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Panic as 500, 1000 rupee notes become worthless
Venkat Raman
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New Zealanders holding
currency notes of
Rs 500 and Rs 1000 issued
by the Reserve
Bank of India have become
worthless, following a sudden
announcement by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on
November 8, 2016.
A majority of travellers to
India for business or leisure
routinely bring back with them
Indian currency notes for
use during their next visit, although
this is an offence under
the highly rigid Foreign
Exchange Regulation Act
(FERA).
Substantial losses
While those holding just a
few of these currency notes
would not suffer substantial
losses, those carrying with
them notes of higher value
would lose the entire amount,
according to some experts.
“Provisions exist for people
resident in India to exchange
Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes but
there is no excuse for people
living outside India to have
these in their possession. They
must explain the source of the
These are now worthless notes
monies they hold since the purpose
of the demonetisation is to
strike a deadly blow at corruption,”
they said.
It has always been illegal to
take out Indian currency from
India, although this rule was observed
more in the breach.
The Indian Rupee is not floating
and hence not convertible
outside India.
Indian Newslink had carried
a news item to this effect
on the front page of its October
1, 2013 issue, reproduced in our
Businesslink pages.
Surgical blow
Like all other rules and regulations,
law against movement
of Indian currency notes outside
India was also soon forgotten
but the ‘surgical blow’ struck by
Mr Modi on November 8 would
leave a deep impact on people
who resort to criminal activities.
“To break the grip of corruption
and black money, we have
decided that the five hundred
Rupee and thousand-rupee
currency notes presently in use
will no longer be legal tender
from midnight tonight, that is
November 8, 2016. This means
that these notes will not be acceptable
for transactions from
midnight onwards. The five
hundred and thousand rupee
notes hoarded by anti-nation-
al and anti-social elements will
become just worthless pieces
of paper. The rights and the interests
of honest, hard-working
people will be fully protected.
Let me assure you that notes of
one hundred, fifty, twenty, ten,
five, two and one rupee and all
coins will remain legal tender
and will not be affected,” he said
in his address to the Nation.
This step will strengthen the
hands of the common man in
the fight against corruption,
black money and fake currency.
To minimise the difficulties of
citizens in the coming days, several
steps are being taken, Mr
Modi said.
The government has since
then issued new 500 Rupee and
2000 Rupee notes as fresh legal
tender in the country,
We are still analysing the issue
and seeking the opinions of
experts and monetary authorities
from India but there is no
official route that can used to redeem
these currency notes.
Our Survey
A quick survey of money exchangers
around the country
revealed that they were facing
a deluge of phone calls from
people.
“We do not deal in any currency,
leave alone Rs 500 and Rs
1000 notes issued by the Indian
government. We are governed
by rigid, zero-tolerant rules
of the Reserve Bank of New
Zealand and Financial Markets
Authority and hence cannot be
of any assistance to people holding
these currency notes. They
should follow the procedures
for submission and/or exchange
of these notes,” Giridharan
Venkatraman, Director of
Relianz Foreign Exchange said.
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Tribute to Saint Teresa at Seventh Annual Meet
Venkat Raman
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An honest array of tributes
devoid of verbosity
will be the hallmark
of the Ninth Annual
Mother Teresa Interfaith
Meeting due to held next fortnight
in Auckland.
Gautam Lewis, Chief
Executive of ‘Freedom in Air,’
a London based company that
trains physically challenged
people to become commercial
pilots will be the main speaker
at the meeting scheduled
to be held on at Paul’s College,
183 Richmond Road, Ponsonby,
Auckland at 230 pm on Sunday,
November 27, 2016.
He is a living example of the
Saint’s love and care.
Peace and Love
Mother Teresa Interfaith
Committee Chairman
Wenceslaus Anthony said that
it was a privilege and honour
to have the patronage
of Bishop Patrick Dunn, the
Roman Catholic Archbishop of
Auckland.
“We invite everyone to participate
in the Meeting and
honour one of the greatest personalities
of the 20th century.
The Interfaith Committee,
comprising representatives of
the Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist,
Christian, Sikh and Zoroastrian
communities, is devoted to
spread the message of love and
peace of the Saint. There will be
songs and hymns on Peace and
Love and Mother Teresa sisters
in Auckland will be taking part,”
he said.
The event this year acquires
a special status since Mother
Teresa was canonised by Pope
Francis on September 4, 2016.
“Mother Teresa stood for
peace, love and harmony and
worked hard throughout her
life for the poor and the needy.
Those with special needs received
her special attention
and it is appropriate that Mr
Lewis is with us this year,” Mr
Anthony said.
Mother the Saint
Earlier this year, Pope Francis
held a Consistory of Cardinals
and Bishops at which, among
others Causes, the Canonisation
of Blessed Teresa was approved.
The canonisation, held after
the Sunday Mass, was celebrated
as a part of the Jubilee
for workers and volunteers of
mercy.
The entire Missionaries
of Charity family – Sisters,
Brothers, Fathers, co-workers,
Corpus Christi Movement
for Priests, lay associates (Lay
Missionaries of Charity and I
Thirst Movement), volunteers,
benefactors, friends of different
faiths, and especially the poorest
of the poor – rejoiced on that
day.
It is providential that the approved
miracle that occurred in
Santos, Brazil in 2008 through
the intercession of Blessed
Teresa, was brought to the attention
of the Postulation only in
late 2013 and received approval
in December 2015.
Icon of Mercy
Even in her lifetime, Mother
Teresa was an icon of God’s tender
mercy, radiating the light of
God’s love to many through the
works of mercy, both material
and spiritual.
From heaven, she continues
to fulfil her mission as she lights
the light of those in darkness
on earth. With her canonisation,
the Church presents her as
a model and intercessor of those
who, like her, long to light the
fire of love and peace throughout
the world. She can be taken
as a Patron Saint especially for
those who are most in need of
God’s mercy.
A Statement from the Mother
Teresa Charities in Kolkata said,
“By her example and through
her intercession, may Mother
Teresa inspire many to give
their ‘hearts to love and their
hands to serve,’ starting with
those closest to them. May we
all continue to live and deepen
our awareness of being in need
of mercy and our willingness to
extend mercy in our communities,
in our families and in our
service of the poor.”
Freedom in Air
Freedom in Air is a not-forprofit
organisation that helps
physically challenged people
become qualified pilots in the
United Kingdom.
Born in Kolkata in 1977, Mr
Lewis contracted polio when
he was three years old and was
abandoned. He was raised at
Mother Teresa’s Missionaries
of Charity in Kolkata for two
years and thereafter at the
Rehabilitation Centre outside
the City for another two years. It
was here that his life changed.
Dr Patricia Lewis, a nuclear
physicist adopted him and they
moved permanently to England,
where he attended the prestigious
Bedales School.
After obtaining a business
degree, Mr Lewis entered the
music industry and worked
for renowned management
agencies including Ricochet
Artist Management, Creation
Management and Poptones
Records.
While working with Alan
McGee (the driving force
behind Oasis) at Creation
Management, he co-managed
groups such as ‘The Beta
Band’ and the Libertines.
In 2007, Mr Lewis fulfilled his
childhood dream and became
a qualified pilot, passing all his
ground and air examinations in
just six months.
Still dependent on crutches
from his childhood battle with
polio, he founded ‘Freedom in
the Air,’ a flying school for people
with a range of disabilities.
The not-for-profit organisation
is committed to empowering
disabled people through the
freedom that flight offers, benefitting
at emotional, physical
and professional levels.
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Awards honour the best in business
Apurva Shukla
The curtains are about to go up on
the Ninth Indian Newslink Indian
Business Awards (INLIBA) 2016.
On November 28, around 1500
guests are expected to attend the Black-Tie
event at Sky City Convention Centre in
Auckland.
This distinguished gathering will
witness the best businesses and business
professionals of Indian origin in New
Zealand honoured for their success
and contribution to the New Zealand
economy.
Indian Newslink Indian Business
Awards were established in 2008.
Robust Judgment
INLIBA has become one of the biggest
events in the social calendar where
success stories of Indian businesses in
New Zealand are showcased.
The Awards Programme is known for
its stringent, accountable and transparent
selection process. Merit is the major
criterion for deciding the winners; though
when it comes to emerging talent, potential
also plays its part.
The Judges Panel is a distinguished
group of individuals who are independent
of any stakeholders for this event.
Entries to INLIBA 2016 opened on
March 1 and closed on August 31.
Three workshops were held for all
businesses and individuals who were
interested in entering the Awards Programme.
These gave an insight into filing
a good entry and the selection process.
The Categories
INLIBA 2016 will award winners across
13 categories.
These seek to cover a wide gamut of
commercial activities.
From small businesses, which form the
backbone of the New Zealand economy to
the Medium and Large businesses excelling
in Innovation and many others will
be honoured at the Awards Ceremony.
INLIBA recognises that good customer
service and smart marketing are intrinsic
to the success of commercial ventures,
and hence awards the best businesses in
these categories as well.
A new parameter which has been included
when judging marketing initiatives
of companies is their online presence and
traction they gather on social media.
Winners in each of these categories
will be automatically assessed for the
‘Supreme Business of the Year’ Award.
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Indian High Commission to outsource visa services
Venkat Raman
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Move to streamline processing; but Passport printer is a must
The Indian High
Commission is currently
finalising plans to outsource
its visa services,
allowing its officials to concentrate
on other activities promoting
diplomacy and official visits
by government officials from
India.
High Commissioner Sanjiv
Kohli revealed this information
at a meeting held with the officials
of the New Zealand India
Central Association (NZICA)
at his office in Wellington on
Thursday, November 10, 2016.
Tenders process
NZICA President Bhikhu
Bhana, who led his delegation
with General Secretary Prakash
Biradar and other officials, told
Indian Newslink that the meeting
held as a part of regular engagement
with the Diplomatic
Mission enabled his organisation
to inform officials firsthand
the concerns of the Indian community
in New Zealand, while
providing an insight into the
problems of the Mission.
“Mr Kohli said that his office
will shortly issue tenders to eligible
companies of the private
sector in New Zealand to receive
visa applications, process them
and then forward to the High
Commission for final assessment
and service. The outsourcing
process will see offices (presumably
of the approved company)
established in Auckland,
Wellington and Christchurch,”
he said.
Mr Kohli said that the process
of selecting the eligible company
is likely to be completed over the
next six months.
NZICA breakthrough
“This is a major breakthrough
for NZICA, which has been discussing
the issue of delays
in visa services and difficulty
in accessing the Indian High
Commission. We have been
told that with the establishment
of visa processing centres,
those seeking visa services need
not dispatch their passports to
Wellington. We are happy that
our Association has been able to
facilitate this important development,”
Mr Bhana said.
However, it is not known if
the service would cost more, as
Sanjiv Kohli (second from left) with the NZICA delegation. Directly behind him are Prakash Biradar and Bhikhu Bhana
it has in the case of diplomatic
missions that have outsourced
their visa services.
Passport Services
Issue of passports is a major
issue that needs attention and
we hope that NZICA will take
up the issue with the Indian
High Commission, just as Indian
Newslink did in 2010 when New
Delhi decided to centralise issue
of passports. Indian government
does not usually renew
expired passports or issue additional
booklets to existing passports.
Instead, the regulation
requires issue of new passports.
New Zealand is not a centre
where passport printing facility
exists, thereby necessitating
a waiting period of at least
eight to ten weeks. Embassies
and High Commissions of India
in other countries such as
Singapore and Malaysia have
passport printers and hence
new passports are issued within
five working days.
The then Overseas Indian
Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi
had promised to consider early
positioning of this facility.
Mr Bhana and others may like
to discuss this matter with the
High Commission. We would be
happy to facilitate.
Grieving families support
Mr Bhana said that the Indian
High Commission is considering
the possibilities of providing
assistance in sending bodies
of students at its cost or at subsidised
cost to poor families back
home in India.
“The High Commission has
asked NZICA to assist in this
process. Since we have branches
and associate branches covering
many states in India, this
networking would help in selecting
worthy recipient families,”
he said.
However, it is important to
ensure that there are no delays
in order that bereaving families
in India are not subject to
emotional hardships. Indian
Newslink coordinated with the
Indian High Commission two
months ago in sending the body
of a young man who died in a
car accident in South Taranaki.
This was achieved over a
weekend.
Student Issues
Mr Bhana and his colleagues
also discussed the issue of students
facing deportation.
“We know this is a complex
situation and no one can be
blamed exclusively. Mr Kohli
said that no genuine student
would face deportation. The
High Commission has spoken
to officials at the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs & Trade and a
number of universities and tertiary
institutions,” he said.
Cultural exchanges
Mr Bhana said that the High
Commission is constantly considering
possibilities of bringing
cultural groups and artistes
from India to enhance cultural
awareness in the region.
“Mr Kohli said that it would
be more cost-effective if visiting
artistes and groups can visit
multiple countries and cities
rather than visiting only New
Zealand. We have promised to
consult other Indian organisations
in Fiji and Australia to assist
the High Commission more
effectively,” he said.
