
If you’re wondering what it’s really like to live in Godzone and the closest you’ve got to experiencing it so far is the latest Hobbit film, there is a more reliable way to discover what life really involves in New Zealand.
A recently released document from Statistics New Zealand has painted a portrait of life in NZ – its people, its costs and its economy, with no orcs or trolls in sight.
Let’s see what life in New Zealand in 2013 is really like:
The full report has plenty more information about New Zealand’s economy, average earnings, population and labour force.