Here is a selection of emigration experiences. We are keen to hear your story too.

If you would like to share your impressions of New Zealand, please try to include as many details as you can - people thinking about emigrating are hungry for specifics. Rather than, for example, saying your quality of life is good or bad, it's better to say what is good or bad about your quality of life and the cause(s).

A big thank you to everyone who has shared their impressions of life in New Zealand.

Kay: Oregon, USA to Christchurch

Astin: Singapore to Auckland's North Shore

KiwiMaggie: Christchurch NZ, then USA to Blenheim

Nadia: Durban, South Africa to Auckland

Dan: Plaka, Brooklyn, New York, USA to Auckland

Omelio: Plaka, Crete and San Diego, USA to Palmerston North

Shelley: Richards Bay, South Africa to Auckland

Tom: From London, UK to Auckland

Laurence: From Sydney, Australia to Havelock North

Charlie: From Vancouver, Canada to Auckland

Shelly: From Hilton, South Africa to Auckland's North Shore

Mike: From London, UK to Wellington

Kymberley: From Farnborough, UK to Tauranga

Alison: From Stratford-on-Avon, UK to Tauranga

Marcus: From High Wycombe, UK to Wellington

Julie: From Birmingham, UK to Queenstown

Leanne: From Warner Beach, South Africa to Auckland

Melanie: From Newark, UK to Gisborne

Jaramillo: From Medellin, Colombia to New Plymouth

Tasneem: From Mumbai, India to Christchurch

Annie: From Laguna, Philippines to Wellington

Zena: From Cape Town, South Africa to Auckland

Nerdy: From Kent, UK to Christchurch

Stephen: From York, UK to Wellington

KT: From Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Palmerston North

Martie: From Windhoek, Namibia to Wanganui

Sanne: From Rotterdam, Netherlands to Hastings

John: From Seattle, USA to Wellington

The Gouws Family: From New Germany, South Africa to the Hibiscus Coast

Barry: From Huddersfield, UK to New Plymouth

Peter: From Durban, South Africa to Havelock North

Richard and Olivia: From Colchester, UK to Wellington

The Hart Family: From Wiltshire, UK to Invercargill

Michelle: From East Yorkshire, UK to Whangarei

Kat and Bob: From Immingham, UK to Invercargill

Jean: From Beijing, China to Auckland / Hamilton

Ganasons: From Penang, Malaysia to Paraparaumu, Kapiti Coast

Val: From UK/South Africa/Germany to Temuka, South Canterbury

Sue: From Queensburgh, South Africa to Mount Eden, Auckland

Alex and Sally: From London, UK to Miramar, Wellington

Louise: From Pretoria, South Africa to Auckland's North Shore

Ian: From Huntingdon, UK to Wellington

Dianne and Paul: From Leighton Buzzard, UK to Tauranga

Laura: From Burnley, UK to Nelson

Carol: From Southend-on-Sea, UK to Temuka, South Canterbury

Mish: From Cape Town, South Africa to Newton, Auckland

Andrew: From Aberdeen, UK to Christchurch

Alison and Matt: From Lincoln, UK to Auckland's Franklin District

Marie-Claire: From Langport, UK to Wellington

Matt: From Zagreb, Croatia to Wellington

JS Kern: From Canada / Scotland to Auckland

SZT: From Islamabad, Pakistan to Auckland

Stella: From North Yorkshire, UK to Auckland's North Shore

James and Ann: From Chorley, UK to Hamilton

Tyler: From Vermont, United United States to Wellington

Rynette: From Pretoria, South Africa to Auckland's North Shore

Karl: From Birmingham, UK to Auckland's North Shore

Atul: From Bombay, India, to Hastings Hawke's Bay

Veronica: From Chelmsford, UK to Christchurch

Keith: From London, UK to Auckland

Amin: From Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia to Dunedin

John: From Dehli, India, to Auckland

Evelynne: From Maybole, UK to Wellington

Henry: From Bristol, UK to Wellington

Paul: From Manchester, UK to Christchurch

Ruth: From Edinburgh, UK to Rotorua



Would you like to share your own experiences of living in New Zealand? You can do this at My Story.