New Zealand

[candyzire]

anyone here been to New Zealand? anong magandang puntahan & gawin?
san dun yung location kung san ginawa yung The Lord of the Rings?

[berrycherry]

ano ang buhay sa NZ?

[prinsesa21]

new zealand -my dream destination. hayyyyy

[orangepulp]

I want to visit NZ para maiba naman . Sino na naka-apply ng tourist visa?

[bertinelli]

probinsya talaga ang new zealand.
mas madaming sheep kesa sa tao don.
pero maganda naman siya kasi lush ang greeneries and madaming extreme sports na ginagawa dito.

[bertinelli]

tahimik kasi doon and maaga nagco-close ang mga establishments. maliit lang ang downtown proper parang isang straight na line lang.

[orangepulp]

^Sis are you in Auckland? I heard mas cosmopolitan sa Auckland and Wellington.

[bertinelli]

ay no. i just visited twice pa lang.
oo naman mas city-ish naman ang auckland. but then compared to australia mas laid-back pa talaga sa new zealand.

[orangepulp]

I've been to OZ but I never considered NZ until recently kasi yan din ang sabi ng mga relatives ko who have been to NZ pero maganda daw talaga scenery.

[heavendreamer]

hi sis sahjane,

ano daw ang mga work na in demand dun and kailangan ba talaga prof. jobs para ma-afford ang mga necessities? ano po work ng tita and friend mo? we are considering new zealand sa pag-iisip namin kung mag-migrate din kami.. but we're thinking well, ano nga kaya ang buhay sa new zealand? mataas din kaya ang cost of living dun? kaya kaya maka-buhay ng pamilya ang salary na ZD2,800 kung dun titira? parang ganyan kasi ang nabasa ko somewhere na average na monthly salary dun.. sana marami pang mag-share about new zealand.. pano ang lifestyle.. totoo bang may mga hills talaga in between houses?? wala pa kasi akong kilalang friend ko na nandun or di ko pa sila nahahanap hehe.. thanks in advance and pati na din sa iba pang mga magshe-share, Godbless!

[il mare]

visited NZ, Auckland

its nice if you want to sight see, pero nothing much to do.
Puro greens, pero i find it very boring, malls are not that great the shops close early.

For me its a country i want to visit but would not go back again.

We stayed at Langham hotel, good breakfast choices and one waitress is a Filipina. Our tour group is odd numbers, my group triple sharing was upgraded to suite room. The toiletries in Suite room is sosyal, Molton Brown.

The people of NZ are nice and accomodating especially the locals na me ethnic decent, they look like hawaiian polynesian, unlike Australia they are quite snooty
 
i remember we went to see the dead volcano crater, aquarium, glow worm cave, and dinner NZ rotating tower, we went island trip visit the vineyards and olive plantation (this i enjoyed others are so so lang)

glow worm cave, unique experience pero i find it not worth the trip, morning til afternoon kame nagtravel, then upon reaching the cave 5-10mins lang na little boat ride to see the glow worms. all of us in the tour, just slept sa bus to and fro.

I find outstanding are the produce:
food they have a variety of meats you will be served a lot of lambs, venison(rabbit) and deer meat.

Salmons and scallops are fresh seems very common

ice cream the best, very creamy.  best seller nila is hokey pokey flavor - vanilla ice cream with honeycomb crunch bits

cheese dami variety, but if you plan to take home you need to pack it well checkin luggage, no handcarry otherwise it will not pass sa Sydney airport on your connect flight back.  very strict

Pasalubong:
cadbury chocolates are dirt cheap, a lot of variety
whittaker kiwi chocolate love love it
manuka honey
lanolin lotion, by product from sheep a good moisturizer

fun fact kiwi fruit grows in vines

[orangepulp]

^Thanks for sharing. I can't wait to visit NZ

[taleebin]

i really wanted to go here. feeling ko may peace of mind ako sa place na to.

[domestic diva]

hubby says it's nice to rent an rv and just drive. road trip talaga!

[feebers]

Really, its so easy to apply for migration to NZ but the problem lies when you are already there. Problem? Lack or even absence of employment opportunities for migrants. The country is badly hit with recession. Closing down of businesses, retrenchment etc is happening there. Basically, NZ is classified as an agricultural country. Majority of the companies there only employ less than 10 people as they are just branches of neighboring countries like Australia. For business professionals, it is not the country for you. But for health, agricultural and teaching professionals, this may be the country for you. Sadly, the business industry there leaves a lot to be desired. Makati is much, much more bustling. It's the Asian people who dominates the small retail business arena.

