New Zealand a place where your dental coverage
pays for botox too. Hi, I'm Niki. Welcome. this is a story of what it's like working down under in
New Zealand as a UX designer in tech. I've been living in New Zealand for eight years now so i
feel super qualified to tell you all about this. so how to get a job in New Zealand in tech in
IT? not only as a designer but also as an IT professional. there are many ways to get a job in
New Zealand. the new Zealand government's immigration website offers reasonably easy to digest
information about the different visa pathways. I came to New Zealand on a resident visa however
it's pretty unusual nowadays because most people arrive on a work visa. it's worth checking out the
long-term and the short-term skill shortage list. many IT roles and job titles are listed there
so you will have a good chance to secure a visa. okay now... speaking the language. even though
Māoris are the indigenous Polynesian people of Aotearoa who speak Te Reo, the professional
work language is English. and we also use British english spelling here. I have met many
foreigners who spoke an intermediate level of English here and they were working mainly in the
software engineering field so if you have an IELTS exam and if you score like 5.5 and 6 you still
have a really good chance to get a visa in new zealand. of course if you have a better level of
english you will have a higher chance to reach your career potentials and career goals in the
future. so if you're not a native English speaker i would highly recommend investing in learning
and getting better at English. I did my last IELTS exam about two years ago and I scored 8.5. which
means I have practically a native level of English. i firmly believe that this, my level of English,
contributed to my career here and how i was able to just move up up up every single year on
the career ladder. and how I was able to always get a higher salary. so whenever I move
the new job i get 10 15 or even 20 % more money. i know it's not for everybody and maybe it's
not that big of interest to you right now but it was very important to me when I came here. so
if you speak a high level of English then you can advance your career and secure jobs in a management
level, and you can fully integrate into the culture, and you can understand and participate in office
jokes. and you can make a couple of Kiwi friends. so if you're a non-native English speaker like me
then I would highly encourage you to keep learning English. be as good as you can. and when you arrive
you should pick up some Kiwi slang as well. as well as try your best to incorporate some Te Reo
Māori in your writing and in your speaking like for example Kia ora. it's a greeting. it's very
easy, sounds good, sounds cool, easy to pronounce. also as a designer and developer working in new
Zealand you must use typefaces that support macron. What is a macron? the macron is the horizontal
line above any of the following vowels a e i o u, all in Te Reo Māori. why do you need to care about
this? because it is appropriate culturally and some websites, some of the government websites
especially, use both languages English and Te Reo. so you want to support the macron. the
best and the easiest way to get a job in new zealand is to apply for rules at companies you
find on the accredited employer's list. they can support your work or resident visa on successful
application. otherwise you can only rely on luck to get your visa supported. although it's
not impossible to get your visa approved even if your future employer is not on the
accredited employers list. because my partner and i are a living example of that. it
just takes longer. so it's not impossible. when it comes to employment policies new zealand
is very similar to any other country so they do prefer hiring locals. not necessarily residents
but people who are already in the country and have some kind of visa already. because if they
hire a non-resident or someone who is not local and who doesn't have a visa already approved,
then somehow they need to justify why they didn't hire local. and it can be time consuming
and there is a lot of paperwork that goes into it. so where do you find a job? check out
the following international sites: Seek, LinkedIn, and Indeed. we do have a
local listing site it's called TradeMe. there are multiple pathways to get your
citizenship as well if this is that you're after. you can read more about it here. after being
here for five years i got my citizenship. but only because i came here on a permanent resident visa
which is very unusual. so most people get their citizenship after seven years. because first
you're going to have a temporary resident visa. which is kind of a funny name but it has
a travelling condition for two years. and after that you will get your permanent resident visa. so
that's the permanent permanent. you can come back anytime, basically you don't need to have
a citizenship. i know some countries do not allow dual citizenships that's perfectly fine because
if you have a permanent resident visa you can come and go you can travel and you can work here in new
zealand wherever you go. so you basically with a permanent resident visa you have exactly the same
rights as a citizen. you can even vote. so one of the perks of having a new zealand citizenship is
you can go to australia and live and work there, legally. so you don't need to apply for another
visa to work in australia. while with your Kiwi resident visa you won't be able to do that.
