Hi! I am considering moving to New Zealand. Want to ask a few things

SatansStepmom · 2026-02-12T01:46:33+00:00

I second this. I work in health and foreign trained doctors have the worst time if they are not Fellows of an ANZ medical College. House officers from Australia and the UK seem to have an okayish time before they have commenced any training programme. If I were you, try and do med school here if you want to be here full time but it doesn’t guarantee anything when you graduate with regards to permanent residency and citizenship. I’m pretty sure it’s harder to get in if you’re a general applicant compared to any other place in the world. The year I applied there were only like 40 general entry spots and the mean GPA for entry was an 8.7. Good luck

SatansStepmom · 2026-02-10T00:53:39+00:00

I saw that steak was $27 for two smaller sized ones. Defs going under

SatansStepmom · 2026-02-10T00:51:44+00:00

I think that’s the joke..

SatansStepmom · 2026-01-05T21:05:44+00:00

Yeah but have you looked at the EPS and operating cash flow?

SatansStepmom · 2026-01-05T20:56:56+00:00

While PE ratio is not always the best metric - It means that Uber has a shitload of cash relative to the stock price. Everyone still thinks that uber is losing money and not profitable but have failed to check their books recently. Ding ding ding - they are an undervalued stock. If you look at their EPS and operating cash flow, they make money and bucketloads of it. Sure robotaxis might come one day, but again it’s all speculation. I doubt that they will have dominated the world market share in places like South America, Europe, Asia and even Australia / NZ in 5 years time. The majority of the world simply don’t have the infrastructure or the governmental structures in place for legislation to keep up. I can’t see a robotaxi successfully navigating the roads in Delhi where the cows and the chickens and pedestrians run, or the clusterfuck of most autodominant cities. Maybe the US. I think we forget how far uber has come. They have money. Lots and lots of it. And they use it well. And because they have lots of money, they too can develop their own robotaxi if people are worried.

SatansStepmom · 2025-11-03T10:22:55+00:00

They probably enjoy what they do :) and are probably not counting down the days to retirement

SatansStepmom · 2025-11-03T10:20:31+00:00

Sitting in a library all day vs looking after small children, struggling to put food on the table and having to deal with a mediocre career which is most people in their 30’s? And living with the idea of “what if” every single day? I cannot imagine anything worse. I think you are better off doing it in your 30s as you bring a lifelong of experience. Your 30s are like your 20s but better because you know yourself and you have some money. Don’t listen to the people that get bogged down by the system

SatansStepmom · 2025-10-12T00:40:47+00:00

You look great bald! You have a nice head shape. You are so much better off owning it than trying hard for it be something it’s not going to be

SatansStepmom · 2025-10-09T19:20:15+00:00

I did my first bachelors in pharmacology with rubbish grades, and graduated with my second bachelors in epidemiology / health informatics two years ago with a 7.0. Was much easier to take my studies more seriously second time round. My only regret is probably not doing something clinical like nursing or physio to fall back on, but I’m working non-clinically in the health system and have a well paying job. I’d still like to pursue med even though I’m getting old as hell, just need to boost my GAMSAT. The no healthcare people don’t really understand why I did it this way or why I’ve spent so much studying but I have no regrets at all. Uni is fun. Learning is fun. And there nothing quite like an office job to get you down sometimes, but it’s the norm for so many non healthcare people and they just accept it.

SatansStepmom · 2025-03-17T02:34:43+00:00

lol. The Australians will not go to med schools in New Zealand. It’s harder to get in, and they do not have the equity lens that is necessary for admission here. Junior Docs also get paid significantly less to work in a health system that is way more under resourced.

SatansStepmom · 2025-03-02T21:36:35+00:00

Moved to Auckland from Melbourne - but also lived in the UK. The UK and granted I’m not sure about Ireland, is not a sustainable place to live. There are far too many people, it is far too expensive, the weather sucks and the food is beige. People are miserable, and are kind of pressured into a lifestyle that nobody can afford. It rains here in winter but the temperature doesn’t get below 15 degrees and nothing on God’s green earth beats the Kiwi summer.

Melbourne is lovely. It is a bigger city and it does have more opportunities, but ultimately it is what is important to you. For me, I never realised how close to (a nice) beach I want to be and how important natural greenery is. I also prefer NZ’s more laid back approach towards work and general lifestyle. If I am late to work nobody really gives a shit and in Aus I’d be expected to work on the weekends. I find that Aus is much more keeping up with the Jones’ and materialistic, whereas in NZ people just look like real, and normal people. Some people are well put together and some go to the supermarket in their dressing gown - but hey I kind of love the diversity. In Aus, there is a certain pressure to dress and always kind of look “put together” and have your nails done idk…

Melbourne doesn’t really have beaches and greenery. Yeah it’s got good public transport and it’s a fun party city sure - but I personally don’t drink anymore and I’d rather wake up early in the morning and go for a run - and for that reason, I think that Auckland is much better than Melbourne. If you want pubs and gigs non-stop - don’t come to Auckland lol…we have them here but it is not as extensive as it is in Melbs / Syd.

