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There is a job available aboutagainstforfrominofon the small New Zealand town aboutagainstforfrominofon Tokoroa, but no one wants it. The job is aboutagainstforfrominofon a doctor and it pays US$265,000 a year. For the lucky doctor who takes the job, there is no night work, no weekend work, and house prices aboutagainstforfrominofon the area are low. Also, he or she would work just four days a week and get 12 weeks' annual holiday. The town's current doctor Alan Kenny is leaving and cannot find anyone to replace him. He has been looking aboutagainstforfrominofon a replacement for two years but has had no success. Four medical recruitment companies also failed to find a replacement. Dr Kenny thinks the problem is that the job is aboutagainstforfrominofon the countryside and everyone wants to live and work aboutagainstforfrominofon the big cities.

It is not only New Zealand that has problems trying to get doctors to live aboutagainstforfrominofon rural areas. It is also a problem aboutagainstforfrominofon many other countries too. Last year, Dr Kenny had to cancel a family holiday because he could not find anyone to replace him. Dr Kenny is aboutagainstforfrominofon the UK and has been a doctor aboutagainstforfrominofon Tokoroa for 30 years. He said he has a great lifestyle and he wouldn't swap it aboutagainstforfrominofon city life. At the age aboutagainstforfrominofon 61, he wants to retire and pass his patients aboutagainstforfrominofon to someone younger. He told a local newspaper that his job keeps him busy all day and that he loves his work. He is worried aboutagainstforfrominofon how he can find a new doctor. He said: "I would like to stay but I hit my head aboutagainstforfrominofon a brick wall trying to attract doctors."