I am considering moving to New Zealand?

Question

I would love to move to New Zealand I am going there for a holiday first however please tell me if there are any down falls as I do not want to emigrate and find out it is not what I thought ?

Answer 1

It's an excellent idea to come visit the country for a vacation. Although a visit is not the same as living, it will give you a little idea of what to expect :) I think NZ is a wonderful place to live in. Of course it's not a country for everyone but for me it was the right move (I have been here for almost 2 yrs, previously lived in London England and Paris France). Personally I think the worst thing to do when migrating is to expect the new country you are moving to will be the same as your old one.

NZ is a small country but there are a lot of things to do whether you like sports, going to the beach, fishing or even hunting. The landscapes are awesome, the South Island being more scenic than the North one. Culturally speaking, there is a blend or Maori, Islanders, whites and Asians, so it's very diversified and there is so much to learn! The people are lovely, nice and polite, of course there will be always the rudes ones but you can't really escape them :) The food is pretty similar to everywhere else, you'll get all the ethnic food plus islander food too, which is interesting to sample. There is crime in the country, of course, but because it's a small country it has a tendancy to be sensationalized more than crime in bigger countries.

Jobs are plentiful although wages are low, but then again no one should move here to make money. If you have a good educational background you will find it pretty easy to find a job :)

And if you do end up moving to NZ and not liking it, at least you will have tried and there's nothing wrong with that!

Answer 2

New zealand!

Great, great place to live. I moved here from Australia a few years back and have never looked back. The life style here is great! It is so relaxed and peacful. The country is very multicultiral so there is little rascism. The maori culture is very interesting and the people here are so friendly.

The down falls : Weather can be a bit cold and crappy sometimes. The country is isolated and some peope therefroe can be a bit small minded. And some poeple here are really strange!

Althogh I love new zealanders, I find some of them strange. But thats a good strange! Like a nerady proffeser strange!

I would move here If I were you. It's a great place to live.

Than ks

Answer 3

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Answer 4

I've immigrated here, too. I have lived in the US, UK, Canada, Germany, and France before. All of those were nice enough places, but NZ is where you'll still find me in 50 years' time. I really appreciate the life here.
You asked about downfalls.
I really only see one:
The isolation.
That is compounded by the fact that NZ salaries aren't exactly lavish, so jetsetting about in the world is something very few here do.
On the other hand, why would I go anywhere else ever again? With the exception of things like the Louvre or ancient, Italian towns, there is nothing out there in the world NZ wouldn't have on offer itself.
I haven't left here since arriving, and it has been years. I miss nothing, and God knows, I've seen a lot.
I won't bore you with listing all of NZ's advantages now, because you are probably aware of them, and I find none of them to be empty promises.
I believe you'll like it here if you have seen everything else.

Additional entry:
I have just read a posting below me, by a user who appears to have had some very disagreeable experiences here. I am impressed by the amount of hardship he or she must have had here, and would have liked to enter in communication with him or her about these things, as they do seem like an illumination of a dark side life in a lot of countries, also NZ, can have if you approach it from a certain angle. The same has happened to me in another country before, but I feel it would be wrong to say which one, as it had a lot to do with my own mistakes.
None of this has happened to me or anyone I know here, but that isn't to say it isn't possible. You do get frustration in life in NZ, too, no question. Whether it is due to a deviously pre-meditating mindset as described by the said user is something I would be surprised to hear, as I tend to be very skeptical of people and countries, and have not been here long enough to "lose clear sight" if you will.
So far, things have been about as honorable as in countries like France and Canada - which is to say, reasonably, although the odd questionmark does arise (as it tends to, being planet earth and all).
But then, maybe I simply haven't been here long enough to gain a clear enough sight?
Well, my email contact is available, and if there are things to be warned about around here, I would certainly appreciate hearing about them.

