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Not really. If your committed to NZ why bother with British citizenship. Poms turned their backs to us in the 70's and even more recently.Quote:
Originally Posted by Konev
If pommy expats are as great as they yabber on about why did the cunts have to go halfway round the world to get a job?
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You're acting a bit, shall we say, provincial, Steve123, but I take it you're just throwing in some thoughts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve123
You can do things with a British passport you can't with a NZ passport, and vice versa. NZ consulates for example can be quite weak, if they are even there, so if you travel certain places you are better traveling on a UK passport. Three passports is even better for options.
If you never travel, you don't even need one passport.
As for being "committed to NZ" what does that mean anyway? Has it something to do with more than rugby?
In NZ we treat people with residency the same as citizens. I don't think we should. Just my opinionQuote:
Originally Posted by Cordite
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Not quite the same, though I get it that you have a point there.
Residents, non-citizens, can't stand for council or parliament. Not sure if they can serve in armed forces or police.
Residents can vote though, maybe fair as they pay tax.
Think of the advantage though in giving residency vs citizenship - misbehave and... off you go, back to the hellhole you were born in.
But back to Chris Cahill, it is useful to know that London, UK may be at least as bad, if not worse than New York, USA for homicides now.
and in the usa its not common to have acid thrown at you
After living in aussie for 10 years in that circumstance I agree with you. Within 3 years an aussie in NZ can get the dole, citizenship and the right to vote.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve123
A kiwi in aussie has to wait 10 years before applying for citizenship. My lad was there with us and had an attempt to join the aussie military. Sorry mate you aint a citizen. If there weren't enough aussie applying he may've been considered otherwise it was a no. We moved there when he was 10.
Question is whether NZ should set its standards for how it treats people from what people do overseas. Clearly @csmiffy you feel the Aussies treat people like shit, so shall New Zealanders aspire to be like them?
NZ would never have been first to let women vote if it was not guided by wanting to do what was right, not just take the lead from others.
Nope I don't necessarily feel they treat people like shit. I think they treat kiwis like shit considering we treat their citizens better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cordite
Johnny Howard changed our status their years ago to prevent an easy back door though NZ to their country via our citizenship and they are sticking to.
Aussie does pay way better when its going well though. They do that better than here that's for sure