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View a selection of tips sourced from expats about New Zealand:
“The first few years are hard in terms of making meaningful relationships and getting a network sorted - Kiwis are friendly but self contained so it takes a while to get to know them. Once you do though you are sorted - NZ is a small country and having a good network really helps with career, social life and housing etc.”
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“The scenery in the South Island is lovely. I would recommend doing a campervan or camping trip or just driving around and staying in motels in the South Island. The best places to see are Hamner Springs hot pools, (it's like an Alpine village an hour and half's drive from Christchurch), Lake Brumner on the West Coast, the glaciers on the West Coast, Queenstown and Milford Sound.”
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“Even the largest companies in New Zealand are smaller than you would expect. Sometimes this is a good thing, sometimes a bad thing, but it does meant that work/life balance is better.”
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“Make sure you get a good quality, well insulated, warm house (double glazing and central heating preferably). Great views are easy to come by, but there is a lot of poor quality housing.”
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“The country is less controlled, there are more opportunities to be creative in business, and it's less bound by social niceties, friendlier, with more supportive communities.”
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