Is New Zealand REALLY A Good Place To Live?

It’s been a while since we looked in on the ‘New Zealand’ thread on Amazon.com. This must be one of the longest and most controversial threads about New Zealand on the internet, with almost 200 responses. It’s well worth taking a look at if you have the time, a lot of time. Here’s some snippets…

Migrants’ Tales – American Says Tauranga ‘Mis-sold’

Continuing in our series of Migrants’ Tales – first hand stories of the immigrant experience of New Zealand, gathered from locations around the net. Today’s story is taken from a forum called Expat Blog, in it a young American immigrant says that Tauranga wasn’t as advertised and likens the small town to the US Midwest…

Migrants’ Tales – IT Whiz Can’t Find A Job

Continuing in our series of Migrants’ Tales, first hand account of the migrant experience in New Zealand taken from locations around the net. Today’s tale was sent in by Charlie, who left it as a comment on this blog. Charlie is American, a high end IT and Corporate Governance Professional with many years of experience.…