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Emigrating To Australia News: Disillusioned New Zealanders Seek Jobs In Australia
Thousands of Kiwis, among them several disillusioned migrants, are flocking to Australia in search of new jobs and better lives.
Last weekend, around 6000 people attended the Oz Jobs Expo, held in Auckland, where Australian firms were headhunting New Zealander expertise and experience.
Judging by the long lines for the $15 per ticket...
Immigrant concealed identity to get NZ citizenship
As reported by the NZ Herald, a wealthy man from China who was given New Zealand citizenship had concealed his second identity from Kiwi authorities when filling out the application.
William Yan (AKA “Yong Ming Yan” and “Yang Liu”) has pleaded not guilty at Auckland’s High Court, where he was facing four charges of untruthful...
BBC to film UK immigrant lifestyle in NZ
As reported by Voxy, the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) is ready to give New Zealand another burst of prime-time TV exposure to an audience of millions. The BBC will be spending five weeks filming in New Zealand for a long-running TV series called “Wanted DownUnder” – in which 'typical' UK families explore the prospect of beginning...
UKs hardest working dad emigrates to Australia
As reported by Express, the UK’s hardest working dad has left with his wife and twelve children because they say the future at home is now too bleak for their family.
Dave and Jackie Jones arrived in Australia yesterday, hoping that it offers them opportunities not available in the UK. Dave, 42, pledges to do the best for his kids,...
Peters urges NZ to examine immigration blunder
As reported by News Talk ZB, First leader of New Zealand Winston Peters is urging heads to roll over bureaucratic ineptitude which caused an illegal migrant banned from the country to still receive $360 a week from an illness benefit.
In 2008, Salam Mansoor Abdelabbas Al-Bawi received a sentence of six months in home detention, after...
Irish immigrants settle in New Zealand in waves
As reported by Irish Central, New Zealand is now attracting waves of Irish emigrants who have found themselves in hard times at home. Of the over 40,000 people who left Ireland in 2011, nearly 2,000 now consider New Zealand home, while thousands more are still on their way.
But the emigrant generations of New Zealand have discovered...
Reasons for New Zealand immigrant visa rejections to remain secret
As reported by Stuff, New Zealand immigration officers will continue to hide their reasons for rejecting discretionary visas due to fear they will be subject to legal action. The Immigration Act’s Section 61 allows officers to issue visitor, student, work, residential or limited immigrant visas for special cases.
The provision allows...
New Zealand IRD system may inspire immigration upgrade
As reported by Stuff, the Inland Revenue has warned the New Zealand government of a billion-dollar fee to replace its declining First mainframe computer system. As part of a briefing to Revenue Minister Peter Dunne, the Inland Revenue calculated the approximate cost at between $1 - $1.5 billion, saying the project could not be delayed.
It...
More migrants leaving New Zealand than arriving
As reported by The Dominion Post, the total immigration flow into New Zealand stayed positive during the Christchurch earthquakes and the global financial crisis, but authorities believe that more people are actually leaving now than arriving.
Figures recently released by the Labour Department revealed that levels of long- term and...
N.Z. worker emigration to Australia may cause labour shortage
As reported by Business Week, a record emigration of New Zealanders in 2011 seeking jobs and higher pay in Australia is risking the country’s earthquake-affected economy weak to a labour shortage during reconstruction.
A record high of 45,863 New Zealand citizens permanently relocated to Australia by Dec. 31 2011, according to a recent...
