
BAPU@150: First ever NZ postage stamp on Gandhi launched at the Auckland Diwali Festival
History was created in New Zealand when a postage stamp on Mahatma Gandhi – the world-renowned leader of civil rights, equality and non-violence – was launched in Auckland Diwali Festival on Saturday, October 20. The stamp was launched by Mayor Phil Goff at the official ceremony for inaugurating Auckland Diwali Festival at the Aotea Square. The ceremony was also graced by the presence of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Minister for Ethnic Communities Jenny Salesa, Leader of Op