My understanding (as a business owner here in NZ) is that there is huge demand for IT professionals; I certainly find it difficult to find good people here. Depending on where you're emigrating from salaries may not be as high as you've enjoyed at home, but the lifestyle advantages are huge. Are you willing to sacrifice income for quality of life? If you are, then by all means come here, but if income is what matters then you probably need to look at Dubai or SE Asia.
It's a shame that NZ'ers are criticising NZ on Slashdot. I can honestly say that almost all of what they're saying is fallacious nonsense. This country isn't perfect, but it's certainly much better than the place I emigrated from (the UK), and I get the impression that it's a lot better than a lot of other places. The only place that's comparable to NZ I think is Australia, although you do have the ignominy of living in Dubya's "deputy sheriff in the South Pacific" if you choose Oz, but Melbourne in particular is a nice place.
So - please come, we're happy to have you here!
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My understanding (as a business owner here in NZ) is that there is huge demand for IT professionals; I certainly find it difficult to find good people here. Depending on where you're emigrating from salaries may not be as high as you've enjoyed at home, but the lifestyle advantages are huge. Are you willing to sacrifice income for quality of life? If you are, then by all means come here, but if income is what matters then you probably need to look at Dubai or SE Asia. It's a shame that NZ'ers are criticising NZ on Slashdot. I can honestly say that almost all of what they're saying is fallacious nonsense. This country isn't perfect, but it's certainly much better than the place I emigrated from (the UK), and I get the impression that it's a lot better than a lot of other places. The only place that's comparable to NZ I think is Australia, although you do have the ignominy of living in Dubya's "deputy sheriff in the South Pacific" if you choose Oz, but Melbourne in particular is a nice place. So - please come, we're happy to have you here!