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New Zealand
Zanzan:
--- Quote from: ModernRonin on 10 Mar 2009, 17:56 ---Any of you kiwis have any suggestions about where a hopefully soon to be expat American computer programmer should move to if he wants to live in NZ?
I'm still trying to pick between Christchurch and Wellington. My friend keeps going on about Dunedin, but it looks too small for my taste. Auckland is RIGHT OUT.
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I'm glad that you think Auckland isn't an option as I've been living there all my life, (except for a brief stint in Christchurch) and it pretty much sucks!
tbh, I wouldn't mind either Christchurch or Wellington. Both are nice cities. Flip a coin, I guess.
tweetles:
Wellington is my home and I pretty much love everything about it. Its the perfect size for a city pretty awesome bars and cafes and oriental parade is so awesome in summer. You really cant beat having a beach right in the city central.
But what i love most is sitting on cuba mall on a nice day, busker playing cool music and pretty much seeing every different type of person that exists in wellington walking past.
I love it.
So yeah Go Wellington!
SemiColon:
--- Quote from: ModernRonin on 10 Mar 2009, 17:56 ---Any of you kiwis have any suggestions about where a hopefully soon to be expat American computer programmer should move to if he wants to live in NZ?
I'm still trying to pick between Christchurch and Wellington. My friend keeps going on about Dunedin, but it looks too small for my taste. Auckland is RIGHT OUT.
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Go for Christchurch! Though I may be biased, I live there :P
Both have good and bad points, though. Christchurch is nice and flat to stroll around in, though the city centre is quite small (compared to American cities). Traffic jams in Christchurch are rare events. Wellington is hilly, and often very windy. But there are more events in Wellington, like the Fringe Festival, parades, and concerts. Plus it's got the biggest museum in NZ.
Out of curiosity, why did you rule out Auckland?
obey_the_soapbubble:
I'm another dork who just registered to say how happy I am that New Zealand got a mention in one of my fave webcomics ^_^
--- Quote from: ModernRonin on 10 Mar 2009, 17:56 ---Any of you kiwis have any suggestions about where a hopefully soon to be expat American computer programmer should move to if he wants to live in NZ?
I'm still trying to pick between Christchurch and Wellington. My friend keeps going on about Dunedin, but it looks too small for my taste. Auckland is RIGHT OUT.
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I would say Wellington, I live there and think it's a great city, it does have rather a lot of hills but the public transport is pretty good and the hills and harbor mean that it is a very pretty city, being in the North island means that you have easier access to other places that you'll probably want to visit but as Wellington has the ferry it's good for getting to the South island too. It has lots of shows and entertainment and if you want to brave Auckland for the ones up there it's much more convenient for that (Auckland is rubbish apart from one pizza place and Cirque Du Soleli though). As it's further north than Chch Wellington's warmer (although at the moment it's still kinda freezing) but the ski fields in the South island are much better than the ones in the North island. I would say that Chch is too flat but that's just because I love Wellington ^^
They are both great cities though so I'm sure you'll like whichever you choose.
Fenriswolf:
Ah, yes, I live in (Wellington) New Zealand, and I have to say my reaction to the t-shirt was :?
I was brought up in Christchurch, lived for short periods in Auckland and been in Wellington 7 years. Christchurch is OK but I find it kind of stifling, Dunedin has a cool atmosphere but is fucking cold. Auckland sucks but has the most money. Wellington is definitely by favourite - but public transport is only good if you live in certain areas. Everwhere I've lived is a huge pain in the arse and drives me bloody nuts. And it's expensive!
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