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  • Veterinarian moves from USA to New Zealand

    … Some migrants fall in love with New Zealand, then find a job that enables them to move here. … helped: Janelle met her neighbours on December 23 when one of their animals ran onto her property, and they invited …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/VeterinarianWorksinNewZealand

  • Family life returns for migrant couple

    … have been here and they told me lots of good things about New Zealand,” Rene Quinones Rene Quinones is a painter with … made it a bit of a struggle to understand them at first." “One of the main adjustments I had to make was to get used to …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/family-life-returns-for-migrant-couple

  • Skilled and helping others to upskill

    … other community organisations. She has recently secured a new role as a business acquisition manager at the Bank of New Zealand and, with her husband Walter, she is bringing up … the lives of Samoans in New Zealand. Laura says that one of the keys to her success is financial literacy. “When I …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/skilled-and-helping-others-to-upskill

  • A sense of belonging

    … when she is moving back. “I’m not. Right now my life in New Zealand is great. I live in a lovely seaside community and I … were my main network, were away for six weeks, and one week my husband was away too, so I did not speak to …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/a-sense-of-belonging

  • Volunteers flock to Zealandia

    … 200 years to a time before European settlers arrived in New Zealand, bringing with them today’s ever-present enemies of … ‘You know more than me,’ and I can say, ‘Yeah, probably.’” One of her pleasures is pointing out wildlife visitors often …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/volunteers-flock-to-zealandia

  • Buying medicines in New Zealand

    … Pharmacists are available to give advice to customers. In New Zealand, people visit pharmacies for a variety of reasons – … drugs should be subsidised and by how much. If more than one medicine exists with similar effects, PHARMAC may …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/buying-medicines-in-new-zealand

  • A Successful Psychology

    … career as a clinical psychologist. The couple had visited New Zealand in 1999 on a six-week backpacking holiday, says … Psychologists Board and began applying for jobs; she got one with Waikato District Health Board in Hamilton, then …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/a-successful-psychology

  • Destiny calls

    … paratroopers, strengthening the cultural bonds between New Zealand and Greece, he said. As a teenager, working in a … fuel to the fire of his passion to visit this country one day. His doctorate, from the University of Glamorgan in …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/destiny-calls

  • Yacht Designer moves from Italy to Wellington

    … years ago from Italy. After deciding to leave their first New Zealand destination they shifted south to Wellington, where … know a word (of English) until I was over 30 when I did a one week full immersion course. The New Zealand accent is …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/yacht-designer-moves-from-italy-to-wellington

  • Developer Nick moves from Austin to Wellington

    … Living near three craft breweries has been just one of the upsides of moving to New Zealand for US tech worker Nick Piesco. And Nick says there’s …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/developer-nick-moves-from-austin-to-wellington

  • Big city, natural beauty

    … with its beaches, mountains and hot summers, coming to New Zealand is an excellent way to maintain an outdoor lifestyle. … these irritations, though. “I think that New Zealand is one of the best places for an outdoors person,” says Theo. …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/big-city-natural-beauty

  • Living life to the full

    … to stop uploading photos to social media of her life in New Zealand. “The lifestyle is amazing. Some of my friends and … hard but you don’t get as stressed.” Avondale College is one of New Zealand’s largest secondary schools, yet Joy still …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/living-life-to-the-full

  • Construction project manager moves to New Zealand

    … And that’s just one of a series of firsts that George has notched up since arriving in New Zealand in mid-2016. He has also helped with the seismic …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/construction-project-manager-moves-to-new-zealand

  • Moved by chance, stayed by choice.

    … job at the University of Auckland and Mojdeh has set up New Zealand’s first Iranian institute. “Rotorua is a piece of … different, and that’s why sometimes I do take risks. One of my friends introduced me to another friend, a teacher …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/moved-by-chance-stayed-by-choice

  • Distance learning

    … people of all ages and in a wide range of careers. Many of New Zealand’s universities offer some of their courses as … the class in person. Benefits of distance learning One advantage of distance learning is the chance to study at …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/distance-learning

  • It's time to explore

    … let you have dogs in their house," he adds. Starting new lives in a foreign country was difficult at first, but he and Aldine always supported each other.  Working in New Zealand Jacques works as an electrical protection technician … a little ball and threw it at my friend. I will tell you one thing, it is not as soft as it looks!" laughs Jacques.  …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/its-time-to-explore

