Moving to Auckland .......!!!!
 

:) Hi everyone My name is Merryberry and in the summer of this year i may be moving to Auckland after being offered a job there but would love to hear from other peeps who have moved there and what there comments are about the place and any info that might be beneficial to me.

I am in the process of planning a trip in the last two weeks in march this year first and going to be going over on my own. Trying to find out about accomodation and flights................any ideas> I have more or less found a good price for the flight but just want to round it all up by finding out how much it is going to cost for accomodation. What do you suggest...........B & B, hotels or Guest houses.

Thanks everyone and i look forward to your replies.........also what is the weather like around this time?

Merry Berry xxx:)

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That's not a nice thing to ask. We're kind of tetchy about that now.

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Really why?? :D

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It's all my fault. :D Not really, but it's been talked to death on this forum. :) If you search "weather" on the forum you'll probably get a few too many hits to read in a day. ;)

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:D :D :D

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was only trying to be friendly! And it was a genuine question........did not expect a neg response...........no worries :)

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Oh no you don't seem like a very merryberry now.

I'll answer sensibly for you:

It's rubbish!

:) (Note smiley-being-friendly-really-face everyone)

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Is there a tongue-in-cheek smiley?

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Ok so forget the question about the weather and re-read the rest of the post and see what you can come up with ......................there now :) Smiles all round........lol

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read, read and re-read

Don't have any more answers, sorry :(

Oh that hotel with the swimming pool on the roof is quite nice - might be a bit pricey though

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Thaks for being friendly then and hope you are not from NZ cos i think you have just put me right off going

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Hi Merryberry,

Seems you arn't getting much help at the moment. We also hope to be moving to Auckland in the summer. We are looking at Gulf Harbour as my job will be in Albany.

We have accomodation while we are there with friends but I can pick up some info or visit some places if you give me a list and I can fit them in.

We go over for a recce trip in Feb so if you would like any information picking up let me know and I'll pick it up for you and post it to you or answer any questions you have when we get back in the middle of Feb.

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Nah, don't be put off - you need to experience these things for yourself. I only don't have any more answers because I don't live there anymore so I'm not genned up properly at the moment.

But I meant it about the hotel with the swimming pool on the roof - it really is quite nice. And I'll let you into a secret, when we stayed there they were doing a special deal so it was dirt cheap - I mean Travel Lodge type cheap so check it our even if you just stay for one night for the kicks.

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Don't be put off. :)

We're most likely headed for Welly, so haven't focused that much on Auckland. That said, i think most people here would recommend staying in Singapore for a few days if you can, on the way over. You'll be moving from the UK, right?

Rentals... gosh not sure where to start, but lots of Auckland rentals can be found here.

I started a comparison thread of the three major cities, too, here. And there's a really long thread on the weather, here.

I'm not just giving you links as I'm too lazy to tell you what I know. Far from it. We've not even visited yet, though, and our target is most like the capital instead of the most populous city. :)

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Hiya Merryberry, dont let her put you off, she isn't from and doesn't live in NZ, she just likes to pass some time on here trying to wind people up!

So, you are coming in March for a holiday? The weather should be good even though it is the end of the summer. Normally by April I am praying for it to cool down so I can wear jeans again :D
About accomodation, did you want cheap? In the city or slightly outside? My in-laws were just here and they stayed at a lovely hotel in Takapuna, a short distance from the city, and it was very reasonable, a double/twin bedroom for only $125 a night. It will probably be even cheaper in March. I can give you more info on that one if you want.

I have lived outside Auckland for 4 years and I really love it. There is a recent thread called, 'compare the 3 major cities' or something like that which has some info on living in Auckland.

Me and all the other friendly people that actually live here will be happy to help you with any info you need. Dont be too put off by what some people say, come and see for yourself :)

Jude

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.Don't get so wound up!:)

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Hi Jude thankyou for your reply and that would be great if you could give me extra info on the dos and donts of living in Auckland.............lol

I am not looking for anywhere too expensive but i have come across a hotel called the Grand Chancellor that i may be able to get for around £29-£30 per night and just going to query it again tonight. I am not sure of the places you mention so i will have to look them up. the whole point of coming over is to find out as much as i can in the two weeks so i can make my final decision to come over and start my new Job. Sound like you have had a great time in Auckland and have made many friends which is cool. I wil privat email you my addy in a mo so we can chat more if you like. Thanks again :)

Merryberry xxx:) :) :) :)

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Hi merryberry

I live in auckland too and love it here, i live over in west auckland and much as other aucklanders take the piss out of us 'westies' it is nice over here, although the rush hour traffic so I am lead to believe in to the city is rather bad, I get the train in as I work in Newmarket so dont actually do the drive in, but I find the train is fine apart from the odd delay there, but I would say no different from any other public transport world wide

weather in march should be fine (have been here 9 months so am a fairly newcomer to here) today is currently sunny but a few clouds out and about here in auckland, it has rained the last couple of days

Dawn

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You're not winding me up! I was thinking about someone who finds this site and wants to use it to get info on a certain city it ends up being another dont do it the weather/NZ/Auckland is crap thread.

