More to follow, and in the mean time keep up to date through our News section.

The highlights what happened this month can be summed up in a lot of articles as published under our News section.

The Election which resulted in the National Party  staying in power with an increased majority, is one of the main discussed articles.

Some other discussions focussed on New Zealanders leaving New Zealand for Austalia and returning at a later stage.

This is not a new phenomenon, this has always been there. I believe it is more a result of becoming more mobile, becoming "world" citizens in stead of "country" citizens, and staying healthier longer.

The development in technology (mobile phones, Skype, internet, medical care etc) and the fact that distances become shorter (faster travelling times, improved international connections) also play an important role in this.

What however is a phenomenon is New Zealand itself! It is a fantastic destination to visit, to work and to live. Despite being a small country population wise, it is still a great place to bring up children or start a business. So come and join us!

See you all in December ...

Here we are again, a bit later than normal, sorry about that.

Well, this month has been quite an interesting month for various reasons;

• New Zealand won the Rugby World Cup! Well done, AB's, you fully deserve it.
• During this month many businesses have been complaining about the economy. All in NZ expected that the RWC would be the Golden Egg and it appears that it is not the case for many retailers and companies.
• In general though, New Zeraland was very dominantly displayed all over the world and I expect that in the future this will have some positive spin offs.
• My staff member Jailing HU has given birth to a healthy baby boy, congratulations to the parents!
• I had a short holiday, for some ten days, and went to play golf in Korea with a Kiwi friend. Very much impressed with the facilities and the golf courses over there, and I have no hesitation to recommend any golfer to have that experience! Fantastic, really!

Catch you next month, c u.

September, a month with many things happening, in New Zealand and in my office;

• The Rugby World Cup started on Friday 9 September 2011. It appears to be an excellent tournament and based on what we can read in the news papers, people are enjoying the games AND New Zealand. If you want to keep up-to-date with the RWC, just follow this this link and enjoy.
• This month also marked the approval of my fourth immigration licence authorising me to provide New Zealand immigration advise. This is a yearly re-occurence where the Immigration Advisers Authority checks the work that an immigration does, is up-to scratch and acceptable. It is based on the submission of a client file by the adviser and the scutinising of that client file by the IAA, inclusive of all documents, correpondence between client, adviser and INZ, invoicing and advice provided to the client. This all has to meet the IAA Code of Conduct.
• Also this month we sadly said "Goodbye and thank you Very much" to Jailing HU, my trusted and diligent Chinese enterpreter, who is now on maternity leave as she is expecting her first baby. I have been fortunate to find Hai Qing YANG who will replace her as my Chinese interpreter. "Welcome" to our office and our clients, Hai Qing. So when you come in again and see a new face, it's is Hai Qing, and please feel free to introduce yourself to Hai Qing.

See you all next month again.