New Zealand - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.

[Matthew du preez]

you guys are making me jealous....

we were planning to move to nz, a couple of years ago. but we didn't push through looking for jobs..

maybe we should start looking again, now that job demand has risen by around 20% in nz

[arabsandals]

23 minutes ago, Matthew du preez said:

maybe we should start looking again, now that job demand has risen by around 20% in nz

With constrained travel for the intermediate future, demand should rise. I.e. the working holiday type workers will have completely dried up and so will have some other reservoirs. For the skilled and professionals in demand, it's probably going to be an opportunity.

[475]

Thanks for the input everyone ????

We're mid 30's, so don't think age should be a problem yet. I'm in IT (I see lots of positions available on LinkedIn) and my wife is a GP. So far it looks like she will struggle a bit more as she has exams etc to complete before she can start looking for work. This process is also not that straight forward (unless we are over complicating it).

I'll get cracking on the documentation and start reaching out to companies and people.

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

22 minutes ago, 475 said:

Thanks for the input everyone ????

We're mid 30's, so don't think age should be a problem yet. I'm in IT (I see lots of positions available on LinkedIn) and my wife is a GP. So far it looks like she will struggle a bit more as she has exams etc to complete before she can start looking for work. This process is also not that straight forward (unless we are over complicating it).

I'll get cracking on the documentation and start reaching out to companies and people.

As someone who is currently in the middle of a move, also delayed due to covid, I would highly recommend using an agent.
They are changing the rules ALL the time.
You now have to be employed by an accredited employer for example, this was not the case 18 months ago.
They are merging certain visa catagories, narrowing the pathways to residency, etc.
Just my view on the matter, as someone in the middle of it all.

[Chris_]

Well done ya knobs...

Now if just one of your companies would start hiring foreigners (this foreigner to be exact) we'd be peachy.

 

[patham]

39 minutes ago, Chris_ said:

Well done ya knobs...

Now if just one of your companies would start hiring foreigners (this foreigner to be exact) we'd be peachy.

 

Us BrisVegans just squeaked into the top 10 over here, the poor second cousins of the antipodes. I might just have to binge-eat some reasonably priced tropical fruit to console myself....????

[DJR]

On 6/8/2021 at 12:35 PM, 475 said:

.................. Apparently networking is the name of the game,....................

Thank you so much, finally I know what to tell my wife when she says I spend too much time on the BikeHub and should re-paint the bedroom ceiling!

[patches]

9 hours ago, Chris_ said:

Well done ya knobs...

Now if just one of your companies would start hiring foreigners (this foreigner to be exact) we'd be peachy.

 

 

8 hours ago, patham said:

Us BrisVegans just squeaked into the top 10 over here, the poor second cousins of the antipodes. I might just have to binge-eat some reasonably priced tropical fruit to console myself....????

"most livable" clearly doesn't place too much weight on affordability ????

Recently had the in-laws over from Sydney and they were a little shocked at the cost of living here.

With the average Auckland house price over $1.3m combined with the cost of food and goods. Add in a dash of lower pay compared to Aus and it doesn't paint a pretty picture.

But as we've always said on this thread... There are things money cannot buy and that high cost of living is a worthwhile trade off for many.

[patham]

1 hour ago, patches said:

 

"most livable" clearly doesn't place too much weight on affordability ????

Recently had the in-laws over from Sydney and they were a little shocked at the cost of living here.

With the average Auckland house price over $1.3m combined with the cost of food and goods. Add in a dash of lower pay compared to Aus and it doesn't paint a pretty picture.

But as we've always said on this thread... There are things money cannot buy and that high cost of living is a worthwhile trade off for many.

Yup, you know things are bad when the Sydney-siders start mentioning about the cost of living and house prices.

[davetapson]

On 6/9/2021 at 5:17 PM, 475 said:

Thanks for the input everyone ????

We're mid 30's, so don't think age should be a problem yet. I'm in IT (I see lots of positions available on LinkedIn) and my wife is a GP. So far it looks like she will struggle a bit more as she has exams etc to complete before she can start looking for work. This process is also not that straight forward (unless we are over complicating it).

I'll get cracking on the documentation and start reaching out to companies and people.

My  wife is GP - as far as I know it's six months under supervision in a practice, then some form of inspection of your notes and a bit of watching of an appt or two?

IT, plenty of work.

Edit: this was one thing that the agent got us to change - I was going to come in under my skills, he changed it to coming in under hers.  Gave us a more advantageous visa as far as I remember.

Edited June 10, 2021 by davetapson

[davetapson]

Not sure Zurich, Tokyo, Geneva are particularly cheap to live in.

Also got buddies in the UK b1tching about house prices - they say up 30% in the last year, also Canada, so maybe we not as out on a limb as we think we are...

[DJR]

https://www.iol.co.za/business-report/luanda-is-the-most-expensive-city-in-the-world-for-expatriates-12397908

Aag all you first worlders, for once you have nothing to complain about, Africa can teach you a thing or two about being an expensive place.

[Rocket-Boy]

On 6/9/2021 at 10:04 PM, patches said:

 

"most livable" clearly doesn't place too much weight on affordability ????

Recently had the in-laws over from Sydney and they were a little shocked at the cost of living here.

With the average Auckland house price over $1.3m combined with the cost of food and goods. Add in a dash of lower pay compared to Aus and it doesn't paint a pretty picture.

But as we've always said on this thread... There are things money cannot buy and that high cost of living is a worthwhile trade off for many.

Mate, if someone from Sydney says its expensive, then its expensive af!

But yeah there is a lot more to life than just basic costs of things.

[patches]

Two fairly recent NZ government initiatives I'd be interested to hear peoples thoughts on...

1. Over $700M spend on a pedestrian/cyclist bridge to cross the harbour
2. EV/PHEV subsidisation with the flip-side being additional fees applied to certain fossil-fuel powered vehicles

 

[patches]

Anyone here applied for an Aussie Visitors visa, in this time of Covid?

The process seems about the same as it was, with the exception that if you had a previously granted visitors visa impacted by covid travel restrictions, you don't have to pay for the renewal. However I see "TTS" (the biometric people) seem to have vanished and VFS appears to be the replacement.

Wonder how long the current approval process is?!

[eibmoZ]

8 hours ago, patches said:

Two fairly recent NZ government initiatives I'd be interested to hear peoples thoughts on...

1. Over $700M spend on a pedestrian/cyclist bridge to cross the harbour
2. EV/PHEV subsidisation with the flip-side being additional fees applied to certain fossil-fuel powered vehicles

 

Not sure how i feel about the 700 price tag…but me wanting to commute into town i love the idea of the bridge. 
Cant they just lay down a floating bridge like juma used to do ( joke)

 

The EV thing  i feel is a sham. What are all SMEs going to do, all tradie vans and ute’s . The way I understand they will be taxed extra as there is no option for them. The same for farmers, companies with trucks etc.

also don't see any electric motor bikes on Labours list( would love to see some) 

 

Edited June 15, 2021 by eibmoZ