Kaitangata – the town with too many jobs
A small town in New Zealand has a unique problem – it has too many jobs. Kaitangata has found that its population of 800 is just not enough to maintain its businesses‚ and so it has decided to offer houses and jobs on very favourable terms.According to The Telegraph the small rural community is looking for people to work in facilities including sawmills‚ cheese and milk formula factories.The town’s Mayor Bryan Cadogen says there are "hundreds and hundreds of jobs‚ real good paying jobs that give a person a chance".“We have got youth unemployment down to two. Not 2% – just two unemployed young people‚” Cadogen said.The Guardian reports that house and land packages are on offer at NZ$230‚000 (R2‚447‚739) – about half the normal cost of affordable housing in New Zealand’s capital.Radio New Zealand spoke to Evan Dick‚ the local farmer who is spearheading the project‚ who said that life in the town cannot be beat."I mean‚ look where we are standing now. If you are a good enough caster‚ you could biff a line to the river and catch a trout‚ or biff it that way and catch a blue cod‚" Dick said...
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