Accessing the Mission
Mr Bhana conveyed the frustration
of many people in accessing
services at the High
Commission.
“It is not always easy to connect
with the High Commission
officials. Mr Kohli has encouraged
clients to use the High
Commission website to apply
for services and track the progress
of their application online.
NZICA has a Liaison Committee
to assist the public on matters
concerning the Indian High
Commission,” he said.
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Saint Mother Teresa in pictures expo
Staff Reporter
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The pictures of Saint
Mother Teresa and her
charities collected by
Gautam Lewis, who grew
up under her care in Calcutta
(now Kolkata) will be displayed
at two exhibitions in Auckland
later this month.
Mr Gautam is a Guest of
Honour at the Ninth Indian
Newslink Indian Business
Awards scheduled to be held
at Sky City Convention Centre
on Monday, November 28, 2016
and his collection of rare photographs
will be on display at a
stall as a part of the exhibition
of sponsors.
The exhibition will be open
from 5 pm and is restricted to
invitees.
Called, ‘Memories of Mother
Teresa,’ Mr Lewis has carefully
chosen the pictures that
would not only depict the kindness
of the Saint Mother but
also demonstrate the great work
done by her charities.
Commemorating
Canonisation
“I am bringing the exhibition
of photographs specially
to mark her canonisation of
Mother Teresa by Pope Francis
on September 4, 2016. I went
through an emotional journey
selecting these pictures and I
am now keen the world to have
a similar experience,” Mr Lewis
said.Born in Kolkata in
1977, three years old
Gautam was abandoned
by his family after contracting
polio and spent
five years at Mother
Theresa’s Missionaries
of Charity during which
time he underwent two
years of operations at the
Rehabilitation Centres for
Children just outside the
city.
Raised by Mother
Teresa’s Missionaries in
Kolkata, his life might
have remained one of
grinding poverty had he
not been adopted at the
age of seven and taken to
live in
privilege and comfort
in Britain.
Graceful depiction
The exhibition will depict
Mother Teresa’s work
with the dying and the
destitute, and with homeless
children including
portraits of abandoned
children living in the care
of the Missionary
of Charities Kolkata
Orphanage, a place
where Gautam once
called his ‘home’.
Regent College
The exhibition will
move to Regent College,
520 Queen Street,
Auckland Central for
a formal inauguration
on November 29
and for public view
from November 30
to December 7, 2016.
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from Prince Kumar on
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Electionlink-Mt Roskill By Election
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
The heart is in Mt
Roskill and nowhere
else to go
Michael Wood
With less than three
weeks until the Mt
Roskill by-election,
it is important
for local voters to know that
candidates seeking their
support are totally committed to
serving the local community.
That is why I am confirming
that my total focus is on the
Mt Roskill electorate and that
win or lose I will not stand for
election in any other electorate
next year.
Mt Roskill is my home, the
place I love.
I moved here with my wife
Julie thirteen years ago.
We still live in the same house
in Roskill South where we raise
our three boys.
The older two attend our
excellent local public school,
where I serve on the Board of
Trustees. Julie and I believe
in public service, and that is
why we started the Roskill
Community Voice team which
has successfully won majorities
on the Puketapapa Local Board
over recent local elections.
Grassroots Connection
My time on the Local Board
has taught me the value of
connecting with the community
at the grassroots.
Ultimately, in politics we are
asking for the trust of voters.
What better way to win
trust than by building a strong
relationship at the community
level, event by event,
conversation by conversation,
issue by issue?
As politicians, we do not have
all the answers, but if we are
connected to the grassroots
community, there is much
wisdom, upon which we can
draw.
The bottom line is that you
can only truly understand a
community if you are part of
it. Every day I drive on local
roads, so I know how bad traffic
congestion is, and the urgent
need for investment in high
quality public transport.
Great Community
My children go to our
local schools, so I know how
important it is that we invest in
education.
My friends and neighbours
have been affected by rising
crime, so I understand how
concerned people are, and
the need to invest more in
local policing and community
action to prevent crime from
occurring.
Perhaps most importantly,
my time as a local resident
in Mt Roskill has shown me
the importance of decent,
affordable housing for everyone
in our community.
I could settle here with my
wife in 2003 because housing
was affordable. Alongside
our good public schools, one
of the main reasons that
many migrant communities
have chosen to settle in Mt
Roskill was that housing was
affordable.
The hardships
Yet now, the average house
price is over $1 million in Mt
Roskill, and rents are soaring.
The government does nothing.
It is not right. I will not accept
a situation in which decent
hardworking people are being
priced out of housing in our
community.
Labour will invest in
affordable housing and put the
brakes on rampant speculation,
which is doing so much to push
prices ever higher.
I am very proud to succeed
Phil Goff as the Labour
candidate in Mt Roskill.
Phil is a friend and mentor,
and it is an honour to have his
personal support to be the next
MP for Mt Roskill.
He has taught me the
importance of working hard on
the ground to win community
support, and the need to have
an open, friendly, and accessible
approach.
Phil has built an extremely
strong relationship with the
local Indian community in Mt
Roskill, and I am committed to
continue working with you to
make Mt Roskill the best place
to live and raise our children
together.
My total commitment is to Mt
Roskill.
I am the only major candidate
who lives in the electorate, with
a track record of local service.
I will not be seeking to run
in any other electorate, and I
respectfully ask for your vote
at the Mt Roskill by-election so
that I can continue serving our
wonderful community.
Michael Wood is Labour
Party’s candidate in the
by-election at Mt Roskill on
December 3, 2016.
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Electionlink-Mt Roskill By Election
Mt Roskill needs a change for everyone’s good
07
Roshan Nauhria
I
hope Mt Roskill becomes
New Zealand’s Home of
Change.
Change is something I’m
told many people don’t
like.
I see things differently.
To me change brings many
new and exciting opportunities,
and in my
experience, is the only thing
constant in life.
We can all see the wonder
of change on Stoddard Road,
where you can find a boat
building workshop, a Lebanese
Cafe and a Tongan Church that
call each other neighbours.
You see it driving through
Sandringham, a mixture of familiar
and new shops filled
with people and we all hear it
on the streets of Three Kings,
the many languages mixing as
parents walk their children to
school.
However, one place this
change is not visible is in the
representation of Mt Roskill in
the New Zealand Parliament.
Unheard voice
The voice of Mt Roskill is
one that needs to be heard in
Parliament and this
year, at this By-Election we, the
people of Mt Roskill have the opportunity
to
achieve just that.
My candidacy to be MP for the
people of Mt Roskill is an opportunity
for all of us to come together
and make a statement that will
be heard across the entire nation.
That here, in Mt Roskill, we believe
that every man, woman and
child should be given fair and
equal representation.
That the ways of major parties
assigning candidates for election
is not our way.
Hoodwinking people
One or two different looking
faces in a political party is not
representation, it is
an attempt to satisfy us enough
so that we will go away quietly.
We have tried that, some of
here including myself even supported
it but it hasn’t worked and
now, more than ever, the people
of Mt Roskill deserve to be represented
by one of their own.
The voice, the face and the actions
of the MP for Mt Roskill
should reflect this electorate and
what it stands for.
My vision is to lead this change
and begin with greater attention
to violent crimes that need to be
made public. I will be the one to
More than 300 people were present at the Fickling Convention Centre in Three Kings, Auckland on November 5, 2016 to hear Roshan
Nauhria, Leader of the New Zealand People’s Party and candidate for Mt Roskill where a by-election will be held on December 3, 2016.
do this and I believe that when
the good people of New Zealand
know of the horror that has
been inflicted on so many and
the climate of fear that has been
created I am confident that the
pressure we can collectively put
to the government of the day
will be forced to hear our united
voice and take action.
Victim numbers rise
This year there were 11,000
more victims of crime in the
Country compared to the same
period last year. Burglaries are
up by 12%, why is that?
I will tell you why; the people
committing these crimes know
more and more that they have
a good chance of getting away
with it and never being caught.
We must change that.
I will advocate for better living
conditions for people in
rental homes, work to see more
employment opportunities created
amongst the many small
business owners and when a
large group of students with legitimate
concerns about their
education take the time to come
to see me I won’t turn my back.
I will make time for them no
matter what the issue, big or
small.
This is the change that I offer
you as a candidate and this is
the change that the members of
the New Zealand People’s Party
stand for.
We know that this campaign
is a big challenge, but that does
not scare us away and decide to
leave it to the major parties to
fight it out.
No, we have a different idea.
We don’t want to fight, trade
insults and waste time and resources;
we simply want to
stand and offer a credible option
to change the way New
Zealand sees Mt Roskill.
I cannot do this alone; I need
your help.
Change is not coming, it is
here, it is right in front of me
and tonight it is all around you -
we are the change.
On December 3, 2016, the people
of Mt Roskill have a choice, I
am asking them tonight to make
the choice for everyone and
send a clear message: Mt Roskill
wants change.
Roshan Nauhria is the Leader
of the newly-formed New
Zealand People’s Party and
a candidate in the Mt Roskill
by-election due to be held on
December 3, 2016.
Please read our Editorial,
“The fight gets tougher in Mt
Roskill’ under Viewlink.
ROSHAN
NAUHRIA
This year there were
11,000 more victims of crime
in the Country compared
to the same period last year.
Burglaries are up by 12 %
Why is that?
I will tell you why.
The people committing
these crimes know
more and more that
they have a good chance
of getting away with it
and never being caught.
I’m about to change that.
NAUHRIA
MT ROSKILL

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Educationlink
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
New Zealand faces threat to cyber security
Dr Andrew Colarik
New Zealanders need
to understand better
the risks of prioritising
user features over
security when it comes to the
many internet-connected devices
that we use.
I discussed the many ways
in which our personal, company
and national security information
can be extracted and
used against us at the Massey
University Future NZ Forum
on Cyber Security held on
Thursday, November 10, 2016.
I warned that New Zealand
has not invested heavily enough
in infrastructure to make the
country resilient against denial-of-service
attacks, or to keep
data safe.
The problem is that the infrastructure
we have built is
scaled for New Zealand’s population,
but that same infrastructure
connects us to the rest of
the world.
Everything we do in this country
is now so dependent on the
free flow of information and the
connections that we maintain.
Any disruption to that will have
huge, cascading effects.
Communication shutdown
A large denial-of-service attack
could shut down communications
to the whole country
quite easily. If targeted for competitive
or political reasons,
there are very few organisations
that would be resilient to
that sort of attack.
Individuals and organisations
should understand that communications
infrastructure by its
nature is not secure.
There are only measures
of security. The notion that
the internet is secure is just
salesmanship.
How many of us really think
about the access we give to our
information when we download
an app or a game like Pokémon
Go!
Pokémon Go! has the right to
take all your pictures, all your
contacts, basically everything
on your phone and send it to the
mother company.
The company that owns it,
their net worth increased by
billions.
How is that possible if the
data isn’t worth something?
Emerging risks
In this digital landscape, New
Zealand’s economic livelihood
faces real threats.
New competitors are emerging
all the time – and some will
have the know-how and motivation
to extract information for
competitive advantage.
What happens when an organisation’s
own information is
used against it?
Customer details, costing and
pricing structures, and other
intellectual properties are all
there for the taking if not properly
protected.
But this is not just a national
security problem for the government
to deal.
Sure, more investment in infrastructure
is helpful, but what
we need is a cultural shift to
strike the right balance between
user features and security, and
data usage and privacy.
You can’t have your cake and
eat it too.
This needs to be done at a
whole-of-society level.
We all need to take responsibility
for the level to which we
share our personal data, and we
need more education and greater
discussion about who owns
and controls our information.
A genuine public/private partnership
is essential for ensuring
everyone’s prosperity in our
digital future.
Dr Dr Andrew Colarik is a
senior lecturer with the Centre
for Defence and Security
Centre. The above article was
based on his speech at the
abovementioned Forum.
Panellists’ warning
After his speech, a panel of industry
experts joined him to discuss
the strategic cybersecurity
issues facing New Zealand.
Ken Wallace, Practice Leader,
Technology Risk and Assurance
at Ernst & Young; Kendra Ross,
Director and Co-Founder of Duo;
and Steve Walsham, Executive
Broker at Crombie Lockwood
shared insights on how to make
organisations more resilient to
cyber-attacks and how to get
senior management buy-in for
security expenditure.
They also acknowledged that
there was a lack of capability in
New Zealand for dealing with
cybersecurity issues, but identified
it as an opportunity for the
future.
“There is a global skills shortage
– 1.5 million cybersecurity
roles currently unfilled globally.
We have an ability here to actually
build a workforce that we
could be exporting in terms of
skills and resource capability,”
Ms Ross said.
