http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab There is no "One True Path" to emigrating. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:00:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/02/report-time-inz-permanent-long-term-migration-pt3/ http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/02/report-time-inz-permanent-long-term-migration-pt3/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:00:30 +0000 Hubby http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/?p=4937 Last one out turn the lights off please. The patterns part of the report again makes for some interesting reading and good analysis by DoL.  Emigration & Immigration are both cyclical, effected by similar drivers and so on. An easy example is that when the exchange rate improves, immigration goes up. Those of you considering [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/02/report-time-inz-permanent-long-term-migration-pt3/feed/ 0 http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/02/report-time-inz-permanent-long-term-migration-pt1/ http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/02/report-time-inz-permanent-long-term-migration-pt1/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:00:36 +0000 Hubby http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/?p=4927 The Dept of Labour have come out with their annual PLT report covering 2011.  You can find the original report here. The funny thing is that I came across two news articles about this before I read the report . 1. Off to Oz Exodus at 11 year high @ the Herald  2. Aussie Drain [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2012/02/report-time-inz-permanent-long-term-migration-pt1/feed/ 0 http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/11/immigration-updates/ http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/11/immigration-updates/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:10:11 +0000 Avalon http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/?p=4653 There’s actually been quite a lot happening on the immigration front here – I’e just been too lazy (and too depressed by it all) to blog about it. So Instead of writing an stream of rather sad and depressing posts – I decided to do it in one short sharp shock, and write an update [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/11/immigration-updates/feed/ 1 http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/10/why-you-need-marine-insurance-when-you-emigrate-2/ http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/10/why-you-need-marine-insurance-when-you-emigrate-2/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 23:04:39 +0000 Avalon http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/?p=4441 There’s an article in today’s Herald from a Christchurch man whose goods are stuck on the Rena. Mr Rhodes may also be left short on his insurance. His first thought was, “The ship won’t sink”, but he insured his contents in case anything was broken. “We were pretty sure $25,000 would cover it, but now [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/10/why-you-need-marine-insurance-when-you-emigrate-2/feed/ 0 http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/10/why-you-need-marine-insurance-when-you-emigrate/ http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/10/why-you-need-marine-insurance-when-you-emigrate/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 04:42:20 +0000 Avalon http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/?p=4433     See those “boxes” tipping over on the back of that ship? Some of those could contain the household goods of people moving to New Zealand.  The Rena has been run aground on a reef near Tauranga. For ease – the Dom Post has a nifty The Story So Far section: THE STORY SO [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/10/why-you-need-marine-insurance-when-you-emigrate/feed/ 2 http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/09/survey-time-licensed-immigration-advisers/ http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/09/survey-time-licensed-immigration-advisers/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:00:51 +0000 Hubby http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/?p=4308 The IAA has just published the results of their third annual survey of client satisfaction with licensed immigration advisers.  And what a fascinating read it is – No really, I mean that. There were 5,781 immigrants invited to respond and 721 of them responded.  So, the satisfaction of 721 people out of approx 45,000 emigrants [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/09/survey-time-licensed-immigration-advisers/feed/ 2 http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/08/auckland-joins-the-20th-century-just-in-time-for-the-rugby/ http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/08/auckland-joins-the-20th-century-just-in-time-for-the-rugby/#comments Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:29:22 +0000 Hubby http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/?p=4134 One of the really odd things we found on our initial trips to NZ was the lack of an airport hotel at Auckland.  With the number of international flights getting in at unsocial hours of the day, it seemed a big opportunity was being missed. Now when I say airport hotel, I mean a hotel [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/08/auckland-joins-the-20th-century-just-in-time-for-the-rugby/feed/ 0 http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/06/congratulations-to-mum-and-dad/ http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/06/congratulations-to-mum-and-dad/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:00:04 +0000 Avalon http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/?p=3927 Today, my mum and dad got thier passports back with thier “permanent” permanent residence visas in them. Just one more to go in about 7 months for my brother and then we are done with Immigration for good! Related posts:INZ – what are they drinking down there? Immigration New Zealand is still misleading people about [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/06/congratulations-to-mum-and-dad/feed/ 3 http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/06/making-the-most-of-the-crap-exchange-rate-lightsabres-are-cheap/ http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2011/06/making-the-most-of-the-crap-exchange-rate-lightsabres-are-cheap/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:00:18 +0000 Avalon http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/?p=3793 Let’s face it – the fact that £1 wont even get you a measly $2 on some days right now makes emigrating to New Zealand hideously expensive. When we bought our house, the rate was at $2.50 or there abouts, and we were practically crying our eyes out then! Right now, we need to bring [...] Related posts:

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