
Diethylstilboestrol
(DES):
Daughters of women who
were given the drug DES
during pregnancy to prevent
miscarriages are at increased risk
of developing cervical cancer.
This drug was used until around
1970. Other factors that may
increase the risk of developing
cervical cancer include the use of
oral contraceptives and having a
weakened immune system.
Symptoms: During the early

stages of cervical cancer there
are often no symptoms at all
but the most common symptom
experienced is abnormal vaginal
bleeding. This bleeding may
occur between periods, following
sexual intercourse or after the
menopause. Menstrual bleeding
may also be heavier.
Other symptoms that may
occur include: Unusual vaginal
discharge, Pain in the pelvic area,
Excessive tiredness, Swollen or
painful legs, Lower back pain
Prevention: It can be
prevented, however, through
infections that lead to cervical

cancer. The target groups for
vaccination are females aged 9
to 45 years, and males aged 9
to26 years. The vaccine is offered
free as part of the New Zealand
Immunization Schedule to girls
at 12 years of age (Year 8 at
school). For maximum protection
the full three-dose course should
be taken.
Roopa Aur Aap Charitable
Trust and (CMDHB) Counties
Manukau District Health Board
are organizinga workshopto
spread
awareness
about
theCervical Cancer and risk
screening and early detection;
factors. Meena Narang, Counties
smear tests are recommended
for women between ages 20 and
Manukau District Health Board
70 as a means of detecting cells
will be the guest speaker at
that may develop into cancer. the workshop.
Cervical Screening: Because
cervical cancer usually develops
The details of the workshop
are as follows:
slowly and has no symptoms in
Date: Sunday,23rd August 2015
the early stages,regular cervical
Time: 3 PM Onwards
smears to detect early cell
Venue:BSCT Hall, 13 May Rd,
changes are recommended for
Mt Roskill,Auckland
all women aged 20 to 70 who
Confirm your presence by calling
have ever been sexually active. Roopa Suchdev at 021665609 or
HPV Vaccine: A vaccine against
email at roopaauraap@gmail.com
HPV is available in New Zealand.
References: Southern Cross
It has been formulated to prevent
health Group
the four most common HPV
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Unwell Aishwarya turns

perfect muse for Manish
at AICW 2015
AICW: Kanganas queen act for

Manav Gangwanis show
anav Gangwani is
known for his opulent
couture line and his
collection at the ongoing Amazon
India Couture Week (AICW)
2015 in New Delhi echoed the
same design thought when the
Queen of Bollywood Kangana
Ranaut walked for the designer
in an outfit that defined exquisite
craftsmanship.
She is a very dear friend who
I have worked with so she was the
best fit for my collection as she
represents a woman who has her
own fashion choices and believes
in leading her life on her own
terms, Gangwani said.
Kangana wore a glittery gown
and completed the look with nude
esigner Manish Malhotra unveiled his

newest limited edition collection titled
The Empress Story at the Amazon India
Couture Week (AICW) 2015 and who could be the
better choice than beauty queen Aishwarya Rai
Bachchan as the showstopper for the final show of
the fashion gala.
Despite being under the weather, Aishwarya
looked as confident as ever as she walked for the
designer in an ensemble that reflected femininity
and sensuousness.
I have known him (Manish) from very long . He
was with me right from the beginning when I started
my journey so it is certainly a proud moment for me
to walk for him as a showstopper. I have viral but I
had to be here as I always liked his collection. Its so
special, said the globally renowned Indian actress
and the mother of one.
The showcase was held at a special off-site event
at The Leela Palace in New Delhi on Sunday 2
August and since Malhotra is known as the favourite
designer amongst the Bollywood fraternity, the show
had to possess grandeur.
While Kriti Sanon, Aditi Rao Hydari, Pernia
Qureshi and Pakistani actor Imran Abbas represented
the young faces of Bollywood, veterans like Shabana
Azmi added their own charm to the fashion gala.
However what took everyones attention was the
presence of veteran actress Jaya Bachchan who
was not only seen sharing some light moments with
Shabana but also spotted clapping for her daughterin-law Aishwarya as she walked the ramp.
Malhotra showcased his collection titled The

