Why NZ?

Quality of Life
New Zealand boasts an abundance of enviable lifestyle opportunities. Whether you’re seeking a vibrant cosmopolitan city or a quiet life in the country for you and your family, you’ll find it here.

Experience a Lifestyle Second to None
We are proud of our clean, green environment and the opportunities it creates for outdoor activities. Our population of four million people allows us to enjoy wide-open, uncrowded spaces. England on the other hand is half the size of New Zealand and has over 51 million people!

In the 2006 Mercer Quality of Living survey of 215 world cities, Auckland and Wellington ranked 5th and 12th respectively for quality of life. London is 35th.

As a nation we are culturally diverse, dynamic, and outward looking. We have an enormous amount to offer migrants and returning New Zealanders. It’s no wonder over 50,000 Brits and South Africans make New Zealand their new home each year.

Recent Government research found that 90% of skilled migrants were happy with life in New Zealand after one year.

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89% of migrants would recommend New Zealand to family and friends looking to relocate overseas.

“We have a wonderful lifestyle. We wake up every morning to the calls of tuis and wood pigeons. It’s a stunning place, and I just can’t get over how lucky we are.”

Paul and Jacqui Jackson, UK migrants, now living on a West Coast farm

For more information on living and working in New Zealand visit workingin-newzealand.com