I do not want to live in a big city such as Auckland and Wellington. I want to live in a small cabin, fairly isolated, on a very inexpensive piece of land. But I do not want to be too far away from society, because I will need a job. I want to be...ideally, 5 or 10 miles away from a town. I will probably be a waiter, so I will work at a restaurant, just to let you know. Preferably I would like to live in the woods, maybe near a nice lake to go fishing every now and then. But the main thing is: quiet, fairly isolated, and AS INEXPENSIVE AS POSSIBLE. Know any New Zealand areas that fit this description? Silverraven: Would you happen to know how much an acre of land costs in Wairoa? I know it depends, of course, but for example, how much for your property?
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Check around the South Island. Queenstown would obviously be expensive to live in, but nearby you'll find exactly what you're looking for. Give a go.
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i was thinking aukland, it has the best climate, but if you wanna avoid big cities maybe rotorura.
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I have lived in Wairoa for 7 years. Wairoa is on the north Island on the east coast between Gisborne and Napier. It's very isolated and quiet. Lake Waikaremoana is near by.
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Gisborne.
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West Coast of the South Island, Greymouth, Hokitika, Westport or the Buller and Grey districts. It gets more expensive as you head up the Islands and living that close to a town it would have to be a small town, working in small town is not what you know.....it's who you know! Check out the website www.trademe.co.nz (NZs form of ebay) click on the property for sale and that will give you and idea Good luck and if you get here welcome
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Gisborne or Taupo.
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I would suggest the Taupo area, away from the tourist area and go around the sides of the lake from there.
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methven
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I actually think rotorua is the best place. It's not so big. The population is around 60,000-70,000 so it's not deserted like taupo. That's the worst place I have ever lived and rotorua and Auckland are the best places. Rotorua has alot of lakes near by but the houses are expensive. If U want inexPensive it's best to go to crappy toWns.
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Live in the Waikato - plenty of options for living and the lakes are only an hour away. Plenty of work available as well
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Christchurch or Hamilton for work and recreation. But anywhere in NZ is fine. Bon Voyage !!
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I would live in ASHBURTON, in the South Island. We are a small town with good work available, and land is still cheap here.
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the most inexpensive place would be in the southland region, tiny towns called 'nightcaps' and nearby places to there. $20,000NZ it cost my uncle to buy a 3 bedroom house with garage on its own section and there was no crime, if you want to go to a slightly larger town with more restuarants you could live in Invercargill which is also cheap but is big enough to have a mcdonalds in the north island Huntly and Wairoa are cheap, but there are gangs there and youth crime
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West Coast South Island for you my friend. :)
