Re:New Zealand town with too many jobs offering packages of ...
by contingencies on Sunday July 03, 2016 @12:44PM
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Kiwi by one of three citizenships here (+AU/DE). AFAIK NZ has the worst rating on the housing affordability index in the western world. We went over and had a look at real estate a couple of years back, but were happy to stay here in China. I would personally consider it only if you want to work remotely, own your own business already, are looking for a good educational environment for children, or love weird great-in-Kiwiland stuff like wild pig shooting, buried BBQs, boats, gardening, learning to fly or building houses in remote, windswept natural locations or something.
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Re:New Zealand town with too many jobs offering packages of ...
by Mandatum on Sunday July 03, 2016 @09:46PM
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> love weird great-in-Kiwiland stuff like wild pig shooting, buried BBQs, boats, gardening, learning to fly or building houses in remote, windswept natural locations or something.
Your idea of "popular" Kiwi past-times is kind of hilarious.
I'd say a significant portion of the population has never been any kind of hunting or had a hangi in the past decade.
I'd say we're very similar to Vancouver. Nature, sports, bars, mainstream media.
Re:New Zealand town with too many jobs offering packages of ...
by contingencies on Monday July 04, 2016 @06:44AM
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I never said popular.
Re:New Zealand town with too many jobs offering packages of ...
by disordinary on Sunday July 03, 2016 @06:12PM
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That is a huge generalisation, and in fact this article is about affordable housing which therefore contradicts your point.
Auckland is not affordable, but Wellington has higher wages and relatively affordable housing. It's still probably high by international standards (but not by the companies that we get directly compared to, namely Australia, Canada, and the UK).
Re:New Zealand town with too many jobs offering packages of ...
by contingencies on Sunday July 03, 2016 @08:41PM
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There are certainly cheaper areas, but what they gain in affordability they tend to lack in jobs, internationalism, vibrancy, services or climate.