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  • Buying a home

    … country There are many things to consider when looking to buy including how you will pay for it, getting a home loan and finding the right type of property for you. … – from the 1920s to the 1960s this was the main type of house built. Most of these are large, one-story, three …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/buying-a-home

  • Finding your Kiwi home

    … move to New Zealand, your top priority will be choosing a place to base yourself. You’ll find a huge choice of … their homes. That might mean opening up the back of their house with French doors to allow better access to the garden, … or building Only residents or citizens are permitted to buy a home in New Zealand. If you are a resident or citizen …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/finding-your-kiwi-home

  • New life an adventure

    … Patrick was almost convinced. Back in the Netherlands, a routine visit to a crowded supermarket helped. "For the … turned into two and a half months because finding a rental house proved difficult. They arrived in December 2012, with … two small children.” They began looking for a house to buy. One bank told them they needed a deposit of 20 per cent. …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/new-life-an-adventure

  • Scottish family moves to Whangarei

    … Moving from central Scotland to a seaside community near Whangarei gave Graham Stewart and … rather than having historical problems to deal with in a house,” he says. He and wife Louise looked at existing houses … too busy to miss loved ones back home. There was a car to buy, a house to rent, routines to establish. The reality sank …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/scottish-family-moves-to-whangarei

  • New heights of happiness

    … also coming closer to fruition: for instance, when they buy a house, Fendi will be able to have a “man cave” (a room or …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/new-heights-of-happiness

  • Sunny new horizons

    … of living and housing in Auckland are very high.” When a job in Napier came up, Liam and Aga visited the city before … happy living a more relaxed life and being able to afford a house,” Liam says. They enjoy getting out in the sunshine, … a house has appropriate earthquake protection before you buy.  The quality of Kiwi houses can be a shock for some …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/sunny-new-horizons

  • Walking on the wild side

    … moved to New Plymouth. But he says the landscape here has a unique atmosphere. “The bush [native forest] here is quite … start your new  job and you try to find a place to stay, buy a  car; it’s very intense.” After two weeks he moved into a flat (shared house) with colleague Krystiana Wetton; he now calls her his …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/walking-on-the-wild-side

  • Insurance in New Zealand - a guide for migrants

    … Moving to a new country can be a stressful and costly exercise, so gain … you are used to.  Travel insurance It is a good idea to buy travel insurance whenever you take an overseas holiday or … provide your own contents insurance.  Buying or building a house Contents insurance Contents insurance is for both home …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/insurance-in-new-zealand-a-guide-for-migrants

  • A Successful Psychology

    … Foreign & Commonwealth Office, which meant moving to a different country every few years. But eventually they … explains Emma. “We had to go in on the Friday morning, buy the uniform, put her in it and put her in the class. She … The Lonsdales have kept a home in the UK but bought a house after just two weeks here. It’s a slice of paradise: …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/a-successful-psychology

  • When home is like a holiday

    … on Monday, you are invigorated,” says Rafael. “It’s like a holiday. You have walking tracks, you have the beach, you … here is safe. Initially the couple flatted (shared a house) in Churton Park, an outer suburb, with a Kiwi couple. … cafes, nightlife and the harbour. But they wanted to buy a house, and real-estate prices were unrealistically high …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/when-home-is-like-a-holiday

  • Worth the effort

    … Although Auckland is still a small city compared to major international cities, its … work and development.” While standing in a queue to buy a coffee one day in 2014, Paddy began talking to Natalia, … home each time. They currently live in a “comfortable house”, but both found many houses are not well insulated. …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/worth-the-effort

  • Creating a second family

    … A large part of feeling at home in another country is … but it's worth it to have an insulated, double-glazed house.” Currently working for Fisher and Paykel Healthcare as … out exactly where I wanted to live and what I wanted to buy.” When she arrived in mid-2014, work colleagues gave her …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/creating-a-second-family

  • The fruits of her labour

    …   It is very appropriate that a migrant in the process of becoming a Kiwi is working on … better than other people. We’re just having fun.” Their house is more than 100 years old, with tall ceilings, wooden … “But for the same amount of money, you can’t really buy anything decent in Beijing, because the housing price is …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/the-fruits-of-her-labour

  • Family first for Russian couple

    … in Moscow, Russia, at the time. Igor had previously owned a business there, but says it was difficult dealing with so … blocks, so they decided to try living in a rented house. “That was a completely new experience for us, … before arriving. In the next five years, they hope to buy a house, expand Igor’s business, and apply for …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/family-first-for-russian-couple

  • Family move from South Africa to Wellington

    … her hair about. She moved to New Zealand from Pretoria for a better quality of life and to give her twin daughters … Belinda and her daughters then shifted to a two bedroom house in Petone, in Lower Hutt – across the harbour from … - will need to sell their Pretoria home to be able to buy a house here. “The property market is crazy. And at our …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/family-move-from-south-africa-to-wellington

  • Structural Engineer moves from Philippines to New Zealand

    … Neil Parinas is no stranger to starting a new life in another country – born and educated in the … be okay.” Neil and Loida are saving money and hope to buy their own house in the next two years. “We are working hard to reach …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/structural-engineer-moves-from-philippines-to-new-zealand

  • A cultural education

    … (war dance) that the All Blacks perform before playing a game of rugby. Garth Flores, his wife Marietjie and their … crime. Garth says, “We needed to get used to sleeping in a house that wasn’t behind a high electric fence and burglar … that you really like, because it’s quite expensive to buy it here. It saved us some stress as well; we didn’t have …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/a-cultural-education

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