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Well I haven't been to Auckland but I have spent quite a lot of time in Wellington and Christchurch, and whilst a little better than Dunedin I still wouldn't say the food is up to the same par as the UK, especially for the price. And regarding the deli stuff, it's expensive or just completely unobtainable ('never heard of it' being the common response).
A proper European deli-cafe has just opened in Dunedin which is actually leagues ahead of any other food I've had in NZ. Just good ingredients and traditional recipes, not the Americanised 'all appetite and no taste' kind of food I've had elsewhere. It's been absolutely packed, queues out the door, every day since it opened three months ago.
Agreed on red meat being cheaper and better quality than in the UK though. However the sausages are awful, which is a shame because I love sausages.
I've always avoided the pizza place in Te Anau, I think I know where you mean. The pie shop by the roundabout is bloody good though - in fact probably some of the best pies I've ever eaten.
Not sure how much rent is where you are, but here I can rent a good modernised/insulated 2-bed house in the suburbs, garage, sea-view, for $250 (or a little over a hundred quid) a week. It's at least half as cheap as Birmingham, which is the cheapest place I've lived in the UK.
This is all swings-and-roundabouts stuff though. In general it's a great place to live, and I think that's mainly because of the people who are humorous and down-to-earth. However we're not ready to break the family ties especially with kids on the horizon, so we're not staying permanently.