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Forum: New Zealand
Nov 6th 2023, 8:00 am
Replies: 28
Views: 4,726
Posted By Tom H

Re: Insurancers - House - contents - car.

Unless there's been some policy changes, I think its mandatory to have insurance if you have purchased the car on finance.
Forum: New Zealand
Nov 5th 2023, 7:56 am
Replies: 28
Views: 4,726
Posted By Tom H

Re: Insurancers - House - contents - car.

All our insurances are with Tower. As we have all four policies there, we get a 20% discount with them which helps.

Wifes recent renewal for her car has gone up around $100 but we have an agreed...
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 9th 2023, 11:14 am
Replies: 16
Views: 6,516
Posted By Tom H

Re: Homesick, but not sure what for

I'll give you the cost of living definitely as I don't think that is helping anyone at the moment. It's a bit of a sickener when you see over 70% of your fortnightly income go straight on the...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 19th 2023, 12:49 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 8,250
Posted By Tom H

Re: Flights Nz to UK $$ ?

You're right, its all changed from the days since I was there

I thought you could get a cross country service direct from there but it only seems to go to Manchester Piccadilly now. There would...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 18th 2023, 9:39 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 8,250
Posted By Tom H

Re: Flights Nz to UK $$ ?

I've found a flight for you that comes in at $5500 return for 2 adults

It is with Air China mind and sadly it is via Auckland. There is no flight via Sydney with Air China unfortunately. I would...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 18th 2023, 9:12 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 8,250
Posted By Tom H

Re: Flights Nz to UK $$ ?

I think you could possibly get a train from Heathrow to Warrington via Reading.

Probably cost a lot more to do that but possibly an option? It would also mean going on a Cross Country train,...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 10th 2023, 8:54 am
Replies: 52
Views: 8,250
Posted By Tom H

Re: Flights Nz to UK $$ ?

The A35 between Poole and Dorchester says hello :)
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 1st 2023, 3:15 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 4,573
Posted By Tom H

Re: Jacinda Adern Resigns

Hey

No worries, don't ever think you need to rush and reply on here considering what you're going through. Your health etc is far more important than posting on a forum.
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 24th 2023, 6:14 am
Replies: 39
Views: 4,573
Posted By Tom H

Re: Jacinda Adern Resigns

I don't know if she still posts on here but there was a member that went through MIQ as well on here and was stuck in on one of the worst hotels you can imagine for about 3 days before being...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 19th 2023, 12:15 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 4,573
Posted By Tom H

Re: Jacinda Adern Resigns

South Island a conservative country?

That's odd considering the only Party Vote area Labour didn't win in the recent general election was Epsom, which I believe is in the North Island. 71 out of...
Forum: New Zealand
Oct 17th 2022, 8:44 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,728
Posted By Tom H

Re: NZeTA and the Android App - observations

I just got back from an overseas trip and this was not checked before boarding. It did get checked when I arrived into New Zealand at the border control (I was a returning Kiwi mind, which may be...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 17th 2022, 9:58 am
Replies: 69
Views: 15,215
Posted By Tom H

Re: NZ or Aus

I know they're still going somehow. Someone I play golf with has been done over by them and is part of what is fast becoming a large group of angry customers of theirs'. Word is getting round fast in...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 14th 2022, 1:18 pm
Replies: 69
Views: 15,215
Posted By Tom H

Re: NZ or Aus

Wow, that's an eye opener. I've never heard anyone to have a good experience building with that company

Your house must have been sorted before it all went Pete Tong with the sunset clause in...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 11th 2022, 1:46 pm
Replies: 69
Views: 15,215
Posted By Tom H

Re: NZ or Aus

Golden Homes by any chance??
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 1st 2022, 10:22 am
Replies: 69
Views: 15,215
Posted By Tom H

Re: NZ or Aus

If someone offered me a job in Melbourne, I'd be on the first plane there. This isn't an attack on Christchurch as we're 26k north from there.

Melbourne offers so much more than what Christchurch...
Forum: New Zealand
Jun 28th 2022, 10:02 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,753
Posted By Tom H

Re: Job hunt advice

The majority of the companies on the accredited list will either have a relationship with a specialist immigration adviser that you will use, or they have people within the HR department that oversee...
Forum: New Zealand
Jun 26th 2022, 12:14 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,753
Posted By Tom H

Re: Job hunt advice

Word of advice

Do not use Working In

Without being disrespectful to them, you're chucking money away if you go down that route with them. I made that big mistake in 2011 as they told me I...
Forum: New Zealand
May 1st 2022, 9:17 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 2,685
Posted By Tom H

Re: Moving on

Wow
This is a shock to read
Best of luck in Australia. I hope everything works out for you over there
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 19th 2022, 11:56 am
Replies: 31
Views: 12,105
Posted By Tom H

Re: Why we left New Zealand

Glad to hear that everything is going well with you and congratulations on the youngster. Word of advice, don't have two unless you can tolerate arguements every 18 seconds :D :D :D. Nah just...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 13th 2022, 12:08 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,390
Posted By Tom H

Re: Start roasting the beans luv

$3.04 at my local NPD, $3.01 at the local McKeown

I don't bother looking at BP, anyone that wants to pay an extra 40 to 50c for 95 petrol there quite frankly can quit their moaning.

It has gone...
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 27th 2022, 9:22 am
Replies: 150
Views: 16,990
Posted By Tom H

Re: Easing of travel requirements in 2022

https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/127903087/wellington-airport-wont-open-to-international-flights-for-another-month

Wellington Airport owners applying common sense.

How on earth can we have...
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 22nd 2022, 7:40 am
Replies: 150
Views: 16,990
Posted By Tom H

Re: Easing of travel requirements in 2022

Hallelujah!!!

The fact Western Australia is opening up and easing restrictions before us tells you something.

I won't comment on the Self-Isolation requirements set in place.
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 8th 2022, 12:03 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 8,116
Posted By Tom H

Re: Where to live?

Affordable housing?

New Zealand??

Good luck

The house I'm in at the moment sold for $410,000 during the time COVID started. This house is now worth $650,000. I wouldn't pay $450,000 for it,...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 27th 2022, 9:24 am
Replies: 31
Views: 10,383
Posted By Tom H

Re: I think I've made a mistake

When we first arrived in 2011, we were made homeless after the 23rd December earthquake red stickered the place we lived

2 months in and already homeless. What have we done? That's when we...
Forum: New Zealand
Nov 29th 2021, 8:36 am
Replies: 150
Views: 16,990
Posted By Tom H

Re: Easing of travel requirements in 2022

I'm one of them

I don't know how much longer my father in law and my nan have given their illnesses so I looked at April and July. $9500 for a family of 4 with Air New Zealand (have to use those...
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