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Since the AJI was established in August 2001, the organisation
has fielded 1000 serious enquiries from some 31 countries. To date
a total of 169 new families have arrived.
Some of their stories:
Reeve, Ariel, Emily and Kylie from Israel
Our whole story begins with wanting to have a better education
for both us as parents and of course Gorgeous 2 little girls.The
opportunities in our previous country, Israel, haven't really given
us the 'air to breathe' that we actually wanted and needed to have
children to grow up in.
We decided to move to New-Zealand as we had heard about this country
and hopefully it would be more supportive for our young family.The
lifestyle of the New Zealanders, the culture and the fascinating
landscapes were all sparkling points that caught our hearts and
minds.
After applying on-line to the NZ immigration site and with almost
the whole process finished, we had received a Work-To-Residence
visa. That was quite embarrassing issue for us, as we already had
sold our home and almost every property we had. The WTR visa gave
us only 9 months of "mercy" to secure an employment contract
and as a condition work in the new job for at least three months
in that nine month period.
Because we were quiet worried, and we had just heard about the
AJI's service only a week or two before our arrival in New-Zealand,
we decided to make contact. We applied to the AJI for advice. We
immediately received back their Email, suggesting a whole range
of Immigration and settlement issues. Their encouragement and support
have since then been a part of our life! Right from our first steps
in New-Zealand, at Auckland Airport, we had a very warm welcome
from our very dear friend Stan Rose. His support words then and
since will never be forgotten.
Stan helped us with the huge mountain of our suitcases, dragged
them with us, and loaded several of them in his car and drove Ariel
and the girls to our hotel.
Right from the second day, including coping with enormous Jetlag,
Stan and AJI's crew came to our hotel and we all decided how to
deal with our plan to go forward. The family's highest priority
was for Ariel finding a job and Reeve start retraining in his chosen
academic field.
The months have gone by, and sometimes while we were having those
periods of "depression" in the new environment and culture,
the AJI team was always there to encourage us, to hug and help us.
This included picking up our car at an Auction (under the expertise
eyes of Joe Burns) who checked out the best car suitable for the
family at the most competitive price. There were also the countless
telephone calls to the AJI with many questions that needed urgent
answers and for the AJI to check that we are alive and going along
the best path.
AJI organization, built from only the precious volunteers, is our
second home and our first family here in Auckland!!
Finally, after giving us lots of connections and advice, Ariel
has started her job. Reeve stayed with the girls to arrange their
schooling and to cope with the many home settlement issues. We have
moved into our own just purchased first NZ home in one of Auckland's
lovely suburbs, in Titirangi.
Approximately 3 months after Ariel secured a permanent job, the
whole family was granted by Immigration New-Zealand our precious
Residency!!
With the hand close and hard pressed on our hearts, we can surely
say that we achieved it thanks to AJI's help and support! It is
so hard when you are new in the country, to cope with a new English
accent that we weren't used to-(we heard almost only the American
accent back at Israel), and to handle driving on the left hand side
of the road - (even with the driving laws we needed some guidance!)
We decided first of all to thank and cherish this support from
Stan, Estelle, Joe, Desiree and all other amazing helpers, and we
want to announce that we are willing to be a part of this amazing
organization to help others to feel more "at home" in
their first weeks and months in Auckland!
YOU CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO
Interviewed by Stan Rose
As I said my good byes to the Tur-Shalom family, and headed home
You can achieve anything you want - words of twenty four year old
daughter Gal resonated in my head and emotionally I choked up.
The family personified for me a shining example of what migrant
families are all about –Courage, vision, hard work, and above all
a loving integrated dedicated family to one another and their business
dreams.
The story began at Kibbutz Tzubba-near Jerusalem.
Simcha (Mum) was the Cheese maker of the Kibbutz – working from
Calves to milk to finally Cheese making.
Dad Ilan in his early forties wanted more for his wife and three
daughters and meticulously from a list of countries made the decision
–it was to be Auckland, New Zealand.
With the sort of courage that makes Ilan what he is today Ilan
determined from the outset not only would he immigrate but also
start in business in his new homeland as a Cheese maker.
So clear was he with this goal that where 70% of incoming immigrants
come through the Skilled Migrant category Ilan audaciously submitted
his application under the more demanding business visa despite never
having been in business.
It was a monumental courageous decision.
The family arrived in 2002 and within four months set up a business
in small premises in Mt Roskill.
