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- Over 200,000 people from the UK live in New Zealand.
- Outside of the British Isles, New Zealand is the most "British" country in the world. (Around 85 percent or so of the country's population is of British descent.)
- NZ continues to accept more immigrants from the UK than from any other country - around 13 thousand skilled migrants are accepted from the UK each year.
- New Zealand has low unemployment - around four percent. There are labour shortages in many key professions and trades.
- NZ is keen to attract skilled, English speaking migrants. Immigration policy targets the skills in highest demand.
- NZ is bigger than the UK but has fewer people than Scotland. If it's more space you desire, you can find it in New Zealand.
- NZ's climate is often likened to the UK's. In fact NZ's climate varies widely depending on location. The far north's climate is closer to subtropical than British. The east coast of the North Island is closer to Mediterranean than British. Central parts of the South Island are semi-arid. All of New Zealand's main cities enjoy over 2,000 hours of bright sunshine per year. (London gets 1,500 hours.)
- People moving to New Zealand often discover a way of life that is more focused on the great outdoors and is less materialistic than the one they left behind.