Migrating to New Zealand?

Question

I am in the very preliminary stages of thinking about moving to New Zealand from California. Everything I have read about the country makes me fall in love. Is there anyone out there who has experiance with this? I am 23 with a mechanical engineering degree and a little over a year experience. I am willing to change my job and everything. What parts are the best to live?

Answer 1

Well I've been to California and I live in Southland NZ.  I like this part of the country.  Cool summers, mild winters, the most affordable property in NZ, a wide range of excellent local food (oysters, crayfish, abalone, mussels, venison, mutton, cheeses, ice cream, everything except tropical fruit), every outdoor attraction you can think of, a shortage of skilled workers like you and best of all a low population density.  Tourist attractions like Stewart Island, Milford Sound, Curio Bay, Queenstown, Wanaka, Te Anau and Manapouri are all day trips from where we live.

Answer 2

Hi, myself and my hubby are out here now from the UK and we love it  your mech degree will stand you in good stead for getting into the country as they are in short supply. So you will probably have to do that proffesion for a couple of years.

We live in Pukekohe whish is a town about 30-40 mins south of Auckland as we are not busy town people!!. As for where to live the best thing to do is come out here and travel around it for a few weeks to see where you like as everypart of the country is different.

Answer 3

Hi, well Id say Wellington as it is the capital of NZ but not over populated like Auckland or Christchurch.. it also has a stunning harbour thats truely beautiful.. theres around 300,000 people in Wellington. Its also located in the middle of nz so easy acess around the country. I live here and still love it.. Good luck

Answer 4

hey! i will leear english in Auckland the next year...! (sorry my english is realy bad) mey be i can help u and u can help me!

this my msn :[e-mail]

Answer 5

Hi. I moved here from Australia. You will love it! It's great here.

I live in Nelson, which is a large town or small city at the north of the south island. Great town it is! Sunny weather, great beaches! Move to Nelson!