Hi Karen.. thanks for answering my post.. am currently in the process of gathering all the paperwork to submit my residence application but would like to know more about NZ.. so far i guess i have just been having my brothers biased opinions but would like to know other peoples views.. basically i would like to know the general costs of living for a 2xadult-2xchild family - utility bills, council taxes, shopping bills etc etc.. also i would like to hear what downsides there are.. there must be some bad things i need to know about NZ.. this will not put me off from going, it would just be nice to know.

look forward to hearing from you soon.

Jon