Goodbye Slovenia

Newcomers: over 50000 per year
Average salary: NZ$3600 monthly
Population: over 4 million
Area: 270500 km2
North&South GDP: US$22100 per head
Prime minister: Helen Clark

15% indigenous Maori population
12 regional councils

First European settlers: early 1800

Average temperatures:
Auckland: 11 - 24
Wellington: 6 - 18
Christchurch: 5 - 19

What you get in New Zealand:

• world’s lowest unemployment rate
• clean, nuclear energy-free environment
• world’s most open and least corrupt political system
• great skiing slopes and undiscovered hideaways
• active involvement in Maori and Pacific islander’s culture
• active volcanoes and long black volcanic sand beaches
• extraordinary blend of history and cultures
• sense of belonging from the first day on
• kiwis, sheep, deer, football (read rugby), cricket …

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I live in Mozirje, Slovenia. I study chemistry on Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology in Ljubljana. Since 1. January 2007 I have a permanent job in Ljubljana as a computer programmer.

I drive to work every morning at 6.00 for 80km. At the end of the working day I drive same 80km back home. Now if I would live in Germany people would say only 80km But for Slovenia thats a lot!

It’s cheaper to drive to work and lose 2 hours on the road every day then to live in Ljubljana or somewhere close to Ljubljana and pay expensive rent for a few m2 of living space.

So I hope I can move to New Zealand soon.

GoogleMaps Slovenia, Mozirje

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