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Haven't been on here for a while but having just returned from NZ thought I would share my thoughts.
Spent 3 weeks over there to activate my PR. ?Really like parts especially Christchuch and hated others. ?But the major thing I have noticed is the low wages yet high cost of living. ?I had an interview for a scientists jobs while over there and was shocked to hear the wage was $50k this is too low to live on. ?I just don't see how people survive. ?The general feel I got while there was that people in NZ dont have savings, many dont even have pensions, they are in serious debt and couldnt even consider a holiday abroad!
I know people say you move to NZ for the life style but surely you need some money to enjoy that life style. ?It takes money to travel to the beach or the park etc. ?I am not looking to live in a mansion or have millions in the bank but I am also not looking to live on the bread line. ?It is such a shame that it looks like I will not be able to move to NZ due to the poor wages and high living costs.
I will have to take somewhere in the region of a 12-14k wages cut yet housing costs (rents) over there are higher than the UK and food is about the same. ?I have seen a job that will give me $777/wk income but after rent of $400/wk I just dont see how I can make $377 feed, cloth and insure me and two kids. ? The maths simply dont add up or am I missing something?
Can anyone shed any light on this for me....................insurance costs, utilities etc
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Where anywhere in this posting did I lack tact? As far a 'blinkered', I meant inspite of 'knowing' NZ's faults people still think it is great. I would never assume someone to be so unintelligent as to not research something that are talking about or somewhere they move to. So no not an insult at all!!!
I have never been personality insulting to anyone. I did say that my opinion to Dawns reply was that it was nonesense. But I really dont consider that insulting. But I do find it insulting that I am wrongly accused of implying people are lacking in intelligence on this site. I actually think that because I have stated that I like to have nice things and in the UK can afford them, some people have attacked me for this.
And Dawn as for being unpolite..................when. By asking someone to stop shit stirring? You have made a few sarcastic comments to me and I have replied back. But I dont like having words put in my mouth!! If I wanted to say that I thought people on here were, I would simply say that, but I didnt because I dont.
I started this to give my OPINION and have been attacked for it by a 'few' people. With regard WG to my comments not being friendly or good natured...............what are you talking about? You mean they are not pro New Zealand! When I first came on this site I started a thread about tax credits and was again attacked (although later apologised to) as some kind of free loader. Basically my experience on this site has not been very good.