SALES MANAGER PETROLEUM INDUSTRY, HOUSTON, USA 
We welcome "The Edge" due to the selection of interesting and thought provoking articles that it assembles. Having two sons at USA "colleges" we're pleased that our youngest (his own decision) is heading to either Otago or Canterbury Uni in 2006. Gives us the "feet in two countries" we've been trying to establish for some time. It's amazing the awareness of New Zealand that folk even in the USA South are now gaining and makes us aware of what we are missing when people are incredulous that we elect to live here in Houston. Just goes to show you can't have everything. Regards...... Thanks for the wonderful publication.

MANAGER, FOSTER CARE PROGRAM, BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA 
Hi, I have been living in Oz for about 18 years and am beginning to pine for home more and more. Circumstances (family, work etc) mean I can't just pick up and come home for good but that's my goal eventually. Websites like this one help me keep in touch with what's happening at home and keep those memories of our beautiful land and the kiwi pride and patriotic juices flowing!!

EXHIBITION DESIGNER, BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA 
Just when I thought I had New Zealand homesickness out of my system (after an Australian stay of 16 years) I find your website! Wonderful content and ideas - keep up the good work.

STUDENT, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, USA 
I am from the north eastern portion of the USA and have become aware of New Zealand via Peter Jackson's LOTR Trilogy. I stumbled upon this site doing research for a Powerpoint project in computer class, through a Google search. I would like to commend the creators of this site, I found their rich illustrations of New Zealand history, very poignant and interesting. I would love to one day visit Wellington and surrounding areas. With my last bit of feedback, I would like to thank New Zealand for one James William Robertson Napier, a young Kiwi actor from such children's shows as The Tribe (Techno Jay) and Power Rangers Dino Thunder(Red Ranger Conner McKnight). Thanks ever so much and I will definitely be back here again soon.

PERSONAL CARER MAROOCHYDORE, AUSTRALIA 
I have only found NZEDGE like by chance as I have been living in Aus for 13 months BUT still a very proud KIWI from the Mainland, Dunedin that is, and only touched the edge of your website. Keep up the good work.

INVESTMENT REPRESENTATIVE, MONARCH BEACH, CALIFORNIA RIVIERA, UNITED STATES 
Born Gore; Lincoln; Lands & Survey, Canterbury; Reid Farmers, Otago; 25 years overseas in rural development & humanitarian relief aid, Asia, Africa, Europe. Now investment rep in California. Wonderful kiwi wife, Pamela - Exec Dir of assisted living community and 2 daughters, Rachel - human resource specialist and Vanessa - teacher

JOURNALIST, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA 
Message for David Baigent and others. I have lived outside New Zealand for more than two-thirds of my life. However I have always been able to vote as I am still on the roll (presently at an address I used when at home during an election in 1989) and have returned at least once every three years. Last election I was able to vote in the privacy of my own computer, printing out my voting papers on my printer and then faxing them to New Zealand. The Electoral Commission then promised that for the next election we could complete the process entirely at home with a couple of keystrokes. Surely a visit home every three years is not too much....to smell the real air, see the real people, check out the real beer and maintain your voting rights.

LAWYER, NEW YORK, USA 
With reference to the right to vote in New Zealand after an absence of over three years: I agree that on the face of it no country should exclude its law abiding citizens from the right to vote. What is the concern that leads to this? That the expat is by the very fact of living away from the country therefore ill-informed about the affairs of his country? In today's interconnected world that presumption is clearly not valid. That if you don't pay taxes you've lost the right to have a say in how the taxes are spent? But that doesn't stand up either as many New Zealand residents don't pay taxes yet have the right to vote. I pay taxes in the United States to each of the federal, state and city authorities, but yet I cannot vote here either as I have chosen not to become a citizen of the US. I hold a "Permanent Resident Card" and have done so for nearly 20 years, and have paid taxes all that time but I still can't vote. New Zealand expats in other jurisdictions may be able to vote there even if not in NZ, but the right to vote in more than one country, the one of citizenship and the one of residence, should not be the basis for the New Zealand situation where the citizen who lives overseas is excluded. What hope of change?

TULSA, OKLAHOMA, USA 
My son who is 28 recently moved to New Zealand with a work visa of one year. He is a college graduate in journalism and worked for an advertising agency for four years. He quit his job and moved there and is going to work at whatever he can to have this New Zealand opportunity. Someone recently wrote that New Zealand is "Eden on Earth". From what my son is telling me, it sounds like that is true. I am planning to visit him there in about October. Thanks for this website, I'm going to forward to him in Wellington. He is already sending back some incredible pictures of this most beautiful country.

IDEAS PERSON & GRAPHIC DESIGN, TE PUKE, NEW ZEALAND 
I am excited and inspired by this site, its great! I think the brand federation are also doing a good job of reinforcing the NZEDGE idea with their New Zealand inspired clothing saying things such as "I call New Zealand home" etc. It's all exciting and fun and its really neat that people are so proud to be New Zealanders. It's just wicked!

