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May 2012 – New Zealand is in the Top Ten of the happiest countries in the world. According to the first United Nations' World Happiness Report the happiest countries are all in Northern Europe, with Denmark n. 1 followed by Norway, Finland and the Netherlands. Their average life evaluation sc...
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Apr 2012 – Professional development is an important aspect of the profession. In New Zealand this year there will be a number of interesting development opportunities. Fiona Howard, Senior Tutor in the Doctoral Programme of Clinical Psychology at the University of Auckland, in May and June wi...
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March 2012 - "How to Make the Most out of Your Therapy: A Guide for Clients receiving Talking Therapies from Psychologists, Counsellors and other Mental Health Professionals" is an extremely useful new ebook by New Zealand psychologist Tim Kilgour. Written specifically for clients it prov...
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Feb 2012 - When planning to move to another country it is important to consider earning potential. Many international jobseekers make the mistake of comparing only gross salaries while forgetting about the deductions such as income tax. Remember it is the actual pay that you will get in your hand t...
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Jan 2012 - The New Zealand Psychological Society & the New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists joint conference will be held at the Wellington Convention Centre from the 20th till the 23rd of April. Confirmed keynote speakers are: David Barlow, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at Bo...
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Dec 2011 - Auckland is one of Psych-Recruitment's most popular destinations for overseas trained psychologists and it is easy to see why. The city has the third best living standard in the world, according to the Mercer 2011 Quality of Living Survey, preceded by Vienna and Zurich. Munich is in four...
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October 2011 – For November the Professional Development Programme of the New Zealand Psychological Society has organized a one-day workshop with Ingrid Huygens and Aroha Waipara-Panapa entitled “Implications of Te Tiriti o Waitangi for our Work & Bicultural Practice – Compete...
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July 2011 - The Professional Development Programme of the New Zealand Psychological Society has organized for August a one-day introductory workshop with Prof Bob Montgomery and Assoc Prof Laurel Morris entitled “Evidence-based therapy for serious post-traumatic disorders”. This worksho...
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June   2011 - According to the latest Global Peace Index (GPI), released recently by the Institute of Economics and Peace (IEP), New Zealand is the second most peaceful country in the world. The GPI is the world’s leading measure of global peacefulness. It gauges ongoing domestic and in...
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May 2011 - The Professional Development Programme of the New Zealand Psychological Society has organized a one-day introductory workshop by Dr Tim Lewis entitled “Implementing school and district-wide positive behaviour and learning processes and support plans.” The focus of the worksho...
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May 2011 - The International Neuropsychological Society (INS) and the Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI) have organized their next international meeting in New Zealand. The 4th Pacific Rim Meeting will be held in Auckland from the 6th to the 9th July 2011 and promises to b...
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April 2011 - Good news for new migrants. According to Massey University's latest report housing in New Zealand is becoming more affordable. The median house price now stands at NZ$350,000 having fallen NZ$10,000 in the past quarter. Southland retains its place as the most affordable...
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Jan 2011 - A new survey by the New Zealand Ministry of Justice suggests that the majority of New Zealanders experience no crime and feel safe in their communities. According to a recently released survey the majority of New Zealanders are not victims of crime, and feel safe in th...
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Dec 2010 - The New Zealand Psychological Society has announced their Professional Development programme for 2011. The Societies annual conference will be held in Queenstown from the 20th to the 23rd of August. The theme is "Peoples, Places, Paradigms: Growing and Changing", reflecting the...
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Dec  2010 - Cash for holidays law passed - The New Zealand Government has made changes to the employment laws, despite criticism from unions. A bill that legalises a 90 day trial period has become law. The Employment Relations Amendment Bill passed through Parliament last ni...
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November 2010 - The Roost home loan affordability index for October 2010, as reported by Interest.co.nz, shows that now takes 55.7% of one median income to pay the mortgage on a median priced house purchased in October, down from September’s 57.9%(r). A typical buyer is assu...
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Nov 2010 - According to the latest United Nations Development Program (UNDP) report Norway, Australia and New Zealand are the leading countries in health, education and income. Each year since 1990 the Human Development Report has published the Human Development Index (HDI) which...
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Oct 2010 - The 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index indicates that New Zealand is still on top of the list of the least corrupted countries in the world. According to the latest Transparency International’s yearly report (a measure of domestic and public sector corruption) nearly three quarters ...
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Oct 2010 - After 2 years of pre-production it's now official that the two-part "The Hobbit" movie will be filmed in New Zealand with Peter Jackson as director. Prime Minister John Key met this week with New Line/Warner Bros executives who flew into the country from Hollywood for delicate ...
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Jun 2010 - Psych-Recruitment will be exhibiting on behalf of the New Zealand Department of Corrections at the British Psychological Society Forensic Division conference  at Canterbury in Kent from June 23rd to 25th 2010. New Zealand has a good range of service development positions in crimina...
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May 2010: Psych-Recuitment launches it's new website featuring fresh new colours and branding containing elements from across Oceania. Also new is an enhanced job search and display section providing job profiles which can be easily applied against online. Even job seekers not currently seeking emp...
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May 2010: Auckland wins number 4 spot on the Mercer's 2009 Quality of Living survey. Completed annually and including 215 cities, the survey is based on a point’s based system which sees Vienna score 108.6, and Baghdad 14.4. Cities are ranked against New York as the base...
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