Hugh Janus

You can try to dress it up all you want Neil but you will be misleading
potential visitors to New Zealand by telling the that driving is as safe as
in Europe. Any country that allows a 15 year old kid behind the wheel of a
Nissan Skyline without insurance(all legal in NZ) is not in my view SAFE.
The Kiwis are great people but a lot of them DO lose all reason when behind
the wheel of a car.

"Neil Raines" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    >I too see it every day. Drivers are not as experienced or polite as the UK,
    >but the accident rate, and traffic deaths, are not much different per 1000
    >cars. The UK has worse weather, NZ has worse roads.
    >> The Driving standard is dire I see it every day obviously you have had
    >> only > bad driving to compare with.
    >

Hugh Janus

A loaf of bread in Netto UK 17p($0.46) , tin of beans 9p($0.25) I think the
UK is actually cheaper except for Petrol of course. And if you look at the
difference in wages between UK and NZ it make NZ positively expensive.
The only thing cheap in NZ is labour. Which is a shame.
It would be unfair to mislead people.

"Rob Morton-Jone" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    >> are there any downsides to moving to NZ? and what are the plus points?
    >> everyone i`ve spoken to says its an amazing place to live in but it
    >> can`t be that perfect can it?
    > You will love NZ.
    > Great place
    > Great people
    > Cheaper than the UK......
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jessybrissy

I have another note to add on the NZ food for fellow vegetarians. You'd assume that a country known for adrenaline sports and spectacular scenery should be a vegetarian's wet dream, well, hell no! The range and price of vegetables I can find in local supermarkets and restaurants are, by US or OZ standard, minimal. NZ is still stuck on this idea that salad means crushed potatoe chunks with egg and mayonnaise. If you ask for a side salad in a restaurant, you get charged 5 - 8 NZ for a few leaves (I can literally count them) in a small bowl.

The only two items that I find cheaper in NZ are lamb and Kiwi fruit. We ventured out to Auckland and Wellington suburbs for fish and chips, and were amused to find them priced at a level higher than Bondi.

Gill and Rob

[QUOTE=Hugh Janus]A loaf of bread in Netto UK 17p($0.46) , tin of beans 9p($0.25) I think the
UK is actually cheaper except for Petrol of course. And if you look at the
difference in wages between UK and NZ it make NZ positively expensive.
The only thing cheap in NZ is labour. Which is a shame.
It would be unfair to mislead people.


Hi, we have lived in NZ for the last 18 months. It is a fabulous place to live scenery wise, the locals are friendly and so far we have found the education system good, however there are the down sides. There is none of the cheap staples that you can buy at such as Netto or the likes of ALDI, or even the own label brands from ASDA or Tescos. We always joke about cornebeef, beans and chips as being our store cupboard food reserve when we are skint, but here cornebeef {tinned} is really expensive.


I find food shopping here expensive, along with wall paper and paint. As all first grade fruit and veg is exported, you really have to throughly check each item, such as apples for imperfections as you buy them.


Gill