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Pros and Cons of living in NZ?

seachto7 · 2011-02-22 13:47:18

Hi all, First of all, sincere best wishes to all those affected by the quake in NZ. I was in Christchurch last week, so am considering myself lucky that fate saved me from a horrible scenario. On a lighter note, I see that there is not much on NZ on this forum? I am wondering what NZ is like as a country to live in. I'm…

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#32 15-03-2011 4:31pm
poconnor16

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I lived in the Land of the Long White Cloud for 3 years and loved it! Only reason I came home is that I was a bit too far away from family.
I lived in Auckland for the most part, which like any other city can get a bit mundane after a few years so tried as best I could to see the rest of the country.
My favourite part was that we could drive for 3/4 hours in the winter for a long weekend of snowboarding. Or go camping up north in the summer. The Kiwis as a nation are so friendly and so diverse - which leads to great cuisine.
National Park/Mt Ruapehu is one of my most favourite places in the world and I'd love to go back someday.
I was lucky that I got into a good job while there so could afford nice digs, I did get to see some properties that were like shoe boxes or really old and dingey.

I wish I could afford to go back there for a nice long holiday, and show my OH - he would love it.

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