Also, anything over NZ$70k/year is considered a good salary in New Zealand (source: NZHerald). If I talk about average salaries in each NZ province, they are NZ$74k/year in Canterbury, NZ$75k/year in Auckland, NZ$82.4k/year in Wellington, NZ$71.1k/year in Otago, NZ$79k/year in Nelson, and NZ$79.4k/year in New Plymouth.