Hi Capdog,
Well! what can I say...NZ (South Island, Christchurch) is very safe compared to SA!! We had our first murder for the whole year the other day. A woman was murdered by her boyfriend in her car. I don't live in fear like I used to when in Durban. I also have travelled to a few cities in Aus. For me personally I have found it really hard to adapt to a new country, especially New Zealand as it is very different to SA. At the moment my husband and I are wanting to move to the Sunshine Coast of Australia in Queensland which is very much like the North Coast of Durban...We are hoping that moving here will help with some of the homesickness. We hope and pray everyday that South Africa would do something about the crime, we would love to return to our home, our friends and especially our families...