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Completed degrees
Tuesday, June 27th, 2006My time at Auckland Uni is finally over. At least i hope it is; the results usually take a wee while to come out, and when they do i will be far from here, which puts me in the shit if i’ve managed to fail anything.
So we are into our final 2 weeks in Sunny New Zealand, and things are starting to disappear from our flat as our relationship with trademe.co.nz (kiwi version of ebay) goes into overdrive. Selling the contents of the flat you’ve lived in for the past 3.5 years is a full time job, but then it pays for all the dinners out and beers which are being consumed with a vengance as we say goodbye to NZ and all our friends.
The immigration thing is almost sorted now - just in time for us to leave 
They have issued me with a student visa (which i got just before sitting my final exam), despite telling me in a previous letter that they would not be issuing my visa until i provided them with proof that i was enrolled at Auckland Uni. The fact that i was in the process of sitting my exams didnt seem to convince them at first, but it seems now that they have accepted that i just might be a student. Seems the letters that were writen to various MPs pointing out how ridiculously stupid NZ Immigration service was being did the trick, as they have even agreed to repay the fees they overcharged me.
For any of you out there that are considering coming to Auckland to study, try applying to Christchurch for your student visa - i recommend avoiding the Auckland branches of the NZIS like the plague.