CEO, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND 
Love the site, love the country, and love what you're doing. The world will be coming to Aotearoa to learn the arts of leading wisely with grace that we might all live well.

DOCTOR, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND 
As a traveled New Zealander, who has worked quite a bit in Europe, was delighted to learn of your existence via the NZ Herald. Well done for something so positive! Am looking forward to learning more and being a part.

ADVERTISING REP, TAURANGA, NEW ZEALAND 
Wow, I came home to New Zealand and lost my elderly parents. My friends and siblings are all still overseas. Thank you for making me feel at home. My girlfriend in Dubai (an ex bossy South African) wants me to pack up and go there......yet the other night she rang and said she wants to come back to New Zealand for a visit.......I guess I shall stay here and know I shall hear from your site that I am not alone in New Zealand for now it has been 10 years back. I have traveled provincial and city New Zealand in this time. I should have taken a teachers advice at primary school to be a writer.... Oh well, it isn't too late to fulfill your heart's desire now we have the net. And I have "outside" thinking to help me.

SECURITY OPERATOR, IRAQ 
Although I've been here in Iraq for almost a year, still feel I'm on the outside looking in trying to make sense of this part of the world.

PART-TIME CLEANER/HOUSEWIFE, KATOOMBA, AUSTRALIA
I have been in Australia for 18 years and have never been home, but dream of it all the time. I just found out my aunty has cancer and not long to live, I want to go home, to see my family and catch up with old friends, take my family home to meet them, maybe one day when I sort things out over there, so for now I will just keep looking for my mum. Maybe someone out there can help me find her, her name is Rosemary Tautahi. Thanks.

NURSE, PARAMEDIC, VANCOUVER, CANADA 
Wow, I am amazed at the great number of inspirational stories from Kiwis living abroad, wouldn't it be nice to return home to share them in person. I can only imagine the strong desire for Kiwi's to want to see and experience other countries, because as a Canadian, I have so much country of my own left unexplored and one once told me that you can travel from Auckland to the South Island in less than a few days. It doesn't surprise me that Kiwis seek knowledge and worldly experiences out from such young ages. My only woe is that when does one then make the decision to return to their homeland to share these same experiences with others? Or is this just not the Kiwi way? Always with greatest appreciation and love, Robyn

HOLISTIC HEALTH PRACTITIONER, LOS ANGELES, USA Sounds interesting and I always like to connect with fellow kiwis even though I have been living away for 20 years. My family is still in New Zealand.

HOME-MAKER, KUCHING, MYS 
Well done to all the team at NZ Edge (and to all those that contribute). All your wonderful efforts help to ensure that this international global community of Kiwis remain in touch with our unbeatable country of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Keep it up.

SMALL BIZ OWNER, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND 
Spot on site. I am just starting a clothing label and it was great reading through NZ Edge's aims as they are very much in-line with my own - nice one!

FULL-TIME STUDENT, NEW YORK, USA 
Nice idea. I flew into NYC the day before 9/11 and have yet to meet another Kiwi here in all that time.. although my sister and her husband are visiting next week.

ACTOR, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM 
How proud it makes me feel to be a New Zealander, reading through the list of great kiwi heroes on this site. We truly have a wonderful country, with a history steeped in disproportionate success.

PR ADVISER, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND 
This is a great site that just keeps getting better and better. I used to be registered when I lived in London and now I'm home and settled again it's great to be part of the NZEDGE Whanau again.

RETIRED LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL, CORK, IRELAND 
I want to trace the family of some cousins. They were two brothers killed at Monte Cassino, Italy, in the assault during WWII. I don't even know their surnames. My late Mother often spoke of them but I never asked her their names.

SALERNES, FRANCE 
I've only briefly looked at your site last night but the idea of it looks good. Some of it's content is what I've often wondered about, so it's good to see that you have put the site together.

HEALTH CARE/MANAGEMENT/COACHING, VANCOUVER, CANADA 
What a wonderful concept. It's a great way of keeping connected to all that is quintessentially New Zealand. Kudos for the site.

STUDENT BEIJING, CHINA 
I think this is a great place because it shows that New Zealand does have great people and it shows this to the world.

GEOPHYSICIST, DENVER, USA 
Living so far from the edge ie the ocean, I find myself in need of a life preserver, a channel to the reality that only Kiwis know.

TEAM LEADER CS ONLINE SHOPPING, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM  
Really well set out website, everything is easy to access. And it's nice for us to have a bit more kiwi info than the usual websites.....

DREAM BUILDER, LONDON, UK 
Fantastic site. We, as a nation, building our international identity and being world beaters and innovators, need more of this revolutionary thinking. Proud to be a Kiwi.