'Crossed the line': Media Council rules against Indian news site for attack on Massey academic
'It is unsustainable to describe it as news,' the decision read.
The luxury leather yoga mat has been called 'hugely insensitive' by Hindu activists.
Comment: It's a subject dear to the hearts of 84 per cent of the world's population. But here in New Zealand, religion is almost taboo, Rachel Smalley writes.
After months of pouring monsoon rains, millions of devout Hindus across western India celebrate the birthday of Ganesha, the elephant-headed god.
The husband of an Auckland woman burnt to death is the son of a Hindu high priest and was nearly deported from NZ for overstaying.
It took four years of complex legal wrangling, nearly bankrupted an ailing Hindu guru and has cost the British taxpayer tens of thousands of pounds.
Authorities have urged people to avoid dirtying the Ganges - India's most sacred river, yet one of its most heavily polluted.
Some Indian grandparents are being brought to NZ by their families only to be used as babysitters and then 'practically abandoned'.