I'm originally from NZ, but have been living in Australia for a long-time. NZ is a small country so startups need to focus on the global market and being more

I'm originally from NZ, but have been living in Australia for a long-time. NZ is a small country so startups need to focus on the global market and being more or less in Asia timezone many choose that as the first foray rather than Europe or USA. As far as lifestyle goes, NZ is a terrific country. As many have pointed out Auckland is expensive, becoming comparable to Sydney, AU when you take salaries into account. Therein lies the big consideration: do you choose to live in a high-cost city and enjoy greater job-opportunities, or do you move to a smaller city and accept that fewer jobs are available and that you might need to focus on doing remote work.