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Forum: New Zealand
May 6th 2008, 5:50 pm
Replies: 50
Views: 7,084
Posted By Drover Jess

Re: NZ - positives and negatives

well regarding UK utility costs - central heating oil is now 52p/litre (ouch!) , luckily the sun has come out and heating is now turned off..

both gas and electricity has gone up considerably as...
Forum: New Zealand
May 6th 2008, 7:25 am
Replies: 50
Views: 7,084
Posted By Drover Jess

Re: NZ - positives and negatives

great posts everyone...

karmonius the utility bills here in the UK are currently astronomical and some of us still live in cold houses here.. saying that if we ever make it to NZ we will be trying...
Forum: New Zealand
May 6th 2008, 7:18 am
Replies: 28
Views: 2,058
Posted By Drover Jess

Re: Don't move to NZ......

great post

was it a conscious decision to put the negatives first and positives second?

gives us space any day...

thanks very much for that...
Forum: New Zealand
May 2nd 2008, 7:18 am
Replies: 37
Views: 3,416
Posted By Drover Jess

Smile Re: Money worries?

Hi
well some things are becoming global, the Uk housing market is not as it was and the cost of living is rocketing everywhere - £1.20/ litre to put diesel in my car yesterday and everyone's food...
Forum: New Zealand
May 1st 2008, 5:13 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,323
Posted By Drover Jess

Smile Re: About Clothes question (North Island)

well I still live in Uk but have visited NZ twice.

I believe it gets cold in the winters, frosts too, so I advise you take the full range of clothing, also most NZ houses have no heating..

our...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 30th 2008, 6:30 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 3,345
Posted By Drover Jess

Smile Re: If you won lotto, where would you live?

better idea from dh... back to back summer half year each in NZ and SW UK..

now there's an idea.. ticket anyone?;)
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 30th 2008, 5:37 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 3,345
Posted By Drover Jess

Smile Re: If you won lotto, where would you live?

well a long recce trip around NZ would be the first thing to do then we'd decide either NZ or the SW of UK - Devon/Dorset/Cornwall....

mmm methinks first we'd better buy a ticket!!
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 29th 2008, 12:54 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 674
Posted By Drover Jess

Smile Re: a few more questions please

Thank you Littletoe and Bevs for your REALLY HELPFUL and very useful postings

we really appreciate such honesty and helpful answers and great thanks to karma and dlkay for the spreadsheet... hw do...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 28th 2008, 2:16 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 674
Posted By Drover Jess

Smile a few more questions please

Hi everyone
we are currently trying to do basic costs analysis on various options of our work lives:
1)staying put,
2)changing jobs in uk and/or
3) moving to NZ,

but we know all our...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 27th 2008, 8:01 am
Replies: 3
Views: 675
Posted By Drover Jess

Re: a cost of living ?

well spot on
I used to be a drover in my youth but now prefer safer options.. and am multiskilled but dh would be the main applicant

dh is very skilled and experienced in a specialised sector of...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 26th 2008, 3:43 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 520
Posted By Drover Jess

Re: hello there

apologies I must have clicked worng button when posted

I am not trying to take over this board


(Jess hangs head, looks silly)

very sorry
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 26th 2008, 3:41 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 675
Posted By Drover Jess

Smile a cost of living ?

Hi everyone

I wonder if you can help us?

I realise this is a very broad subject and there are as probably as many opinions as standards of living but if we start from the principle (when the...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 26th 2008, 2:59 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 520
Posted By Drover Jess

Smile hello there

hi everyone

dh and I looking into all aspects of a possible one way trip to NZ, or maybe just changing things here in UK to improve the work life balance,
kids almost independent.... ( mmm I...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 26th 2008, 2:58 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 520
Posted By Drover Jess

Smile hello there

hi everyone

dh and I looking into all aspects of a possible one way trip to NZ, or maybe just changing jobs here in UK,
kids almost independent.... ( mmm I said almost!!)

preferably north...
Forum: New Zealand
Apr 26th 2008, 2:56 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 520
Posted By Drover Jess

Smile hello there

hi everyone

dh and I lloking into all aspects of a possible one way trip to NZ, kids almost independent.... ( mmm I said almost)

preferably north island but hope to go on another recce trip in...
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