A New Zealand story: Surveying new horizons

A young Sri Lankan family has opted for New Zealand for their daughter’s education. After waving options, they decided to make a move to New Zealand as a family and come over with their daughter. With a skill set in demand, their job research was successful and they have been enjoying the low population density in New Zealand. Read their story on New Zealand Now website

A New Zealand story: Destiny calls

Dr Antonios Chasouris was drawn to New Zealand by a lifelong fascination for this country. Since making the move to New Zealand as a skilled migrant, he’s confident he made the right choice. Find out how his multi-skill qualifications has facilitated his emigration to New Zealand. Read his story on New Zealand Now website

Migration to New Zealand at an all time high

Migration to New Zealand has reached an all time high and exceeded the governments expectations which has been encouraged by students arriving from India to study and Kiwis returning home from Australia. Over the past year New Zealand gained 45,400 migrants and the Reserve Bank is estimating that 50,000 people will be added to the labour market over the next year. India has also overtaken China as the third largest source of long term arrivals with the UK in second …

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Raising children? New Zealand is the best place in the world to do it!

New Zealand has been voted the best place for raise a family according the HSBC Expat Explorer Survey. New Zealand was at the top of the Raising Children Abroad  annual league table, closely followed by South Africa, Germany and Japan. It was noted by many expats that their children had increased health and wellbeing and safety in New Zealand. Our diverse landscapes, great climate and scenery could largely be attributed to why many expats found New Zealand the best place …

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Glacier Country in New Zealand

Westland Tai Pounini is the National Park best known for its icy terrain. Some of which includes tongues of ice which extend to sea level. Westland Tai Pounini also features the famous Franz Joseph and Fox Glaciers which attract thousands of visitors per year. Fox Glacier was named in 1872 after a visit from the prime minister at the time; Sir William Fox. Fox Glacier is currently 13km long and is fed by four alpine glaciers and is one of …

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New Zealand – Home of the Bungy Jump

In the 1980’s two young entrepreneurial Kiwi’s started New Zealand’s first commercial bunny jump off the Kawarau bridge just outside of Queenstown. You can bunny jump from many different locations including bridges, rail viaducts, stadium roofs and platforms on the edges of cliffs. If you want to experience New Zealand scenery from a different perspective then Bungy Jumping is for you! Bungy jumps are all subject to strict safety procedures and it remains a popular activity among locals and tourists. …

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Exploring New Zealand’s National Parks

New Zealand has a total of 6 National Parks which cover more than 30,000 square metres of nature and scenery that are ready to be explored. New Zealand’s National parks preserve the natural history, forestry and wildlife of New Zealand so that we can maintain our fantastic 100% pure image. In some cases, the National Parks are close to, or remain exactly the same as before man touched foot in New Zealand. The National Parks include: Te Urewera   Tongariro …

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New Zealand wealth growth on top of the world

New Zealand’s wealth has grown more than any other country since 2000 and is just in front of Australia which is commonly seen as New Zealand’s wealthier and bigger brother. The average wealth of New Zealanders has grown by 300% over the last 14 years and is largely due to favourable currency movements. It is a great time to be a Kiwi with the wealth steadily increasing more than anywhere else in the world. Living in New Zealand provides ample …

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New Zealand number one on US travel list!

New Zealanders love to tell everyone how amazing our country is but the rest of the world is starting to realise that we are the ideal country to not only travel to, but live as well. New Zealand recently topped the ‘Hot List’ after winning the honour of the biggest year on year growth. New Zealand has something to offer everyone whether you are a foodie, the adventurous type or simply wanting to spend some lazy afternoons on the beach …

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