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Forum: New Zealand
Mar 12th 2011, 2:04 am
Replies: 62
Views: 4,735
Posted By cathynclive

Re: Price increases in the UK

A year ago I bought a leg of NZ lamb in Sainsburys for a tenner, when I returned here the cost in Pac n save by comparison was almost double :frown: I understand that imported goods will cost more...
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 6th 2011, 11:40 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 2,863
Posted By cathynclive

Re: Guys, I'm really confused.... ROTORUA

What do you all mean by Rotorua being a 'small town' for us Taupo dwellers it'll forever by "ROTORVEGAS" :eek::rofl:
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 6th 2011, 10:14 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 4,650
Posted By cathynclive

Re: 5 weeks in and I'm REALLY fed up.

wow, this is the first time i've posted on here for a while... you're certainly not alone in how you're feeling. We've been here for 3 1/2 years now and my hubby has embraced the kiwi life to the...
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 1st 2008, 8:08 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 492
Posted By cathynclive

Re: Does anyone here live in Taupo?

We'd love to :thumbsup:,

Where and when? Do you wanna do the whole rose in the lapel thing :rofl: or shall we just meet you at the gate or something?
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 1st 2008, 12:04 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 602
Posted By cathynclive

Re: UK Bank Query?

yeah, before we left the UK we went into our local branch and had a long chat with them and were assured that when we made the phone call to them to send our money over here, they would send it...
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 1st 2008, 11:17 am
Replies: 3
Views: 492
Posted By cathynclive

Does anyone here live in Taupo?

Hi,

I started a thread like this about a year ago when we were going through the EOIs and ITAs etc, we've been here for 7 months now, love it, :thumbsup: but would love to meet more friends,...
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 1st 2008, 10:41 am
Replies: 11
Views: 602
Posted By cathynclive

Re: UK Bank Query?

Hi,

We opened an On Call Foreign Currency Account with Westpac bank, that way we could leave it in GBP until the exchange rate was more in our favour. I'm not sure if that's best in the long term,...
Forum: Working Abroad by Profession
Nov 2nd 2007, 3:37 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,553
Posted By cathynclive

Re: need some help and info please

Hi, I know that this is an old thread and I haven't been on this website since we moved here to Taupo 4 months ago, but I just want to put you straight on 1 thing :D we DO have a beach - the lake is...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 6th 2007, 11:30 am
Replies: 79
Views: 3,119
Posted By cathynclive

Re: Decision...............

funny that, i had the same problem, women must of bribed the doctor.!!!!!!
Forum: Immigration, Citizenship and Visas (NZ)
Mar 22nd 2007, 11:10 am
Replies: 3
Views: 1,073
Posted By cathynclive

Re: General Info

Hi Welshie2000,

Congratulations on the pregnancy:thumbsup: I'm afraid I can't personally answer your questions as we're also in the process of emigration and haven't visited either. You'll get...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 22nd 2007, 10:56 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,472
Posted By cathynclive

Re: Hello from Simon and Lorraine

Hi Simon and Lorraine,

We've just submitted our EOI this morning - oh dear, I thought that we were nearly there. I think that we've done things a%*e about face, we've already done the police...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 22nd 2007, 10:46 am
Replies: 36
Views: 1,955
Posted By cathynclive

Re: Gutted :o(

Thats the spirit:thumbsup:
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 22nd 2007, 10:26 am
Replies: 36
Views: 1,955
Posted By cathynclive

Re: Gutted :o(

Hi Michelle,

So sorry to hear your news, keep trying though, there's so much support on here that i'm sure you'll both get there.

Chin up:thumbup:

Cathy
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 20th 2007, 11:01 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 597
Posted By cathynclive

Re: Been lurking, now posting!

Not sure but the job start date is june 30th, so if everything goes through ok
we could be there just in time for their winter, (hopefully better or as good as our summer!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 20th 2007, 7:21 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 597
Posted By cathynclive

Re: Been lurking, now posting!

Hi, Partridge Family,

We're from East Sussex, nr. Brighton. Clive has a job offer, just about done on the EOI so hopefully will be submitting it by the weekend. Blood tests and chest x-rays have...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 13th 2007, 4:54 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 1,685
Posted By cathynclive

Re: Greetings fellow escapees!

Cheers for that Deb, we're ploughing through the EOI at the mo. Clive's employers in NZ said that the visas shouldn't take too long so it's reassuring to hear that yours came through so quickly.
...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 12th 2007, 5:21 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 1,685
Posted By cathynclive

Re: Greetings fellow escapees!

At least you're going out for a visit first, we are trying to sell 2 houses at the mo, and 1 was supposed to complete just before Christmas. It fell through 2 days before completion :mad: so we...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 12th 2007, 4:41 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 1,685
Posted By cathynclive

Re: Greetings fellow escapees!

The trouble is though, Sammy, once you have a job offer you get a whole new set of stuff to worry about, like, what if you don't like or can't do the job? Then there's the wage aspect as well -...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 12th 2007, 4:28 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 1,736
Posted By cathynclive

Re: The sun is scorchio!

I totally agree with you Burt, we've had a great winter here this year and today has been marvelous :D . I just don't want to be scraping my car too much - or worse of all - SNOW :eek:

I've...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 12th 2007, 1:35 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 1,736
Posted By cathynclive

Re: The sun is scorchio!

Cheers for that Batty,

We're hopefully headed for Taupo/Rotorua, I said to Clive from the start that if i'm moving halfway around the world, I don't want snow:sneaky:

I have heard that the...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 12th 2007, 1:19 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 1,685
Posted By cathynclive

Re: Greetings fellow escapees!

Hi again,

Clive's already got a job offer which covers the Taupo/Rotorua area so that's where we are hopefully headed:thumbup:

This sounds really bizarre, but the last thing on my mind is...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 10th 2007, 8:05 pm
Replies: 79
Views: 3,119
Posted By cathynclive

Re: Decision...............

Well done Jack:thumbup:

We're just finding out about all the expense, just had our blood tests and x-rays and in the process of filling in the EOI - What - a - nightmare:eek: :eek:

All the...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 10th 2007, 7:44 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 1,685
Posted By cathynclive

Re: Greetings fellow escapees!

Hi Sammy,

We're in the process of attempting the great escape too:rofl:

We've had a nightmare of a week though, 2 house sales fell through, we just had our chest x-rays and blood tests done...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 10th 2007, 7:12 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 1,736
Posted By cathynclive

Re: The sun is scorchio!

How cool does it get in winter?

We're hopefully moving out at the end of May, so we go from winter here to winter in NZ :mad:

I had sorta hoped that we'd have summer here and then come over in...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 10th 2007, 7:01 pm
Replies: 128
Views: 3,637
Posted By cathynclive

Re: Given Up Smoking!!??

Hi Sarah,

I've just read your reply and i'm gonna give it a go:thumbup:

We've just had our chest x-rays and blood tests this week and I was totally paranoid about the x-ray because i'm still...
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