4 ms·
Why New Zealand rather than anywhere else?
by everdrive 6y ago
Why New Zealand rather than anywhere else?
- toomuchtodo 6y agoLocation, stable government and real estate (ie asset parking) environment, ease of buying property as a non-resident.
- ciarannolan 6y agoBuying property on a small island to prep for climate changes seems... counter intuitive.
- ForHackernews 6y agoBugging out to New Zealand is a meme among rich techies: https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2018-rich-new-zealand-doomsday-preppers/ https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2018-rich-new-zealand-doo...
- lotsofpulp 6y agoIt also has to do with mild weather, access to resources like water and arable land, and a stable society. Although their biggest weakness would be inability to defend itself due to low population versus, for example, China.
- krageon 6y agoChina takes over countries using financial pressure (either through aid or financing loans) and broad pro-China deals (universities not being able to speak of Taiwan as a country, etc). Their MO is not generally invasions, so worrying about them is not sensible.