hi from tauranga nz
Jun 6th 2003, 8:43 am
#106
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Good! you keep at it mate, every day is a bit closer to that sale in the uk and you will then be set up with financial back-up you need.
just keep working and you,ll be ok
just keep working and you,ll be ok
Jun 6th 2003, 8:55 am
#107
NZ bound Jan 04
Joined: Jun 2003
Location: Plymouth
Posts: 43
We have just put our house on the market, cheekly we have over priced it as we are only testing the water, already have had one viewing.
Its going to be a long road to NZ, I am interested in hearing from anybody who's found a fast/faster way in.
Its going to be a long road to NZ, I am interested in hearing from anybody who's found a fast/faster way in.
Jun 6th 2003, 5:44 pm
#108
Now in Tauranga
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 110
just do it !
Originally posted by monkeyman
Hi everyone, Im new after recently stumbling onto the site. Me (Steve) and Lisa (my wife) and the kids are going to NZ for a couple of wks in Jul/Aug. We are seriously considering immigrating as Im stuck in rut over here (Plymouth) going nowhere very slowly, I’ve just turned 30 and started reviewing my life and coincidently started speaking to a number of people who have lived in NZ or have visited. No one has had anything negative to say, even friend and family weve told have only been positive. I have only just recently caught the NZ Get a new life programme on BBC2 that a friend recorded I made my family watch it and now they have the bug. The next week the flights were booked and we are all looking forward to visiting . We have 5 days in Auckland and 7 in Tauranga. The gamble of going without seeing it for ourselves was too much. We have picked NZ winter cause we wanted to see it at its worst.
To firing1 – Paul
congratulations to you and your family and remember if it gets hard (financially and homesickness) rewind your head back to this time last year and hopefully realise that you are now living your dream. We are a similar family with a young boy (5) and a girl of (9) and we are crossing our fingers for you and Julie sell the house and get the cash boost soon. You have all been an inspiration.
To Ratliffe - Gavin
When are you going and under what visa?
Cheers
Steve
Hi everyone, Im new after recently stumbling onto the site. Me (Steve) and Lisa (my wife) and the kids are going to NZ for a couple of wks in Jul/Aug. We are seriously considering immigrating as Im stuck in rut over here (Plymouth) going nowhere very slowly, I’ve just turned 30 and started reviewing my life and coincidently started speaking to a number of people who have lived in NZ or have visited. No one has had anything negative to say, even friend and family weve told have only been positive. I have only just recently caught the NZ Get a new life programme on BBC2 that a friend recorded I made my family watch it and now they have the bug. The next week the flights were booked and we are all looking forward to visiting . We have 5 days in Auckland and 7 in Tauranga. The gamble of going without seeing it for ourselves was too much. We have picked NZ winter cause we wanted to see it at its worst.
To firing1 – Paul
congratulations to you and your family and remember if it gets hard (financially and homesickness) rewind your head back to this time last year and hopefully realise that you are now living your dream. We are a similar family with a young boy (5) and a girl of (9) and we are crossing our fingers for you and Julie sell the house and get the cash boost soon. You have all been an inspiration.
To Ratliffe - Gavin
When are you going and under what visa?
Cheers
Steve
Hi mate
i also live in plymouth with a wife and 3 kids
We are all set up to go to Tauranga hopefully by september time.
we are just waiting for our house to sell as it has only been on the market for 2 weeks, as soon as it has sold we will be off COOL!!!
The visa we are going on is a general skilled work search visa but as it stands at the moment i havee still got a job waiting for me, i'm waiting on confirmation if they will use it as my official 'job offer' but its not a problem if they dont cos theres loads of work there for me in my trade.
ive got a house in papamoa waiting for me which is fully furnished oh and a car.!!!
Steve , send me a pm if need be but i will try and help you with anything that i can.
'PLEASENCE FAMILY' in christchurch is pretty knowledgeable obut most thing of nz too
cheers Gavin
Jun 30th 2003, 7:37 am
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hi eveyone i've been gone a while, basically under a lot of financial pressure with the house not selling so we seriously had to consider coming back to the uk. good news is it looks like the house has sold (we are just waiting for contracts to be signed) but we won't get to excited until the money is in the bank.
the master franchisee has been great and offered to help get us through the next couple of months.its a great place to live but crap if you've got no money. anyway we'll get through it and if we can last another 6 months then we'll be ok.
the master franchisee has been great and offered to help get us through the next couple of months.its a great place to live but crap if you've got no money. anyway we'll get through it and if we can last another 6 months then we'll be ok.
Jun 30th 2003, 9:16 am
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firing1,
I always like to hear how things are going for you.
