NZ or OZ please help?
Apr 5th 2008, 9:34 am
#32
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Re: NZ or OZ please help?
I think it's important to realise that Australia and New Zealand seem to be joined at the hip to some people in England, whereas they are in fact two very different countries.
We have lived in both.
For us (and it will be different for others), NZ offered no lifestyle to speak of due to the unaffordability of it, the low wages and high costs. We were restricted to watching TV a lot as we couldn't afford to go out and do anything.
Australia gives us a fantastic lifestyle as we earn salaries almost as high as our UK ones, but with lower costs than the UK. So we can afford to enjoy the lifestyle Australia offers.
I don't know anything about midwives wages though.
Buzzy
We have lived in both.
For us (and it will be different for others), NZ offered no lifestyle to speak of due to the unaffordability of it, the low wages and high costs. We were restricted to watching TV a lot as we couldn't afford to go out and do anything.
Australia gives us a fantastic lifestyle as we earn salaries almost as high as our UK ones, but with lower costs than the UK. So we can afford to enjoy the lifestyle Australia offers.
I don't know anything about midwives wages though.
Buzzy
Apr 5th 2008, 9:47 am
#33
Here in Dunedin
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Re: NZ or OZ please help?
Apr 5th 2008, 10:03 am
#34
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Re: NZ or OZ please help?
[QUOTE=southerner;6162399]Quote:
Originally Posted by di90
I don't like where we live (leicester), run down, ugly looking, full of immigrants who are not contributing to society - my road is filling up fast with them!
Shift roads perhaps ??
Originally Posted by di90
I don't like where we live (leicester), run down, ugly looking, full of immigrants who are not contributing to society - my road is filling up fast with them!
Shift roads perhaps ??
Apr 6th 2008, 8:10 pm
#35
finally in melbourne
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Re: NZ or OZ please help?
thankyou to all for taking the time to reply with your views.
It sounds to me like most people on here including the PM's i've recieved are saying go to OZ as will be better off. I am starting to swing towards Oz, however will have a reccie to both before i decide for sure.
thanks again to you all.
Di
It sounds to me like most people on here including the PM's i've recieved are saying go to OZ as will be better off. I am starting to swing towards Oz, however will have a reccie to both before i decide for sure.
thanks again to you all.
Di
Apr 6th 2008, 8:20 pm
#36
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Re: NZ or OZ please help?
thankyou to all for taking the time to reply with your views.
It sounds to me like most people on here including the PM's i've recieved are saying go to OZ as will be better off. I am starting to swing towards Oz, however will have a reccie to both before i decide for sure.
thanks again to you all.
Di
It sounds to me like most people on here including the PM's i've recieved are saying go to OZ as will be better off. I am starting to swing towards Oz, however will have a reccie to both before i decide for sure.
thanks again to you all.
Di
That said, Oz has many positives that NZ doesn't have- it's about matching your wants and needs to the country.
Apr 6th 2008, 9:09 pm
#38
finally in melbourne
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Re: NZ or OZ please help?
[QUOTE=bourbon-biscuit;6169310]ps: looks like au pair quite possible in NZ
thought so! thanks for the link - this site is a wealth of information
thought so! thanks for the link - this site is a wealth of information
