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Forum: New Zealand
Sep 5th 2012, 5:37 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,255
Posted By educateer

Re: TEACHERS PAY?

I don't know the exact figure but you can check out:
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/NZEducation/EducationPolicies/SchoolEmployment/TopicsOfInterest/BaseSalaryandAllowances.aspx
Forum: New Zealand
May 29th 2012, 7:23 am
Replies: 110
Views: 14,079
Posted By educateer

Re: The NZ BritExpat cyber DIAMOND JUBILEE STREET PARTY needs YOU !

I thought I had a photo lying around of 1977:
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/225112_8168710700_571705700_612891_8935_n.jpg
Yes, I remember the silver jubilee street party and...
Forum: New Zealand
May 23rd 2012, 9:10 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,913
Posted By educateer

Re: Able to use UK TV in NZ

We use our british tv with a plugin freeview box (our has a HD recorder). The freeview is pretty good here and some channels are in HD.
Forum: New Zealand
May 18th 2012, 5:44 am
Replies: 20
Views: 1,933
Posted By educateer

Re: Veganism

There isn't a lot of vegan specific food but you can live the lifestyle here. I mainly eat fruit as part of a vegan diet but find soy/rice milk in most supermarkets. There are a few vegan shops in...
Forum: New Zealand
May 17th 2012, 9:19 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,176
Posted By educateer

Re: When we arrive?

Hopefully your arrival will not be anything like ours.

After our aircraft going technical at Manchester Airport, requiring us to go back through passport control, recollecting our luggage at 2am...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 17th 2012, 7:30 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,191
Posted By educateer

Re: skype interview

I am glad you included that FaceBook link. I wonded what a mannequin server was!

I imagined something that supplies you with drinks and snacks.

Ah, now I realise that it is a PC server!!!:D
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 1st 2011, 5:05 am
Replies: 69
Views: 4,697
Posted By educateer

Re: Forex

I am pretty fed up with the whole exchange rate situation too.

We managed to sell our house back in the Isle of Man in March this year and have been holding out for a better rate. It is depressing...
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 25th 2011, 7:57 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 2,973
Posted By educateer

Re: Its been nearly 3 months now and no container

Similar thing happened to us when we arrived a year ago. We were given and estimate of 6-8 weeks and had to wait for 15 or 16 weeks. We were living for at least a couple of months with the bare...
Forum: New Zealand
Oct 22nd 2010, 7:12 am
Replies: 67
Views: 7,297
Posted By educateer

Re: Can we manage on $80k

Although we have been here under a year we are surviving on a single salary under $80k.

We are a family of four with two young children and are renting a reasonably large house south of Auckland....
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 7th 2010, 3:27 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,384
Posted By educateer

Re: Hello from the Isle of Man

You poor thing. :lol::lol::lol:

I don't think Manx water is suitable for anything deeper than your ankles - even on the hottest day!!

Although you can check out the fools going in the sea at...
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 3rd 2010, 3:18 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,384
Posted By educateer

Re: Hello from the Isle of Man

Hi Brian

We arrived in New Zealand from the Isle of Man in January and are living just south of Auckland.

So far we love it here and I can't believe how sunny it is on what would be the IOM...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 22nd 2010, 7:24 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 1,846
Posted By educateer

Re: The Moving Company

Just a quick update. We had the MAF inspection on Tuesday and all went well. The weeks of cleaning before we left paid off.

We ended up paying the $850 for TMC to unload and reload our goods for...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 20th 2010, 5:34 am
Replies: 25
Views: 2,294
Posted By educateer

Re: CONTAINERS

We have brought pretty much everything we owned and it filled a 40 ft container. We managed to fit in:

3 Bedrooms worth of furniture
Study, incl 4 bookcases, 2 desks, sofa and chairs
Living...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 19th 2010, 8:30 am
Replies: 23
Views: 33,069
Posted By educateer

Re: Cost of living - NZ - on a teachers salary of $55K approx

Being a teacher near Aucland I would love to help out with an answer but, not having been here long, don't feel I can help.

We have one teacher salary supporting a wife and 2 kids. Half of my...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 16th 2010, 3:46 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,846
Posted By educateer

Re: The Moving Company

Thanks for the supporting comments everyone.

We hadn't planned to live rural initially. We were trying to get a rental property in town (see another post :huh:) but the rental agents were so...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 15th 2010, 9:56 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 1,846
Posted By educateer

Re: The Moving Company

Plus we are tired - we want our bed. It has been 14 weeks.:zzz::zzz::zzz:
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 15th 2010, 9:52 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 1,846
Posted By educateer

Re: The Moving Company

Well, it looks like we are going to have to pay the $850 to The Moving Company. Add the MAF fees on top of that and we will be looking at well over $1000 in total.

MAF will not allow our container...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 14th 2010, 11:42 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 1,846
Posted By educateer

Re: The Moving Company

We were invoiced the $850 after we told them that we will pay MAF directly.

That is almost a weeks wages for me. Thanks for the advice. I will update with the outcome. Any other recommendations...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 14th 2010, 7:48 am
Replies: 11
Views: 917
Posted By educateer

Re: Container shipping times....?

Our container is now in NZ but it is still awating MAF inspection and delivery. Once this is done it will have taken 15 weeks. :ohmy::ohmy::ohmy:
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 14th 2010, 7:43 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,846
Posted By educateer

Angry The Moving Company

Our container was packed on the 9th January and it has now arrived in Auckland:thumbsup:. It must have taken the slowest route here and we are now desperate to get a good nights sleep in our own...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 9th 2010, 7:25 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,031
Posted By educateer

Re: Rental contents insurance

Thanks for all the advice.

We went with AMI in the end and reduced our contents value a little. We have a rough idea of what they are worth as we priced it all up before we put in in the container...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 2nd 2010, 4:50 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,031
Posted By educateer

Rental contents insurance

Our container arrives in a few weeks and we are looking for some contents insurance while keeping them in our rental property.

Back in the UK we paid about £240 for house + contents insurance and...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 2nd 2010, 4:44 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,335
Posted By educateer

Re: what ID needed for rentals please??

I thought I would give a quick update. We eventually found a nice rental property but it was a real race to secure it. We had to have multiple copies of the agents rental form and copies of...
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 1st 2010, 12:20 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,335
Posted By educateer

Re: what ID needed for rentals please??

Thanks for the replies. Everything else seems to be working out. We now have cars, my job is very good and the lifestyle around where we are staying makes us feel right at home (although a little...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 30th 2010, 8:45 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 1,696
Posted By educateer

Re: Safe Journey MnB

Have a safe journey. Let us know when you arrive.

Andrew
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