Sorry to hear that the house sale has been an issue. Hope this time it works out. It is hard enough trying to do it the normal way - we also are awaiting contracts.
Guess the buzz around the TV programme has died down a bit now, and you can try to get back to normal. Sounds like the business is doing OK, but the housesale is the big issue. Its good that youv'e got a lot of support from your colleague.
Guess it is starting to cool off a bit, but you won't be getting the bitter cold that the South Island has had recently. You still wearing shorts for your work?
Anyway, I hope you can stick with it and get the house dosh to NZ soon, because it sounds like overall the move is working out for the best. Good luck to you.
I always like to hear how things are going for you.
Sorry to hear that the house sale has been an issue. Hope this time it works out. It is hard enough trying to do it the normal way - we also are awaiting contracts.
Guess the buzz around the TV programme has died down a bit now, and you can try to get back to normal. Sounds like the business is doing OK, but the housesale is the big issue. Its good that youv'e got a lot of support from your colleague.
Guess it is starting to cool off a bit, but you won't be getting the bitter cold that the South Island has had recently. You still wearing shorts for your work?
Anyway, I hope you can stick with it and get the house dosh to NZ soon, because it sounds like overall the move is working out for the best. Good luck to you.
Jul 6th 2003, 5:54 pm
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Originally posted by firing1
hi eveyone i've been gone a while, basically under a lot of financial pressure with the house not selling so we seriously had to consider coming back to the uk. good news is it looks like the house has sold (we are just waiting for contracts to be signed) but we won't get to excited until the money is in the bank.
the master franchisee has been great and offered to help get us through the next couple of months.its a great place to live but crap if you've got no money. anyway we'll get through it and if we can last another 6 months then we'll be ok.
hi eveyone i've been gone a while, basically under a lot of financial pressure with the house not selling so we seriously had to consider coming back to the uk. good news is it looks like the house has sold (we are just waiting for contracts to be signed) but we won't get to excited until the money is in the bank.
the master franchisee has been great and offered to help get us through the next couple of months.its a great place to live but crap if you've got no money. anyway we'll get through it and if we can last another 6 months then we'll be ok.
Aug 24th 2003, 2:44 pm
#112
NZ bound Jan 04
Joined: Jun 2003
Location: Plymouth
Posts: 43
Come on Paul time for an update please!
Just come back from NZ and while in Tauranga bumped into the BBC2 TV stars, who may be busy now spending there money from the sale of there house and starring in the sequeal to the hit TV show.
So lets have the latest mate.
Cheers Steve
So lets have the latest mate.
Cheers Steve
Aug 24th 2003, 7:46 pm
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it's 8 a.m in the morning and i'm just on my way to work in rotorura for the day. The sun is shinning and i've got lots to tell so i will come back online tonight and let you know how we are getting on. It's been a crazy few months!
Aug 24th 2003, 7:59 pm
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Nice one Paul, hope to see a good long post in the morning..
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Aug 24th 2003, 10:36 pm
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Can't wait! I think people were concerned that they had'nt heard from you.
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Aug 24th 2003, 10:36 pm
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Can't wait! I think people were concerned that they had'nt heard from you.
Sam aka Stooly (Surrey)
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Aug 25th 2003, 7:28 am
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hello again
Hi all
sorry i've been gone so long but things have been busy here in tauranga. They have just finished filming the second program on us which is going out in the uk early next year imaginatively titled "we got a new life". it's an hour long program with no presenters apparently. It was better this time as we are more settled here than we were and we have a lot going on as usual!
We finally sold the house in the uk (and got ripped off by connells over the fees!!!) So we have decided to set up a rehearsal studio here like we did in the uk. We will run this alongside car care and have got a lad who is going to work for us at the studio (i'm not going back to working 18 hours a day again)
it's basically too good an opportunity to miss as there are loads of bands here and this will be the first studio of its kind in NZ.
There is also a reality of living here on a lower wage which means unless you bring a potload of money with you (so you can be nearly mortgage free) then you need money to enjoy the lifestyle.
Car care is performing as we predicted and i am working every day now, once we hit summer we should be even busier. Once we get PR we will probably sell car care and concentrate on the music rooms as that is what we really enjoy.
homesickness is still a problem but we are making friends (mainly uk people who have seen the program and stop us in the street) and I have linked up with a NZ guitarist and have started singing again, I should be forming a full band in the next few months.
Julie is happier now the house is sold and i think she'll enjoy getting stuff for the new house. Talking of houses, prices are soaring here and the property we are in (the rent to buy one) has gone up by at least $40,000 in 6 months.
Winter here was a blink and you'll miss it affair with just a couple of frosts and the temperature is on the up again now although we have a bit more rain.
