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[Peter]

I t is now about a year ago when I met a NZ director of a large school in Auckland,who told me that his staff got 25 dollar an hour.

It does not sound v ery good, there is tax and transport on top of that in an expensive town

In Shenzhen I make at least 150 to 200 an hour, tax paid and no transport costs; so 30 to 40 NZ equivalent and much cheaper living.

What is the current rate?

I hope to be working in Christchurch in Feb/March 2004

[JosephP]

I live in Auckland and I am making around NZD$50,000 per annum. Granted, I'm working my butt off. Also, Auckland is pretty expensive rent-wise, not much around here goes for less than NZD$300 a week. Public transport here in Auckland is pretty dire (expensive too) but cars are cheap (compared to many other places) but the traffic is diabolical and the drivers...don't get me started.
I have aan acquaintance down in Christchurch who is getting a salary of NZD$42,500 yearly doing IELTS teaching. His wife is doing the same, so they are living fat.
Buena suerte, choke dee, bon chance, good luck.
JP

[Peter]

Ye Gods, you have made my day!
I only need half of that and do not want any more either....I am 64.
It may well be that I am deemed too old; it was the reason I went to China where my age was irrelevant.
Nevertheless, now there is something that is f a c t. rather than a perhaps

[G Cthulhu]

Don't get too happy. In Christchurch, assuming you can get a job in the first place, you'll be lucky to get anything over NZ$25 an hour.

Realistically, you'll be looking at something around $15 to start on. That's what places are offering, and given the numbers of spare teachers about they can keep offering that for some time to come.

[JosephP]

That's pretty depressing.
I remember back in 1993 when I was living in Kuala Lumpur a Kiwi lady from Christchurch said that I ought to go to Christchurch to teach English. She said that the going rate was NZD$25/hour. Here it is 10 years later the rate appears to have declined. But NZD$15/hour? If that's the case, the schools are making a bundle as a check through the websites reveal that many schools are charging over NZD$330 a week. Even if the schools drop the fees to NZD$240 a week, they are still making out.
Figuring the teacher does a full week at NZD$15 X 25 hours the pay equals NZD375 and minus tax and ACC take home means around 300 Kiwi dollars. That truly sucks the big wazoo. A person might as well as be a dishwasher as free meals are usually thrown in to the equation. A person could also do better by pleading that they have an ingrown toenail and therefore go on a sickness benefit for life.
Personally, I'm investing in Lotto tickets.

[Kereru]

The biggest agency in Chch - Select Education- pays a flat rate of $25 per hour but I get nearly double that if you only count the hours I "teach".