  • New heights of happiness

    … were thinking about moving from their native Singapore to New Zealand, they dreamed of the majestic mountains of the … that were so readily available in Singapore, though – one mention of Thai mangoes and durian and he begins pining …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/new-heights-of-happiness

  • Moving from South America to Rotorua

    … to live together, they chose to begin their dream in New Zealand. Gabriel, from Brazil, and Carla, from Argentina, … months, she decided to come to New Zealand. “It was one of the most important decisions for me because I already …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/moving-from-south-america-to-rotorua

  • GP makes the move from India to Tauranga

    … When Sharath Prakash first came to New Zealand from India, it was by chance rather than choice – but … he decided to take the NZREX exams (two written tests and one practical exam), in order to practise in New Zealand. …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/gp-makes-the-move-from-india-to-tauranga

  • Eyes on the horizon

    … water). He helps to survey fish stocks in the seas around New Zealand. This sometimes involves going to sea for 4-8 weeks … ask me what I do, I just tell them that I count fish!”  One trip took him to close to Campbell Island, between New …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/eyes-on-the-horizon

  • New Horizons, Open Spaces

    … and that’s also good to do. Furniture’s very expensive in New Zealand. Ian Visagie Living in the Winelands area, near Cape … and security systems, and after three Skype interviews – one with the recruitment agency and two with Gallagher – Ian …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/new-horizons-open-spaces

  • A sweet Kiwi Life

    … So it’s fitting that now Joth works as a beekeeper in New Zealand, one of the world’s most rugby-loving nations. But this …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/a-sweet-kiwi-life

  • Beaches, barbies and a new lifestyle

    … They decided soon afterwards that it was time to move to New Zealand. It was an appropriate start, the couple say, because … Helen is a Kiwi but she had been away for 10 years – one of those working holidays that grow into much more. …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/beaches-barbies-and-a-new-lifestyle

  • An extraordinary outdoor life

    … those tracks on weekends with her friends. Living in New Zealand’s adventure capital certainly has its perks, and even … focused job that meant she could stay here longer than one year. Ann-Louise originally came here on a one year …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/an-extraordinary-outdoor-life

  • At home in Dunedin

    … “We are so grateful to New Zealand and its people - they are so good to us and we really … Christchurch during the September earthquake. Initially, one of the Roodt family’s most difficult challenges was …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/at-home-in-dunedin

  • Psychiatrist moves from UK to New Zealand

    … he still cuts the grass,” she says. The family had visited New Zealand a few times while deciding where to live, and on this … They chose New Zealand, and visited the North Island one August to see if they could live with the winter weather. …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/psychiatrist-moves-from-uk-to-new-zealand-0

  • Discovering a new game plan

    … She and her partner Ignacio Sande were going to stay in New Zealand for a year or two, then return to Uruguay so she … Team Sports, and Talent Development and High Performance. One day she saw the job advertised on a Canadian website. …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/discovering-a-new-game-plan

  • Music in schools - bringing benefits that last

    … on a lot of the time." says Daniel. "When we first came to New Zealand I didn't speak English at all." Daniel is in his early twenties now, but he remembers one day from that year clearly. He was in his Year Three …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/music-in-schools-bringing-benefits-that-last

  • Chartered Engineer moves family from UK to Christchurch

    … says Peter. There was an emotional pull, too: a sister of one of Peter’s friends had died in the February 2011 … personal: we wanted to give something back and we’d heard New Zealand was an amazing place to live.” It was also a chance …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/chartered-engineer-moves-family-from-uk-to-christchurch

  • Health and Safety at work

    … are very common. About 50 people are killed at work in New Zealand every year, and many more are seriously injured. … The business will then need to control the hazard so no one else is harmed. The incident should also be recorded …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/health-and-safety-at-work

  • Building a business and a life

    … But when she was deciding where to do her master’s degree, New Zealand stood out. The University of Auckland is rated number … to beaches or places such as Goat Island, a marine reserve one hour north of Auckland where you can snorkel among fish. …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/building-a-business-and-a-life

  • Hooked on Northland life

    … kayaking, boating and fishing. Two years after moving to New Zealand, Shane Diers says he, wife Janine, and children … There are a lot of quotas coming through and it limits one’s ability to get into tertiary institutions. We needed to …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/hooked-on-northland-life

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