Case studies

Read success stories from people who have found jobs at the Opportunities New Zealand Expo and are now happily living in New Zealand!

Mark & Judy Graham, London
Mark and Judy Graham wanted to get out of London. Traffic congestion, crowds, difficulties keeping in touch with friends just a few miles away, and a lack of open space in which to bring up their daughter were all taking a toll.
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Ian & Sarah Wroe, Oxford
For Ian and Sarah Wroe the driving motivation for moving to New Zealand was adventure, the challenge of immersing themselves in a new country, and fun.
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Mark & Moira Poulton, Watford
If Mark and Moira Poulton knew back then what they know today, they wouldn’t have spent so many years drifting along in a rut to nowhere.
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Rob & Dianne, Derbyshire
Although Rob worked in London, his home and family were in Derbyshire. For two years he travelled three hours each way until eventually he started living in London full-time during the week, away from his family.
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PSS Real life experience
Approaching 60, with eldest daughter and family already established in New Zealand, thoughts turned to the possibility of retirement and emigration. Having occupied the same house for nearly 40 years, my wife and I were ready for a momentous change in lifestyle.
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Moyra Doherty, Accent Health, Christchurch
My name is Moyra Doherty. My husband, my two-year-old daughter and I now live in New Zealand. I was working as a bone marrow transplant nurse in Scotland. We had done a lot of research and were thinking of making the big move when we met the ACCENT representatives at the expo in Edinburgh in March 2007.
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Venture Southland, Southland
I was ready for a new adventure in life. Little did I know how big it was going to be. I had worked for a transport company in the UK for 39 years. I had gone from the bottom to the top and the opportunity had arisen to take early retirement. Having always planned a long holiday touring New Zealand, I went to an expo just to see what I could learn about New Zealand to prepare myself for that holiday.
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Russell Johnson, Moneycorp, Auckland
Since his first visit in 1991, Russell Johnson had been frequenting New Zealand on a regular basis ever since and in April 2007, he and his partner Sharon decided to relocate there for good.
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