Forum whore
You can easily get an additional copy of your NZ licence, just go and apply for it as you lost the old one. Or even better apply for a new class of licence, you get a qualification at the same time !. Let the Skippys cut the old one up. I like Australia, the insects are so big you don't need lunch. And there are f. all corners, so I can ride fast. The scenery is boring, but uppers are cheap. And Skippy chicks are cool as long as they don't talk.
David must play fair with the other kids, even the idiots.
Hardcore Biker
Your joking right ,,, that's a bit OTT cutting up your NZ Licence!?Originally Posted by Hillbilly
Read one of the Aussie websites mentioned further up, but they didn't mention it'll be cut up, at least not where I read.
Had a quick peak on LTSA website and it's about $12 for a re-issue.
90% of the time spent writing this post was spent thinking of something witty to say. It may have been wasted.
Forum whore
Officially - migrate
But - I did it at a local Shire office.
shit - my NZ lic is good til 2012!
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Hardcore Biker
My flatmate had a hole punched in his NZ licence too by the Toronto RTA, and it hadn't expired!
old enough to know better
I have a Northern Territory license and my NZ license does not have a hole punched in it either...
4 wheels move the body
2 wheels move the soul
Hardcore Biker
this thread has been pretty well flogged to death, so are there any last pieces of wisedom or advice for a young wipper snapper looking to cross the ditch?
Hardcore Biker
Come over and have a good time! The SCV or Special Category Visa allows Kiwis to live and work in Aussie indefinitely. The only things you won't be able to do is go on the doll, or get a Govt job. Licences etc have already been covered.
Just be sure you know where you want to go before you leave. You have to travel a long way to get anywhere, eg, it's approx 5,000 km from Sydney to Perth.
Hardcore Biker
Hmm, SCV, that's new information for me.
Knew about the dole thing, 2yr stand down I think it is, but not about the Govt jobs
Definitely knew Perth and Sydney were far apart. Melbourne to Sydney is 9-30 hours driving I've heard and that's just a dot or two below while Perth is way over the other side.
90% of the time spent writing this post was spent thinking of something witty to say. It may have been wasted.
Hardcore Biker
Yeah, that includes Police, Railways, Power Companies, Telstra etc. There's more than a 2 yr standown too. To get the dole, you now also need to get a Permanent Resident's Visa. That costs $2,900 AUD!!
Scooter boy
People talk about tough importing laws if you want to bring a bike across.
How tough is it?
Has anyone shipped a bike into Oz from here or from anywhere?
Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind - Bruce Lee
Hardcore Biker
I just came to Aus myself and can confirm they used to punch holes in your NZ licence but they dont do this anymore (changed about July this year I think). I have my NZ and new Aus licence both still valid.
Hardcore Biker
I've been here since Jan. The jobs seem quite plentiful and the pay is pretty good. I also get a government incentive called LAFHA which you get if you're over on a contract. it basically pays for your rent (up to 50% of your annual salary) and you even get a food allowance, in my case about $130 a week. That's tax free! just give your employer a copy of your rental agreement and you get the whole amount back (also tax free).
Not sure if everyone gets it and you have to ask your employer if they will provide that. you don't get it if you get a permanent job, i think, only contract. its meant to be short term but I've heard of guys getting it for over 4 years. it makes a huge difference to what you get in your pocket.
the tax rate is much higher here but the tax thresholds are also much higher meaning you have to be earning a shit load of money before it starts hurting. superannuation is compulsory at 9% of your gross. it goes into a fund and you can't take it out if you're from NZ. if you're from other countries, you can apply to the tax office for an exemption to take your super out but if your a kiwi, forget it! you can collect it when you turn 65 i think.
you need to get your medicare card otherwise mediacl treatment can make you ache in your wallet as well as your body! they punched a hole in my NZ license but I've since replaced it with a brand spankers (nz) one so i'm happy.
running a red light will cost you $408 and 3 demerit points! lose 12 in two years and you're stuffed!
I'm hoping to be back in enzed next year. i made my dosh, bought a new zx10r and all the hot bits to go with it with the proceeds of my earnings and missing the whole hunting and fishing, not to mention the racing scene thing back home.
hope that helps with some of the other bits apart from the bringing your bike over routine. BTW, second hand parts for bikes can be expensive and so are bikes!
L-Plate Rider
If you where going to come over I would recommend Perth, as WA is the part of the country experiencing the Resources Boom. However that also effects prices on housing as well.
I have lived in Aus all my life and have never ever heard of that, must be an immigration thing.I've been here since Jan. The jobs seem quite plentiful and the pay is pretty good. I also get a government incentive called LAFHA which you get if you're over on a contract. it basically pays for your rent (up to 50% of your annual salary) and you even get a food allowance, in my case about $130 a week. That's tax free! just give your employer a copy of your rental agreement and you get the whole amount back (also tax free).
The Ragin Cajun
Friend just has shiped his vn2000 over, you will get changed duty on newer model bikes, his was a 2005 vn2000.
Hardcore Biker
Yep, it's a gov't thing to help fill vacancies in certain areas. my cousin is being offered it and he's coming over as a civil engineer. i get it because i work in IT. as an ozzie, you wouldn't get it unless you moved interstate. i know a guy from perth who is working in sydney and is milking it for all its worth. he keeps his voting registration in WA and so it looks like he is only contracting in Sydney and fully intends to return to WA in the future.
the main thing about the allowance is that the recepient declares his intention to return to his home country (State?) and if you take permanent residency, you lose it. As a NZer we don't have to take residency but we get most of the benefits such as medicare etc so that is pretty good.
There are some hooks though. I've included a link that explains a bit more about it.
http://www.brainbox.com.au/brainbox/...5?opendocument
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