I am moving from Texas and I have never been to NZ. I chose to move to New Zealand because my work conditions here have deteriorated and I think it would be a great place to live given my personality and interests. The New Zealand summer will be starting when I arrive and I plan to do some travelling first and then settle down in either Christchurch or Wellington to job hunt. I am going over on a the working holiday scheme visa. Once I have a job I will submit an expression of interest for a work to residence visa. I should clarify that the idea of beginning a nursing career just came to me within the last week and is not yet a serious consideration. I have tons of research to complete before I consider such a drastic career change. Thanks again for all the replies.