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Forum: New Zealand
Dec 21st 2007, 8:37 am
Replies: 58
Views: 2,120
Posted By johnnos

Re: Mountain Biking the Port Hills, ChCh - Who Wants In?

All sounds good

moving down end jan- be bale to get back to the hills on mtb and road bike
away from all this auckland madness

DJ
Forum: New Zealand
Dec 12th 2007, 6:53 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,604
Posted By johnnos

Re: Homesick

Hi again Gill - yes , have rec'd your pm and sent you one!

And Happy Christmas to you Maz1 - cheers for that to us all:)
Forum: New Zealand
Dec 11th 2007, 7:13 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,604
Posted By johnnos

Re: Homesick

Hi again Gill

I've only just started to understand web jargon too! To send a PM (private message ) just click on the user name (eg johnnos) and it gives you the option - otherwise we can arrange...
Forum: New Zealand
Dec 11th 2007, 12:19 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,604
Posted By johnnos

Re: Homesick

Hi there

Your situation sounds similiar to mine (so similiar in fact that I wondered if I had written it myself while sleepwalking or something!! :p)

I'm also a stay at home mum (with 2 at...
Forum: New Zealand
Dec 9th 2007, 11:50 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 672
Posted By johnnos

Re: new members

We are!

But may not be for much longer (transfer to ChCh in offing at the moment)...

Anyway we'll be around for a bit longer - so hello! and welcome!

Dave and Cat

(living in Waiake/Torbay)
Forum: New Zealand
Nov 28th 2007, 3:56 am
Replies: 23
Views: 7,068
Posted By johnnos

Re: Help?! Leaving Auckland - good areas to live in Christchurch?

Great - thanks for that - that sure gives us plenty to work with...

We've used the ERO reports to check for schools in Auckland and it's great but we've also found that personal perspectives go a...
Forum: New Zealand
Nov 27th 2007, 8:44 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 7,068
Posted By johnnos

Re: Help?! Leaving Auckland - good areas to live in Christchurch?

Thanks for that Dolores -

just found those areas on the map (altho' can't locate Southshore), just wondered reputation for schools - we've got two at primary so far but and it wouldn't be a bad...
Forum: New Zealand
Nov 25th 2007, 8:56 am
Replies: 23
Views: 7,068
Posted By johnnos

Re: Help?! Leaving Auckland - good areas to live in Christchurch?

Cheers for that info - we should have more of an idea of timescale in the next week or so and will send you a pm

Dave
Forum: New Zealand
Nov 23rd 2007, 6:39 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 7,068
Posted By johnnos

Re: Help?! Leaving Auckland - good areas to live in Christchurch?

Thanks - info like this is invaluable when you know v. little about a new city...

The short stay accommodation link is really useful as we were only talking last night about where to stay while...
Forum: New Zealand
Nov 23rd 2007, 9:02 am
Replies: 23
Views: 7,068
Posted By johnnos

Re: Help?! Leaving Auckland - good areas to live in Christchurch?

That sounds like a good idea as a 50 min bus ride is probably a bit longer than we'd hoped... altho' if everythings in pretty much walking distance in Rangiora it wouldn't be so much of a prob as...
Forum: New Zealand
Nov 22nd 2007, 11:41 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 7,068
Posted By johnnos

Re: Help?! Leaving Auckland - good areas to live in Christchurch?

Great

Good to have some other ideas to check out when we come down in Jan..

For all those Rangiorians - what's public transport like to the city as this is what Dave will be hoping to use?
Forum: New Zealand
Nov 18th 2007, 11:01 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 7,068
Posted By johnnos

Re: Help?! Leaving Auckland - good areas to live in Christchurch?

Hi

Thanks - that gives us more food for thought....

We've never really considered the option of building our own, but I don't know why not as it's fairly common over here and you get a home...
Forum: New Zealand
Nov 17th 2007, 11:45 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 7,068
Posted By johnnos

Re: Help?! Leaving Auckland - good areas to live in Christchurch?

Cheers Mandie

Rangiora sounds fantastic ! - great mix of things we are looking for, plus affordable - definitely somewhere to consider v.seriously....it'd be great to catch up in Jan :) when we...
Forum: New Zealand
Nov 16th 2007, 8:54 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 7,068
Posted By johnnos

Re: Help?! Leaving Auckland - good areas to live in Christchurch?

Hi again

Sounds positive:)

Abit more info...

As far as schooling goes I suppose the higher the decile the better but we know that aint necessarily the only indicator for the good ones so...
Forum: New Zealand
Nov 16th 2007, 7:28 am
Replies: 23
Views: 7,068
Posted By johnnos

Help?! Leaving Auckland - good areas to live in Christchurch?

Hi there

My OH may be transferring to his firm's Christchurch office from Auckland and we haven't much of a clue as to what areas are best for schools, kindys, general proximity to nice places to...
Forum: New Zealand
Oct 20th 2007, 8:59 am
Replies: 13
Hi
Views: 841
Posted By johnnos

Re: Hi

hiya Otis -- ive just been going over old threads and thought about getting in touch with some more possibles for meet ups

we are on weatherly rd, kids ( 2 out of 4 !) at glamorgan school---been...
Forum: New Zealand
Oct 18th 2007, 8:06 am
Replies: 1
Views: 562
Posted By johnnos

Smile new to torbay/browns bay ?

Hi! we've recently moved with our young kids to Waiake/Torbay (what beautiful beaches and views!) :D and would love to swap notes with people in same boat! :)
Forum: New Zealand
May 7th 2007, 12:02 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 438
Posted By johnnos

north shore newbies

:D :D :heyup

been here 5 weeks, crown hill, 2 out of our 4 kids at campbells bay school
work in city, college hill so do the drag --ipod/book and those harbour views keep me fine
did loads of...
Forum: New Zealand
May 7th 2007, 11:43 am
Replies: 31
Views: 3,142
Posted By johnnos

Re: "Where to live in Auckland" The Book

mickey

we also live north shore
been here 5 weeks, crown hill
need to move already though due to mortgage now i have been paid and see our real money situation !!!
lucky not fully settled in...
Forum: New Zealand
May 7th 2007, 11:14 am
Replies: 78
Views: 4,970
Posted By johnnos

Re: Anyone great with living on a budget?

Hi --- so glad there are lots of others out there trying to get finances sorted with the salary reduction adjustments etc !!!

we have been here 5 weeks and are in the same boat !!
bought house in...
Forum: New Zealand
May 1st 2007, 11:34 am
Replies: 13
Views: 913
Posted By johnnos

Re: hiya north shore families

Hi

campbells bay is where our eldest 2 have started --amazing place for a primary
rangitoto college and westlake schools for secondary ages

you pay on house price to get in to a zone in the...
Forum: New Zealand
May 1st 2007, 11:27 am
Replies: 13
Views: 913
Posted By johnnos

Re: hiya north shore families

jack--
looks like you got approvals as quick as we got ours

i like your + ive/ down to eath attitude

lots of threads boring with the +/- ive slants going on and on

big problem we have...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 25th 2007, 10:37 am
Replies: 13
Views: 913
Posted By johnnos

Re: hiya north shore families

Hi Rachie
Nice to hear from you!
We actually bought over the net - crazy eh?! but we did loads of research about areas first and have an aunt who lives on the shore who viewed for us and it's...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 23rd 2007, 10:48 am
Replies: 13
Views: 913
Posted By johnnos

hiya north shore families

have been here nearly 4 weeks- in house in crown hill
family of six-- 2 of which started campbells bay school today
all amazing , so many beaches/playgrounds
reality hitting more now - we're no...
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