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Welcome to the Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica branch

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions can be found in the Branch FAQ thread

Information about Immigration and Working in Australia/NZ can be found in our All You Need to Know about Immigration, Working, Holidays and Visas thread.

Make sure to explore the FAQ and have a browse around the branch before you ask your question. Chances are someone may already have asked it.

All You Need to Know about Immigration, Working Holidays, Visas etc

extensions to visas for seasonal work, studying in Australia, extending your stay, Australian citizenship, where to find fruit picking/harvesting jobs (a link from the Working Holiday Makers page) can be found

at this website Tip - use the menus along the top. It's all quite straight forward and user friendly.

link for NZ WHV

NB This is NOT the best place to ask questions : it is rarely visited by people who can provide answers. If, after reading the links provided in this thread, you still have questions, you are best off making a fresh outside post. *If you've got questions about other visas please specify the passport you'll be travelling on and whic... more »

A380

You may have seen my previous posting where I greatly appreciate the feedback I received concerning whether to fly Qantas or Singapore Airlines to Australia from the U.K.

On a further note, both of these airlines when flying from London operate th A380 airbus. My question is:

Is there any advantage flying on this plane than a regular 747. Cost wise, it's the same for a return ticket. I'm flying with my wife and three kids so would there be any advanatages such as comfort, leg room et over a 747.

Thanks everyone.

What's The Job Market Like In NZ At The Moment

1) For backpackers.

and

2) Specifically in specialist sales like IT?

Thanks guys!

Torn between camping or hostels/hotels

We are a family of 4, kids aged 5 and 8. We will arrive in Brisbane, head north to Fraser Island where I have booked a tour. We will after Fraser Island head south to Melbourne and the great ocean road and back to Sydney. We have 4½ weeks to do this trip in.

I´m torn between camping, and we will then have to buy camping equipment (and it´s only for 4 weeks), or hotels/hostels.
I wasn´t planning on booking in advance, we are travelling in march, so hopefully that won´t cause a problem.

How much does a night in a cheapish hotel cost? We would prefer to be able to cook as well to keep cost down.

We have got a daily budget of Aus$ 290. Is that sufficient?

Thanks in advance

Liberal Party

You have to wonder if there will even be a Liberal Party tomorrow!

RG Menzies must be rolling in his grave!!

Northland Camping

We are a kiwi couple planning on doing some camping in Northland just after christmas.

Most campsites promote themselves as family friendly, however I'm not so keen on spending my summer holidays with hundreds of kids running around.

Does anyone know of any campsites on the east coast (north of Whangarei) that have less emphasis on families and would be better for people like us???

Thanks

is our plan going to work ??

HI All

Me and my girlfriend have been saving for a trip to aus for ages and we're nearly ready to in the new year. we both have got 12month WHV's and will be taking about £5000 each. We're not intending to get return flights as we don't know how long we will stay there, Our plan is to start with some woofing for abit then maybe get a campervan and travel around doin some casual work. We both have driving licences and arn't too sure how the legal side of things work......

Can anyone see any major problems we may encounter or major things we need to get or have missed that will stop us on our plan?

replies thanked in advance :-)

Christmas: North Island

Two questions, if I may:

1) My girlfriend and I are flying into Auckland on December 17th for ten weeks across both islands (flying out of Christchurch end of February), and our tentative plan is to pre-book a hostel (in the quieter area of Mount Eden) for ten nights in Auckland and wing it from there.

However, I keep reading that Auckland isn't really somewhere to spend longer than a few days, and I don't really want to spend that long in one place just so we're in a city on Christmas day and just on the off-chance of there being something to do (First Christmas away from home, so she's set on making it a good one. Hence this thread). Does anyone have any alternative itinerary suggestions for Christmas?

2) Hostel vs Campervan. We'll almost certainly hire/buy a van at some point, but has anyone experienced Christmas day in one? On one hand, it'd be nice to be together i... more »