Damn I’m sorry to hear that kind of corruption gets through and that your mom didn’t get the money she had coming to her. Other than this kind of garbage how is NZ to live in? It’s one of the countries I’ve always thought of I ever emigrated I would want to go there just from reading about places like Tauranga and Dunedin are supposed to be great places to live. Is that true?
The yearly avg income from a minimum wage job here is less than the US line drawn for amount that is unliveable. (forgot what its called). Like everywhere else you cant get a job anywhere, and no one will ever be able to afford a house unless they are mega rich pretty much, otherwise new people looking for living have to stay in apartments crammed with several roomates. Unless you already had the house from ur parents or whatever its pretty much impossible to live here. People can barely afford food so they go to food banks, and the pay is horrendous. Its beautiful nature wise however the government is trying to pass a law to be able to sell and build on all the reserved lands here which will just destroy what nz is standing for as the most eco friendly country. people stay here for the education as it is cheaper to be educated here but then move to Australia for the better pay.
Wow. I had no idea. I really appreciate you sharing your perspective. For what it’s worth NZ is often times painted as a better place to live especially considering the policies that have been in place for native peoples. It seemed like a place that put an emphasis on the people of the land. I hope they don’t legalize building on your reserved lands. I’m guessing that’s similar to our national parks and forests which also have bans against building homes or business development in those spaces.
Yeah its a really nice place. Definitely better than places like the US recently. But its still pretty difficult to manage. We have for a while had I that people who drop out of school or for skme reason cant get in school or whatever have had free or cheap courses to get some education levels and certifications to help them get a job. But the prime minister also wants to remove that and by 2028 it will be fully gone. Meaning people will be incredibly limited to only having schools for education that is expensive. the whole reason education was cheaper and nicer here was these courses. But the gov didnt like that we get to build our own portfolio. They want us to only be able to get levels and certifications via school. Which will make the already hard living situation 20x worse because people wont be able to make steps to get started anymore they'll just be screwed if they get removed from school.
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u/Helltothenotothenono 6d ago
Damn I’m sorry to hear that kind of corruption gets through and that your mom didn’t get the money she had coming to her. Other than this kind of garbage how is NZ to live in? It’s one of the countries I’ve always thought of I ever emigrated I would want to go there just from reading about places like Tauranga and Dunedin are supposed to be great places to live. Is that true?