Boopy

You are so right!

passthevalium

Well done, now all you've got to remember is to stay sane. Good luck.

M_and_M

I will try my level best!! I think you might be seeing more of me!

Boopy

Even with crap weather & miles from anywhere, if you want NZ, it's a foot in the door. I know many people who have taken a job anywhere, then once they have their PR, they move on to areas & jobs that they want. If it's in your heart.... go for it. If life doesn't work out, you can always go back to your box. But at least you would have tried it Good luck M & M.

M_and_M

That's my sentiments exactly. Once I get the PR visa i can move after 3 months. so hell, what's the worst that can happen? I end up in a box, in a job i don't like much but in a beautiful country with lots of space and a whole new half of the world to go on holidays to!

passthevalium

Just realised you'll be going from a winter season to an almost winter season, which is what we did, it was very strange having 2 winters in one year, and we had 6 inches of snow in NZ that year, extremely unusual for the North Isalnd. Good fun though.

Boopy

Ummmm... unfortunately we did the same but at least you will get some sunny winter days mrs m just pack your thermals

M_and_M

I know, gutted that i get to do winter twice! I also completely miss both triathlon seasons which i am a bit p1ssed about too!! Never mind, I bet Mr M gets to do 2 summers - that would be just my luck!

M_and_M

I am looking at it in this way: I currently shop in Long Tall sally because I am 6 ft tall. I am not sure if theres such a shop in NZ, so if not, I will be permanently buying sale clothing, due to the opposite seasons!! Bargain!!

PS: been stocking up on my woolies in the sale this week!

MrsFychan

You don't have to have the PR visa and stay in the same company for 3mths, the time you are working on the temp work visa counts. Husband did the same started his temp work visa in the Sept and for the PR in the February and just had to show that he had worked for three months with the same company so he didn't have that restriction on his PR visa

M_and_M

Aha... Cool!

Snap Shot

M&M - GO FOR IT !!!!

You are a little

Sometimes people have been shocked (and/or sometimes bewildered) by the reaction of their relatives when they say they are emigrating. Sometimes they have seen a side to someone they hadn't seen before, and not in a good way.

I read a story on here ages ago that a parent pretended (by giving money on their behalf) that the grandparents had sent money for Christmas presents for their children as the grandparents were so upset by the family moving they had declined to send presents. Basically, people can get exceptionally shitty regarding a relocation. Albeit, all family circumstances are personal.

The aftermath of a death or an estrangement can break up a family. M&M's mother could do well to remember that. By that I mean you could have a good relationship with someone who lives overseas or have no relationship with someone who lives where they always have.

Snap Shot

Good idea. There's no Long Tall Sally shops here. Farmers is a Department Store similar to Debenhams/BHS. Most things seem to long for me but
I'm 5'2". There's always internet ordering from UK stores if you don't mind paying the carriage fee to NZ.

Warehouse in NZ is like all the non food departments of Tesco. Postie is a clothes shop for good value clothes. Postie Plus just means larger shop floor area. Millers and Glassons are clothes shops too. OK, the quality isn't great but I like to bag a bargain. Well, if they've got my size (to many pies )

Snap Shot

I sometimes wonder if a few anecdotes on BE and a few emigrate downunder t.v. shows is the sum total of the, 'loads and loads of research' that some claim to have done. I've heard stories of people bailing out of nz and haven't even unpacked their container. Thus leading to the remark, 'we went on holiday, we just took our furniture with us.'

OK, there'll always be nutters but still.

M_and_M

First thing I did was check the shipped to NZ!

Cn you get Clinique make up easily or no? AE the kiwis into Internet shopping? (Due to the towns being so far apart)