Is life in new zealand a bed of roses?????
#61
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#62
Re: Is life in new zealand a bed of roses?????
New Zealand a bed of roses? Are you kidding me? It's a effin' hellhole, innit. Here, let me show you how horrible it is. Brace yourself, mate. It's just effin' 'orrible.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...z/P4130401.jpg
Lord knows how I put up with it. I have to see this crap everyday on my walk to work. Horrible I tell ya, just horrible...
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...z/P4130401.jpg
Lord knows how I put up with it. I have to see this crap everyday on my walk to work. Horrible I tell ya, just horrible...
Alas I have to put up with a view of a forest from my pool area which then looks onto the ranges just beyond..life really sucks here. Sometimes I have to go fishing at the bottom of my road, or take in views of our local vocano. The worst is having all that great skiing 2 hours away, no traffic and endless things to do. God I wish I was somewhere else. I can see why everyone is in Oz.
#63
Re: Is life in new zealand a bed of roses?????
Same as all else on here - give it a bash, see how you do. The dairy industry in the South Island is growing massively and would welcome you with open arms. I've spoken to dairy farm hands who get paid well, put up in a brand new house with all mod cons (no weatherboard for these fellas!) rent free, and live in some stunning locations. There are negs to this in the distance from civilisation, and the hours - often 12 hrs a day or more 7 days on then 4 days off or something similar.
What type of teaching does your OH do? Secondry here is no prob, but primary is a real struggle in popular areas (like ChCh! :curse.
Give it a bash, I reckon you'll love it.
What type of teaching does your OH do? Secondry here is no prob, but primary is a real struggle in popular areas (like ChCh! :curse.
Give it a bash, I reckon you'll love it.
#64
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Joined: Mar 2008
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Re: Is life in new zealand a bed of roses?????
Same as all else on here - give it a bash, see how you do. The dairy industry in the South Island is growing massively and would welcome you with open arms. I've spoken to dairy farm hands who get paid well, put up in a brand new house with all mod cons (no weatherboard for these fellas!) rent free, and live in some stunning locations. There are negs to this in the distance from civilisation, and the hours - often 12 hrs a day or more 7 days on then 4 days off or something similar.
What type of teaching does your OH do? Secondry here is no prob, but primary is a real struggle in popular areas (like ChCh! :curse.
Give it a bash, I reckon you'll love it.
What type of teaching does your OH do? Secondry here is no prob, but primary is a real struggle in popular areas (like ChCh! :curse.
Give it a bash, I reckon you'll love it.
#65
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 2,225
Re: Is life in new zealand a bed of roses?????
Talbot, here are some shots of that rental we were looking at yesterday, just so you can compare and contrast
Part of the Kitchen, the dining area and the bedroom
Part of the Kitchen, the dining area and the bedroom
#66
Joined: Nov 2006
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Re: Is life in new zealand a bed of roses?????
^Middle-class porn.
#70
Joined: Nov 2006
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Re: Is life in new zealand a bed of roses?????
I think a cold shower is in order m'lad . Just as well I didn't post a shot of the leisure facilities......you would've wet yourself.
p.s. The sheets belong to the current tenants.
p.s. The sheets belong to the current tenants.
#71
Re: Is life in new zealand a bed of roses?????
I've found childhood to be less gendered; it's assumed my daughters will join in the sport with as much enthusiasm as the boys. It's natural that they spend their playtime dragging timber up the trees to construct huts and it seems average that they come home plastered in mud, grass stains and dirt every day. Not sure how well that reverses as there is a strong male culture. It's interesting and different but the sport focus is excellent for kids.
The trade off is that she's growing up in a less multi cultural society (remember I'm only talking about us, living in rural NZ) with a less global outlook, so it's not a perfect picture by a long shot.
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The schools have climbing frames,asault courses, in the schools,my sons school has 3 different assault courses with frames ,monkey bars ,wooden tree houses,the kids have a ball...Health and safety back home just wouldn't allow it..God knows how many times my son has came back from school with bruises because he fell of these,
But no phone calls from the school to tell me,nor do you have to go and fill in an accident form in triplicate,they just get on with it hereJacky
The schools have climbing frames,asault courses, in the schools,my sons school has 3 different assault courses with frames ,monkey bars ,wooden tree houses,the kids have a ball...Health and safety back home just wouldn't allow it..God knows how many times my son has came back from school with bruises because he fell of these,
But no phone calls from the school to tell me,nor do you have to go and fill in an accident form in triplicate,they just get on with it hereJacky
I remember the day in the UK I was called into my then 7 yr old's school because she'd grazed her face in the playground that morning (I was out for a couple of hours and out of mobile range)- when I collected her she was sporting a huge dirty grit filled graze on her cheek that she had just been given a wet paper towel from the toilets to hold against as the staff weren't allowed to clean it up. She had cried alone in the sick bay for a long time :curse:
#72
Re: Is life in new zealand a bed of roses?????
After reading some of the messages on this site I am wondering if nz is the place for my family . We have a plan to move over in november if all goes well. My wife getting a job as a teacher is key. I would like to find some seasonal work on a farm. Then go back to college or start an appenticeship as an electrician.
At present i work about 80 hours a week on the farm and then do part time as an electrician. Cost of living in the uk is high and was hoping for an easier life. I am not scared of work i just don't want to turn round one day and have missed my kids growing up and be an old man .
Most people i speak to about nz tell me it will not be like that in nz , but they all seem to want to sell me a product .
Is it me getting cold feet ? Help me out guy . work / family . will i see my kids grow up .
At present i work about 80 hours a week on the farm and then do part time as an electrician. Cost of living in the uk is high and was hoping for an easier life. I am not scared of work i just don't want to turn round one day and have missed my kids growing up and be an old man .
Most people i speak to about nz tell me it will not be like that in nz , but they all seem to want to sell me a product .
Is it me getting cold feet ? Help me out guy . work / family . will i see my kids grow up .
From what we see here the answer would be a definite YES .You would see your kids grow up and they would have a lovely childhood. We also live in a small village and the kids have much the same type of play and activities that are described by Bourbon Biscuit. They have freedom . The parents are relaxed.
My husband and I were both working all the hours . Husband regularly put in those 80 hour weeks and then of a weekend we would be gearing up for the working week ahead. Here he sticks in around 45, sometimes 50 hours but he is home every evening and drive times are no more than a couple of hours max.
The cost of living is quite high here compared to wages but the trade off has to be the NZ lifestyle. I'm not comparing that lifestyle to anywhere else on the planet. I'm just saying that for many, the trade off in respect of every day family life is well worth it.
#73
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Location: Tauranga, New Zealand
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Re: Is life in new zealand a bed of roses?????
Hi
Lifes a bitch here! Every morning I open the curtains to see this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lifes a bitch here! Every morning I open the curtains to see this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#75
Re: Is life in new zealand a bed of roses?????
I wonder if anyone is game enough to post a picture of somewhere in downtown South Auckland or what about Eastern Porirua? It isn't all 'postcard' images. There are some nasty weeds amongst the roses. Anyone that doesn't think so must have come from some pretty bad parts of the UK!