Just want to say hi
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Just want to say hi
I am moving to NZ soon as possible! I have the benefit of being an NZ citizen having lived in NZ many years ago. Now I'm heading for Tauranga. The logistics seem to be overwhelming! Like where do I live while I look for a house to buy. Do I buy a laptop with a dongle - not least so that I can keep in touch with my family in Aus and UK. Then there's the whole thing of what shall I keep in terms of furniture, tv etc? bearing in mind that I'd virtually have to give it away and then replace it.
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Really?
We haven't been trying hard enough.
Hey. Welcome and see you around the main forum.
We haven't been trying hard enough.
Hey. Welcome and see you around the main forum.
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Have a premature welcome back to NZ from me! I lived in London all my childhood/teens and that's where I met my Kiwi Hubby. We've been in Tauranga (Papamoa) for 2.5 years now and love it! Give me a heads up nearer your arrival and I may be able to help you with rentals/purchasing.
In the meantime - happy posting.
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Sensible? Oh, not mine clearly!
Have a premature welcome back to NZ from me! I lived in London all my childhood/teens and that's where I met my Kiwi Hubby. We've been in Tauranga (Papamoa) for 2.5 years now and love it! Give me a heads up nearer your arrival and I may be able to help you with rentals/purchasing.
In the meantime - happy posting.
Have a premature welcome back to NZ from me! I lived in London all my childhood/teens and that's where I met my Kiwi Hubby. We've been in Tauranga (Papamoa) for 2.5 years now and love it! Give me a heads up nearer your arrival and I may be able to help you with rentals/purchasing.
In the meantime - happy posting.
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Let me know where you might be based for work and what is important to you lifestyle/housing/area wise and I'll see what I can come up with!
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I like both beach and rural!!! The main thing will be to find a place where I can have a veggie patch. I'd like to be quite near Tauranga because I will need to get work (hopefully part-time so that I can enjoy being back in NZ ). It seems that I'm too old (at 56) to get a job in this overcrowded city which is obviously a big prompt for the move. Was thinking about starting a gite-type business or even a business helping people with family history. But the main thing is I need sunshine, a beautiful clean environment and peace. I sound really boring, don't I!
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I like both beach and rural!!! The main thing will be to find a place where I can have a veggie patch. I'd like to be quite near Tauranga because I will need to get work (hopefully part-time so that I can enjoy being back in NZ ). It seems that I'm too old (at 56) to get a job in this overcrowded city which is obviously a big prompt for the move. Was thinking about starting a gite-type business or even a business helping people with family history. But the main thing is I need sunshine, a beautiful clean environment and peace. I sound really boring, don't I!
How about this one? You'll have to fight my neighbours for it - she's fallen in love with it! What line of work are you in?
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Not boring at all! You can have rural and more secluded outside of the main areas and still be only say 10 minutes from the beach and half an hour from Tauranga - but they are few and far between.
How about this one? You'll have to fight my neighbours for it - she's fallen in love with it! What line of work are you in?
How about this one? You'll have to fight my neighbours for it - she's fallen in love with it! What line of work are you in?
It's so frustrating treading water here, watching the exchange rate going down, having to answer weird questions/demands from the purchasers' solicitors. It's taken five weeks and we haven't even exchanged yet!
All I want is to be on my way and start the big search.
I have worked as a Technical Author in Finance IT for years and years. What I'm looking for will be Admin/Sec. Heavens, I'll even wait table!
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Hi GinnyB
Welcome to this forum, its lovely here. Anything you want to know just ask away. The odds are.....I won't know but plenty of peeps on here will.
We are in the process of applying for PR and we are hoping to move to Whakatane, hopefully for Nov time. So all being well, only an hour away from your intended destination. We too will be opting for the rural life. Can't wait to get a veggie garden going but may have to wait a while as we will be renting first off.
The logistics of the move are difficult to work out. I am wondering how we will manage when the container has taken all our stuff away and we are left in the house with next to nothing for maybe a week and trying to look after the pennies. It could be a laugh but as I am nearly 50, I don't want to be sleeping on the floor. We have great airbeds but they will be on the container.
Good luck with everything
Maria
Welcome to this forum, its lovely here. Anything you want to know just ask away. The odds are.....I won't know but plenty of peeps on here will.
