Sir Edmund Hillary, first to climb Mt. Everest, passes away

(Photo taken by Graeme Mulholland)

Sir Edmund Hillary is New Zealand hero. He is the first person who climbed Mt. Everest with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay on May 29, 1953.
Besides climbing Mt. Everest he was a philanthropist helping the people of Nepal through the Himalayan Trust.
While he was living, his face is depicted on the New [...]

Famous NZ businessman leaves legacy to Filipinos

Tindall leaves legacy for Philippines poor (By Grant Flemming from The New Zealand Herald, 14 January 2007)
CEBU - Stephen Tindall started visiting the Philippines in the 1980s to source product for his then fledgling company, The Warehouse.Twenty years on, the visits have stopped, but founder of one of New Zealand’s most successful businesses is still leaving his mark [...]

NZ: Acute nursing shortage hits hospitals

from The New Zealand Herald (12 Nov 2006):
“The largest numbers of overseas nurses come from Britain, South Africa and the Philippines, but Filipino nurses claim they are discriminated against because of their accent, and many will no longer be able to fill nursing jobs in New Zealand.”

NZ and Asia: Reaching out across the cultural divide

NZ and Asia: Reaching out across the cultural divide - 04 Jul 2006 - ImmigrationSource: NZ Herald

“The Herald put three questions to seven people about ties with Asia.

1. Does New Zealand need to foster stronger links with Asia?

2. Should New Zealanders learn Asian languages, culture or history?

3. How are Asians in New Zealand treated?

Here are [...]

Ignore Asia and its peoples at your peril, report warns

Ignore Asia and its peoples at your peril, report warns - 04 Jul 2006 - Population
Source: NZ Herlad

“New Zealanders need to learn about Asia or risk a lower standard of living, fewer economic opportunities and a less secure future, a new report warns.”

NZ Government to welcome more immigrants

Government to welcome more immigrants - 30 Jun 2006 - Immigration
Source: NZ Herald

“The number of immigrants accepted into the country is being raised to meet the need for more skilled workers, the Government said today.”

NZ Herald: Immigrants increasingly from UK

Immigrants increasingly from UK
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=231&ObjectID=10362223
03.01.06
By Julie Middleton

The proportion of new Kiwis coming from the United Kingdom has more than doubled over the past three years, according to new statistics.The report Migration Trends shows that 31 per cent of the 48,815 people who were granted residency in the last financial year were citizens of the United Kingdom.
Their [...]

NZ Herald: International student numbers dive

International student numbers dive
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=35&ObjectID=10362311
03.01.06 4.00pm
International student numbers arriving in New Zealand have continued to fall in the past year, down about 10,000 on the previous year, but nearly 10,000 more temporary workers came here than the year before.

Asians in NZ subjected to racism, study finds

A study in New Zealand confirms that most Asian in New Zealand are victims of discrimination.
Quoted from: Asians in NZ subjected to racism, study finds. 14.09.05 NZ Herald
Asians in NZ subjected to racism, study finds14.09.05 1.00pm
Many Asians living in New Zealand are subjected to some form of racism, a new study has found.
The Asia New [...]

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