Wellington Info Please! - moved to main forum
Apr 23rd 2008, 8:58 am
#1
Tracey and Chris
Thread Starter
Joined: Aug 2007
Location: Tauranga, BOP
Posts: 46
Wellington Info Please! - moved to main forum
Hi,
My oh and I will hopefully be moving out to Wellington towards the end of this year! We have been over to New Zealand a few times but only managed to spend a few days in Wellington (and most of that was spent in Te Papa Museum as there was soooooo much to see!)
I just wondered if anyone could give me the heads up on the best places to live in Wellington. There's only the two of us (no kids) and we will be renting first before buying as we want to make sure we choose an area we like. OH will be working in the Lower Hutt area so i guess we would want to be no more than a 30 minute drive from here!
Thanks
My oh and I will hopefully be moving out to Wellington towards the end of this year! We have been over to New Zealand a few times but only managed to spend a few days in Wellington (and most of that was spent in Te Papa Museum as there was soooooo much to see!)
I just wondered if anyone could give me the heads up on the best places to live in Wellington. There's only the two of us (no kids) and we will be renting first before buying as we want to make sure we choose an area we like. OH will be working in the Lower Hutt area so i guess we would want to be no more than a 30 minute drive from here!
Thanks
Apr 23rd 2008, 9:07 am
#2
Forum Regular
Joined: Dec 2007
Location: Bolton
Posts: 141
Re: Wellington Info Please!
Hi,
My oh and I will hopefully be moving out to Wellington towards the end of this year! We have been over to New Zealand a few times but only managed to spend a few days in Wellington (and most of that was spent in Te Papa Museum as there was soooooo much to see!)
I just wondered if anyone could give me the heads up on the best places to live in Wellington. There's only the two of us (no kids) and we will be renting first before buying as we want to make sure we choose an area we like. OH will be working in the Lower Hutt area so i guess we would want to be no more than a 30 minute drive from here!
Thanks
My oh and I will hopefully be moving out to Wellington towards the end of this year! We have been over to New Zealand a few times but only managed to spend a few days in Wellington (and most of that was spent in Te Papa Museum as there was soooooo much to see!)
I just wondered if anyone could give me the heads up on the best places to live in Wellington. There's only the two of us (no kids) and we will be renting first before buying as we want to make sure we choose an area we like. OH will be working in the Lower Hutt area so i guess we would want to be no more than a 30 minute drive from here!
Thanks
sarah
Apr 23rd 2008, 12:33 pm
#3
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 5,763
Re: Wellington Info Please!
Hi,
My oh and I will hopefully be moving out to Wellington towards the end of this year! We have been over to New Zealand a few times but only managed to spend a few days in Wellington (and most of that was spent in Te Papa Museum as there was soooooo much to see!)
I just wondered if anyone could give me the heads up on the best places to live in Wellington. There's only the two of us (no kids) and we will be renting first before buying as we want to make sure we choose an area we like. OH will be working in the Lower Hutt area so i guess we would want to be no more than a 30 minute drive from here!
Thanks
My oh and I will hopefully be moving out to Wellington towards the end of this year! We have been over to New Zealand a few times but only managed to spend a few days in Wellington (and most of that was spent in Te Papa Museum as there was soooooo much to see!)
I just wondered if anyone could give me the heads up on the best places to live in Wellington. There's only the two of us (no kids) and we will be renting first before buying as we want to make sure we choose an area we like. OH will be working in the Lower Hutt area so i guess we would want to be no more than a 30 minute drive from here!
Thanks
the world is your oyster!If you want to live in Welly and work in Lower Hutt then just choose somewhere in walking distance to doing the reverse commute.
Or...
Live in Lower Hutt
Or...
Live in Upper Hutt
Either of those ways, an early welcome! There are other couples sans children on this forum, too. And a ton of groups that meet together for arts / restauranty stuff.
Apr 23rd 2008, 12:57 pm
#4
Tracey and Chris
Thread Starter
Joined: Aug 2007
Location: Tauranga, BOP
Posts: 46
Re: Wellington Info Please!
Cool - Thanks Maz! I would really be interested in some meets ups when we arrive and am totally up for joining groups / clubs etc. to help meet new people and settle in!
Apr 23rd 2008, 1:05 pm
#5
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 5,763
Re: Wellington Info Please!
Sweet as. When's your ETA?
(sorry for absence, bedtime now)
When's your ETA?(sorry for absence, bedtime now)
Apr 24th 2008, 12:51 am
#6
BE Enthusiast
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 733
Re: Wellington Info Please! - moved to main forum
Wellington is brilliant.
