Namaste New Zealand (13) - Series Two, Episode Five

The first thing I see is the clear blue sky which is uncommon in India — you can see nothing but smoke. I realised that this is called quality of life.

– Former businessman Shiraz Hajee on his first impression of New Zealand

I’ve always heard this word: fusion, melting pot, let's mix it up! And so you've got, not just the Indian, diverse Indian communities coming in doing productions together, but you've also got the wider communities, for example, the Chinese and the Indians choreographing a production.

– Event coordinator Murali Kumar on creating multicultural events

Following her major operation she wrote a book, she was just 13. And then a year later she was invited to speak at TEDx [video lecture] in Auckland.

– Presenter Kadambari Raghukumar talks about Muskan Devta

I'm an author, I'm a speaker, I'm a daughter, I'm a sister — first. I'm all these things first before you describe me as a partial hemiplegic, and I think my experience of living with a disability has made me realise that, which is really good because it's become the driving force behind everything I do.

– Teenager Muskan Devta

This recipe is a recipe that my aunt used to make and as a child, I used to always go to her house and I was in love with the croquettes that she made . . . I've tried to eventually get my hands on her recipe and worked my way to getting it perfect.

– Chef Anthony D'Cunha on the beef croquettes he makes in this episode

And the reason why I spoke about that [borrowing courage] is because we are all in situations in life sometimes, where we feel that we can't get through it because we're not strong enough.

– Muskan Devta on the inspiration behind her TEDx video about borrowing courage

My advice to be successful: ethics, integrity and have honesty in your heart.

– Shiraz Hajee's advice on how to be successful in business