Talk:New Zealand/@comment-2A02:C7F:C402:2300:390A:B234:F3E5:C3F7-20180617150145/@comment-24682153-20180617161105

Don't be so pessimist about your home country. Sure, it's not a shopping paradise and some items can be expensive, but I love the nature, landscape and people.

When it comes to internet, you are right that NZ is more expensive than for example Australia. But this is due to 2 or 3 submarine cables which link the islands to the rest of the world. These are under control of Telecom NZ (or Spark). New links are currently being built. So there is hope that prices for data will decrease eventually.

2° is not a very good option when you go to remote places as it lacks coverage. And you will have large sections especially in the Southern Island without no coverage at all.