OECO Better Life Index There is more to life than the cold numbers of GDP and economic statistics – the OECD Better Life Index allows you to compare well-being across countries, based on 11 topics the OECD has identified as essential, in the areas of material living conditions and quality of life. New Zealand performs […]

A warm welcome New Zealanders open their hearts to newcomers. In fact, nine out of ten migrants find the welcome they receive meets or exceeds their expectations, according to a recent Immigration New Zealand survey. In the 2015 Expat Insider survey, 94% of respondents said they found Kiwi people ‘friendly’ or ‘very friendly’. It is […]

Family friendly Moving to a new country gets more complicated if you have a family to consider. But rest assured, New Zealand is a great place to bring up children. It’s why so many Kiwis living abroad come back home when it’s time to start nesting. They know that children here enjoy many things other […]

Clean and Beautiful Every country has a certain amount of natural beauty. New Zealand just happens to have loads of it.Better still, it’s not just concentrated in a few remote corners. The great scenery of our wide open spaces surrounds and inspires us, even in our biggest cities.That’s why nearly 22,000 expats interviewed for HSBC’s […]

Safety While feeling safe is a luxury in many places, it’s one that New Zealanders are accustomed to. We’re not saying serious crime doesn’t exist here – it does – but the rates are lower in New Zealand than in many other countries. Compared to what goes on in many other parts of the world […]

New Zealand Lifestyle Famous the world over for its stunning scenery and laid back lifestyle, New Zealand is a multicultural nation, with a population of around 4.75 million people. New Zealanders are friendly, easygoing people from a range of different background and cultures. With a land-mass the size of the UK or Japan, and only […]