The Concrete Cows are coming!!!
Nov 12th 2009, 6:58 pm
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The Concrete Cows are coming!!!
Hello all
Curious... so decided to join the forum as we have never done this sort of communication. We`re on the road to moving out to Auckland and yet there seems to be alot of negativity around
. Surely its not that bad!!.
Looking to reside in Remuera can anyone give advice on schools in this area??
Curious... so decided to join the forum as we have never done this sort of communication. We`re on the road to moving out to Auckland and yet there seems to be alot of negativity around
. Surely its not that bad!!. Looking to reside in Remuera can anyone give advice on schools in this area??
Nov 12th 2009, 7:24 pm
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Concrete Cows hit Auckland
Hi All
Curious and never done this type of communication before however you seem to be a churpy lot so decided to join in the fun and hopefully gain some good advice!!
We are a family of 4 from Milton Keynes ( 2 boys and a wife ) about to embark on a life in Auckland!! They say life begins at 40 so looking forward to the experience.
Curious and never done this type of communication before however you seem to be a churpy lot so decided to join in the fun and hopefully gain some good advice!!
We are a family of 4 from Milton Keynes ( 2 boys and a wife ) about to embark on a life in Auckland!! They say life begins at 40 so looking forward to the experience.
Nov 12th 2009, 7:32 pm
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Re: Concrete Cows hit Auckland
Hi there .just wanted to welcome you all on board .We moved to Auckland 16 months ago and are well settled and happy .Good luck with everything !
Nov 12th 2009, 7:37 pm
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Re: Concrete Cows hit Auckland
Hey now you have replied you I will be wanting loads of questions answering
Thanks for the support and great to hear someone positive about Nz!
Thanks for the support and great to hear someone positive about Nz!
Nov 12th 2009, 9:23 pm
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Re: Concrete Cows hit Auckland
Hi and welcome!
good luck with your new beginings!
good luck with your new beginings!
Nov 13th 2009, 6:26 am
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Re: Concrete Cows hit Auckland
Hi & welcome, never belonged to any online chat forum before either!
But glad I found this as you really get a great insight to how life is in NZ good & bad, which can only help you be more prepared.
Get those questions rolling in here is the place
Dewb
But glad I found this as you really get a great insight to how life is in NZ good & bad, which can only help you be more prepared.
Get those questions rolling in here is the place
Dewb
Originally Posted by IHC
Hi All
Curious and never done this type of communication before however you seem to be a churpy lot so decided to join in the fun and hopefully gain some good advice!!
We are a family of 4 from Milton Keynes ( 2 boys and a wife ) about to embark on a life in Auckland!! They say life begins at 40 so looking forward to the experience.
Curious and never done this type of communication before however you seem to be a churpy lot so decided to join in the fun and hopefully gain some good advice!!
We are a family of 4 from Milton Keynes ( 2 boys and a wife ) about to embark on a life in Auckland!! They say life begins at 40 so looking forward to the experience.
Nov 13th 2009, 9:12 am
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Re: The Concrete Cows are coming!!!
Welcome to BE 
fantastic forum with fantastic people. I'm not British but everyone has been very helpful and welcoming and you'll find loads of information here to help you Best of luck with your plans.
fantastic forum with fantastic people. I'm not British but everyone has been very helpful and welcoming and you'll find loads of information here to help you Best of luck with your plans.
Nov 13th 2009, 9:26 am
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Re: Concrete Cows hit Auckland
Hi there just wanted to wish you luck, we moved over a year ago now from Northamptonshire and love it...Follow YOUR dreams no matter what you read on here if you want it to happen then it will.
Originally Posted by IHC
Hi All
Curious and never done this type of communication before however you seem to be a churpy lot so decided to join in the fun and hopefully gain some good advice!!
We are a family of 4 from Milton Keynes ( 2 boys and a wife ) about to embark on a life in Auckland!! They say life begins at 40 so looking forward to the experience.
Curious and never done this type of communication before however you seem to be a churpy lot so decided to join in the fun and hopefully gain some good advice!!
We are a family of 4 from Milton Keynes ( 2 boys and a wife ) about to embark on a life in Auckland!! They say life begins at 40 so looking forward to the experience.
