[markyspark]

Just thought you may like to know of some good news sites on the net for NZ, http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/425823/712401 reported todays budget and why so many Kiwis move to Australia. Its a shame this govt seems to have a similar mentality to the labour govt of the UK - brother and sister ? Anyway, another good site is www.nzherald.co.nz www.stuff.co.nz and the northern advocate for northland http://www.northernadvocate.co.nz/

Just thought it may be helpfull to keep up to date with NZ's economy etc.

By the way - should be able to give an update on our PR soon, the results are back apparently about my wifes diabetes and if they think she will be a burden to the system. We have made up our minds that if it is a knock back we will be going back to the UK without a fight.

Speak to you all soon

Mark

[pieeater]

Lets hope it doesn't come to that mucker.I'll miss our little chats.Remember 400 a week moving out (and that's just the ones crossing the Tazzy) can't be wrong.

[willsken]

Lets hope it doesn't come to that mucker.I'll miss our little chats.Remember 400 a week moving out (and that's just the ones crossing the Tazzy) can't be wrong.

Haven't looked into it but out of interest I would love to know how many people are leaving the UK on a weekly basis. :roll

No county is right for everyone, we all have to look at what we want from life and strive to achieve it for our own families. I know we certainly aren’t getting what we want from the UK, we just hope NZ will give us that little bit more. (For us as a family)

[willsken]

"In 2004 the number of British citizens migrating abroad continued to increase leading to a record net out-migration estimate of 120,000. There was also a record estimate of 342,000 for the net in-migration of non-British citizen"
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=260

So doing the maths.... 8885 per week.

[Avalon]

"In 2004 the number of British citizens migrating abroad continued to increase leading to a record net out-migration estimate of 120,000. There was also a record estimate of 342,000 for the net in-migration of non-British citizen"
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=260

So doing the maths.... 8885 per week.
I was haveing a few quiet minutes between chopping logs and :

thast almost the population (2004 figs) of my last Uk hometown: Ross On Wye (9140) and Ledbury (9240).

Yikes.

[Moorf]

Yeah, apparently you can gain around $1500 a year on the NZ "average" wage which means you can afford to run your air conditioning and pay for the flights back across the Tazzy to rellies each year :D . Sorry, being flippant, but quite honestly, if those 400 are happier in Oz than they are in NZ then who wants to make them stay here?!! Go.. please!

[willsken]

Oh and just to be totally pedantic.... If you did the math on a statistical basis New Zealand would lose 5888 (ish) per week. A lot less than the UK!

I’m bored and playing with my calculator. What else to do on a raining summer day! :roll