House prizes in Auckland and in a few other areas around the country are a bit crazy, but you still find some good properties in other nearby suburbs and apartments are not really expensive - most prefer houses here.

Salary for senior positions varies according to tech stack.. but I believe it's above 90K NZD per year, maybe something between 90-120K full time employee.

There are some jobs posted under this threshold on trademe and seek, but if you look with calm, especially after the end of the financial year (july for most companies), and around Feb/Mar, there are normally positions open here in Auckland with the salary.