Hi Amy,

I think the magic word would be 'citizen'. ?There was a time when, if you held NZ citizenship, you could just walk into Oz and set up home. ?Now it's different and you have to apply for Oz PR in order to stay. ?Having said this, you can imagine that if citizens have to do their bit to stay in Oz, PR holders aren't going to come out of it too well.

From the Oz immigration site:

Seems to talk purely about NZ citizens working and living in OZ, no mention of residents.

5th item down .

This tells you what happens if you?re a NZ citizen and want to apply for PR in Oz. ?

Still only talks about NZ citizens .