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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Eva Corlett in Wellington

Beautiful, isolated and expensive: US expats on life in New Zealand

A view of Lake Wanaka at the Mount Aspiring National Park.
A view of Lake Wanaka at the Mount Aspiring National Park. Photograph: Stewart Watson/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Californian Larry Keim has learned a thing or two in his 20 years living in New Zealand: good dill pickles are hard to come by, understanding kiwi slang will get you far, and if you think you’re going to get rich, forget it, “that ain’t gonna happen”.

“But [New Zealand] is rich in so many other things that, at the end of the day, matter more.”

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