dont forget if they come to NZ the prices will much bigger % of your hard earned than in the UK....

I'm a self-confessed ikeaholic, and for the last 10 years I've been waiting them to come closer than 2 hours' drive away. They are opening a store in my home town next year and what do I do? I move to NZ! Now that's masochism...

If they open their store just before we move, maybe I could get stuff from them and bring it over in the flat packs in my container. Hmmm.... Maybe I do need a 40ft container instead of the 20 ft one!

Flat packs in a container and you may get import duty.....

Maybe NZ can starts its own Ikea and call it Ikiwi.

I think most NZ women who read magazines will be pretty familiar with the brand. The glossy mags often have Ikea products featured, you know those kitchen / bedroom makeover articles and the like.

I wouldn't want anyone to be holding their breath waiting for Ikea to arrive, it's been mooted for nigh on five years as far as I am aware. The powers that be, simply don't want them here competing with the Kiwi rimu industry.

I don't understand the fuss about Ikea anyway, what is so wrong with the retro / nostalgic look of your Nana's best sitting room.

http://www.furniturecity.co.nz/scrip...?idproduct=170

Aren't the bedspeads gorgeous?

http://www.furniturecity.co.nz/scrip...?idproduct=170

Forgot to say it is always worth a look on Trademe. Search for IKea and you will find heaps of stuff.

The scales have fallen from my eyes!!! I thought at least half of the properties on trademe were sold by estates after the passing of a very old relative... And now you tell me it's the standard decor!! Now that will take a some time to get used to!

Couldn't find the bedspreads but I found this:
Bars
What every self respecting person should have in their living room

Mgee, get yourself 2 40' containers, fill them with IKEA desirables and sell them when you get here. You'll just have to explain to customs how you like a LOT of furniture in your house...
I can see it now "Mmmm Mrs Mgee why DO you need 100 bookcases when you have no books..."

Sue, luckily I have LOTS of books! If Amazon could knight people, I would be a Dame already based on the amount of books I order from them...

So there'll be no problem with customs then...

Now there's a thing, bars! I am old enough to remember back in the 70s how it was all the rage to have a bar in your lounge and people would talk of them as a thing of beauty, never failing to drop into conversations in a Margo Leadbetter kind of fashion, the fact that they had one.

They are sadly very common here and people often have them in the rumpus or the garage.

Don't see IKEA ever coming to NZ. Too much competition for the other rather old-fashioned stores. Best bet is to move to OZ if you want IKEA.

We brought all our IKEA stuff flat-packed, and it looks great. Couldn't have found it anywhere here.

oo... just sitting down with a cup of tea and the laptop after our final trip to the blue shed! golf estate packed to the rafters! (well, not quite, but we spent rather more than we'd intended... still, what else is redundo for!?) actually, off to leeds at the weekend, so may call in there too! don't think you can EVER have too many sets of ivar shelves!

I find there are quite a few of her in this country.....

Ikeas not here be cause it would kill off a lot of the furniture makers in this county, The excuse about causing too much traffic is the only one the authorities can think of, but its a feeble excuse

Ikea? It's all about the meatballs, hotdogs and Loganberry juice