Hello zimbo, if you are looking at new zealand contact the south african community here. There are enough to keep specialist shops selling south african food for the home sick immigrants.
In the waikato region in the west is cattle(beef and dairy) and blueberries, central waikato, eqestrian, dairy/ some beef cattle and blueberries, and east waikato is row crops, dairy, and equestrian. Do your homework.
The hottest it gets is a humid 30 degrees C and the coldest is a clammy bone penetrating -6 degrees C. True droughts(dead brown grass) are few and rainfall is fairly reliable.
Mostly the people are friendly and welcoming. I have been told by foreign travellers that nzers speak to fast and can be hard to understand.
Guns: rifles and shotguns only. Hand guns and military style semi automatics are illegal and mean jail time. You will need your gun licence to buy ammo.
Police normally don't carry guns on them but they are in the car if needed.
Lastly if you go to a beach, BLACK SAND =DANGER. Swim between the flags or drown. There have been cases where new immigrants have drowned on their first beach outing. They didn't know west coast beaches are dangerous.
In the waikato region in the west is cattle(beef and dairy) and blueberries, central waikato, eqestrian, dairy/ some beef cattle and blueberries, and east waikato is row crops, dairy, and equestrian. Do your homework.
The hottest it gets is a humid 30 degrees C and the coldest is a clammy bone penetrating -6 degrees C. True droughts(dead brown grass) are few and rainfall is fairly reliable.
Mostly the people are friendly and welcoming. I have been told by foreign travellers that nzers speak to fast and can be hard to understand.
Guns: rifles and shotguns only. Hand guns and military style semi automatics are illegal and mean jail time. You will need your gun licence to buy ammo.
Police normally don't carry guns on them but they are in the car if needed.
Lastly if you go to a beach, BLACK SAND =DANGER. Swim between the flags or drown. There have been cases where new immigrants have drowned on their first beach outing. They didn't know west coast beaches are dangerous.