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Forum: Immigration, Citizenship and Visas (NZ)
Sep 20th 2013, 8:09 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 3,763
Posted By marooned5

Re: How long did your Skilled Migrant Visa take?

Yes, I think you need to allow a year, and be prepared for the final hit of the 'migrant levy' once your visa has been issued - another payment just when you think it's all over....
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 20th 2013, 9:21 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,213
Posted By marooned5

Re: Schools in Wellington

Not sure about the best areas in Wellington, but as to languages - a lot of primaries (which can go up to end of Year 8) don't do much language teaching - a bit here and there, but the colleges...
Forum: Immigration, Citizenship and Visas (NZ)
Sep 17th 2013, 8:11 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 479
Posted By marooned5

RV to PRV - any hassles to expect?

Has anyone changed their RV to a PRV lately?
We are on residency visas and are coming up to the 2 year mark. We will need to change them to PRVs and get the travel conditions taken off. It looks...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 5th 2013, 10:57 am
Replies: 48
Views: 4,184
Posted By marooned5

Re: General Advice Wanted

Yes - how can I be so BORED?
Part of it is not owning our own home - so no DIY jobs / gardening etc to do, part of it is having no family and fewer friends here to spend time with, and part of it is...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 4th 2013, 4:48 pm
Replies: 48
Views: 4,184
Posted By marooned5

Re: General Advice Wanted

We lived on $72 k for the first year here, with kids too, and its do-able - but we live a little way out of the main centers and pay $350 p/wk on rent. If you are paying a lot more, eg in AKL or...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 3rd 2013, 2:25 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,008
Posted By marooned5

Re: School fees advice

Also - just noticed your BA in Early Years - there is so much work in EY at the moment - they may not let you leave....
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 3rd 2013, 11:16 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,008
Posted By marooned5

Re: School fees advice

The schools can give you a month's grace, at the Principal's discretion. Our kids started school a few weeks before our visas came through - we knew the visas had been allocated, it was just a long...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 3rd 2013, 11:09 am
Replies: 34
Views: 3,065
Posted By marooned5

Re: An opinion is needed!

Look at Awesome books - i just bought my kids some maths books from there (weren't they pleased!!!). Very cheap and free shipping.
Also, when I worried to my UK friends about my kids falling behind...
Forum: Spain
Aug 26th 2013, 7:43 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,641
Posted By marooned5

Re: Gardening AND swimming in the Med?

Thanks for the replies - very encouraging. So, do you have access to cheap water? Is it not metered like in UK?
Forum: Portugal
Aug 26th 2013, 4:00 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 753
Posted By marooned5

Swimming / beaches around Porto?

Hi all - have a possible opportunity to move to Porto. Are there decent beaches within reach of the town? And is it pleasant to swim there outside of July / August? Have never been that far up North...
Forum: Spain
Aug 26th 2013, 3:54 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,641
Posted By marooned5

Gardening AND swimming in the Med?

Have been to Spain a few times, and am wondering - are there areas where you can be in reach of the med / beaches, AND have enough rainfall to grow a garden? I'm not thinking of a lawn but more of...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 20th 2013, 2:03 pm
Replies: 36
Views: 2,962
Posted By marooned5

Re: Everyone wants our money!

Most people pay the school contribution in installments (or not at all) - my kids' school is still sending out reminders even now - I think they've collected about half of it so far....

also, most...
Forum: ME Job Discussions
Aug 19th 2013, 9:03 am
Replies: 33
Views: 12,639
Posted By marooned5

Re: Wesgreen international school - job offer

Thanks - that's really helpful. I hope you enjoy it there - will you be posting your experiences? Hope so!
Forum: ME Job Discussions
Aug 19th 2013, 8:07 am
Replies: 33
Views: 12,639
Posted By marooned5

Re: Wesgreen international school - job offer

em12 - can i be cheeky and ask how much the accommodation allowance at yr school is? i would need a 3 bed apartment / house and am wondering how much of that an allowance would cover (not very much i...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 18th 2013, 9:38 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 4,965
Posted By marooned5

Re: A move to NZ

OK- here's my two penn'orth for what it's worth- first, as you will see from many posts on this forum, NZ is not for everyone - why not rent out your house in the UK and give it a year and see how...
Forum: ME Job Discussions
Aug 18th 2013, 12:25 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 12,639
Posted By marooned5

Re: Wesgreen international school - job offer

Sounds good - I would like to hear your experiences once you get there. Hope it will all be good!

Do the school provide / pay for family-sized accommodation? When I've been looking (not very hard...
Forum: ME Job Discussions
Aug 17th 2013, 8:47 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 12,639
Posted By marooned5

Re: Wesgreen international school - job offer

So, did any of you guys go to Wesgreen - and cocochanel, or any others, how are you living on the 10,000DHS?
Forum: ME Job Discussions
Aug 17th 2013, 5:11 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 2,633
Posted By marooned5

Can you support a family on a teacher's wage?

Hi everyone. I'm a secondary school teacher looking at jobs in Dubai and emirates. I would be accompanied by my spouse and 2 children.The going wage seems to be 9-14000 AED per month, with some (not...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 6th 2013, 12:07 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 964
Posted By marooned5

Thumbs up Re: Returning with Older Child Who Has Not Been in UK Schooling

You don't need GCSEs to do A levels, although you do need to prove competence or "equivalence" in maths and english. You should just bring all the info you can and talk to some admissions officers. ...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 1st 2013, 9:26 am
Replies: 60
Views: 5,950
Posted By marooned5

Re: Realistically what wages can you survive on in Nz(rural)south island - Methven ar

I agree Pippalonghorn - it is not being negative - it is just trying to give a true picture. Our first few months were really quite miserable due to hold-ups with pay and consequent grinding poverty!...
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 30th 2013, 2:27 pm
Replies: 60
Views: 5,950
Posted By marooned5

Re: Realistically what wages can you survive on in Nz(rural)south island

we have made ends meet on $72000 per year income before tax, for a family of 4 and paying $350 wk rent. It was fine, but there was little left over for holidays or meals out or anything. We have...
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 30th 2013, 2:04 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 976
Posted By marooned5

Re: is the cost of a container really worth it?

and bring all the clothes and toys you will need for the kids (and yourselves) for the next few years! cheap stuff here falls apart within minutes, and decent stuff seems way too pricey - i know I've...
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 30th 2013, 1:56 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 850
Posted By marooned5

Re: contracts exchanged, container booked, wow this is it!

It is if you land in Wellington on a windy (ie any!) day:eek:
Forum: Middle East
Jul 29th 2013, 6:42 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 31,762
Posted By marooned5

Re: Muscat, Oman. Living and working there,

[QUOTE=pepi1;10668964]Kia Ora folks.

I am a New Zealand teacher and have been offered a job in Muscat Oman, which I am really keen to take up. The idea of living in this part of the world is...
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 29th 2013, 2:30 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 850
Posted By marooned5

Re: contracts exchanged, container booked, wow this is it!

Yes, agree with other posters - the excitement can wear off when the reality of NZ not being the promised land hits home.... you will probably wonder whether you have done the right thing, quite...
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