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Educationlink
09
Fraud Awareness
Week going on
STD infections begin to
sting New Zealanders
Sourced Content
A
Massey University health
scientist hopes to create
more awareness about
the prevalence, diagnosis
and treatment for rare sexually
transmitted infections in New
Zealand.
College of Health Senior
Lecturer in Molecular
Microbiology Dr Collette
Bromhead presented her work
at the New Zealand Sexual and
Reproductive Health and Rights
Conference in Wellington on
November 10, 2016.
The conference theme was
‘Improving Access and Advancing
Equity’, and was the first joint
meeting of Family Planning, New
Zealand Sexual Health Society,
and Abortion Providers Group
Aotearoa New Zealand.
Her first piece of work was on
Lymphogranuloma Venereum
(LGV) – a little known sexually
transmitted disease caused by infection
with a type of chlamydia
(Chlamydia trachomatis) and
not routinely tested for by New
Zealand community laboratories.
Infection in Wellington
Preliminary results from a recent
Massey University study of
264 patients revealed 4.3% of
those found to have chlamydia in
the Wellington region between
2012- 2015 were infected with the
LGV Serovar (a distinct variation
within a species of bacteria).
Dr Bromhead said that this
prevalence is high compared to
international studies.
“Our results show a cluster of
cases in 2013-2014, which suggests
an outbreak of LGV at this
time, in men who have sex with
men. This is important because
LGV cannot be treated by the
same antibiotics usually used for
chlamydia and if left untreated,
could develop into severe bowel
disease,” she said.
She said that the finding suggested
testing for LGV should be
more widely available in New
Zealand and “in the meantime,
clinicians should consider using
21 days of doxycycline to routinely
treat rectal chlamydia
infections.”
Commercial methods
Dr Bromhead said that the
aim of the study was to use new
commercial and research methods
to test for LGV in a cohort
of patients previously found to
be infected with Chlamydia tra-
Dr Collette Bromhead
Photos Credit: Massey News
chomatis in the throat, eye or rectum, to
try to establish the New Zealand prevalence
of this seemingly rare disease.
The anonymous DNA samples were tested
using two different methods including
a new test from SpeeDx Australia.
The LGV positive samples now need confirmatory
DNA sequencing, which will be
carried out at Massey’s Genome Service
on the Manawatu campus in the coming
months.
Research Project
The study was a Masters of Medical
Laboratory Science project for Massey
University student Savannah Young, who
is being supervised by Dr Bromhead,
Associate Professor Mary Nulsen and Chris
Kendrick from Massey’s College of Health.
The work is co-authored by Dr Michelle
Balm from the Capital and Coast District
Health Board and Dr Jane Kennedy from
the Wellington Sexual Health Clinic.
Dr Bromhead’s second piece of work was
on Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) – also a
little known sexually transmitted infection,
not currently tested by New Zealand
community laboratories.
In the same cohort of 264 samples, research-based
testing showed 5.3% of
Chlamydia positive patients were co-infected
with MG in their throat, rectum or
eye.
“While some of these infections may not
cause symptoms, once identified all such
cases should be treated. However, MG resistance
to antibiotics has been reported
overseas, and we are now planning to
carry out tests to define how many New
Zealand patients would have responded
to the currently recommended antibiotic
treatment,” Dr Bromhead said.
Paul Goldsmith
I
encourage all New
Zealanders to remain vigilant
with their personal information,
as a part of our ‘Fraud
Awareness Week,’ being held
from November 13 to 29, 2016.
Each year, thousands of New
Zealanders are contacted by
scammers via phone, post or
email. For scammers, it is a numbers
game – the more people they
contact, the better their chance of
making a profit.
Scammers often use the names
of well-known people or organisations
to gain a persons’ trust.
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This year’s theme is “It won’t
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NOVEMBER 15, 2016
These affected students have been protecting with peace and dignity
Students facing deportation garner strength
Venkat Raman
venkat@indiannewslink.co.nz
While the fate of the
international students
from India facing
deportation is
still not known, their cause is receiving
increasing support from
a cross-section of the society, says
the Migrant Workers Association.
Association Spokesperson
Anu Kaloti said in a statement
that among the supporters of
the move to cancel the deportation
orders of what she called,
‘hundreds of students’ (mostly
from Punjab and Hyderabad
in India) are the New Zealand
Council of Trade Unions, Unite
Union, Socialist Aotearoa, First
Union, The Catholic Church, The
Anglican Church, Labour Party,
Green Party, The Communist
League, Racial Equity Aotearoa,
Panthak Vichar Manch, Azad
Rang Manch and Radio Inqilab.
Mobilising support
“This has now truly turned
into a campaign that is gathering
strength very fast. The evidence
lies in the fact that the
Prime Minister of New Zealand
and many of his MPs are consistently
being asked by media and
the public about the student deportations
and about the solution,”
she said.
It is almost two months ago
that Immigration New Zealand
(INZ) declared that at least 100 international
students from India
(most Punjab and Hyderabad)
had submitted fake documents
while seeking admission to tertiary
education institutions (generally
known as Private Training
Establishments) and that they
should return home.
Unscrupulous agents
The students contend that they
are victims of unscrupulous immigration
or education agents in
India and hence they should be
allowed to stay.
We understand that much of
the non-compliance relates to
false bank account statements
with inflated balances issued to
INZ to gain student visa approval.
Ms Kaloti described this as
unfair.
“It is unfair because Indiabased
unscrupulous immigration
agents acting on students’ behalf
submitted fraudulent financial
documents as evidence for living
expenses to INZ. The agents
have been committing this fraud
together with corrupt Indian
bank officials. The students had
no knowledge of this fraud. This
fraudulent activity has been revealed
in an investigation report
publicised in June 2016 by
the Mumbai office of INZ. How is
it fair to punish the students for
something they have not done?”
PTE responsibility
She also called on PTEs to own
up some responsibility.
“Since receiving deportation
orders, the affected students
have been almost abandoned
by the PTEs and been referred
back to India-based agents who
are nowhere to be found. Many
have been stopped from attending
classes. New Zealand
Qualification Authority’s code requires
all PTEs to comply with
Pastoral Care of International
Students whereby the PTEs are
responsible for the students’ mental
health and wellbeing,” she
said.
Ms Kaloti accused the two
Indian MPs of the National Party
of nonchalance.
“Both MPs have been repeating
standardised statements
handed down from their bosses
that the matter is in the hand
of Immigration Minister and that
it would not be appropriate for
them to comment. While the students
and their supporters have
been successful in building a
strong campaign, the journey is
not over until the demands have
been met,” she said.

NOVEMBER 15, 2016
Contests raise money to check Rheumatism in Fiji
Fijilink
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Matilda Rice and Art Green with children at Fiji's Kese Village
Bachelor couple Art Green
and Matilda Rice have returned
from a ‘life-changing’
trip to Fiji where they took
part in the ultimate test of endurance
to raise money and
awareness of rheumatic heart
disease – a disease that affects
one in 50 Fijian children.
The ‘Cure Kids’ ambassadors
joined 100 other competitors
and crew from the Pacific region
in the Accor Hotels Race
to Survive for ‘Cure Kids Fiji’
to raise over $564,000 (FJ$
841,000) for ‘Cure Kids Fiji.’
The funds will go towards the
life-saving work the organisation
is doing in partnership with
the Fiji Ministry of Health and
Medical Services to control and
prevent rheumatic heart disease
- a leading cause of death
in young people in Fiji.
Action-packed feats
The active couple completed
action-packed feats; abseiling,
scaling coconut trees and
installing water tanks in remote
villages – with the wellbeing of
children top of mind during the
five-day competition.
Rice said the biggest challenge
of the Race was swimming.
“I have never been a strong
swimmer, but I did a lot of swim
training leading up to the event.
I gave my best in Fiji and gained
confidence in the water. The
biggest challenge for Art was exercising
in the intense heat!” she
said.
Preventing Rheumatism
Rheumatic Heart Disease
(RHD) is a preventable condition,
yet Fiji and its Pacific
neighbours have among the
highest recorded rates of the disease
in the world.
“Seeing the work that ‘Cure
Kids’ does in Fiji and meeting
happy children was life-changing.
They do incredible work to
improve the lives of these children,”
Green said.
Each year in New Zealand,
over 100 children are diagnosed
with rheumatic fever, an autoimmune
disease that can occur
after a group A streptococcal
infection.
Approximately 50% of those
Children at the Mobile RHD Bus
cases lead to RHD, which can
cause permanent damage to the
heart, morbidity, disability and
mortality.
Research Programme
In partnership with leading
RHD experts from New
Zealand, Australia and Fiji, Cure
Kids runs a research-based programme,
which supports all
aspects of RHD control and prevention.
Best practice approaches
used in tackling RHD in New
Zealand guide the efforts in Fiji.
Associate Professor Nigel
Wilson, Children’s Heart
Specialist at Starship Hospital
and technical advisor to the
Project, says primary prevention
campaigns in New Zealand, such
as sore throat awareness, have
been effective in leading to a decrease
from 170 cases of rheumatic
fever in children several
years ago to 100 cases today.
Sustaining reduction
“Rates have fallen, but we
don’t know if the reduction will
be sustained. In New Zealand,
we have a great system of community
nurses that give prevention
medication. However,
in Fiji, the dedicated RHD nurses
are thin on the ground and
preventing rheumatic fever has
had low rates of success, but
with this Project, we can support
nurses in communities, for
example, through training, and
encourage community members
to go back to clinics for the
medication they need,” he said.
New Zealand Funding
The four-year $3.2 million
project is co-funded by the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
& Trade Partnerships for
International Development
Fund and would not have been
possible without the public donations
and fundraisers like
Accor Hotels Race to Survive
for Cure Kids Fiji.
“The Race saw people from
all over the Pacific push themselves
outside of their comfort
zone for the children of
Fiji,” Murray Davison, Director
of Procurement, Accor Hotels
New Zealand, Fiji and French
Polynesia said.
“Competitors watched RHD
screening (a simple ultrasound
of the heart) when they visited
Kese Village on Naviti Island.
Sadly, seven cases were diagnosed,
but because of this project,
the right treatment can be
started,” he added.
This year marks 10 years
since ‘Cure Kids’ was launched
in Fiji with key partner Accor
Hotels and the biennial Accor
Hotels Race to Survive for Cure
Kids Fiji started.
In that time, over $1.6 million
(FJ$ 2.5 million) has been raised
for child health projects.
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Issue 358 | November 15, 2016
The fight gets tougher in Mount Roskill
Ordinarily, a by-election in New Zealand would not cause a kerfuffle,
especially in an electorate which has been the stronghold
of a single political party for 35 years.
By-elections are usually a foregone conclusion with the sitting
party easily taking the seat vacated by its incumbent.
But Mount Roskill, which faces a by-election on December 3 following
the election of Phil Goff (who represented this Parliamentary Electorate
since 1981), has become a critical political equation with the entry of
the recently formed New Zealand People’s Party. Ordinarily, a new Party
would have to wait at least three years before it could make its impact.
People’s Party impacts
But not this one. Its Founder-Leader Roshan Nauhria, unlike his
National Party opponent Dr Parmjeet Parmar, has been a resident of Mt
Roskill for more than three decades and is known to the people of the
area well. Apart from being a successful businessman in an extremely
volatile industry such as construction and building, he has been a community
and social leader by his own right. The Balmoral Temple, which
comes in the neighbouring electorate of Mt Albert, has had the benefit of
his generosity for long. If the number of people turning out to his meetings
is any indication, he has emerged as a strong candidate on his own
turf.
Labour Man
Michael Wood, whose candidature as the Labour Party man was announced
long before even the Mayoral race began to move, is also a
man of the location. He has lived in Mt Roskill for the past 13 years, long
enough perhaps to be known as the ‘kid of the block.’ He says that he
understands the electorate well and has his youth and experience as a
local board member to give him strength.
The by-election result would depend on the voter turnout.
Demographic changes
Mt Roskill has undergone significant demographic changes since
the past four decades. People of Asian origin (mostly Indians) claim
the largest share of 40.3%, followed by Europeans (38.9%), Pacific People
(14.6%) and Maori (5.8%)
Out of the estimated population of 53,120, only 46,794 persons had
registered with the Election Commission as at October 31, 2016. Young
people in the 18-24 age group accounted for the largest share of the population
at 7640, followed by those between 25 and 29 years (6660). There
were 5290 persons aged 70 years and above enrolled.
(Source: The Electoral Commission).
Prominent People
Mt Roskill has been the home for several well-known people including
billionaire Graham Hart, All Backs Coach John Hart, Auckland
Mayor Phil Goff, Former Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Alan
Bollard, many Rugby Union and Rugby League players, New Zealand
People’s Party Leader and as mentioned, by-election candidate Roshan
Nauhria and his Labour counterpart Michael Wood.
