also here
http://www.landlords.co.nz/
for research
http://www.interest.co.nz/
http://www.sorted.org.nz/
my view of NZ
At the moment banks are getting tight with lending criteria,, lots of mortgagee sales, while petrol is nudging towards 2bucks a litre and the minimum wage is $12
most jobs have no penalties/overtime rates, work on public holidays is time and half and day in lieu.
Grocery shopping bill is higher than when we lived in darwin. 12 pack of beer is $20.00
An election year, where the foreign minister is not in the ruling party(labour), due to the voting system - MMP. A very confused country.
Like there road rules, right turning cars give way to vehicles turning left. where they drive cars like they stole them, and a road system that reminds me of country victoria in the 1950s.
We are considering returning back home(darwin - our PPOR) or caboolture where our IP is. Once our house at matapouri (4hrs north of auckland) is finished and we have a chance to enjoy living in it we will head back across the ditch, and leave this 3rd world country for awhile.(no offence to kiwis)
We will be back, but better prepared for the step back in time.
Sounds doom and gloom, but my opinion only. We heard the same sort of "advice" but we love where we are, and we just enjoy the space.