Kids are fine, Zoe is playing hockey at school and has started dance lessons and Sam has started swimming lessons.
Julies mum comes out for a visit soon and my parents arrive just after she leaves so the next few months should fly by. We get visited by brits who are checking out the place most weekends (they saw the show and look up car care in yellow pages) Some , like gavin and steve are moving here which will be great.
anyway enough waffle! we are getting there all be it a bit slower than we hoped and it looks like the bbc might be coming back for a third show so you'll all probably be able to keep tabs on us for the next couple of years.
A bit of advice :: leaving the uk is not for everyone and is definately the hardest thing we have ever done. it's getting easier but do as much research as you can and sell your house before you leave!!!
paul
sorry i've been gone so long but things have been busy here in tauranga. They have just finished filming the second program on us which is going out in the uk early next year imaginatively titled "we got a new life". it's an hour long program with no presenters apparently. It was better this time as we are more settled here than we were and we have a lot going on as usual!
We finally sold the house in the uk (and got ripped off by connells over the fees!!!) So we have decided to set up a rehearsal studio here like we did in the uk. We will run this alongside car care and have got a lad who is going to work for us at the studio (i'm not going back to working 18 hours a day again)
it's basically too good an opportunity to miss as there are loads of bands here and this will be the first studio of its kind in NZ.
There is also a reality of living here on a lower wage which means unless you bring a potload of money with you (so you can be nearly mortgage free) then you need money to enjoy the lifestyle.
Car care is performing as we predicted and i am working every day now, once we hit summer we should be even busier. Once we get PR we will probably sell car care and concentrate on the music rooms as that is what we really enjoy.
homesickness is still a problem but we are making friends (mainly uk people who have seen the program and stop us in the street) and I have linked up with a NZ guitarist and have started singing again, I should be forming a full band in the next few months.
Julie is happier now the house is sold and i think she'll enjoy getting stuff for the new house. Talking of houses, prices are soaring here and the property we are in (the rent to buy one) has gone up by at least $40,000 in 6 months.
Winter here was a blink and you'll miss it affair with just a couple of frosts and the temperature is on the up again now although we have a bit more rain.
Kids are fine, Zoe is playing hockey at school and has started dance lessons and Sam has started swimming lessons.
Julies mum comes out for a visit soon and my parents arrive just after she leaves so the next few months should fly by. We get visited by brits who are checking out the place most weekends (they saw the show and look up car care in yellow pages) Some , like gavin and steve are moving here which will be great.
anyway enough waffle! we are getting there all be it a bit slower than we hoped and it looks like the bbc might be coming back for a third show so you'll all probably be able to keep tabs on us for the next couple of years.
A bit of advice :: leaving the uk is not for everyone and is definately the hardest thing we have ever done. it's getting easier but do as much research as you can and sell your house before you leave!!!
paul
Aug 25th 2003, 7:36 am
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Hi Paul and Julie,
Great to hear your good news re the house and businessES!!! Sound like things are really on the up and we can only be delighted for you! Looking forward to the new programme in the new year and seeing first hand a bit of the progress you have made and hopefully a bit of NZ scenery too of course!
Glad the kids have settled and are finding plenty to do and that you are both making friends already too! Continue to wish you the very best in all you do and thanks for keeping in touch with all us hopefulls on the forum! Take Care!
Great to hear your good news re the house and businessES!!! Sound like things are really on the up and we can only be delighted for you! Looking forward to the new programme in the new year and seeing first hand a bit of the progress you have made and hopefully a bit of NZ scenery too of course!
Glad the kids have settled and are finding plenty to do and that you are both making friends already too! Continue to wish you the very best in all you do and thanks for keeping in touch with all us hopefulls on the forum! Take Care!
Aug 25th 2003, 7:45 am
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Re: hello again
Originally posted by firing1
Hi all....
Hi all....
Gra..
Sep 25th 2003, 6:32 pm
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I HAVE READ WITH GREAT INTEREST YOUR COMMENTS WE HAVE ENGAGED THE HELP OF THE EMIGRATION GROUP IN CHESTER WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT IN OCTOBER WE HAVE TO BUILD A BUSINESS PLAN WE ARE IN GENERAL STORES A FAMILY CONSERN CAN YOU GIVE ME ANY POINTER THAT MIGHT HELP ALSO DO YOU THINK THAT WITH YOU GOING WITH THE GROUP IT MADE IT EASIER TO HAVE YOUR PLAN PASSED WHAT SORT OF THINGS CAN WE EXPECT AT THE INTERVIEW ETC ANY HELP WOULD BE FANTASTIC.
STEPHEN
STEPHEN