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Forum: Australia
Oct 8th 2012, 11:30 am
Replies: 15
Views: 2,708
Posted By derab

Re: Help needed from mobile phone savvy people

Good choice, just remember that with Kogan, your Warranty is with Kogan, not Samsung as they bring in grey imports on the whole.
I just picked up a S3 32GB for $560 from Kogan too, as I have dealt...
Forum: Australia
Oct 8th 2012, 9:10 am
Replies: 19
Views: 3,339
Posted By derab

Re: Possibly Moving to Melbourne

As far as I can make out, a first home buyers place in Fleet is about the 300,000 GBP level, which compares to the First Home buyers level here in Melbourne of $500,000 quite equitably.
So compared...
Forum: New Zealand
Oct 6th 2012, 12:25 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 2,888
Posted By derab

Re: Getting your NZ passport - good, bad, indifferent?

once you have had one passport, you can let it lapse & renew when needed.
the important thing is to become an aussie citizen as soon as you can, the Australian system likes you to be a citizen.
I...
Forum: Australia
Oct 6th 2012, 1:08 am
Replies: 9
Views: 2,031
Posted By derab

Re: Confused about charges from shipping agent

the minimums are a lot higher at the sea shipping port than the airport so those charges are not surprising at all.
I was in the trade in NZ and enquired about "mates rates" for a 20' container from...
Forum: New Zealand
Oct 6th 2012, 1:01 am
Replies: 20
Views: 2,888
Posted By derab

Re: Getting your NZ passport - good, bad, indifferent?

DeepSix.. get them too, the Ozzies are much more citizen centric than the Kiwis.. for a start you couldn't get any flood relief in 2011 if you weren't a citizen.
Forum: Australia
Oct 6th 2012, 12:37 am
Replies: 27
Views: 19,350
Posted By derab

Re: UK Nova forced to shut down?

I really dread the day I get a copyright infringement notice on my "Desert Island discs" recording :eek:
Forum: Australia
Oct 6th 2012, 12:24 am
Replies: 9
Views: 2,031
Posted By derab

Re: Confused about charges from shipping agent

oh dear..
I sympathise with your situation, the problem is that a lot of charges are base charge plus size, if you are looking at furniture then I assume they add up to a few cubic metres.
I have...
Forum: New Zealand
Oct 4th 2012, 11:53 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 2,888
Posted By derab

Re: Getting your NZ passport - good, bad, indifferent?

just my 0.02c worth here, there is nothing wrong with "Tri-Nationals" I am one and my kids will be too.
I have my Brit, NZ and Oz passport, the wife is a Kiwi and the kids were born in Oz.
the only...
Forum: Australia
Oct 2nd 2012, 10:50 am
Replies: 5
Views: 982
Posted By derab

Re: Nearly there

You will probably go from this to "disconnected" during the flight and for the first few weeks, then your container will arrive and that smile will hit your face when you open that last box in your...
Forum: Australia
Sep 30th 2012, 11:00 am
Replies: 4
Views: 861
Posted By derab

Re: Rentals in Melbourne

Boopy, I think you will have to be a bit more specific with their requirements.
My personal taste for a young couple would be to look at the inner suburbs as a better option than the outer suburbs...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 25th 2012, 7:35 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 4,935
Posted By derab

Re: What do you do to...

Have you thought of treating yourself to a day at Hanmer?
its 2 hours each way, which is enough time to clear your head, then have a few hours in the pools before heading back to reality.
that...
Forum: The Barbie
Sep 25th 2012, 4:08 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 3,036
Posted By derab

Re: Ipad - which one should i get

You could look at the Aussiepad..

http://aussiepads.com.au/

$299 for a 10" Android tab, running the latest version of Android (ICS 4).
the hardware specs put it close to a Galaxy 10.1 for...
Forum: The Barbie
Sep 24th 2012, 11:40 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,237
Posted By derab

Re: Recommend me a new laptop computer....

+1 for the Lenovo, you could probably pick up 3 or 4 of them for the price of the Macbook .
I have an I5 15.4 inch Lenovo that cost less than $600.
the Chassis is a lot stiffer than most of the...
Forum: Australia
Sep 21st 2012, 8:07 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,244
Posted By derab

Re: For all you who download torrents...

UK Nova was shut down a couple of weeks ago.
Forum: Australia
Aug 25th 2012, 12:00 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,952
Posted By derab

Re: car loans financing

OK, its the weekend and I have the weekend cars guide in front of me.. here goes:-

VW are offering 3.8% on Passenger cars
VW have 2.8% on their 4x4's for Self employed / tradies
Nissan have...
Forum: Australia
Aug 23rd 2012, 2:38 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,952
Posted By derab

Re: car loans financing

are you wanting a used car or a new one? the Honda deal is for new cars, most of the car companies are offering good finance deals right now for new cars.
I bought my car using my credit card and at...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 23rd 2012, 1:33 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,293
Posted By derab

Re: In the July 2012 year, New Zealand had a net loss of 3,800 migrants

There are quite a few Christchurch people over here "Temporarily" who will be in those figures.
My guess is that the longer it takes to get the houses repaired or rebuilt in Christchurch, the less...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 5th 2012, 7:12 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 4,706
Posted By derab

Re: Anyone else moving to Oz?

I have 3 passports and I didn't use my British passport at all when I came over to OZ, I came over on the Kiwi passport and 2 years later applied for citizenship of Australia. that was before the...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 4th 2012, 1:12 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 863
Posted By derab

Re: Air Freight from UK to Christchurch

If your stuff was sent with anyone except Emirates then you will need to go to Air New Zealand Cargo. head up Memorial ave as if you were going to the airport, and after the Russley Rd / Memorial Ave...
Forum: Australia
Aug 4th 2012, 12:49 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 17,819
Posted By derab

Re: Please advise Melbourne suburbs with Pakistani community?

Clayton, Mount Waverley and Notting Hill have a sizeable population from the Middle east / Afghanistan / Pakistan community, at my 4 year old's Kinder I would say half the kids families would...
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 23rd 2012, 12:14 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 3,357
Posted By derab

Re: How to fly around the world (UK to NZ) with a 2 1/2 year old!!!!

Phenergen can quieten the kids like the Calpol (be careful though as the kids could go either way with Phenergen, so have a trail run first)
some airlines are better than others when it comes to...
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 23rd 2012, 11:56 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,409
Posted By derab

Re: Taking Tools and Power Tools in Luggage

power tools are usually OK, but cordless tools could be an issue. the batteries are generally regarded as Dangerous goods. if you have cordless tools, make sure you know what kind of batteries they...
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 22nd 2012, 12:15 am
Replies: 19
Views: 3,555
Posted By derab

Re: British Vs NZ passport

Bevs.. there is a documentary which shows people killing all US and UK passport holders in a hijack.. also Japan requires visa for UK passports but not NZ for transit (this was my first personal...
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 21st 2012, 11:28 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 3,555
Posted By derab

Re: British Vs NZ passport

mmmmmm.. let me put this Hypothetical situation in front of you........ a gentleman with a gun in his hand and a tea towel on his head, while diverting your aircraft to a different airport, asks for...
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 21st 2012, 5:39 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 3,555
Posted By derab

Re: British Vs NZ passport

Ahh.. sorry, I read your original post wrong... If you use a NZ Passport and keep it valid, you don't even have to keep the UK passport up to date. the possible exception to this would be if work...
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