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Dancing and feasting all part of New Plymouth s Indian community s independence day celebrations

Dancing and feasting all part of New Plymouth s Indian community s independence day celebrations
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Taranaki Indian community reflect on heartbreak back home

“She feels quite secure – I’ve stocked up enough for a year at least.” Sangeeta said the number of Covid-19 cases started to grow in March. “Mum was stronger than I was.” Where she was, essential items such as food can be bought between 7-11am, chemists and medical services are open all day, and public transport is operating at half capacity. “I double masked, I didn’t take any transport,” Sangeeta said. “It’s also luck, you just don’t know.” It was hard leaving her mother, who does not have any other family nearby, she said. However, Sangeeta said other cities were worse off, with higher death rates.

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