National waving goodbye to our loved ones “Record numbers of Kiwis leaving for Australia for the fourth month in a row are, in John Key’s own words, ‘a vote of no confidence’ in his Government, Labour Leader Phil Goff says. “In February 2008 after immigration figures revealed 28,000 New Zealanders had left to cross the…
Thinking of emigrating to New Zealand and looking for a better lifestyle? You may be better off staying put and not risk becoming caught in a poverty trap. An article in today’s Stuff highlights how outrageously expensive Auckland has become over the last two years, due mostly to a strong NZ dollar. Living costs have…
Planning to emigrate to New Zealand because of the troubles in Europe and the US? Before you do you may like to stop for a few minutes and read what Kiwis are saying about their country and how they’d fix it if given the opportunity. This is a discussion taken from a message board on…
Last season we blogged about a number of snow and glacier fatalities in New Zealand, the majority of them involving falls from height, some of them on to hard or rocky ground. Read some of the reviews on Snow Forecast.com (scroll to bottom for excerpts) If you’re planning a ski or winter sports holiday to…
We were saddened to hear that another tourist has fallen foul of New Zealand’s criminal element. It looks like word still isn’t getting out about the high levels of crime in New Zealand. In today’s Herald “A tearful Chilean tourist has had the laptop computer containing her life’s work stolen – barely a kilometre away…
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