hi rich ! thanks for your'e reply, living on the beach is my ultimate ambition in my life but by living so close to the beach does this mean in nz that i will be so far away from the industy which i will be employed in. at the moment i am about 45 miles(73km) away from the main surfing beaches which is about a 1 hour drive away. the closer i can get the better really,but on the other hand i dont want to comute 30-40 mins every day to work,what do you think?