Diwali In The City

“ Our very own thoroughbred and an illustrious Governor-General His Excellency the Rt. Honorable Sir Anand Satyanand opened the Diwali the Festival Light and the Indian New Year on Saturday, October 30, at the Aotea Center, together with Lady Susan Satyanand”, said Alton Shameem JP the New Zealander- Fijian Community Leader, Founder, Chairman and President of Fiji Club of New Zealand (FCNZ), Young Executive Club (YEC), All Ethnic Congress (AEC) and the New Zealand Association of Certified Public Accountants (NZACPA) at Takapuna, North shore City, Auckland the City of Lights and Festivals.

“Auckland City was a sea of people from different ethnic groups mingling, engaging, enjoying the colorful festival and indulging in Indian food, snacks, sweets and soaking in the sunny day watching the performers. The energized and enthusiastic crowd were singing and dancing away to the tantalizing beat of the singers and dancers. A singer was also reciting some romantic poems much to the delight of the people.

The Governor-General and Lady Susan Satyanand graced the various stalls both in the Aotea Center and at the civic building The Edge and engaged with the people, and His Excellency bought a cup of Indian Masala tea at the stall” said Alton Shameem JP the Civic, International and National Leader, Founder, Chairman and President of Fiji Club of New Zealand (FCNZ), Young Executive Club (YEC), All Ethnic Congress (AEC) and the New Zealand Association of Certified Public Accountants (NZACPA).

“Also in attendance was the Minister of Ethnic Affairs Pansy Wong and National Party member of parliament Jackie Blue, and we also had masala tea with them and engaged with one another. We discussed Diwali, the saving of our most beloved Hobbits, the economy and the film industry by our Prime Minister Honorable John Key and his government, thereby bringing certainty to the multimillion dollar film industry in this global recessionary times, and thus saving many thousands of job and the rural Matamata Town where the Hobbit is being filmed” said Alton Shameem JP the New Zealander- Indigenous Fijian Civic Leader, Founder, Chairman and President of Fiji Club of New Zealand (FCNZ), Young Executive Club (YEC), All Ethnic Congress (AEC) and the New Zealand Association of Certified Public Accountants (NZACPA).

“Our New Zealander-Indigenous Fijian Committee Member Pratima Nand QSM, JP the recipient of Kiwi Bank Local Hero Award 2010 and our industrious team managed our very busy and sort after stall on Queen Street opposite the Old Town Hall, as our stall was the most popular and decorated one. The stall had mouth-watering food, snacks and drinks and the people were queuing like moths to the flames to buy the goodies and delights and we eventually run out of food.

The pulsating and throbbing music was heard all over Auckland City during the Diwali Celebrations on Saturday and Sunday bringing people both young and old, and the tourists together and savoring the joy and excitement of Diwali, said Alton Shameem JP the Multicultural Leader, Founder, Chairman and President of Fiji Club of New Zealand (FCNZ), Young Executive Club (YEC), All Ethnic Congress (AEC) and the New Zealand Association of Certified Public Accountants (NZACPA).

“The Diwali In the City Celebrations concluded with the grand display of colorful and spectacular fireworks on
Sunday, and the people dispersed with happiness, joy, enlightened, rejuvenated, sanguine and looking forward to the new Indian New Year, and moving our great country New Zealand forward for the benefit of all.” said Alton Shameem JP the Community, International and National Leader, Founder, Chairman and President of Fiji Club of New Zealand (FCNZ), Young Executive Club (YEC), All Ethnic Congress (AEC) and the New Zealand Association of Certified Public Accountants (NZACPA).

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