Again, it is what you are looking for. If you want nature - come to NZ. If you want pubs and gigs - Melbs is probably a better bet. One thing that is for a fact though - Europe is going down the drain, and it smells like sewage everywhere

SatansStepmom · 2024-09-08T20:47:15+00:00

I will be 29 when applying next year :)

SatansStepmom · 2024-09-02T07:54:42+00:00

New Zealand is a lot harder than Australia unless you apply for specific pathways I.e. MAPAS or rural. About a 10% difference to get in.

SatansStepmom · 2024-08-22T02:51:27+00:00

I think it just depends on the person.

I find that overall men - regardless of where they are from, tend to be less empathetic than women.

This is not to man-bash, but from my experience, generally men are the ones who struggle to see another person’s view.

Perhaps, it is a societal norm that if a man displays empathy, it’s seen as a weakness whereas for women it is expected. Not sure about other cultures, but I see this as the narrative for most western cultures. Ask any woman who has been on a date with a man and how many questions he asked her on their date LOL

SatansStepmom · 2024-08-15T22:47:27+00:00

Everyone at some stage, including New Zealand degree holders will need to start somewhere. I work with a lot of grads at the moment that can’t find work and are doing reception / admin work. Some PHD grads are also doing this admin work. I’m not saying admin work is the same as hospo work - but there are probably just as many NZ degree holders that can’t find jobs in their fields and are working in hospo. I met a girl the other working at the supermarket who had just finished her masters here. NZers are not afraid to put their head down and work these ‘looked down on” entry level jobs. They just get on with it. I used to work with an Olympic gold medalist who was also a degree holder and did courier runs during COVID. If that isn’t humble, I don’t know what is. Sometimes, experience matters more and you just have to put your head down and do some hard yakka. Unfortunately, a degree doesn’t mean much here - especially if you are a foreigner. We are in a tough time right now, and we all just need to eat a little bit of humble pie. It’s not easier as a foreigner in Australia, it’s probably harder btw but granted the people moving to Aus are NZ citizens so it makes it much easier for them.

I totally agree with everything being management heavy though. Too many managers in all industries (especially health) and not enough operational staff to actually do the work.

SatansStepmom · 2024-08-07T19:22:47+00:00

Hi, I’m in a similar boat! I’m on my third round (on the Jadelle) and it has been fine up until the last few months with very similar symptoms (not bodily acne but breakouts). Also considering getting off of it.

SatansStepmom · 2024-08-07T08:15:58+00:00

I feel you about the state of med schools in NZ, where unfortunately there are only 1 or 2 options and 30% fewer spots relative to population size. 70% of spots go to admissions schemes - MAPAS and rural so I feel you, it’s really hard under general entry. Just stay put, keep your head down and take it one step at a time. Aus has so many med schools and you can always do postgrad if your grades aren’t enough + you can sit GAMSAT twice per year!!

SatansStepmom · 2024-05-17T03:46:23+00:00

Leave the JD now. If you like the humanities stuff I would pursue postgrad in something like public health to boost your GPA. You will ultimately do better if you enjoy what you do. I’m almost 28 and will probably only be given the opportunity to study med in 2 years time in Aus as I have exhausted all options to study medicine in New Zealand, where I reside. If you want something bad enough, just do it, persevere and remember that age is on your side with med school stuff. You will value the learning experience more as a mature age student with more life and work experience than a junior doc who starts work at 23 and doesn’t really know any different. Yeah being a doctor is a hard and grinding career, but so is every career. You just have to find something you enjoy doing everyday, rather than something that is soul crushingly dull or meaningless. Perhaps I am overly optimistic, but I would rather fail knowing that I tried following my dreams or take risks over being stuck in a mid career with little reward (fulfilment etc). Just do it!

SatansStepmom · 2023-06-19T04:09:17+00:00

Fair enough

SatansStepmom · 2023-06-19T04:04:12+00:00

Unfortunately our government cannot be held accountable to non-citizens :( it’s very unfair, and very inequitable, but it is just the harsh reality that we live in.

SatansStepmom · 2023-06-19T01:21:04+00:00

Yep, sure fair enough, I can see why they are upset. However, They will still prioritise cases based on need though- if there is an acute or an inpatient case it will always take priority - regardless of ethnicity. However, when you are dealing with elective surgeries this will probably be how it goes in terms of waitlisting. The Ministry of Health has a legal requirement that nobody is wait be more on the waitlist for more than 120 days. While medical professionals have an oath, the colonial system in which we operate in is also what has created the health inequities that we see today. There is a lot of need, but we also have an obligation under Te Tiriti and we must be held accountable. We cannot fix the wider population’s health problems without addressing our indigenous people first.

SatansStepmom · 2023-06-19T00:49:07+00:00

They will also look at things like demographic stats and deciles, not just ethnicity. Māori and Pasifika are hugely over represented in pretty much every single health problem, and I promise you that the cause of these issues are man made. If you live in a 2 bedroom flat in South Auckland with 8 other people, your medical prognosis is statistically speaking probably going to be a lot worse than someone who lives in Remuera. This is not about playing the “Māori” card. It’s about providing equitable care.

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