NZ Herald Your Views: Have you moved to New Zealand? How do you like it?

New Zealand Herald Your Views: Have you moved to New Zealand? How do you like it?
The link above brings you to answers of New Zealanders and immigrants to New Zealand on their experience on moving to New Zealand. The reactions of people are mixed.

Man arrested in NZ on connection to murder of Korean tourist

Man arrested in connection with murder of missing Korean tourist
By TV3 News - 3news.co.nz | 06/24/2008
Excerpt:
Police have arrested a man in connection with the murder of Korean backpacker Jae Hyeon Kim, who went missing in the South Island five years ago.
A 28-year-old Nelson fisherman will appear in Nelson District Court this afternoon and police said [...]

New Zealand related immigration news and opinion

The Earth Times: New Zealand’s Asians put into campaign spotlight
Excerpt: Wellington - New Zealand’s fast-growing Asian population seems set for the spotlight at this year’s general election, as official projections that it will nearly double its numbers inside the next 20 years. The nationalist New Zealand First party, which has picked up votes from the [...]

Filipino nurses in NZ living in `slave labour’ conditions

New Zealand Herald: Filipino nurses living in `slave labour’ conditions
By Simon Collins
(Excerpt) Filipino nurses are being forced to work in what health officials describe as “slave labour” conditions in New Zealand rest homes to pay off often-exorbitant fees to recruitment agents and loan sharks.
A Weekend Herald investigation has found that some nurses are paying several [...]

Anger over council boss’ secret payoff - The Dominion Post

The Dominion Post: Anger over council boss’ secret payoff
(excerpt) Council officials have been sworn to secrecy about a $280,000 golden handshake for their former chief executive - who also gets to keep a new car worth $45,000.

In New Zealand, public service or the bureaucracy is run like a private corporation, therefore most agencies, ministries and [...]

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 [...]

More immigrants to NZ, but flight to Aussie continues apace

More immigrants, but flight to Aussie continues apace - 20 Nov 2007 - Immigration news - NZ Herald

Hangover? Just call 0800 DAY OFF

Hangover? Just call 0800 DAY OFF - New Zealand news on Stuff.co.nz

Latest New Zealand Immigration Headlines

NZ Herald: Migration policies are bad for the economy, says academic (5:00AM Tuesday July 10, 2007 By Angela Gregory)
New Zealand’s immigration policies attract far fewer skilled migrants than suggested and while good at building new suburbs are bad for the economy, says a Massey University academic.

NZ Herald: Migrant reduction puzzles business (12:00PM Friday July [...]

President Arroyo Visits New Zealand (coverage)

 PGMA with NZ Governor General Anand Satyanand at the Government House
PGMA with NZ Prime Minister Helen Clark at the Beehive for a Press Conference
A TVNZ News Clip of the Visit
NZ Herald: Philippines president faces protests in Wellington (Photos)
New Zealand will help the Philippines boost its poor human rights record, following a wave of [...]