Netizens have been all aflutter these past few days over New Zealand Immigration’s recent call for new citizens from Singapore.
The New Zealand Now site invites Singaporeans to pack up their bags and become a New Zealand citizen, listing all the perks of living in the Pacific island country.
Among them are cool weather, a great work/life balance and natural beauty. There's also subsidised education and healthcare, and of course, the carrot typically offered to stressed out Singaporeans: much lower living cost.
“Depending on your needs and situation, you could find the cost of living in New Zealand rather cheaper than you’re used to. To put that into perspective, Singapore was rated the world’s 4th most expensive city to live in by Mercer’s Cost of Living Survey. By comparison, Auckland was way down the rankings at 58th and Wellington even less expensive at 75th,” they wrote.
The website makes it known that New Zealand has a workforce shortage, and interested applicants are welcome to check which skills are most needed in the country.
And what does the government think about this? Probably nothing good — our population's dying out as it is and the last thing we need is for couples to aspire to making Hobbit babies instead of Lion cubs.
