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December |
Privy
council link to end - IN A MOMENTOUS law change the
New Zealand Labour Government has severed another link with
the UK - ending its citizens appeals to the Privy Council,
in London. more...
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Review
board may help you - PEOPLE who had their application
to emigrate to New Zealand refused can appeal to the country's
residence Review Board, if they feel they have sufficient grounds.
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Auckland
must grow to boost NZ economy - AUCKLAND'S economy
must he allowed to grow for the rest of New Zealand to thrive.
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Wages,
jobs boosted by strong economy - NEW Zealand's economy
continues to bubble along with strong growth in salary and wages
rates, accompanied by continued growth in the demand for labour,
according to Statistics New Zealand. more...
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Big
push as lessons go electronic - THE USE of information
and communications technology (ICT) in classrooms is being given
significant push with the addition of an extra 246 schools into
a nation-wide professional development programme, Education
Minister Trevor Mallard has announced. more...
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Air
fares set to fall - Block on NZ deal - AIR FARES between
New Zealand and Australia could tumble in a "war of attrition"
between Air New Zealand and Qantas after the New Zealand Commerce
Commission rejected the airlines' controversial alliance plan.
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Dunedin
a city proud of its living heritage - ONE of Dunedin's
great strengths is the way it lives with and values its heritage.
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November |
NZ
set to cut trade tariffs - AFTER a six-year tariff
freeze, New Zealand's Government has announced it would gradually
drop most tariffs to 5 per cent by July 2008. from their current
levels of up to 12.5 per cent. more...
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Super-rich
migrants may get tax breaks - WEALTHY migrants may
soon get a tax break in New Zealand, but there will be no tax
cuts for Kiwis in the next five to seven years, experts say.
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Tougher
health rules for visitors, students - A NEW health
policy covering visitors and international students has been
introduced by the New Zealand Government. more...
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Auckland's
property values hit new highs - AUCKLAND residential
sale prices have been rising at their fastest rate in almost
10 years. more...
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Britons,
Kiwis urged to be true Aussies -
BRITISH migrants and Kiwis living
permanently in Australia are being encouraged to become "true
blue Aussies". more...
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Kiwis
are paying too much tax - bracket creep a big worry
- NEW ZEALANDERS are paying about $350 million more in income
tax than they should be because pay rises to meet inflation
are pushing them into higher tax brackets. more...
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Tougher
rules for foreign students
- INTERNATIONAL students of primary
school age will be banned from living in New Zealand without
their parents next year after allegations of sexual abuse
and "home alone" cases. more...
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September |
The
rich are now seriously rich - NEW ZEALAND'S rich citizens
grew even richer last year. more...
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Mortgage
loan rates are on the way down - FLOATING mortgage
rates are heading down and look set to fall even further this
year. more...
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NZ
war memorial in UK - NEW ZEALAND is to build a ¢G1
million war memorial in central London to recognise the long-standing
ties between New Zealand and the United Kingdom, Prime Minister
Helen Clark announced. more...
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New group will service youth - STUDENTS and young people
will be the winners with a new Ministry of Youth Development,
which has been created out of the Ministry of Youth Affairs
and youth policy functions of the Ministry of Social Development.
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South's gardens a real picture -
GLORIOUS gardens abound throughout
Southland, both those on public display and those hidden away.
Southland's climate, soils and light combine to create growing
conditions like no other for a huge variety of plants. A rainbow
of colours covers the paddocks during tulip time while the rich
plushness of the grass creates a palette of brilliance. more...
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Exciting
Lake Taupo has your type of fun - IN THE last few years
Lake Taupo has become the undoubted adventure centre of the
North Island. A plastic tourist trap it is not. Here you can
try all those wacky outdoor things that once would have got
you strapped to a psychiatrist's couch. Better still, it all
happens in an environment so spectacular, it'll take your breath
away. more...
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August |
Citizenship
may take longer - cost more - FOLLOWING massive changes
to its migration policy, the New Zealand Government is now
thought to be considering tightening the country's citizenship
laws, making it more difficult and more expensive for migrants
to become New Zealanders. more...
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Kiwis
prosper despite official red tape - NEW ZEALAND ranks
fourth equal with Britain on economic freedom, according to
an international survey out last week. more...
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Migrants
gain points for settling in regions - NEW ZEALAND'S
new immigration policy has potentially shut the door to an estimated
10,000 hopeful immigrants. The changes see the general skills
category scrapped and replaced with an overhauled skilled migrant
category with a new points system. more...
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Good
years ending as farm prices slow - MANY British farmers
are looking to resettle in New Zealand on a nice piece of land,
away from the crowds and pollution and with better weather.
more...
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Catholic schools given good reports - CATHOLIC schools
provide an education equal to that offered by other New Zealand
state schools, according to a new report by the Education Review
Office. more...
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Half-pipes
are icing on the ski-ing cake
- NEW ZEALAND may be in the South
Pacific but it has some of the best ski fields in the world,
on both North and South islands. more...
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Marlborough
top choice for a great break - MARLBOROUGH has everything
a visitor could want - spectacular scenery, fine wines and food,
adventure activities, recreational delights and world-class
facilities, all of which can be enjoyed in a sunny climate.
more...
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July |
Good
times are on the way out - NEW ZEALAND'S recent economic
good times are over and the prospects for the next year are
dim, according to business people surveyed by the National
Bank. more...
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Boost
your residency chances - MANY people delay assessment
of their application for New Zealand residency by failing to
provide the correct documents or failing to give the right details.
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Migrants push up prices of houses - HOUSING
demand from migrants and rising household income have boosted
house prices almost 12 per cent in the past year. more...
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Appeal on migration ruling - THE New Zealand
government is to appeal a High Court decision against retrospective
application of some of the new immigration rules introduced
on 20 November 2002. more...
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You may get a student loan - CITIZENS and permanent
residents of New Zealand can obtain a special loan from the
Government to assist them while taking tertiary studies. more...
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Check out Lord of the Rings - WELLINGTON was
the main location for The Lord of the Rings trilogy shot in
New Zealand between October 1999 and December 2000. Take time
during your stay to experience Middle Earth and all its diversity!
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