[lainy]

i had no problems with registration it all came through within the stated time scale , but my friend who applied at same time still isnt registered and is having problems due to her transcript of training, but be quick if you are going to register from what i can gather they are changing the goal posts and in the future you many have to sit a competency exam , i emailed my cv to the hospitals i wanted to work in and had a couple of interviews one formal and one very informal and i even told them about my friend and they took her on too..... but dont be suprised that you lose your grading .. all nurses have to go in as competent and you can apply to reasses after a set period , mine is 3 months but leighanns is not til sept next year all depends on your experience, wages on paper look terrible especially compared to what we earn here but i have been told that what i will earn is a good wage.. contracts are much the same as you would expect here and prep requirements are slightly more than we have but on the plus side registration is a damm slight less than in uk .. all in all i am happy with what i have got and the staff seem to have bent over backwards to accomodate me hey the ward manager even gave me his home number to call if i wanted to chat .. good luck when you go down..my husband and daughter have left and are in singapore as we speak so they will be in auckland soon if anyone wants to get in touch or know more love lainyxx