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Forum: New Zealand
May 9th 2014, 1:04 am
Replies: 18
Views: 2,262
Posted By maisiep

Re: Television online...

Thanks for the suggestions...I'll have a look at some of these. But yep, you're right madao - my broadband speed is dire, okay in the day but in the evenings, when you want to watch something, it's...
Forum: New Zealand
May 8th 2014, 1:40 am
Replies: 18
Views: 2,262
Posted By maisiep

Television online...

I know there are all sorts of way to watch Brit tv shows online but I'm struggling with something. I really want to watch Coronation Street online (yes, yes, I know...why move to NZ and watch UK...
Forum: New Zealand
Nov 19th 2013, 12:17 am
Replies: 1
Views: 804
Posted By maisiep

Looking for NZ expats to share experiences

Hi,

I live in Chch and blog for a company in the UK <<snip>> and I am looking for some other expats in NZ that might be happy to share their experiences of living here for a 'meet the expat'...
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 22nd 2013, 9:55 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 883
Posted By maisiep

Re: Advice please on coming to NZ

I think your husband's idea of trying it out and renting first is probably the safest bet. I think people tend to underestimate how much they will miss family and friends and if you have always...
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 22nd 2013, 9:46 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,987
Posted By maisiep

Re: Pregnant - advice about midwife care in NZ

Congratulations! There's lots of info here to consider but I think the main one is to find a midwife you like and feel comfortable with and if that means meeting more than a couple before you make...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 13th 2012, 11:23 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 1,605
Posted By maisiep

Re: Renting with a dog!

you might have more luck dealing with landlords directly rather than agents. Check out tradme.co.nz for private rentals. We had a tough time finding somewhere that would take our two cats when we...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 1st 2012, 9:33 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,979
Posted By maisiep

Re: Vet Bills

I sympathise. Vet bills are expensive, but to be fair they weren't exactly a bargain in the UK either.

Our 3 dogs recently broke into the calf feed and ate a load of it, (not very good for them...
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 16th 2012, 9:51 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 881
Posted By maisiep

Re: Maternity Clothes

And www.pumpkinpatch.co.nz is also worth a look if there's a store near you. Their maternity range is quite small, but they have some good key stuff.
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 16th 2012, 9:49 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 881
Posted By maisiep

Re: Maternity Clothes

I'd second the vote for www.eggmaternity.co.nz - they're online but also have stores dotted about. The stuff isn't the cheapest but it's well worth the extra expense because it really does last well...
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 5th 2012, 9:18 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 2,955
Posted By maisiep

Re: Mice

Our cats are more of a hinderance than a help. They seem to be operating some sort of catch and release programme. They bring the mice in alive, drop them in the middle of the living room and then...
Forum: New Zealand
Jun 29th 2012, 2:13 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,007
Posted By maisiep

Re: Dentists

I go to Duxton Dental in Riccarton. www.duxtondental.co.nz - i'm an absolute dental phobic so was looking for somewhere that seemed gentle and had all the latest tech stuff. It was the 'wand' they...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 4th 2012, 5:42 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,191
Posted By maisiep

Re: I want to gauge cost of living for a month...

I'd double the broadband/phone costs. We pay $175 a month roughly for phone, 40gb broadband cap, call minder and a couple of other things. By the time we've made calls, etc. It rarely comes in...
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 8th 2012, 7:08 pm
Replies: 80
Views: 10,407
Posted By maisiep

Re: What is meant by 'Lifestyle'

What I like about our lifestyle here compared to the UK:

1. Less time commuting (from about 2 hours a day in London to 30 minutes a day here)
2. We have a detached house on a very large section...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 19th 2011, 2:05 am
Replies: 5
Views: 706
Posted By maisiep

Re: Awaiting container

We ended up waiting a lot longer than originally told for our container to arrive - 4 months in the end. To tide us over we got a couple of bits from Mr Rental. But we were also able to get some...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 10th 2011, 8:09 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 7,324
Posted By maisiep

Re: Renting without viewing

We did it when we moved over. Before leaving London we rented a house in Christchurch from Trade Me. It was a private ad and we dealt directly with the landlord who was great and really helpful. ...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 9th 2011, 1:58 am
Replies: 9
Views: 711
Posted By maisiep

Re: Bringing our Cat :confused:

We brought both our cats. I was very stressed about it before we left, they got picked up and taken to the kennels at Heathrow the day before we flew. they stayed there two days and then arrived in...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 5th 2011, 3:57 am
Replies: 57
Views: 6,917
Posted By maisiep

Re: How long have you been here in NZ?

Been here nearly three years. I was happy when we first got here as it was all new and exciting. Then things settled down and I felt really quite depressed and isolated for about a year. I like it...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 4th 2011, 9:08 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 1,763
Posted By maisiep

Re: Firewood!

We get a mix of soft and hard wood, pine and bluegum usually. We usually buy about 9 cubic metres to get us through winter, but often end up having to top it up. I'm told this is quite a lot of wood...
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 21st 2011, 8:19 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,925
Posted By maisiep

Re: My Flat Pack - Ikea?

I was looking at that flat pack site the other week. I used to get a lot of stuff in Ikea in the UK. I always thought the whole attraction of Ikea is that their stuff looks nice, it's not...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 29th 2010, 9:48 am
Replies: 7
Views: 995
Posted By maisiep

Re: Renting with Cats

Look for a private rental on www.trademe.co.nz - this is what we did and we found that actually when we asked if they minded cats most landlords said no problem. We found rental agents pretty...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 17th 2010, 10:15 am
Replies: 23
Views: 2,050
Posted By maisiep

Re: Transporting a cat from UK to NZ. Any stories?

We brought our two cats over, they were only 3 and 4 at the time, but we were very worried about them as they are high maintenance moggies! They don't even cope very well with a 10 minute car ride,...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 5th 2010, 7:49 am
Replies: 30
Views: 2,866
Posted By maisiep

Re: Help with Cost of Living

I definitely agree with other posters on the energy bill -in the winter ours was around $250 per month for about 3 months in a row. It does get cold and electric heaters aren't cheap.

Also, I...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 8th 2009, 9:11 am
Replies: 20
Views: 1,427
Posted By maisiep

Re: Pickfords

but I'm sure our experience was just unlucky!

If you do get caught out though, Trade Me and garage sales are the way to get through it!
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 7th 2009, 10:22 am
Replies: 20
Views: 1,427
Posted By maisiep

Re: Pickfords

We used Pickfords and were told our stuff would be around 8 weeks or so, in fact after 8 weeks we discovered it hadn't left the UK. They told us that it was unusually late because of Christmas (like...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 7th 2009, 10:08 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,057
Posted By maisiep

Re: Dog friendly??

I think it depends on where you are. We actually got our dog from a rescue place in Christchurch. We live a little way outside Chch out in the sticks, and we can take the dog pretty much anywhere,...
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