If you want to live in a better place in New Zealand, i can suggest you about the "Bay of plenty". Because of The majority of immigrants who move to New Zealand for what you know.? For living and working in and around Auckland. and if you ask to New Zealanders about this, why they like to live this place.
They’ll quickly tell you that among their own, Auckland is actually one of the locals least favourite places to live because of high property prices, high costs of living, higher than national average crime figures and also because of the increase in the number of international migrants making the city home! So if you want to know where the best places to live in New Zealand. Obviously you can choose The Bay of plenty.