This is where genius of Mum Simcha’s cheese making came to light
to meet a new challenge.
The creamer New Zealand milk called for a major cheese making rethink.
In the beginning it was all extremely hard going and at one stage
Ilan was very close to closing the business. Mum, Dad and Gal’s
husband Ilya worked in the tiny Mt Roskill plant while Gal worked
at Farmers Departmental store.
A further hurdle was to fund a $50,000 upgrade of the plant to
meet the Pasteurise minimum required standards.
Success eventually was to bring its own problems as a negotiated
deal to meet an Airline supply contract outstripped and overwhelmed
the capacity of the plant.
Another courageous move was called for and the Business moved to
new premises six times larger in Avondale.
Now in 2009 the Avondale Premises has been the home of Canaan Cheese.
The family business now supply all the supermarkets through the
country.
Gal, the girl from Farmer’s official business card reads Canaan
Cheese – Artesian Cheese Makers – Sales and Marketing –
Canaan Cheese today due to these migrant families’ courage and
vision is a household name in the industry marketing twelve different
types of cheeses under the Canaan brand.
Their Brochure proudly spells out Kosher Kiwi –family made, hand
crafted Mediterranean cheeses.
Canaan Cheese can be purchased at Auckland City’s new cafeteria
–delicatessen in the Jewish Complex at Greys Avenue.
Gal was married at the Greys Avenue Synagogue and proudly wears
her sparkling Star of David
As the family contemplates exporting its cheese products to Australia
the Tur-Shalom family is an inspiration to all intending migrants.
We are proud to have them as part of the Auckland Jewish Community
Introducing the Emily and Richard from the UK
Emily writes here her own story...
Having backpacked New Zealand in 2002, always at the back of my
and my boyfriend Richard's mind was "when can we go back?"
Then, in 2008, he received a job offer with CB Richard Ellis selling
commercial property investments in Auckland's CBD and the next 10
months whizzed by in a blur. First we told our families and although
upset about our forthcoming departure, our news came as no surprise,
since we had been talking about emigrating to New Zealand for 6
years. Then we applied for residency, discussed our plans with friends
and colleagues, started selling stuff, made plans to re-home our
beloved cat and rabbit, made contact with the 'Auckland Jewish Immigration'
(AJI) and everything else that we needed to do in order to emigrate
to New Zealand.
I was born in the UK in 1978. My maternal grandmother was Austrian
and grandfather, Czech. I married my husband in 2007 under Borehamwood
and Elstree Shul, although our Chupah and wedding celebrations took
place in a converted barn on a farm in Hertfordshire, UK. My husband,
also born in 1978 in the UK, is half Czech, his mother being born
in Prague. I am a qualified Social Worker with over 12 years experience
working with disabled children and their families. We therefore
applied for residency under my qualifications, since Social Work
is listed as a skills shortage...and since, in comparison to my
husband, I had all my relevant paperwork organised and up to date!
Having been granted residency in August 2008, we eagerly and apprehensively
booked our flights, (the significance and reality of our actions
hitting home for the first time), handed in our notice with our
respective employers and arrived in Auckland on 2nd January 2009.
We had organised a rental apartment for our arrival and only an
hour after arriving at our new home, Stan and Estelle Rose of the
'AJI' arrived at our front door and spent the entire day taking
us to Briscoes, Farmers, Telecom, Vodaphone and Sylvia Park, to
help us purchase all the basic necessities that we would be needing
until our own boxes arrived from the UK in a month's time! They
have both been wonderful, kind, supportive and : helpful and we
thank them both for this and we now think of them as our o "surrogate/foster
parents". They also have put us in touch with the 'Jewish Young
Adults' (JYA) and after only our first month, we already feel so
accepted into the Jewish community here, having met some lovely
people... you know who you are!
Whilst New Zealand 'closed down' for January, I started searching
for employment relevant to my skills and have several interviews
lined up over the coming weeks. Richard started work this morning.
Although it is still early days, we have no regrets at all about
emigrating, although the distance from our family and friend's is
obviously always on our minds. However, with 'Skype' and cheap phone
calls, the distance does not seem quite so far. There is so much
to love about New Zealand and whilst we originally saw Auckland
as a 'stop-gap', wanting a more rural lifestyle for us and hopefully
our future family, having lived here for a month, the suburban feel
of New Zealand's most thriving city is a place where we think we
will now settle.
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