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Forum: Australia
Mar 11th 2013, 10:40 am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,221
Posted By Dumbledore

Travelling to UK for funeral

I need advice from anyone who has recently been in a similar situation to me in Australia.

My Great Aunt - who in effect has acted as and been my grandma since my maternal grandmother died when I...
Forum: Australia
Sep 25th 2012, 1:42 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,986
Posted By Dumbledore

Re: Accounting/Finance Jobs in Australia

Hi

Your best option would be to get a working holiday visa and come across although as BermudaShorts has mentioned u can only work for one employer 6 monthst a time.
I disagree that this is a...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 16th 2012, 1:51 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 23,324
Posted By Dumbledore

Re: NZ Pros and Cons

Indeed !!!!!
Bottom line is that nowhere is perfect though, for me, NZ has much less going for it these days than it had 10 years ago.
That's why 50,000 odd Kiwis are voting with their feet and...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 16th 2012, 12:48 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 23,324
Posted By Dumbledore

Re: NZ Pros and Cons

Cons

If you are in anyway remotely ambitious or career driven, you will find there are very limited opportunities in NZ (even in Auckland) as a country of very small businesses in a very small...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 16th 2012, 10:53 am
Replies: 108
Views: 12,709
Posted By Dumbledore

Re: "Everyday" costs in NZ

BTW - if I call the GP up and ask her to mail me a prescription for the Pill, that costs me $15 !!
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 15th 2012, 1:08 pm
Replies: 108
Views: 12,709
Posted By Dumbledore

Re: "Everyday" costs in NZ

Yup, food is extremely expensive in NZ.

re other costs, here are some examples :-

6 mths supply of contraceptive pill $130
Latest annual rates bill (4 bed house, central Auckland). $2.850...
Jul 7th 2012, 10:27 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 5,821
Posted By Dumbledore

Re: How do you know when it's time to go back to uk ?

Thanks fish n chips. The situation you describe with your mum is definitely what I'm a bit frightened off. The hospital experience I had definitely made me acutely aware of being very isolated in NZ...
Jul 6th 2012, 10:21 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 5,821
Posted By Dumbledore

Re: How do you know when it's time to go back to uk ?

Yeah, I would really miss the brighter and warmer weather in Australia & NZ
Jul 1st 2012, 12:17 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 5,821
Posted By Dumbledore

Re: How do you know when it's time to go back to uk ?

Thanks everyone for comments to date. I have been on warfarin the past 6 months since getting ill. My understanding is there are prescription blood thinners that can be taken before long haul...
Jun 30th 2012, 11:40 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 5,821
Posted By Dumbledore

Re: How do you know when it's time to go back to uk ?

No kids. Husband would prob come too although we have not had a serious discussion on it.

Main reason would be for health reasons (ie : if they do find I have a Pre-disposition to blood clotting &...
Jun 30th 2012, 11:09 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 5,821
Posted By Dumbledore

How do you know when it's time to go back to uk ?

Looking for advice / shared experience from anyone who has gone back to the UK after 15 years overseas.

What was it like settling back & trying to find a job ?
Did you try & find a job from...
Forum: Australia
May 6th 2012, 1:07 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 932
Posted By Dumbledore

Re: Ping pong Kiwi pinging back to Aus - stress

Thanks for your feedback BS. Yep, the current situation is not sustainable and I think I thought I would be sorted out with some kind of longer term work before now ( I am a contractor in my...
Forum: Australia
May 6th 2012, 12:00 am
Replies: 2
Views: 932
Posted By Dumbledore

Ping pong Kiwi pinging back to Aus - stress

Hi there
Feeling very stressed right now on the process of transitioning back to Sydney.
We lived & worked here for 3 years, then have been back in NZ 2 years (moves with OH job). However I...
Forum: Australia
May 5th 2012, 11:23 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 2,941
Posted By Dumbledore

Re: Ping pong Aussie wanting to ping back to the uk

Hi, I have gone through exactly the same experience as you having moved back to Auckland for 2 years after 3 in Sydney. Thought it would be great going back but very difficult to settle & get back...
Forum: The Barbie
Apr 24th 2012, 10:31 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 4,409
Posted By Dumbledore

Re: Need some sound advice ......about pinging back to Aus

Hi there

I also work in your profession at a similar level to BermudaShorts.
I've recently pinged back to Sydney from NZ. After going back for 2 years, I found I really missed Sydney plus career...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 15th 2012, 12:20 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,626
Posted By Dumbledore

Re: Advice on wanting to move to NZ

Don't come - go to Australia instead. You can easily visit NZ for holidays etc. - it certainly is a beautiful country but much better career prospects & standard of living in Australa IMHO and that...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 15th 2012, 12:14 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,184
Posted By Dumbledore

Re: Working in OZ

I don't think thy monitor this !!! If so what about all the Kiwis in Oz ? I had my NZ citizenship for 6 years before I first went to Oz and no probs
Forum: Australia
Apr 10th 2012, 12:25 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 649
Posted By Dumbledore

LAFHA - hardship component

Hi all
Looking for advice re this. I am eligible to claim LAFHA at present though my employer. As my husband is still in NZ at present and I commuting back & forth every second weekend, I have been...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 22nd 2012, 12:28 pm
Replies: 77
Views: 7,380
Posted By Dumbledore

Re: Your top reasons for choosing NZ?

My reasons :-

- outdoor living (adventure activites, beautiful country, tramping, sailing etc)
- thought would be similar culture to UK (prob truer when I arrived 14 years ago than to today)
-...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 19th 2012, 1:33 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 756
Posted By Dumbledore

Re: Project Management

Adaptive Frameworks (australian based) let you do Foundation & practitioner online (CBT) for around aud$1300. There is no gst to pay since they are Aus based. If you can find a secondhand or borrow a...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 11th 2012, 11:41 pm
Replies: 71
Views: 6,101
Posted By Dumbledore

Re: Turn out the lights would you?

PS Neither myself nor my friends are miners !! I think
actually a large number of migrants make in excess of
150% of their comparative NZ salary.
When you see roles here advertised at a pay rate...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 11th 2012, 7:00 pm
Replies: 71
Views: 6,101
Posted By Dumbledore

Re: Turn out the lights would you?

All very sad really - I feel very poor future outlook for nz due untold economic damage & sale of all our worldly assets offshore.

I am have contract work back in Sydney paying 70% more than what...
Forum: Australia
Feb 4th 2012, 10:03 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 6,447
Posted By Dumbledore

Average size of mortgage in Sydney

Hi there

Does anyone know what the average mortgage size is in Sydney ?

I've heard reports that some people have mortgages close to $1m.
Trying to get my head round what a reasonable 3 bedroom...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 12th 2012, 7:58 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 4,996
Posted By Dumbledore

Re: Job situation in NZ at present?

My advice.... stay in Australia and come over for a long holiday / travel etc.

Wage rates in NZ have hardly moved the past 5-6 years sinice the GFC hit, there is higher unemployment than...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 12th 2012, 7:25 pm
Replies: 68
Views: 6,622
Posted By Dumbledore

Re: Any comments on the shite forex?

The currency is not expensive if you're over on holiday !!

It's all as cheap as chips in the Uk at the moment. Came back from a Christmas break there last weekend and JohnRocha jeans at Debenhams...
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