Moving to Auckland isn't the key to get out of the traffic! We have one of the worst traffic jamming problems in the world.
However the other centres of
NZ aren't quite so bad.
But if you really want space etc theres heaps of places in
NZ that offer space, Auckland is getting more and more cluttered, and the housing is moving closer and closer together its driving me nuts. Some poeples kitchens look directly into other peoples bathrooms.
I hear Great Barrier Island is good for the whole traffic/space issues
Crime prevention, I understand that compared to some parts of the world its quite good, however there are still allot of people that think our offenders are getting out on Parole way to early, and re offending, and that some sentences are not long enough. However the people that are loudest are people who are victims of a crime, either by being a family member or a victim themselves, no amount of time is going to seem like a fair amount to them. but thats really a whole other discussion.