Pandoral
American looking for information about New Zealand
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Registration: 30 January 2010
Considering a position at the University of Auckland
Hi all - I'm a professor stateside and have been offered a wonderful position at the U. of Auckland. I'm wondering about American expat life in the city (never been) and what it's like raising an expat child there. Very excited about the ... Read More
University Tuition Rates for Resident Expat? by American Bloke
Hello! My family and I are moving to New Zealand later this year. I'm quite certain that we will qualify for residency due to the facts that: 1) My wife is a certified teacher (we're from the U.S.) 2) We have two school age children 3) We'd be ...
Hello! My family and I are moving to New Zealand later this year. I'm quite certain that we will qualify for residency due to the facts that: 1) My wife is a certified teacher (we're from the U.S.) 2) We have two school age children 3) We'd be ... Read More
Cost to hire relocation agency... by rick1flyer
My wife and I are considering a move to New Zealand and were wondering how much it would cost to hire a firm to assist in the paperwork etc. Also, we are both in the medical profession (I am an Echocardiographer and my wife a surgical RN). Are ...
Doesn't it concern any of you that there are so many vacancies in New Zealand for medics? You have to be wondering why the country can't retain staff. Read More
Bring Your Sister To Napier competition
So the winner could take their prize during peak season and that would be ok? it's just that the small print does say it's subject to availability. Talking about small print, there's rather a lot of it isn't ... Read More
Bring Your Sister To Napier competition
the winners will be given the Keys to the City, to enjoy the wonderful attractions on offer in Napier including Art Deco tours, wineries, waterside restaurants, inner city cafes, sightseeing, and more.But what's she going to do for the other half of ... Read More
UK TV ?
I've not heard of that one, must be new? If it is I'd be a bit wary of it because the BBC is good at tracking down some of the more static VPNs This one is very popular and has got a lot of favourable reports, cheap ... Read More
Which one do you rather to live? NZ or AUS? why? by caddy guy
Any idea?
newzealenders sound like a evil version of usHaha!! The two places are chalk and cheese. Ok, they have a few things in common with each other but they are totally different countries and not interchangeable. It really depends on who you are and ... Read More
Business Job Offers in Auckland??
I agree with keltycat and add that you should be considering other countries too, not just New Zealand. A lot of grads are heading to China right now, it's where all the growth is happening, you'll get the opportunity to pick-up a new language too. ... Read More
Seeking Expat community in Tauranga - not the kiwi drinking crowd by Expat-in-Tauranga
Dear fellow Expats, I recently moved from the US to Tauranga and seek my fellow expats. Where in the US? I've lived all over from New England to CA to Texas. I've traveled a lot for someone barely touching 30 and am very educated and seeking depth ...
Hi Expat, NZ may be a beautiful country but there's a lot more to life than scenery, as you've found out. Tauranga sounds like lots of small NZ towns, you probably won't find what you're looking for outside of the main cities of Auckland or ... Read More
Submitted EOI by wannabekiwi
Kia-ora! :) I submitted my EOI on monday and together we have 125 points and I am a secondary school teacher (absolute skills shortage) and have 20 points for work experience, currently without a job offer. I was wondering when EOI are taken 'out of ...
Well done Sue, yes that's exactly what they're doing. Have you let your recruitment agency know you've been selected from the pool? Good luck :) Read More
Find a job in New Zealand by Julien
I've found few interesting websites that will help you to find a job in New Zealand: Seek: http://seek.co.nz Immigrate to New Zealand with a job: http://www.newjobz.co.nz/static/welcome.html Netcheck: http://www.netcheck.co.nz/ Job offer: ...
