Expecting Job Offer in New Zealand – Need Advice

  Today’s Migrant Tale is taken from a set of questions that someone recently asked on Reddit Personnal finance At first glance these questions seem reasonable enough, if a little naive. How many New Zealand companies would pay for a trip home once a year, and is it possible to find a reasonably priced, clean/modern…

A$AP Rocky Ambushed in New Zealand Elevator, Police Officer Stabbed : New Zealand’s Culture of Violence Gains International Attention

LIL SCUFFLE , STILL PRETTY, STILL HANDSOME , STILL FUCCKIN YO BITCH TOO. DEFENSE SQUD DONT TRIP… LOVE 2 AUCKLAND ! pic.twitter.com/rE6YM3Ahop — LORD FLACKO JODYE II (@asvpxrocky) February 25, 2016 American rap artist A$AP Rocky (AKA Rakim Mayers) has taken to social media to reassure his +1 million followers he was still handsome after…

Meet Mark Gilbert, The New Ambassador to New Zealand

Former White Sox outfielder Mark Gilbert is believed to be the U.S’s only former major league player to have made it to the position of ambassador. Gilbert is due to take up position in New Zealand in the near future and will replace outgoing incumbent David Huebner. His former manager told USA Today he remembered…

Walmart to Open in Christchurch – updated

. We’re hearing rumours the American hypermarket behemoth may have plans to open a store in Christchurch. Could this be the beginning of the end for rip-off prices in New Zealand? From pharmaceuticals (Dramamine for as little as $3.97 for 8) to baby milk (8c /fluid oz) and tractor tyres, Walmart has a reputation for…

Migrant Tales – Goodbye New Zealand

Continuing in our series of Migrant Tales, first hand accounts of the migrant experience of New Zealand. Today’s tale was sent in by an anonymous American migrant – a highly skilled and sought after professional, the very sort of migrant that New Zealand is eager to attract and retain. This migrant is eager too –…