Mount Roskill is located on the western edge of the former Auckland
City, bordering the Manukau Harbour. It is anchored around the suburbs
of Mount Roskill, Three Kings, Hillsborough and a large section
of Balmoral. The 2008 election boundaries added in Lynfield and
New Windsor at the expense of Onehunga, which returned to the
Maungakiekie electorate after being cut out in 1999. The Mount Roskill
electorate is working class and multi-ethnic, with a high Pacific Island
and Asian population, and has the highest number of overseas-born
residents of any New Zealand electorate, nearly 40 per cent (as of 2001).
During the past week, semblance of dirty politics has emerged but we
hope that these would not go beyond limits of decency.
We will watch and report the developments with interest.
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NOVEMBER 15, 2016
New Policy brings Taiwan closer to us
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Under the New Southbound
Policy, Taiwan is
working to strengthen
relations across the
board with South Asia, Southeast
Asia, Australia and New
Zealand.
Ben Lee, chief executive
officer of Taipei-based Planetpop
International Corp has a lofty
ambition; to transform his
company’s popcorn brand into
the biggest in the world. It may
seem improbable, but over the
past five years, Lee has made
steady progress toward achieving
this goal, expanding sales of
his firm’s products to more than
10 countries, including several
in Southeast Asia.
Going Global
“I want to use the region as
a springboard to major global
markets. Taiwan is culturally
and geographically closer to
Southeast Asia than to Europe
and the U.S., which means
Taiwan companies face lower
market entry costs and fewer
operational challenges,” the
35-year-old businessman said.
Planetpop began its overseas
expansion in 2011 by setting
up a store in Malaysia. Since
then, the company has made
successful inroads into Brunei,
Indonesia, Singapore and
Thailand, in addition to India
and several markets in East
Asia, via brick-and-mortar
establishments and online sales
channels.
Lee said that since operating
costs, the quality of telecommunications
infrastructures as
well as consumer preferences
and purchasing power vary
across Southeast Asia, firms
should localise their products
and promotional strategies for
individual markets. Other key
factors to consider, he added, include
the availability of reliable
partners and sales channels.
“In Indonesia, for example,
where there are plenty of shopping
malls, we have established
13 physical outlets through our
local agent. While in Singapore,
which has well-developed online
payment systems but high labor
and rental costs, we operate as
an e-commerce business,” Lee
said.
Aggressive expansion
Planetpop is among the
growing number of Taiwan
companies aggressively expanding
their presence in Association
of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN) member states. Eager
to cultivate the nation’s business
links with countries across the
region, the administration of
President Tsai Ing-wen is working
to support these enterprises
by aiding in areas like market
information, talent development
and trade promotion.
The measures form part of the
government’s New Southbound
Policy, a comprehensive initiative
that seeks to elevate the
scope and diversity of Taiwan’s
export economy.
Lackluster China
In the past few years, as mainland
China has started to lose its
luster as a manufacturing center
due to rising labor costs and
high employee turnover rates,
growing numbers of Taiwan
businesses have been exploring
opportunities in Southeast Asia.
According to data from the
Ministry of Economic Affairs
(MOEA), Taiwan firms invested
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen
a combined total of about US$
3.4 billion in Indonesia, Malaysia,
the Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand and Vietnam last year,
a significant increase from the
figure of US$ 1.1 billion in 2014.
Statistics compiled by the relevant
authorities in ASEAN countries
show that to date more
than 11,000 Taiwan companies
have invested about US $88
billion. Taiwan-funded projects
largely focus on labor-intensive
manufacturing industries such
as bicycles, footwear, garments
and metal processing.
Trade with ANZ
With regard to the inclusion
of Australia and New Zealand
in the New Southbound
Policy, Elliott Y L Charng, Director-General
of the Department
of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
at the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, said the enhancement
of ties between Taiwan and
the two countries would prove
mutually beneficial due to
their complementary economic
structures.
Taiwan primarily exports information
and communications
technology (ICT) products and
machinery parts to the nations,
while importing raw materials
and agricultural goods.
Charng, who served as
Taiwan’s representative to New
Zealand from 2011 to 2014, will
take up the post of representative
to Australia in October, said
the complementarity of Taiwan
and New Zealand’s economies
as well as the common pursuit
of export and import diversification
enabled the countries to
smoothly conclude an economic
cooperation pact in 2013.
The accord marked a significant
step forward in Taiwan’s
bid for greater participation in
regional integration, he noted.
“Australia and New Zealand
both possess advanced economies,
cultural diversity and
political stability. In addition to
trade and investment, Taiwan
can boost cooperation with
them in such areas as culture,
especially regarding indigenous
peoples, disaster prevention, environmental
protection, health
care, technology and tourism.”
Sensible Approach
Wu Fu-cheng, Deputy Director
of the Emerging Market Development
Research Center at the
Taipei-based Taiwan Institute
of Economic Research, said that
the New Southbound Policy is
a sensible economic strategy,
especially considering the
growth in private consumption
across ASEAN and India.
“Possessing abundant
natural resources, demographic
dividends, large market sizes
and emerging middle classes,
South and Southeast Asia have
become hot spots for global investors,”
he said, adding that the
establishment in late 2015 of the
ASEAN Economic Community
(AEC), which envisions a single
market characterized by the
free flow of capital, goods, labor
and services, will further boost
the region’s competitive edge.
Wu suggested Taiwan enterprises
examine the strategic
integration measures outlined
in the AEC Blueprint 2025 report
to identify investment opportunities.
Several fields in which
Taiwan possesses competitive
advantages, including E-Commerce,
energy, health care, ICT
and transportation, are listed as
priorities.
He also cautioned, however,
that companies should not
underestimate the challenges
of operating in the region.
“ASEAN countries have diverse
economic structures … and
non-tariff barriers still exist,”
he said. “Besides, competition is
intensifying as large numbers
of Japanese, mainland Chinese
and South Korean companies
are establishing footholds in
Southeast Asia.”
Lin Por-fong, chairman of the
Taipei-based Chinese National
Association of Industry and
Commerce, Taiwan, similarly
said that Taiwan enterprises
should expand their presence in
ASEAN.
“The New Southbound Policy
is focused in the right direction,
but the government must come
up with appropriate supporting
measures to facilitate greater
Taiwan investment in the
region,” he said.
Taiwan has signed an Economic
Partnership Agreement
with Singapore as well as
bilateral investment accords
and double taxation pacts with
India, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam,
although Lin said that the
protection for investors is still
inadequate.
It is therefore important, he
added, for the nation to join
economic integration mechanisms
such as the Trans-Pacific
Partnership (TPP) and Regional
Comprehensive Economic
Partnership (RCEP).
“As it promotes the New
Southbound Policy, the government
should strive to gain
admission to the TPP and RCEP,
which would make it easier
for Taiwan businesses to enter
ASEAN markets,” the chairman
said. Currently, four member
states, namely Brunei, Malaysia,
Singapore and Vietnam, are TPP
members and several others
have expressed interest in
joining the pact, which has yet
to enter into force.
Overall, Lin expressed support
for the government’s trade
diversification strategy.
“We hope the policy will lead
to improved operating conditions
for Taiwan enterprises
in South and Southeast Asia so
they can maintain their international
competitiveness and seize
new business opportunities
throughout these regions.”

NOVEMBER 15, 2016
Andrew Little
A
big focus of my leadership
of the Labour
Party has been about
creating more opportunities
for young people.
It is only by giving people the
freedom to achieve their goals
that we can ensure they get a
shot at the Kiwi dream.
If you look at the policies that
we have launched in the last
two years – three years’ free
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Ready for Work Policy targets unemployed youth
tertiary education, dole for apprenticeships,
building 100,000
affordable homes for first home
buyers, entrepreneur grants for
young people – they are about
creating opportunities for people
that they increasingly do
not have under the current
government.
74,000 young adults in this
country are not in employment,
education, or training.
Thousands of them are left by
the current government to sit
on the dole for months and
years on end.
It is soul-destroying, and it
means they are more likely to
have lower incomes and be unemployed
for long periods later
in life.
Employment Opportunities
Our vision is that all young
people who are able will be in
work, training or education. To
get there, we have made education
more accessible with feesfree
study.
We have made training
more accessible with dole for
apprenticeships.
And, now, I have announced
the next policy to provide
employment.
Under our ‘Ready for Work
Policy,’ all young people who
have been on the Jobseekers
- Work Ready benefit for six
months will be offered a fulltime
job for six months, paid for
by the government, working on
environmental and community
projects.
Fostering work ethic
These will be proper jobs paying
the minimum wage or better
with full employment rights.
This job experience will allow
young people to make a valuable
contribution to their community
and earn an income, as
well as fostering a work ethic
and making them more attractive
to employers.
They will do the much-needed
environmental and community
work that would not otherwise
be carried out.
It is anticipated that many
will work on Department of
Conservation projects.
DoC is struggling to meet its
goals in the face of funding
and staffing cuts. The area of
land where pests are being controlled
is falling and only 56% of
tracks are maintained up to DoC
standards.
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Community Projects
Councils and NGOs, too, have
many important environmental
and community projects that
they would like to do, such as
riparian-planting, but cannot
do because the labour cost is
prohibitive.
There is lots of work that is
crying out to be done that will
make New Zealand a better
place, and there are thousands
of young people on the dole who
are ready and able to do it. It
just makes sense.
10,000 Participants
We estimate about 10,000 people
will participate in Ready for
Work.
It will cost $60 million a year
but this investment will result
in large savings to the government
and society over time.
Labour will not abandon our
young people, as National has
done.
Labour will get them back
working and give them hope for
the future.
Andrew Little is the Leader
of Labour Party and Member
of Parliament. The above is
a part of his speech at the
Labour Party Conference held
at ANZ Viaduct Events Centre
in Auckland City from November
4 to November 6, 2016. A
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Demonetisation hits at the core of launderers
Venkat Raman
venkat@indiannewslink.co.nz
The decision of the Indian
government to demonetise
its ‘Mahatma Gandhi
Series’ Rs 500 and Rupee
1000 notes effective midnight of
November 8, 2016 sent waves of
panic across the world, although it
should not have any impact.
Unlike many other major
currencies, the Indian Rupee is not
a trading currency and in fact not
even a floating currency, meaning
that it can be obtained on demand
for exchange of another similar
legal tender such as the US Dollar
or the New Zealand Dollar.
The rules concerning the
movement of the Indian Rupee of
all denominations are rather rigid
and the Indian government adopts
a no-tolerance attitude towards
defaulters. The Foreign Exchange
Management Act (FEMA), which
replaced the Foreign Exchange
Regulation Act (FERA) in 1999,
allows free and easy transfer of
monies accruing from sale of
properties in India (depending on
the number of years of ownership
and that such transfer be restricted
to $1 million per year).
Rigid rules of FEMA
Money can be moved between
bank accounts and other forms of
transactions but not cash. Those
holding Non-Resident Indian (NRI)
status – that is people holding
Indian passports but ordinarily
not resident in India, could take
Indian currencies while travelling
overseas, but an order issued
by the Reserve Bank of India on
September 16, 2013 stipulated
that NRIs could carry up to 10,000
Indian rupees as cash beyond
Immigration and Customs for
use in the shopping areas but
exchange all left-over monies for
foreign currencies at the kiosks
placed near the exit gates.
Some airports may not have
this facility and in such cases, NRIs
should not carry Indian currencies
beyond immigration and customs.
The following is a set of
Questions & Answers issued by the
Indian government on the wake
of its decision to demonetise 500
and 1000 Indian Rupee notes on
August 8:
1. Why is this scheme
introduced?
The incidence of fake Indian
currency notes in higher denomination
has increased. For ordinary
persons, the fake notes look
like genuine notes, even though
no security feature has been
copied. The fake notes are used for
antinational and illegal activities.
High denomination notes have
been misused by terrorists and
for hoarding black money. India
remains a cash based economy
hence the circulation of Fake Indian
Currency Notes continues to
be a menace. To contain the rising
incidence of fake notes and black
money, the scheme to withdraw
has been introduced.
2. What is this scheme?
The legal tender character of the
existing bank notes in denominations
of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 issued
by the Reserve Bank of India till
November 8, 2016 (hereinafter
referred to as Specified Bank
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Notes) stands withdrawn. In
consequence, thereof, these Bank
Notes cannot be used for transacting
business and/or store of value
for future usage. The Specified
Bank Notes can be exchanged for
value at any of the 19 offices of the
Reserve Bank of India or at any of
the bank branches of commercial
banks/ Regional Rural Banks/
Cooperative banks or at any Head
Post Office or Sub-Post Office.
3. Does the scheme apply to
pre-2005 banknotes of Rs 500
and Rs 1000? How much will
I get?
Yes, the specified banknotes
include pre-2005 banknotes in
the denominations of Rs 500 and
Rs 1000. You will get value for the
entire volume of notes tendered
at branches of banks and at RBI
offices.
4. Can I get all in cash? Why
not?
No. You will get up to Rs 4000
per person in cash exchange
irrespective of the size of tender
and anything over and above that
will be receivable by way of credit
to bank account. The Scheme does
not provide for any amount, given
its objectives.
