mrh86 - have a look at Woodhill for riding, you can get down to the Coromandel easily enough and some nice places in there as well. Rotorua obviously would be worth a trip for a w/e.
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Tell me about New Zealand
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I moved to Wellington last October. I'm still job-hunting, and have found the search a bit frustrating (a lot of weight is given to having NZ experience) but if you are a straight-ahead civil eng for roads, rail or construction then there are plenty of jobs about (have a look on seek.co.nz - you'll get an idea of salaries there too).
Wellington has worse weather than most of NZ but has good bars, restaurants and stuff to do, and still has ace singletrack on its doorstep (most of the riding I do here is steeper and more technical than anything I did before NZ, and there's a good trail centre at Makara Peak just out (rideable) of town).
I lived outside the UK before moving here; if you haven't there are other things to take into account, moving away from friends & family etc..
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Message from my missus: if you are a civil engineer, bridge pref. then get in touch with me as they are recruiting (Akl, Wgtn, ChCh), email in one of my posts above and i'll put you in touch.
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Riiiiiiiiiight, if you work in one of the main cities thats quite incorrect. Same as Scotland really, if you lived in Ullapool for example i doubt you'd land yourself that high paying IT job...but its all relative. I certainly make more cash now than i ever would in the UK.
So why did my high earning cousin and her husband return from Auckland after 5 years due to the lack of opportunities out there?
Sure Auckland is a busy place but NZ is stuck out in the middle of nowhere.
We loved it there - favourite place (apart from Cornwall) in the World but unless you have very particular skills (like Engineering) that are in demand (and even then the demand will fall) then it's harder to make money - the simple fact that the population is so much smaller dictates that.
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The trouble with poms moving to NZ is they actually expect u to work for your pay which can be a bit daunting for some.
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So why did my high earning cousin and her husband return from Auckland after 5 years due to the lack of opportunities out there?
Sure Auckland is a busy place but NZ is stuck out in the middle of nowhere.Who knows, maybe they had the wrong expectations, also depends what they do for an occupation. Lets be fair here, if you want to be in the throbbing centre of commerce Auckland is not the place to be globally. If you want to live in a city thats surrounded by lots of nothing then it probably is. Your original statement of
jobs are hard to come by and it's hard to make money
is what I disagree with. There are plenty of well paid jobs in various sectors (engineering, IT, healthcare, banking and finance), by well paid I would say thats >$130K PA, thats a good wage and probably equiv to say 70k in the UK (my rough estimate as i work in both countries) BUT and this is the big BUT, there would certainly be less of those jobs than say in London by sheer size but certainly not "hard" to come by. If you are very niche then you will struggle, if you expect 200K you will struggle. If you are prepared to take some risk and maybe setup your own company then you may succeed or fail, everyones different. But then, to me, its got the same risks as every other country/city i have ever lived in. What I would say having run business in both countries is that it was significantly easier in NZ than it was in the UK to get something successful off the ground and the payback has been larger, having now sold the UK entity the NZ one will make way more than the UK ever could however large the pool of potential customers (but thats one experience). And what COasting said is 100% spot on, a lot of people move here, want the $ but seem to think its a holiday camp, you do still actually have to work for your money. Anyway, i'm off home, its 09:51am and I'm finished for the day
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Nice one NZCol!
I have pondered this thread for a while, and find it frustrating reading.
UK - It is meant to be summer the weather is crap and it's raining.
NZ - Since it is raining, there will be some sick riding in the forests.UK - There is snow on the ground, I probably wont be able to get to work.
NZ - Snow, sweet. Sideways in the Subaru all the way to work, get in early, so I can get on the slopes by 2pm.UK - My rate is £50 an hour, if you want my services.
NZ - Bro - I understand your situation, I will sort you out, but beers are on you tonight.NZ is not about Class, Status, or job title. It about lifestyle, mates, and the 3D experience. If you are a good dude, you will be riding with some of the best riders in the world biking / skiing / boarding, and and drinking with some of the best characters you will ever meet. If you are good at what you do - you will be doing the above on the nicest skis, bikes, and bars.
For those wanting steaming hot weather, while skiing waist deep pow, and riding the best single tracks around, and washing it down with amazing beer and company. You will be looking for a while.
You cant do heat and waist deep snow. For the rest of us, there is NZ. Hay the snow is not as deep as Japan - But the terrain is 10 times better. It doesn't have gondolas like Europe, but it has the same terrain with out all the gondola punters.
I am living the dream in the UK at the moment, but look forward to the day when I go - it has been a blast - and book my one way ticket back to NZ. As long as I have enough disposable cash to upgrade the toys every few years - I will be in heaven!
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You cant do heat and waist deep snow.
In its 1970s heyday, you used to be able to ski in the morning and drink beers on a Med beach in the afternoon in Beirut...Posted 1 year ago # -
Nice summary Singlespeed - totally agree.
But yeah, last year I was snowboarding in the morning and by late afternoon I was on a Christchurch beach sunbathing in very comfortable temperatures. People back in the UK just don't get that you can do that here.
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I think you need to stop buying nicolai's and save up for a road trip Ian, I think you should do a bit of travelling in Canada or Nz{or both} to see what you like, and the holiday will be different than the reality but you will get a feel for it.
if you have no real ties at the mo a bit of travelling might be good for the soul, if educated/trades you can always pick up work again easily enough on the other sidePosted 1 year ago #
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