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A Free Trip to NZ for IT Professionals

posted by cmn32480 on Thursday March 09 2017, @07:29AM   Printer-friendly
from the there-is-always-a-catch dept.

GeriatricGentleman writes:

Wellington (capital of New Zealand) is looking for 100 qualified IT professionals and will pay for flights and accommodation from anywhere and introduce them to employers like Weta Digital, Xero etc.

But of course there is a catch...I lived and worked in Wellington for a few years: it is a fairly small and affordable city to live in, treats ex-pats well, has an amazing vibrant inner city, magnificent scenery and on a good day is truly wonderful. However, good days are few and far between and you have to tie down small children and old people when the wind blows - which is most days.

Anyway, for all those who aren't enamoured of your current Trump ridden, Brexit pending, war torn or whatever environment - here's a chance to do something about it. You have a couple of weeks before it closes up shop.
https://www.wellingtonnz.com/work/looksee-wellington/

Yeah, I know - this sounds like an ad. I would like to know about other peoples experiences as ex-pats though. What makes a good place to live and work for you?

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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 09 2017, @08:02AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 09 2017, @08:02AM (#476903)

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11784888 [nzherald.co.nz]
    https://www.niwa.co.nz/publications/wa/water-atmosphere-9-december-2013/fear-of-flying-into-wellington [niwa.co.nz]

    On the bright side, when it gets windy you can strap on a wingsuit* and harness and do some flying.

    * Wingsuit optional in windier days.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 09 2017, @04:36PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 09 2017, @04:36PM (#477009)

    I have to suffer horrible landings at my hometown's airport [wikipedia.org], especially during spring (around Nov-Dec).

    I tried to find a video of a landing there but I couldn't find any. I bet even the bravest of youtubers would be holding their hands praying furiously.

    And then, there's Heathrow [youtube.com]