Sorry, missed this earlier...Ya, we would meet up sometime.

You're going to Wellington right? Are you talking about AirNZ airfares? Try www.flypacificblue.co.nz. It's a new airline, only started operation this month (owned by Richard Branson's Virgin). Cos it's just started, not too many ppl seem them as a potential carrier yet so their prices increase more slowly. I entered a random mid-Feb date and found flights for $69.

hey i juz got my offer letter. how long does it take to apply for student visa? im leaving this 28th of december. can i make it? i heard the letter of good conduct can take quite a while...

i am going to sydney first then auckland on the 23rd of January next year. if my student visa not done yet, can the visa be sent via postage or through internet?

thanks for the reply. i only worried about the letter of good conducts. now the certificate of good conduct is done through putrajaya, not bukit aman. i've applied for it since late august but till now haven't receive the certificate. i called and they said they've sent it. i wonder if they sent through registered mail or normal mail.... my option now is to call up my friend/ relatives to pick up another cert with RM 20 charge.... and yea, my envelope was self addressed... and the address was confirmed correct... i triple checked all the documents..

@lilredridinghood

i've checked through the nz immigration. to apply for the student visa, the letter of good conduct is compulsory. probably your friend stayed in NZ for quite some while, thats why he is able to get a good conduct letter through NZ.

this is the website...
http://www.immigration.govt.nz/

@wornbook

well, i would prefer entering NZ with my student visa. i don't want to procrastinate and sort things out later

hehe, btw i am arriving Auckland on 28th January. can't wait to fly there >.< together with my offer letter, they mentioned we need to fax to them the detail of our flight. do they seriously provide transport for the first timer??? that would be sweet ...

hey guys, one question here. the auckland uni will send ppl to come fetch the newbies once they arrived at the airport right? is it free????

Yep, laptop bags count as one piece. How big is your backpack? I've never had a problem with passing mine off as a personal item - it's a average (medium)-sized Reebok bag. As long as it's not stuffed really full, it should be fine.

Btw, if a piece of cabin luggage is over-sized/over-weight they simply won't let it onto the plane. It's for safety reasons, so a mere fine won't solve the problem.

ya online.. even in malaysia so many ffk cases... uhuhh
i'm thinking to rip my desktop part one by one.. then just leave the casing here..

so.. when arrive there, just buy casing and monitor.. hahhaa
but maybe for my 2nd trip laa..

1st time flight, sure gonna bring a lot of stater things..

telegraphic transfer?
ASB stands for? Amanah Saham Bumiputra? Is that a saver account? i bet it sure come with conditions preventing you drawing money and transactions.

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Added on January 20, 2008, 7:03 amsorry, just checked the ASB bank site. really good deal. its called fastsaver account. please do correct me if im wrong.

http://www.asbbank.co.nz/story6924.asp?

tonnes better than ANZ progress saver account