In 1972, English emigrant to New Zealand Austin Mitchell published a book detailing life in New Zealand as a migrant titled, “The Half Gallon, Quarter Acre, Pavlova Paradise”. This term would become a renowned phrase in the New Zealand vernacular as a description of what the country can offer to migrants who wish to seek a new life here. Mitchell …
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The problem of homelessness in New Zealand is getting worse by the day. There are more people who need homes than there are homes easily available. House prices and rents are only going up in urban New Zealand centres like Wellington and, more notoriously, Auckland. It isn’t feasible to study and support yourself (or any family you’re supporting) at the …
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For the 70 years, The Soviet Union would beam images and figures of her great successes throughout the world, filling hopes and dreams of a better life. Protests, revolutions, civil and even international conflicts would be driven by these images of grandeur. The problem was that for the most part, those successes weren’t real. The Soviets were the masters of …
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As a migrant living in Auckland I find myself in conflict accepting two truths: that residential property prices are spiralling out of control and that migration plays a major part in it. When I hear proponents of limiting migration numbers as a solution to the housing crisis in the news I can’t help but feel a bit anxious; partly in …
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