Richard O’Brien, creator and star of The Rocky Horror Show has been trying to do the time warp again and retire to New Zealand to live out his remaining days, we’re not sure why. O’Brien emigrated to the country with his parents when he was 10 and spent his teenage years in Tauranga and Hamilton,…
Two recent reports have again highlighted poor health and welfare outcomes for children in New Zealand, with disease patterns that are closer to those of developing countries. If you’re thinking about emigrating to New Zealand and raising kids this may make interesting reading. The Public Health Advisory Committee’s report The Best Start in Life re-iterated…
Another foreign tourist has been attacked in his room at a backpackers whilst holidaying in New Zealand. Jan Fakotor, from the Czech Republic was attacked by a New Zealand man, described as “an odd ginger man in spectacles”. An American back packer, Matt Sullivan, saw the attack on his room mate at the Hat Trick…
Continuing in our series of Migrants’ Tales – first hand stories of the immigrant experience of New Zealand, gathered from locations around the net. Today’s story is taken from a forum called Expat Blog, in it a young American immigrant says that Tauranga wasn’t as advertised and likens the small town to the US Midwest…
We are shocked to hear about the mass shootings and deaths in Cumbria, UK, overnight. Our deepest and heartfelt condolences go out to the communities involved and the shattered families who have lost loved ones. Sadly, incidents such as these happen all over the world and Britain, like most countries, isn’t immune to them. The…
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