yeah i should have said, that doesn't take into account retirees or unemployed which is higher in some places. Also if you work in a specialised field then it may be that you have to look for places where head offices would be. For example, I work in Marketing so whilst there may be quite a few businesses in some of the bigger areas in NZ, all the head offices for those companies are likely to be in Aucks, Christchurch or Welly. (Taffy flatters himself with Hamilton I'm sure hehe). ;) I dunno give em a rugby match and the hottest city in a year and they think they're the centre of the universe [smiley=icon_mrgreen.gif]