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Pains me to say it but I can't imagine I'll be in NZ in 10 years. I love this country but the grass is looking a lot greener elsewhere.
Every country has their failings. But if you are in a position to be able to head overseas, I encourage you to do so!
You might go forever or it might turn out the grass wasn't as green, but it will be a life shaping experience either way.
I'm a kiwi but hold a dual citizenship so have spent a fair amount of time overseas. End up coming back cause I miss NZ too much but as I'm getting older and need to pick somewhere to base myself for a while it feels hard to justify NZ, from a career perspective. That said, it's also hard to imagine leaving again.
100% agree though, I find a lot of my peers who endlessly talk about how much they hate NZ haven't really lived outside of the country. Not that that's a reason not to criticize NZ but at the very least living somewhere else for a while gives good perspective.