Empress Story - a line that will debut in Spring
2016 at the first Manish Malhotra Flagship Boutique
in London and Dubai.
Political background has made me wiser: Riteish
ctor Riteish Deshmukh,

son of late former
Maharashtra
chief
minister and union minister
Vilasrao Deshmukh, feels that
being born in a political family
has made him wiser.
I hope that being born in a
political family has made me
wiser, because you are very careful
about the words that you speak.
Since childhood I have realised
and known what one speaks and
how things are put forward in
front of media. And always being
an architect has taught me Less is
More. So I try and choose wisely
what I say.
Belonging to a political
background with some party, my
viewpoint apart from being an
individual are inclined towards
where my father or my brother
belong. So my opinions for it,

against it or with it, I try to keep
it to myself. As I know being from
films my comments will be taken
a bit ahead and reacted more than
usual, Riteish said to a query on
how his political background
has affected him as a person,

as a celebrity and also in choice
of his films.
About choices of films, it
has nothing to do with political
backdrop or else I would have
never done Grand Masti. I think
the films I choose to do, may be
it will sound politically incorrect,
are the ones which I enjoy to
do and I am glad that people
enjoy watching them too, he
said at a promotional event for
his forthcoming film Bangistan,
whose release date has been
pushed from July 31 to August 7
due to the strong pull of Bajrangi
Bhaijaan and Baahubali.
His
co-star
Pulkit
and
director
Karan
Anshuman
were also present. The debut
of critic-turned-director Karan
Anshuman, Bangistan is a satire
on terrorism.
make-up.
She was equally excited to walk
the ramp.
This dress weighs around 30
kg so, I was not walking the ramp
but it was pushing me towards the
direction. I find Manavs designs
extremely amazing and feminine.
Couture in India is bridal and I
was amazed to see the detailing,
Kangana said.
Titled Leamoureuse that
means the beloved, Gangwanis
collection was sensuous, feminine
and larger than life.
The
designer
took
the
fashionistas to a floral garden
to celebrate the sensuality of a
woman depicted through the
avenue of fashion.
Enjoying being an
entrepreneur:
Gul Panag
ctress
Gul
Panag,
who recently turned
an entrepreneur with
a fitness app, says that she is
enjoying the current phase in
her life. Im enjoying being an
entrepreneur. Ive co-founded a
tech startup that makes fitness
apps. Our first app, First Run,
came out two months ago. In
addition to that, I run a production
company that makes interesting
digital television content, said
Gul at the curtain raiser of the
Lakme Fashion Week.
She will be wearing her close
friend Urvashi Kaurs designs at
the event.
Asked about the culture of
studios and big production
houses ruling the film production
market in Bollywood, Gul, who is
also a producer, said: Its a huge
challenge to be an independent
filmmaker and try and match up
to the marketing blitz that bigger
studios and bigger producers put
up. But thats the nature of the
game, you cant be in the game
and complain about the rules.
You know what the rules are, you

need to play by the rules.
Gul hasnt been seen in films of
late after Ab Tak Chappan 2 but
clarifies that she doesnt want to
quit acting.
Of course I do enjoy acting,
and reading scripts is what the
challenge comes down to. I
havent really found interesting
scripts so far. There is a film in
the pipeline. Youll hear about it
soon. Watch this space.
Trying to spread Geetas story to find her family: Kabir Khan
ajrangi Bhaijaan has

found an unexpected
coincidence with a reallife story of an Indian woman
named Geeta stranded in Pakistan
and the films director Kabir Khan
said that theyre trying to spread
the story across various media
platforms so that her family can
get in touch.
We came to know of Geetas
case just two days before and it
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was extremely surprising. There

are far too many resemblances,
little girl, who cant speak, lost
across the border. So when I
received calls from newspapers
and channels, I thought we should
talk about it.
If we can help in any way
to bring attention to it, to
spread more information across
newspapers and channels, then
itd be really good for the case,
he said at a press conference.
Khan also said that Salman Khan

was also surprised hearing about
the story.
He too said the same thing
that we should talk about
it through tweets and other
mediums. Because our film is still
running in the theatres and has
been successful, so if we use this
platform to talk about the case,
then this news will spread farther.
In the film, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
helps Salman and Harshaali
Malhotra to find their destination.

