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Forum: New Zealand
Jan 30th 2015, 5:52 am
Replies: 541
Views: 64,074
Posted By shellmat

Re: The Christchurch thread

Hello Junfan,

Areas in NW tend to be on the expensive side. We just moved from Ilam which is about a 10 min drive to the airport and were paying $440 per week for a 2 bedroom house which is not a...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 30th 2015, 4:54 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,080
Posted By shellmat

Re: Lightbox

I have a laptop connected to my TV and it works just fine. Laptop is running windows 7 and have had no problems.
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 29th 2015, 7:42 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,080
Posted By shellmat

Re: Lightbox

Hello,

Lightbox is great and free for 12 months if you have broadband with Spark. I signed up 4 days ago and am very impressed with it. Some very interesting ideas in the pipeline so if you have...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 1st 2015, 8:18 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,335
Posted By shellmat

Re: Electrician

Hello Callum,

We live in Christchurch and had to find a rental in July 2014 - pretty much all properties we looked at had at least 20 other people viewing as well. We finally found a 2 bed house...
Forum: New Zealand
May 19th 2014, 10:01 am
Replies: 4
Views: 578
Posted By shellmat

Re: Anniversary Today

Congratulations - our 1 year anniversary is tomorrow. Still trying to settle in, but hopefully almost there now. Finding a job for me has been more difficult than I expect; otherwise no complaints.
...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 21st 2014, 8:18 am
Replies: 2
Views: 396
Posted By shellmat

Re: Shipping Costs from US

Hello,

Just checked the quote I got and it was actually for a 20 foot 4,000lbs container and not 40 foot.

Martin
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 21st 2014, 6:38 am
Replies: 2
Views: 396
Posted By shellmat

Re: Shipping Costs from US

Hello Nick333,

We shipped our stuff in a 40 foot container from Virginia to Christchurch and it cost us approximately US$7K and about another NZ$ 1400 at this end. That was almost 1 year ago to...
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 20th 2014, 5:12 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,022
Posted By shellmat

Re: Christchurch - jobs for wife

Hello Ray3324,

I've been looking for work in ChCh now for 2 months. I started over the Christmas holidays so it's been slow. I had one job interview for a senior role at a bank and made it to the...
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 4th 2014, 7:24 am
Replies: 40
Views: 4,346
Posted By shellmat

Re: Costs of Living - Christchurch suburbs area

Hello Pom_Chch,

Mostly at the New World just down the street from us in Fendalton. We sometimes go to Countdown in Riccarton. Price wise there doesn't seem to be much of a difference between them...
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 4th 2014, 6:29 am
Replies: 40
Views: 4,346
Posted By shellmat

Re: Costs of Living - Christchurch suburbs area

Hello Bo-Jangles,

I'm glad it's not just me spending that sort of money on groceries then. We are a family of 3 and I cannot believe how expensive shopping is here. When people keep quoting $150 a...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 26th 2014, 6:25 am
Replies: 11
Views: 5,174
Posted By shellmat

Re: What is it like living in Invercargill?

Hello Everyone,

Thank you all for your very helpful posts. I suppose at the end of the day I need to visit for myself - just need to get the job first :fingerscrossed: Hoping to have the final...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 16th 2014, 7:46 am
Replies: 11
Views: 5,174
Posted By shellmat

What is it like living in Invercargill?

Hello,

I'm interviewing for a position :fingerscrossed:that would potentially involve moving to Invercargill from Christchurch. One obvious advantage is that housing is a lot cheaper as we would...
Forum: New Zealand
Dec 23rd 2013, 5:38 pm
Replies: 57
Views: 3,578
Posted By shellmat

Re: Trying to change teaching jobs

Hello M_and_M,

It’s great that you got a permanent job even if it’s not in the position you were aiming for. Looking on the bright side, it sounds like you have a good boss, and you can keep an...
Forum: New Zealand
Dec 20th 2013, 9:33 pm
Replies: 57
Views: 3,578
Posted By shellmat

Re: Trying to change teaching jobs

Good luck. I really hope you land the position. What a nice way to start out the New Year :fingerscrossed:
Forum: New Zealand
Dec 12th 2013, 11:48 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,279
Posted By shellmat

Re: Posts moved from the Ruined thread

Hi Bevs,

Well said - compassion and understanding towards others is so important.

Happy Holidays.
Forum: New Zealand
Oct 18th 2013, 3:19 am
Replies: 17
Views: 3,131
Posted By shellmat

Re: Advice on Dunedin

Hi Southerner,

Thanks for the suggestion. Visited most of them. We're still trying to decide what to do. I like Christchurch, but the misses want's to move. The problem with Christchurch is the...
Forum: New Zealand
Oct 18th 2013, 3:17 am
Replies: 17
Views: 3,131
Posted By shellmat

Re: Advice on Dunedin

Hello BarnselyMatt,

Thanks for the advice. We got back from visiting a few days ago and thought Dunedin had some real possibilities, but not so much the city itself - a little bit too hilly. We...
Forum: New Zealand
Oct 4th 2013, 11:10 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 3,131
Posted By shellmat

Exclamation Advice on Dunedin

Hello,

We are going to be visiting Dunedin early next week for a few days with an eye on possible moving there from Chch in the next 12 months. Does anyone living there have any suggestions on...
Forum: New Zealand
Oct 3rd 2013, 6:02 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 460
Posted By shellmat

Re: Does anyone have a good Accountant they could recommend?

Hello RedDragon2008,

Thanks for the recommendation.

Kind regards,

Martin
Forum: New Zealand
Oct 1st 2013, 9:18 am
Replies: 2
Views: 460
Posted By shellmat

Talking Does anyone have a good Accountant they could recommend?

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone has a good accountant they could recommend in or near Christchurch. We moved to NZ 4 months ago and I have foreign and self employed income (from a US company)...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 4th 2013, 3:29 am
Replies: 3
Views: 630
Posted By shellmat

Re: 6 months accommodation in Christchurch

Hello mily.lei,

Housing in Chch is not cheap or easy to find - especially furnished. We moved here 3 months ago and went into a temp housing (furnished) for 11 days with 5 year old child before we...
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 4th 2013, 1:26 am
Replies: 20
Views: 1,999
Posted By shellmat

Re: Leaving the family in Chch

Hello Citybanklondon,

We moved to Chch 6 weeks ago. We initially found a nice bed & breakfast place for 11 days through trip adviser. Once in Chch we starting looking at places through...
Forum: New Zealand
May 27th 2013, 9:52 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,119
Posted By shellmat

Re: Shippers have been and gone...

We moved from Washington DC to NZ - I've seen some movers listed on the forum before so would post to get some recommendations. Good luck.
Forum: New Zealand
May 27th 2013, 9:07 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,119
Posted By shellmat

Re: Shippers have been and gone...

Good luck - we arrived in Christchurch one week ago so the relief of having the packers show up and complete is still fresh. Hope you have a good flight over. What part of NZ are you heading too?
Forum: New Zealand
May 16th 2013, 2:58 am
Replies: 9
Views: 956
Posted By shellmat

Re: Moving Question Regarding Customs

Hello

Thanks for all the advice. Bikes now cleaned and the movers arrive tomorrow. Four more days and we arrive in Chch :thumbsup:
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