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Forum: New Zealand
Jan 9th 2006, 5:38 am
Replies: 2
Views: 552
Posted By the turner family

Help and advice please....

Hi everybody.

For those who don't know us here, we immigrated to Auckland about 6 months ago and are really happy here. Financially we are skint but in every other way it is great. :D

Andreas...
Forum: New Zealand
Nov 15th 2005, 8:58 am
Replies: 35
Views: 9,371
Posted By the turner family

Re: Are Kiwis the worst drivers in the world?

The standard of driving here is nowhere near as bad as Spain. Apparently the local police have a code when they pull over a bad driver - DBA - Driven By Asian. The few times I have been cut up or...
Forum: New Zealand
Nov 14th 2005, 6:16 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,355
Posted By the turner family

Re: What kind of standard of living can I get for...

Or you could use a public Kindy like we do which costs $11 a week for 3 afternoons and that is a voluntary contribution you don't HAVE to pay.

We agree that kids do need things tho' School uniform...
Forum: New Zealand
Nov 12th 2005, 6:11 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,355
Posted By the turner family

Re: What kind of standard of living can I get for...

Hi Bob,

$70K is a bloody good wage, I bring in about $60 with loads of overtime and we have a mortgage. This is in Auckland. We have two kids with one more on the way and money is very tight. With...
Forum: New Zealand
Oct 27th 2005, 8:46 am
Replies: 13
Views: 825
Posted By the turner family

Re: House rental prices, a bit puzzled.

Hi,

We looked at renting a 3 bed house in Auckland - Howick and surrounding suburbs and we were looking at $400+ a week.

We didn't fancy paying that much to line someone else's pocket so we...
Forum: New Zealand
Oct 19th 2005, 8:25 am
Replies: 13
Views: 845
Posted By the turner family

Re: Was NZ, now Spain!

Hi Debbie,

Sorry to hear that you won't be coming here, we would have liked to meet and chat. We hope Spain brings you all that you you desire and while it didn't work out for us, it does for...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 20th 2005, 10:03 am
Replies: 8
Views: 740
Posted By the turner family

Re: Where in Auckland?

With regards to renting, we looked at a few rentals in the area before we decided to buy. Rental lists are done weekly by the Estate agents, and private ones are listed in the local free newspapers....
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 20th 2005, 6:42 am
Replies: 8
Views: 740
Posted By the turner family

Re: Where in Auckland?

Hi Mike,

We have been here about 6 weeks and schooling was a priority for us too (Check our previous threads) We settled on Howick and it seems to fit your bill too. We got a big 3 bed with garden...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 20th 2005, 6:31 am
Replies: 35
Views: 3,579
Posted By the turner family

Re: Been here a week! - story, findings, questions

Hi Girls,

We have been here about 6 weeks and have been through quite a few of the same troubles as you. We used a recommended broker for our car insurance and he sorted us with life and house...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 14th 2005, 6:13 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,390
Posted By the turner family

Re: So what's the best thing you have taken to NZ?

Hi Joanna,
We are still waiting our container to arrive but I would have to say bring everything, especially white goods. Fridges, washing machines and vacuums are really expensive.

We have a...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 14th 2005, 6:05 am
Replies: 11
Views: 753
Posted By the turner family

Re: Ice Cream Men

[QUOTE=Mark & Sarah]Now please don't misunderstand me.
I am a well qualified experienced Psychy Nurse with a job offer and am hoping to get to NZ with family asap (My case is taking some time to...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 11th 2005, 10:39 am
Replies: 4
Views: 694
Posted By the turner family

Our first month in Auckland

Hello everybody.

First off if anyone has any questions about what we have done and learned please don't hesitate to get in touch and if we can help we will........

We have been here about 5...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 9th 2005, 10:22 am
Replies: 5
Views: 730
Posted By the turner family

Oh my God we have been here a month already!

Hi everybody, I can't believe how long it has been since we last posted about our progress. Sorry we have been trying to get connected but at the hotel where we stayed for the first month it was...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 1st 2005, 5:59 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 542
Posted By the turner family

We are well on our way!

Hello Everyone.

I thought I would take a few mins to update you all on our progress,

I won't bore you all with our backgrounds, if you check our posts you will get a feel for the Turner family...
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 22nd 2005, 10:34 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 1,145
Posted By the turner family

Re: The Things Kids Do

Hi all.

As you might know we are currently in Spain and we are mad busy packing all our stuff to go to NZ. Well the grandmother of the family over the road, who we know a bit offered to take our...
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 22nd 2005, 3:22 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 711
Posted By the turner family

Re: Flights via Hong Kong?

I HATE YOU VERY MUCH!! :mad:

Only in a extremely jealous way!! :)

I cannot sleep unless I am horizontal so I am dreading the flights. I did consider selling something non essential like a...
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 21st 2005, 1:05 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 468
Posted By the turner family

Re: ITA - Photos

Hi.

We stapled our near the edge too, not easy as the box is in the middle of the page!

Don't forget to write on the back BEFORE you staple them in........

Makes it very difficult if you...
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 20th 2005, 9:09 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 711
Posted By the turner family

Flights via Hong Kong?

Hi all.

Very quick one....

Anybody flown to Auckland via Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific?

If so are they any good?

We would have 12 hours to kill in Hong Kong too, any recommendations?
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 20th 2005, 7:30 pm
Replies: 78
Views: 2,724
Posted By the turner family

Re: Waiting for Medical Results...

We were sending our via Spanish post and the Medical Envelope is HUGE. The guide says you must put it all in the right order and not to staple anything so we went to a stationers to get the largest...
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 20th 2005, 5:50 pm
Replies: 56
Views: 3,168
Posted By the turner family

Re: Qualification Assessment Needed, Help!

Hi,

I have an indentured apprenticeship from the MOD and I sent my apprenticeship certificate along with my HNC Electrical/Electronic Engineer certificates. This was considered fine and I have had...
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 20th 2005, 2:20 pm
Replies: 78
Views: 2,724
Posted By the turner family

Re: Waiting for Medical Results...

Ours took about 2 weeks here in Spain, but the post here is notoriously slow. I reckon you should get them well within 2 weeks.

Good luck! :)
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 19th 2005, 9:41 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 970
Posted By the turner family

Re: PC Gone Wrong!

I think the phrase "you couldn't make it up" says it all!! :)

Matt
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 18th 2005, 1:34 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 2,906
Posted By the turner family

Re: Shipping Possessions via Container

You could still go ahead and buy the new bikes, but you would have to pay import tax on them. The following link could help you work out how much that would be:
...
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 18th 2005, 11:59 am
Replies: 32
Views: 2,906
Posted By the turner family

Re: Shipping Possessions via Container

Have a look at the following web page:

http://www.planetmove.com/forms/NZimport_regs_household_effects.pdf#search='Import%20Regulations%20for%20New%20Zealand'

The above document says that food...
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 18th 2005, 11:43 am
Replies: 6
Views: 554
Posted By the turner family

Re: Hi - new to all this!

Hi Hippychick,

We are currently in the process of packing up and will be arriving in Auckland the first week of August, all being well. The whole process took around 6 months and will have cost in...
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