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Hiya Merryberry

These might help for accommodation

www.aatravel.co.nz
www.accommmodationinnewzealand.co.nz
www.jasons.com


You can pick up a couple of accommodation directories when you land in Auckland Airport :)

Hope this helps
Sarah

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Oh Dear...
THE WEATHER TODAY IS GREAT:D
Lots of us on here from Auckland and we love it!!!!
The people that don't love it and will tell you so have generally moved away or never been here:rolleyes:
There is a culture in NZ of everyone outside of Auckland hating us Aucklanders:D Its just jealosy...

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I agree I love it here too, although just a baby to you guys, 9 months here for me and still loving it

as I have said before there is something about driving on the motorway from west auckland and seeing the skyline, makes me smile EVERY time:D

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I do that everyday too, and sometimes when I doing it, I remeber that there is someone else on here doing it too!!!
What time do you leave for work? :D

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I dont drive in to work, I use the train so dont get to see the skyline on my way too work, but get on a train at 7am :eek: but fortunately as we come out on to the main road near our house I can see the majority off it including the sky tower and the toilet seat(vero building) which usually looks like it is on fire when the sun reflects on to it some days

you work in town dont you?

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not quite thankfully!!! St Lukes!
You need I more post for 1000,!!!
Sorry merryberry...back to subject....

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Gone to the bar for my 1000th post

oh st lukes, i like st lukes to go shopping, not sure owen does

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Hi Merryberry. I love Auckland too :) When we first got here we stayed in a motel for a few weeks - it was June and fairly quiet but they gave us a discounted rate - $425 a week. www.wotif.com is good for 'deals'.

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Which hotel? lots of them have pools on the roof?

The hilton on the viaduct is nice but a bit small. The one on spencer on byron gets chilly when the breeze is up.

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It was only meant in fun though as I saw it :)

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hi Merry Berry,
It is nice hearing that you r moving to Auckland. but i need suggestion how you got job offer. I am applying to job , but the employer asking for do i have right to work or not ? tell me some useful suggestion to get job offer and immigrate to new zealand. i heard about http://www.skillnz.org.nz which offer to get job from employer . do u know or does anybody know or come across this website ? let me know ..thanks in advance.any suggestion will be highly appreciated...

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Kwprwn........you shock me I though you were east side with the rest of us..........

Come on over to Auckland, I have nearly been here a year and I like the place yea the weather is haveing a bit of a bitch but hey thats life.......

Sharky

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sorry west auckland for me only at the moment, mr kwprwn works over here so its easier for us, and hes a westie by birth (dont laugh now...you didnt have any choice were you were born..did you?:confused: cus if you did I wanna know how;) )we looked at mt wellington area and around there as he did get offered a job over there but we decided to stay over west. I would have liked to live in a million dollar house over in takapuna, but unfortunately i have yet to win lotto:D so here i stay for the time being, but thanks for asking

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MY only complaint with Waitakere is the no alchole (sorry can't spell that and its not in the spell checker????) in the supermarket, so if you forget to get it while you are out you have to pay premium price at the liquor store:(

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you spelt it right anyway ( i think)
but I know what you mean, but its not that much difference to outside of waitakere buying in the liquor stores, well not that I have found, but as you have been here longer, you know more than me but it is a bit of a pain to not be able to buy it in a supermarket

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a bottle of Kim Crawford they wanted $17.99 last week in Liqure king, It was on special for $10 in food town I suppose thats the difference getting the specials at food town!!!:D

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wow thats a big difference, the foodtown in st lukes, I am guessing here is out of the waitakere area so they sell alcohol there yes/no, i havent been there for a while so cant remember

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*snigger* So sorry, but the "east side!" vs "west side!" comments just reminded me of Da Ali G Movie. :D Where his gang and the rival gang were on the east and west side of Staines, Middx. :D