Winter in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch

[Jsquare]

The price range will vary widely due to where you are looking for a place, so probably the best idea would be to have a look at Trademe real estate, search for rentals and the amount of bedrooms you're looking for, that should give you an indication. The newer the house/ apartment (in the case of Auckland or Wellington there might be apartments, depending on the location), the greater the chance of it being insulated.

Thank you newarrival. Will take a look at Trademe. Appreciate your advice

[Jsquare]

I'll let someone who is in NZ right now answer this. We never got there to live, as INZ changed the requirements so we would never have matched them.

Oh I am sorry. I assumed you are in NZ being the Administrator and all. Thanks for your time to stay in this forum to help despite not being in NZ

[curiousexpat]

The winters sound perfect to me; the lows of -35C every winter where I live are getting harder to handle as I get older.

[GeneralAK]

I came to Christchurch last January from a tropical country. The first day I arrived I had to put on a jacket as it was 22c which is considered a winter in my country. I had to sleep with a heater turned on until around September even I live in a double glazed house. Fell unsure if I's able to live in the cold country like this. But thing changed since then, after passed one winter I feel myself a bit tougher. I went to beaches in spring which was around 15c and even got into the water every weekend last summer. I no longer wear jacket in summer and fell burning hot on some days. I also have never turned the heater on since last September even it's going into a winter next week. I know it might be another story if I moved to Canada but, in other hand, I'm surprised by the way human adapts to the climate in merely a year .