What are the job prospects like? Well, over 2,000 applications were made for a handful of jobs at a DIY store in Dunedin and even more people than that applied for jobs at a new supermarket in Auckland. The job situation ain't great right now and ... Read More
moving and living in new zealand as a brit by mark cosford
any brits living in new zealand out there can tell me whats its like in terms of, housing , work , friends , lifestyle being excepted etc etc.......... thanks
:D @ KeltyCat Those cold NZ houses are a real shocker aren't they! It's almost impossible to get warm during the winter, as you say even offices are cold, as are shops and other public places. Those heat pumps are great, if you get the right ... Read More
Submitted EOI by wannabekiwi
Kia-ora! :) I submitted my EOI on monday and together we have 125 points and I am a secondary school teacher (absolute skills shortage) and have 20 points for work experience, currently without a job offer. I was wondering when EOI are taken 'out of ...
Please don't assume that because you're granted a work visa on the strength of your validated teaching qualifications that it means that NZ schools will recognise those qualifications too. Do not, under any circumstance, leave for NZ until you have ... Read More
Submitted EOI by wannabekiwi
Kia-ora! :) I submitted my EOI on monday and together we have 125 points and I am a secondary school teacher (absolute skills shortage) and have 20 points for work experience, currently without a job offer. I was wondering when EOI are taken 'out of ...
Why no job offer? If you're in profession that's considered to be an "absolute skills shortage" surely schools must be falling over themselves to offer you a job? Take some good advice and be careful, don't up sticks and leave for NZ until you have ... Read More
moving and living in new zealand as a brit by mark cosford
any brits living in new zealand out there can tell me whats its like in terms of, housing , work , friends , lifestyle being excepted etc etc.......... thanks
Glad you are settling in Maxine :) We too came for the lifestyle, but we have to work full time with longer hours here just to exist. We are too knackered to have any lifestyle.:( And too skint to afford one. :/This is a commonly shared ... Read More
moving and living in new zealand as a brit by mark cosford
any brits living in new zealand out there can tell me whats its like in terms of, housing , work , friends , lifestyle being excepted etc etc.......... thanks
If sites like those were around a few years ago I certainly wouldn't have made the move to New Zealand. I would still have emigrated, but not to NZ. I think that some of us are so desperate to leave our own countries that we seldom stop to think if ... Read More
Better to move or not? Kids involved...
I'd commute for a year and then think about it again but I'm not sure where you are right now. Sydney is eminently do-able but Perth?! Kiwi working practices will be very different to what he's used to and they don't take kindly to outsiders coming ... Read More
Planning to move from India to New Zealand by Simrat
Hi Folks, A big hello to all. I am an Indian resident looking forward to move to NZ. I am a software engg by profession with 6+ years of work experience in Java and related web technologies. I want to know abt moving to NZ and getting a job there. ...
Hi Folks, A big hello to all. I am an Indian resident looking forward to move to NZ. I am a software engg by profession with 6+ years of work experience in Java and related web technologies. I want to know abt moving to NZ and getting a job there. ... Read More
moving and living in new zealand as a brit by mark cosford
any brits living in new zealand out there can tell me whats its like in terms of, housing , work , friends , lifestyle being excepted etc etc.......... thanks
Mark this blog has a lot of stuff about British migrants in New Zealand. Read some of their migrant tales pages. http://emigratetonewzealand.wordpress.com Read More
Looking for a way out of Scotland by MIke63
Ok, that sounds worse than it is. Scotland is lovely but being from California and having lived in Sweden and Scotland I am looking for a little more sunshine. Currently it's snowing here in Scotland, which I like, what I don't like are the endless ...
Hi Mike. If it's sunshine and a great outdoors lifestyle you're looking for I'd say look at Australia. Not all of it is hot enough to turn wives into puddles :D and it sure beats watching her turn into an ice pole in winter! Read More
Nervous about moving.... by betsy09
Hi I am an Irish woman married to a New Zealand man and we are currently living in London. We are looking for a change and my husband wants to go back to NZ. We have lived in Auckland before and I hated it. Wellington is somewhere we are ...
Great reply, hope it works out for you. Good luck with the job when it happens. Read More
DO I QUALIFY FOR A GRANT IF I CANNOT FIND A JOB IN NZ?
