What makes Australia different from New Zealand and New Zealand?
Australia and New Zealand have flora and fauna that are found nowhere else on Earth. Australia is distinctive because it is an island, a country, and a continent—the smallest of the world’s continents. No other land mass can concomitantly make those three claims. Australia consists of a large mainland and the island of Tasmania to the south.
Can a New Zealand citizen live in Australia permanently?
Although it allows New Zealand citizens to stay in Australia indefinitely, the SCV is classed as a temporary visa, and temporary visa holders do not have the same rights and benefits as Australian citizens or permanent residents. To access such rights, temporary migrants, including those from New Zealand, must obtain permanent visas.
How did the British colonize Australia and New Zealand?
The British colonized Australia by first creating prison colonies for convicts from Great Britain. New Zealand has two main islands and is home to the Maori, who were originally from Polynesia. The British colonized New Zealand and often were in conflict with the Maori.
Is the New Zealand-Australia pathway unnecessarily restrictive and discriminatory?
The New Zealand Government has welcomed the pathway, and promotes it to its citizens in Australia. However, the pathway has been criticised by some commentators as being unnecessarily restrictive and discriminatory. Criticism largely focuses on:
Can any other land mass claim be concomitantly claimed with Australia?
No other land mass can concomitantly make those three claims. Australia consists of a large mainland and the island of Tasmania to the south. The main physical area of New Zealand, on the other hand, consists of two main islands separated from Australia’s southeastern region by the Tasman Sea.
Is it time for New Zealand to reconsider its closed borders?
The economic costs to a small, remote country of closed borders are very real – subsidies will eventually run out and New Zealand needs foreign tourists and workers. Prominent voices, like former Prime Minister Helen Clark, are now saying it’s time for New Zealand to reconsider how long it is prepared to stay shut off from the world.