you need to get another visa to work in australia. the best chance to get your visa is if you have
a few years of experience in any field. so if you already have three years of experience then you
will have no problem finding a job in tech here in new zealand. unfortunately many applicants are even
in new zealand looking for an entry level design position especially since victoria university
runs its master of user experience design program. i have a friend who spent 18 months job
searching to get an entry-level design position. she just secured a job last year and she was
a citizen. so it is tough. it's tough everywhere. yes. so your best chance to come to new zealand
if you already have a few years of experience. three is the best because you're still young. new
zealand has many opportunities but unfortunately for only experienced professionals. entry level is
always hard wherever you go, not only new zealand. so if you do not have any experience,
don't give up you can keep applying but it's very unlikely that a company supports your
visa if you're not already in new zealand. this is just a reality. also as i said i live in wellington...
you can try other cities. auckland is much larger it's over 1 million people living there. so
obviously there are more job opportunities in auckland than in wellington. or you can
try the south island you know you might have luck. there is Christchurch, Queenstown,
Nelson those are the big ones oh and Dunedin oh yeah we should not forget about
Dunedin. i never been there though. okay your job application. so when it comes to a
kiwi style resume or CV, there are a few things to keep in mind. and maybe because I am European
so this might not be that unusual for you but it was a little bit unusual when I came here. okay the
few things to keep in mind is, do not add a profile image to your resume. if you have a visa then
always state your visa status. you gotta start with a professional blurb and this is your chance where
you can explain why you are unique. and this is the way how you stand out from the other designers or
IT professionals. you gotta keep your resume short maximum of two pages. mine is one page long and i
have 10 years of experience. and the last bit is remove anything that would indicate how old you
are. I tell you why. even though New Zealand is super accepting, still you just would like to
remove the chance that your resume creates some bias. don't state any year there. don't put
your date of birth there. they will only see that you have x years of experience. and that's good
enough. they don't need to know how old you are. except if this is a job that requires
your age. but i assume if you're looking for a job in IT that's not really the case. Cover letter. if the application allows, always
submit a cover letter. you need to customize your cover letter for each job. and i know this is
actually hard work it takes a while. but please do not use a template. when a hiring manager
or when a recruiter reads it, they can tell this is a template that you used. so try to
customize your cover letter. what i usually do i put keywords from the job description and i
put it in a cover letter. and i do the same thing with resume as well. i always rewrite my resume a
little bit whenever i apply for a new job. because sometimes your resume and your cover letter go
through a machine and they just pick up keywords. so if there is like a match or multiple matches
then an actual person will look at your resume. so always put those keywords in your cover letter
and resume. keep your cover letter short maybe a few paragraphs, why you are interested in a
job and why you would be a better candidate than the others. it can be informal as well. because
Kiwis are, even in business settings, fairly informal how they communicate. Say hello
there or hi there, instead of whom it may concern. Portfolio. you gotta have at least two case
studies in your portfolio, but three is even better. and you need to make your first case study the
best. always. because most people only check out the first one and if it's very detailed and nice...
so we just look at the first case study and then we decide if we would like to interview you or not.
when i was hiring a designer in my team i was only looking at the first case study and i already
knew, when i looked at the first one, i want to talk to this person. and i can tell you most
design managers and recruiters do the same thing. they're not going to check out all of your case
studies. if you provide seven, well, that's great (?) but i would not recommend putting all of them in
your portfolio. because some of them might be older... so they might not be as nice or relevant. maybe
they were great eight years ago but do you want to present that as one of the best portfolio pieces?
maybe not. do not leave your best case study the last. always put the best one first. also you do not
need an online portfolio. so if you don't have one it shouldn't stop you from applying for jobs.
however you do need a link to share with recruiters or HR. it could be a pdf uploaded
it to dropbox or google drive. and one thing you should avoid is sending a Figma link. Why? it's
just such a lazy design. so why make it harder to access and digest the content? don't send Figma
links. except if that's what they ask for. then do send Figma links. but otherwise, don't do that.
believe it or not, not everyone is familiar with figma. most companies have changed and i see
that they are using figma here. some companies are still using sketch or adobe illustrator.
don't expect all of the companies are using figma in new zealand. especially not government
organizations. they are really slow to catch up. okay now reference and background check. Kiwis are
big on references. they usually ask for two to four references if you're outside of new zealand
and they're hiring someone from outside of new zealand. they will wait, they calculate the
time difference, they will call. they really check references. and no you cannot just
give your friends as references because they usually ask for a linkedin profile
as well and a company email address which has you know that kind of company domain ending instead
of @gmail.com it's like @xero.com. work culture. so i moved to new
zealand from Ireland where i lived just over four years. when i compare the Kiwi
working culture to the Irish working culture i don't really see a lot of differences. the only
thing that i find different is people on the dot they get up at 5 pm and it's 5:01 and nobody's
in the office. well, except if you work at an agency or consultancy. then you will have over
time, a lot. so just think about that. consultancy and agency design work... it's hard everywhere.
