I am currently mulling over a couple of job offers - one in Hamilton, one in Christchurch.
Hamilton job is pretty good, comfortable salary, near wife's family, kind of know the area now.
Christchurch job is dream job, much more money etc.
I'm flying to CC on Monday to take a look around, but accept I won't work out how it's like to live there in one day.
My question to those living there now - i.e. end of August 2011 - is what is it like with aftershocks? I've read or tried to find testimonies online. Simply, I don't like flying, or at least, when the plane moves. Are there regular and scary earthquakes in Christchurch? Or are they rare, and hardly noticable.
Basically, is it safe and comfortable to live there - or, given the choice, would it be best avoided. Of course, the agency who set up the Waikato job have told me lots of horror stories (btw, not bothered about the economic risk due to the type of job it is), could happen again, woken every night etc. - but then they would, wouldn't they.....