NZStidz

I am biased as I live here but the Southern end of the Gold Coast is certainly not crime central. Varsity College has a great international program and also an Academy of Maths and Science - I don't think the catchment would apply if you were here on an international basis. My kids have been going there for 4 years and I am very happy. Not sure what you have read but PBC (Palm Beach Currumbin) is getting better and better every year and has an academic excellence program and a sports excellence program. I wouldn't touch Miami with a ten-foot pole, it is well-known for being a school that kids go to who don't like the discipline of other schools.

I've lived in both and you need to bear in mind that salaries are way lower in NZ, but the cost of living is similar to Aus. Very difficult to make ends meet, and as for the rain... 18 weekends in a row one year, drove me nuts!