We can do only one thing,
which is to talk to the media. We
can actually do what the character
of Nawazuddin said in the film,
there is only medium TV. If we
spread it through TV, newspapers,
then perhaps someone will
recognize Geeta or perhaps a
relative could inform them about
such a story. Our ultimate goal is
to see that the family knows about
it, said Khan.
The Indian government too

has got into the act, sending the
Indian envoy to Karachi to meet
the hearing and speech-impaired
woman, who was handed over
to the Edhi Foundation after she
accidentally strayed into Pakistani
territory in 2003 when 11. External
Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj
subsequently said they will bring
Geeta home.
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Salman on new,
emotional avatar, says
Bhagyashree
Pyar Kiya is often considered his debut

film since he left a good impression on the
minds of viewers. Their chemistry in the
film is discussed even today.
But post the film, Bhagyashree went
away from the spotlight, and post marriage
and having kids, she only did a film once in
a while, even down South as well as Marathi
and Bhojpuri films.
But her interaction with Salman does
show that theyre still in touch and that he
hasnt forgotten his first heroine.
Anil finds Tom Cruise

impossibly great
ollywood actor Anil Kapoor has

called his 2011 Hollywood film
Mission: Impossible - Ghost
Protocol co-star Tom Cruise impossibly
great.
aine
Pyar
Kiya
fame
Bhagyashree said that after
watching
Salman
Khans
Bajrangi Bhaijaan, she complimented him
for his new and emotional avatar.
I really liked the film. I even told Salman
that he came across in a completely new
avatar. And its a different kind of emotional
connect that hes got with the audience this
time around, Bhagyashree told media at
designer Rohit Vermas store launch after
being asked if she had seen the film.
Bhagyashree had arrived on the big
stage with her debut in Sooraj Barjatyas
Maine Pyar Kiya as a sweet and innocent
girl in love with Salman. Though, Salmans
debut film was Biwi Ho To Aisi, it is Maine
Anil is all praise for Cruises

latest offering Mission: Impossible
Rogue Nation.
Came out of #RogueNation in a @
TomCruise trance! The man defies laws of
physics and biology to prove, once again,
that he is Impossibly great! Anil tweeted
on Sunday. The Mr.India star found
the
film
unbelievably,
insanely,
jawdroppingly awesome.
Seriously @TomCruise! Is there
anything you cant do?! asked the
Bollywood actor.
On the work front, Anil will be seen
in Anees Bazmees forthcoming masala
entertainer Welcome Back.
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the Himalayas. Produced by Kamal Birani

and Mahesh Bhatt, presented by Hans
Productions and Reality Films, The Silent
Heroes is slated to release in September.
Never been, never will

be talent like Kishore
Kumar: Lata
elody queen Lata Mangeshkar

paid tribute to cinematic legend
Kishore Kumar on his 86th
birth anniversary on 4 August, saying he
was a rare talent.
Didnt face problem

working with deaf
kids: Mahesh Bhatt
ournalist-turned-director Mahesh
Bhatt said he did not face any
problem while shooting with
the 13 deaf children for his debut film
The Silent Heroes.
Sharing his experiences of shooting with
the deaf children in the Himalayas, Mahesh
said, The best part is we did not face any
problems with these kids. In fact, the
problems were with the real artistes who
call themselves professional actors, theatre
actors with experience of so many years.
We had a tough time with these actors
but with the deaf kids, we did not have any
problem, he said. Talking about his work
experience with deaf people, Mahesh said:
I feel there is no problem in working with
the deaf community as far as you have the
passion and the emotions to work with them.
One should have the art and capability to
listen to silence.
The 85-year-old singer took to microblogging website Twitter to share her

