Cheaper fares from New Zealand to Manila+

I have done a little experiment in finding the best deal for Filipinos or travelers wanting to visit the Philippines from New Zealand.
The approach is simple. Instead of buying your ticket from travel agencies in New Zealand it can be bought from websites of airlines and Australian based online travel agencies. All you [...]

they’re not chosen on by how much money they’ll send

“And do the New Zealand government really want NZ $ to be filtering out of the country to the bank accounts of poor Filipino realtives back home.”
Source: http://www.backpack-newzealand.com/bmb/General/162-2.html

The quote comes from a person claiming to be a Filipina named “Mae” and is against Filipinos migrating into New Zealand with silly and illogical reasons. [...]

new template and logo

I have changed the template of this blog including a new logo.
The spiral on the logo is based on the Maori “koru.” The koru represents new life and growth.

New logo?

New logo? 

More On Saturday’s Anti-Racism March

Scoop: A Backgrounder On Today’s Anti-Racism March
from the report:
A Backgrounder On Today’s Anti-Racism March
By Derek ChengWhen first-generation Chinese New Zealander Tze Ming Mok talked to a National Front member outside the Chinese Embassy in June, she was called a “peasant” and to return to her “third-world country”. When she asked why he refused to look [...]

Violent clashes at anti-racism rally

tvnz.co.nz | NEWS | NATIONAL | Violent clashes at anti-racism rally
There were two rallies today in Wellington today. The first rally is for the New Zealand National Front (NF) a racist and extremist group. The second but bigger rally is for Multi-cultural Aotearoa a multi-racial group for cultural diversity.
I was offered to join [...]

Machine readable Philippine passports in 2005

Passport processing to double next year - INQ7.net
Passports will cost PHP 1,100 next year according to this INQ7.net report. This higher price is due to a shift to machine readable passports.

Electricity in New Zealand

Electricity retailing is deregulated in New Zealand. Homes and most businesses can choose between three to six electricity retailers.
A family can choose a company with the cheapest rates or uses renewable resources for generation.
Five to eight pricing plans are available from each retailer.
Power bills have two charges, the daily charge (NZD 0.60 to 1.00) [...]

O Sonho Lyrics

O Sonho
O Sonho (The Dream) is one of my favourite songs from Portuguese band Madredeus.
The page above redirects you to the song’s lyrics in Portuguese, English and Italian.
Take some time to read and appreciate it.

A Warning for Filipinos Wanting to Migrating to New Zealand

There are reports circulating within the Filipino community that there is an immigration agency that victimise unsuspecting desperate Filipino would be migrants.
How they work:

The agent would seek Filipino clients wanting to migrate to New Zealand.

The client pays a hefty fee that would incur massive personal debt to the client and client’s family.

The agent would arrange [...]