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Mass exodus to New Zealand

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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.

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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:
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New Zealand sounds like a great place to live. Totally uncrowded, world class flyfishing, gorgeous and diverse scenery, lamb, green lipped mussels, golf...
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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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Sounds like a nice place to visit for a month or so, but still have family back in the states.
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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.
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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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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:
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CID1990 wrote:
Grizalltheway wrote:
So it's Montana with fresher seafood.
And less crabs


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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.
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Why would liberals want to go to a place that's so un-diverse?
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Montana sucks, move to New Zealand, much nicer there
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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.
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Grizalltheway wrote:
Ibanez wrote: But they don't have a road that's covered in snow 360 days a year. :thumb:
Checkmate, Montana.
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Just looked it up. New Zealand has no snakes and only 1 wild animal, a bat.
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kalm wrote:
Grizalltheway wrote:
So it's Montana with fresher seafood.
AKA, Washington.
107 people per square mile? Lawl.
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Pwns wrote:Why would liberals want to go to a place that's so un-diverse?
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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.
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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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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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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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they also have invasive wild hogs and you can shoot them from helicopters with automatic weapons


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