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Except it goes the other way too. If you send your kid to NZ you might face the situation of them not being able to leave and you not being able to go see them. I know this because one of my close family members is bringing their kids back to Japan, because the father is not an NZ resident, so can't visit, and because government regulations can change in an instant, they could be left with him not being able to see them for years.
If we put that into the wider picture, many/most of my students are funded by their parents/grandparents and are incredibly risk averse. So, if the kids are in NZ, then the Covid risk may be lower, but here in Japan it's hardly a problem for kids of that age anyway, so all that happens is you send your kids there and then you end up being a problem to their host country - NZ doesn't want family members of visiting students to come in and spend money (or at least, doesn't want it now).
On the other hand, Australia is already far more established as a destination, enjoys a similar standing with respect to Covid, and is making a much bigger effort to get students back and tourism started. I don't see this as a win for NZ at all, unless people are planning to move there long term.
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@Godder said in NZ Politics:
International tourism and education being heavily reduced was being signalled already when Robertson pointed out that they couldn't subsidise failing businesses and industries forever, and they were named as examples.
Both were important foreign exchange earners, but tourism jobs were some of the worst in the country (by average wages and looking at the hours of work and other conditions), and I've said before that international education was a blight, at least in terms of how many vulnerable students and families would borrow colossal amounts of money on the promise of NZ residency. No doubt both will return in smaller amounts, but this is a good opportunity for a reset.
Reset to what?
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@gt12 said in NZ Politics:
On the other hand, Australia is already far more established as a destination, enjoys a similar standing with respect to Covid
-it should not have a similar standing and the govt has just done a crazy crazy refunding policy with universities, over 20,000 staff are predicted to lose their jobs this year, must affect teaching and supervision quality.
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ps I wish journalists did not write decimation because it just unleashes so many pedant battles
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@Frank said in NZ Politics:
@Godder said in NZ Politics:
International tourism and education being heavily reduced was being signalled already when Robertson pointed out that they couldn't subsidise failing businesses and industries forever, and they were named as examples.
Both were important foreign exchange earners, but tourism jobs were some of the worst in the country (by average wages and looking at the hours of work and other conditions), and I've said before that international education was a blight, at least in terms of how many vulnerable students and families would borrow colossal amounts of money on the promise of NZ residency. No doubt both will return in smaller amounts, but this is a good opportunity for a reset.
Reset to what?
More focused on internal tourists and Australians, less focused on quantity. International tertiary education could return to bachelor's degrees and above like it used to be. Foreign exchange students would be fine to continue.
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@nostrildamus said in NZ Politics:
@gt12 said in NZ Politics:
On the other hand, Australia is already far more established as a destination, enjoys a similar standing with respect to Covid
-it should not have a similar standing and the govt has just done a crazy crazy refunding policy with universities, over 20,000 staff are predicted to lose their jobs this year, must affect teaching and supervision quality.
For those in the field, I agree. I know that from personal experience - I missed out on an opportunity to interview for a job that was pretty much my dream job because it was eaten up by Covid. I've got some friends whose jobs are in danger.
However, for students and parents, not at all. Oz is already making moves to get back in the international student game - we have had a number of orientation sessions from Oz universities in the last two months, all offering us really good terms to start getting our students back over there. The first schools who've agreed to start accepting our return exchange students - Oz universities. That matters as students then want to choose those schools as they know they have a far great likelihood of going to those schools. The EAP/English programs are being revisited at some schools because they weren't really delivering enough profit to be worth the money but most of our partners are jumping up and down trying to get some business from us.
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@nostrildamus said in NZ Politics:
Yes well given Australia's internal border stuff ups NZ could really hurry ahead and do some great things, pitch the lifestyle to the techie types (like Brisbane did to the US East Coast game companies about 15 years ago), entice the top students, maybe entice unis to move out of high cost CBD areas (Auckland anyway)..campus by the Mount! Or Queenstown/Wanaka..
