On Tue, 27 Jan 2009, Payne, Owen wrote:
As another migrant a few points, Christchurch is a nice city to live in with somewhat cheaper living expenses but this is more than made up for by the poor employment prospects and the lower pay.
If it is work you are concerned with go for Wellington, still a lovely vibrant city if you can cope with the wind.
If you come from Port Elizabeth... you'll feel right at home. Otherwise you'll wonder why you can't ever walk straight and why you are spending so much repairing car doors that have been ripped clean out of your hand and bent the wrong way. You also may look at the very visible and obviously very active tectonic plate boundary fault line bordering the harbour and wonder which idiot put a capital city here. The fresh volcanic cones dotting the Auckland landscape may also cause you to wonder about the residents knowledge of geology. Christchurch's skyline may be dominated by an even larger volcano... but it has have been soothingly contoured by glaciers, removing the sense of edginess about it. John Carter Phone : (64)(3) 358 6639 Tait Electronics Fax : (64)(3) 359 4632 PO Box 1645 Christchurch Email : [email protected] New Zealand
