If you are registered for the Pacific Access Category (PAC) Resident Visa or you are thinking about registering for it, then it is important to learn more about New Zealand and how it is different from where you live.
Find out what it is like to live and work in New Zealand and why it is important to plan and prepare for your new life here. If you plan well, you will make a better start for you and your family in New Zealand.
New Zealand is a big place. The weather is different, work is harder and what you see will be new.
Living in New Zealand costs a lot more than in the Pacific Islands. Life will not be easy at first. When you arrive in New Zealand you have to pay for many things, including a place to live. Basic things - like power, telephone, food and clothes - will cost much more than you are used to.
Make sure you know what you will need to start your life in New Zealand so you and your family can get what you need when you arrive.
Friends and family in New Zealand will tell you good stories – but there will be good and bad times. There are important things about living in New Zealand that you need to know. Ask them:
Watch videos of Pacific Access Category Resident Visa migrants talking about their experience of living and working in New Zealand, and how it is different from the countries they came from. Learn about why it is important to have a job before you leave, and how planning and managing your money can help you succeed in New Zealand.
Move from Tonga - Plan and prepare
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If you are still in Tonga, be disciplined in everything you do
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so when you come to New Zealand , even with no work experience
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you will have good discipline - you will have no problem with your new life here.
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Now that I'm living and working here in New Zealand, after living and working in Tonga
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I know for a fact you will succeed if you are disciplined.
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I prayed about this.
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I had never seen or heard of this place - but I knew
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wherever I go, that's where I'll work.
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When you come here you have to work to provide for your family.
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If you already have good discipline
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you will be ready to succeed in the new culture you will be living in.
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We have to work really hard to get what we want.
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We work so hard here to create more opportunities.
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Even though the government gives
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some financial assistance for the children,
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it is still important that we also find a paid job.
