Introductions - please post here
Dec 30th 2006, 4:28 pm
#46
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Location: Leicestershire
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Re: Introductions - please post here
Hello. We hope to come out to NZ Chrch area, around june/july 07. (with the dog) Once house has sold. Comming on VV. Hope to get jobs and rent place to live short term, if all goes well. Will then apply to stay. Leaving Married son and daughter here in uk. No Grandchildren yet so less to leave behind.
Cant wait. Apprehensive but thats only human. Kids both think it's agreat idea and they are backing us 100% they are already thinking of the holidays they can have with us in NZ.
Any advice from anyone who has already made the move will be most welcome. Especially anyone who has moved to the south island. We are both late 40s and been married 30 years. Selling up for a better & less stressfull life.
Lynne & Gaz Smith. Markfield in Leicestershire.
Cant wait. Apprehensive but thats only human. Kids both think it's agreat idea and they are backing us 100% they are already thinking of the holidays they can have with us in NZ.
Any advice from anyone who has already made the move will be most welcome. Especially anyone who has moved to the south island. We are both late 40s and been married 30 years. Selling up for a better & less stressfull life.
Lynne & Gaz Smith. Markfield in Leicestershire.
Dec 30th 2006, 10:12 pm
#47
Forum Regular
Joined: Aug 2006
Location: Torbay, North Shore
Posts: 159
Re: Introductions - please post here
Your first name
Amy
Your current location
North Shropshire Market town
Where you hope to move to in NZ if you're not already there
Auckland (initially because of job opportunities) March 24th!!!!
Family status
Married for 2 1/2 years (OH is Trigod), no children
Visits made to NZ
None, have friends there and plenty of people who have visited and said it is perfect for us. Plus have researched, researched, RESEARCHED!!
Anything else!
Can't wait now! Christmas is all but over and we fly on March 21st with a stopover in Singapore. It will come around so quickly! BRING IT ON!!
Amy
Your current location
North Shropshire Market town
Where you hope to move to in NZ if you're not already there
Auckland (initially because of job opportunities) March 24th!!!!
Family status
Married for 2 1/2 years (OH is Trigod), no children
Visits made to NZ
None, have friends there and plenty of people who have visited and said it is perfect for us. Plus have researched, researched, RESEARCHED!!
Anything else!
Can't wait now! Christmas is all but over and we fly on March 21st with a stopover in Singapore. It will come around so quickly! BRING IT ON!!
Dec 31st 2006, 4:07 pm
#48
Actually just Adie
Joined: Jul 2006
Location: Up the Hutt
Posts: 478
Re: Introductions - please post here
Adie
Jan 1st 2007, 4:33 pm
#49
Just Joined
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Posts: 23
Re: Introductions - please post here
First Names
Christine and Mick (or anything else you would like to call him!)
Your Current Location
Sunny Brighton - well actually it's raining at the moment!!
Where you would like to move to in NZ if you are not already there
Anywhere where Mick can get a job!
Family Status
Married (at present!) 2 kids. One of 11, and the other 19 who does not want to come with us. Asked her where in the world she would like to live - she said Brighton!!
Visits made to NZ
Coming over on the 31st March for 2 weeks. Have got to cram in as much as we can. Starting off in Auckland and ending up in Christchurch. Visiting as many BMW Garages as we can (no we havn't got a fetish about BMW Garages!!! Mick is a mechanic - or so he tells me!)
[B]Anything else[/B
Excellent thread. Happy New Year to everyone.
Christine and Mick (or anything else you would like to call him!)
Your Current Location
Sunny Brighton - well actually it's raining at the moment!!
Where you would like to move to in NZ if you are not already there
Anywhere where Mick can get a job!
Family Status
Married (at present!) 2 kids. One of 11, and the other 19 who does not want to come with us. Asked her where in the world she would like to live - she said Brighton!!
Visits made to NZ
Coming over on the 31st March for 2 weeks. Have got to cram in as much as we can. Starting off in Auckland and ending up in Christchurch. Visiting as many BMW Garages as we can (no we havn't got a fetish about BMW Garages!!! Mick is a mechanic - or so he tells me!)
[B]Anything else[/B
Excellent thread. Happy New Year to everyone.
Jan 2nd 2007, 12:56 pm
#50
West is best!
