Moving and living in New Zealand....need advice?

so i'm leaving in 5 months to live in new zealand with a friend for the year, we've sent in all the paperwork to get our visa's and jobs and watnot, not its just finding a place to live.





we fly into Aukland, but aren't sure where in the country we'd like to live.





Anyone know of good places for two 24 yr old males just looking to experience a different culture and meet new people!





Also, what are some good sites I could use to find a nice appartement in a good part of town?Moving and living in New Zealand....need advice?
my cousin moved there bout a year ago nd she loves it she actually lives in auckland and says its to die for but she is into her sports. i also hear christchurch is nice but that is no where near auckland but just think about it. try google for apartments it should help !!Moving and living in New Zealand....need advice?
My only experience in NZ was on a typical package tour,


but I feel I got somewhat of a sense of the place.





We went to a lot of places on both North and South Island.





Auckland is the big commercial centre and ';main city';.


It seemed to me very much like other modern cities and for


that reason might be a better place to live than to visit.


It's sort of the reverse of the old clich茅:


';a great place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there';.





Other cities, to me at least, were more picturesque and


with lower populations, slower and calmer.





Wellington at the south tip of the North Island was beautiful and would appeal to me greatly.





The South Island has fewer people, lots more sheep, and


incredibly beautiful scenery. Christchurch seemed a nice


city. In fact, just about every city, large and small


seemed rather nice.





For your age, probably your choices would be limited


to the larger cities such as Auckland and Wellington,


as you are likely to find more of a social life and ';action';.


I would imagine your chances for employment are best


there as well.





If you are more into country-type and outdoor activities,


then there are lots of choices. Queenstown, for example,


is a big tourist attraction with lots of adventure sports


going on, so if that's your thing, it might work out.