and it's still hard in new Zealand. so just because we have a pretty good work-life balance,
consultancy and agency work excluded from that. it's not uncommon to do your work around your
life. it's perfectly acceptable to take care of something within your working hours. let's say
you have a friend and you gotta take your friend to the airport then you can do that. if you
need to take your kid or your pet to the vet (not your kid but your pet to the vet) then you can do
that as well. the only thing is you always need to communicate you just gotta tell them... oh this is
what i'm going to do and nobody will look for you at work. and you're just gonna make sure you
do the time after work or before work. i mean nobody will really check on you
to make sure you really did that extra 30 minutes but you know it's
good for your own peace of mind. so the pandemic did not affect new zealand in a
way it affected the entire world. because we didn't have that many lockdowns and our restrictions
were not that strict. most companies are working remotely. as well so the hybrid working environment
is very common where you do two days in the office and three days from home. so that is fairly
common. you just gotta do the eight hours a day or whatever is in your contract because some
companies only work 37.5 hours a week. you just need to do your hours it's perfectly fine
if you want to start early like maybe starting at eight and finishing at four again you just gotta
communicate and agree on that and everybody knows you're not available after 4 pm. it's also
not uncommon to have condensed week where people work 4 days a week. they work 10 hours a day.
that's another possibility. it's a flexible working arrangement, flexible working environment. if you
have a different need from a standard contract work you know you just communicate you can agree
on that. so about work in general. my impression is life and family they are more important
than work in new zealand. which is pretty nice. annual leave. we are really lucky to have four
weeks paid holidays every year. most people do two holidays here. so they do one during the
summer break which is around the christmas time christmas period and the other one is during
winter so around june. they take another two weeks just to break the year. and depending on which
region you're in you usually have another 10-12 days of public holidays as well. it's over 30
days a year when you don't need to work. it's pretty nice. especially if you compare that to
North American two weeks of holidays in a year. It doesn't seem like a good number :) The summer holiday,
i guess if you live in the Northern hemisphere, then the summer holiday will be very unusual
for you. it was unusual for me as well. so as i mentioned kiwis usually take at least two weeks
off during the summer around the christmas period it's not uncommon that most people and families
add another two weeks to this so they are on leave for a month. in general nothing really happens
recruitment from mid-December to end of January. so if you apply around that time and if you don't
hear anything for a few weeks that is the reason. it's not like they have forgotten about you. it's
not the case. people are very likely having a blast on the beach, drinking beers from a chilli
bin, under a Pōhutukawa or in a bach enjoying a barbie. Notice period. Well, it can
vary. it really depends on the time you spent at the company and what kind of contract you had
with them. if it's a full-time contract, part-time contract, or a permanent or a temporary position.
and also the level that you were at at the company. so, for example, directors & managers might have
longer notice periods instead of a standard 4 weeks. If you're a contractor and you do project
work then your notice period is usually 2 weeks. medical and health care and sick leave. well you
are entitled to have sick leaves. but you gotta check your contract because it's not that standard
so there are 5 days, 10 days sick leave, there are infinite sick leaves as well. i had contracts
with all sorts of options. there is no standard in new zealand. unfortunately, i am super experienced
with hospitalization in different countries. i've been to hospital in the UK, in Hungary, in
Ireland, in the US, in Singapore, and in new zealand. did i miss anything? and hands down, the service is the
worst in new Zealand. it's just really long hours especially if you go to emergency because whenever
you go to the hospital you gotta go through the emergency room so you're just sitting there and
in a few hours maybe a nurse will check on you. and then 5-6 hours later then you can talk
to your doctor. you know if you're in some kind of pain, then you most likely will get paracetamol.
i have never heard of paracetamol before coming to new zealand. but it seems like this is the holy
grail of medication here. do you have a back pain? have some paracetamol. do you have a headache?
