Today’s post was taken from a reader comment. In it he talks about New Zealand’s tall poppy culture, another manifestation of its culture of . if you want to get a job or get ahead, dumb down. Or better still go somewhere that values your skills and abilities more. “You made a very good observation…
Welcome to the next installment in our series of what Kiwis say about NZ – first hand accounts of life in New Zealand from the people who actually live there. The highly regarded state Auckland Grammar School recently announced its decision to abandon the NCEA examination system in preference for the Cambridge Examination System. It will…
Continuing in our series of Migrant Stories: first hand accounts of migrant life in New Zealand, taken from locations around the net. Today’s tale is taken from Expatexposed, a self help forum for migrants in New Zealand. In this post a British skilled IT professional tells of common issues experienced in New Zealand : bullying,…
