Migrant Tales – Bye Bye NZ

Continuing in 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 published recently on an expat forum. The author is a British woman of retirement age living in Christchurch for the last five years and enduring  repeated earthquakes. Hello everyone expats and…

Jobs For Kiwis First in Quake Hit Christchurch

Thinking about laying out tens of thousands of pounds to emigrate to New Zealand and work in Christchurch, Canterbury? You may be disappointed to learn that Kiwis are still the preferred candidates for work in the region. A growing number of visa applicants are being declined by the Christchurch immigration office. This is because rising unemployment in…