Nov 13th 2009, 10:46 pm
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Re: Concrete Cows hit Auckland
Originally Posted by aalls73
Hi there just wanted to wish you luck, we moved over a year ago now from Northamptonshire and love it...Follow YOUR dreams no matter what you read on here if you want it to happen then it will.
next few weeks big waiting game. Welcome to be, same here 2, not used sites like this b4, but would never be without it now, so great and friendly.Tina, Will, Josh and Harri. xx
Nov 14th 2009, 11:15 am
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Re: The Concrete Cows are coming!!!
Hi Guys
Well your in the same position as us then. We are looking to locate to Remuera in Auckland as my work is based near to the airport.
Hoping to gain some good advice, all paperwork submitted and as you are awaiting permission to go!! BMI issue I suggest hitting the treadmill and eating porridge!!
Well your in the same position as us then. We are looking to locate to Remuera in Auckland as my work is based near to the airport.
Hoping to gain some good advice, all paperwork submitted and as you are awaiting permission to go!! BMI issue I suggest hitting the treadmill and eating porridge!!
Nov 14th 2009, 11:20 am
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Re: Concrete Cows hit Auckland
Originally Posted by aalls73
Hi there just wanted to wish you luck, we moved over a year ago now from Northamptonshire and love it...Follow YOUR dreams no matter what you read on here if you want it to happen then it will.
Nov 16th 2009, 8:34 am
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Re: The Concrete Cows are coming!!!
We think Auckland is a stunning place, it has so much too offer in such a variety of ways, and the water is never far away.
We moved from Wootton in Northampton just over a year ago and I grew up and worked in MK which is where a lot of my friends and my Mum still lives.
Just PM me if you need to know anything.
We moved from Wootton in Northampton just over a year ago and I grew up and worked in MK which is where a lot of my friends and my Mum still lives.
Just PM me if you need to know anything.
Dec 4th 2009, 12:36 am
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Re: The Concrete Cows are coming!!!
Hi IHC,
We arrived from North Yorkshire just over three weeks ago (although the OH worked in Concrete-Cow Land all week and couldn't wait to leave it and the roundabouts behind!)
I can fully understand what you're going through trying to find a school for your little-uns, I spent months and months researching them before we left.
There's a couple of very good Government websites you can try that are a great help:
http://www.schoolzones.co.nz/enrolmentzones/Search.aspx
This site will enable to you check which school's catchment areas cover your address, though you can still pull up a list of schools for each suburb you're considering, even if you don't have an address yet.
For each school you find, you can then check the Government ERO report for it (like our OFSTED) at:
http://www.ero.govt.nz/ero/publishin...Content/Search
If you're looking for independant schools, then these are easy to find at:
http://www.isnz.org.nz/
We plumped for using some of our house equity to pay for our daughter to go a Cambridge International School so she could continue into sixth form and sit her A-Levels as opposed to the NCEA exams. It's much cheaper than the UK ($18,000 for the year all in). Some of the better state schools also seem to charge fees, which I found totally confusing.
A couple of the Independant schools sit the International Bacculaureate (can't spell that!) too, if that's of interest.
Anyhow, good luck with your research - you'll have a very sore bottom by the time you've finished getting your head round it all, r
If you're moving to Rumemera (can't spell that either), you'll be fairly near us, so if I can help with anything else, just give me a shout.
We arrived from North Yorkshire just over three weeks ago (although the OH worked in Concrete-Cow Land all week and couldn't wait to leave it and the roundabouts behind!)
I can fully understand what you're going through trying to find a school for your little-uns, I spent months and months researching them before we left.
There's a couple of very good Government websites you can try that are a great help:
http://www.schoolzones.co.nz/enrolmentzones/Search.aspx
This site will enable to you check which school's catchment areas cover your address, though you can still pull up a list of schools for each suburb you're considering, even if you don't have an address yet.
For each school you find, you can then check the Government ERO report for it (like our OFSTED) at:
http://www.ero.govt.nz/ero/publishin...Content/Search
If you're looking for independant schools, then these are easy to find at:
http://www.isnz.org.nz/
We plumped for using some of our house equity to pay for our daughter to go a Cambridge International School so she could continue into sixth form and sit her A-Levels as opposed to the NCEA exams. It's much cheaper than the UK ($18,000 for the year all in). Some of the better state schools also seem to charge fees, which I found totally confusing.
A couple of the Independant schools sit the International Bacculaureate (can't spell that!) too, if that's of interest.
Anyhow, good luck with your research - you'll have a very sore bottom by the time you've finished getting your head round it all, r
If you're moving to Rumemera (can't spell that either), you'll be fairly near us, so if I can help with anything else, just give me a shout.
