Visiting the Land of the Long White Cloud is set to be more taxing. Tourism is a key contributor to the New Zealand economy, and the country has opted to use what’s been an upward surge in that regard by introducing a tourist tax will take effect later this year, Traveller24 reports.
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Facts to know:- New Zealand to introduce tourist tax and hike up visa fees
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A South African chef ‘too fat’ to stay in New Zealand gets visa reprieve
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After battling deportation because of concerns about his health. Albert Buitenhuis will live to fight another 23-months in Christchurch, New Zealand after receiving a visa reprieve.
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The FINAL Super Rugby News: Crusaders vs Lions – Team news, kick off and live stream
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It’s the Super Rugby final! The Lions arrived in New Zealand earlier this week to prepare for this year’s Super Rugby final against the Crusaders.
Last year, Scott Robertson’s Crusaders ran out 25-17 winners in Johannesburg. Now the reigning champs have the opportunity to go back-to-back in Christchurch for another shot at the title.
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Wellington’s Cuba Street in New Zealand
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There are few towns and cities that can boast a street as an icon. Such a street is Cuba Street in Wellington. Cuba Street lies in the middle of the central business district (CBD) and runs approximately a kilometre from east to west. It provides much entertainment to all visitors. It has been described as..
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From the Drakensberg to the Jungfrau slopes:- A story of a beginner world traveller!
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From a WhatsApp message in December to boarding the aircraft in March … from the Drakensberg to the Alps! My first tour overseas was really an eye-opener; something that showed me how small my world really is. And how I only thought that I was informed. It was an experience of learning how much there..
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Finding Expat Schools In New Zealand
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Many expat families opt to place their children in one of New Zealand’s excellent public or private schools. There are more than 20 schools in New Zealand, most in the Auckland area, that offer an International Baccalaureate (IB) programme. Some are private and some are state-sponsored. More than a dozen schools offer the Primary Years..
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South African carp fishers represented New Zealand at world championships
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Marius Koekemoer and Gareth Edwards, two South African carp fishers from Auckland, are currently in France, where they participated in the World Carp Classic Tournament. Although the tournament is 19 years old and 95 teams from across the world normally enter, it was the first time that a team represented New Zealand there. The two..
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I think I may be the worst SAFFA in the free world…
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Actually, I’m not quite sure which expat South African I am. I know I am not the bloke at the BBQ bashing bad ‘ol Zuma and recounting my home invasion with dramatic interludes and role play amongst intermittent gasps from first world friends who just came for the rugby game. I am most definitely not..
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100,000 Whites flee anti-white South Africa as over ten times more Africans arrive from Africa, DESPITE “xenophobia”
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An estimated total of 95,158 whites have left South Africa since 2011, according to a new Statistics SA report released on Thursday. According to the 2015 mid-year population estimates, in the same period 1,067,937 Africans and 40,929 Asians migrated to South Africa. The figures took into account total departures and total arrivals over the period…
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