You think that land in Qtown or Wanaka is cheap? It's limited by mountains and lakes as much as councils as the limits on room for infrastructure already has Qtown struggling to cope)
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@NTA said in NZ Politics:
Just saw a clip of someone called Tova O'Brien interview a taking forehead by the name of Jami-Lee* Ross. Christ she didn't miss. Is that common?
*Seriously think that's a stripper name.
Not that common but he has been a festering stain for the last 2 years and is a particularly reviled politician (which is saying something). He deserved everything he got.
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@Smudge said in NZ Politics:
@NTA said in NZ Politics:
Just saw a clip of someone called Tova O'Brien interview a taking forehead by the name of Jami-Lee* Ross. Christ she didn't miss. Is that common?
*Seriously think that's a stripper name.
Not that common but he has been a festering stain for the last 2 years and is a particularly reviled politician (which is saying something). He deserved everything he got.
She seemed pretty amused.
I assume he's a conservative so would be loved by our Murdoch media.
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Really interested in the make-up of the Labour cabinet.
Without in any way buying into National's "Great Team" strategy I do think Labour's 17-20 caucus was light on talent and Cindy seemed to only trust 3-4 to do the heavy lifting. I appreciate every government has an inner sanctum of trusted lieutenants but this seemed particularly true of the last three years.
Asking a lot for a brand new politician to step up into a cabinet post but what alternatives are there? Some positions for Greens under a supply and confidence agreement? @Godder ??
Going to be a very interesting three years. Hope Labour really intend to be transformational and don't do a John Key and avoid doing anything that might be in any way unpopular. Lots of MP's to keep happy after the initial euphoria wears off. How will National rebuild? Can Seymour control a caucus especially a caucus that have differing agendas? How will Rawiri Taititi go as a lone MP (assuming Debbie Rawera-Packer doesn't make it) Fascinating stuff
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@dogmeat said in NZ Politics:
Hope Labour really intend to be transformational and don't do a John Key and avoid doing anything that might be in any way unpopular.
MMP drives incrementalism, and not being wedded to any particular action, particularly unpopular ones. You saw that with Key's National - anything that started to get a groundswell of opposition got ditched... mining on conservation land springs to mind.
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@nzzp said in NZ Politics:
@dogmeat said in NZ Politics:
Hope Labour really intend to be transformational and don't do a John Key and avoid doing anything that might be in any way unpopular.
MMP drives incrementalism, and not being wedded to any particular action, particularly unpopular ones. You saw that with Key's National - anything that started to get a groundswell of opposition got ditched... mining on conservation land springs to mind.
Which is why I cant understand the doom and gloom from some.
A big majority may provide a feeling of mandate but the reality is that there's no difference in having a 20 seat majority to a 5 seat one. -
Now if Labour really do want to 'govern for all of NZ' they would immediately set up a think tank group with all parties to gather ideas and preferences before making decisions that affect us all.
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@canefan said in NZ Politics:
@NTA he was a bully and got embroiled in trying to blackmail the then leader of his party. I can't trust someone who has been in local council or national office since he left high school
Should have stuck to being a stripper.
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@Crucial said in NZ Politics:
@nzzp said in NZ Politics:
@dogmeat said in NZ Politics:
Hope Labour really intend to be transformational and don't do a John Key and avoid doing anything that might be in any way unpopular.
MMP drives incrementalism, and not being wedded to any particular action, particularly unpopular ones. You saw that with Key's National - anything that started to get a groundswell of opposition got ditched... mining on conservation land springs to mind.
Which is why I cant understand the doom and gloom from some.
A big majority may provide a feeling of mandate but the reality is that there's no difference in having a 20 seat majority to a 5 seat one.I'm not sure about the doom and gloom level. People just seem to be getting on now. It will be quite the contrast to the fall out either way in the US presidential election
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@NTA said in NZ Politics:
@canefan said in NZ Politics:
@NTA he was a bully and got embroiled in trying to blackmail the then leader of his party. I can't trust someone who has been in local council or national office since he left high school
Should have stuck to being a stripper.
His final move was to join an antivaxxer and conspiracy theory party. If I didn't know better Jamie Lee could be @winger.....
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