have some paracetamol. do you have a toothache? have some paracetamol. did you have a cesarean? oh
have some paracetamol. you know I am half kidding. it's a cheap but effective medication. and the GP
how it works here is you just gotta pick your GP. you kind of need to sign a paper (contract) that says this is
your GP and this is your medical center. whenever you go see a specialist then they
will ask who's your gp? people know each other. it's a small country and Wellington is a small
city, so there are only a few medical centers here depending on which suburb you live in. I really
like my GP but it took a while to find him. the price is pretty expensive. it really depends on
the suburb where your GP is located and also your age. for a 15 minutes GP visit you usually
pay around 50 to 80 dollars. that is the price. but the good thing about the Kiwi healthcare is
it's free. if you had an injury or accident then there is ACC and they pay for your recovery. a
really small ACC fee is deducted from your salary so you will never see that. but it's pretty nice,
it's a great concept and you get free health care. there is a long wait list if you would like to
see a specialist so i would highly recommend to have a private insurance. it's a couple of
hundred dollars for the whole family. and it really depends on you know how many add-ons you
have in the insurance. but there's this thing... if you have a dental coverage if you have
a dental add-on on your private insurance then they cover your botox as well. because
dentists can administer botox so you just gotta ask for it. and hey don't judge! I am closer to 40
than 30 so I need to think about this very soon. taxes and other fascinating stuff. i find the new
zealand tax system is very straightforward. it's fair as well. if you earn more you pay more tax. so
the personal income tax you need to pay depends on your salary. so here are levels or rows as of
April 2022. so the percentage varies from 10.5 to 39. there is some key attraction of the kiwi
tax system you can learn and read about it i'll leave a link here with you in the
description box. there are some tax exemption for new migrants as well. so if you're a
new migrant you might not need to pay tax on most of your overseas income for your first four years
living in new zealand. you may only have to pay income tax on what you earn in new Zealand.
again i'll leave the information here as well. also you can read about the double taxation. it
really depends on which country you're coming from so when you arrive to new zealand you might
become a tax resident here as well as somewhere else. if both countries tax their residents
worldwide income, you could be taxed twice on the same income. more info in the description box.
read it through because this might apply to you. the salary. how much can you earn in new
Zealand? you might have heard how crazy the salary is for UX designers and software engineers
in north america. i'm not sure about you but sadly this is not the case in new zealand. you definitely
get a good salary here so don't get me wrong. so if you work in tech if you work in IT as a designer,
software engineer, project manager, it doesn't matter, you will have a great salary. so that's
for sure. but companies don't really offer those Silicon Valley-like perks. we don't really have
barista coffees except for two companies that I know in wellington. the indication of what you can
earn as a full-time user experience designer goes like this: up to 3 years of experience
you can earn from 70 to 90 thousand, 3 to 5 years of experience you can
earn between 85 to 110 K, 5 to 8 years of experience 100 to 165 K. now there is a big range,
and i tell you why. this just depends on your negotiation skills. obviously companies always
would like to pay less but you can negotiate and i would highly recommend i would encourage
you to negotiate whenever you take a job in new zealand. you know the worst thing that can happen:
they say no. but don't push them too hard. so if you have two rounds, like two back and forth
email conversations, you know they offer you 110 and then you say, no i was thinking about 130. and
then they say oh no we offer you 120. and this is the maximum salary. you might be able to say, well how about
125? you have like two runs. i hope it makes sense. so it's like two emails - back and forth
conversations that this is what you're looking for. and try to explain that hey I've done my
research and based on my research I think 130k for five years of experience would be a market rate
for a user experience designer. then over 8 years of experience and in design management well
you should probably start doing some project-based work for hourly or project rates. i've been doing this for a while and my yearly income is over 200 thousand. it really depends on how much you
ask. so you can negotiate hard but you need to know the company's limit. and i would recommend to have
the remuneration discussion upfront so then you don't waste each other's time and this company
can actually pay the salary that you're after. it's another famous saying here that
people have a work-life balance. maybe not everyone believes in work-life balance.
maybe some people believe in life and work is a huge part of it. i'm not sure which group you're in.
i would say you would have a balanced life if you take a job in new zealand. how much work balance
you'll have? it really depends where you work. and i need to emphasize that agency and consultancy
work won't offer you work-life balance. that's just work. you can have life during weekends, on
Sunday. because sometimes you gotta work on Saturdays as well. so choose wisely. you gotta read
your contract because none of the contracts that i had in the past in new zealand were the same.
