Auckland is expensive - median house price there is USD566k. Plus if you're coming to NZ for the lifestyle, then you probably wouldn't choose to be in Auckland

Auckland is expensive - median house price there is USD566k. Plus if you're coming to NZ for the lifestyle, then you probably wouldn't choose to be in Auckland. Yachts can be quite cheap. I had a friend who bought a trailer-sailer to live in for a while and bought a cheap 4WD to tow it. I've seen a few tourists living down at the marina in Christchurch. There's quite a few around.