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Trans Tasman Migration appears to be on the rise, is it worth it? Here are current news articles on this issue.
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January 29, 2013 9:17 PM
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Come here and serve, says Aussie military - World - NZ Herald News

Come here and serve, says Aussie military - World - NZ Herald News | Trans Tasman Migration | Scoop.it
The Australian Defence Force, struggling to attract personnel because of competition with the mining industry, has turned its sights overseas and is seeking to recruit from New Zealand
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January 23, 2013 12:09 AM
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Weary Kiwis changing accents in Australia

Weary Kiwis changing accents in Australia | Trans Tasman Migration | Scoop.it
New Zealanders are changing their accents in Australia after having been told they sound like a posh Englishman, having orders for seafood misunderstood, and being sick of sheep jokes.
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January 20, 2013 7:51 PM
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Kiwis perform poorly on Aussie citizenship test - National - NZ Herald News

Kiwis perform poorly on Aussie citizenship test - National - NZ Herald News | Trans Tasman Migration | Scoop.it
Kiwis hoping to become Aussies don't appear to know our neighbours' country well, with New Zealanders among the worst performers in the Australian citizenship test.
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January 19, 2013 2:25 AM
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Sir Owen Glenn: Getting New Zealand working

Sir Owen Glenn: Getting New Zealand working | Trans Tasman Migration | Scoop.it
A new year is upon us. Is 2013 going to be another one where we continue to go down the same paths we have in the past and wake up to the same headaches in 2014? Or is this the opportunity
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"Businessman and philanthropist Sir Owen Glenn believes New Zealand is at a near crisis point and needs to refocus and change direction."

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January 15, 2013 3:44 PM
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Oz exodus: Job vacancies dwindle - Business - NZ Herald News

Oz exodus: Job vacancies dwindle - Business - NZ Herald News | Trans Tasman Migration | Scoop.it
Job vacancies in Australia may be dwindling but the economic situation there doesn't appear to be stopping New Zealanders from taking their chances in search of a better life.
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January 14, 2013 8:55 PM
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Oz exodus: Flying Kiwis unfazed by lack of welfare across the Ditch - National - NZ Herald News

Oz exodus: Flying Kiwis unfazed by lack of welfare across the Ditch - National - NZ Herald News | Trans Tasman Migration | Scoop.it
An ever-increasing number of Kiwis are eyeing a move to Australia despite the lack of access to safety nets.
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January 14, 2013 5:00 PM
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Logan mayor demands 'zero tolerance' as more violence breaks out

Logan mayor demands 'zero tolerance' as more violence breaks out | Trans Tasman Migration | Scoop.it
Aborigines and South Pacific Islanders have shaken hands after violence, reportedly fuelled by racial tensions, broke out in Logan on Monday evening - the third time in two days.
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January 13, 2013 4:47 PM
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Oz exodus: When the dream sours - National - NZ Herald News

Oz exodus: When the dream sours - National - NZ Herald News | Trans Tasman Migration | Scoop.it
New Zealanders caught by Australian laws excluding most from social welfare, higher education and access to permanent residency are increasingly becoming guest workers paying full
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January 7, 2013 10:06 PM
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Chris Barton: Key's stance on broadband decision gob-smacking - Business - NZ Herald News

Chris Barton: Key's stance on broadband decision gob-smacking - Business - NZ Herald News | Trans Tasman Migration | Scoop.it
It beggars belief, really. Not to mention beggaring consumers. Prime Minister John Key's willingness to overrule the Commerce Commission's reduction of wholesale broadband pricing
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Sadly, just another reason to jump ship. The 'smiling 

assassin' need to think about the people, instead of ruining the country.

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December 13, 2012 4:32 PM
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Australian disability insurance scheme excludes Kiwis

Australian disability insurance scheme excludes Kiwis | Trans Tasman Migration | Scoop.it
Tens of thousands of New Zealanders will be excluded from Australia's new national disability insurance scheme.
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December 10, 2012 6:43 PM
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Adelaide Research and Scholarship: Trans-Tasman migration in context: recent flows of New Zealanders revisited

Adelaide Research and Scholarship: Trans-Tasman migration in context: recent flows of New Zealanders revisited | Trans Tasman Migration | Scoop.it

Trans-Tasman migration in context: recent flows of New Zealanders revisited


Author: Bedford, Richard
Ho, E. S.
Hugo, Graeme John

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December 10, 2012 6:42 PM
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"Trans-Tasman migration: New Zealanders' explanations for their move" by Alison E. Green, et al.

