I think you're on the money; bland food is not only tolerated but revered, at least in my experience, and I'm not particularly 'foody'. Recently moved here from

I think you're on the money; bland food is not only tolerated but revered, at least in my experience, and I'm not particularly 'foody'. Recently moved here from England via Thailand and Indonesia so take my opinion for what it is worth. Food is better in Wellington than places like Christchurch but still not generally up to scratch. Planning on starting something to fix this after a little contracting but while COL is lower than London, it's probably not up to SF salaries/options packages, so that should be considered. It's also not as cosmopolitan as I'm used to in European cities, although I can't speak for Auckland, as I'm yet to visit (something tells me it will be similar though!). NZ strikes me as very nice for a sight seeing trip but somewhat wanting when it comes to actual residence. Obviously YMMV.