Don

We like NZ a lot. Who wouldn't?

We are thinking about another 6 months this European winter/ NZ summer. Get a bit more use out of the car & house.

NZ - why complain?

Debs70

Well I think you're a bit of a jammy sod to be honest Don.. I would love to do an NZ Summer/UK summer.. so stop showing off will ya!

SarahB

...not been there yet so I really dont know but in case you havnt heard I'm gonna be on the way there in 23 days!!

lucyb

I dont know...why complain indeed? But Ive no doubt someone will be along shortly to do so!

sky

Would be the most ideal way to live ... six months here and then six months in the UK. If we didn't have kids I recon thats what we'd do

Don

I take your point but we are probably a bit older than you (we are pushing mid 40s) and we have worked blooming hard to get where we are now and will have to work blooming hard in the future, too.

A bit of time out now, hmm? Not such a bad idea, rather now than when I am a cancerous geriatric old fool...

Debs70

Ahh you're way older than me Don!! LOL! only kidding.. you get what you deserve anyway.. if you can do it that would be ideal! would you stop in Dunedin then? have you still got your pad there? hey.. we could have been neighbours..

Don

If we do it, Dunedin will be our centre. We like Dunedin!

If we do the 6 month thing we will probably also go back to our favorite places, eg Coromandel's Hot Water Beach , in 6 months you can do a lot.

As I said to m'dear wife today, we're only 'young' (ie this age, not older) once and we certainly won't be doing this kind of lark when we're 80.

So get with it, dude!

Debs70

Dunedin is beautiful I agree.. couldn't live there full time though.. would prefer a warmer climate. We liked the Coromandel too... but I still liked Nelson the best.. although I thought it a bit too remote.. takes ages to get anywhere from there with those moutain drives. For scenery the South knocks spots off the North though doesn't it?

sunshine_and_rain

You are so right - why complain? NZ is great. Its got all you need in one country, seasons (I like them), skiing, sun, beach, lakes, hot pools, mud baths, tramping, boating, water skiing, good food, good resteraunts, good wine ..... need I go on. Just wish my family were here with me as miss them. I love it here though, and my children are safer and happier - life ain't bad!

spannermanrob

Are you emagrating or just having a holiday?

SarahB

Hi spannermanrob..

We are emigrating there on 7th June.... partner got offered a job in Auckland so we applied under the Skilled Migrant category with job offer and were approved after 2 days!
Quite hectic here with us at the moment as you can imagine but trying to stay calm!!

spannermanrob

Hello Sarah B, We going on holiday this time, we went out to N Z November last year to live, but had to come back due to my mum falling ill. She is all well now, so we going for a holiday to see what we are missing. Our visas came through not long back, we also applied for skilled migrant category and got in. We to are from the east midland area, have you been to Auckland before?