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Forum: New Zealand

Mar 18th 2013, 6:27 am

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North & South magazine - cost of living

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Posted By gcr

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That's quite remarkable. Certainly the difference in fuel price over the last 5 years in the UK would be far more significant.

And I've recently seen petrol, here in NZ, for less than $2 per...

Forum: New Zealand

Mar 18th 2013, 4:48 am

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North & South magazine - cost of living

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Posted By gcr

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Petrol?

I don't know how much it has increased, only that it has significantly.

Forum: New Zealand

Mar 17th 2013, 9:26 pm

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North & South magazine - cost of living

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Posted By gcr

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NZ has it's fair share of problems, earthquakes and all.

Sadly though the biggest problem is that of history repeating itself. Anyone over 40 who has paid some attention to the UK and what it has...

Forum: New Zealand

Mar 15th 2013, 10:53 pm

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North & South magazine - cost of living

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Posted By gcr

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I think the UK has embraced a culture of personal debt and there's a tendency to spend now and worry about paying tomorrow. The banks, of course, love this.

NZ is a little more restrained. If...

Forum: New Zealand

Mar 15th 2013, 5:23 am

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North & South magazine - cost of living

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Posted By gcr

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:goodpost:

Forum: New Zealand

Mar 15th 2013, 4:47 am

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North & South magazine - cost of living

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Posted By gcr

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NZ is one of very few countries that may just be able to make a go of things without extensive input (and import) from the rest of the world. Unfortunately (and this is going to hurt me as much as...

Forum: New Zealand

Mar 14th 2013, 11:32 pm

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North & South magazine - cost of living

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Posted By gcr

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As an (ex-)Brit, I have always considered peaches to be a luxury. Of course, we now have two peach trees in the garden...

Tinned fruit - today Pak'n'Save was offering Dole Mixed Fruit at 99¢ a...

Forum: New Zealand

Mar 11th 2013, 8:27 am

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North & South magazine - cost of living

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Posted By gcr

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When it's cheaper to buy decent steak than it is to buy pizza, the cost of living seems OK to me!

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