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Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 15th 2014, 6:02 pm
Replies: 180
Views: 25,140
Posted By Lynda63

Re: NZ-UK

We returned to UK March 2011, we used Conroys for moving.

Sadly I can not recommend them,they under estimated the amount of furniture we had, so we had to pay more.

They lost our washing...
Forum: New Zealand
Oct 28th 2011, 1:35 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,296
Posted By Lynda63

Re: The UK trip back for 8 days

I have just returned from the UK also. Same feelings as you I loved it there it will always be my home nothing has changed for me.

Our daughter came with us she was eleven when we came to NZ...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 10th 2011, 8:32 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 10,222
Posted By Lynda63

Re: ?move back the UK from NZ

I have lived in NZ for 10 years and have never really settled here. My two children are now grown up and left home, they live in different parts of the country and we hardly ever see them.

My...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 3rd 2011, 9:47 am
Replies: 183
Views: 14,203
Posted By Lynda63

Re: Things that annoy you about NZ but aren't really that important!

Sports presenters saying dayboo instead of debut that really hacks me off.
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 22nd 2011, 10:54 am
Replies: 100
Views: 6,831
Posted By Lynda63

Re: If New Zealand is so Rugby Mad....

Simple fact no money
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 3rd 2011, 9:27 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 2,471
Posted By Lynda63

Re: citizenship

I think it may depend on where you do the ceremony.

We did ours in Queenstown where there are a smaller number of people. There were about 15 of us around a large table. We did have to do our...
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 1st 2011, 8:40 pm
Replies: 72
Views: 8,475
Posted By Lynda63

Re: New Zealand TV advertisements’ WTF??????

Never mind the demented band playing ad for New World, what about the clever baskets ad.

It drives me crazy, 'what do the clever baskets have on offer this week'.

Sounds to me more like what...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 8th 2011, 8:06 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 3,661
Posted By Lynda63

Re: Any woosie's lit their log burners yet?

Frost on the car here in Wanaka this morning. Going to get to 22 degrees later its going to be a beautiful clear sky and sunny.

We are nice and cosy in our house which we built, double glazed...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Apr 6th 2011, 9:46 am
Replies: 12,809
Views: 1,394,041
Posted By Lynda63

Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II

I know Ledbury quite well, its a lovely place. I am originally from Newent Glos.
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 22nd 2011, 11:40 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,265
Posted By Lynda63

Re: We have a plan!

We hired out a campervan for a month both times we emigrated to NZ. The first time is was great the kids were young, nearly four and seven.

The second time not so good kids growing up, eleven...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 12th 2011, 8:00 pm
Replies: 118
Views: 10,605
Posted By Lynda63

Re: NZ holiday 2011 - watch this space

Please don't stop posting Margaret. Reading your adventures is great.:D

Your posts are comforting to me as sadly my parents both died before coming out to NZ and I always wonder what they...
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 22nd 2011, 2:33 am
Replies: 194
Views: 20,774
Posted By Lynda63

Re: 6.3 quake reported in Christchurch?

We felt the first earthquake here in Wanaka and also the aftershocks since.

After seeing the footage on TV feel very sad and sorry for everyone up there.

Our thoughts are with you.
Forum: New Zealand
Nov 24th 2010, 10:49 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 3,632
Posted By Lynda63

Re: Mine explosion

It is a dark day for New Zealand.

So sad and sorry for the families and friends of the miners and also the people of GreymoutH.

R.I.P.
Forum: New Zealand
Nov 22nd 2010, 9:50 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 5,301
Posted By Lynda63

Re: What do you do when you get homesick?

Been here nine years and still homesick.

I have two grown up children who have left home and live in other areas of NZ. We hardly see them any more and feel very alone. They were fourteen and...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 12th 2010, 9:35 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,634
Posted By Lynda63

Re: best place for foreign exchange rates please?

When we have changed money over in the past, we have found the National Bank to be slightly better. The Post Shop usually the worst rate. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be much in it with any...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 9th 2010, 10:14 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 6,330
Posted By Lynda63

Re: Wanaka..

I have lived in Wanaka for over eight years.

Its a great place to bring up a family and there are lots of families that have moved here in recent years. Jobs, not that many, you may have to be...
Forum: New Zealand
Jun 17th 2010, 9:07 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 5,327
Posted By Lynda63

Re: Ideas for a kiwiana wedding gift

Thanks for some really great suggestions I think I may go for the merino/possum throw idea but the digital photo frame is still in my mind and the rimu chopping board or maybe jewellery or hand...
Forum: New Zealand
Jun 16th 2010, 10:33 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 5,327
Posted By Lynda63

Re: Ideas for a kiwiana wedding gift

Great ideas so far,:thumbsup: really love the idea of the digital photo frame if they show it around we might finally get some visitors from the uk.
Forum: New Zealand
Jun 16th 2010, 9:27 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 5,327
Posted By Lynda63

Smile Ideas for a kiwiana wedding gift

We are going back to UK the end of August to a wedding. Anyone have any ideas for a wedding gift we can take back with us.

The couple getting married already have a home and all the contents. I...
Forum: New Zealand
May 5th 2010, 3:52 am
Replies: 973
Views: 72,245
Posted By Lynda63

Unhappy Re: What's for dinner?

I really miss Bramley cooking apples to. I used to have a couple of lovely cooking apple type trees in my garden in the uk. Here I just cook the eating apples from the supermarket just not the same
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 10th 2010, 6:53 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,086
Posted By Lynda63

Re: nz - uk via ????

Which airline are you flying with.? We want to fly to UK this year but are finding the flights very expensive.
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 11th 2010, 9:43 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 1,955
Posted By Lynda63

Re: Planning a trip to the South Island

Here's the website for the airshow with all the details of seating etc

www.warbirdsoverwanaka.com
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 11th 2010, 7:52 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 1,955
Posted By Lynda63

Re: Planning a trip to the South Island

Hi

I live in Wanaka. Accommodation is always very tight for the airshow. There will just be a few of the lodges charging exhorbitant rates. I used to run a B&B and we used to get booked up a...
Forum: New Zealand
Jun 9th 2008, 12:09 am
Replies: 7
Views: 762
Posted By Lynda63

Smile Re: Anyone settled in Wanaka?

Hi

We have lived in Wanaka for almost six years. Me, husband and two now grown up children. Its a good place to live but expensive. We built a house and run a B&B, husband works full time. It...
Forum: New Zealand
Dec 2nd 2007, 10:43 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 781
Posted By Lynda63

Unhappy Re: Crash SH 79 Fairlie-Geraldine

We lost a great friend in September on this stretch of road. He was from the UK also, only 32.

He had just been on holiday to Tonga and was driving back to Wanaka when he hit a bridge between...
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