5. I have no account but my
relative or friend has an account;
can I get my notes exchanged into
that account?
Yes, you can do that if the account
holder relative/friend gives
you permission in writing. While
exchanging, you should provide to
the bank, evidence of permission
given by the account holder and
your valid identity proof.
6. How much time do I have to
exchange the notes?
The scheme closes on December
30, 2016. The Specified banknotes
can be exchanged at branches of
commercial banks, Regional Rural
Banks, Urban Cooperative banks,
State Cooperative Banks and RBI
till that date.
For those who are unable to
exchange their Specified Bank
Notes on or before December
30, 2016, an opportunity will be
given to them to do so at specified
offices of the RBI, along with
necessary documentation as may
be specified by the Reserve Bank
of India.
7. I am right now not in India,
what should I do?
If you have Specified banknotes
in India, you may authorise in
writing enabling another person
in India to deposit the notes into
your bank account. The person
so authorised should come to the
bank branch with the Specified
Banknotes, the authority letter
given by you and a valid identity
proof (Aadhaar Card, Driving
License, Voter ID Card, Pass Port,
NREGA Card, PAN Card, Identity
Card Issued by Government
Department, Public Sector Unit to
its Staff)
8. I am a foreign tourist.
I have these notes. What
should I do?
You can purchase foreign
exchange equivalent to Rs 5000
using these Specified Bank Notes
at airport exchange counters
within 72 hours after the notification,
provided you present proof
of purchasing the Specified Bank
Notes.

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Mission to India begets a set of MoUs and p
Venkat Raman
venkat@indiannewslink.co.nz
The second official visit of
Prime Minister John Key
to India from October
25 to 27, 2016 (cut short
by a day due to grounding of
the Royal Airforce Boeing 757
in Townsville, Queensland,
Australia) produced no more
than a couple of Memoranda of
Understanding (MoU), and the
usual goodwill statements.
New Signals
Mr Key was under no illusion
that his government would sign
a Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
with India during the visit.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra
Modi is now speaking of a
‘Closer Economic Relationship’
with New Zealand, sending an
entirely new set of signals to
his officials. Although FTA with
India appears farther than it
ever was, the visit opened new
vistas of engagement, at least for
the private sector.
Prime Ministerial visits often
trigger unrealistic expectations;
but Mr Key is wise to remain
optimistic but understand the
ground realities.
He emerged as the Master of
Diplomacy during his two-day
stay in Delhi and untiringly
participated in the activities
of the business delegation that
accompanied him to India.
Going forward for Free Trade: (From Left) Dammu Ravi (Joint Secretary, Commerce &
Industry), Jacob Mannothra, Wenceslaus Anthony, Dr Anup Wadhawan (Additional
Secretary Commerce & Industry), Bhav Dhillon, Sudhanshu Pandey (Joint Secretary,
Commerce & Industry), Seetharam Reddy (Additional Director General, Foreign Trade
Council Scores
The main achiever of the visit
was indubitably the India New
Zealand Business Council (IN-
ZBC), which not only made the
best of the trip but also vetted
the appetite of an otherwise
disinterested Indian media.
Most newspapers gave coverage
to the visit and at least one
national channel interviewed
Wenceslaus Anthony, the
Council’s Head of Government
Relations and the hero of the
business delegation. His two
colleagues Bhav Dhillon (Treasurer)
and Jacob Mannothra
(Executive Committee Member)
were also active participants in
a number of developments.
The Council was neither
reinventing the wheel nor was it
trying to break the impenetrable
economic wall that shields
India’s agricultural and diary
sector. But it did expand the
horizon of cooperation and partnership
with the Federation of
Indian Chambers of Commerce
and Industry (FICCI), Confederation
of Indian Industry (CII) and
the Association of Chambers
of Commerce (ASSOCHAM).
Together, these organisations
account for more than 95% of
India’s manufacturing, international
trade, investment and
service sector industries.
Viewed thus, INZBC has now
arguably become the raison
d’ȇtre of New Zealand business
although it still has some lengths
to cover in terms of being the
true representative of Indian
businesses and with a holds-nobars
attitude.
Education Summit
Mr Anthony and Mr Dhillon
were engaged in meetings with
their professional counterparts
in Delhi and these have not gone
without results.
The first and perhaps the most
relevant of the MoUs signed
was the one with FICCI on an
Education and Training Summit
in Auckland next year.
Mr Anthony said that the
theme, ‘Edutech 2017- Knowledge,
Skill, Technology,’ would
be appropriate, given New
Zealand’s growing reputation as
a quality education destination.
“Since Education has been
identified as one of the focused
sectors for collaboration
between the two countries, this
Summit would provide an ideal
platform for bringing the people
involved in the education sector
on a common platform. The
Summit is supported by the New
Zealand Government,” he said.
The MOU was signed by FICCI
Secretary General Dr Alwyn
Didar Singh with his colleagues,
including Dr Rajesh Pankaj
(Joint Director, Higher Education),
Dr Gunveena Chadha
(Assistant Secretary General),
Gaurav Vats (Joint Director)
and Assistant Director Poonam
Patodia.
Mr Anthony signed the MoU
on behalf of INZBC in the
presence of other members of
the New Zealand delegation.
Among them were Mr Dhillon,
Mr Mannothra, Jenn Bestwick,
Sushrutha Metikurke (respectively
Chairperson and International
Marketing Manager,
ARA Institute) and Chris Gosling
(Whitiera College and Wellington
Institute of Technology Chief
Executive).
Dr Didar said, “We welcome
this unique MOU and look
forward to many more summits
to enhance the bilateral relationship
between India and New
Zealand.”
Mr Anthony said that INZBC
has been associated with FICCI
for almost 20 years and that the
opportunity to work together
in organising the Education
Summit was propitious.
“INZBC looks forward to
working with FICCI to promote
education and technology.
We are credible organisations
and partners with resources.
We look forward to working
with other stakeholders and
education partners and both the
governments,” he said.
The ASSOCHAM link
Five years ago, during his
tenure as INZBC Chairman, Mr
Anthony formed an alliance
with the Association of Chambers
of Commerce (ASSCHOM)
a 96-year-old professional
organisation with more than
450,000 trade associations as
its members. That Alliance,
signed in Delhi on June 28, 2011
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romises; but Council claims major benefits
Jacob Mannothra shakes hands with Karan Adani after signing the MoU, watched by New Zealand Prime Minister John Key and
India’s Minister of State for Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal in New Delhi on October 26, 2016
during the first official visit of
Mr Key followed five years of
engagement and participation
of officials at INZBC meetings in
New Zealand.
The recent visit provided
an opportunity for INZBC to
sign a formal MoU with the
organisation. Mr Anthony
signed the document with
Gaurav Tripathi, Joint Director,
International Affairs.
“This was another milestone
achievement for INZBC. With
this MoU, we will be the only
New Zealand based organisation
to have Memoranda of
Understanding with all major
business organisations based
in India, namely CII, FICCI,
ASSOCHAM and the Punjab,
Haryana and Delhi Chambers
of Commerce,” he said.
FTA Negotiator
Although not consequential, a
meeting with Dr Anup Wadhawan,
Additional Secretary
Commerce & Industry, who
was recently appointed as Lead
Negotiator for FTA discussions
and his team consisting of
Dammu Ravi (Joint Secretary),
Sudhanshu Pandey(Joint
Secretary) and Seetharam
Reddy (Additional Director
General, Foreign Trade) held at
Udyog Bhavan served as a good
insight.
Mr Dhillon said that INZBC
assured the FTA team of close
working relationship.
“We assured them that we
will provide all the necessary
information and help required
from New Zealand and
impressed upon them that New
Zealand companies are keen
to have a meaningful and high
quality FTA,” he said.
Mr Mannothra outlined the
features of the Forestry Sector
in New Zealand and the value
addition that could be done in
India.
Mr Anthony utilised the
brief stop-over at the Kochi
International Airport to meet
T C Mathew, Vice-President,
Board of Cricket Control of
India (BCCI) and explore the
possibility of Cricket training
and coaching between the two
countries.
From hereon
“We have done our best. It
is now up to the government
in general and the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Trade, New
Zealand Trade & Enterprise,
Education New Zealand and Export
New Zealand to work with
credible organisations and build
on the relationships established,”
Mr Anthony said.
INZBC Chairman Robert Barker
said, “This trip highlighted the
fact that New Zealand considers
India as a great partner in its
growth and progress. Such
meetings help in growing the
people-to-people engagement
that our council and other
government agencies strive to
achieve.”
Timber Park in Gujarat
As reported in our November 1,
2016 issue, one of the highlights
of the visit was the Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) signed
by Zindia Limited, the largest
exporter of timber products to
India with Adani Port and SEZ
Limited to promote a Timber
Industrial Park at Mudra Port in
Gujarat.
Zindia Managing Director Jacob
Mannothra (who is also Managing
Director of Indian Newslink
Limited, publishers of Indian
Newslink and owners of other
Indian Newslink brands) signed
the MoU with Karan Adani,
Managing Director of Adani Port
and SEZ Limited in the presence
of Mr Key and India’s Minister
of State for Finance Arjun Ram
Meghwal in New Delhi on
Wednesday, October 26, 2016.
The signing ceremony was
a part of a business meeting
organised by CII in association
with FICCI, INZBC and several
other trade organisations and
public and private undertakings
in India.
The Zindia team included RCM
Reddy, Managing Director, IL& FS
Education & Technology Services,
Yogesh Jain, Director, Zindia
based in New Delhi and Sharat
Kanthan, Head of Business Development
Zindia-Adani Timber
Industrial Park.
Global catalyst
Mr Mannothra said that the
proposed Adani-Zindia Timber
Industrial Park (AZ-TIP) will be
the largest project of its kind in
India promoted by a New Zealand
forestry company in India.
“It will catalyse the promotion
of a world class timber industry
which will help the infrastructure
development of India,
encourage the use of sustainably
produced, environment friendly,
plantation derived, forestry
products sourced primarily from
New Zealand. Being a Port-based
Industrial Park, coupled with
efficient rail-linked nationwide
distribution system, it will be cost
effective and have low carbon
footprint,” he said at the signing
ceremony.

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Picky buyers set another record in October
Peter Thompson
Buyers in the Auckland
property market have
become more selective,
but for the right property
are prepared to meet the
auction reserve or asking price.
In October, the rare situation
developed where the average
sales price set yet another record
while sales numbers fell
to their lowest in an October
for five years, and available
property for sale reached its
highest number at month end
in three years.
It is a combination of factors
that hasn’t come together
for many years. The last time
sales numbers fell this low in
an October was in 2011, when
the market was still not fully recovered
from the 2007 Global
Financial Crisis.
Losing momentum
It is yet another sign the
Auckland market is losing its forward
momentum.
In October, high-end buyers
were not put off by prices if the
property represented value for
money, and 39.2% of the homes
sold were for in excess of $1
million.
This is the first time this year
properties selling for more than
$1 million have represented
close to 40% of sales. Normally
the number is in the mid-30s.
This high-end activity lifted the
average sales price to $943,801,
an increase of 2.6% on that for
September, and 12.3% on that
for October last year.
Sales numbers in the month
fell to 778, more than a quarter
lower than those in September
and also a quarter lower than
the average for the past three
months.
Choice eases pressure
Where buyer resistance to
prices has been felt most is in
the under $1 million price category.
Greater choice has created
an environment where
buyers feel less pressure to pay
the asking price.
This is reflected in the median
sales price for the month
which increased by 1.8 percent
in the month to $865,000. This
compares with the average
price increase for the month of
2.6%.
The average median price increase
over the past 12 months
now stands at 10.9%, compared
with 17.4% for the 2015 calendar
year and 11.1% for 2014.
LVR Impact
The new LVRs that investors
must meet has had a significant
impact on sales in the under
$500,000 price category. In
spite of there being a reasonable
selection of properties available,
only 40 homes - or 5.1% of
all properties - sold for under
$500,000.
With the normal spring lift in
sales activity failing to arrive
this year, the relationship between
buyers and sellers has
moved into a more balanced
position.
At month end, we had 3711
properties listed, 21.3% higher
than at the end of September.
Peter Thompson is Managing
Director of Barfoot & Thompson,
Auckland’s leading
real estate company, selling
around one in three Auckland
residential homes significantly
ahead of all other competitor
brands. For more information,
visit www.barfoot.co.nz
Barfoot & Thompson was a
Sponsor of the Sixth Annual
Indian Newslink Sir Anand
Satyanand Lecture held at
Pullman Hotel on July 25,
2016.

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Vedic Knowledge in architectural magnificence
Yogini Shakti Peetham in Awhitu Peninsula is a manifestation of divinity
Ratna Venkat
ratna@indiannewslink.co.nz
Lord Buddha at the Temple Complex
A Section of the 64 Yoginis
Ratna Venkat
ratna@indiannewslink.co.nz
According to ‘Sthapatya
Veda,’ the ancient Vedic
text on the principles
of Architecture based
on Natural Law, “If there is perfection
in the measurements of
a building, there will be perfection
in the universe as well.”
