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Mass exodus to New Zealand

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 5:42 am
by ASUG8
http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/wireSto ... t-46110770
In New Zealand, the number of Americans who applied for a grant of citizenship rose to 170 in the 12 weeks following the election of President Donald Trump from 100 in the same period a year earlier, immigration records obtained by The Associated Press show.

In New Zealand, a grant of citizenship is the pathway for people without a family connection. Among those Americans with a New Zealand parent, citizenship applications after the election rose to 203 from 183 a year earlier.
Either 70 people didn't agree with Trump's election or 70 people watched a Hobbit marathon and decided being a kiwi might not be a bad choice.

ABC news, WAFJ :coffee:

Re: Mass exodus to New Zealand

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 6:19 am
by Ivytalk
Mrs. Ivy's brother and his family -- hard-core Donks, all of them -- moved there almost 15 years ago, but not for political reasons.They blazed the trail for these newbies! :roll:

Re: Mass exodus to New Zealand

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 6:54 am
by kalm
New Zealand sounds like a great place to live. Totally uncrowded, world class flyfishing, gorgeous and diverse scenery, lamb, green lipped mussels, golf...

Re: Mass exodus to New Zealand

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:02 am
by CID1990
A good friend is at the consulate in Auckland and another is in Wellington. That would be one of my dream assignments but I'll never get it.


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Re: Mass exodus to New Zealand

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:05 am
by Gil Dobie
Sounds like a nice place to visit for a month or so, but still have family back in the states.

Re: Mass exodus to New Zealand

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:05 am
by Grizalltheway
kalm wrote:New Zealand sounds like a great place to live. Totally uncrowded, world class flyfishing, gorgeous and diverse scenery, lamb, green lipped mussels, golf...
So it's Montana with fresher seafood.

Re: Mass exodus to New Zealand

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:07 am
by CID1990
Grizalltheway wrote:
kalm wrote:New Zealand sounds like a great place to live. Totally uncrowded, world class flyfishing, gorgeous and diverse scenery, lamb, green lipped mussels, golf...
So it's Montana with fresher seafood.
And less crabs


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Re: Mass exodus to New Zealand

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:07 am
by Ibanez
Grizalltheway wrote:
kalm wrote:New Zealand sounds like a great place to live. Totally uncrowded, world class flyfishing, gorgeous and diverse scenery, lamb, green lipped mussels, golf...
So it's Montana with fresher seafood.
But they don't have a road that's covered in snow 360 days a year. :thumb:

Re: Mass exodus to New Zealand

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:07 am
by Ibanez
CID1990 wrote:
Grizalltheway wrote:
So it's Montana with fresher seafood.
And less crabs


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Only if Bandl isn't in country. :coffee:

Re: Mass exodus to New Zealand

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:11 am
by Grizalltheway
Ibanez wrote:
Grizalltheway wrote:
So it's Montana with fresher seafood.
But they don't have a road that's covered in snow 360 days a year. :thumb:
Checkmate, Montana.

Re: Mass exodus to New Zealand

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:13 am
by Pwns
Why would liberals want to go to a place that's so un-diverse?

Re: Mass exodus to New Zealand

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:14 am
by ALPHAGRIZ1
Montana sucks, move to New Zealand, much nicer there

Re: Mass exodus to New Zealand

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:14 am
by kalm
Grizalltheway wrote:
kalm wrote:New Zealand sounds like a great place to live. Totally uncrowded, world class flyfishing, gorgeous and diverse scenery, lamb, green lipped mussels, golf...
So it's Montana with fresher seafood.
AKA, Washington.

Re: Mass exodus to New Zealand

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:17 am
by Ibanez
Grizalltheway wrote:
Ibanez wrote: But they don't have a road that's covered in snow 360 days a year. :thumb:
Checkmate, Montana.
:lol: :lol:

Re: Mass exodus to New Zealand

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:19 am
by Gil Dobie
Just looked it up. New Zealand has no snakes and only 1 wild animal, a bat.

Re: Mass exodus to New Zealand

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:19 am
by Grizalltheway
kalm wrote:
Grizalltheway wrote:
So it's Montana with fresher seafood.
AKA, Washington.
107 people per square mile? Lawl.

Re: Mass exodus to New Zealand

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:25 am
by Chizzang
Pwns wrote:Why would liberals want to go to a place that's so un-diverse?
Post of the day ^

:notworthy:

I've got a secret for you Pwns
The Pacific North West (Portland Seattle) are the nesting place of the ultra-Liberals
and it's about as WHITE WHITE WHITE as you could pre-manufacture white

:nod:

Re: Mass exodus to New Zealand

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:38 am
by Skjellyfetti
It's a mecca for rich, libertarian types like Peter Thiel.

But, he also likes to name his companies after Lord of the Rings... so, he's probably just a huge nerd.

Re: Mass exodus to New Zealand

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 9:26 am
by CID1990
Pwns wrote:Why would liberals want to go to a place that's so un-diverse?
It's full of poverty stricken, criminal brown Maoris, so even liberals would be happy there

(They don't like places where there's nothing to be uptight about)


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Re: Mass exodus to New Zealand

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 2:15 pm
by houndawg
CID1990 wrote:A good friend is at the consulate in Auckland and another is in Wellington. That would be one of my dream assignments but I'll never get it.


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If you do, take the train between them, it moves at about 50mph through a museum full of landscape paintings and has a bar and an open-air car in case you want to smoke some weed. Lady at the bar when I rode was the sister of a starting Dallas Cowboy o lineman from back around Aikman's time I think. Polynesian name.
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Re: Mass exodus to New Zealand

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 2:17 pm
by houndawg
Gil Dobie wrote:Sounds like a nice place to visit for a month or so, but still have family back in the states.
It's worth the hassle of the travel to make the trip, and I hate the hassle of flying.

Re: Mass exodus to New Zealand

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 2:23 pm
by houndawg
Gil Dobie wrote:Just looked it up. New Zealand has no snakes and only 1 wild animal, a bat.
They have imported animals they're trying to get rid of like possum and red deer. Great place for livestock, lush and no predators.

Re: Mass exodus to New Zealand

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 2:26 pm
by Grizalltheway
houndawg wrote:
Gil Dobie wrote:Just looked it up. New Zealand has no snakes and only 1 wild animal, a bat.
They have imported animals they're trying to get rid of like possum and red deer. Great place for livestock, lush and no predators.
Sounds like prime wolf country...

Re: Mass exodus to New Zealand

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 2:33 pm
by houndawg
Grizalltheway wrote:
houndawg wrote:
They have imported animals they're trying to get rid of like possum and red deer. Great place for livestock, lush and no predators.
Sounds like prime wolf country...
Prime for nearly anything. Moderate climate, ample rainfall. They put a lot of money in their fencing and rotate pastures using dogs.

Re: Mass exodus to New Zealand

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 2:39 pm
by CID1990
they also have invasive wild hogs and you can shoot them from helicopters with automatic weapons


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