Tim Cinel

Stepping Stones

What New Zealand looks like to immigrants

This made me laugh. According to this report on New Zealand Immigrants from the ABC, the rate of residents leaving New Zealand is growing at an alarming rate. The funny part is that most of the growth is due to residents that weren’t born in New Zealand!

New Zealand residents are able to come to Australia to work and live without even applying for a visa. If the trend continues, Revenue Minister Peter Dunne says New Zealand will become a “transit lounge” for immigrants.

Even immigrants know that Australia is better than New Zealand.

Underbelly Prequel Confirmed

The new Underbelly series will go back in time…

Nobody likes reaching the end of a good TV series knowing that there’s no more - it’s over.  I felt this way after watching the last episode of Underbelly - which I obviously watched when I was interstate.  Of course, I was thinking to myself “Darn! There won’t be a second season because we’ve reached the present.” Luckily, I am small minded and didn’t even consider the possiblity of a prequel. (more…)