tonyhelen

Hi we are Helen and Tony we have a 2 year old son and we are hoping to move to Auckland. We have lots of questions bear with us.

Here comes the sun

Welcome to the forum!! We are emmigrating to welly with our 4 year old daughter in August. Good luck and ask away!

BEVS

Kia Ora .
Happy posting and have some karma to get you started.

P18PPS

Hi to you

We're ex-Silhillians now in Auckland - have sent you a PM.

tonyhelen

Hi we are in Shirley at the moment hope to move to Auckland sorry didnt get your PM please send again

Kiwibird

Hi! We're from Shirley too - came over at the end of June last year to Auckland. Seven months in but we're not too far in to remember everything you're probably going through right now! How far down the track are you?

tonyhelen

Hi only just started wife trying to find out if her qualifications in childcare will be ok in NZ have filled in online form at NZQA to try and find out.
How is Auckland we trying to decide Auckland or Wellington so hard to find out about nice areas to move to.

Kiwibird

Hey! What qualifications does your wife have? I got early years and learning support quals in England, managed to get a job in a local primary school here doing the same. We came over on husband's points - what do you do? Auckland is good - a busy place but we've found where we are to be close enough to access everything but feel far enough out of the major noise, traffic, buildings, etc. Plus right by the sea (though that isn't difficult over here!). Weather's variable though nowhere near as cold in winter as in England. Averaging about 25 degrees right now for summer. Don't know much about Wellington - not got there yet!

tonyhelen

Hi i am a warehouseman working in refrigeration no formal qualifications wife Helen has city & guilds in family and community care i am hoping to come over on her points she is a qualified nanny at present she is a self employed child minder,what sort of child care do they have in new zealand.

P18PPS

We should all rename this thread "hi from Shirley" !!

Wierd how you come to the other side of the world and keep bumping into people who know your old stomping ground.

Kiwibird

Look at www.porsenz.com - it's all about in-home educating for pre-schoolers (I think!). Otherwise, there are loads of day care centres and kindergartens and they seem to advertise quite a bit. You could try www.seek.co.nz, www.search4jobs, or even www.trademe.co.nz (the NZ equivalent of ebay) which also has a job section. By the way, what part of Shirley are you in?

sky blue army

Hi GUYS ,
NOT QUITE FROM SHIRLEY BUT ALMOST....COVENTRY.

tonyhelen

Hi we are also new hoping to move to either Auckland or Rotortua where in Coventry are you are you thinking of moving to NZ

sky blue army

Funnily enough I escaped six years ago and moved to melbourne but my 2 boys now live in cambridge so we are buying an old farm to start doing up while i convince my wife to leave this hot house and move where the weather is kinder.D&D

isle

HI
I am mandy, hubby nigel son jake living on the isle of wight now, originally from solihull lodge.
Good luck with job hunting,
mandy