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Forum: Job Offers
Jan 20th 2023, 11:55 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 835
Posted By synthie

InfoSec job offer in Wellington, New Zealand

Hello,
the family and I moved to Wellington in 2016 and we're not looking back. We're pretty much settled and adopted the Kiwi lifestyle.

The place that I'm working for, an information security...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 20th 2023, 12:01 am
Replies: 39
Views: 3,458
Posted By synthie

Re: Jacinda Adern Resigns

She only saved a few 10k lives, that's not good enough. The South Island is very much conservative country so whatever she did or would have done would not have been enough. Did Labour everything...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 19th 2023, 5:37 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 456
Posted By synthie

InfoSec job offer in Wellington

Hello,
the family and I moved to Wellington in 2016 and we're not looking back. We're pretty much settled and adopted the Kiwi lifestyle.

The place that I'm working for, an information security...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 23rd 2016, 9:15 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,087
Posted By synthie

Re: Whitegoods, furniture and other shopping in Wellington

Thanks Elaine,
I tried Skinny but they don't deliver in my area.

Do people have suggestions where to buy a mattress? I saw a couple of shops in Thorndon Quay, is one of those any good?
Thanks!
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 16th 2016, 12:11 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,087
Posted By synthie

Re: Whitegoods, furniture and other shopping in Wellington

I decided to go with Trustpower but they don't want my business. Apparently as an immigrant who's new to the country they don't trust my credit rating enough to give me broadband - they were happy...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 15th 2016, 10:50 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,087
Posted By synthie

Re: Whitegoods, furniture and other shopping in Wellington

That's all very helpful, thanks a lot. :-)
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 15th 2016, 7:42 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,087
Posted By synthie

Re: Whitegoods, furniture and other shopping in Wellington

That's one of the things you have to be told about, I'd never have imagined that discounted items get sold off even cheaper. Thanks a lot!

Can anyone comment on the power and broadband companies...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 14th 2016, 9:57 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,087
Posted By synthie

Re: Whitegoods, furniture and other shopping in Wellington

All, thanks for the recommendations. We currently live in a hotel in the CBD but will move to Wilton in two weeks hence the questions about whitegoods, etc.
We've been to Briscoe's, The Warehouse,...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 11th 2016, 10:01 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,087
Posted By synthie

Whitegoods, furniture and other shopping in Wellington

Hello,
we arrived about two weeks ago in Wellington and love it. Coming from Germany we still expect people to sometimes be rude or aggressive, especially when we make yet another newbie mistake but...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 12th 2016, 9:38 am
Replies: 14
Views: 2,426
Posted By synthie

Re: Fumigation costs

Thanks Lisa and all. We decided to sell the furniture to avoid all these problems. Pity but can't be helped.
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 7th 2016, 7:25 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 2,426
Posted By synthie

Re: Fumigation costs

Argh. Yes, that gives me a ballpark number, not one that I like but I reckon that's my problem. Thanks.
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 7th 2016, 12:50 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 2,426
Posted By synthie

Fumigation costs

We're in the last two weeks before shipping and realise that some of our stuff we thought we'd sell and leave here is not finding buyers - at least to anywhere decent prices and I'm not greedy.
We...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 7th 2016, 12:39 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,677
Posted By synthie

Re: August Arrivals and Departures 2016

As an idea - I'd add removal company to the short list of questions as that always comes up. After a year you can get some good numbers with who people went with. If it was a good experience or not...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 7th 2016, 12:36 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,677
Posted By synthie

Re: August Arrivals and Departures 2016

Who - family of three
Where from - Düsseldorf airport, Germany - cheap flights ~€2600 (off season)
leaving Date - 28th August
Where to - Wellington
Arrival Date - 30th August
Forum: New Zealand
Jun 29th 2016, 4:39 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 774
Posted By synthie

Re: Current account

Thanks all, that's helpful!
Forum: New Zealand
Jun 28th 2016, 8:16 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 774
Posted By synthie

Current account

Hello,
I'd like to set up a current account so I can transfer some money into it so we have something to live from when we arrive in NZ. I looked at a few threads and BNZ and Kiwi bank seem to be a...
Forum: New Zealand
Jun 19th 2016, 6:44 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,428
Posted By synthie

Re: Money transfer from UK or Germany

It would be £10k max from the UK.
Forum: New Zealand
Jun 18th 2016, 3:04 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,428
Posted By synthie

Re: Money transfer from UK or Germany

I had no idea what these brokers actually charged so didn't go there. I'll look at these two now, thanks!
Forum: New Zealand
Jun 18th 2016, 1:13 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,428
Posted By synthie

Money transfer from UK or Germany

I'm not sure if there's a thread for this already - if so I haven't found it.

What's the cheapest way to get money from either the UK or Germany to NZ?

As far as I can see it's

1. Swift -...
Forum: New Zealand
Jun 18th 2016, 12:50 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,154
Posted By synthie

Re: Moving to Wellington from Germany - general advice

MOSO, that does help a lot, thanks! :-) We'll can now look at them in detail and contact them if and when required. Cheers!
Forum: New Zealand
Jun 12th 2016, 4:09 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,154
Posted By synthie

Re: Moving to Wellington from Germany - general advice

Lisa, contacting the agents is a good idea.

That link you sent is the one which I find problematic. For example a search for 'South Wellington Intermediate' gives no results.
Forum: New Zealand
Jun 12th 2016, 2:51 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,154
Posted By synthie

Re: Moving to Wellington from Germany - general advice

Justcol / Lisa,
thanks for the replies, that helps a lot.

I'd like to add another question:
4.) We just spent an hour+ trying to find out the school zones for intermediate schools. We found...
Forum: New Zealand
Jun 11th 2016, 4:04 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,154
Posted By synthie

Moving to Wellington from Germany - general advice

Hello,
as the title says it looks like we're finally moving to Wellington in August! Yay us. We is my wife, 12 year old son and 45 old me.

We lived in Scotland, Gibraltar and Germany before but...
Forum: Spain
Feb 7th 2011, 7:20 am
Replies: 6
Views: 5,966
Posted By synthie

Re: Importing furniture into Gibraltar

Hi Dave,
thanks for the info. Is the IKEA in Jerez smaller than the one in Malaga or do they stock the same items? I guess I'm concerned that we end up having to go to Malaga as well if we don't...
Forum: Spain
Feb 6th 2011, 11:25 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 5,966
Posted By synthie

Re: Importing furniture into Gibraltar

Thanks for the reply. Since I won't be doing the shopping for the next week or two anyway that's most likely what I'm going to do.

Cheers
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