New Study Of Gay Communities

New Study Of Gay Communities

A Massey University research project is focussing on New Zealand's gay and lesbian communities.

Called Lavender Islands, the project has been launched by openly-gay cabinet minister Chris Carter.

The researchers say it is the first time an in-depth study has been undertaken to look specifically at the gay and lesbian community, as previous studies of the group have been mostly problem-focused, looking at health and social problems

The research will examine everything from personal identities to politics and career choices. It will endeavour to develop a broad understanding of issues such as sexual behaviour, sexual attraction, sexual fantasies and emotional attraction.

Dr Mark Henrickson believes Lavender Islands is the most comprehensive study of the group done to date in New Zealand and expects the findings to be of international significance.

The gay and lesbian population in New Zealand is conservatively estimated to number about 75,000 people.

The researchers want at least 3,000 people to participate in the study.

Hotel Dreams & Indian Born Barons

Hotel Dreams & Indian Born Barons

Today's great American hotel owner is more likely to be named Patel and have roots that extend to the Gujarat state in India, than to be named Trump and lay claim to premier properties in the New York area.

Immigrants from India, almost all with ties to Gujarat in the western part of the country, have become a dominant force in the US hotel industry.

They own about half of the US economy lodging facilities and almost 37 percent of all hotel properties here, according to the Asian American Hotel Owners Association, based in Atlanta.

This means that if a traveler stops at a Days Inn along Interstate 95 on the way to Washington, a Best Western in rural Montana, or a Holiday Inn Express near Dallas, there is about a 50 percent chance the hotel is owned by an individual or the family of an immigrant from India.

"The first group found opportunities in the lodgings industry, more by accident than by design," said Hitesh Bhakta, chairman of the AAHOA at the group's convention held in late April at a suburban Dallas hotel.

Indians from Gujarat started to buy into lower-end US hotels in the 1960s and 1970s, when US immigration laws granted residency for new arrivals who invested about US$10,000 to run a business. The ethnic group now owns about 20,000 hotels - about 1 million rooms - in 50 states.

The paradox

The paradox of our time in history is:

That we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers,

Wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints,

We spend more, but have less,

We buy more, but enjoy it less,

We have bigger houses and smaller families,

More conveniences, but less time,

We have more degrees, but less sense,

More knowledge, but less judgment,

More experts, but less solutions,

More medicines, but less wellness,

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced

our values.

We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate

too often.

We’ve learned how to make a living, but not a life.

We’ve added years to life, not life to years.

We’ve been all the way to the moon and back,

but have trouble crossing the street to meet the

new neighbour.

We’ve conquered outer space, but not inner space,

We’ve cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul;

We’ve split the atom, but not our prejudice.

We have higher incomes, but lower morals,

We’ve become long on quantity, but short on quality.

today,

Report Card

 

Eight-year-old Nina brought her report card home from school. Her marks were good...mostly A's and a couple of B's. However, her teacher had written across the bottom: "Nina is a smart little girl, but she has one fault. She talks too much in school. I have an idea I am going to try, which I think may break her of the habit." Nina's dad signed her report card, putting a note on the back: "Please let me know if your idea works on Nina because I would like to try it out on her mother."

 

Ethnic Food Festival

An Ethnic Food Festival under Shanti Niwas Charitable Trust will be held on May1, 2004 from 11am to 3 pm in Mt. Albert Hall New North Road. According to event management Prime Minister Helen Clark and other important officials are schedule to attend the function. Pakistan Association of New Zealand will participate in this Festival by having both Display and Food Stalls at the venue. We will also be participating in Cultural Programme in form of dance performance on some folk tune from Pakistan. Display stall will present different facets of Pakistan society while Food Stall will present different traditional dishes from Pakistan. At Food Stall you are expected to get Haleem, Nihari and Chappal Kabab and much more. Women Council will share the workload with PANZ General Committee in planning and implementing the details.

 

As Display Stall needs handicrafts or any other traditional stuff, we request all of you to lend the same if you have it in your home. Your belongings will be returned back to you after the programme. 

 

Please keep yourself spare for the said date and come with your family. Don’t forget to wear the traditional dress at this occasion. We expect all of the community members to listen to this call and be a part of multicultural environment.

 

For further information please contact us at the following

 

Ph: 6260149

Mob: 027 2737903

Sad news

Sad news for Ch Mohammad Yaqoob executive of PWCS, and winner of Sohni Dharti award , as he and his family heard news this morning, that Mr Yaqoob father has passed away in accident in Pakistan , condolences can be pass on Ph 0274330957 or 2755983 , or Sohni Dharti

 

MOHSIN NAQVI

 

KNOWLEDGE

 

WISDOM IS THE GIFT; THE ENDOWMENTS ARE TO KNOW HOW TO USE THE POWER... KNOWLEDGE IS ONLY AN INSTRUMENT IN THE HAND OF WISDOM... A WISE MAN WHO HAS THE MOMENT IN HIS HAND SHOULD NOT LET THAT MOMENT SLIP AWAY.. STOP LOOKING FOR YOUR PURPOSE; BE IT... OUR LIVES ARE WHAT OUR THOUGHTS CREATE... WHEN YOU JUDGE OTHERS, YOU DO NOT DEFINE THEM, YOU DEFINE YOURSELF... GO BEYOND YOUR BOUNDARIES AND LIVE FULLY IN THE NOW AS THIS IS THE ONLY TIME YOU HAVE...

