As New Zealand Courts Tech Talent, Isolation Becomes a Draw

Re:As New Zealand Courts Tech Talent, Isolation Becomes a Draw by EdwardDiego on Friday April 14, 2017 @05:20PM (#14117505)

There's plenty in Auckland, Wellington, a lesser amount but still a healthy amount in Christchurch, and a few in Dunedin.

http://seek.co.nz to get an idea.

The developer of DayZ has set up a gaming studio in Dunedin, but it's still pretty sparse down there.

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Re:As New Zealand Courts Tech Talent, Isolation Becomes a Draw by incompatible on Friday April 14, 2017 @09:03PM (#14118725)

I'd be wary of Wellington just because of the terrible climate and the earthquake risk. That place will likely become a complete disaster area some day.

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Re:As New Zealand Courts Tech Talent, Isolation Becomes a Draw by isostatic on Saturday April 15, 2017 @09:52AM (#14120702)

Yeah, but Sam Francisco will always be immune from earthquakes

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Re:As New Zealand Courts Tech Talent, Isolation Becomes a Draw by incompatible on Saturday April 15, 2017 @09:48PM (#14123918)

There are other places in the world besides Wellington and San Francisco. The risk in Wellington is actually very high. It has its own version of the San Francisco earthquake in 1855, although a bit stronger. That earthquake uplifted quite a bit of land from the harbour which is now part of the CBD. That land is considered unstable, but has been built up with high-rise buildings. There's also a major fault line running right through the city, and the hilly landscape makes it vulnerable to landslides and road cut-offs. I'm surprised I got down-voted for mentioning it, but people are complacent I suppose.

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