Well today was interesting. Apparently working on contract is illegal. They are required to pay you 12 dollars and hour no matter what type of work you're doing. She's been paying us 4.65 a kilogram. You can mangae about 8-10 kilos in seven hours. We've all been getting ripped off and should be making 84 dollars a day and not less than 48. What a mess. Definatly not going to work tomorrow after the fit they threw on the phone.

So I have two day of work left before I take the bus back to Auckland. I'll be staying with an amazing couple who are friends of a friend of my Dad who are letting me stay with them for a bit until I can figure out a job and head out again. Yay beach house and hot tub and nice people (plus no grump backpackers). As far as jobs go I have a possible job as a kitchen hand at First Ascent Ltd. ski lodge at the National park in Waikato. The second is a maid in a hot...

What I've been up too and a little bit about migrant work. The past two weeks I've been camping in the itty bitty town of Kerikeri, nothing but a main street and farms for miles. It's beautiful rolling hills with cows, sheep, and orchards. I've just recently learned that there are 12.6 sheep for every one New Zealander...talk about remote. Camping has been great the little ten dollar pawn shop tent has held up wonderfully. The job finally started on Saturday th...