Why Auckland, New Zealand is a great place for startups(centernetworks.com)
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Why Auckland, New Zealand is a great place for startups
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It's worse than that if you want to get to anywhere other than the major cities. If I want to visit my grandmother in Motueka, I need to fly BOS->LAX->AUK->NEL, and then drive an hour from Nelson. That appears to be the most direct route, and with flight schedules being what they are generally takes a couple of days.
Exactly. I just moved from Takaka to Seattle, and still have to travel there from time to time. SEA->LAX->AUK->NEL. My last trip was from Nelson to Connecticut: NEL->AUK->LAX->ORD->LGA->BDL. Ugh.
Might want to take off the anchor in the link.
Having worked in Auckland with a small company, I can't say there's anything that compelling about it. Sadly my least favourite NZ city.
Having worked in Auckland with a small company, I can't say there's anything that compelling about it. Sadly my least favourite NZ city.
Yeah. Christchurch, NZ is the place to be! :-)
Naa Westport is the place to be
You from Westport or is this a joke? Looks like a nice place to visit.
naa i'm from an equally depressing backwater in aussie.
I have looked into doing startup work in NZ. Try getting a visa. As a U.S. citizen, I can get a travel visa. To go that route, I have to leave every few months (I forget which it is, but even 6 months is too often/costly). As a visitor, you can't do lots of things a startup might need (bank account, home DSL modem, house lease, etc).
Options on permanent residence or long term stays are limited. NZ has a great visa program for attracting qualified folks for hard to fill jobs. But that doesn't fit for doing a startup.
I was hoping this blog post had some new info like "NZ creates a tech startup visa"
Options on permanent residence or long term stays are limited. NZ has a great visa program for attracting qualified folks for hard to fill jobs. But that doesn't fit for doing a startup.
I was hoping this blog post had some new info like "NZ creates a tech startup visa"
Look into the Working Holiday Visa. For US Citizens under 30, it's one full year, without any real work restrictions.
The main hooks:
- You must be coming to New Zealand to holiday, with work being a secondary intention for your visit.
- You must not take up permanent employment (unless you apply for and are granted an ordinary Work Permit while you’re here).
The main hooks:
- You must be coming to New Zealand to holiday, with work being a secondary intention for your visit.
- You must not take up permanent employment (unless you apply for and are granted an ordinary Work Permit while you’re here).
thanks for the info. I am over 30 though. Not sure why they would have an age restriction.
Maybe it's just more likely that people in the 18-29 age range will be actually going there to vacation while maybe picking up a part-time job to earn some cash and/or interact with the locals/local culture. If you're over 30, maybe there's an expectation that you have the earning power to be able to save up for such an excursion without needing to raise extra funds along the way?
All the Hobbits running around.
Little hands, hairy feet.
Perfect for startups.
Hm, I know someone who wants to live in Auckland - she's fanatical about Les Mills exercise programs and their HQ is there.
Oh, how convenient! Only 24 hours by plane? ;)