Joined: Nov 2006
Location: Gold Coast
Posts: 450
Re: Introductions - please post here
Your first name
Ellie
Your current location
Glasgow
Where you hope to move to in NZ if you're not already there
Not sure but thinking Christchurch
Family status
Married with 3 kids
Visits made to NZ
Not been to NZ and probably won't go till we move!
Anything else!
I'm really scared and homesick about it all already!:scared:
Ellie
Your current location
Glasgow
Where you hope to move to in NZ if you're not already there
Not sure but thinking Christchurch
Family status
Married with 3 kids
Visits made to NZ
Not been to NZ and probably won't go till we move!
Anything else!
I'm really scared and homesick about it all already!:scared:
Jan 2nd 2007, 10:11 pm
#51
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 402
Re: Introductions - please post here
Stephen and Melissa, arrived in NZ Feb 2004 on a visitors visa and did the whole immigration process onshore.
Living in Renwick, Marlborough. After two years in Auckland.
Stephen - Works as the sales manager for a company supplying the wine industry (best job in the world)
Melissa - Works in a vineyards, 2 mins down the road. Melissa also works for a local horse trekking setup and helps trains horses.
We are both well travelled and keen divers, Melissa is from Finland and I am from the UK. We met each other on New Years day in 2002 in the jungle in Thailand and been together ever since.
We are both in our late 30's, want to raise some sprogs now! :scared:
Living in Renwick, Marlborough. After two years in Auckland.
Stephen - Works as the sales manager for a company supplying the wine industry (best job in the world)
Melissa - Works in a vineyards, 2 mins down the road. Melissa also works for a local horse trekking setup and helps trains horses.
We are both well travelled and keen divers, Melissa is from Finland and I am from the UK. We met each other on New Years day in 2002 in the jungle in Thailand and been together ever since.
We are both in our late 30's, want to raise some sprogs now! :scared:
Jan 2nd 2007, 10:28 pm
#52
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Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 445
Re: Introductions - please post here
Hi
Your first name
Martin & Donna
Your Current Location
Glossop Derbyshire
Where you would like to move to in NZ if you are not already there
CCH
Family Status
Married 2 kids Leon 7 Isobel 3 & Dog Ivor
Visits made to NZ
1 last year North Island
Anything else!
Arriving CCH 14/01/07. No job on student visa . House sold ,Resigned from job , Shippers coming Thurs . Dog shippers paid for and most importantly Shittting myself.
Lastly Just ordered my Sling box so I can watch TV from the UK as NZ TV is crap. All else seems ok except Education ,Housing , ETC ,ETC.
Happy new year.
Your first name
Martin & Donna
Your Current Location
Glossop Derbyshire
Where you would like to move to in NZ if you are not already there
CCH
Family Status
Married 2 kids Leon 7 Isobel 3 & Dog Ivor
Visits made to NZ
1 last year North Island
Anything else!
Arriving CCH 14/01/07. No job on student visa . House sold ,Resigned from job , Shippers coming Thurs . Dog shippers paid for and most importantly Shittting myself.
Lastly Just ordered my Sling box so I can watch TV from the UK as NZ TV is crap. All else seems ok except Education ,Housing , ETC ,ETC.
Happy new year.
Jan 3rd 2007, 7:38 am
#53
Forum Regular
Joined: Jan 2006
Location: Maunu nr Whangarei
Posts: 68
Re: Introductions - please post here
Your first name
Alex
Your current location
Maunu/Whangarei
Where you hope to move to in NZ if you're not already there
-
Family status
3 girls-10, 9 ,5
Visits made to NZ
OH made 1 trip for interview
Anything else!
not what we expected, however we are growing to love it....especially the beaches
Alex
Your current location
Maunu/Whangarei
Where you hope to move to in NZ if you're not already there
-
Family status
3 girls-10, 9 ,5
Visits made to NZ
OH made 1 trip for interview
Anything else!
not what we expected, however we are growing to love it....especially the beaches
Jan 3rd 2007, 2:46 pm
#54
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Joined: Feb 2000
Location: Florida
Posts: 25,928
Re: Introductions - please post here
This thread has become so popular that we've created your very own 'Introductions Forum'. So I will now close this thread.
Jan 3rd 2007, 3:34 pm
#55
Thread Starter
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 5,763
Re: Introductions - please post here
Super, thanks Sue! 
