NZ Pros and Cons
Since I've been reading this forum I've seen loads of pros and more cons than I expected.
I'm a kiwi who has lived in the UK for most of my working life. Have started 3 business and lost 1 in the recession due to people not paying me. All of the negatives I read can easily be applied to the UK and there seems to be a lot of "the grass is always greener" going on. Where we live in the UK there are a lot of migrants and I and my british friends are always saying "why can't they just adapt to the UK life" the when in rome thing eh. I'm planning to move my family out of the UK for the sake of my kids. I thought if I start listing the pros and cons as I see them it may help others without having to search too hard on the forum so here goes Cons-
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Medical and dental is more expensive in NZ than the UK |
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Originally Posted by phyns
(Post 10228234)
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The outdoors. You can never be too far away from the bush, a river or a beach in NZ. They look nice but are full of nastiness from farm effluents |
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Yeah some rivers and lakes are a real worry and very sad. Before I left NZ in 1996 I was a raft guide in NZ so it's sad to see how they have become so polluted with algae. Hope they clean up.
It doesn't stop me swimming and drinking the water in Lake Taupo or the Rangitikei river every time I come come. I'm really keen for people to add to this thread as it seems NZ has changed a lot in the 18 years since I left. It's also interesting to get the view of new migrants. Makes me respect what my ancestors went through when they travelled to NZ in the 1830's and 1840's. That sense of "did I do the correct thing" (although they had 10000acres of bush to clear with some horses and axes. |
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Originally Posted by phyns
(Post 10228234)
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Not everyone likes a big garden, I detest gardening and like having neighbours I can chat to over the fence.
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ah I see. You were watching Corrie and thought "I want a peice of that, I know, I'll move to NZ" :-)
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Originally Posted by Bo-Jangles
(Post 10228406)
I don't know where you're heading but you maybe forgot about 'subdivisions' where house are built to capacity upto the edge of the regulation boundary and within spitting distance of your neighbour and very little garden. Most new builds are bunged up in this fashion also, bigger house seems to be more desirable than a bigger garden.
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Originally Posted by hazeandsteve
(Post 10229153)
Isn't there a limit of building:land ratio? I was under the impression the house could only cover 1/3 the section.
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I've seen some recent sub-divs (Hobsonville Point for example) where you walls of one house couldn't have been more than 3 metres from the next. Gardens were "compact" shall we say? I would say in that example however that the neighbourhood seemed to be being given some well-considered attention though - ie it would be a nice area to live, even if your house/section was compromised
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Originally Posted by Bo-Jangles
(Post 10228406)
I don't know where you're heading but you maybe forgot about 'subdivisions' where house are built to capacity upto the edge of the regulation boundary and within spitting distance of your neighbour and very little garden. Most new builds are bunged up in this fashion also, bigger house seems to be more desirable than a bigger garden.
Originally Posted by Justcol
(Post 10228556)
Not everyone likes a big garden, I detest gardening and like having neighbours I can chat to over the fence.
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Originally Posted by bourbon-biscuit
(Post 10229706)
I am a right miserable grump and prefer my neighbours neither seen nor heard :o
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Originally Posted by bourbon-biscuit
(Post 10229706)
Even in Auckland they could both afford somewhere with a much larger house and garden but they both think NZ is like one big farm with Auckland as the farm house, so they're not coming
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Originally Posted by julesnye
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In that case we're all glad, more for us:rofl:
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Originally Posted by phyns
(Post 10228234)
[LIST][*]The outdoors. You can never be too far away from the bush, a river or a beach in NZ.
Not that distance matters that much, access is more important and the UK is blessed with its historic rights of way, common land, bridle-paths and freedom to roam legislation. Try taking your dog for a walk in New Zealand and you may be surprised at how restricted that countryside is. |
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