@jeffersonpang.co: 8 reasons why we eventually gave up on the idea: 1. Cost of living was higher than expected. 2. Property wasn't exactly cheap either. 3. The population is small, which means a smaller local market for business. 4. We couldn't see enough business opportunities that made sense for us. 5. Getting in with the right qualifications seemed possible. But low employment 6. Getting in as a business owner was a very different—and expensive—story. 7. Life was beautiful, peaceful and slower. But a lot of things were self-service and less convenient. 8. We realised something simple: We still wanted cheap Asian food New Zealand was somewhere we loved visiting. Just not somewhere we wanted to rebuild our life.