Folks - a kiwi here. There are loads of tech companies in NZ and in the past developers are attracted by the lifestyle. Orion in the health space, Xero SaaS acc

Folks - a kiwi here. There are loads of tech companies in NZ and in the past developers are attracted by the lifestyle. Orion in the health space, Xero SaaS accounting system, Navman, hell even the first GSM controlled Coke vending machine was from NZ. GPS chips for mobiles invented by Radon, and we of course have Tait Electronics in Christchurch who do military comms gear - everybody who wants the best for the most extreme environments buys their gear. Auckland house prices pushed up a load by Chinese families needing somewhere safe to put their cash outside of China. And the only thing they could put into was housing. As to quality of housing its different to Europe because of the cliate duh! Solid stone and brick houses are not suited to temperate climates. And yes they are smaller than American houses because NZers dont live inside all year round. If its cold or wet, then just tough up, wear more clothes, and get on with your ife instead of hiding in your concrete bunker with the central heating on (you wont find those either). First and foremost consider the lifestyle. If that is for you then you can be sure if you are capable then you will find work. NZ has the world's highest proportion of self-employed and entrepreneurs and still an attitude of 'can-do' prevails.