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The Kiwi Hivemind's compendium of all things good in Aotearoa.
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Info
Here's a list of some common questions that we get asked by people thinking of visiting or moving to New Zealand . To save us the trouble of answering the same questions all the time, please make sure you have a good read through. If you can't find the information you're looking for first try a Google Search then if you do decide to post anyway make sure you mention you've read this FAQ in your post or it will likely be ignored.
Topics
- Background Reading
- 'The New Zealand Wars' by James Belich
- 'The Penguin History of New Zealand' by Michael King
- Geography
- Regions
- Auckland
- Hamilton
- Tauranga (BOP)
- Wellington
- Christchurch
- West Coast
- Queenstown
- Dunedin
- Work
- Study
- Universities in New Zealand
- Otago University in Dunedin
- Canterbury University in Christchurch
- Lincoln University near Christchurch
- Victoria University in Wellington
- Massey University in Palmerston North
- Waikato University in Hamilton
- Auckland University in Auckland
- Living
- Visting
- Holidays/Tourist Destinations
- Camping
- Accommodation
- Transport
- Communications
- Misc.
Copyright Infringement
As of 1st September 2011 New Zealand has the draconian Copyright Infringement act which allows internet users to be fined up $15,000.00 for copyright infringement and presumed guilty until proven innocent.
We will maintain a list of warnings received by people here. If you receive a warning or know of someone who has, please reply to this Reddit thread with the following information:
- Content you're accused of downloading
- Rights holder
- Company who issued the warning
- Link to file you're accused of downloading (torrent link, etc)
- Date alleged infringement occurred
- Date warning received