thoughts. She wrote her message in Hindi,
and stressed how there has never been
a talent like the multi-faceted Kishore
Kumara singer, composer, poet, writer,
director, producer, hero, scriptwriterand
there never will be another talent like him.
Lata also shared a link of the song along
with a tweet. The duo have together given
hits like Tum aa gaye ho noor aa gaya hai,
Tere bina zindagi se, Holi ke din, Bhool
gaya sab kuch, Wada karo nahin chhodoge
tum mera saath and Bheegi bheegi raaton
mein among many.
Drishyam mints over

Rs.17 crore in 2 days
Recently, the films teaser was released and

it showed a few deaf children making signs of
nature like flower, sun, mountain and river,
on a frosted glass window of their school
and then they go on mountaineering on
jay Devgn starrer- Drishyam saw

super growth in business on the
second day of its release, taking its
total to Rs.17.45 crore, says an expert.
Also starring Tabu and Shriya Saran, the
crime thriller that was released on 31 July,
has received terrific word of mouth.
Terrific word of mouth translates into
super growth in biz on Day 2. #Drishyam
Thu pre + Fri 8.05 crore, Sat 9.40 crore.
Total: Rs.17.45 crore, trade analyst Taran
Adarsh tweeted about the Nishikant Kamat
directorial. While the movies business
is still picking up, Adarsh tagged Salman
Khan-starrer Bajrangi Bhaijaan an all time
blockbuster. #BajrangiBhaijaan (week
three) Friday Rs.4.11 crore. Total: Rs.276.36
crore, he tweeted.
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It began with volunteering at an elderly care facility; an experience that led Dr Gaurav Mrinal Sharma towards the field of medicine. The Indian
Weekender talks to him to find out more about his life, career and his future endeavours.
IWK Bureau
Tell us how your journey in
New Zealand began.
came to New Zealand when

I was 12 years old. My father
had migrated to the country a
few years earlier with $250 in his
pocket and multiple degrees and
diplomas. He worked hard so that
he could provide his son with the
best education.
I began schooling in Auckland
Grammar School. Over the
years, I moved from being at
the bottommost class in 5N to
being the Runner up Dux in
Form 7A/Year 13A, topping
every subject and bagging nine
awards including the prestigious
and highly venerated Ben Gould
Prize for Chemistry, OSullivan
Prize for Biology, Rabone Prize
for Science and Eric Astley Prize
for Mathematics.
How did you decide to get into
the field of medicine?
During sixth form at Auckland
Grammar, I volunteered at the
local rest home. The incredible
experience at the elderly care
facility led me to cancel my
scuba diving training at school
and commit to working in the
rest home for further four years
and embark on a career path
in medicine.
I
was
accepted
into
undergraduate medicine and
surgery programme at the
University of Auckland, where
I developed an interest in
public health issues and policy
making. At 21, I was the elected
Dr Gaurav M Sharma
the 130th biannual Executive

Board assembly and meeting
and learning from some of the
visionaries of our times such as Dr
Bruce Aylward who has been the
driving force behind eradicating
polio in the world.
You are a part of Young
Leaders Network. Tell us a
little more about it.
representative for more than

3,000 medical students on the
board of New Zealand Medical
Student Association (NZMSA) for
two years. I worked closely with
the Ministry of Health, medical
schools, various specialty colleges,
DHBs and Medical Council of
New Zealand in organising events
and conferences as well as in
drafting health policies such as the
Voluntary Bonding Scheme for
encouraging healthcare workers
to consider training in rural health
and in-demand specialties.
You completed an internship
at World Health Organisation.
How was your experience
working there?
In my fifth year of medical
school, I was involved in writing
and presenting a paper that
examined climate change as a
population health issue for New

