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December |
Jobless at lowest for 12 years - MANY business
people are convinced that things are not as bad in New Zealand
as some surveys suggest and there was good news last month
when the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in 12
years. more...
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People's bank looks good bet - A STATE-owned
Kiwi Bank has been supported by key Coalition negotiators and
is expected to get the go-ahead from the cabinet in the next
few weeks. more...
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Queen will visit NZ next year - PRO-REPUBLICAN
Labour Prime Minister, Helen Clark is all ready to welcome the
Queen on her visit next year and says the publicity will be
good for New Zealand. more...
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November |
Pensions get $240b boost - THE New Zealand
government is ready to set up a massive pension scheme, which
should take the country well into this century and perhaps beyond,
depending on birth rates and the ages at which people retire.
more...
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Amnesty in NZ upsets Australia - NEW Zealand
government amnesty to illegal overstayers could cause problems
for Australia, if those people use New Zealand's citizenship
to settle in Australia. more...
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NZ with world leaders in e-trade use - NEW
Zealand is a world leader in its adoption of electronic commerce,
says a new report. But it needs to develop people alongside
its technological infrastructure. more...
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September |
Easier for residents to re-enter - ADDITIONAL
options are being introduced for New Zealand residents who
are not yet New Zealand citizens but who want to leave and
re-enter the country. more...
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Visitors must have cash supply - TO MAKE an
application for a Visitor's Visa or Permit or a Limited Purpose
Visa or Permit you will need to supply: more...
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Beachside properties booming - MORE and more
New Zealand families and retired couples are escaping from the
suburbs and city living to new beach-side developments. more...
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Check documents before applying - HAVE all
the documentation in full that you need for your application,
before you start applying. That is the advice of Jan Clark.
more...
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August |
Migration Information Day - Consyl Publishing
are holding their latest Information Day at the Master Robert
Hotel in Hounslow, Middlesex. The event brings together many
advertisers from the newspapers together with representatives
from New Zealand House, London. The day aims to provide potential
migrants and visitors with all the information they need for
a successful resettlement or trip. The event is to be held on
Friday, 29th September 2000. More information can be obtained
by phoning us on 01424 223111, during UK business hours. more...
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Interest rates stay down - HOME owners have
been spared another increase in interest rates - for now. more...
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Working holidays popular with Irish - DESPITE
the increase this year in the number of places the New Zealand
Government is making available for the Working Holiday scheme,
people don't seem to be leaving it to chance. That is if the
experience of the Irish quota is anthing to go by. more...
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Migrant levy - A POLITICAL storm has flared
over New Zealand Government plans to pilot a programme of settlement
services initiatives. more...
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July |
Adult wage rate is cut - THE Government has
agreed to drop from 20 to 18 the age at which people must pay
the adult minimum wage. It the same time it urgently wants feedback
on what constitutes a minimum wage for 16 and 17 years olds.
more...
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New chief migration officer in London - THERE
is a new chief migration officer at New Zealand House in London.
She is Jan Clark who has moved from head office in Wellington
to manage the New Zealand Immigration Service's London office.
more...
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Guide to New Zealand Budget.
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June |
Calls to boost migrant intake - AN EXODUS of
people from New Zealand last year has brought calls for immigration
restrictions to be eased...
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Boost for migrants as entry mark is cut - MANY
people wishing to emigrate to New Zealand and who come under
the 'general skills' category, will find it easier under changes
which came into force on November 1, 1999...
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Govt plans to cut health care costs - THE cost
of going to a GP could fall long term - possibly as low as $2
- under Government plans. The Government proposed major changes
to primary healthcare...
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May |
Workers to get better job rights - A SHAKE-up
in employment relations is in prospect via the Employment Relations
Bill, which sets out to instill good faith in employment relationships.
It also promotes collective bargaining and favour mediation
as the main problem solving mechanism...
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Visitors facing tough drug law - DON'T do drugs.
And don't take drugs into New Zealand. That is the message being
put out by the Government, the police and customs services...
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Rates rise - Home loan rates have been raised
in New Zealand, with the prospect of further increases later
this year...
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April |
Economy set for growth period - THERE are
deifinite signs that the New Zealand economy is becoming broader-based
and more robust. Accordingly economists are forecasting above-trend,
but not rip-roaring, growth in the year ahead...
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Migration
Information Day - THIRD of a new season of Consyl Publishing's
Information Days on migration to Australia and New Zealand. more...
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Migrant target may be raised - A BOOMING economy
and shortages of skilled workers in the Auckland region may
encourage the New Zealand Government to lift the immigration
target, when it is announced...
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March |
Move to cut ties - A FIGHT is brewing over
plans by new Labour Prime Minister, Helen Clark to scrap the
country's system of imperial honours. She says New Zealanders
should be happy with their own system of honours...
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HIV test plan put on hold - THE proposed testing
of people entering New Zealand for HIV has been put on hold
by the new Immigration Minister, Lianne Dalziel who said the
Government would review proposed HIV-Aids testing of migrants
before deciding the fate of the controversial policy...
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Easier to invest abroad - New Zealanders will
have more opportunity to invest in global securities markets
following and exemption granted by the Securities Commission...
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February |
Having a job will boost your chances - PEOPLE
aiming to emigrate to New Zealand can greatly boost their chances
of being accepted by finding employment before they apply to
emigrate either by their own efforts or by using a job agency...
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You need visa or permit to work - TO WORK in
New Zealand, you may need to apply for a Work Visa or Permit...
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Migrant entry mark is cut- Many people wishing
to emigrate to New Zealand and who come under the 'general skills'
category, will find it easier under changes which came into
force on November...
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