Ditch the agencies and look for a job yourself. use a site like Seek.co.nz http://www.seek.co.nz/jobsearch/index.ascx?DateRange=31&catlocation=1017&stateselected=true&Keywords=physiotherapist&searchfrom=quick There is NO government support for new ... Read More
Nervous about moving.... by betsy09
Hi I am an Irish woman married to a New Zealand man and we are currently living in London. We are looking for a change and my husband wants to go back to NZ. We have lived in Auckland before and I hated it. Wellington is somewhere we are ...
Hi Lavenderbongo. Would you describe yourself as still being in the 'honeymoon' phase and will your opinions change after you've rejoined the workforce? Are you still subsidising your lifestyle with savings? Do you have children and is your ... Read More
Nervous about moving.... by betsy09
Hi I am an Irish woman married to a New Zealand man and we are currently living in London. We are looking for a change and my husband wants to go back to NZ. We have lived in Auckland before and I hated it. Wellington is somewhere we are ...
When did you live in the UK Artaz? You mentioned clean air in NZ but in the winter pollution can be very bad, some places regularly fail air quality standards due to all the wood that's burned. Read More
Nervous about moving.... by betsy09
Hi I am an Irish woman married to a New Zealand man and we are currently living in London. We are looking for a change and my husband wants to go back to NZ. We have lived in Auckland before and I hated it. Wellington is somewhere we are ...
Betsy09 you may find it helps to talk with people who have lived in Wellington for a bit longer, you'll probably know from your own experience of living in Auckland that once the initial "honeymoon period" is over the way you feel about a place can ... Read More
Moving to New Zealand.....
Probably slim because of your lack of experience, but you won't find that out until you've spent a few thousand dollars on a temporary visa and moving costs. Unemployment is still climbing in New Zealand. It has just hit a new 10 year high, it ... Read More
Moving to New Zealand.....
Hello, please read my reply to nkreshan in this thread you should be aware of what your own government is telling its people. Read More
ACCA Opportunities in New Zealand by nkreshan
Hello, I have study ACCA. I want to work as accountant in NZ. Is ACCA recognised in NZ? Can someone please guide me? Regards Kreshan
It may or may not be recognized. I don't know. After parting with a great deal of cash you may find that you'll get a temporary work visa based on the strength of your qualifications but find it very difficult to get work in your chosen profession. ... Read More
Current Job Market by senthilpk
Hi All, How is current Job Market for IT professionals in New Zealand? Is it good idea to move to NZ to look out for IT jobs now? Is it hard to get a job with a Tourist Visa?
This may help you Jobs for Kiwis - How it impacted on an IT worker Read More
Hearing impaired child, refused entry even with parents job offer!!! by funkyplummer
Hello we applied for skilled migrant visa's but have been turned down because our son is deaf, my wife had a nursing job offer in dunedin and my son attends mainstream school, has no complications and to all intents and purpose is 'normal'if there ...
Before you consider appealing the decision perhaps you should re-examine your reasons for moving to New Zealand and whether or not your son will thrive there, especially as he's attending mainstream school in the UK and may be doing perfectly well ... Read More
Coming Home by Onceupona Kiwi
Think twice about coming to NZ. I am a Kiwi, had always considered NZ "home". Come back come back they invite you to do, my gosh, what an eye opener. Bitterly dissapointed with my own kind who used to be so fair to others no matter who you were but ...
Think twice about coming to NZ. I am a Kiwi, had always considered NZ "home". Come back come back they invite you to do, my gosh, what an eye opener. Bitterly dissapointed with my own kind who used to be so fair to others no matter who you were but ... Read More
Nervous about moving.... by betsy09
Hi I am an Irish woman married to a New Zealand man and we are currently living in London. We are looking for a change and my husband wants to go back to NZ. We have lived in Auckland before and I hated it. Wellington is somewhere we are ...
Deadinnewzealand's experiences are pretty common amongst migrants. Many people feel like him and think that 'it's just them' but there's lots of them out there. There's a lot of over qualified people driving taxis in New Zealand and you have to ... Read More