Comments | bartok: Musings on Auckland

bartok

Musings on Auckland

Mar 24, 2016 16:25

I came into work this morning to the sound of one of the managers trying desperately to find staff to go help with a project happening in Auckland. I asked what was involved and was told it was fairly low-level work and was asked if "ha ha, are you interested in going?". Considering I had no plans for the long weekend my response was "Sure!" (the ( Read more... )

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rockingthemike March 24 2016, 12:41:08 UTC

citizenship in australia? that's a pretty big deal! i can't remember if you've still got your canadian or not? can you dual between the two countries? i imagine yes, since it's two commonwealth nations...

bartok March 25 2016, 07:11:32 UTC

I've currently got Canada and NZ. They're changing the rules next year so that anyone with a NZ passport who's been in Australia for 5 years can apply for citizenship. As of July 2017 it will have been...5 years. :)

leicesterstreet March 26 2016, 23:06:14 UTC

Really? Five years? Seems like only yesterday that you got off the boat so to speak.

rockingthemike March 27 2016, 01:21:16 UTC

interesting... i'm presuming you'd have to give up either your canadian or nz citizenship to accommodate the new australian citizenship?