Auckland, July 11 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday highlighted how the concept of 'Waka' shows how memory, friendship, values, and a commitment define India-New Zealand relations. Waka is often described as a canoe, but in Maori culture (the indigenous people of New Zealand), it describes a feeling of community, with PM Modi noting how the word is a symbol of both nations' shared journey.

Prime Minister Modi, while speaking at a community event in Auckland, said that both countries have immense opportunities and the wind favours them.

He said, "India-New Zealand relations have memory, friendship, values and a commitment. These relations are defined well by a beautiful tradition of New Zealand. For centuries, a word has been c...