Tomsk

I'm an infrequent visitor here these days, but it's been a bit of a gloomy, lazy late Autumn Saturday afternoon here so I'm busy wasting time and idly surfing the net. Like I haven't actually got anything better to do! Anyway I've just read this thread pretty much in it's entirety and, well, wowzers, it's reminded me why I stopped visiting here regularly. We love life in NZ and seriously don't recognise the NZ that some posters are talking about. Sure, it's real life, we have days of horrendous weather, out of season fruits & veges are usually considerably more expensive and there's definitely weeks when our outgoings exceed our earnings - it certainly isn't all roses. But we came over 8 years ago now with 2 teenagers who thrived in the NZ educational system and I'm incredibly proud of their achievements since leaving school. We're all citizens now, and for now at least have no plans at all to leave this beautiful country. So I'm another happy clapper & I make absolutely no apology for it. For sure it's not right for everyone- but where is? I can't really comment on Welly though, I visited heaps when my son was studying at Vic uni and loved the city but to be fair have never lived there. Anyway just thought I'd add my 2 pennorth worth in the interests of adding a bit more balance from one of the infrequently contributing ex pats who's happy and settled here.

Stormer999

Sometimes wish posters could have little symbols next to their names so new prospective immigrants could save time and not have to trawl back through posters history to establish.....

Happy and living here
Unhappy living here and wan't to go home
Don't even live here but like to regurgitate Google figures
I am a troll
Just a whinging pom

any more.....

I'm a happy clapper....

MrsFychan

could make a new post.

the troll one would be really helpful

Stormer999

Go for it Mrs F....

We could do with a good laugh after reading this one....

Nice post Tomsk

j19fmm

Thanks for popping by, we have been here 3 years and I'm sometimes embarrassed to say we are happy here! We've had all sorts of traumas to deal with but we're all still happy in our new home with no plans to return to the UK.

Stormer999

The happy clapper club is growing in numbers....

j19fmm

Can we just be 'happy'? Can't be bothered to do the clappy bit cos then I don't have my hands free to trawl the internet for irrelevant sh*t

MOSO

I'll join you in the happy ? club too! Been here 6 years, work is going well for both of us and kids are doing well. Just went back to the UK at Christmas time and were very happy to come home again with no intentions of going back to the UK.

Stormer999

Bloody hell...running out of badges....

Lisa Maree

I gotta say its very refreshing hearing of people happy with their decision to up sticks to the other side of the world... even considering how much you have to fork out at the supermarket each week 😉

Woodlea

Where's my badge!? I'm not just happy in NZ - I love it here! The only thing I miss about the UK is its proximity to Croatia, it'll probably be ruined by the time I get to re-visit.

Stormer999

OK on order......Croatia will be a lovely empty place to visit...

MOSO

Worth it though, I can park right outside even on Christmas Eve, there's very rarely a queue (more than 1 person in front is unusual) and they pack my free bags for me

j19fmm

OK I'm going to say this very quietly...I don't find shopping any more expensive than when I was in the UK

Pom_Chch

Pipe down at the back! We don't take kindly to those sorta comments around here