Ah... Well, that's where it becomes interesting, you see, I am a British Citizen. As a first generation New Zealander of English parentage I am able to have a British Passport as well - subject to proving this of course. Without that, as I am over 27, I would find living and working here extremely difficult. Within days of arriving here I had a job. My Daddy trained me well when he said.. "The world doesn't owe you a living you have to earn it."
I have to say though, it took me a while to get my head around paying two lots of tax. PAYE and NI. NZ has a very different system. When I left it was .20 cents in the dollar tax. You paid to go to the dentist or doctor but depending on combined househould income levels you might be able to qualify for a Community Services Card which gave varying levels of contribution towards medical care.
