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Forum: New Zealand

Dec 3rd 2016, 6:42 pm

Replies: 124

money to be made with brexit exchange rate

Views: 23,529

Posted By gingerninga

Re: money to be made with brexit exchange rate

We were *just* about to accept a cash offer on our house in the UK when Brexit happened.

Everything changed.

We switched to renting out our house in the UK and renting in NZ.

Just going...

Forum: New Zealand

Jan 14th 2016, 9:21 am

Replies: 103

House Prices

Views: 6,828

Posted By gingerninga

Re: House Prices

Oh wow. Thanks for that. I just looked up "compliance" rather than Building Regs" and found exactly what you mean. It has to have been tested by a particular NZ organisation (a bit like the Kite Mark...

Forum: New Zealand

Jan 14th 2016, 9:11 am

Replies: 103

House Prices

Views: 6,828

Posted By gingerninga

Re: House Prices

I've read that if whatever you bring is no longer in new packaging with new labels (and therefore not re-salable as new) that there isn't import taxes. It's considered the same as anything else you...

Forum: New Zealand

Jan 14th 2016, 9:07 am

Replies: 103

House Prices

Views: 6,828

Posted By gingerninga

Re: House Prices

I'm scratching my head on this and the other similar post about Building Regs. Think I must be missing something?

NZ Building Regs seem really relaxed compared to the UK ones. And the expectation...

Forum: New Zealand

Jan 13th 2016, 9:10 am

Replies: 2

Gingerninja intro

Views: 671

Posted By gingerninga

Re: Gingerninja intro

Fingers crossed!

Forum: New Zealand

Jan 13th 2016, 9:08 am

Replies: 10

To Move or Not

Views: 1,272

Posted By gingerninga

Re: To Move or Not

No, I think it's a great quiz. Very witty!

Merkel doesn't exactly inspire impassioned debate at the best of times. ;-)

But I think you're bang on with your point. I'm an epic forum lurker and...

Forum: New Zealand

Jan 13th 2016, 8:56 am

Replies: 103

House Prices

Views: 6,828

Posted By gingerninga

Re: House Prices

Oh yes! We are bringing everything conceivable. Maybe even clothes for the kids for the next few years. Those prices had me teary eyed too.

Forum: New Zealand

Jan 13th 2016, 8:33 am

Replies: 103

House Prices

Views: 6,828

Posted By gingerninga

Re: House Prices

I've been pleasantly surprised by the cost of housing in NZ compared to the UK.

We're looking at the Wellington area. We did live in London 6 years ago, and then St Albans (wildy expensive)...

Forum: New Zealand

Jan 13th 2016, 8:06 am

Replies: 10

To Move or Not

Views: 1,272

Posted By gingerninga

Re: To Move or Not

This is very funny. Made me giggle.

I scored 4 or maybe 5 but some of the questions didn't quite have a straight forward answer for me.

Not quite sure how to interpret 9c?!

Also number 8 I...

Forum: New Zealand

Jan 13th 2016, 7:52 am

Replies: 2

Working as a counsellor anyone?

Views: 549

Posted By gingerninga

Re: Working as a counsellor anyone?

Hi, we're planning to move to NZ later in 2016. I have systemic psychotherapy qualifications (ie family therapy) and am also a qualified psych nurse. However, I didn't think it would work to set up...

Forum: New Zealand

Jan 12th 2016, 4:45 pm

Replies: 2

Gingerninja intro

Views: 671

Posted By gingerninga

Gingerninja intro

Hi everyone,

I've been reading this mighty forum for a few months now, and today, finally taken the plunge and signed up.

I've been married to a Kiwi for 5 years and we have two daughters...

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