Migrants Tales – Cael’s Tale of The Kiwi Way

Continuing in our series of Migrant Tales – first hand accounts of the migrant experience of New Zealand taken from locations around the net. Today’s tale was written by a Malaysian migrant who moved to New Zealand with his family during his high school years. Very quickly Cael realised his education had taken a massive…

Blurring the Lines, Fantasy is Reality in NZ

Tourism New Zealand is poised to ensure that New Zealand cashes in on the forthcoming Hobbit film release. After the surge in interest generated by the Lord of the Rings films (coming conveniently soon after the September 11 attacks in the US and Helen Clark cashing in by declaring New Zealand a “safe haven”)  New Zealand…

Migrant Tale – Beware the Parent Visa Five Year Wait

Continuing our series of Migrant Tales – first hand accounts of the Migrant experience of New Zealand taken from places around the net. Today’s tale was first published on an expat blog and it contains a message from NZ immigration about the new Parent Category New parent category – beware 5 year wait if you’re…

Waiting for justice: A student’s experience in New Zealand

This is something of a departure for E2NZ, a variation of the Migrant Tales theme if you like. Today we look at the situation of international students in New Zealand. The international student industry in New Zealand is a lucrative one. International students are worth $2 billion annually to the New Zealand economy. “If you…