This famous passage inspired
Auckland-based engineer and
architect Dr Neil Hamill to cultivate
a deep interest in the
study and practice of Vedic architecture,
encouraging him to
conceptualise and construct a
unique Hindu Temple complex
in New Zealand, regarded as the
only one of its kind in the modern
world.
Named ‘Yogini Shakti
Peetham’ (in Sanskrit that
roughly translates to ‘Female
Energy Place’), the nine-acre
plot is situated in Pollock on
Awhitu Peninsula, almost 95
kilometres from Auckland.
It is open to the public but by
appointment only.
Inspiration from Kerala
The Vedic Temple compound,
with its external structures
built to be in oneness with the
landscaped reserve of Pollock,
contains the main ‘Yogini’ monument
in its interior dedicated
to the 64 Yoginis of the
Universe, which incidentally
represents the mathematics of
‘Sthapatya Veda.’
Its design, concept and construction
was influenced by the
last Vedic Temple built in 800
AD in Kerala, with ancient traditional
methods that constituted
200 years in the making. The
New Zealand counterpart however,
developed by Dr Hamill,
took less than six years to construct
using concrete as a modern
solution and moulds made
of a special material shaped in
computer-controlled mining.
About Neil Hamill
Dr Hamill trained in
‘Maharishi Sthapatya Veda’ in
Year 2000 in Kerala and has designed
120 houses and commercial
buildings.
In 2009, he qualified in
Temple design and completed a
A place for meditation
Dr Neili Hamill performing a Pooja with his wife Gaynor
PhD on the subject.
During his studies, he found
that the 64 Yogini Temple represented
the mathematics of
‘Sthapatya Veda.’ Dr Hamill
also found that it contains all
the numbers mentioned by his
Guru, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in
his ‘Apaurasheya Bhashya’ – the
un-manifest, eternal commentary
on the Vedas.
Hence, this is considered
as a ‘print-out’ of deep Vedic
knowledge.
Discussions about this project
first occurred in 2008, when
Dr Hamill came into close contact
with Head Priest Acharya
Ajay Tiwari of ‘Sanskrit Yoga &
Jyotish Trust.’ Acharya Ajay’s expertise
in Vedic knowledge and
Sanskrit literature assisted Dr
Hamill in the proper analysis of
sacred scriptures and in the selection
of appropriate Hindu
and Buddhist idols around the
plot.
Proportioning Statues
In addition, considerable research
was made into selecting
and proportioning each of the
64 Yogini ‘Murtis’ (Statues).
Swami Shardanand, Head of
‘Vednidhi Ashram,’ a Vedic research
foundation in Varanasi,
was pivotal in arranging an artist
to copy drawings from palmleaf
records held in museums.
The pure white marble obtained
from Mirzapur was then carefully
transported to Varanasi
for skilled carvers to transform
the marble stones into marvellous
works of art, taking several
Dr Neil Hamill with Acharya Tiwai
years to finish the statues.
The Temple building project
was completed and inaugurated
in October 2014, after the Hindu
festival of ‘Navratri.’
It was an apt occasion that
paid homage to all the forms of
‘Shakti,’ which the Temple represents
in its name.
When entering the complex
of ‘Yogini Shakti Peetham,’ one
is perhaps perplexed that this
is indeed a Hindu Temple, given
its striking resemblance to either
a nature-friendly Buddhist
monastery or even a divine retreat
centre.
Vastu Shastra
However, its building and design
are not only centred to
the Vedic period, but are also
in 100% accordance to Vastu
Shastra (the Indian equivalent
of Feng Shui).
In a beautiful green country
such as New Zealand, such
localities do not just invite
people to come and meditate
among the serenity of nature;
they also educate in understanding
and appreciating
India’s forgotten Vedic culture,
that is, the ancient pre-roots of
modern-day Hinduism.
‘Yogini Shakti Peetham’ is
thus not exclusive to Hindus
alone, it is for people of all
ethnicities who wish to mediate,
realise the Almighty
and detach from worldly desires
within the precincts
of a re-constructed ancient
architecture.
The temple represents the
Divine Mother in many aspects.
It nurtures and protects
our ‘Shakti,’ the feminine energy
that is present in all of us
and enlivens our creativity in
the environment.
Visitors to the Temple have
reported experiences of great
peace and tranquillity on their
path to self-discovery.
If you are interested in visiting
‘Yogini Shakti Peetham,’
please contact Acharya Ajay
Tiwari on 021-0347956. Email:
acharyatiwari@gmail.com
Editor’s Note: Ratna Venkat
recently visited ‘Yogini Shakti
Peetham’ and was inspired
by the serene environment,
exquisite architecture and
purity-filled images of the
various forms of Shakti. She
The pictures appearing in
this article were taken by
her.

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Trusts protect assets against claims and debts
Farah Khan
Assets held in Trusts
are usually protected
from creditors of the
Trustees and their beneficiaries
two years after the
formation of the Trust.
In New Zealand, businessmen
often borrow money against
their family home to run their
companies. The seek protection
in the event of their inability
to service the debt. They place
their assets in a Trust as a protection
against business loss or
other unforeseen liabilities.
In most circumstances, a Trust
protects these assets from personal
liabilities. Even if you are
not in business, circumstances
can you land you into financial
mess. Imagine that you are driving
a car in a drunken state and
meet with an accident in which
you hit someone’s Maserati
worth $300,000.
Your insurance will not cover
the cost since you were under
the influence of alcohol, while
the owner of the expensive car
takes you to court, demanding
money.
Most of us will not have such
money. However, if you have
equity in our home, you would
be forced to sell your house pay
the damages.
If your home has been held
in a Trust for more than two
years. it will be protected from
creditors.
Reducing claims
If your assets are held in your
personal name or a company,
then they form part of your estate,
as you know, regardless
of whether you have a Will or
not, your estate can be contested
and the Courts may allow
claims from people you did not
intend to benefit from your assets.
Transferring assets into a
Trust is a gift in your life time
and cannot be contested upon
your death.
Relationship Property
If you give personal assets to
your children during your life
or in your Will, those assets
may, in certain circumstances,
become available to their
partners under the Property
(Relationships) Act 1976.
However, if your assets are
owned by a Trust, or are given
to your Trust on death, your
children can continue to receive
the benefit of those assets.
But the assets do not form a
part of their personal property
and hence cannot be subject to
claims by your children’s partners,
whether they are married
or live in a relationship).
If assets are transferred into
a Trust prior to entering a relationship,
the assets in are less
likely to be subject to a relationship
property claim at the end
of their relationship.
Family trusts may provide
protection against various
forms of wealth tax that may be
introduced in the future, such as
death duties or inheritance tax.
Family trust are not publicly
registered and therefore can be
kept confidential.
Even the Beneficiaries of the
Trust do not need to know of its
existence.
The disadvantage
The only disadvantage is
costs. These will depend on the
complexity of your Trust and
the nature of the assets to be
transferred. You will also need
allow for ongoing costs if you
wish to administer your Trust
effectively.
There will be time and cost
involved in maintaining the
Trust’s annual accounting and
administrative requirements.
As Suze Orman, a popular
American financial adviser
said, “There is no law saying
that you have to die before your
assets can be passed to loved
ones. In fact, gifting earlier can
be a lovely way to witness how
your money helps your family
thrive.”
Farah Khan is Partner & Notary
Public Practice Manager
at Khan & Associates Lawyers
and Notary Public based in
Papatoetoe, Auckland. She
can be contacted on (09)
2789361. Facebook: Farahkhanlawyer.
Staff Reporter
info@indiannewslink.co.nz
STAAH, an Auckland based
privately owned technology
company was
among the organisations
that were honoured by Prime
Minister John Key in Delhi last
month.
New Zealand company honoured in Delhi
Several companies were recognised
for their successful performance
in promoting trade
between New Zealand and India
at a reception hosted by New
Zealand’s High Commissioner
to Delhi Grahame Morton on
October 26, 2016.
STAAH Founder and Product
Director Gavin Jeddo received
the Award from Mr Key.
The company in involved involved
in cloud-based channel
management and booking engine
technology to accommodation
operators such as hotels,
motels, holiday resorts, vacation
rentals, B&Bs and guest houses.
Mr Jeddo established his company
in 2008. In India, STAAH
has partnered with Cleartrip,
Goibibo, Travelguru, Hotel
Dekho, Make My Trip and many
others.
“STAAH has registered 20%
growth on a month-to-month
basis since its commencement
of operations in India. The visit
of Mr Key will boost bilateral
relations and our company is
hoping to improving its performance,”
he said
John Key honours Gavin Jeddo in Delhi on October 26
Former Black Caps Captain Brendon McCullum with Tarun Joukani (STAAH India Managing Director) and
Gavin Jeddo in Delhi on October 26.

NOVEMBER 15, 2016
It is too late, but some things are worth repeating
Kieran Madden
While most of us
have experienced
holding
our nose as we
vote, our American friends
are, as usual, taking it to the
next level.
The stench is super-sized
for this 2016 Presidential campaign.
The thing is, in a democracy,
this decline is not
just the politicians’ fault, it is
the voters’ too.
Whatever happens, the US
is in for a wild, messy ride.
Historian Niall Fergusson
wryly likens the choice ahead
of Americans as between
Hillary Snafu and Donald
Fubar (these military-derived
acronyms are best googled if
you are unfamiliar).
Snafu represents more of
the same messed-up status
quo, fubar a new and potentially
catastrophic future—a
train limping along a circular
track versus one hurtling towards
likely derailment.
Dangerous choice
In a scornful open letter,
370 economists (including
8 Nobel Laureates) recently
warned against the wilder of
the two rides.
“Donald Trump is a dangerous,
destructive choice for the
country. He misinforms the
electorate, degrades trust in
public institutions with conspiracy
theories, and promotes
willful delusion over
engagement with reality. If
elected, he poses a unique
danger to the functioning of
democratic and economic institutions,
and to the prosperity
of the country.”
What is fascinating here
is that their major beef isn’t
with Trump’s economic policies,
like a similar open letter
written in September by
a first group of 300 economists
urging rejection of
Clinton’s “ill-advised economic
agenda.”
Undermining trust
This second group are concerned
that a Trump presidency
will undermine trust in
key institutions. This is a legitimate
concern, as trust is the
cornerstone of both democracy
and the economy.
Misinformation, conspiracies
and delusion are not
new to politics. What is new
is just how darn effective
they are—this is where the
electorate shoulders some of
the blame for this depressing
state of affairs. Someone
like Trump (and many would
argue Clinton too) thrives
in an environment that the
Economist calls ‘post-truth
politics,’ where “a reliance on
assertions that ‘feel true’ but
have no basis in fact” reign
supreme.
Vague intuition
Thinking, it seems, has gone
out of fashion. Over the past
decade linguists have shown
how the usage of “I feel like”
has skyrocketed, becoming a
synonym for “I think.”
As New York Times columnist
Molly worthen writes, “In
American politics, few forces
are more powerful than a voter’s
vague intuition.”
The “reflex to hedge every
statement as a feeling or a
hunch,” as she describes it, illustrates
a general unwillingness
to genuinely engage with
the evidence. Psychologists
call this confirmation bias:
when faced with facts that
contradict our deeply-held beliefs,
we tend to rationalise
the facts away.
A sound, democratic order
depends on more than vague
intuition.
Feelings are important
but not sufficient—we must
square them with our reason.
As George Bernard Shaw
said, “Democracy is a device
that insures we shall be
governed no better than we
deserve.”
We must, as Ms Worthen
puts it “Argue rationally, feel
deeply and take full responsibility
for our interaction with
the world.”
Anything less, and well, we
will get what we deserve.
Kieran Madden is a Researcher
at Maxim Institute
based in Auckland.
Communitylink
Our retailers deserve protection
against criminals
Michael Woodl
I
recently spoke in person to
the owner of a liquor store in
Three Kings.
His store was violently
robbed three times in as many
weeks.
On the third occasion, one of
his workers was beaten with a
large piece of wood, receiving serious
injuries.
It is this kind of human experience
that brings home just how
much damage crime can create in
our communities.
I have a fundamental belief
that people should feel safe in
their homes, on our local streets,
and at work.
Unfortunately, however, crime
is on the rise.
In the Auckland City Police
District (which includes Mt
Roskill), there has been 27% increase
in assaults in public places,
54% increase in assaults on
Police, and 28% increase in disorder
offences.
Across the country, burglary
rates continue to climb.
Under-resourced Police
A lack of police resources to
deal with crime is evident from
the fact that of 1689 burglaries in
the Auckland City West area, only
66% resulted in court action. 96%
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of burglars got away with it!
Our Police work hard, but reductions
in real government
funding have resulted in police
numbers declining at a time
when Auckland’s population is
soaring.
