Migrant Tales – The UK Plumber’s Tale (updated)

Welcome to another chapter in our series of Migrant Tales  – first hand accounts of the migrant experience of New Zealand. Today’s tale was sent in by John, a successful businessman from the UK who was forced to start from the bottom when he migrated to New Zealand. If you’re a plumber or gas fitter you may…

Migrant Tales – NZ Not The Land Of Promise For Me

Welcome to our popular Migrant Tales series – first hand accounts of the migrant experience of New Zealand. Today’s tale was sent in by Allen. Allen is Chinese born, emigrated to New Zealand when he was a child and had a pleasant upbringing. He is fluent in English and Mandarin and was relatively unscathed by racism whilst growing…