I was ready to say "go now", but realized that if you have student loans to pay off, you'll probably have more trouble doing that in NZ. Although in some ways I wish I had known I wanted to move to NZ much younger (e.g. fresh out of uni), I am currently in a good financial position to do so. Fortunately I haven't forgotten how to pinch a penny, so hopefully I'll do OK with lowered income expectations. So with all that in mind, my advice is to go when you can.