I live on South Island and have been in NZ for 6 months . is housing generally shitty everywhere in NZ or is it a South Island phenomenon ? I ' m not talking price I ' m talking quality . So far I have adored more or less everything about this wonderful country , the people , the government , how everything works . and then I go home to my absolutely damp , uninsulated , $ 300 , 000 shitbox with single pane windows that don ' t even seal properly and I ' m like . how can a country THIS good . a country that keeps winning the best place in the world to live do everything right . and build houses that are one step above a garden shed . <| sep |> Big men collection reward <| sep |> It ' s only news if John Campbell talks about it .