Move to wellington
Hi there,
My OH has an interview tonight and if he is successful their will be a move to wellington with 2 young children on the cards. I traveled nz 15 years ago and remember tthinking it would be a great place to bring up kids. We are in a good position here in the uk, money, house, good pension but my OH works shifts so the lifestyles is not up to scratch. He has been given an opportunity out of the blue so we're thinking we should take it as these kind of opportunitys don't come round often!. I keep hearing about the pitfalls of NZ such as its expensive, its cold and windy, houses are awful quality. It's expensive here and snowing at the moment but I would love to hear wheather a move to NZ is worth it for the lifestyle and especially for kids ( as we're doing it for them and their future) thanks |
Re: Move to wellington
Originally Posted by sezzaphil
(Post 12453583)
Hi there,
My OH has an interview tonight and if he is successful their will be a move to wellington with 2 young children on the cards. I traveled nz 15 years ago and remember tthinking it would be a great place to bring up kids. We are in a good position here in the uk, money, house, good pension but my OH works shifts so the lifestyles is not up to scratch. He has been given an opportunity out of the blue so we're thinking we should take it as these kind of opportunitys don't come round often!. I keep hearing about the pitfalls of NZ such as its expensive, its cold and windy, houses are awful quality. It's expensive here and snowing at the moment but I would love to hear wheather a move to NZ is worth it for the lifestyle and especially for kids ( as we're doing it for them and their future) thanks |
Re: Move to wellington
at the end of the day it depends on what standard of living you are coming from into.
My day to day standard of living is not as good as I had in the UK, the kids do fewer clubs as things can be so far away, husband works longer hours, it is expected. Didn't know I had wind phobia before coming to Wellington, weather here is more extreme, as in more rain, hotter (cost of sun cream will need to be factored in, and after sun as I am finding out as mister 12 decided it was a good idea to get his arms burnt on Thursday), wind is just scary at times especially on the side of a hill with a raised house. At the end of the day you will be doing the same crap you are in the UK just in a different location with different rules all round but you may be nearer a beach, ohh and the novelty of that wears off with the kids but if they are still young you should be able to get a good few years out of it |
Re: Move to wellington
I don't know if coming on a whim will make for a successful move, its a massive upheaval.
Apart from kiwisaver which is just a government backed savings account, there is no pension scheme here. At retirement you will get the old age pension but there aren't many other options. Kiwis tend to buy second homes to fund retirement plans. You mentioned pensions in your post so just thought I'd raise this as something to consider. |
Re: Move to wellington
Originally Posted by sezzaphil
(Post 12453583)
My OH has an interview tonight and if he is successful their will be a move to wellington with 2 young children on the cards. I traveled nz 15 years ago and remember tthinking it would be a great place to bring up kids. We are in a good position here in the uk, money, house, good pension but my OH works shifts so the lifestyles is not up to scratch.
BTW, people work shifts here too you know;)
Originally Posted by sezzaphil
(Post 12453583)
He has been given an opportunity out of the blue so we're thinking we should take it as these kind of opportunitys don't come round often!. I keep hearing about the pitfalls of NZ such as its expensive, its cold and windy, houses are awful quality.
Originally Posted by sezzaphil
(Post 12453583)
It's expensive here and snowing at the moment but I would love to hear wheather a move to NZ is worth it for the lifestyle and especially for kids ( as we're doing it for them and their future) thanks
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Re: Move to wellington
Some excellent points, above.
How will you come out, financially, compared to the UK? Moving is expensive, and New Zealand is expensive. No use moving to New Zealand for "lifestyle" reasons (whatever that means) if you won't have the money to back that up. |
Re: Move to wellington
Originally Posted by MrsFychan
(Post 12454109)
Didn't know I had wind phobia before coming to Wellington
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Re: Move to wellington
Originally Posted by KOH2
(Post 12456791)
we simply can't afford to put in any kind of heating system atm. So yes, I am dreading the winter
If you can afford a return to the UK you can certainly afford to put a heating system in a house. |
Re: Move to wellington
Originally Posted by Justcol
(Post 12459035)
But that speaks more about your financial situation or priorities.
If you can afford a return to the UK you can certainly afford to put a heating system in a house. Choices. |
Re: Move to wellington
Originally Posted by Justcol
(Post 12459035)
But that speaks more about your financial situation or priorities.
If you can afford a return to the UK you can certainly afford to put a heating system in a house. Sure most people have the best form of insulation on their doorsteps, but don't use it. New Zealand has sheep everywhere and sheep wool is great for insulation. If you wear a jumper and it keeps you warm, why not use it in the attic? |
Re: Move to wellington
Originally Posted by Justcol
(Post 12459035)
But that speaks more about your financial situation or priorities.
If you can afford a return to the UK you can certainly afford to put a heating system in a house. Trip back to Europe will set me back $3000 so yes, it was a toss between what I need for the soul and what I need for the body;) |
Re: Move to wellington
Originally Posted by KOH2
(Post 12459776)
Not quite as we did have a quote just to put heat pumps in and that came well in excess of $10000. Didn't even enquire about wall insulation:( Let alone replacing the old wooden windows with double glazing :ohmy:
Trip back to Europe will set me back $3000 so yes, it was a toss between what I need for the soul and what I need for the body;) |
Re: Move to wellington
Originally Posted by simonsi
(Post 12459798)
Heat pumps dont only come as a job lot, Im sure a single pump (which is all we have), would be closer to $3k than $10k so a bit misleading to give the impression that was the choice. From experience a heat pump benefits you a lot longer than a visit to the UK, of course YMMV.
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heat pumps price depend on the size of the rooms you are trying to heat, we had one put in last year for just the living/dining and came out just over 4k. Don't forget its multi functional as is also a air conditioner during the summer
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Re: Move to wellington
Originally Posted by KOH2
(Post 12460278)
With the uninsulated walls + single pane windows in NZ I'm never going to get the same effect:(
I paid for it by saving up and not having european holidays :p |
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