We are in the process of applying for PR and we are hoping to move to Whakatane, hopefully for Nov time. So all being well, only an hour away from your intended destination. We too will be opting for the rural life. Can't wait to get a veggie garden going but may have to wait a while as we will be renting first off.
The logistics of the move are difficult to work out. I am wondering how we will manage when the container has taken all our stuff away and we are left in the house with next to nothing for maybe a week and trying to look after the pennies. It could be a laugh but as I am nearly 50, I don't want to be sleeping on the floor. We have great airbeds but they will be on the container.
Good luck with everything
Maria
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Hi GinnyB
Welcome to this forum, its lovely here. Anything you want to know just ask away. The odds are.....I won't know but plenty of peeps on here will.
We are in the process of applying for PR and we are hoping to move to Whakatane, hopefully for Nov time. So all being well, only an hour away from your intended destination. We too will be opting for the rural life. Can't wait to get a veggie garden going but may have to wait a while as we will be renting first off.
The logistics of the move are difficult to work out. I am wondering how we will manage when the container has taken all our stuff away and we are left in the house with next to nothing for maybe a week and trying to look after the pennies. It could be a laugh but as I am nearly 50, I don't want to be sleeping on the floor. We have great airbeds but they will be on the container.
Good luck with everything
Maria
Welcome to this forum, its lovely here. Anything you want to know just ask away. The odds are.....I won't know but plenty of peeps on here will.
We are in the process of applying for PR and we are hoping to move to Whakatane, hopefully for Nov time. So all being well, only an hour away from your intended destination. We too will be opting for the rural life. Can't wait to get a veggie garden going but may have to wait a while as we will be renting first off.
The logistics of the move are difficult to work out. I am wondering how we will manage when the container has taken all our stuff away and we are left in the house with next to nothing for maybe a week and trying to look after the pennies. It could be a laugh but as I am nearly 50, I don't want to be sleeping on the floor. We have great airbeds but they will be on the container.
Good luck with everything
Maria
I've decided to fly Premium Economy so that I won't be too wasted when I arrive!!!!! Just hope that it's worth the extra money. Wish I could afford Business (ho hum).
Maybe we can meet up in the not too distant future?
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I am moving to NZ soon as possible! I have the benefit of being an NZ citizen having lived in NZ many years ago. Now I'm heading for Tauranga. The logistics seem to be overwhelming! Like where do I live while I look for a house to buy. Do I buy a laptop with a dongle - not least so that I can keep in touch with my family in Aus and UK. Then there's the whole thing of what shall I keep in terms of furniture, tv etc? bearing in mind that I'd virtually have to give it away and then replace it.
Welcome from us too!
From reading your posts it seems we also have a few things in common! similar age, heading for BOP (we think!) OH is NZ citizen ....oh and just sold (& bought) house ....our exchange took 15wks!! mainly due to our buyers having prob with their bank but thankfully we got there in the end...so hold on tight!
Good luck with everything, keep us posted & be prepared to get BE finger!! (addicted to this site!) B x
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Hi there! You must be getting excited too! I've been looking at the Whakatane area too but I'm not sure about getting work there. Also because I've lived in Tauranga, know that area a bit. How big is your family? Where are you now? (AM I being too nosy?)I guess I'm lucky that I only have myself to think about.
I've decided to fly Premium Economy so that I won't be too wasted when I arrive!!!!! Just hope that it's worth the extra money. Wish I could afford Business (ho hum).
Maybe we can meet up in the not too distant future?
I've decided to fly Premium Economy so that I won't be too wasted when I arrive!!!!! Just hope that it's worth the extra money. Wish I could afford Business (ho hum).
Maybe we can meet up in the not too distant future?
Lucky you, flying Premium, there are 3 of us, one of which is 13yr old daughter. We toyed with the idea of paying the extra, but decided we would save our money for fun stuff when we are there.
I have a job at Whakatane Hospital
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Beautiful Cornwall, although summer hasn't been too good. Great that you've got a job to go to - wish I had a transportable profession. Is your daughter excited too? I'm sure she's going to love the new lifestyle. Your OH must be happy to be going home.