But there is no doubt that the country is a healthy place to live in, what with the lush greeneries, no pollution, picturesque landscape etc. Standard of living is quite high. Yes, you will be able to live in their minimum pay but its just enough for living expenses. For one, rental is paid on a weekly basis.

For those who want to migrate, I suggest you think really hard and weigh your options. For one, if you are getting work to resident visa, its like banging your head to the wall. Why? They have this citizen first policy. Meaning, NZ citizens and Permanent Residents are given priority in employment. An employer will have to prove to their Dept of Labor that no citizen or resident is qualified for the position before they can accept a migrant. And Kiwis are "tamad", don't like this kind of hassle so they will not put themselves in this position. Then a lot of companies there are retrenching, and guess who is the first to be terminated? Yes, migrants.

There were a lot of debates that NZ migration is like a scam. There were uprising already from the migrants there for the govt  to stop accepting migrant applicants as they can't provide jobs for them. It's like, it is the migrants who are keeping their business scene alive. Migrants (esp Chinese and Koreans) bring in the money they saved from their own country and spend it there to settle down.

For those who have plans, please think it over.

[jaded1025]

Pangarap ko din mapuntahan to..

[orangepulp]

Kakauwi lang ng friend ko from NZ. Mga 2 weeks siya doon. Ang ganda daw ng Christchurch

[sheluvsmemon]

new zealand is a good place to migrate for a family kasi sobrang family oriented nila dito. pero if you like to earn money na kasing laki ng nasa US then this is not the place for you....

been here for almost three years and I feel that very secure here, beach culture and very simple lifestyle, wala yung mga brand conscious type....locals here wear unbranded clothes yet they own farms and businesses...

[candyzire]

i miss new zealand went there last year for 10days during autumn season. love the weather, ang lamig. sakto mainit sa pinas that time. ang daming sheep & cows.

I love Christchurch. We rented car, ang sarap mag road trip, ganda ng roads.I love driving there. Super ok ang GPS, buti nalang meron na kung via map naku panigurado ang tagal ng byahe maliligaw. From Christchurch went to Dunedin for overnight,nag ikot ikot dun & went to Cadbury World. Went  to Queenstown after Dunedin and stayed 2nights. Grabe ang ganda ng Milford Sound...breathtaking!  Super like ko ang Shotover Jet sa Queenstown.

From Queenstown we drove to Franz Josef Glacier for overnight then to Greymouth to experience the TransAlpine Train  goin back to Christchurch...ang ganda rin ng scenic view from TransAlpine Train. We left the car sa Greymouth. Back to Christchurch to get flight goin to Rotorua in North Island. Kulang na kasi yung time so hindi na namin na experience mag drive via inter-island ferry.

From Rotorua we tried yung mga nature spa nila mga thermal pools. Rotorua is a volcanic paradise, you can see the beauty of the geothermal wonders of the region. Maganda din yung Lake Rotorua.  After an overnight stay in Rotorua we headed to Auckland the metropoliatan area of North Island. Nag ikot lang kami sa city & went to Sky Tower.

Sobrang kulang yug 10 days. We traveled mostly in South Island. Next time na pag punta North Island naman ang i-road trip. this time will definitely try the inter-island ferry. will plan during winter season para maka ski, isasama ko uli ang baby ko. this time ma enjoy na nya kasi nakakalakad na sya.

 

[wanderlust2011]

NZ is probably the best place I've been to. There's a mix of cosmopolitan and rural/rustic life. Been to Auckland last year, vacation lang. A lot of interesting place can be found there, like Hobbiton, the place where they shot part of LOTR pero they shot in a lot of locations, mostly sa South Island. Interesting din yung isa nilang island, literally borne out of fire: Mt. Rangitoto, which is now a dormant volcano frequented by tourists, it erupted many many moons ago. Sa north island lang ako nakaikot, meron din silang wine county, and Thermal Wonderland in Wai O Tapu sa Rotorua, amoy bugok na itlog dahil sa sulfur hehe pero the place is nice. 1st time ko rin makakita ng snow. It's a great experience.