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Forum: New Zealand
Apr 17th 2012, 9:56 am
Replies: 3
Views: 774
Posted By awsome

Re: Tauranga Area Meetups

Hi, welcome to the forum.:thumbsup: We are just about to move to Papamoa so that we can put our kids into Papamoa college. They are 12 and 14 and Papamoa caters for year 7 to 13, which is the only...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 12th 2012, 9:29 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 524
Posted By awsome

Talking Job Offer At last

Got my first job offer this week after 9 weeks in the Tauranga area. Had an interview with Datacom in Hamilton on Tuesday 10th and a meeting with Tauranga area engineer on 11th and received a job...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 2nd 2012, 4:23 am
Replies: 20
Views: 1,960
Posted By awsome

Re: Storm!

put the car in the garage and secured the garden furniture - JUST IN CASE!!!

it was very windy here yesterday (welcome Bay, Tauranga) and we are not taking any chances.:fingerscrossed:
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 2nd 2012, 4:15 am
Replies: 132
Views: 11,989
Posted By awsome

Re: good points of NZ??

Hi scottishstacey , We have just moved over to Welcome Bay, near Tauranga from Wales, as a family of four. We have been here for just over 3 weeks now and here's our slant on things:

A. New...
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 28th 2012, 9:16 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 774
Posted By awsome

Tauranga Area Meetups

Anyone interested in a meetup in the Tauranga area ?:D

We have been here for 3 weeks now and started to get to know the area quite well. Bought a car so we can get about and have a SATNAV (A must...
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 28th 2012, 9:03 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 3,214
Posted By awsome

Re: UK to NZ February 2012

Well were now 3 weeks in and all is going well. really settling in to New Zealand life down in the Bay Of plenty. Tauranga is a great place to live and I have already had a couple of interviews and...
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 9th 2012, 3:19 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 3,214
Posted By awsome

Re: UK to NZ February 2012

Hi Guys - Well we are here in one piece, great flight apart from hour and half delay at Heathrow due to snow.:eek: Time made up during flight and eventually landed 20 minutes earlier than schedueld,...
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 2nd 2012, 6:22 am
Replies: 39
Views: 3,214
Posted By awsome

Re: UK to NZ February 2012

Thanks, Vitalstatistix. Still quite stressful here, as we are still finishing some last minute work to our rental property!! Good news is, sold the car yesterday and rented the house on same day -...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 23rd 2012, 10:09 am
Replies: 5
Views: 835
Posted By awsome

Re: Washine machine packed up... need to ship in a spare part!

Hi Natalie, sorry to hear of your troubles. My family and I are still in the UK but will be leaving Wales for Tauranga on the 5th February. If you are struggling to obtain the part you need from NZ,...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 23rd 2012, 10:03 am
Replies: 6
Views: 785
Posted By awsome

Re: Making The Move

We hope so to!! The team leader from Pickford assured us that they would only load our things into a container they deemed fit for purpose, so hopefully they will fulfill that promise....
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 23rd 2012, 9:59 am
Replies: 39
Views: 3,214
Posted By awsome

Re: UK to NZ February 2012

Leaving Wales, UK, February 5th 2012 and flying from Heathrow February 6th. Flying via kuala lumpur and arriving at Auckland on February 8th February. A few days in Auckland before flying down to...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 23rd 2012, 9:54 am
Replies: 6
Views: 785
Posted By awsome

Making The Move

Well our stuff has finally gone - Not quite to plan but its gone!! Moving guys (Pickford) turned up on the dot at 9:00 AM on Thursday 19th and got stuck into the packing and had most of it done by...
Forum: New Zealand
Dec 24th 2011, 5:49 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,181
Posted By awsome

Re: IT Work

OK, thanks anyway Carole, i'm sure something will turn up :fingerscrossed:

Have a wonderful Christmas.

Regards

Nigel
Forum: New Zealand
Dec 23rd 2011, 9:56 am
Replies: 49
Views: 5,038
Posted By awsome

Re: ANOTHER BIG QUAKE FOR CHCH

Thinking of you guys down there, fingers crossed there will be no further quakes. Christchurch has been through enough. :fingerscrossed:
Forum: New Zealand
Dec 22nd 2011, 6:41 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,181
Posted By awsome

Re: IT Work

Hi Carole, I am a senior systems engineer with over 20 years experience in industrial IT environment (steel works). Very familiar with Server administration, configuration and specification. We are...
Forum: New Zealand
Dec 22nd 2011, 6:21 pm
Replies: 36
Views: 3,400
Posted By awsome

Re: UK to NZ January 2012

Leaving Wales, UK February 5th 2012 and flying from Heathrow February 6th. Flying via kuala lumpur and arriving at Auckland on February 8th February. A few days in Auckland before traveling down to...
Forum: New Zealand
Dec 20th 2011, 8:20 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 931
Posted By awsome

Re: On Our Way To Tauranga

They have obviously settled well there -hopefully we will to!! Your son in laws shop looks divine, shall certainly be paying them a visit when we settle out there :thumbsup:
Forum: New Zealand
Dec 20th 2011, 7:53 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 931
Posted By awsome

Re: On Our Way To Tauranga

Thanks for the reply Margaret. We visited NZ in 2009 so are familiar with the shopping scene, not being ones for designer labels etc. I thing we will make do for a while. I believe there are a number...
Forum: New Zealand
Dec 20th 2011, 11:12 am
Replies: 11
Views: 931
Posted By awsome

Re: On Our Way To Tauranga

I am currently employed by Tata Steel (21 years) as a Senior Systems Engineer. This is an IT related discipline and covers a large area, such as:

Server specification, precurement,configuration,...
Forum: New Zealand
Dec 20th 2011, 6:59 am
Replies: 11
Views: 931
Posted By awsome

Re: On Our Way To Tauranga

Thanks for the reassurance Justcol :thumbsup:
Forum: New Zealand
Dec 19th 2011, 3:09 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 931
Posted By awsome

Talking On Our Way To Tauranga

Well, things are moving along quite nicely with our emigration plans.

Saturday (17th December) we secured a short term rental on a house in Welcome Bay area, looks really nice and is perfect for...
Forum: New Zealand
Nov 30th 2011, 11:26 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 2,981
Posted By awsome

Re: Starter Packs For New Arrivals

Hi all, we will be arriving in Tauranga in early February 2012 but our container is unlikely to arrive before end March, so would be extremely interested and grateful for any help we can get :D...
Forum: New Zealand
Nov 30th 2011, 9:37 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 538
Posted By awsome

On Our Way To Tauranga

This is my first post on this forum, so hi everyone. We booked our removal company today (Pickfords) who will clear our house on 19th January 2012 for shipping on 20th. We hope to fly on 31st...
Forum: New Zealand
Nov 15th 2011, 11:15 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,619
Posted By awsome

Talking Re: Blue Stickers

Spending our last Christmas (for a while) with family and friends. Finishing work on 16th January 2012 and shipping our worldly goods on 20th January. A few days visiting friends around the place, a...
Forum: New Zealand
Nov 14th 2011, 9:03 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,619
Posted By awsome

Re: Blue Stickers

Congrate on the blueys :thumbsup: We sent our passports last Tuesday (8th November) and received an email today from CO advising that there was a backlog at the moment and it will take about 15...
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