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Forum: Australia
Mar 3rd 2010, 6:04 am
Replies: 50
Views: 4,101
Posted By TIE

Re: Why are some areas so popular

Interesting debate.

I dont know why there are such concentrations, but it is certainly true that many immigrants to Aus DO live in suburbs close to others from the same country. This applies to...
Forum: Australia
Mar 3rd 2010, 5:45 am
Replies: 35
Views: 11,789
Posted By TIE

Re: North or south perth ?

Gidday Bruce n Sheila

One point that I see is that you are looking either quite far north or far south of Perth itself. Whilst there is a good highway connection, traffic can be pretty slow on...
Forum: Australia
Sep 19th 2008, 9:43 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,762
Posted By TIE

Re: setting up new bank account in oz

One additional point is that it is easier to set up the account before you go than when you arrive as you will need to provide proof of residence (e.g. utility bill) in order to open an account in...
Forum: Australia
Sep 19th 2008, 9:41 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,762
Posted By TIE

Re: setting up new bank account in oz

The National Australia Bank can also do account opening before you get to Aus. They have a UK-based migrant banking team who go to all the Emigrate and Opportunities shows and you can fill in the...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 19th 2008, 7:37 am
Replies: 23
Views: 1,804
Posted By TIE

Re: move to Auckland

Good luck with your move to Auckland.

I agree with the need to drive in Auckland mentioned earlier - otherwise you will be very dependent on the public transport which only really works for...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 19th 2008, 7:20 am
Replies: 7
Views: 716
Posted By TIE

Re: Auckland advice.... - moved to main forum

Hi Zack

Good luck with your move to Auckland.

As other have said 650K may not buy you the big house you need in the top areas but ther are lots of options, and the housing market is a bit slow...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 23rd 2008, 1:05 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 20,520
Posted By TIE

Re: what's it really like living in Auckland?

There are nice parts (and not so nice ones!) all over Auckland if you know where to look. The North Shore and the eastern areas around Howick do tend to prove very popular with people moving from...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 23rd 2008, 12:55 pm
Replies: 38
Views: 2,584
Posted By TIE

Is NZ losing its appeal for Brits?

Interesting statistics coming out of Immigration NZ show that the number of brits applying for residence in NZ is down by more than a quarter over the last two years, from 15,000 people a year to...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 23rd 2008, 12:43 pm
Replies: 262
Views: 20,334
Posted By TIE

Re: Hi many are moving on?

A friend described Aus wildlife very well as nastypointybiteystinggythings...

:D
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 31st 2008, 1:26 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 2,838
Posted By TIE

Re: Decent Affordable Areas to Live in Auckland?

Try looking at areas to the southwest of the city like Sandringham, Balmoral, , even Mt Albert. However be aware that areas around these ones do have quite high 'migrant' populations notable from...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 31st 2008, 1:11 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,662
Posted By TIE

Re: anyone know Auckland??

I put quite a lot of info up on an earlier thread about areas & transport around the city centre which might apply to you. The thread is titled

storage companies in Auckland and renting 1-bedroom...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 31st 2008, 12:53 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,482
Posted By TIE

Re: Schools, decile, UK ofsted???

So as not to repeat an earlier post on this topic, here is the link to that thread. I put in some useful links & info on schools in this thread
...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 31st 2008, 12:48 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 5,101
Posted By TIE

Re: Panmure, Auckland, any comments on area

Hi

As others have mentioned, Panmure is OK to work in but I dont think that great to live in.

Much nicer suburbs over the water (via the Panmure Bridge!) such as Sunny Hills, Farm Cove, Half...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 29th 2008, 2:12 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 755
Posted By TIE

Re: storage companies in Auckland and renting 1-bedroom apartment

Hi capri

Cant help you on the storage other than to say that our removals company charged us about NZ$220 a month to store all of our stuff in Auckland (a 20ft container worth)

I terms of...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 28th 2008, 2:39 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 2,096
Posted By TIE

Re: Auckland or Wellington

Hi

Cant help you on Wellington. My favourite place in Auckland is Devonport - old naval village feel, 10-min ferry to downtown Auckland. However property is expensive (!) and if you are driving...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 28th 2008, 2:11 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 2,836
Posted By TIE

Re: New Zealand Salaries

Opening a company in NZ is VERY EASY and VERY CHEAP.

All you need to do is go on to www.companies.govt.nz, register yourself and reserve your company name. It costs about NZ$50-60 to register a...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 22nd 2008, 10:49 am
Replies: 22
Views: 2,231
Posted By TIE

Re: Arrived now lots of questions to ask

I agree - When we first arrived in 2000 I bought a car there after going to a few auctions just to check it out. No problems and we have bought more since. They have branches alll over NZ. In...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 21st 2008, 12:44 pm
Replies: 58
Views: 2,091
Posted By TIE

Re: Global warming and all that jazz - do you give a toss?

How nice to read a relatively balanced thread on this "current burning issue" without the usual abuse hurled at anyone who questions the current orthodoxy on global warming so endlessly espoused by...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 21st 2008, 12:02 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 1,972
Posted By TIE

Re: Waitakere City

Hi

For links to some info on Waitakere City and many of its suburbs try this site

www.auckland-suburb-guide.co.nz

It shows all the suburb names in Auckland along with a map and a rating of...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 21st 2008, 11:54 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,828
Posted By TIE

Re: Info on Emigrating to New Zealand

Hi kbv1

There is lots of information on this forum as you will see if you go through teh various threads over the past months (or more!!)

There is a magazine called Emigrate 2 New Zealand...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 21st 2008, 11:48 am
Replies: 9
Views: 838
Posted By TIE

Re: Looking for information about schools

All these sites are good sources of info on the schools.

www.minedu.govt.nz (http://www.minedu.govt.nz)
Official webste of NZ Ministry of Education - has info on schooling, decile ratings etc
...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 21st 2008, 11:22 am
Replies: 22
Views: 2,231
Posted By TIE

Re: Arrived now lots of questions to ask

Hi

As regards your questions on suburbs, try this site

www.auckland-suburb-guide.co.nz (http://www.auckland-suburb-guide.co.nz)

The site lists all the suburbs in Auckland with a simple...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 21st 2007, 10:04 am
Replies: 24
Views: 1,700
Posted By TIE

Re: How To Cope With the Flight..... With A Child

Hi we have done a number of these long trips with first, Thomas aged 1 (NZ-UK via Dubai & Singapore - twice) and later NZ to SA via Aus with Thomas aged 3 and baby twins aged 15 months.

No 2 ways...
Forum: New Zealand
Nov 23rd 2005, 3:12 am
Replies: 34
Views: 7,975
Posted By TIE

Re: Living in Auckland...where would be best?

Going back in the thread bit, but one for Deveonport - where we have lived for the last 5 years, renting and then buying.

Devonport has lots of character with a number of 1920s buildings and...
Forum: New Zealand
Nov 23rd 2005, 2:42 am
Replies: 46
Views: 2,767
Posted By TIE

Re: migration & NZ economic outlook

Agree with the above - in fact the NZ Immigration policy has shifted and UK migrants have become the largest group over the last year or so.

As to the economic projections, probably mostly right...
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