In our area, there were 110
fewer foot patrols over the past
year.
We need more frontline Police
on the beat to deter crime and
to take action when offending
occurs.
People in Mt Roskill to whom I
speak, want to see a friendly police
presence on the street, keeping
an eye on things, building
community relationships, and
stopping offences from occurring
in the first place.
We also know that a stronger,
fairer society with good jobs, and
a strong education system that
gives hope and opportunity to
young people, will reduce crime.
On the Puketapapa Local
Board, I have helped deliver security
patrols to local trouble
spots, supported Neighbourhood
Support and the Community
Patrol, and increased lighting in
several of our parks so that people
feel safer.
Please contact me on 022-
6596360; Email: michael.wood@
labour.org.nz. or on Facebook.
Michael Wood is Labour Party
candidate in the Mt Roskill
by-election on December 3.
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Reach for the cloud but see no stars!
Anand Mokashi
Cloud computing is one
of the fastest changing
technology paradigm to
affect the daily computer
user both in their personal as
well as professional computer
use.
In technical terms, a
‘cloud’ refers to a distinct IT
environment that is designed
for remotely provisioning
scalable IT resources.
The term, which originated as
a metaphor for the Internet and
was coined the 1960s, has now
expanded in both concept and
applicability.
Image Source: PC Magazine
In simple terms, a Cloud is
either a platform or software
service or both, which is
available and used by a
computer user remotely from
their local computer.
It can be defined as “The
practice of using a network of
remote servers hosted on the
Internet to store, manage, and
process data, rather than a local
server or one’s own personal
computer.”
Data storage services like
Google Drive or our very own
Mega (Kim Dot com fame) are
examples of using the cloud
to store data and or other files
remotely.
Both offer a generous amount
of free storage to all who sign
up and beyond that additional
storage can be bought for a fee.
The Uses
Reasons for
storing important
electronic material
on the cloud can be
many and varied.
A home computer
user, for example,
may store family
photo on a remote
cloud to protect them
from accidental
deletion, corruption
of files, theft of home
computer etc.
On the other end of
the scale, a growing
business may prefer
to ‘rent’ out storage
space on a cloud
rather than invest
upfront in own
storage devices
The Types
Based on the type of
service offered, loud
computing services
can be classified into
three types:
IaaS
(Infrastructure-as-a-
Service)
PaaS (Platform-as-a-
Service)
SaaS (Software-asa-Service)
Computer users
have been employing
some form of cloud
computing for
decades.
Search engines,
Email services, Social
Media platforms
such as Facebook,
You Tube, LinkedIn
all involve the
implementation and
usage of the cloud.
Though consumercentric,
these
services popularised
and validated core
concepts that form
the basis of modernday
cloud computing.
Amazon leads
Around 2006, Cloud
Computing emerged
in the commercial
world when Amazon
launched its Elastic
Compute Cloud (EC2)
services that enabled
organizations to lease
computing capacity
and processing power
to run their enterprise
applications.
Around the
same time, Google
Apps also began
providing browserbased
enterprise
applications in the
same year.
Three years later,
the Google App Engine
became another
historic milestone.
The Benefits
The benefits of
Cloud Computing for
Businesses are many.
They revolve around:
1. Simplicity of
capacity planning.
2. Reduction in
Infrastructure costs.
3. Increased
agility within the
organisation.
Cloud Computing
is a term that doesn’t
describe a single thing
– rather it is a general
term that sits over a
variety of services.
Image source:
simplilearn.com
Anand Mokashi is an
IT Lecturer, Consultant
and Digital Media
Specialist with a
passion for all things
online. He runs the
Facebook group of
Amateur astronomy
lovers (https://www.
facebook.com/groups/
ilavip/) and the
website www.astronomyhuble.com.
Email:
anand_mokashi@
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17th Anniversary and
wishes the publication
continued success.
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A close moment with Modi can be overwhelming
Bhikhu Bhana
Prime Minister John Key
and his delegation arrived
in New Delhi on
the evening of October
25, 2016, with just
enough time for a short gathering
to prepare for the big day
ahead.
On the first day of our visit
(October 26), there were various
group sessions and
people were allocated
accordingly.
Mr Key was accorded
a Red-Carpet welcome
by India’s Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi at the forecourt
of Rashtrapati Bhavan,
followed by a colourful
Guard of Honour.
Being a part of the
community sector, I was
one of the few invited to
join the event.
This military welcome
comprised officers from the
Indian Army, Navy, Air force
and Cavalry dressed in their
regalia.
There was a quick
wreath-laying at Raj Ghat,
which houses the
Memorial for
Narendra Modi greets Bhikhu Bhana at Hyderabad House on October 26
Mahatma Gandhi. Everything
went like clockwork although
some of us were running late to
various venues. Seeing our MPs
and dignitaries run to reach
their vehicles was exhilarating.
Enterprise NZ and New
Zealand Trade and Enterprise
had organised a series of sessions
on Food& Beverage,
Manufacturing and Education
at which speakers from India
and New Zealand outlined their
objectives.
I managed to hear from a
prominent Indian economist
about the world economy and
implications for India.
Modi’s luncheon
I was fortunate to be invited
to the state luncheon hosted by
Mr Modi.
Among the others who attend
the event were officials of
the New Zealand government,
Asia New Zealand Foundation
Executive Director Simon
Draper and two Maori businesspersons
involved in tourism.
In New Zealand, we live
in a multicultural society; however,
we should respect the pioneering
people. Having lived
in Australia for many years,
I know very well how the
Aborigines were treated.
Prior to entering the dining
hall, a few of us were allowed to
greet Mr Modi. He spoke to me
briefly in Gujarati and when I
extended an invitation to visit
New Zealand, his immediate reply
was in Hindi. “Zaroor” (definitely),
he said.
To me that was the highlight
of the trip!
The lunch was a formal,
10-course event, with no photographs
allowed.
After that was a business
meeting between the two sides
organised by the Federation of
Indian Chambers of Commerce
and industry (FICCI). I listened
attentively to the speeches and
almost all of them emphasised
the people-to-people approach.
One speaker emphasised the
‘4 Cs’: Cricket, Culture, connectivity
and Commerce.
I see a very important role
here for the Indian community
in New Zealand. People do
business and trade with persons
they can trust. Any organisation
that has a creditable history enhances
New Zealand’s image
overseas.
High Commission Reception
New Zealand’s High
Commissioner to India
Graham Morton hosted a
reception in honour of
Mr Key and his visiting
delegation at the High
Commission grounds
on October 26. It
was an event for networking
and witnessing
a number of
businesses honoured
by Mr Key for their success
in business.
The next morning
was a 6 am start with a
visit to Masjid-i-Jahan
Juma, popularly known
as Jama Masjid in Chandni
Chowk, Old Delhi. This
was followed by a visit
to Sis Ganj Sahib
Gurdwara
nearby.
During this this time others
from the business delegation
did their visits and planned
meetings.
A small group went with
Mr Bakshi to a meeting of the
John Key (seated behind) at the Sis Ganj Sahib Gurdwara
New Zealand-India Parliament
Friendship Group in Parliament
Buildings. This group was
formed to enhance good relations
between the two countries.
There were five persons from
each of the groups.
Information exchange
I spoke of the history of
the Indian Diaspora in New
Zealand, how more than 100
years ago, people got together
to fight for the betterment and
welfare of all Indians.
They were very impressed
by the way we operate in New
Zealand.
I presented a copy of the pioneering
book ‘Indian Settlers’ to
the group.
The final event in Delhi was a
Tourism meeting held at Hyatt
Regency Hotel.
Mr Key and McCullum spoke
about New Zealand.
I saw a lot of young people
gathering around the stage taking
photographs.
I was told that the New
Zealand Brand Ambassador for
the current year is a Hindi film
star called, Siddharth. Had there
been the stars of yesteryears,
I too would have lined up for
photographs.
Our final stop was at the new
Kochi International Airport
about which Indian Newslink
has reported (November 1).
Some Reflections
I was impressed with the business
that Indians are doing in
India about which many others
in New Zealand are not aware.
Sport plays an important aspect
of relationships.
Even though I have been there
many times, the sheer enormity
of this country with so many issues
and opportunities in many
areas always overwhelms me.
The pride at hearing the
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
Indian Cavalry bugle sound, and
the rush of blood as the horsemen
entered the arena to accord
a guard of honour to Mr Key.
The pride at singing the national
anthem
Even though I am a third-generation
New Zealander, we will
always have our roots in the
mother country.
The Townsville detour may
have caused a lot of re-planning,
and caused a lot of discussion in
New Zealand but I was awed at
how well the organisation performed
in getting the trip on
track again.
In years to come, it makes a
good story, to say that I went
with the Prime Minister on the
delegation to India and the comment,
“That plane broke down
in Townsville.’
I don’t think people will forget
that in a hurry.
We are very critical of our
Parliamentarians. However, it
was amazing to observe their
tight schedule. They are always
under public scrutiny and do
not have much time to relax.
How flexible the media should
be; one minute they are relaxing,
then the next they have
changed out of their casual gear
into formal attire and have to
carry heavy gear and set up
whenever the need is there.
They cannot always plan.
Then some frantic work to get
the news out to their respective
organisations.
Bhikhu Bhana is President of
New Zealand Indian Central
Association. He was a part of
the business delegation that
accompanied Prime Minister
John Key to India from October
24 to October 28, 2016.
Please read related reports in
this Anniversary Special.
Bhikhu Bhana with Preeti Saran (Secretary, East), Petroleum & Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and India’s High Commissioner to
New Zealand Sanjiv Kohli

NOVEMBER 15, 2016
Policy doomed to
fail- NZAMI
Communitylink
Erring migrant’s visa
cancelled
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Jan Ranson
The Labour Party’s
latest proposal to
place a tax on employers
to make
sure that businesses are
doing more job training
rather than hiring migrants
is doomed to fail.
This proposal implies
that businesses are not
pulling their weight,
which is not the case.
New Zealand has one of
the lowest employment
rates in the world at just
below five percent. This
proposal has not been
thought through.
Let me cite the example
of an ethnic restaurant
with Chinese or Indian
chefs.
Specialised employment
The restaurant-owner
would be expected
to employ a young
New Zealander at the
same time as a Chinese
or Indian chef so that
they can have the time to
train the New Zealander.
To have an existing staff
member undertake the
training would place a
huge burden on the employer
already experiencing
a skill shortage.
This would involve two
lots of wages being paid
for one job. It would take
longer than six months
to train such a chef. The
same issues would apply
to the construction and IT
industries.
What happens when
the New Zealander is fully
trained? Surely, the owner
would need to sack
the migrant who has provided
the training. You
would not get a migrant
to come to New Zealand
to be a trainer. Plus, this
practice would undermine
the role of training
institutions.
Work and Benefit
I suggest that the current
practice of unemployment
benefit should
be accompanied by some
work requirement.
Labour recently stated
that work would be
available in conservation
and tourism. Why is this
employment not being
offered now when the unemployed
are all receiving
a benefit?
June Ranson is Chair of
the New Zealand Association
for Migration and
Investment (NZAMI), a
professional association
for immigration specialists.
The organisation
is made up of lawyers
and licensed immigration
advisers who must
uphold professional
standards and comply
with the Association’s
strict Code of Ethics.
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An employer
has repaid a
$16,900 premium
that he and
one of his employees received
to help an employee
with their visa, with a
further $6000 penalty ordered
by the Employment
Relations Authority
(ERA).
“Charging premiums
takes advantage of vulnerable
employees who
may feel like they don’t
have any other option but
to source large sums of
money to keep a job. This
is a clear breach of New
Zealand employment law
and will not be tolerated,”
Labour Inspectorate
Regional Manager David
Milne said.
Premiums paid
The employer, who operated
a ‘Coffee Club’
café business in Parnell
Auckland, and the café’s
head chef and supervisor
Shijie Lu, were paid the
premiums by a Chinese
national employed at the
café.
The employee came to
an agreement with Mr
Lu that in return for payment,
the company would
support their application
for permanent residence
in New Zealand.
They were then offered
an employment agreement
and began working
at the café.
Following these discussions,
family members
of the employee made
two payments totalling
$16,900 into Mr Lu’s personal
bank account, some
of which was used to pay
rent for the café business.
Prior to making an application
for residence,
the employee resigned
and requested a refund of
the payments.
Ms Yingting Hou, the
company’s director, said
she was not aware of the
agreement between the
employee and Mr Lu, only
becoming aware of the
premium at some point
after it had been paid.
Remorseful employer
After an investigation
by a Labour Inspector, Ms
Hou and Mr Lu expressed
remorse for their mistake
and the $16,900 was paid
back.
The Labour Inspector
then sought a penalty
against the employer,
Vesta International
Limited, in the ERA.
Following the employer’s
acknowledgement
that it had breached the
Wages Protection Act
1983, it was ordered to
pay a $6000 penalty to the
Crown.
