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Forum: Australia
Sep 24th 2003, 11:53 am
Replies: 39
Views: 2,268
Posted By Chris H-L

I don't watch television, I don't have a...

I don't watch television, I don't have a television.
So I certainly cannot be accused of being influenced by
some docu-soap.

I've researched my move by reading books (shock horror!) and visiting...
Forum: Australia
Sep 24th 2003, 8:50 am
Replies: 26
Views: 1,427
Posted By Chris H-L

Re: Different Meanings

No, it seems they are all Dysons now. Or at least they all want to be a Dyson.
Forum: Australia
Sep 24th 2003, 8:45 am
Replies: 26
Views: 1,427
Posted By Chris H-L

"Good Value" when referring to somebody e.g....

"Good Value" when referring to somebody

e.g.

You know Bob? He's good value.

meaning that Bob is either funny, fun to be with, a hard worker,
a good friend - that sort of thing (depends on...
Forum: Australia
Sep 24th 2003, 8:41 am
Replies: 26
Views: 1,427
Posted By Chris H-L

Re: Different Meanings

When having a conversation with a kiwi
they will often start their response with "yes no ..."

Leaves one a tad confused as to whether they are agreeing with you or not - covers all bases I guess....
Forum: Australia
Sep 23rd 2003, 3:08 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 1,427
Posted By Chris H-L

Re: Different Meanings

Kiwis use brandnames for generic products.

e.g. Janola = bleach, even if it's not Janola bleach.

If you ask for Ibuprofen you will get blank looks
you need to ask for the brandname - Nurofen
Forum: Australia
Sep 11th 2003, 12:41 pm
Replies: 69
Views: 4,826
Posted By Chris H-L

Raincheck

I first came across this term in the USA and an American friend explained it to me.

Now, I may have this completely wrong, I may not remember properly or my friend may have been pulling my leg.
...
Forum: Australia
Sep 10th 2003, 1:20 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 687
Posted By Chris H-L

Re: Web Designers-Education

I completely agree.

Most web designers do need education :p
Forum: Australia
Sep 10th 2003, 12:12 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 1,385
Posted By Chris H-L

Re: Opening NZ bank account

Yes
from their website...
Forum: Australia
Sep 10th 2003, 10:39 am
Replies: 5
Views: 611
Posted By Chris H-L

Hmm, I messed up there. The more kms/litre your...

Hmm, I messed up there. The more kms/litre your car does, the
more RUC you pay per litre!

So, the more efficient your car, the more your fuel costs!
Seems a bit arse-about tit to me.

Chris.
Forum: Australia
Sep 10th 2003, 10:30 am
Replies: 5
Views: 611
Posted By Chris H-L

That is just the sort of info I was after - Many...

That is just the sort of info I was after - Many Thanks!

After a bit of probing the, RUC (Road User Charge) for diesel cars (sub 2 tonnes loaded) works out at 2.474 cents/km

A quick search for...
Forum: Australia
Sep 10th 2003, 9:24 am
Replies: 5
Views: 611
Posted By Chris H-L

Question NZ cars - diesel or petrol?

Last time I was out in NZ, I noticed that diesel was much cheaper than petrol. So why isn't everyone driving diesel cars? Are there some other factors such as high servicing costs, hard to get...
Forum: Australia
Sep 7th 2003, 7:56 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 461
Posted By Chris H-L

NZ London immigration fair

I'm trying to track down the website for the NZ immigration fair in London in October.

I'm sure someone here will know it.

Ta,
Chris.
Forum: Australia
Sep 7th 2003, 8:34 am
Replies: 7
Views: 608
Posted By Chris H-L

Re: Where to live in and around Christchurch NZ

Well Timaru really isn't very close to Christchurch, a rough guess from looking at the map puts it at somewhere over 150Km away. There is an airport with flights to Chch.
Forum: Australia
Sep 7th 2003, 8:22 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,022
Posted By Chris H-L

Spot-on! The lion is called Alex and belongs...

Spot-on!

The lion is called Alex and belongs to my niece, also called Alex.
I had a day out in Wellington and she wanted to know where I went to, so I took Alex and took a piccy at each place I...
Forum: Australia
Sep 6th 2003, 4:39 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,022
Posted By Chris H-L

Here you are, hope you like it ...

Here you are, hope you like it


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...
Forum: Australia
Sep 6th 2003, 4:32 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,022
Posted By Chris H-L

This one's a bit harder PIC 5 (hint: not...

This one's a bit harder

PIC 5 (hint: not your place)
Forum: Australia
Sep 6th 2003, 4:28 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,022
Posted By Chris H-L

Well done, obviously too easy. Here's one...

Well done, obviously too easy.

Here's one that's closer to (my) home.

PIC 4
Forum: Australia
Sep 6th 2003, 2:54 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,022
Posted By Chris H-L

Re: QUIZ: Where in the world?

PIC 3 (hint: "conspiracy theory")
Forum: Australia
Sep 6th 2003, 2:49 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,022
Posted By Chris H-L

Re: QUIZ: Where in the world?

PIC 2 (hint: "as tough as old boot")
Forum: Australia
Sep 6th 2003, 2:47 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,022
Posted By Chris H-L

Question QUIZ: Where in the world?

Ok, I really enjoyed the names-to-faces thread and piccies of where people are. So thought I'd use some of my pics to do a little quiz.

Where in the world?
I haven't been to that many places, so...
Forum: Australia
Sep 6th 2003, 2:09 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 1,658
Posted By Chris H-L

So, you haven't been near the freezing works yet...

So, you haven't been near the freezing works yet then - PHEWWWY! And what about the big MDF factory?
Forum: Australia
Sep 5th 2003, 3:16 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 1,173
Posted By Chris H-L

What about NZ

What NZ banks are people using?

Were you able to set stuff up in advance from UK before going out there?

Cheers,
Chris.
Forum: Australia
Sep 4th 2003, 12:40 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 1,697
Posted By Chris H-L

Re: thanks

The kids will certainly be able to relate to the TV - they will have seen most of the stuff already. There is a lot of BBC and other UK programming on NZ TV, most of it from about 6 months/1yr ago!
Forum: Australia
Sep 4th 2003, 12:33 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 1,697
Posted By Chris H-L

Re: Info wanted on living in NZ

If you have kids, watch out for the school zones.
This is what drives prices in Chch. The houses in the good zones command prices similar to Auckland. Who would have thought that the most...
Forum: Australia
Sep 4th 2003, 11:43 am
Replies: 27
Views: 1,225
Posted By Chris H-L

Well, I fumbled about for a bit then, said to...

Well, I fumbled about for a bit then, said to myself "get a grip", meanwhile the old gent behind made a strange gutteral noise - turned out he was having a stroke!
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