New Zealand Critiques and Complains! (New Zealand Holidays)

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While a lot of things are beautiful in New Zealand, this country is not perfect. Most of you, I think, are also interested to know whats bad about NZ. Lets see:

1. New Zealand Immigration - I refer particularly to Student Visa application. For my years of study in NZ I have applied the visa three times. I got three years government scholarship yet they ask me to apply student visa every year (which mean I pay the application fee every year). My sponsor covers my tuition fee and living expenses for the period of three years, so what is the problem of not giving me a three year valid student visa?

The thing that adds to my 'uneasiness' is my friends who hold same scholarship is given three year and one or two got even four year visa. When I made a complain the NZ immigration reply was I did not clearly request for a three year visa. For the love of God, I did not make such a 'small' mistake.

2. The weather - The weather is extreme for people who live in the middle or centre of the north island (this is where I live). To be exact in Waikato. Maybe it is just for me, it is freezing during the winter night (minus degree) but relatively warm during the afternoon. Sometimes, I wear warm cloth in winter morning but end up sweating in the afternoon. It is difficult if it is suddenly very warm while you are driving.

A point to note that New Zealand sun could be 'harsher' than one that shines in your home country. The ozone is thinner!

Very strange, I could not think of other than these two complains. Maybe after all New Zealand is a nice place to live and to visit!

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