What's life like in NZ?

Matt_DI just had my last bank statement from my US account, with like $6,0000 in it.

I mean you can borrow money from a friend a few days before your flight, then transfer it back right when you get into the country if you are confident you'll be sweet with $2,000, they aren't gonna check once you get in.

I also think they may be more lenient on the $4,0000 if you have a return ticket, because then that isn't something you need to buy and it shows you will leave the country etc.

Word. I was thinking of doing that as well. Didn't know if they would check once in. I figured worst case if they were I could transfer it back once I was in.

I want to buy a round trip ticket but I don't know if it's really doable. With the ski season weather can change things massively. I don't want to be living down there paying rent, not working for a month waiting for my flight. And I don't want to have a solid ski season going but have to fly out before it's over. Especially in a place where I know nothing about the variance in season length, weather etc. Maybe I'll talk to them and work out a good date and do the damn thing, fly out then regardless.


For the staff housing I need 2 weeks rent and a bond. There was information I found that said leaving yourself with $700 NZ was good to be a little on the safe side. I figure if I don't come till I'm going to be working, having a little over 1k should be enough to pay rent eat till the first check comes. The bus from there to the mountain is free and I could def swing another 6 weeks of rent food on top of the 2 weeks from above. That would give me 2 months to get my first check. If needed I'm sure I could stretch it even father. IF I come right before I'm going to start working I feel like I should get a check in the first 10 weeks. Hopefully sooner but just in case.

I'm just scared of getting to the border and having them be like lol nope.

theabortionatorWord. I was thinking of doing that as well. Didn't know if they would check once in. I figured worst case if they were I could transfer it back once I was in.

I want to buy a round trip ticket but I don't know if it's really doable. With the ski season weather can change things massively. I don't want to be living down there paying rent, not working for a month waiting for my flight. And I don't want to have a solid ski season going but have to fly out before it's over. Especially in a place where I know nothing about the variance in season length, weather etc. Maybe I'll talk to them and work out a good date and do the damn thing, fly out then regardless.


For the staff housing I need 2 weeks rent and a bond. There was information I found that said leaving yourself with $700 NZ was good to be a little on the safe side. I figure if I don't come till I'm going to be working, having a little over 1k should be enough to pay rent eat till the first check comes. The bus from there to the mountain is free and I could def swing another 6 weeks of rent food on top of the 2 weeks from above. That would give me 2 months to get my first check. If needed I'm sure I could stretch it even father. IF I come right before I'm going to start working I feel like I should get a check in the first 10 weeks. Hopefully sooner but just in case.

I'm just scared of getting to the border and having them be like lol nope.

you can get a return ticket with an adjustable leave date so it is quite cheap to change the day you fly out to suit you needs.

australia and to a slightly lesser extent new zealand, are quite strict on immigration as the majority of the illegal immigrants working there are actually back packers and travellers from first world countries.

$2000 is enough and you will get in no problems if your visa is all sweet and it would probs be a good idea to print out some sort of offer of employment youve received as proof.

you will get your first pay check the week after you start working. you will usually get paid on a wednesday to accommodate most peoples rent being due on the friday.

Worked in the north Island at Turoa. Pretty much the same as skiing in Quebec or the east. Don't let the giant Volcano fool you....it's always rainy/icy as shit. Pretty cool park though.

Living in NZ is a lot like living in Canada. Just the people drive on the other side of the road, the natives get treated WAY better, and the produce is AMAZING. ( yellow kiwis FTW) Everybody is pretty laid back and the landscape is some of the most beautiful I have ever seen.

HanYolowhat makes you think NZ will give you a visa? (serious question)

They just gave it to me! Now everything's good to go. I guess I could have saved 100 on my passport but I was scared of both that and the visa talking a while. The visa only took 2 days.

I felt like there wouldn't be any problem but it was the last thing I was waiting on. If i didn't get it I couldn't go and my job would go to someone else = lame.

LET IT SNOOOOOOOOOOOOW