Auckland - I wouldn't
Aug 30th 2015, 11:30 am
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Re: Auckland - I wouldn't
oooh feeling angry as well as bitter. Tomorrow's another day!
Aug 31st 2015, 12:38 am
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Re: Auckland - I wouldn't
Yes it is
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Aug 31st 2015, 12:46 am
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... and following that unnecessary little interlude , back to the OP's topic please.
Aug 31st 2015, 1:36 am
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Re: Auckland - I wouldn't
It seems the Mayor of Wellington is chipping in now too.
Wellington's mayor wants Aucklanders to move to the capital | Stuff.co.nz
Wellington's mayor wants Aucklanders to move to the capital | Stuff.co.nz
Sep 2nd 2015, 8:59 am
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For many people they need to move to Auckland in order to gain the essential job required for the visa. We're juggling the thought that it would be better to rent for a few years near Auckland, using the interest from our UK house sale to pay the rent, than it would be to buy. My concern is that the housing surely can't keep increasing in value the way it is and, at some point, it will crash. Buying now may well see negative equity in a few years time. If you can afford to buy now and then sell again before the bubble bursts it might be a way to increase your capital for the next move but I'd want some professional advice about it first.
We liked Auckland for visiting and the tourist attractions but it was too busy for us. It did remind us of London and Edinburgh but with a more Asian feel. We're rural folk though and find Birmingham, London and Edinburgh too busy too. We love living close enough to a city for daily work commute and visiting but wouldn't want to live right in one.
We liked Auckland for visiting and the tourist attractions but it was too busy for us. It did remind us of London and Edinburgh but with a more Asian feel. We're rural folk though and find Birmingham, London and Edinburgh too busy too. We love living close enough to a city for daily work commute and visiting but wouldn't want to live right in one.
Sep 3rd 2015, 8:40 pm
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I don't think I'd ever confuse Auckland with London! Auckland's like a country town with bad traffic problems, which are getting worse by the week. You cannot have a city without a decent railway or metro system. The more I travel around Auckland the more it feels like all the other boring country towns I've seen around NZ.
Sep 3rd 2015, 10:43 pm
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I've never liked Auckland and visit as infrequently as I possibly can. Of the things New Zealand does poorly urban planning is right up there.
Give me a short commute to work down quiet country roads, a generous garden and the night sky filled with stars over Auckland any day.
Give me a short commute to work down quiet country roads, a generous garden and the night sky filled with stars over Auckland any day.
Oct 15th 2015, 6:31 pm
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We moved in 2011. We have endured four years in Auckland.
Anyone thinking of moving here, I can honestly say that you really need to think twice about Auckland. The traffic is utterly horrendous and we live about 35-40kms from the CBD as this is all we can afford housing wise. This gives my wife a commute of sometimes up to two hours - oh, the traffic on the Northern Motorway. Needless to say, we are moving - to the Waikato. She will be getting a job in Hamilton and I work from home anyway.
I can honestly say that Auckland represents everything that we wanted to leave behind in the UK. However, you get out of Auckland and the real NZ is still there - a wonderful place to raise children. So, we are off to start living the dream after 4 years of enduring traffic and property hell.
Anyone thinking of moving here, I can honestly say that you really need to think twice about Auckland. The traffic is utterly horrendous and we live about 35-40kms from the CBD as this is all we can afford housing wise. This gives my wife a commute of sometimes up to two hours - oh, the traffic on the Northern Motorway. Needless to say, we are moving - to the Waikato. She will be getting a job in Hamilton and I work from home anyway.
I can honestly say that Auckland represents everything that we wanted to leave behind in the UK. However, you get out of Auckland and the real NZ is still there - a wonderful place to raise children. So, we are off to start living the dream after 4 years of enduring traffic and property hell.
Now feel happy, ridiculously settled, good jobs and its so much quieter and less congested than Auckland!
Oct 16th 2015, 9:43 pm
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Oct 16th 2015, 10:28 pm
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We moved in 2011. We have endured four years in Auckland.
Anyone thinking of moving here, I can honestly say that you really need to think twice about Auckland. The traffic is utterly horrendous and we live about 35-40kms from the CBD as this is all we can afford housing wise. This gives my wife a commute of sometimes up to two hours - oh, the traffic on the Northern Motorway. Needless to say, we are moving - to the Waikato. She will be getting a job in Hamilton and I work from home anyway.
I can honestly say that Auckland represents everything that we wanted to leave behind in the UK. However, you get out of Auckland and the real NZ is still there - a wonderful place to raise children. So, we are off to start living the dream after 4 years of enduring traffic and property hell.
Anyone thinking of moving here, I can honestly say that you really need to think twice about Auckland. The traffic is utterly horrendous and we live about 35-40kms from the CBD as this is all we can afford housing wise. This gives my wife a commute of sometimes up to two hours - oh, the traffic on the Northern Motorway. Needless to say, we are moving - to the Waikato. She will be getting a job in Hamilton and I work from home anyway.
I can honestly say that Auckland represents everything that we wanted to leave behind in the UK. However, you get out of Auckland and the real NZ is still there - a wonderful place to raise children. So, we are off to start living the dream after 4 years of enduring traffic and property hell.
Oct 17th 2015, 4:34 am
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Oct 18th 2015, 10:25 pm
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Good luck with your move. I know a few people who have moved down there from Auckland. Most seem to love the easier lifestyle, though talk of missing the bigger mix of cultures etc that Auckland has.
I can understand how having a comute like that would want you to get out.
Just for others who may be planning to move to Auckland. I would say check out your commute before choosing where to live, it really affects your quality of life.
And, if you don't have to live in a top middle class suburb, I think there are still are more affordable options without the huge commute. For example, we live right out west, 5 min drive from Glen Eden station. My husband gets a train around 8 to his office in Newmarket, it takes 30 mins. I think that's not too bad and we can manage with having one car.
Car drivers round here seem to get up at dawn though.
I would miss Auckland so much if I left now.
I can understand how having a comute like that would want you to get out.
Just for others who may be planning to move to Auckland. I would say check out your commute before choosing where to live, it really affects your quality of life.
And, if you don't have to live in a top middle class suburb, I think there are still are more affordable options without the huge commute. For example, we live right out west, 5 min drive from Glen Eden station. My husband gets a train around 8 to his office in Newmarket, it takes 30 mins. I think that's not too bad and we can manage with having one car.
Car drivers round here seem to get up at dawn though.
I would miss Auckland so much if I left now.
I guess my long term aim is put off dying. Long term for me is 5-10years so, hopefully, I'll be OK for moving to, gaining what I need and then leaving Auckland within the next ten years.
Oct 20th 2015, 7:36 am
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Ten years in auckland. . . . pass me the rope !!