here's your red flag. if you see something like this: minimum working hours 40 hours a week. that is
your red flag. this means you need to do overtime. and you will do over time. it's a guarantee. and
overtime as a full-time permanent employee won't be paid. if you're a contractor it's good because you
can bill for 60 hours a week. read your contract. you will find as many micromanagers in
new zealand as outside of new zealand. this is a personality trait it's not like
a national trait. so i had kiwi managers and foreigners as managers, yeah. they are
different. it's more of a personality thing. if you're in the office or if you communicate
online on Teams or on Slack, whatever tools you use. if you exude a good work attitude then
you will get the same back. if you piss people off at work they won't like. you but they will not tell
you that. because kiwis are not really the most confrontational people. so they might not talk to
you and then you will be like oh something is off. and you go to them, especially if you have a direct
communication style like you are European let's say, and you just want to talk to them. you tell them
hey i feel that something is off blah blah blah. and then they will say no no everything is fine. Fiiiiine! they're not going to tell you that things are not fine. so if you feel that something is
off. the reason is because something is off. in general your attitude towards colleagues
and companies will determine how successful you are in your career here in new Zealand. new
zealand is a small country, so it's very easy to build but also ruin your reputation. so
just be mindful of that. after eight years i actually started to see the same people at
work. i worked at one company with a software architect and two years later i was on a
project with the same software architect. people get around. so try to be always professional
because you never know when you will be working with them again, especially in wellington.
i cannot emphasize how small this city is. i would recommend you to join meetups like
there there's a UX meetup, only one. so you go there like maybe 10 times a year and you
will know all of the ux professionals in the city. yeah. that's it. it's a small circle.
it's only a few hundred of us here. people have a super indirect communication style
here. if you have never been exposed to this, especially if you're not a native english speaker,
then just watch the Kiwis. watch how they talk, how they communicate, how they write things. and
you just kind of need to acquire a superpower of reading between the lines. i'm not kidding. but
you know after a few years it will be your second nature and this is how you will be expressing
yourself as well. it's really interesting, because i am Hungarian, right? so i feel that i
kind of have two personalities. i have a super direct personality in Hungarian and i also have this
indirect kiwi personality. so how i express myself in English is fairly indirect. because i learned
English in Ireland, i've been living and working in an english speaking environment for over 10
years, so now so this is my second nature to express myself this way. i'm sure a lot of bilingual people
can relate to this. you speak multiple languages and you will have multiple personalities. so we're
just kind of on a scale. still, you're the same person, but it just changes with the
language you use. that's what I find. the other thing i wanted to mention is the tech industry is
a multinational scene here in new zealand. so there are kiwis like locals working in tech and IT. it's
probably the most international industry here. so you will work with all sorts of nations. people
think differently and i think it's really nice. i find that people are generally friendly here.
so when you go to a grocery shop or you just out and about, and have a chat with Kiwis...
they are generally friendly. but to befriend a Kiwi? well, that takes some time. me being here eight
years i could only acquire two kiwi friends. 2. like real kiwis not like me, who are a transplanted
Kiwi. so it's like one kiwi in every four years. that's my stats. all of my other friends are
foreigners. don't be hard on new zealanders because they are friendly. but you know you just need to
take the first step and probably the second and the third and the fourth as well. i find that you
know whenever i invite Kiwis to visit my home it's just kind of like, oh so you invited me to
you... i'm not sure if they visit each other actually... so but i find that whenever i've done
that it was all sorts of like...hhmmmm.... they were surprised. having foreigner friends
is easier. other foreigners are new to the country, they don't have the established family
and friendships here. it's normal that they are also looking for relationships, friendships,
situationships with other people. it's just easier to make friends with foreigners. because they are
in the same shoe with you, so it's just normal. but don't give up on making Kiwi friends. just keep
inviting them and they will get around eventually. climate and nature. new zealand is a stunning
country. if you love the outdoors then this is your country. it has everything. whatever you need. if you
want to bike or ski or surf or hike whatever you want to do, new zealand has everything. but if you
don't like the outdoors well you might not see the appeal of new zealand. the sun is super strong. i
have a very fair skin and i even wear sunscreen inside. you gotta wear sunscreen during the winter, during
the summer. you gotta have a hat. probably if you have more pigmentation in your skin
you are not that prone to sunburn but i am. so i always protect myself from the sun. and the sun is
just so strong. so i feel that after 5 minutes my skin is burning. that's the sensation
i'm getting. so i don't do sunbathing or anything like. that but we have beautiful beaches so if
