kiwis leave NZ for work overseas because a) we are a tiny country with 4 million people and our economy is simply not big enough to support or create many high-paying jobs; b) we are a nation of travellers and the big overseas experience is part of our culture and identity; c) we have enough of an interest in the world (unlike blinkered Americans) to see it and perhaps make it our home for a while. People hire Kiwis because we are creative, unique, refreshing, talented, unassuming and intelligent. Have any of the new people on this board been directed here from animoller.com?