Living and Working in New Zealand: A Survival Handbook (Living and Working Guides) [Paperback]

Mark Hempshell (Author)

Book Description

Series: Living and Working Guides | Publication Date: September 1999

This book is for anyone thinking of visiting, working, studying or generally living in New Zealand. Readers can find out how to find a good job, how to obtain a permit, education facilities, how to find their dream home and much more.'

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Survival Books (September 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1901130053
• ISBN-13: 978-1901130058
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,775,343 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you, Mark! This book is a godsend!, July 30, 2001

By 

ExSoCal "Ron" (Wellington, New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living and Working in New Zealand: A Survival Handbook (Living and Working Guides) (Paperback)

I bought this book about a year ago, just as I was beginning to think of a move to New Zealand. Well, here we are, one year later... and I'll be there in four weeks time!

This book helped me so much that I simply had to write a review of it before leaving. There are only about twenty books on my list to take with me to NZ, and this is one of them. I can't recomend it highly enough.

I've been to NZ a handfull of time now. I find this book to be right on the mark. It captures just about everything you need to know about living and working in NZ, and many thing you don't need to know... but are entertaining in their own right.

Mr. Hempshell touches on everything that a prospective migrant would want to know, with a great deal of humor as well (I love the little cartoons). I also bought books which were supposed to be about immigrating to NZ. Steer clear of these books. They tell you nothing that you can't find out for yourself on the NZ immigration web site.

If you are thinking of moving to NZ this is the book for you. Of all the books about NZ I've bought this year, this is the only one I still refer to. You'll not go wrong, trust me.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars really out of date and not too helpfull, February 10, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Living and Working in New Zealand: A Survival Handbook (Living and Working Guides) (Paperback)

I found thins book to be not at all helpfull to me in moving to New Zealand. In fact I found it to be very out of date and the back section that talks about the Kiwi people and their way of life seemed depressing to me. I found the book to be constantly stereo typeing Kiwis. Sheep, beer, rugby etc. I think that the information in this book was true 10 years ago but a lot has changed in New Zealand in that time, especially in the cities. The information in this book is all available on the internet and it is constantly updated there.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This Book is good, December 28, 2001

By 

markoni (Switzerland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living and Working in New Zealand: A Survival Handbook (Living and Working Guides) (Paperback)

I read this book before i went on a vacation to New Zealand last year. It was fairly informative. If you have absolutely no knowledge of the country, this book will be very helpful. However books such as this one are not extremely useful, even if they were updated each year. (which this book isn't) The section about Television in New Zealand was outdated. This book makes it seem that even the best satellite service will not compare to even cable in the US. In other words, their television offerings are scarce. However, I found that to be untrue. Sky TV offers many channels and has good variety. This is just an example of how this book cannot possibly keep you informed about a rapidly changing country like New Zealand. The point is, if you really want the scoop on living in New Zealand, ask your friends who've visited for information. An even better way is to search on the internet. Go to a chatroom that has New Zealand inhabitants and ask them. They are very friendly.