moving to and living in New Zealand

Kim and George share their thoughts on migration to New Zealand
www.move2nz.com

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[dhungela]

If you are white it is fine to immigrate there. if you want to retire then that too is fine.

if you want to build a career and are not white then you probably want to immigrate elsewhere. kiwis are too polite to say anything to your face but you will feel it.

i am not white and left as soon as i could. good luck.

[InfinitiConsultancy]

It is easy to get a student visa, there are many schools who will be happy to have you as a student. Are you thinking of study abroad for high school students or going to University in the future? Or trades school perhaps?

[wandarah]

@dhungela ridiculous.



[stonchios]

Kim & George,

My name is nick from the U.S. I enjoyed your video very much. Like you (guys) I am also looking at moving my family to NZ not to get rich, but for a pure lifestyle change. I have many abilities but do not have any PhDs or doctorites, naturally I am concerned about getting in with my family. I was hoping maybe you could email me and help (an other family) enjoy and embark on the same lifestyle you are both enjoying. Please email me at nickchiosa@yahoo.com. Thanks very much!!!

[MikeFromMove2nz]

People have a wide range of experiences and it's a good idea to talk to as many as possible. move2nz.com is designed to help you talk to people who have already moved to New Zealand about their experiences. Who better to tell you what it's like?

Personally living in SW Christchurch I haven't found any trace of those problems. In my experience the NZ education system has been excellent through primary, intermediate and high school. We'll see how University goes but all good so far :o).

[dhungela]

not sure it's the greatest place to raise kids either. the overwhelming majority of people prefer to be average, i.e. they tear down anyone who excels or wants to excel. Most people who excel (including nz born kiwis) immigrate elsewhere because they cannot stand being put down so much. There is enormous pressure to conform and be average. I'm not sure if you want this value system ingrained in any child. it should be the opposite, we should encourage excellence.

[MikeFromMove2nz]

There have been some excellent discussion on move2nz.com relating to problems like this. Use the search function in our forum to locate posts from members around New Zealand and how they find living in NZ.

[MikeFromMove2nz]

Hi Tyler, join up to move2nz.com: it's free, packed with information and has over 35,000 members many who have recently migrated to New Zealand.

[tylertyler82]

I am 27 years old I have a Media Studies bachelor degree from an American university, I have video production experience and would like to work with a production studio in New Zealand. Am I a good candidate for immigration? I want to move to NZ even though I've never been there, it always ranks as the highest quality of life!

[MikeFromMove2nz]

Hi JerrySpringerRooms. Yes Kim and George are still living in New Zealand very happily.

[viperchris34]

This is weird. It's pretty similar to the stories of English settlers in the 19th Century. Except a lot of them hated it.