"Trans-Tasman migration: New Zealanders' explanations for their move" by Alison E. Green, et al. | Trans Tasman Migration | Scoop.it
This study investigates why New Zealanders move to Australia. A survey of New Zealanders living in Australia found 'pull' factors, notably greater opportunities and better climate, were the most common reasons.
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December 9, 2012 4:32 PM
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Paul Spoonley: Numbers that cause problems for NZ's future prosperity - Business - NZ Herald News

Paul Spoonley: Numbers that cause problems for NZ's future prosperity - Business - NZ Herald News | Trans Tasman Migration | Scoop.it
An Institute of Economic Research report titled Scale Up or Die suggested almost in passing that a population of 15 million was part of the answer to New Zealand's problem of scale...
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January 24, 2013 11:21 PM
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Oz exodus: Growing crime linked to poverty

Oz exodus: Growing crime linked to poverty | Trans Tasman Migration | Scoop.it
Young New Zealanders and Pacific Islanders in Australia are turning to crime as they become trapped in a cycle of poverty and despair, their only ways out blocked by exclusion from
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January 21, 2013 4:10 PM
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Kiwis in Oz change accent, get picked on - study

Kiwis in Oz change accent, get picked on - study | Trans Tasman Migration | Scoop.it
Many New Zealanders living in Australia change their Kiwi accents because they are sick of getting picked on, a University of Canterbury researcher says.
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January 20, 2013 4:41 PM
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New Zealanders and Britons struggle with Australian citizenship test

New Zealanders and Britons struggle with Australian citizenship test | Trans Tasman Migration | Scoop.it
NEW Zealanders and Britons seeking Australian citizenship know less about what it means to be an Aussie than applicants from many other countries, including every major European nation.
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January 15, 2013 3:44 PM
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Oz exodus: Residency hard to get - National - NZ Herald News

Oz exodus: Residency hard to get - National - NZ Herald News | Trans Tasman Migration | Scoop.it
Some parents tell their high-achieving children to not even consider university because there was no way they can afford to attend.
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January 15, 2013 3:43 PM
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Editorial: Australia's welfare rules disadvantage both sides - Politics - NZ Herald News

Editorial: Australia's welfare rules disadvantage both sides - Politics - NZ Herald News | Trans Tasman Migration | Scoop.it
Bushfires and droughts have failed to shake Australians' belief that they inhabit the lucky country. For many New Zealanders, too, it is a land of opportunity, the answer to their
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January 14, 2013 8:50 PM
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Oz exodus: Rules rob Kiwis of social aid - Politics - NZ Herald News

Oz exodus: Rules rob Kiwis of social aid - Politics - NZ Herald News | Trans Tasman Migration | Scoop.it
Across Australia, the young and talented children of expatriate Kiwis find their careers stunted when they leave school, cut off from higher education and government apprenticeships
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January 13, 2013 4:50 PM
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Australia: Kiwis struggling without a lifeline across the ditch

Australia: Kiwis struggling without a lifeline across the ditch | Trans Tasman Migration | Scoop.it
On Queensland's Gold Coast jobless and homeless Kiwis are handed sleeping bags and tents and told to find a spot to pitch camp. Often, this is the best social agencies can do to help
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January 8, 2013 12:07 PM
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Kiwis find Australia's ferocious heat a bit too much

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January 7, 2013 7:38 PM
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How To Move To Australia From New Zealand

How To Move To Australia From New Zealand | Trans Tasman Migration | Scoop.it
Tips on how to move to Australia from New Zealand to save you time, money and headaches - from someone who has actually made the move.
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December 13, 2012 4:32 PM
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'Aussie' Kiwis may get back welfare rights

'Aussie' Kiwis may get back welfare rights | Trans Tasman Migration | Scoop.it
More than 100,000 New Zealanders living as indefinite temporaries in Australia may finally gain rights to Australian welfare and student loans following a landmark joint transtasman
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December 10, 2012 6:43 PM
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Griffith University | Griffith Research Online | Details for item "Trans-Tasman migration: New Zealanders' explanations for their move"

Griffith University | Griffith Research Online | Details for item "Trans-Tasman migration: New Zealanders' explanations for their move" | Trans Tasman Migration | Scoop.it

Trans-Tasman migration: New Zealanders' explanations for their move

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December 10, 2012 6:41 PM
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Australian Immigration Fact Sheet 17. New Zealanders in Australia

Australian Immigration Fact Sheet 17. New Zealanders in Australia | Trans Tasman Migration | Scoop.it

The Australian and New Zealand Governments have had arrangements in place since the 1920s to facilitate a free flow of people between the two countries.

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