Statistics New Zealand today released data that shows permanent and long term (PLT) departures from New Zealand to Australia have reached a 30 year high. In the year to October 2008 the net PLT outflow reached 34,600, up from 26,500 in the previous year . Meanwhile the overall net migration gain in the year to…
Many migrants to New Zealand usually go through some form of culture shock -a pyscological reaction to an unfamiliar environment, or a sense of grief for the loss of the lives they they’ve left behind. I’d like to just take a few moments to weigh up the two. 1.Honeymoons and Denial Exposure to an unfamiliar…
Many migrants to New Zealand usually go through some form of culture shock -a pyscological reaction to an unfamiliar environment, or a sense of grief for the loss of the lives they they’ve left behind. I’d like to just take a few moments to weigh up the two. 1.Honeymoons and Denial Exposure to an unfamiliar…
The New Zealand Herald recently run a story that New Zealanders abroad were rushing to return home after their banking and finance jobs in the UK were squeezed out. However, on closer examination it seems that this “rush home” is nothing but a steady stream of enquiries from expat Kiwis who were either uncertain about…
The New Zealand Herald recently run a story that New Zealanders abroad were rushing to return home after their banking and finance jobs in the UK were squeezed out. However, on closer examination it seems that this “rush home” is nothing but a steady stream of enquiries from expat Kiwis who were either uncertain about…
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