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Forum: New Zealand
Mar 29th 2007, 8:05 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 454
Posted By claireh1981

Smile Is anyone heading to the NZ expo this weekend?

We were planning on going, but are they actually useful?

The advertisment says there will be employment experts there, but are they specific to certain jobs? I am worried we will pay £30 to get in...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 28th 2007, 5:13 pm
Replies: 61
Views: 2,991
Posted By claireh1981

Smile Re: Let me get my child out of this country!!!

Personally I think a great deal is simply down to numbers. NZ has a tiny population and people are spread out a great deal more. Like any area of concentrated population the crime will be higher.
...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 27th 2007, 11:15 am
Replies: 69
Views: 2,534
Posted By claireh1981

Re: I've been in a car accident

Sorry you are hurt, and glad your daughter is unscathed.

Sorry to be harsh, as I am sure you are beating yourself up already, but you were lucky nothing worse happened, driving an uninsured car. I...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 27th 2007, 11:11 am
Replies: 2
Views: 365
Posted By claireh1981

Question Work to Residence - Can someone please explain the advantages

I am a teacher, so my profession is on the skills shortgae list. From what i understand I have to apply for a work to residence vis as opposed to a PR. How does this benefit me? As far as I can see...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 25th 2007, 7:00 pm
Replies: 61
Views: 2,991
Posted By claireh1981

Re: Let me get my child out of this country!!!

We are in Wokingham, Berkshire

Not exactly a horrible area!

I am not generally an 'England basher', as all countries have their problems, but today I was shocked.

I actually felt sorry for...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 25th 2007, 5:35 pm
Replies: 61
Views: 2,991
Posted By claireh1981

Angry Let me get my child out of this country!!!

We discovered this morning that someone has taken our 2 year old daughter's cabrio car thingy from the garden. Firstly it's a pretty crappy thing to do, to steal something that obviously belongs to a...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 24th 2007, 8:57 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 1,794
Posted By claireh1981

Smile Persoanl question, but is anyone (or planning to be) mortgage free in NZ?

We were originally planning to bring £80k with us through the sale of our house, and had intended to borrow the same again to buy our house. Looking at interest rates for home loans, and the wages we...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 23rd 2007, 9:52 am
Replies: 51
Views: 2,362
Posted By claireh1981

Re: How much do you reckon this house would be worth?

I found out how much they want $460k - $480k. Less than I had expected. Irrelevant really because we can't move for a while yet! Still, it's nice to dream.
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 22nd 2007, 8:09 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 2,362
Posted By claireh1981

Re: How much do you reckon this house would be worth?

Cool. Lucky you! Where do you think you might want to live? We were thinking Christchurch. We lived in Wellington for a year a few years ago which we really loved, but for our permanant move we want...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 22nd 2007, 8:03 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 2,362
Posted By claireh1981

Re: How much do you reckon this house would be worth?

Weird! When are you hoping to make the move? It will be a couple of years for us yet :(
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 22nd 2007, 7:57 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 2,362
Posted By claireh1981

Re: How much do you reckon this house would be worth?

Hey - we are in Berkshire too! Whereabouts are you? We are in Reading :-((
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 22nd 2007, 7:57 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 2,362
Posted By claireh1981

Re: How much do you reckon this house would be worth?

Nuts, thast $200 thousand more than I have to spend. Damn my expensive taste
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 22nd 2007, 7:48 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 2,362
Posted By claireh1981

Smile How much do you reckon this house would be worth?

I hate this 'tender' way of buying a house, especially when you are not a kiwi and have no idea about how much something might be worth.

What do you reckon? Answers on a postcard
...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 20th 2007, 8:23 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 1,835
Posted By claireh1981

Re: Building your own house

I say borrow - but to be honest, I dont think they would want us to pay them back. We are very lucky on that score.
From what I have read, it isnt surprising that most kiwi's struggle. If weren't...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 20th 2007, 11:39 am
Replies: 34
Views: 1,835
Posted By claireh1981

Re: Building your own house

Bloody brits - sssoooooo dull!

Have to agree though, finally my inlaws may be useful for something!

It would be nice to not have to get a mortgage over there, the interest alone must make such...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 20th 2007, 11:31 am
Replies: 34
Views: 1,835
Posted By claireh1981

Re: Building your own house

Sounds promising.

Have to say though, I nearly choked when I saw the interest rates out there! No wonder people strugle to buy anywhere. Our house over here is not even 3% and is fixed for 3...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 20th 2007, 11:12 am
Replies: 34
Views: 1,835
Posted By claireh1981

Smile Re: Building your own house

do they have planing restricions? Ideally we want to buy a piece of land outside of Christchurch because I have horses. Can you build on land like that or is the whole countryside planning...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 20th 2007, 10:17 am
Replies: 34
Views: 1,835
Posted By claireh1981

Smile Re: Building your own house

Thanks!

Wiz, we might not even be able to make it accross, judging by the problems I just read you are having with NZQA. I am a teacher too, though not primary!

Your house sounds lovely...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 20th 2007, 10:01 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,233
Posted By claireh1981

Re: I am a newbie! Please tell me what NZ is REALLY like!

Thats good to know thanks! I will keep this info in the back of my mind!
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 20th 2007, 10:00 am
Replies: 34
Views: 1,835
Posted By claireh1981

Smile Building your own house

Is this a viable option or hugely expensive? Can you get a mortgage to build your own house, and do things like heating and double glazing installation cost the earth? (yes I know, I am a heat loving...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 20th 2007, 9:50 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,233
Posted By claireh1981

Smile Re: I am a newbie! Please tell me what NZ is REALLY like!

Cool, thanks everybody! You are all so helpful!

I don't know if anyone would be able to offer me some advice of the number of year's teching experience I would need, as it is likely I will only...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 19th 2007, 7:39 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,233
Posted By claireh1981

Smile Re: I am a newbie! Please tell me what NZ is REALLY like!

I think the pace of life, and a better place to bring up our daughter, etc, etc - the usual sort of stuff! We currently live just outside london which is hugely expensive! We are fortunate that we...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 19th 2007, 3:10 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,233
Posted By claireh1981

I am a newbie! Please tell me what NZ is REALLY like!

We are hoping to emigrate next year. I am a secondary school teacher and husband is a policeman (though still in his probabtion). We have been thinking about emigrating for a while, but have just...
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