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I like your 'thinking aloud' - yes NZ is a great place to get to know local people - don't have to be in the cities - how about getting yourself on to farms - after all Denmark and NZ have that in common.. food production -- we'd be pleased to host you and pass you around our friends - especially if you are game to try your hand at fencing or a bit of gardening in return for hospitality..I am Scottish and lived in Brazil for a while - did a year round S America and four years round Africa.. and had lots of Danish visitors in NZ, also took the family to Denmark in 1992 -- son now grown up and running the farm.. you can message Facebook Christine J McKenzie with a red sunrise sky.
your direct questions - yes Q'town and Auckland good fun, so is Wellie and Dunedin - yes people are very friendly especially south, and we are as far south as you can go.. and easy to meet other backpackers-- NZ has plenty of cheap accommodation called backpackers' hostels and the bus companies such as Bottom Bus, Kiwi Experience and Stray take you to the good spots and to the good backpackers too.. they make travelling life very easy!
If you wanted a job in tourism you might write to Real Journeys who own Fiordland Travel and Stewart Island Experience - they look for bright friendly people who can treat each new guest as the first one.
Or you could work for Niagara Falls cafe which takes on ten different nationalities each summer.
Happy travel planning!
Christine McKenzie
Hi Peter,
I'll try and help with some the the questions
Are the people friendly?
Yes, if you have been brought up in Europe like I was then the people you meet in shops, banks while going about your days will seem very friendly. They are quite private as well though and it takes a while to be completely accepted ( same as anywhere I suppose). If you do get invited to a 'bring a plate' party ( which is very common) don't just turn up, like I did, with an empty plate to eat off, make sure you bring some food!
is it really easy to meet backpackers during the summer months?
Yes, backpacking is very common in NZ and you will meet loads of people.
is it easy to find jobs?
Fruit picking is a common job for visitors, NZ has a big fruit industry, many vineyards.
Is the city life in Queenstown or Auckland nice enough to stick around for?
Don't bother with Queenstown unless you are into extreme sports.
As far as cities go I'd vote for Wellington ( which won 4th spot in the recent Lonely Planet 'Best Cities to visit' list) and Dunedin is a nice place to stay for a while.
All in all, how would you rate New Zealand as a destination if you took away all sorts of bungee jumping and glacial hikes?
NZ is an outdoors kind of place but I'd suggest the best activities are not the extreme ones: try hiking in one of the national parks or sea kayaking, or cycling on one of the trails. Or hire a car and set out on a kiwi road trip.
Hope you find what you are looking for.
Hi
I completely agree with before messages.
NZ is the most easy country I know to travel around and spend some time. It is beautiful, easy to be & travel, people very friendly and very easy to meet people and spend some time or work. You will have a blast.
Just travel around and stay where you want to stay. Especially the Southern Island is great for travelling & nature so queenstown is a better place for staying than Auckland (although both are nice but auckland is really the city where people work hard & have regular lives whereas queenstown is more a tourist city.
good luck and nice how you wrote your story down. I am sure you will find what you search for since you give it first some thought before you go!
mj
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