Zealand, evaluating its potential
impacts, and critically appraising
existing strategies. Based on the
above paper, I was encouraged
to apply and was accepted for
an internship at World Health
Organisation Headquarters in
Geneva, Switzerland. At WHO,
I was able to broaden my public
health experience by working with
the Non-Communicable Diseases
cluster on projects that looked at
implementation of known health
research findings in developing
countries, many of which suffer
from extreme poverty and poor
health outcomes.
During my time in Geneva, I sat
on the board of Geneva Interns
Association, which advocates
for and represents interns
from all the UN or UN-related
organisations and missions. I
also had the pleasure of attending
Over five years ago, I was

handpicked to be part of Young
Leaders Networkan incubator
group under the Asia NZ
foundation funded by the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs and Trade that
provides guidance and networking
to emerging young leaders from
various fields who are committed
to forging a brighter future for
New Zealand.
In August last year, the Young
Leaders Network sent me to the
University Scholars Leadership
Symposium in Manila as a
representative from New Zealand.
I met other young leaders from
across the globe. The platform
provided an opportunity to share
some of my own encounters
while learning more about
challenges faced by others in their
endeavours to address global
issues. The seven-day event
provided academic, cultural and
social programmes with many
distinguished young speakers
that helped me establish a
strong network.
How
did
into being?
come
Upon my return to New

Zealand from Manila, I launched
a new medical device start-up
India Independence Day
Date: Saturday 15 August 2015

Time: starts at 10:30am with flag raising
Venue: The Mahatma Gandhi Centre,
145 New North Road, Eden Terrace, Auckland.
Let us honour, salute and be proud. Auckland Indian

Association and NZICA is celebrating 68th Indian
Independence Day and inviting all individuals and groups
interested in participating to showcase their talent by
performing a patriotic themed item, song, dance or play.
Register your interest ASAP so you do not miss out. Contact
Baldevbhai (billy) Bhaga at 027 535 8438 or email at billy.
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Workshop by HOTA Forum
Date: Sunday 16 August 2015

Time: 1pm to 2pm
Venue: Chinmaya Mission NZ, 63 McKenzie Road,
Mangere
HOTA Forum presents a free workshop on Why are we

CREATED? In this workshop, Br. Adarsh Chaitanya from
Chinmaya Mission New Zealand will share with us the ancient
wisdom on popular questions like: Is there a purpose to
creation, why do I exist, why creation? You will also get an
opportunity to interact with Br. Adarsh Chaitanya during the
workshop to clarify any specific questions on this topic.
CAB Workshop on NZ Tax

System
Pillion
called Pillion, using ideas I had

been nurturing after meeting Tom
Chi in Spain, with further inputs
from networks I had established
in Manila, Geneva, Spain and
Australia. The group comprised
electrical
and
electronics
engineers, IT specialists and
pharmacists and was building
innovative solutions to simplify
pharmaceutical and healthcare
delivery to the elderly in New
Zealand. Pillion was selected
as one of the top 13 finalists in
University of Aucklands SPARK
Entrepreneurial Challenge.
What are your plans for
the future?
My long-term plan is to
bring clinical medicine, public
policy and business together to
provide a novel and affordable
solutions to the challenges of our
society. From my experiences in
healthcare, I have realised that
while organisations such as the
United Nations and the World
Health Organization have done
an incredible job in bringing down
the incidence of preventative
medical diseases and prevalence
of non-communicable diseases
over the last 50 years of their
mandate, the future will require
focusing on establishing and
providing better, affordable and
efficient solutions in conjunction
with public partnerships with
private stakeholders. This is
where an MBA, Public Policy and
clinical medicine would work
seamlessly and that is what I am
keen to pursue.
Date: Saturday, 15 August 2015

Time: 9:30am to 1:30 pm
Venue: CAB New Lynn, New Lynn Library Building, 3
Memorial Drive, New Lynn
CAB New Lynn will hold a free workshop on New Zealand

Tax System and Making a Will and appoint a Power of
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Adon Kumar and a speaker from the Public Trust and learnt
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