i spent a few years over there,wish i hadnt come back,,top place with top people.i sugest mid canterbury is a good place to settle.plenty of everything nearby. i dont agree that the money is less as you have to put it in perspective,yes it is if you were to bring it back to the uk but out there what you buy for a dollar you roughly buy for a pound nearenough.. i used to earn over a 1000 dollors a week after tax and that was in 2000 1/2 so it was like earning a 1000 pound a week.......
well iff you want to go back i will personally do as much as i can to help you. ill run a marathon to hel