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Avalons Guide · 2d ago

Apparently, there’s nothing wrong with giving someone citizenship in a day…

even when they have multiple identities and  Immigration and Internal affairs think they are a bad egg. Shane Jones has given “assurances’ to his boss, David Shearer (he’s the leader of the opposition in New Zealand), that he did nothing wrong. That’s alright then I guess??? Labour leader David Shea
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Avalons Guide · 4d ago

So, did you rush out and buy Facebook shares?

Facebook was listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange yesterday, allowing the public to buy into the company that has a staggering number of users, and holds a truly terrifying amount of information about those us who use it. Information that can be accessed by anyone unless you work hard to keep up to d
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Avalons Guide · 5d ago

How to get citizenship in NZ fast – cozy up to the MP’s.

If you or I want to become a New Zealand citizen, this is what we have to do: Apply for a residence class visa, and get one. Hold that for 5 years, keeping your nose clean. Apply to the Department of Internal Affairs for citizenship. Wait about 9 months for approval, and attend a Citizenship [...]
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Avalons Guide · 1W ago

Family Sponsorship update: INZ being taken to court.

Well – there’s a turn up for the books – and possibly a bit of relief for many of you (Eva?). It seems Amicus Barristers  in Auckland are taking action of behalf of the Supreme Sikh Council, to try and force INZ to allow more time for people to get applications in for Family Sponsorship. [...] Rel
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Avalons Guide · 1W ago

Rimutaka Upgrade is finished!

State Highway 2′s infamous Muldoon’s Corner is no longer “tight and to the right”. The project involved easing corners, widening and straightening out the road, installing guard rails and laying a new surface along a kilometre-long stretch. Construction began on the Muldoon’s Corner safety improveme
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Avalons Guide · 1W ago

NZ Mortgage rates coming down. Yay!

The reserve bank of New Zealand is keeping the base interest rate stable, and reports out today suggests that it going to stay where it is at 2.5% till at least 2013. And because the banks fixed rate mortgages are actually at higher rates than the floating rates, most people have come off their fixe
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Avalons Guide · 1W ago

Could you afford a 20% deposit on a house in New Zealand?

Apparently the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (bless their little cotton socks) are looking at enforcing 20% deposits on homes. Maximum loans to 80 per cent of a property’s value were once common, requiring buyers to find 20 per cent deposits, but during the last property boom, banks lent up to 100 per
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Avalons Guide · 1W ago

WARNING – Adult Child and Sibling Category closes on May 16th 2012.

This means if you want to sponsor a brother or sister – you need to have your application in and accepted on Monday or Tuesday next week. Thanks to Eva for the heads-up. After that this category will close forever, and those us with family members who have no other option to bring family in [...]
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Avalons Guide · 1W ago

INZ does the right thing – sort of.

The other day we recieved and published a comment from a Fernando Silva who had applied for the Silver Fern Visa, had his application accepted and money taken, then had the acceptance reversed due to a technical glitch. Well, it seems that 306 people were in the same boat. The silver fern visa is ca
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Avalons Guide · 2W ago

Finally NZ women can get free long term contraception.

I guess when you move to a new country, it’s inevitable that as many things that delight you, so too will many things shock you about how things work. Things you take for granted at home – work differently in your new home, and some of them are likely to have you scratching your head [...] Related
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