Forum: New Zealand
Nov 20th 2009, 12:10 am
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Replies: 37
Views: 2,613
Re: Kids and schooling standards
Wow... all you posters saying your kids dont get homework surprised me. I'm a newbie to all this school stuff tbh... my son started as a NE last November... he has had homework literally from Day...
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Forum: New Zealand / NZ Update
Nov 17th 2009, 9:43 pm
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Replies: 39
Views: 3,641
Re: Numpty's finally update
Haha.... loved reading your update!!
I remembered when I first spoke to people here there were just some words I could not understand.... I met this lady down at the stables "my name is Pem" she...
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Forum: New Zealand
Nov 17th 2009, 7:28 am
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Replies: 55
Views: 3,279
Re: Heating a house in NZ
We had full Central Heating and boiler installed in our house here.... its great to have a nice warm house in the winter, as it does get cold here if the sun doesnt come out to play. We did masses...
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Forum: New Zealand
Oct 30th 2009, 12:59 am
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Replies: 58
Views: 4,843
Re: Feeling a little disillusioned and lonely!
We are also in Beachlands too and love it here! Everytime I drive through Flat Bush I comment how close the houses are to each other...talk about looking into each others windows!! But I must admit...
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Forum: New Zealand
Oct 14th 2009, 9:40 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 235
Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY SARAHB
Thanks.... once I hit 40 I started going backwards so today I'm 38!!:D
I hope you are all well.... I'm not on here much these days but pop in occasionally to see whats going on.
:)
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Forum: New Zealand
Oct 14th 2009, 2:50 am
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,546
Re: Does life begin at 40??
Haha.... its my birthday today and lets just say I am over 40!
I have just started doing long distance Endurance rides on my horse..... I think I shouldve taken the sport up before now!! ;) OMG...
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Forum: New Zealand
Jul 16th 2009, 10:09 pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 853
Re: Tooth ache
You'll need to re-mortgage if you wanna go see a dentist here!! :D Good luck!
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Forum: New Zealand
Jul 15th 2009, 6:38 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 410
Re: Pic of the week
Looks great.... holidays here too and we have all been ill so yeah its been great.... NOT! lol What lovely scenery!!:)
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Forum: New Zealand
Jul 15th 2009, 6:36 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 389
Re: The moving company
If I remember right we used The Moving Company this end in Auckland. They were very good.... and helpful when it came to unpacking and taking the unwanted rubbish away... I think it helped that they...
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Forum: New Zealand
Jul 15th 2009, 6:33 am
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,093
Re: Homesick...just bit me
Thanks for the kind thoughts.... I was on such a downer yesterday, Ive had the worst cold/virus thing for weeks now and yesterday everything was getting on top of me.... school holidays and all of us...
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Forum: New Zealand
Jul 14th 2009, 7:13 am
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,093
Re: Homesick...just bit me
Hiya, I hope you are feeling better today. I'm not exactly homesick at the moment... but.... I lost my best friend on 27th April this year to cancer, I'm having a really bad time at the moment.......
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Forum: New Zealand
Jun 28th 2009, 11:55 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 554
Re: horses & business
Hiya, I guess it depends where you are going to be based. We are outside of Auckland and the land is fast disappearing and new estates popping up everywhere. Land up here is very expensive. I have...
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Forum: New Zealand
Jun 13th 2009, 9:22 am
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Replies: 35
Views: 1,244
Re: Next?
Not everyone knows this, but..... some of the Millers clothes shops have a kids department.... these are NEXT clothes branded with Millers Kids labels... but not all the shops sell the kids clothes...
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Forum: New Zealand
Jun 8th 2009, 12:06 am
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Replies: 49
Views: 2,391
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Forum: New Zealand
Jun 8th 2009, 12:02 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 613
Re: Left UK 4 years ago today
Thanks!!! Its gone pretty quick.... my parents have been over twice and OH's parents came out this year..... they all love NZ and think we are lucky to live here. :)
I have owned my beautiful horse...
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Forum: New Zealand
Jun 7th 2009, 4:25 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 613
Left UK 4 years ago today
Yep its gone pretty quick! Got here on the 11th June 05 as we stopped in LA for 3 days.
We still love it here.... good luck to anyone whos trying to get here, it was certainly worth it for us.... no...
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Forum: New Zealand
May 27th 2009, 10:12 am
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Replies: 51
Views: 2,676
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Forum: New Zealand
May 21st 2009, 9:02 pm
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Replies: 51
Views: 2,676
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Forum: New Zealand
May 17th 2009, 6:58 am
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Replies: 456
Views: 24,427
Re: Today's Weather ...
The weather has been great this weekend. Yesterday I rode down to Whitford Beach and had a flat-out gallop on the sands there..... felt like I was flying!... caught the sun around my neck too! Was...
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Forum: New Zealand
May 17th 2009, 6:55 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 739
Re: Weekend away!
Rotorua is a good place to visit and not too far away. We have been there twice now and theres plenty to do there.
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Forum: New Zealand
Apr 29th 2009, 10:16 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 855
Re: Scared stiff....
There are some really lovely places to live round Auckland Robyn. We moved here 4 years ago when my son was 19 months. I went to one of the local parks and just started talking to people, they told...
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Forum: New Zealand
Apr 28th 2009, 10:14 am
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,310
Re: in newzealand whats auckland like?
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10569061
We love it here where we live, its so beautiful.... today the tide was in and a haze over the sea... simply stunning....
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Forum: New Zealand / The Sheep Dip
Apr 26th 2009, 7:54 am
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Replies: 39
Views: 1,792
Re: I miss Ant and Dec...
We watched the latest Ant and Dec Sat Night Takeaway last night.... go to uknova.com and join up to be able to download UK TV. You will also need utorrent or similar to D/L the programmes and for...
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Forum: New Zealand
Apr 9th 2009, 7:57 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,586
Re: Feijoas
We had a feijoa tree in our rental house garden, they didnt taste too bad... but then we bought some from the shop and I tried them and they tasted really yuck.... kinda put me off them now so I...
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Forum: New Zealand
Apr 8th 2009, 2:39 am
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,586
Re: Feijoas
Ive tried them but dont like them at all.... my OH loves them though.
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