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Forum: New Zealand

Nov 4th 2023, 7:40 am

Replies: 9

Young UK family looking to move to NZ - but where, please help :)

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Posted By MaxiStavros

Re: Young UK family looking to move to NZ - but where, please help :)

I personally would advise to move to the north island. We were in Timaru and it was a disaster, absolutely nothing about, nowhere to see or go, no decent beaches even. When we visited the north...

Forum: New Zealand

Apr 16th 2023, 7:39 pm

Replies: 34

Don't like living in Nelson

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Posted By MaxiStavros

Re: Don't like living in Nelson

IMO I think New Zealand is over marketed as this amazing beautiful country far better than Britain. But do you know what, it’s not. Britain is amazing, from the New Forest and Dorset, down to Devon...

Forum: New Zealand

Jan 25th 2023, 5:45 am

Replies: 23

A four year mistake

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Posted By MaxiStavros

Re: A four year mistake

Bermondsey George, I really do agree with you. The area we were in (Timaru) was grim, I bet people there were baffled why anyone would emigrate from the other side of the world, from Britain which...

Forum: New Zealand

Jan 21st 2023, 12:00 am

Replies: 23

A four year mistake

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Posted By MaxiStavros

Re: A four year mistake

Many thanks for all the positive messages. I agree that to have experienced life in a far away country is something to feel proud of, so many people spend their whole life in the town they were born...

Forum: New Zealand

Jan 18th 2023, 10:51 pm

Replies: 23

A four year mistake

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Posted By MaxiStavros

A four year mistake

Hey everyone, hope you are all well. Three years ago we returned to the UK with our tails firmly between our legs. My wife and I travelled to New Zealand 15 years ago, we had 4 weeks there, first...

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