Living and working on a New Zealand dairy farm - Settlement Support
Living and working on a New Zealand dairy farm - Settlement Support
Living and working on a New Zealand dairy farm - Settlement Support
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How much do things cost in<br />
<strong>New</strong> Zeal<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>?<br />
COST OF LIVING<br />
Many migrants are not sure what they need to buy <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> some people find<br />
things quite expensive relative to their pay.<br />
Rent for your accommodati<strong>on</strong> will probably be deducted from your wages<br />
as agreed in your employment agreement. You may also need to buy some<br />
furniture <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> equipment for your house if they are not provided by your<br />
employer. Out of your wages you will need to pay for:<br />
» food<br />
» heating <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> electricity for your<br />
house<br />
» teleph<strong>on</strong>e bill, internet, mobile<br />
ph<strong>on</strong>e top-up.<br />
» clothing<br />
» visits to doctors<br />
» insurance<br />
(health, car, c<strong>on</strong>tents, travel)<br />
HEALTH CArE<br />
You may not be eligible for publicly<br />
funded health care in <strong>New</strong> Zeal<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>. To<br />
see if you are eligible visit the Ministry<br />
of Health website<br />
www.moh.govt.nz/eligibility.<br />
The <strong>New</strong> Zeal<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Government str<strong>on</strong>gly<br />
recommends that people in <strong>New</strong><br />
Zeal<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> who are not eligible for publicly<br />
funded health services need to have<br />
comprehensive travel insurance, including<br />
health insurance.<br />
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» transport <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> petrol<br />
» entertainment<br />
» immigrati<strong>on</strong> costs for you <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
family members<br />
» sending m<strong>on</strong>ey to your family in<br />
your home country.<br />
To give you an idea of how much things<br />
cost in <strong>New</strong> Zeal<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>, have a look <strong>on</strong> the<br />
next page which shows the price of<br />
some st<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ard items.<br />
ACCIDENTS<br />
However, if you get<br />
injured you can apply<br />
for help from the<br />
Accident Compensati<strong>on</strong><br />
Corporati<strong>on</strong> (ACC).<br />
It does not matter whether the injury<br />
happened at work, during sport or<br />
recreati<strong>on</strong>, at home or <strong>on</strong> the road or if<br />
you or some<strong>on</strong>e else caused the accident.<br />
Because of the wide range of help<br />
available from ACC after an injury, you<br />
cannot sue for pers<strong>on</strong>al injury in <strong>New</strong><br />
Zeal<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>. For more informati<strong>on</strong> about who<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> what is covered, visit www.acc.co.nz.
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