Not true, I've been in Palmerston North scince getting my degree. There are always high skill Jobs going and not enough people willing to move here.
Our house prices are very high as well.
? links to good job boards ?
I know several people (stem MSc / PhD)s who are on and off looking into migrating. They would come with around NZD 0.8-2.4M net capital from selling their current houses.
https://www.seek.co.nz/jobs-in-information-communication-tec...
We have Massey and plant and food research that often have more academic roles. You'll normally see a few pop up each year.