Cockroaches in City apartments?

[Finn]

I am from Germany.
Here we ain't got any big raoches at least in apartments and hotels. I am talking about the american cockroaches. The freaking big scary ones who can fly. They scare the hell out of me. Because of my girlfriend we need to move to Auckland for 2 years.
According to the news the roaches situation in Auckland is pretty bad. It sounds like in every corner,every apartment there is lots of them. In tripAdvisor you read that lots of tourists complained about roaches in hotel rooms, bathrooms and in the kitchen.

Is that true???

Plzzzzz somebody say No so I can have some piece of mind. Unless I either have to break up with her ;D (kiddin) or go to the therapy (serious though)

Cheers,
Finn

[Kristina_Vuletic]

No that is absolutely not the case. We have native ones which are small, pretty normal and do not fly. I lived in Auckland my whole life and they weren't everywhere, mostly just outside in piles of wood or under furniture in your house, but only one or two. Australia has it worse than us. What news have you been reading?! Gruss aus Muenchen.

[Carmen_S]

Hey,

NZ doesn't have flying roaches, just small ones. You'll definitely be okay! I have never seen a flying cockroach in NZ before.

They can be a slight problem as houses here tend to be damp but I definitely don't think you will have an issue.

[Jacob_Monash]

Hi Finn,

It's a bit of a mix - it's not as bad as the reports say but they're definitely around. I have lived around Auckland most of my life and the most common cockroaches you might find around the home are ~1cm long. Because the standards of most buildings (especially if you rent) aren't great, it gives bugs more of an opportunity to get in to the house. Also the closer you are to forest or bush the more likely that you'll have visitors.

So, I can't say you won't see them, but they're not that big and I haven't seen any that fly.

[Finn]

Thnx everyone. You guys are the best. Lucky for me the small ones don't freak me out, I only have beef with the big ones who can fly. You don't know how much your responses helped me to have a peace of mind. Really appreciate it.