just saying hello!
Feb 23rd 2007, 8:35 pm
#1
the haywards
Thread Starter
Joined: Feb 2007
Location: hampshire
Posts: 8
just saying hello!
Hi, I am Sam and my partner is Justin.
We have 2 kids aged 4 and 7, and we live near Winchester in Hampshire.
Justin is an electrician, and we are looking to move to New Zealand, although we haven't definitely decided where yet! Christchurch is looking favourite at the moment though, but there is so much choice!
Look forward to hearing from other site users!
Best regards
Sam
xxxx
We have 2 kids aged 4 and 7, and we live near Winchester in Hampshire.
Justin is an electrician, and we are looking to move to New Zealand, although we haven't definitely decided where yet! Christchurch is looking favourite at the moment though, but there is so much choice!
Look forward to hearing from other site users!
Best regards
Sam
xxxx
Feb 25th 2007, 9:11 am
#2
UK, NZ and SA User
Joined: Jun 2004
Location: Buckinghamshire
Posts: 91
Hello back
Hi there Sam and Justin.
I've been watching this site for a while, but like you things have just gone into hyperspeed
. We've only got 275 days til we fly out, have a holiday in SA (hubby from there) and only 327 til we land back home 
I'm a PA and Mike is a beginner electrician, so I'll be watching your posts and replies carefully to pick up any tips.
Because I'm a Kiwi Mike automatically qualifies to apply for residence without having to do all this points business which I completely don't understand
but we still have to get a full birth certificate from SA (you've heard of the laid back Kiwi approach - that is nothing compared to "South African time") and police reports which are going to take no quicker than 3 months to obtain 
We've booked our tickets and I'm just watching the time fly by. I need to find someone that does responably price one-way travel insurance - which I'll do a post on shortly.
But anyhoo, welcome to this site.
I've been watching this site for a while, but like you things have just gone into hyperspeed
. We've only got 275 days til we fly out, have a holiday in SA (hubby from there) and only 327 til we land back home I'm a PA and Mike is a beginner electrician, so I'll be watching your posts and replies carefully to pick up any tips.
Because I'm a Kiwi Mike automatically qualifies to apply for residence without having to do all this points business which I completely don't understand
but we still have to get a full birth certificate from SA (you've heard of the laid back Kiwi approach - that is nothing compared to "South African time") and police reports which are going to take no quicker than 3 months to obtain We've booked our tickets and I'm just watching the time fly by. I need to find someone that does responably price one-way travel insurance - which I'll do a post on shortly.
But anyhoo, welcome to this site.
Feb 25th 2007, 10:17 am
#3
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Joined: Oct 2006
Location: NZ
Posts: 3,366
Re: Hello back
Hi there Sam and Justin.
I've been watching this site for a while, but like you things have just gone into hyperspeed . We've only got 275 days til we fly out, have a holiday in SA (hubby from there) and only 327 til we land back home
I'm a PA and Mike is a beginner electrician, so I'll be watching your posts and replies carefully to pick up any tips.
Because I'm a Kiwi Mike automatically qualifies to apply for residence without having to do all this points business which I completely don't understand but we still have to get a full birth certificate from SA (you've heard of the laid back Kiwi approach - that is nothing compared to "South African time") and police reports which are going to take no quicker than 3 months to obtain
We've booked our tickets and I'm just watching the time fly by. I need to find someone that does responably price one-way travel insurance - which I'll do a post on shortly.
But anyhoo, welcome to this site.
I've been watching this site for a while, but like you things have just gone into hyperspeed
. We've only got 275 days til we fly out, have a holiday in SA (hubby from there) and only 327 til we land back home I'm a PA and Mike is a beginner electrician, so I'll be watching your posts and replies carefully to pick up any tips.
Because I'm a Kiwi Mike automatically qualifies to apply for residence without having to do all this points business which I completely don't understand
but we still have to get a full birth certificate from SA (you've heard of the laid back Kiwi approach - that is nothing compared to "South African time") and police reports which are going to take no quicker than 3 months to obtain We've booked our tickets and I'm just watching the time fly by. I need to find someone that does responably price one-way travel insurance - which I'll do a post on shortly.
But anyhoo, welcome to this site.
Here you go
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...avel+insurance
if you earch at the top of the page, you'll see that this topic ( like most!!) has been covered before !!
HTH
Sarah