Answer 5

dont blame you this country is going to the dogs

Answer 6

Just go for it, bye bye

Answer 7

No dear, no do not make this wrong decision.....you will regret....you will go nowhere...choose bigger countries....it is a big decision and you do not want to be nowhere later on in your life....I think it is wise to go there for holiday and ask people and other migrants and just feel what kind of society it is first.....do not make such an important decision blind...be careful...
NZ has a kind of social complexity that you do not encounter in any other country.
There is a strong bullying culture at work environment especially towards foreigners.
It is a small isolated country. So what you think the major source of income is. Of course it is agriculture and tourism.The problem is because salaries are low most educated people leave for better income overseas. This creates a big problem.. As I said it is a small country.So what do you think people might feel when most young generation emigrate. Well they feel they are invaded by foreigner migrants especially Asians, Indians and others. For many years white people dominated the country and Maories were lower class citizens. When the white young generation is emigrating the country, fear of losing the power and fear of losing the working class (age 16-45) can cause a hostile environment towards new comers….If you spend some time with them you will see how much they adore and admire themselves and their younger ones compared to other nationalities no matter where they are from…..This is a dominant culture…even if a kiwi commits a crime if the victim is not a main stream New Zealander the chances that lawyers and justice protect their own people is quiet high. Because they want to keep their people and stop them from leaving. This culture exists in all of them .Almost all of them…politicians, doctors, lawyers, taxi drivers, farmers…..almost all of them maybe because they want to teach them to value their country and stay….however because tourism is their biggest source of income over many many years of dealing with migrants and foreigners they know they need migrants for their money….I have never seen any other nationality in the world being able to rip off so skilfully as kiwis. They make a slave out of you. They make you work for free. Most skilled migrants are young, motivated, and energetic and have some saving. They come to NZ to make a better life. They spend some of their best years of life, the first five years after leaving their country to work hard to achieve nothing instead. I have seen many families break up; I have seen many of them get depressed. A lot of them leave NZ after a few years of putting up with abuse, some leave for Australia; some go back to their home country. Some of the migrants who have some kind of support network and can stand the abuse or work as self-employed may stay and instead the way they cope with this culture is they turn to be like their kiwi abusive mates. I have seen some of them start cheating, stealing and exploiting others to be able to mentally integrate into the society around them and of course some of them do none of these and stay the way they were but in a less motivated, depressed slavery mood. Ironically when foreigners get ripped off by kiwis they get blamed for not being careful. I have seen young rich Japanese students who get bashed and their money get stolen but instead they will get criticized of being careless. Kiwi students and young generation have this mentality that foreigners are rich, are pain free and they have their money because their mummy and daddy gives them their money and they do not work hard for it so they deserve their money to be taken away from them because this is the kiwi land and if these foreigners want to stay here they should help us with our economy. We are the best people in this world, our country is the most beautiful country in the world, our government is the least corrupted government of the world (of course that is the other way round), our graduates are the brightest in the world, our poo and wee is from gold and because of all these all non-kiwis should adore us and pay us lots and lots of money because we deserve it. New Zealanders are very jealous towards Australians. You just need to tell them how better Australia is compared to NZ. Then you get a sheep thrown to your head and they fart angrily into your face. I have seen some of these kiwis when they come to Australia they brag about their country to other nationalities to encourage them to visit their country and this way to help their highly dependent economy. Some of them say funny lies, For example they say they have lived in many countries all around the world and nowhere else is like New Zealand , The best wheater, the best health system, the best education, the best and most friendly people, no corruption, no crime, affordable and great lifestyle, etc, etc. The funny thing is some of them claim they were Aussies and now live in NZ because Australia had lots of crime, Australians were racist, Australia was this and that and NZ is the best place on earth and even the whole entire universe to live! If you do not know them well you poor naïve person will believe all these and if you know them well somehow you just feel sorry.
However about 35% of the population rely on social benefits (a lot of elderly left alone by their children, a lot on sickness benefits and lots skill less Maories), 70% of the medical school graduates leave the country after 2 years of finishing their studies and only one third of foreign doctors remain in this country to work due to poor working conditions. You can imagine how dangerous it can be to become sick in this country. Studies show a great percentage of migrants lose their health after being and living in NZ due to poor health system comparable to third world countries even worse. Although they claim their country is safe but if you live there you feel how dangerous it is : high bullying rate at work, constant ripping off, constant pressure from local main stream New Zealanders to suck more blood from you and poor health system and poor service due to lack of skilled professionals.
Because most migrants leave after a few years the government tried to make it longer to get NZ citizenship to keep them in NZ longer. They just try to make everything longer, stretching the time they can suck up more blood. They make it more difficult for everyone to get entry to the country just to make them more eager and make their own value higher. It is just like a rouge trade person who makes you wait and run after him before he comes to your house and does all the repairing and asks you a lot of money. It is just a way of torture to take whatever they can from anyone who goes to their country because this is the only way they can have income. Otherwise except exporting agricultural products there is nothing else to be able to produce significant profit. The number one source of money over the last few decades were international students, when the number of students and skilled migrants drops they do every effort to attract them into the country and then just drag them from here to there to take their money out of their pocket and how cunning and skilled they are in this industry God knows. For example, they stupefy these students and ask them to take papers which are more expensive .You just will be amazed by their ability. Nearly almost everyone knows some tricks when it comes to meeting other nationalities. They are superficially friendly to get your trust and make a fool out of you. Because the nature is green, beautiful and peaceful a high percentage of new comers get fooled... The best preys are some naïve idiot foreigners from third world countries. They know how to bully people around the globe if they can to be able to shake them till all the money falls out of their pockets.
If you live in small city after a while you realise how much they are dependent on the money foreigners bring in .You just feel you are constantly have to feed them and let them suck and that will never end. If you are skilled you have to work for long hours with low pay, what they claim is our pay is low but we offer a great lifestyle. They have very particular ways of satisfying you instead of low pay, for example they give you the power to control others, greasingly admire you, superficially make friend with you, respect you and the list goes on and on….Then when it comes to daily life activities you gradually realise your dangerous position. If you have a computer problem for example: first of all there are not much good professionals to know what they are doing secondly they ask you a fortune for just doing nothing. I remember I had to leave my computer in a shop for some technical problems, he just did nothing, absolutely nothing and then asked me to come and pick up the computer, when I got home, I just felt hopeless. Where could I go to complain and how can I prove it. I have already paid and there was no way to claim it back. I decided to move out and sell some of my furniture. The guy from a tender centre came and picked up all my belongings and told me he would sell it. I waited weeks after weeks and had to pay a lot for mobile bill to ring him. But he never sent me back any money. I wrote a complaint to the local court but again if I wanted to do anything I had to pay twice to lawyers and the court itself to solve the problem. As they had no customer to get money from….It was ridiculous. If you sit among them you just feel sick. They just admire themselves and fart on you and then you feel your head is spinning and you have to leave.