Mr Lu’s application to
extend his work visa was
declined by Immigration
New Zealand for attempting
to make financial gain
through deceit by trying
to obtain a premium
in breach of the Wages
Protection Act 1983.
Coffee Club sold
The ‘Coffee Club’ in
Parnell has since been
sold to new operators.
The Ministry of
Business, Innovation and
Employment encourages
anyone in this situation,
or who knows of anyone
in this situation, to call its
contact centre on 0800-
209020 where their concerns
will be handled in a
safe environment.
Source: Ministry of
Business, Innovation and
Employment
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Artlink-Ratna Venkat
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
The Mystical Paradise of Bhutan beckons
Buddha Dordenma, the largest seated Buddha Statue in the world (169 Feet)
Ashok Kochhar
kochhara55@gmail.com
There are many places
where the mystical energy
is so strong, that it
becomes almost tangible.
You know you are in a divine
sphere, and you soul is just
content looking around the otherwise
ordinary elements of
Nature.
Bhutan is one such place,
where I had the pleasure of going
on a road trip.
We were 10 super bikers and I
was in a car.
It was a unique experience
travelling through some of the
most populated states of India
and seeing the reality of our
country first hand. You witness
tremendous hardships that people
undergo, especially those under
repressive poverty.
The Majestic Gate
We entered Bhutan through
Pheuntshling (or Phuntsholing)
on our seven-day tour. They
have a majestic gate and you
feel the difference of cleanliness
and upkeep either side of
the gate.
There is lot to talk about that
Divine land which is pristine
in nature, its space and its people.
Everyone is a practicing
Buddhist. Their love towards
their King and Queen is unmatched.
They are like their parents
and they mean it.
The joy of life is not only visible,
but also infectious when you
interact with anyone.
Happy State
We all know that Bhutan is positioned
as a happy state, which
is so true. Education and health
care is free for all in Bhutan.
Freedom to everyone is at the
highest scale.
Not only that, I was impressed
to see the equal participation of
women in all fields whether its
running a small restaurant or a
big hotel, from a small shop or a
departmental store.
It is truly a finest balance of
society, where nobody enters
into another’s personal space
and everyone contributes to
their optimum potential towards
everyday life tasks.
Landscape and the complementing
architecture are
breathtaking.
Houses have their unique
character.
Another observation I made
as a photographer was that you
may knock anybody’s house;
they welcome you and allow
you to take pictures.
Bhutan a Mystical Paradise on
Earth.
Ashok Kochhar is an international
photographer with
a passion for the uncommon
an unexposed. He is currently
in India, after having visited
Bhutan. He will return to New
Zealand this month to continue
his quest of ‘500 Days in
New Zealand.’
Let the world get up first
The way up to a Monastery
Way up to a monastery in Paro Valley
With Nature backing up, life is never a burden
The Hanging Bridge in Punaka, Bhutan
The future is not far behind
The ruins narrate a great story
An early morning ritual
A farmer’s market in Puro Valley

NOVEMBER 15, 2016
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WHAT’S DIFFERENT
Use the photos to find the answer: aD.H. Lawrence novel
ATTEMPTATION
No. 014
Afew months after adevout French shepherd
boy named Stephen led an estimated 30,000
children in 1212 in the disastrous Children's
Crusade, 10-year-old Nicholas from Cologne
inspired asecond group of around 20,000, and
although most of the youngsters were never
seen again, the huge losses in the Children’s
Crusade helped extend the fervour into the
Fifth Crusade (1218), which preceded the tale
of the legendaryPied Piper of Hamelin (c. 1284).
Spot the 10 Differences
“Mick...check out the new guy...looks like he’s afraid of heights”
SNAP DECISION No. 004
No. 004
THE
PIED
+ PIPER
=
In the addition sum different letters and
the smiley face represent different digits.
Rewrite the sum using the following digits:
D H
0 1 2 3 5 7 8 9
Solution to Attemptation No. 003
S E O A D
1 2 3 5 6
albert.haddad@attemptation.com
JUMBLE No. 1737 SUDOKU No. 1058
HI
TODAY’S TARGET
20 Words Good
24 Words Very Good
28 Words Excellent
33 Words Genius
SOLUTION TO 1736
neon neuron neutron
none nonet noun
nurture outrun
OUTRUNNER rent
rerun return rune
runner runt tenon
tenor tern tone toner
tonne torn tron tune
tuner turn turner
unto untrue
THE RULES
How many words of 4letters ormore can you make from these 9letters?
In making aword each letter may beused only once, and the centre letter
must be included. There must be at least one 9-letter word. No slang,
foreign words, plurals, hyphens or apostrophes.
CROSSWORD No. 11906
ACROSS
3 Horse sounds
8 Legendary sea
creatures
10 Dog
11 Momentary view
14 Eating utensil
17 Slight error
18 Occur
20 Lightning flash
21 Russian emperor
23 Brief
25 Asian woman’s
garment
27 Flying mammal
29 Offspring
30 Choose
32 Literary composition
34 Controlled intake of
food
35 Extol
38 Country
40 Append
41 Infinite
44 Be victorious
45 Deerlike ruminant
46 Badly made
DOWN
1 Break into pieces
2 Hang down
3 Nothing
4 Revise and correct
5 Doctrine
PREVIOUS ANSWERS
Crossword No. 11905
6 Emblem of royal power
7 Welcomed
9 Girl’s name
12 Small piece of ground
13 Commercial traveller
15 Relating to apope
16 Maker of glasses
19 Seize
22 Knock
24 Become aware of
25 Playground toys
26 Blushes
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Shrewd piece of
vaulting (4)
8 Among aline of waiters
(2,3,5)
9 Flighty type who
certainly doesn’t opt for
early retirement! (5-3)
10 Indicates assent, as
the sleepy man does
(4)
12 Dawdle, as ducks do
(6)
14 Five lodged in shocking
holes–positive slums
(6)
15 The kind of paper
awarded to the runnerup!
(6)
17 To score as an
amanuensis (6)
18 Take the lead in The
Lost Army (4)
19 They fill in the pools (8)
21 Noted what people
did to mark aspecial
occasion (10)
22 Farm producers put to
some purpose, we hear
(4)
DOWN
2 One conducting a
religious refresher
course? (10)
M S P E E R L E S S
E D I T O R R U E D W
C E A R I D D L E
C A R N A T I O N I A
A B R U P T R E C E N T
R A T T L E D O S E S
O M E E V E
S A V E D A P P E N D
A D A G E S I S R A E L
H C M U L T I T U D E
A B A T E S A S A
R N O A H P L I E R S
A S T O N I S H A T
roller-coaster
1
8
14
18
25
30
38
44
15
2
26
34
41
46
No. 17557
3 & 7Dn What gales
cause in mid-ocean
(4,4)
4 Walked from Dorset (6)
5 A rich hoard comes
from breaking the law
(6)
6 Look at the next page
for value of total sales
(8)
7 See 3Dn
11 Think it’s not impulsive
(10)
28 Highest point
31 Take care of
33 Rub out
36 Oblong metal casting
37 Be superior to
39 Repair
42 Boy
43 Pig pen
13 Turned off to be
amused (8)
16 About to classify a
popular haunt (6)
17 What may beassumed
for working times (6)
18 Discharge the fuel
container (4)
20 Forced to be a
domestic worker, one
hears (4)
Sudoku No. 1057 Cryptic No. 17556
Across: 7Asses;
8Aconite; 9Reagent;
10 Ewers; 12 Alcoholism;
15 Law-abiding; 18 Shell;
19 Sackbut; 21 Pallets;
22 Forum.
Down: 1Fairy tales;
2Oscar; 3Isle; 4Tattoo;
5Forenoon; 6Siberia;
11 Summertime;
13 Labelled; 14 Sweetly;
16 Disuse; 17 Abort;
20 Cuff.
Snap Decision No. 003 What’s Different No. 013 Attemptation No. 003
16
21
1. Deers antler missing
2. Extra arrow
3. Handle bar missing
4. Tree trunk different colour
5. Tyre colour different
6. Pathway shorter
7. Pedal missing
8. Deers tail inverted
9. Rocks missing
10. Deers nose different colour
9
11
31
3
19
27
42
45
4
22
32
39
5
20
28
35
43
12
17
23
33
40
13
29
6
10
36
24
7
37
S E O A D
1 2 3 5 6

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NOVEMBER 15, 2016
All Blacks Break Rugby World Record
Sheevas Dayal
As expected, in a
hard-hitting encounter,
where the
Wallabies shifted up a
gear, the rugby fraternity witnessed
a solid performance
from the All Blacks tested
for the most of first 50 minutes,
but never ‘bested’ by the
Australians as we claimed the
World Record of 18 sequential
victories.
Eden Park in Auckland was
jam packed on October 22,
2016 with 47744 stalwarts who
knew that Coach Hansen’s men
had to withstand a better offering
from the opposition. All
Blacks were required to work
more on the basics first, before
they could show their mastery
over Rugby.
Fierce Match
All Blacks opened their account
by scoring the first two
of six tries within ten minutes;
the period thereafter was
‘A fierce test match’ in coach
Henson’s words in a postmatch
press conference.
“It was a tough, tough game.
We are proud we got to 18
straight wins but we didn’t get
it easily,” he said.
The Australian cemented
their second-place in the
Rugby Championship, after a
five losses on-the-trot. After
the first two of three trans-Tasman
games, they managed to
The All Blacks in form
improve. Following a devastating
loss to All Blacks; they
were also beaten by England
in August. By September,
Australia had enhanced their
game plan and appeared to be
a much better force.
Coach appeals
Coach Cheika appealed to
his boys to give a better performance,
saying that they were
beaten by ‘an unbelievably
good team.’
It was a similar theme to earlier
victories from New Zealand
where the win occurred with
All Blacks performing at key
points of the game. Not peaking
too soon, and not having to
make a huge comeback When
Wallabies captain Stephen
Moore was asked whether he
was happy with being in the
game for 50 minutes, he said
that the game goes for 80 minutes,
so 50 is not good enough;
it needs to work for 80 minutes
to win.
Australia had 817 run metres
to 583, and laid 86 tackles while
forcing New Zealand into 183,
and dominated possession for
large periods of the game.
But they lacked the finesse
and finishing touch to get the
job done.
Rory roars
After conceding a 10-0 lead,
the Aussies realised a much
better 30-minute effort before
the break. They were not docile
and confronted the All Blacks.
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The dejected Wallabies
That was especially so
in the one scoring movement
that emboldened the
team’s momentum.
With a surge into the
home sides territory,
young Rory Arnold scored
the try.
Up to the 60th minute
mark, it was close-quarter
rugby.
Any long-range run
was stopped by either by
loose handling from the
Wallabies, or good defence
from the boys in Black
that caused a turnover.
But in the last 20 minutes,
All Blacks were more
prominent, with New
Zealand coming to the
fore.
Turning Point
The Turning point in
the game seemed to be
the 45th-minute try for
Australian Henry Speight,
whose ramifications were
felt across the Tasman.
Nigel Owens, considered
the world’s best Referee,
made his presence felt as
he first awarded the try,
then called for the TMO
after consultation from
his assistants, looking at
the big screen. The replay
showed that after Speight
received a pass, his fellow-winger
Dane Haylett-
Petty changed his line and
took out Julian Savea.
With Bernard Foley lining
up the kick to bring
the scores closer, Owens
ruled that it was no try.
The cries were heard
from out of Sydney, a crucial
call, which then aided
New Zealand when their
hitman Jerome Kaino decided
to start ‘smashing
bodies’ as he says.
After 65 minutes, the All
Blacks raised their intensity.
They began to play
more freely–not that they
couldn’t in the first half–
but the risk and reward
of Rugby requires a solid
base. On that, men like
Julian Savea and Dane
Coles can then prosper.
Gradual progress
It happened in small increments.
First a big effort,
from Kaino to start
‘breaking bodies’ as he so
loves to do. He cracked the
Australian teams metal,
and it creaked more. The
smaller spaces widened,
players using the gap
more–with none better
than Savea as he scored
his 45th try as he crossed
for a second time when he
broke three tackles later
in the game. In the buildup,
and now in the outcome
of the game, the Tier
One record of wins was
achieved. Only Cypress
hold a better team record,
of 24 wins over Tier Two
nations. And while the
Australian team did push
hard, they came-up ultimately
short.
The gap is still visible,
especially in the last
quarter of the game. If
the home side had to play
‘catch-up football’ it might
bring more pressures–but
until that day, they must
be considered one of the
best teams to represent
their country.
Pride and heritage are
two strong values in the
All Blacks. Even with
match-winner Beauden
Barrett carrying an ear infection,
his 44th minute
substitute Aaron Cruden
is world-class. It is that
depth that can allow a
solid performance from
the All Blacks, and bring
smiles to the faces of all
47,000 rugby fans who
attended.
New Zealand 37-
Australia 10

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