Thread: Calling all New Zealanders! I'm Thinking of Heading East

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Dont go near the north island!

Originally Posted by jimbo110

Dont go near the north island!

Any particular reason, or is it just like me saying 'don't go to adelaide'. I would assume its not as slow a pace as the south, which i liked.

Stu

Kiwi land was nice for a Holiday but what I found out is Wages are low $8-$13 NZ an hour this is what Kiwis told me, The link for Wages in NZ posted above by jimbo110 say a lot more? . Cost of living is dearer. Fuel is dearer. NZ imports more than it produces
Ok as a tourist as Aussie Dollar is better and we found it cheap as we had an extra 25% to spend with the exchange rate. But Kiwi bros are doing it tough

$8-13 an hour???, where do you get that from?, i employ unqualified furniture installers at $30-35 an hour ( in Wellington )
, sounds like a teenagers Macca's wage to me.

Mind you, when i was 16 ( 21 years ago ), i was earning $15 an hour as a cleaner in Wellington,

I was born and grew up in NZ and worked there until about 17 years ago. I've lived in both islands, but much prefer living in the South Island. Less people, better scenery, slower pace.

There are some nice places in the North Island, but I'd stick away from the bigger cities (Auckland and Wellington). If you want a city job I think you'll find that the opportunities and pay are better here in Aus.

From the discussions I've had with my father (retired electrician) who still lives over there the cost of living is definitely higher, and the wages lower than doing the same job in Aus.
I sat next to a lady on the plane back from NZ last year, and she is now earning less in NZ than she was as a public servant in Canberra 15 years ago, for pretty much the same job.

My advice: - If you are considering it for the money - don't bother.
On the other hand if you are looking for the lifestyle, or an opportunity/experience that you cant find locally then go for it!!

Steve

I quite liked Christchurch when I was there in December. Probably 'cos I didn't meet up with Jimbo110!

However, the cabbies and bus drivers told me it's a bloody cold place in winter. 'Tis nice but I suspect windy judging by all the windbreaks around there!

"I was born and grew up in NZ and worked there until about 17 years ago. I've lived in both islands, but much prefer living in the South Island. Less people, better scenery, slower pace."






A lot less,buggers all live here

Kiwis "to flock home for the dole&" | The Courier-Mail

Kiwis 'to flock home for the dole'
February 03, 2009 02:22pm

NEW Zealand politicians predict thousands of Kiwis living in Australia will soon start heading home to claim the dole as tough economic times hit.

The country has been fighting to end the so-called "brain drain'' and lure nationals back to its shores since recording one of its biggest migration outflows ever last year.

But now politicians fear people will return for the wrong reasons.

Opposition finance spokesman David Cunliffe said expatriate Kiwis who lost jobs in Australia because of the global economic slump would return home to collect the unemployment benefit.

Restrictions introduced in 2001 rule that only permanent residents can collect social security in Australia.

''(NZ) Prime Minister John Key might get his wish that less Kiwis net go to Australia, but that's probably not for the reasons he would have liked,'' Mr Cunliffe said to Radio New Zealand today.

"We might find that people going to Australia to make big wages come home when they need welfare benefits.''

The comments come after Prime Minister Kevin Rudd revealed that tax revenues had collapsed by $115bn, sending the Budget into deficit.

New Zealand finance minister Bill English agreed tough times would prompt more Kiwis to return home, but it was a trend the country should try to capitalise on.

"If New Zealanders come home we want to make sure we're building the strength of the economy so that when we do get through this recession there are jobs for Kiwis coming back, particularly from Australia, so we don't lose them again,'' Mr English said ahead of a meeting with his Australian counterparts.

Professor Graeme Hugo, an expert in labour migration at the University of Adelaide, said the trend was not yet captured in statistics but was "very likely''.

"It's ironic considering all the efforts to attract Kiwis home, that they'll probably now get them.

"It's important though that they see that what they're getting is an addition to their economy, very employable people coming back, rather than seeing it as more people on the benefit.''

He said New Zealanders were invaluable in the Australian workplace, with a lower unemployment rate than Australian-born workers, "because they participate more effectively in the workforce''.

In the 2007/08 financial year, 46,000 people moved from New Zealand to Australia and only 13,000 went back the other way, making it the biggest net migration since the new laws were introduced.

One can only hope!