Celebrate christmas like a kiwi
Celebrating Christmas in New Zealand will be a different experience to what you would do at home, especially when you live in the northern hemisphere. The Christmas celebration arrived with the early European settlers, with Dutch explorer Abel Tasman celebrating the first Christmas in New Zealand in 1642. Since then, it was slowly integrated into […]
Be honest
Two recent, but very different cases have brought the attention to the importance of being honest when applying for a visa. The first case was from two people, both from Fiji, who applied separately for a resident visa based on their relationship with a New Zealand citizen. The woman was granted citizenship but the man’s […]
New Zealand permanent resident visa and resident visa; what’s the difference?
One of the most confusing issues in New Zealand visa jungle is telling the difference between a New Zealand permanent resident visa and a resident visa. Immigration New Zealand have done a pretty good job of making this as complex as possible. So I’m going to explain it to you and hopefully simplify the whole thing in […]
new entrepreneur work visa – how does it work
Summer is continuing into fall for now. Warm days and not a lot of rain. Farmers began to worry. The soil in large parts of the country is apparently is dryer now then during last year’s dry spell. Wine makers and grape growers are embracing the weather conditions. Last week they got a scare in […]
immigration new zealand – back to the future
A while ago I was present at a meeting where the current Minster of Immigration, Michael Woodhouse, talked about the challenges and opportunities that he is faced with. Policy wise, changes will keep happening. Like the newly released Entrepreneur work and residence visa policy. He was clearly very proud of his first big policy overhaul. There […]
greener grass
Why do people migrate? The answer in most cases is a longing for change. Something in your home country isn’t working. This was the case for me and my husband. We were looking for the proverbial ‘greener grass’. And we found it. We came to New Zealand three years ago on a residence visa and […]
why not?
How do you make the decision to go for it (or not)? Well, you could make a list with the pros and cons but how do you weigh ‘not seeing your grandkids grow up’ against ‘a better climate’. The short answer: you can’t. Or if you have seven reasons listed on the ‘GO’ side of […]
summer in new zealand is here!
I love this time of year. End of spring, early summer. Mother Nature flicking her season switch about half November when almost overnight temperatures went from 17-18 degrees Celsius to 24-26 degrees. Balmy evenings and overnight temperatures of 15-16 degrees. The spring winds have died down. Relax outside with a book and a glass of […]
