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Forum: Australia
Oct 13th 2003, 5:05 am
Replies: 57
Views: 4,459
Posted By arthurm

Oh dear, I think you're right to have second...

Oh dear, I think you're right to have second thoughts about NZ if this trivia bothers you. Perhaps one of England's well-known multicultural paradises would be better?
Forum: Australia
Aug 21st 2003, 3:56 am
Replies: 57
Views: 3,673
Posted By arthurm

Love it or loathe it, the Kiwis are being honest...

Love it or loathe it, the Kiwis are being honest in expressing a view held by most British people about non-white immigration.

In Britain, many people are intimidated by the liberal media into...
Forum: Australia
Aug 2nd 2003, 12:17 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,089
Posted By arthurm

Re: Smog in Christchurch

Nelson has more smog that Chch.

Dunedin is also affected.

East/central chch suffers more than the western part of the city.
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jul 2nd 2003, 6:10 am
Replies: 11
Views: 791
Posted By arthurm

Immigration Changes Mean MORE Brits Will Get Into NZ

http://www.emigratenz.org/ImmigrationNZChanges.html
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jun 11th 2003, 2:53 am
Replies: 4
Views: 546
Posted By arthurm

I just wonder how many suckers fall for this sort...

I just wonder how many suckers fall for this sort of rubbish.

Maybe it's a new sort of intelligence test for migrants. Send off your money and you've automatically failed the test.
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jun 10th 2003, 10:20 am
Replies: 4
Views: 546
Posted By arthurm

Scam NZ Immigration Website

Here is a fine way to waste US$99. Nearly all of the booklets etc are free from the NZ Immigration service.

Still, if anyone wants to pay US$99 for a map, a tawdry book and the classified ads...
Forum: Australia
Jun 2nd 2003, 3:49 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,024
Posted By arthurm

You can compare temperatures, rainy days, sun...

You can compare temperatures, rainy days, sun hours for Auckland with London, Edinburgh and Birmingham here.

http://www.emigratenz.org/NewZealandClimate.html
Forum: Australia
Mar 2nd 2003, 9:08 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,098
Posted By arthurm

Unless you are coming from an area with...

Unless you are coming from an area with exceedingly high house prices, your standard of living will be higher in the UK with 45,000 pounds than in NZ with $70,000.

$70,000 p.a. in New Zealand will...
Forum: New Zealand
Mar 2nd 2003, 9:00 am
Replies: 5
Views: 800
Posted By arthurm

Re: Iron Roofs in New Zealand

Must be scraping the bottom of the barrel to bring this up as an issue in a report :o .

I can only verify what the others say - noisy when it hails (I've never known it to hail at night though). ...
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 26th 2003, 10:30 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 832
Posted By arthurm

you can bring as much as you like without it...

you can bring as much as you like without it being taxed.

you'll be taxed on the interest it earns if you put it in the bank here.
Forum: Australia
Feb 24th 2003, 2:23 am
Replies: 2
Views: 442
Posted By arthurm

north shore is a good idea - best place to live...

north shore is a good idea - best place to live in the region (IMHO). if job is in auckland city hubby will need to queue on harbour bridge each day - tedious. renting IS a good idea many mistakes...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Feb 13th 2003, 8:16 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 280
Posted By arthurm

i'm afraid not. you can claim extra points if...

i'm afraid not. you can claim extra points if you OBTAINED your qualification in new zealand but that's different from registering in new zealand.
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 11th 2003, 6:40 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,589
Posted By arthurm

in several years here i've met lots of people...

in several years here i've met lots of people from england and scotland and they all prefer life here to the UK. it's not paradise by any means but for most people the quality of life here is...
Forum: Australia
Feb 11th 2003, 6:02 am
Replies: 111
Views: 6,967
Posted By arthurm

Good Schools in CHCH

the best public schools in christchurch are:

christchurch girls high school
burnside high school
riccarton high school

these schools are the best performing state schools in chch in terms of...
Forum: Australia
Feb 8th 2003, 7:04 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 1,444
Posted By arthurm

the horrible quality of life in the south is the...

the horrible quality of life in the south is the driving force.
Forum: Australia
Feb 8th 2003, 5:48 am
Replies: 111
Views: 6,967
Posted By arthurm

most brits don't have a problem in chch. the...

most brits don't have a problem in chch. the immigrants reported with problems weren't brits. making the point since the forum is meant to be for brits.
Forum: Australia
Feb 6th 2003, 8:40 am
Replies: 9
Views: 725
Posted By arthurm

compare auckland cliimate with uk ...

compare auckland cliimate with uk

http://www.emigratenz.org/NewZealandClimate.html


north shore has much better schools than west auckland if you need them.
Forum: Australia
Feb 5th 2003, 7:46 am
Replies: 11
Views: 974
Posted By arthurm

$38 per day or $165 per week for Paddingtons - a...

$38 per day or $165 per week for Paddingtons - a private nursery franchise that operates throughout chch - bit dearer than average. Kids are well looked after and fed.

Kindy - kids get into...
Forum: Australia
Feb 4th 2003, 8:01 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 1,337
Posted By arthurm

you get as many asylum seekers as you deserve. ...

you get as many asylum seekers as you deserve.

you could stop them in their tracks tomorrow if the govt wasnt worried about being called the dreaded "R" word.

soon the country you called...
Forum: Australia
Feb 4th 2003, 7:48 pm
Replies: 38
Views: 2,609
Posted By arthurm

Re: Immigration Consultants for NZ from UK

2 years!!!! :eek: :eek:

dont know where their info comes from but its nowhere in the first world. :D


btw my general skills applicn was approved in 2 days and i'm not a "researcher". :cool:
Forum: Australia
Feb 2nd 2003, 8:04 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 974
Posted By arthurm

1. property in the country - usually 10acre but...

1. property in the country - usually 10acre but varies.
3. yes
6. chch yes but not on all roads. many kids bike to school.
7. wood.
8. anti-bios common.
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jan 31st 2003, 6:11 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 443
Posted By arthurm

danny sorry for interupting but youll probably...

danny sorry for interupting but youll probably get into new zealand and believe you me most ex-londoners love the life they have here.

http://www.immigration.govt.nz/

http://www.emigratenz.org
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jan 28th 2003, 4:05 am
Replies: 49
Views: 3,212
Posted By arthurm

bitterly cold???????

IHave lived both in Auckland and Christchurch - originally from UK and have finally been forced to stop lurking by people calling chch "bitterly cold

Auckland's evening and night-time air is very...
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