Ex pat

A well balanced point, and a point well made. I guess at the end of the day its upto every individual with their own agenda on life to view New Zealand on its merits and short comings.

House prices have shot up exponentially over the last half dozen years, and i guess salaries hevent caught up. We are in the fortunate poistion of being able to buy a property out right. So some of your observations have never figured in our decision making processes.