Migrant Tales – Our Take on NZ – Part 3 (Jobs and Employment)

Welcome to the latest in our Migrant Tales series – first hand accounts of the migrant experience of New Zealand. Today’s tale is the third installment written by one of our readers. In it she talks about the gender pay gap, the ‘Kiwi way’ and how the deck is stacked against you, as there is…

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…

“Want A Job, Bro?”

There are some very funny mock-ups doing the rounds during the NZ election campaign. We here at E2NZ liked this one especially. It’s a skit on a  highly popular anti-drink driving campaign currently being aimed at NZ youth (with a nod to the chip eating Beached Whale cartoon)  It was tweeted by KendallForbes from MoreFM…