| Kia Ora! My name is Mark von Nagy and
I welcome you to browse my New Zealand website.
I hope you enjoy the images of this country, there
is so to see and photograph here - it is truly a
photograhers paradise!
 I
was born on December 27th, 1974 in Toccoa, Georgia
in the US to an Austrian father and an American
Mother. My full name is Markus michael von nagy. I
was raised by my Viennese grandmother and I can
still speak a bit of broken German with a "Wienerisch
Dialekt". As a family we traveled alot and
I have many fond memories of traveling to Europe
and across the United States. However, it wasn't
until I took a three month holiday to Australia
that the desire to live overseas was kindled.
After that life changing trip to the fabled land
down under, I applied for my residency visa. It
took nearly two years to process, not to mention
some bungling of papers by various lawyers, immigration
agents and the thief who stole my passport three
days after I was granted the visa!
So how did I end up in New Zealand?
I moved to this fabulous country on July 20th,
2002. I always get asked the question, "Why
did you move to New Zealand" - to which I
now reply "It was destiny!" I had originally
planned to go to New Zealand on a holiday, before
I started my job hunt in Sydney, Australia. A
two week vacation ended up as two month vacation.
After a while, I rented a tiny sleepout in Glendowie,
Auckland and decided to stay put! I had found
work as a contractor and then ended up getting
a permanent job as programmer for a fantastic
little web development company called Webenz.
I have since moved on and now work for a New
Zealand Internet Marketing company called
First Rate and live in Mission Bay.
So things just fell into place! I've met some
great friends here and have had some incredible
experiences. And of course, I've taken heaps of
photos of New Zealand for you to enjoy!
All the Best!
Mark Von Nagy
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