You should travel a bit around the world, you would then understand how high NZ stands globally, I have trouble having sympathies with rich folks complaining that they can't buy central houses in main capital city right out of pocket from first 2 years salary. Same situation all over the world.

But that's the issue - people want paradise and absolute success on all fronts of existence, now, I mean right fucking now or they are losers. Its immature approach to life that will bring you tons of unhappiness and 0 of opposite, and it definitely won't help you move forward.

Or - good luck with return to Europe. What you write is valid here too if you haven't noticed. Maybe not sewage but some other problem XYZ which is completely absent or non-issue in NZ.

Be prepared half of folks will be either very welcoming of russian attack on Europe, subtle support of far far right all the way to xenophobia and racism. EU green deal is killing European (not only) automotive industry right now and they just double down on rules, who cares how many coal plants China or India fire up. That's up to 15 million jobs going slowly (or fast) away. That's economical future being taken away from financial core of EU by at best some idealistic bureaucrats. Tens of millions of immigrants and refugees, you see them everywhere, mostly without work, barely surviving. What's the plan for them? Nothing that makes long term sense.

EU is in decline and things are not that great for most folks. We don't have the illusion of 'American dream' to keep poor people in line and chasing some illusion of potential to massive success. And that decline ain't gonna magically stop just because it will be annoying.