Japan provides $48.5m for health sector

Japan provides $48.5m for health sector

Japan under its JICA program has provided an assistance of US $48.5million to Pakistan for its health sector, including US $10million for ongoing Polio Eradication campaign.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of three-day door-to-door polio eradication campaign in Sindh at Dow Medical College (DMC) on Monday, the counsel general of Japan, Kanji Hanagata, assured his government support for social sector in Pakistan with particular reference to health and education.

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Pakistan-India trade: will it reduce poverty in the region?

Pakistan-India trade: will it reduce poverty in the region?

According to the Pakistani commerce ministry’s figures, between them, India and Pakistan import and export goods worth $ 200 million every year. Pakistan’s own economic indicators put the figure at around $250 million. Even so, trade between Pakistan and India has registered a gradual increase over the last decade. In 1990 India’s exports to Pakistan were just $135 million and imports were $145 million. In 1998, exports grew to $389 million and imports to $264 million. By 2000-2003, India’s exports to Pakistan have grown to $631 million and imports to $527 million.

Experts agree that great trade potential exists for both if the two sides could focus on each other’s specific needs and capabilities. Pakistan can import Indian iron ore, machinery and steel items, chemicals and dyes, wheat, spices, tea and other products while India can buy cotton yarn and textiles, leather products, surgical instruments, water coolers, papers, vegetables, fruits and other things from Pakistan. Meanwhile, unofficial trade between the two flourishes and is worth US$5 billion, five times the official trade figures. Indian textile machinery, tanneries-equipment, machine tools, and spare parts are often ordered from jakarta, Bangkok, Dubai, Hong Kong or Singapore and then re-exported to Pakistan at a greater cost. If we analyse the region in general, there are few facts that should prove as an eye opener for the economic experts.

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Biggest House warming

I am not going to oz , instead I am here running my company, and I have no attentions to leave NZ , says Raja Rafaqat , resigned executive, of PANZ, Mr Raja said I have been listening news and reading rumours on Sohni Dharti, that’s makes me laugh and I consider it as fee publicity , he added although my family has been stalled in oz ,but he can not, even he wants to go oz , he was talking with Sohni Dharti , at biggest house warming of biggest house of Mr Nadeem Ashraf and Milad gathering

At same party Mr Shahid Azad VP of PANZ forward his complained to Mr Amir Khan of PWCS , that PANZ request of free soft drinks for player and public was denied by PWCS , where Mr Amir Explain that PANZ offer was too late

Sohni Dharti registered its complain too, Because PWCS turned down Sohni Dharti’s team, which was entered by telephone and one of executive of PWCS said it is OK , but when Sohni Dharti team came in ground to pay the fee, admitration of PWCS said they can not take any more team because thy have already enough teams

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Cricket Tournament

Pakistan Welfare and Cultural Society invites all community on a beautiful event of cricket tournament on 17th April, at Lynnfield Collage Ground, Lynnfild. It is a one day event, Semi finals and Final would be played same day. Winner and Runner Up Teams will get winning Trophys, Special Trophy for "Player of the Tournament"

 

If you are interested in compitition more details are as below:

Entry fee for team is $40 ($20 per person)

Last date for entery is 15th April.

Entry forms could be collected/submitted to any one of these people mention on our broucher posted in previous message.

 

This tournament is proudly sponsored by TARNICA CARS

and Co-sponser is KING BRAND BASMATI RICE

 

for further details contact Ch. Azhar 021 429160, Mirza Nadeem 0274 434329

Jalsa Eid Millad-Un-Nabi

Pakistan Welfare and Cultural Society

is going to organise a big gathering on occean of

Eid Millad-Un-Nabi on 9th May, 2004 at

Al-Mustafa Mosque, 26 Mangere Road,

Otahuhu.

 

Further Detail would be posted very soon.

