Dear readers, we are happy to inform that we have finished analysing the feedback on our last year’s pilot launch of Multicultural Times (MT), New Zealand’s first nation-wide multicultural newspaper. As was the case with our Christchurch-based multicultural newspaper, The Migrant Times (TMT), MT too received innumerable accolades, appreciation and love from all of you. We are also very grateful to various communities, leaders, decision-makers and organisations from across the country who have shown immense faith in the idea of MT, and TMT before that. Based on the feedback, and after a lot of introspection, we have taken two strategic decisions to ensure that we continue to lead New Zealand’s journalism landscape towards diversity and innovation, while staying true to the basic tenets of the fourth estate. 1) The future of journalism is digital. We will continue publishing MT on our various digital media platforms and will cease publication of our print version. The reach, engagement and scope of innovation in the digital space is far superior to print. The financial viability is also superior in digital, due to the trade-off between the cost of production and results achieved. A better reach, engagement, innovation and viability, will ultimately lead to better-quality journalism for our society. 2) The future of journalism is data and artificial intelligence (AI). We are exploring how to use open data and natural language generation techniques to generate quality content and narrative stories, pertaining to local issues relevant to people’s everyday lives. We are immensely excited.

Stay tuned.

Property: Help for the Indian community in buying the first home

Property: Help for the Indian community in buying the first home

Migrants Centre
Ethnic communities, Community organisations, News

Christchurch-based social organisation Indian Cultural Group have tied up with Loan Market and organised a free seminar on April 10 titled, Christchurch Indian First Home Buyers Seminar, to help the Indian community understand the new lending policies of various banks in New Zealand.

Nathan Miglani, from Loan Market, who will be conducting the seminar along with a lawyer and real estate agent, informed, “This is timely as with recent tightening of rules, it has become challenging to either build or buy a house with low deposits. The community has felt a need for something like this, and we responded. We will cover every thing related to buying or building a house in this seminar including the application process, budget calculations, types of deposits, pre-approval requirements, finding the right property, as well as the difference between ‘Turnkey’ and ‘Progressive Build’.”

Community group: ISCC completes 20 years of existence

Community group: ISCC completes 20 years of existence
Women: Awareness is needed to tackle domestic violence in the South Asian community in Christchurch - Sahaayta

Women: Awareness is needed to tackle domestic violence in the South Asian community in Christchurch - Sahaayta