Where's the best place to to find a job, Christchurch or Wellington?

Question

Me and my girlfriend (she's from japan) are going to NZ for a year on working holiday visas. We want to stay for a while in either Wellington or Christchurch.. which place do you think will be better in terms of finding jobs for both of us and renting somewhere to stay?

Answer 1

Deffianately Wellington, it's economy is considerably stronger than Christchurch's and there's a lot more variety and more service orientated jobs. I would however reccommend Auckland as the best place to find a job out of all those. It's also considerably warmer and most cosmopolitain.

Answer 2

Wellington is defiantly a better choice. There are so many job opportunities, and much more to do. There is a great night life, gorgeous waterfront, nice beaches, great restaurants, and shopping all within a walking distance of city center.

When I was there on a holiday visa, I signed up with a temp agency. With temp agencies it allows you to work only when you want to. This allows you the opportunity to travel to see other cities or to take a night off when you want to see a rugby match! Anyways... good luck!

Answer 3

what are you trained in/skills/qualifications/experience? or just a part time job to fund your travels?

the main place to look for a job is www.seek.co.nz so have a look for yourself.

there's about 3 times more jobs advertised in wellington than Christchurch on this website.

Although I havent spent long in Chch, i would say Wellington is probably better for employment as it is a bigger city (altho still on a japanese scale, small)

On the other hand, wellington will be a little more expensive to rent, but on saying that even places in the city centre are reasonable