The NZ economy increased slightly by 0.5% and the strong fall in petrol prices may result in inflation coming back below 3% by 2008. All positive stuff!!
The political parties have been embroiled in personal mud-slinging fights in newspapers and on the television only resulting in the voters being fed up by their childisch unmature behaviour. That's politics for you!!
There was a net addition to New Zealand’s population from permanent and long-term migration flows in August of 960 people. This was 350 more than in August 2005 and takes the annual net migration gain to 12,500 compared with 6,613 a year ago and a low point for this recent cycle of 5,987 in October last year. In the three months to August the number of people moving to New Zealand was 5.6% up from a year earlier while the number of people leaving was down by 7%. There is a slow upward trend in the net migration gain which if it continues will take some of the pressure off the labour force.
The TNC website is now more or less totally completed. Some more content has been added to the website. Additional information to already existing categories, some new categories, new information about ministerials, reviews, reconsiderations and applications made under section 35A.
I trust it may be usefull and informative as you may be in a situation where you wish to have your application reviewed through one of these categories.
Some more news items and FAQ's have been added to keep you up-to-date what is happening.
If you have any suggestions, news-wise or FAQ's-wise, please let me know.