this is your thing, then you will like it here. transportation. in new zealand most people have a
car. but finding a parking spot in a CBD is super hard and very expensive. it's a few dollars per
hour depending on where you would like to park. most people who come to the office usually
carpool. they have a long-term parking in the city. they rent a parking spot in a parking garage or just
in an apartment building. E.g. in my apartment building we have a few spots for rent. it costs
a few hundred dollars a month and it's really worth it. you can always use it even during the weekends, if you
have something to do in the CBD. we do have trains as well. i actually have never lived on a train
line but i heard that they run really smoothly. if they run. whenever an earthquake happens then
they need to structurally assess the rails if they are still good to go and they don't need to repair
anything on the rails. so it's a little bit tricky i heard. but as i said i never lived close to train
line so i didn't really use it in the past. most people use a car or a bus to commute. what you need
to remember, when you see a bus you gotta wave to the bus driver to stop. otherwise, they just leave
you at the bus stop. so that's very important. also the other thing whenever you leave the bus, you
gotta thank the driver. so you say usually thanks dri-vah! also people who live in the CBD and they also
work in a CBD, those people tend to walk. things are very close to each other, especially here in
wellington. you can get away without the car. but if you would like to discover new zealand what's
happening outside of wellington for example, then you gotta have a car. you can rent one during
the weekend. it makes your life more comfortable. and earthquakes. we talk about new Zealand then
we need to talk about earthquakes as well. we have smaller and larger ones multiple times a day. you
don't really feel the smaller ones. are you going to be comfortable with earthquakes? probably not.
especially if you're coming from a country that doesn't shake. 'drop, cover, hold' is your mantra. so
you just get under a desk or a table and then you wait until the shake stops. and then you can come
out. if you're in the office, you wait for someone to tell you, yeah this is safe to go or what you need
to do. it's good to have some emergency package in the office as well. like a walking shoe
and water and some snacks and a torch and first aid kit, things like that. if something happens and you
know you might need to walk home because there is no transportation. i mean, it didn't happen in the
last eight years while i'm here. but you just gotta have that emergency kit. and it's also advised that
you have one week's worth of food and water at home as well for your whole family including pets. so
just keep in mind that. the larger buildings in the CBD sway. i cannot really tell what kind
of feeling is that but we have a museum Te Papa. there is a house that simulates the earthquakes.
so i would highly recommend to visit Te Papa and try the house, what it feels like. so then you
know when it's coming. oh there is a shake. and you drop cover hold. and if you felt an
earthquake but you're uncertain well you gotta check this site it's called Geonet. so if there
is a shake it's on the website within no time. there are so many advantages of living in new
zealand and working in new zealand so i think it would be another video. there is only one
disadvantage that i can think of. and this is... new zealand is really at the end of the world. so
it is just so far from everything. we say that we are so close to Australia but if i got in the car
and i drove 50 kilometer per hour, i would reach Australia in 50 hours. so that's how close
we are. is it close? you can decide. never mind... we cannot drive to Australia. we gotta fly. or
use a boat, but good luck on the Tasman sea. since i moved here in 2014 i've
been living in wellington but i travelled around both for professional and
personal reasons. in general new zealand is a safe place. i have never felt unsafe when
i was walking home from the CBD. city center = cbd. when i arrived in new zealand one of the
biggest things was for me, when i was walking down on the famous Cuba street, that how clean
it was. but since then, i don't know, it might be the wellington city council... i don't know i
don't want to point fingers... but it's just not that clean anymore. so i think that kind of
appeal just disappeared. cleanliness is a very personal thing and it's super subjective. but
me, as an Eastern European person, I'm kind of a clean freak. i like things that are really
tidy and neat. compared to Eastern Europe, Wellington is just not that clean... not
as clean as the place where I came from. this is one of the windiest city in the world
and you will never have a good hair day. paying for blowouts and things like that... don't do that.
it's not worth it. there is this famous saying in new zealand which is, you cannot beat Wellington on
a sunny day. which reminds me of a famous Irish saying, you cannot beat Dublin on a sunny day. so go figure.
you cannot beat any cute city on a sunny day, eh? the things i have shared here is just my
experience. if you talk to other people they might have different experiences as well. let me
know if you have any questions and i will answer to the best of my knowledge. thank you
for watching, and i hope to see you again. bye. by the way, if you are looking to
relocate and find a job in new Zealand, and you are Hungarian, a good friend of mine is
writing a blog about living in new Zealand, working in new zealand. she has a super fun
style. this is only for Hungarians because she writes in Hungarian. so if you would
like to learn more about the culture and also have a different perspective from mine then
I would highly recommend checking out her website
