AmeriNZ 146 – Actions and Updates

amerinz_podcast_150x150Today I have a few updates on earlier topics, then I tell you about two things were you can take part: One is legislation before Congress, the Uniting American Families Act, to help bi-national GLBT couples. The other is Earth Hour where you can vote for earth by switching off your lights for one hour on Saturday, March 28 (8.30pm to 9.30pm your local time).

Mentioned today:
Immigration progress. I update the sponsor list regularly.

Earth Hour

Vote Earth!

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AmeriNZ 145 – Home truths

amerinz_podcast_150x150I begin today with a few a couple news items, including one about an American woman who was denied residence in New Zealand because she’s obese. For my main topic, I talk about some “home truths”, some truth and facts about New Zealand. This was inspired by some downright bizarre things I saw on some online forums. I talk about NZ houses, pay and taxes, public transport, crime and even prejudice. Whew! Feel free to ask about anything you’d like to know about.

Mentioned today:
Obese American woman has bid to live in New Zealand rejected

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AmeriNZ 142 – Strange Days

It’s been a bit unusual lately, especially the tropical weather in Auckland. But the big news here has been the Australian bush fires. I tell you a bit about that, especially New Zealand’s response. A voicemail lets me talk about schools in New Zealand and also whether it’s easier for GLBT people here than in the US. It’s a multi-faceted episode today!

Link for this episode:
Australian Red Cross bush fire donation site

New Zealand Red Cross bush fire donation site

Economists dismiss unexpected increase in employment figures

Govt confirms $500m for roads, housing, education

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AmeriNZ Video 03 – Auckland Christmas

For my third video, I thought I’d just show a few things from Auckland around Christmastime. This isn’t everything, obviously, but a few things that stand out for me. In the New Year, there will be more videos where I show you more of my Auckland.

Merry Christmas!

Note:

The file linked to this post is a revised version. The end of this video is silent due to a weird assertion over an incidental background music track.

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AmeriNZ 131 – Podcasting in December

It’s been ten days since my last podcast, and I’ve been under enormous pressure to put out a new episode (Archerr). Seriously, I’ve been very busy for the past couple weeks or so, and today was the first chance I’ve had to record. Maybe I should’ve waited a little longer (I was a bit silly—well, for me, anyway).

So first I give some updates, including about our Thanksgiving. I also talk a bit about our plans for Christmas. I even tell you about Canadian politics! Well, you just never know what will turn up on the AmeriNZ Podcast!

Link for this episode:

My blog post on Thanksgiving.

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AmeriNZ 128 – The NZ Election

New Zealand just elected a conservative-led government. What does that mean? How will it affect the GLBT people of New Zealand? Will our rights be under threat? I talk about all that today, as well as some of the good things to come from the election (yes, there were some).

Links for this episode:
Preliminary 2008 NZ Election Results

The GayNZ.com article about the NZ election: Change isn’t always a bad thing

Lesbian Couple Violently Assaulted In Front Of Children

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AmeriNZ 101 – Getting to stay

In today’s snack-sized episode, I tell you what it was like to go through the process of becoming a permanent resident, what it felt like and what I was thinking at the time. I also tell you a little bit about the pope in Australia and a NZ connection to it. Soon, maybe Friday, I’ll be talking about becoming a Kiwi.

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AmeriNZ 97 – We’re Number One

July 1 is Canada Day, the country’s birthday, so first I salute my fellow Commonwealth Citizens.

Then, I tell you how New Zealand is number one in something unusual. The NZ political party that’s currently polling in first place was revealed to be using a shady PR agency. And I also tell you how the AmeriNZ Podcast was Number One.

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AmeriNZ 94 – Auckland and stuff

Episode 94 is now available, and it’s free no matter where you get it from. You can listen to it or download it through the player at the bottom of this post, or subscribe for free through iTunes here (you must have the free iTunes player installed). You can also listen to it for free through the player on my MySpace page.

On today’s episode I tell you a bit about Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, and where I’ve lived for most of my years in New Zealand. There’s a lot to like about Auckland. But what are the two things I don’t like about it?

Then it’s on to a little discussion of gout, because I had an attack this week, the first in nearly two years. I tell you what it is, what causes it and what it’s like to endure an attack.

A catch-up with comments allows me to expand on some things I’ve talked about recently. I even tell you a bit about what I’ll be up to this weekend.

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Update 14 June 2008: Tonight I replaced the MP3 file on Podomatic, so if you subscribe through iTunes and got a corrputed episode, try deleting it and re-downloading (you may need to do this manually, as I described awhile back). It’s also time to change your subscription to the new feed, http://feeds.feedburner.com/AmerinzPodcast.


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AmeriNZ 93 – More moving to NZ and expats

Episode 93 is now available, and it’s free no matter where you get it from. You can listen to it or download it through the player at the bottom of this post, or subscribe for free through iTunes here (you must have the free iTunes player installed). You can also listen to it for free through the player on my MySpace page.

Today I tell you a bit more about moving to New Zealand, including some things I didn’t mention in Episode 92. Then, I talk a bit about being an expat, inspired by a recent article, and I finish up with some bits and pieces about the podcast and some things that happened recently.

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Article I mentioned: With U.S. in slump, dual citizenship in EU countries attracts Americans


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