[selchie]

In addition to the above reasons, I am extremely frustrated with the large number of "feral humans" living on the streets and harassing people, even in my relatively small community. I don't know if this is a problem outside California.
I am also favorably impressed with NZ's level of civility, which is perhaps due to its smaller population. NZ appears to be more socially progressive than the US overall, and perhaps even more so than California. I've not seriously considered leaving the West Coast for any other part of the country because of this.
They also raise wonderful lamb and cervena (a farmed deer), which my "personal chef" loves to serve me!
If we do get to immigrate, I am sure there will be many things we'll miss. Right now all I can think of would be related to food - we weren't terribly impressed with the produce when we've visited. But then, we're spoiled.