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:
How much will it cost you to live?
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How happy are Kiwis?
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How many sheep are there really?
That’s 31.2 million sheep – and 4.4 million people.
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Keen to know more?
The full report has plenty more information about New Zealand’s economy, average earnings, population and labour force.