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Forum: New Zealand
Oct 7th 2024, 1:57 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 22,226
Posted By southerner

Re: Dunedin - good, bad, ugly?

Just spotted this M. If you are down this way please feel free to look us up or pick our brains. I also am a bit of a birder. :)
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 19th 2024, 3:45 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 11,294
Posted By southerner

Re: UK Defined Benefit Pension: to transfer or not?

Thanks for starting this thread - it is also on my list to sort out the mechanics of receiving my UK defined benefit pension. As a side question does anyone know if we still have a UK bank account,...
Forum: NZ Update
Jan 9th 2018, 11:35 am
Replies: 7
Views: 5,229
Posted By southerner

Re: 11 & a bit year update :)

Hi Gra
Good to hear your update.
We will have to find a good pizza next time we're in Oamaru (normally get up for a day or weekend at some time during the summer), and will look out for your son...
Forum: New Zealand
Oct 1st 2017, 11:49 am
Replies: 28
Views: 4,969
Posted By southerner

Re: New Zealand Hype

Reminds me, I was at a recent conference where a senior Tourism NZ marketing exec was talking about the 100% Pure brand. In answer to a pointed question from the floor, he responded that it is only...
Forum: NZ Update
Jul 2nd 2017, 9:12 am
Replies: 9
Views: 10,692
Posted By southerner

Re: We've been back in the UK just over 6 months now

Thanks for the update Matt. Nice website and glad to hear everything has turned out great.
I think I saw in the paper the other day a leopard seal had hauled up on your old local beach.
Forum: New Zealand
May 28th 2017, 11:39 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,815
Posted By southerner

Re: 12 years on

Another great update Nige. Glad you're still enjoying life on the plains.
Forum: NZ Update
May 2nd 2017, 11:13 am
Replies: 7
Views: 5,936
Posted By southerner

Re: 12 year update

Thanks Pixie - wow, 12 years has flown by hasn't it.
Glad you're still enjoying things - you live in a great part of the country! Wish I could visit more frequently.:fingerscrossed:
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 21st 2017, 7:51 am
Replies: 56
Views: 9,042
Posted By southerner

Re: 3 million pounds enough to live in new Zealand?

Would love to hear about your experiences on the trail - do you have a blog please? If not I for one would love to hear what your highlights were.:goodpost:
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 1st 2017, 10:40 am
Replies: 5
Views: 948
Posted By southerner

Re: Otago area, things to do.

Only place I might add to your shortlist would be Stewart Island, for 1-2 nights. Is a magical place.


I did a road trip Mt Cook and Queenstown a week or so back. It is turning out to be a very...
Forum: New Zealand
Nov 14th 2016, 10:40 am
Replies: 28
Views: 2,735
Posted By southerner

Re: Netflix. Is it worth it please?

Bevs,
Overplay.net is what we use if you wanted to look at another one. Always has been good customer service.
Forum: New Zealand
Nov 10th 2016, 11:03 am
Replies: 28
Views: 2,735
Posted By southerner

Re: Netflix. Is it worth it please?

I agree - we have a smart DNS service for about $5 a month to get all the free to air stuff in the UK (BBC, ITV, etc) and also we like SBS in Australia that has a good movie catalog. That plus...
Forum: New Zealand
Nov 3rd 2016, 1:01 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 3,952
Posted By southerner

Re: So, How do you long timers feel

We were also around then too... although as rest of class knows I'm a returning kiwi so not who Sky was directing question at. But Mrs Southerner made some interesting comments recently (she is a...
Forum: NZ Update
Oct 20th 2016, 2:30 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 4,651
Posted By southerner

Re: My Road to New Zealand

Good luck today!
Forum: New Zealand
Oct 20th 2016, 1:09 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,017
Posted By southerner

Re: New quotas - and the market response

I agree with your sentiment - immigration is their main political weakness so they had to be a bit pragmatic and look like they were addressing it. Won't make a lot of difference overall, and I think...
Forum: New Zealand
Oct 20th 2016, 1:01 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 26,716
Posted By southerner

Re: New Zealand School System Comparison?

Other definition to look out for is Integrated schools. These are typically high schools that were once private, but opted to integrate back into the mainstream, government funded "public" school...
Forum: New Zealand
Oct 20th 2016, 12:20 pm
Replies: 61
Views: 11,066
Posted By southerner

Re: Well that's that...

All best Matt! Hope the trip home and resettling in blighty goes great.
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 21st 2016, 2:33 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,667
Posted By southerner

Re: Where to go for a beer in Auckland City?

Cool thread - wish I could be tasked with finding the best pub in town. :)
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 16th 2016, 12:43 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,610
Posted By southerner

Re: Impressions of Blenheim please?

Only reason that bit of road might be dodgy is if there are cyclists doing a wine tour. Road is straight, flat and wide so no issues that I'm aware of, and there are several alternative routes also....
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 8th 2016, 4:40 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,961
Posted By southerner

Re: NZ Conservation

I think it is good we have a long term goal as well as some shorter term stuff. Long term goal will give some impetus and encouragement to some local groups already wanting to take the next steps on...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 7th 2016, 5:39 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,316
Posted By southerner

Re: Road Trip advise.

Read this a couple of times before I spotted you had missed the obvious stopping point, which is Te Anau. Te Anau is about 2 hours back from Milford, and not far from your starting point for the...
Forum: New Zealand
May 9th 2016, 11:36 am
Replies: 31
Views: 4,627
Posted By southerner

Re: Moving to Queenstown

Hi
I did casual/itinerant work in Queenstown many decades ago, and it was a really fun and exciting place to be. Even back then accommodation during the high (summer or ski) seasons was really hard...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 26th 2016, 10:07 am
Replies: 160
Views: 18,280
Posted By southerner

Re: Job offer Wellington but wife concerned

Please keep going as all views (so long as expressed appropriately) are welcome. Most peeps can see all points of view, sift out a few time wasters/trollers, and have a good conversation where we are...
Forum: New Zealand
Nov 2nd 2015, 8:19 am
Replies: 75
Views: 6,246
Posted By southerner

Re: Sick of the RWC 2015 already

Interesting, and fair I think too. Plenty of peeps I know don't give a hoot about the rugby and no doubt will be pleased when it gets off the front page / top of the news bulletin.
On reflection,...
Forum: New Zealand
Nov 2nd 2015, 7:50 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,305
Posted By southerner

Re: Name your top 5 places in NZ to live if jobs werent a factor

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Te_Mahia_Bay_and_Kenepuru_Sound.jpg/300px-Te_Mahia_Bay_and_Kenepuru_Sound.jpg...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 24th 2015, 5:20 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 14,403
Posted By southerner

Re: Nice Family Friendly Areas in Dunedin?

Some other reasonably priced I would suggest looking at:

MacAndrew Bay
Anderson Bay
Helensburgh / Wakari
Opoho
Glenleith
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