yjx1nt7

Hello
My partner and myself have just completed our submission of interest. I m a registered nurse and I am now registered with the New Zealand Nursing board. We are really interested in moving to Dunedin.Has anyone got any advice on living there , Schools as we have 3 children of 7, 11, and 18 and general quality of life
Many thanks

southerner

Hi - I live in Dunedin and put a bit of quick info up on the Hi from Airdrie post.

Some more (hopefully useful) info links:

Local City Councile website

Newcomers to Dunedin Info

The ODT (local paper)

Sports Centre

A couple of local real estate companies that do rentals:
http://www.metrorealty.co.nz/
http://www.edinburghrealty.co.nz

willand tina_h

hi, we going north, but hi anyway and welcome to the site, ask away, everyone very helpful and supportive. Im a nurse too
Tina. x

yjx1nt7

HI Southerner
Thanks so much for the info myself and my partner shall read it with interest.We just can t wait to start our new life we heard so many good things about Dunedin, Most ex pats want to go up north but we like to be different
many thanks again

ronnie don

Hi,
I have been living in Dunedin since April 2008...originally from Leicester then moved to Buckingham for my job and was there for 7 years when me and my partner decided to move here to be with his family and most importantly the lifestyle for my kiddies...

At first I regretted the decision I was sooooo homesick and being 7 months pregnant and going from UK winter to Dunedin winter urggh! Now my hormones have settled and in the past year I had a baby, got married, bought a house and a dog and I have never ever been happier..and have no intention of moving back to the uk and in two weeks time its spring!!!! :-)

Below are some websites that may be of interest to you! Good luck with everything

http://www.nzs.com/region/otago/dunedin/education

www.trademe.co.nz

www.seek.co.nz

www.yellowpages.co.nz

www.wises.co.nz

www.finda.co.nz

www.realestate.co.nz

southerner

Yes - more expats go to Auckland than anywhere else, but there are some interesting migration stats that show there is a net internal migration out of Auckland to other parts of the country, especially to the South Island. So you might be different from most other expats, but you are just jumping ahead a step in the game of finding the best quality of life (imo of course!)

We love it here, everything is very accessible, the facilities and events are fabulous for the city's size, and the local scenery can't help but put a smile on your face.

yjx1nt7

Hi Tina
Thanks for the info. Have you a job ready when you arrive? Would love to hear how you are getting on and why you chose New Zealand
Jo

yjx1nt7

Thanks for the information As you can imagin this is the biggest decision we will make so any info we would be really grateful for,
What bought you to settle Dunedin?
Many thanks again
Jo and Ray x

ronnie don

We decided to move once I got pregnant, we were eventually going to move anyway but the cost of bringing up two children in the UK and trying to buy a bigger house just was not feasible! My OH family are all out here so that made it a lot easier for me! I also came out here to live without even visiting the place....I wouldn't recommend anyone doing that...but saying that its absolutely beaut here and the lifestyle we live now is tops we rented for a year before finally buying as we wanted to make sure it was the right thing to do....we always watched moving downunder when we were in the UK and from seeing Dunedin on that made my mind up...it has so much to offer for families not sure when my kids are in their teens but we will cross that bridge when the time comes....good luck with everything :-)