Like so many migrants before them Jody Arsenio, husband Jethro and son RJ made a momentous decision in February 2011 –  they were going to relocate to New Zealand.

Catholic churches in New Zealand can breathe a collective sigh of relief with the introduction of a special priest's visa by New Zealand Immigration Minister Hon Dr Jonathan Coleman.

For many of New Zealand’s nearly 40,000 Filipinos, resettling successfully has involved some self-reinvention. Yet for others, such personal transformation has meant having to return home.