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Hi Sindhu,

She can wear churidar but in Wellington that will hardly keep her warm.
Also the opportunities to wear Indian clothes may arise only when she is meeting/visiting INdians - otherwise she will need to mostly wear trousers/jeans to university and work. Also with the wind and chill and rains in Wellington from May onwards, she will need to be in clothes which are more body hugging to keep warm.

Foodstuff from India - she will not be allowed to bring in anything unless it is cooked food and sealed. However there are quite a few Indian shops in Welly which she will be able to get to once she comes to NZ.

Hope this helps

Nimmi

thanks nimmi

i will get in touch with them. where are u based? is there any mandir or hindu gathering / prayers organised in christchurch? i attended the ram navami prayers that were organised by fiji indians. any others that i can attend?

thanks for replying.

cheers

Originally Posted by nimminaras

Hi Parveen and Sindhu

Parveen, there is an organisation called Shakti in Christchurch which supports ethnic women in domestic violence. They would highly appreciate it if you were to do some voluntary work with them.

Sindhu, your niece is coming at the start of winter so she will need all possible winter clothing, including boots which will keep the wind and the cold out from the feet. There are heaps of Indian students in Wellington and she will be guided to the Indian students support groups once she comes in. Wellington is always windy and cold - but she will feel quite at home due to the large number of Indians and particularly the younger generation in Wellington.

Hope this helps and if you have any queries feel free to write and ask

Cheers
Nimmi

Hi Parveen,

I live in Hamilton which is in the North Island.

There is a lovely ISCKON temple there in Chch which is worth going to although most of the people who visit/work there are Fiji Indians. Do you enjoy the cold there? Chch is a lovely place. I do not know of any other temples or other groups there but I do know there is an Ethnic Council and you will be able to find names of Indians who are on that and check with them about any other Indian groups.

Hope you are having a good time.
Have you started classes?

With best wishes

Nimmi

Hi Kelly,Nimminares(nirmala),Simrananand,Parivasu(par veen)and Roopa.I am Suryakala (surya)Living in Newzealand,for the past three years,and I joined in this induslite group three months back.(approx).Pl contact me if you need any help.Have a Great night.Bye.

hi nimmi,

thanks for the info. will check out where ISCKON is. i thought it would be nice to go and meet up with other indians once a while. having said that, there are quite a number of indian staff and students at the uni.. but as the saying goes, the more the merrier!!

yeah, my sessions with my supervisors have started. its going fine.. a bit slow though :) you are right nimmi, Christchurch is indeed a very lovely place. so much to see and do. i am quite used to the cold.. how is it in hamilton? i have never been up north.. so do know how it is like there. i have actually not done much sight-seeing, hoping to do that with my husband. yup, he is not here, but in malaysia. so thats the hard bit.. living here on my own without him and other family members.

how long have u been in nz? are u originally from india? do let me know if you happen to come to Christchurch, i would be nice to meet up.

i shall get back to work, but please keep in touch.

regards,
parveen

Hi Parveen,

Good to note you are enjoying Christchurch. All the best with your studies. What are you studying?
Hamilton is also cold but is a lovely small city. I have lived in Mumbai almost all my life and have been in NZ since the past 9 years. I love the quiet and small town life in Hamilton with no crowds and no distances. Nothing is far as everything is reachable in 20-30 minutes which is something I relish.

If you plan to come up north to Hamilton - do let me know. At this stage I have no plans of coming to Chch - but who knows when opportunities come up!!

Take care
Nimmi