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Forum: New Zealand
Aug 5th 2017, 12:48 pm
Replies: 83
Views: 8,920
Posted By carcajou

Re: Questions, questions, questions!!!

Well, I don't believe you were an Australian business owner, because if you had been, you would know Super doesn't cut 20% from an employees' wages, you would know Medicare doesn't either (and would...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 5th 2017, 5:43 am
Replies: 83
Views: 8,920
Posted By carcajou

Re: Questions, questions, questions!!!

No, you are the one telling half-truths. That is not "telling it like it is." Publicly available wage awards, tax rates, currency conversions and superannuation and Medicare laws are not...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 5th 2017, 4:07 am
Replies: 83
Views: 8,920
Posted By carcajou

Re: Questions, questions, questions!!!

However, Rocknrolla, thank you for bringing up superannuation - I forgot in my calculations to actually increase the value of the Melbourne offer by 9.5% to take that into account, as you can take...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 5th 2017, 3:57 am
Replies: 83
Views: 8,920
Posted By carcajou

Re: Questions, questions, questions!!!

Do you think I made those calculations using a 1995 currency conversion table?

Those figures are from, I assume a month ago when this thread started, and are from when NZD was actually slightly...
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 14th 2017, 11:04 am
Replies: 83
Views: 8,920
Posted By carcajou

Re: Questions, questions, questions!!!

I don't think you will have much trouble with the schools, and the criteria you have described is a solid foundation for making a choice. I doubt you will find a huge difference in things like the...
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 12th 2017, 12:36 pm
Replies: 83
Views: 8,920
Posted By carcajou

Re: Questions, questions, questions!!!

Today's Guardian: "Household income plays crucial role in determining a child's prospects" -
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Forum: New Zealand
Jul 12th 2017, 9:57 am
Replies: 83
Views: 8,920
Posted By carcajou

Re: Questions, questions, questions!!!

What I said is correct (and, I did not say anything about teacher quality outside of Auckland). But I do agree with you that decile rating should not be a driver of school choice decision (except in...
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 12th 2017, 8:53 am
Replies: 83
Views: 8,920
Posted By carcajou

Re: Questions, questions, questions!!!

There is no link between schools, results and socio-economic status? Really? You would get laughed out of any academic conference with that.

There are some rogues in Departments of Education (in...
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 12th 2017, 1:21 am
Replies: 83
Views: 8,920
Posted By carcajou

Re: Questions, questions, questions!!!

Just to clarify some of the terminology being used - NZ schools have "decile ratings" that correspond to the socio-economic status of the school community:
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Forum: New Zealand
Jul 10th 2017, 10:32 am
Replies: 83
Views: 8,920
Posted By carcajou

Re: Questions, questions, questions!!!

That is excellent news, Scottishedo! I am pleased that the process worked out and you got what seemed to be your first preference all along.

Best of luck.
Forum: New Zealand
Jun 26th 2017, 11:37 pm
Replies: 83
Views: 8,920
Posted By carcajou

Re: Questions, questions, questions!!!

OP - It is a challenging decision in the best of times. It is normal to wrestle with it and go to-and-fro, particularly if on a short timeline as I imagine is the case with having to accept one of...
Forum: New Zealand
Jun 26th 2017, 2:47 pm
Replies: 83
Views: 8,920
Posted By carcajou

Re: Questions, questions, questions!!!

Slightly. In OP's partner's potential tax bracket it is 37% in Aus vs 33% in NZ, however, Australia has a tax-free threshold of $18,200 which NZ doesn't. Comparing the two offers, I came up with...
Forum: New Zealand
Jun 25th 2017, 11:19 pm
Replies: 83
Views: 8,920
Posted By carcajou

Re: Questions, questions, questions!!!

The school systems in New Zealand and Australia are very comparable. It should be a wash on that count.

The Melbourne job, factoring the exchange rate, is almost an extra $2,000 AUD every month -...
Forum: New Zealand
Jun 25th 2017, 2:09 pm
Replies: 83
Views: 8,920
Posted By carcajou

Re: Questions, questions, questions!!!

This is a double post - you have also posted in the Australian forum.

However you answered a question I posted to you there, about the visa. I assume the Australian visa is a temporary work visa...
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