Hey! My name is Allie and I live in sunny(?) Wales. Hubby and I have been thinking for the last 12 months about a life in another country - I am a secondary school teacher and he's in IT. The main thing stopping us (apart from being away from close family) is my problem of finding a job as I cannot afford not to work. I teach Home Ec, and so far my job search has been unsuccessful. However, a position has come up in a school in Auckland. NZ has never been a country I have thought about, due to the distance.My husband is happy to move wherever (has lived all over due to a past navy career). I have submitted my CV, at the moment just to see if I am selected for an interview. Would love to hear from any expats who have made the move and hear their views on their decision to go and why. Am expecting to hear both positive and negative, but to be honest, have heard mainly negative (poor wages, poor housing etc).

Allie x

Welcome to the forum! I'm sure you'll get the sort of information you need in the NZ forum.

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Hi there!

I know two families who completely immigrated from the US to New Zealand and have friends of friends who have made the same move.

I've heard nothing but amazing things about New Zealand. Clean, safe, prosperous. I even have a colleague who's father moved to NZ. The colleague is now considering moving there also.

Good luck with your decision!