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…

Bullying Rife In NZ Hospitals

The NZDoctor.co.nz website reported today on last night’s Wellington forum on the subject of burnout in the medical profession. Experts said that doctors in New Zealand aren’t good at giving each other the support and affirmation needed to avoid burnout. Furthermore, hospitals are rife with bullying Hospitals rife with bullying “A bullying culture exists at…

An IT Professional Puts His Finger On IT

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,…