Migrant Tales – Here Since 1984 and The Grass Isn’t Any Greener

Welcome to the latest in popular Migrant Tales series – first hand accounts of the migrant experience of New Zealand. Today’s tale was written by a British migrant who has been in New Zealand since they were 10 years old. Its a good example of how parents construct a fantasy of New Zealand for themselves…

It’s Getting Weirder and Weirder in New Zealand

Two recently published Guardian newspaper articles show how down-right weird New Zealand has become. The first quotes Prime Minister Key (famous for his prison soap and ponytail capers) lambasting his fellow countrymen for being lazy stoners. Apparently, thousands of migrants are flooding in (mostly from China and India) while 200,000 locals kick-back and toke-up. The…