Houses so close together, I can see where a major fire could sweep through the area with a whipping wind.
New Zealand was always a romantic paradise Island Nation in my mind when I was young.
Looking on the map I see it is not that far from Antarctica and farther south than I though compared to Australia.
We are more similar to Tasmania rather than mainland Australia, but there is a big difference in climate from the bottom (very cold) to the top (quite hot). Wellington in the middle is the windiest city in the world but has a very moderate climate as far as temperature goes.
Windiest, plus earthquake prone
Yes, those are minor concerns...