After 4.4 years, i've had enough of NZ
Feb 11th 2012, 6:36 pm
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Re: After 4.4 years, i've had enough of NZ
I did almost a year in NZ back in 2004/5. I was very fortunate to be able to do it. So many people just don't get the chance. I will never be able to say "what if" now. Although it's opened a bit of a can of worms for us, I wouldn't have missed it for the world.
Feb 12th 2012, 4:44 am
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Re: After 4.4 years, i've had enough of NZ
ditto ditto ditto - been here 11 years in May - my dad died in March (in UK) mum is on her own now - I am only child _ I feel responsible, but my kids now 20, 18 and 7 are well embroilled in NZ life - gave up nursing now work via NZ company doing medical work for UK hospitals.. if it wasn't for the kids - would go back tomorrow.... I love the clean side of NZ, don't like the lack of choice, both for food/clothes and how blasted expensive everything except toilet paper is here! I have to buy almost everything online via ebay to get a bargain! No choice of what to do weekends.. when you've done the beach 100 times etc etc, kelly tarltons, rainbows end blah blah - again have not made many friends - only a few UK and a couple of Kiwi ones - only felt like this for about 2 years now.... but getting worse - like a kind of depression!
like Vital said,,, I don't dislike it enough here to force a return back 'home',,, Thats my di·lem·ma at the mo.
My mum IS happy in NZ. She is old and all she needs is a BIG house and BIG farm and BIG garden. and LOTS of money. Thats what makes HER HAPPy.
but not the case for me -don't need such - ex) big house garden... - in fact I HATE gardening. (She doesn't need to go to classical concerts or shopping, or making boy friends etc... ) no much fun this summer really . been cold Crap weather - I have sore throat.
just back home from groceries.
bored.
rant end.
Last edited by crap coffee; Feb 12th 2012 at 5:27 am.
Feb 12th 2012, 5:52 am
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Re: After 4.4 years, i've had enough of NZ
I am bloody depressed too...
like Vital said,,, I don't dislike it enough here to force a return back 'home',,, Thats my di·lem·ma at the mo.
My mum IS happy in NZ. She is old and all she needs is a BIG house and BIG farm and BIG garden. and LOTS of money. Thats what makes HER HAPPy. but not the case for me -don't need such - ex) big house garden... - in fact I HATE gardening. (She doesn't need to go to classical concerts or shopping, or making boy friends etc... )
no much fun this summer really . been cold Crap weather - I have sore throat.
just back home from groceries.
bored.
rant end.
like Vital said,,, I don't dislike it enough here to force a return back 'home',,, Thats my di·lem·ma at the mo.
My mum IS happy in NZ. She is old and all she needs is a BIG house and BIG farm and BIG garden. and LOTS of money. Thats what makes HER HAPPy.
but not the case for me -don't need such - ex) big house garden... - in fact I HATE gardening. (She doesn't need to go to classical concerts or shopping, or making boy friends etc... ) no much fun this summer really . been cold Crap weather - I have sore throat.
just back home from groceries.
bored.
rant end.
Feb 12th 2012, 8:40 am
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Re: After 4.4 years, i've had enough of NZ
Move to Greece 
give you something to really complain about...
give you something to really complain about...
Feb 12th 2012, 10:10 am
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Re: After 4.4 years, i've had enough of NZ
don't think they let me in... 
Feb 12th 2012, 10:20 am
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Feb 12th 2012, 10:25 am
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Re: After 4.4 years, i've had enough of NZ
seriously if you were young & single,, don't think you would stay here. or (move to NZ)
Feb 12th 2012, 11:00 am
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Feb 15th 2012, 8:41 pm
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Re: After 4.4 years, i've had enough of NZ
Totally agree. Run by too many wombats eh? Utterly, utterly useless. At best a bunch of charlatans, add to that the crap driving and it really IS tempting to drag my family elsewhere.
Feb 15th 2012, 8:58 pm
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Re: After 4.4 years, i've had enough of NZ
Believe me just come from France and had plently if visits to Uk over past few years it is a hole, you are certainly best away from Europe for the next 10 years at least, Maybe Oz
Feb 15th 2012, 10:02 pm
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Re: After 4.4 years, i've had enough of NZ
That is not the point whilst it may well be true. Point is that NZ is and has been for way too long run by 3rd/4th rate politicians with little or no balls. They make way too many crap choices, do not listen to those that elected them and have let sooooooooooooo much shite flow under NZ's little bridge its not funny.
I never, ever in 45 years or so living in the Uk felt that it was run in such a parlous manner. This country is very much like a little banana republic.
Whilst I appreciate it is great for my young kids and Kate has a fantastic career here, the country as a whole is a bit of a joke. I wonder (apart from the isolation) why 25% of the population live off shore and why soooooooooooooooo many kiwis are going to Oz. Answer? NZ is a joke in business and political terms. Just look at the Skyhawk debacle and our armed services in general.
Shame on those in charge...shame!
Feb 15th 2012, 10:09 pm
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Re: After 4.4 years, i've had enough of NZ
Whilst I appreciate it is great for my young kids and Kate has a fantastic career here, the country as a whole is a bit of a joke. I wonder (apart from the isolation) why 25% of the population live off shore and why soooooooooooooooo many kiwis are going to Oz. Answer? NZ is a joke in business and political terms. Just look at the Skyhawk debacle and our armed services in general.
Shame on those in charge...shame!
Mistakes are made by people all over the world, always have been, always will be.
Feb 15th 2012, 11:00 pm
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Re: After 4.4 years, i've had enough of NZ
How gangs are allowed to proliferate in NZ is awful, whilst they do not encroach on most of our lives but they are the muscle and the organisation behind much of Nz's drug trade if you beieve what you hear in the media.
The judicial system is EVEN worse than the Uk's IMO. You can 'buy back' your licence after drink drive if you need your car for your job...duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh!!!!!! WTF??????
The Commerce Commission and two administrations let 5 BILLION $$s be lost to mr and mrs kiwi because they could/would not regulate the finance cos. What di one observer call NZ??? The 'wild west of the finance world'. Similarly they have just recently chosen not to regulate 'loan sharks' who prey on the poor.
Way worse than the UK..NZ is a tin pot country. The Chch EQ has been terribly handled from what I can glean, and now parliament is rowing about $30k a year for a deaf MP to have the correct equipment?? Mickey bloody mouse. The fact that the Greens get $500k a year to assist their endeavours is irrelevant IMO. That money was not earmarked for any incumbent MPs with a disability.
Feb 15th 2012, 11:27 pm
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Re: After 4.4 years, i've had enough of NZ
Way worse than the UK..NZ is a tin pot country. The Chch EQ has been terribly handled from what I can glean, and now parliament is rowing about $30k a year for a deaf MP to have the correct equipment?? Mickey bloody mouse. The fact that the Greens get $500k a year to assist their endeavours is irrelevant IMO. That money was not earmarked for any incumbent MPs with a disability.