CRITICAL TIME IS OVER 4 QUEEN

MAJESTY SCAN

 

BITTERLY UPSET QUEEN IN PALACE WITH NO BODY AROUND HER , AND WONDERING WHERE IS I GO WRONG ,THEN SHE ORDER HOME MADE BREW ,AFTER FEW DRINKS, SHE LOOK AT FROM HIS BALCONY ,SHE SAW SNAKE WITH TWO FACE, SHE IMMEDIATELY RING BILL GATE`

BILINEAR MICROSOFT BOSS BILL ANSWER THE PHONE ,SHE SAID SHE MAKE BIG MISTAKE ,I GIVEN MAJESTY AWARD 2 WRONG PERSON ,BILL SAID YES YOUR MAJESTY ,I CHECK THE SYSTEM THAT AWARD SHOULD GO TO MR AWAN ,NOT TO THINK TAUQIR,BILL SAID HE WAS SURPRISE WHAT GOING ON SOHNI DHARI,THERE WAS JOHN RAINBOW EARLY ON .DURING BRIEF CONVERSATION WITH QUEEN ,BILL SAID DON’T WORRY WE ALL HUMAN AFTER ALL ,DON’T TAKE YOUR AWARD BACK FROM MR THINK TAUQIR, JUST RITE ANOTHER ONE MAJESTY AWARD TO MR AWAN. QUEEN WAS RELAX AFTER TALK WITH BILL, THEN SHE SAID TO BILL,U ARE RITE NO BODY GET INTO MY BATHROOM WITH OUT MAJESTY PERMISSION. THEN SHE GOOD BYE TO BILL, FEW DAYS LATER ,QUEEN SEND A MAJESTY AWARD 2 BILL GATE.

DURING NITE SCAN IN PALACE QUEEN REFUSE 2 TAKE THE SLEEPING TABLETS

.

 

 

can some computer Guru tell us how this happened, Below message is sent by one of Sohni Dharti member, how recieve Sohni Dharti in his e mail, it seems that some how , Mr Awan got in to Mr Khan's computer, using Mr Khan' account to do propoganda against Dr Qurashi, or Mr Khan allow Mr Awan to do so,

CRRITICIL TIME IS OVER 4 QUEEN

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Odd News

Chilly Reception For Vodka Ice Cream

A new vodka-flavoured ice cream launched in Australia has provoked an outcry from groups worried it would give children a taste for alcohol.

The booze-flavoured Illicit Vodka Cranberry Magnum ice creams hit the shelves just months after biscuit-maker Arnott's new Tia Maria Tim Tams and Kahlua Slices prompted fears that the liquor-laced biscuits would encourage children to drink.

"These products normalise alcohol and suggest to people that they ought to be thinking about alcohol just about every hour of the day," said Geoff Munro, Community Alcohol Action Network director on Saturday.

"It introduces children to the taste of alcohol at potentially a very early age and I think that should be avoided," he told Australian Associated Press.

Streets, which makes the Magnums now on sale in Victoria state as part of its "vice-cream" range, said the ice creams contained only vodka flavouring and no alcohol.

The firm's marketing general manager David McNeil told the Herald Sun newspaper the ice creams were promoted only to adults. He added that rum and raisin has been a popular ice cream flavour for 30 years.

Bhaijaan tauqir

Thanks Bhaijaan Tauqir,

You have cleared the air by yourself.

It is clear that it was a fight between two biggies of NZ Pakistan
Community.

We are minnows, and who are we to come in between. You settle the score
between yourself.

We are in Australia now but still have pleasant memoeies of living in
auckland.

Give us your positive side on sohni dharti, we miss your jokes and shairy on
radio tarana.

regards to both of you and your families.

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BLACK SCORPION,S

PAKISTANI COMMUNITY DEALING WITH BLACK SCORPION S

PANZ AND EXECUTIVES THEY R TEAM NOW ,THEY USING DEADLY VENOM 4 PAKI COMMUNITY 4 SOME TIME .PANZ TARGETING NEW SETTLER FROM PAKISTAN ,YOUNG STUDENTS, FOR BUSINESS ,LOT OF THEM THEY CAUGHT IN DEADLY NET, OF IMMIGRATION ,VISA,PR ,STUDENTS VIVA, POPLES R STUCK NOW ,THEY CAN NOT SCAPE, BECAUSE OF BIG MONEY HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM THESE PEOPLE, THAT ALSO ON LARGE SCALE IN OVERSEAS .HISTORY IS REPEAT ON REGULAR ,FIRST SET THE BASE 4 WEB, THEN GOBBLE EVERY THING. SHAMEFUL CALLANDER, COMMUNITY ACCOUNTS.THEY MAKING BIG PLAN WITH EXESITIVE MUTTEN,DURING NEXT SCAN COMMUITY WILL SHOCKED .STUBBORN SCORPION’S R STRUGGLING WITH THEIR OWN DIRTY NATURE.

GOD BLESS PAKI COMMUNITY

PANZ SAGA

From :  Tauqir Khan Sent :  Thursday, 1 April 2004 12:22:00 p.m. To :  Subject :  Fw: PANZ SAGA

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>   ----- Original Message ----- From: Tauqir Khan To: shahidazad@yahoo.com Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 12:20 PM Dear Shahid Saheb   You discussed with me about the Advisory committee of Pakistan Association.   I have given a thought to the proposal and I believe it is not advisable to create a council without public consultation. You are getting back to Mateen Siddiqui's saga where everything was decided in his house by people of his choice.   I do not want you to repeat the same story and be democratic. I do not agree with the executive council as well whgich has been hijacked by Mateen again.   I will oppose every such move forcefully,   Tauqir