We came across an interesting article on the TVNZ website a few days ago in which Asian immigrants gave their opinion of life in New Zealand and the lack of support they received from the state after arriving in the country. The article seemed to be saying that there is a high satisfaction level among…
(Scroll down for update – 2 September 2010) Many times we have written about how ‘jobs for kiwis’ type policies were being used to make immigrants leave NZ, despite there being a shortage of local labour and how that was harming business. But, what’s really perverse is that NZ continues to try to attract paying…
Despite the sterling NZ PR work done by films such as Lord of the Rings and fanciful ‘quality of life’ surveys, most people in the world would actually chose Canada as an emigration destination over New Zealand. Ipsos Reid have carried out an online survey called “Canada and the World in 2010“, in which more…
Continuing in our series of Migrants’ Tales – first hand accounts of the migrant experience in New Zealand, taken from locations around the net. Today’s tale is taken from an immigration forum, written by the wife of a carpenter. The couple moved from Guernsey to Blenheim, but found work in very short supply and that…
The unemployment situation in New Zealand isn’t really easing if the reports about the rush at the Dunedin store of Bunnings (A DIY Store) is anything to go by. Apparently 1,700 job seekers turned up to apply for 110 jobs, as people sacked in the recession turned up to find work. The Herald says: “The…
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