Kelburn for you two! Its in the city (better living) and easy drive to Lower Hutt against the morning traffic....
Kelburn for you two! Its in the city (better living) and easy drive to Lower Hutt against the morning traffic....
Hi,
My oh and I will hopefully be moving out to Wellington towards the end of this year! We have been over to New Zealand a few times but only managed to spend a few days in Wellington (and most of that was spent in Te Papa Museum as there was soooooo much to see!)
I just wondered if anyone could give me the heads up on the best places to live in Wellington. There's only the two of us (no kids) and we will be renting first before buying as we want to make sure we choose an area we like. OH will be working in the Lower Hutt area so i guess we would want to be no more than a 30 minute drive from here!
Thanks
My oh and I will hopefully be moving out to Wellington towards the end of this year! We have been over to New Zealand a few times but only managed to spend a few days in Wellington (and most of that was spent in Te Papa Museum as there was soooooo much to see!)
I just wondered if anyone could give me the heads up on the best places to live in Wellington. There's only the two of us (no kids) and we will be renting first before buying as we want to make sure we choose an area we like. OH will be working in the Lower Hutt area so i guess we would want to be no more than a 30 minute drive from here!
Thanks
Apr 24th 2008, 2:29 am
#7
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Jul 2006
Location: Porirua,NZ
Posts: 3,275
Re: Wellington Info Please! - moved to main forum
No kids? Lucky buggers. City is a great option,but even Kandallah,Eastbourne, Churton Park,Johnsonville, Kelburn, Lower Hutt itself, Whitby,Riverstone Terrace, Days Bay, or even up in the hills on SH 2 all well within distance.
Good luck,see you when you get here!
Good luck,see you when you get here!
Apr 24th 2008, 8:37 am
#8
Tracey and Chris
Thread Starter
Joined: Aug 2007
Location: Tauranga, BOP
Posts: 46
Re: Wellington Info Please! - moved to main forum
Thanks for all your replies - I will do some research into these areas! We should hopefully be out there sometime between September and December this year - very excited!
Are there any areas that we should steer clear of?
Are there any areas that we should steer clear of?
Apr 24th 2008, 9:24 am
#10
Tracey and Chris
Thread Starter
Joined: Aug 2007
Location: Tauranga, BOP
Posts: 46
Re: Wellington Info Please! - moved to main forum
Any honest feedback would be appreciated Browner!
Apr 24th 2008, 10:26 am
#11
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Nov 2006
Location: Whitby Wellington
Posts: 2,440
Re: Wellington Info Please! - moved to main forum
Nah! It's going to depend on want you really want - proximity to the City or Beaches, live out of town or in town, rural or city? Best thing to do is rent a holiday let for a couple of weeks when you get here, then travel around se what's what, meet a few of us and then decide....
Apr 24th 2008, 11:04 am
#13
Tracey and Chris
Thread Starter
Joined: Aug 2007
Location: Tauranga, BOP
Posts: 46
Re: Wellington Info Please! - moved to main forum
I know that we won't really be able to decide where we want to settle until we get out there and suss it all out but I just wanted to get a general idea of wheres hot and wheres not!!!!!
Our ideal situation would be out of the city, a nice 2/3 bed house with a garage and decking / garden, in a quiet (but not dead) area. We will have transport so can drive to the beach / shops / city etc. As I said before - no kids - so doesn't depend on schools or anything!
Our ideal situation would be out of the city, a nice 2/3 bed house with a garage and decking / garden, in a quiet (but not dead) area. We will have transport so can drive to the beach / shops / city etc. As I said before - no kids - so doesn't depend on schools or anything!
Apr 24th 2008, 11:06 am
#14
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 1,967
Re: Wellington Info Please! - moved to main forum
Your location might be decided by your budget!
Apr 24th 2008, 11:12 am
#15
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Nov 2006
Location: Whitby Wellington
Posts: 2,440
Re: Wellington Info Please! - moved to main forum
I know that we won't really be able to decide where we want to settle until we get out there and suss it all out but I just wanted to get a general idea of wheres hot and wheres not!!!!!
Our ideal situation would be out of the city, a nice 2/3 bed house with a garage and decking / garden, in a quiet (but not dead) area. We will have transport so can drive to the beach / shops / city etc. As I said before - no kids - so doesn't depend on schools or anything!
Our ideal situation would be out of the city, a nice 2/3 bed house with a garage and decking / garden, in a quiet (but not dead) area. We will have transport so can drive to the beach / shops / city etc. As I said before - no kids - so doesn't depend on schools or anything!
, but take a look at Korokoro... they have some absolutley stunning views from up there across te bay to the city...