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Forum: New Zealand
Aug 18th 2012, 12:42 am
Replies: 28
Views: 2,504
Posted By phyns

Re: The great kiwi pastime of shooting your mate claims another !

Nice. Like others I do however think that NZ needs stricter gun laws.
I get very wound up when duck shooting season starts and by brothers seem to think beer and duck shooting go hand in hand.
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 18th 2012, 12:27 am
Replies: 28
Views: 2,504
Posted By phyns

Re: The great kiwi pastime of shooting your mate claims another !

Sorry to bring up an old thread. Bo-Jangles, you'd love my family (or not) farmers from Taihape. We all had guns and always a freezer full of duck or venison. My Brother is into jet boats and always...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 16th 2012, 11:30 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 6,057
Posted By phyns

Where does everyone live

And why did you choose to live there.

Me and the family. Now in West Yorkshire but if the move back home happens we'll be moving to Mount Maunganui or Papamoa because of family there, good...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 16th 2012, 8:38 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 40,212
Posted By phyns

Re: Hot chocolate V milo

Raro, are you kidding. Mum bought it for us because she new we hated it and would drink water instead.
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 16th 2012, 8:37 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 40,212
Posted By phyns

Re: Hot chocolate V milo

I miss wild pork and cabbage or cress. I'm looking forward to having a freezer of wild venison again. Yum
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 16th 2012, 8:34 pm
Replies: 69
Views: 8,076
Posted By phyns

Re: Would I move to NZ tomorrow if I knew what I know now?

When I get home I'm going to aim to give 1 expat a hug a day. Sound's like many need it.

OK maybe not a hug but I'd love to meet some of you.
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 16th 2012, 8:32 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,062
Posted By phyns

Re: WHANGAREI

I've got some family that live up that way and they seem to love it. For me it's a bit too far from the rest of NZ (just my opinion off course).

Some lovely small towns and incredible bush up...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 16th 2012, 8:23 pm
Replies: 69
Views: 8,076
Posted By phyns

Re: Would I move to NZ tomorrow if I knew what I know now?

Out of interest why did peeps move to NZ. Not trying to start a debate but rather am interested as I'm looking at moving my family back home to the BOP.
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 16th 2012, 7:08 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 24,415
Posted By phyns

Re: NZ Pros and Cons

Some of the beach's on the west coast of Scotland up towards Oban are incredible.

A big con has to be the distance away from family. I skype my family every day so they can say hi to the kids....
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 16th 2012, 6:13 pm
Replies: 69
Views: 8,076
Posted By phyns

Re: Would I move to NZ tomorrow if I knew what I know now?

That is a great post.

Genesis, I think parts of NZ can be a crap hole. I've never understood why someone would want to live in Auckland but you state that you only want to start debate but...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 16th 2012, 7:43 am
Replies: 69
Views: 8,076
Posted By phyns

Re: Would I move to NZ tomorrow if I knew what I know now?

in the UK houses are as cheap as they've been since 2007 in most of the country and the exchange rate is perfect to return to UK.
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 16th 2012, 6:18 am
Replies: 30
Views: 40,212
Posted By phyns

Re: Hot chocolate V milo

my go to food is marinated mussels and peanut slabs. not together hmmmm. But you can't beat a home kill roast mutton with roast potatoes, pumkin and the works. Yum.
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 16th 2012, 5:19 am
Replies: 69
Views: 8,076
Posted By phyns

Re: Would I move to NZ tomorrow if I knew what I know now?

Nice. :rofl:

Where in Taupo you live. I used to live there in the 90s. Was on the original crew and the bungy setting it up etc and used to raft the Tongariro. My Parents have a batch at Hatepe so...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 16th 2012, 5:09 am
Replies: 108
Views: 13,914
Posted By phyns

Re: "Everyday" costs in NZ

What would a old wizard need with the pill?
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 16th 2012, 5:01 am
Replies: 35
Views: 24,415
Posted By phyns

Re: NZ Pros and Cons

Dumbledore. Great post and I agree 100% with all your cons.
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 16th 2012, 4:57 am
Replies: 69
Views: 8,076
Posted By phyns

Re: Would I move to NZ tomorrow if I knew what I know now?

I hate it where we live in the UK but thankfully I have plans to leave and go and come home to NZ.
BUT while I hated it here, I joined local council and tried to make a change. If people don't like...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 15th 2012, 2:11 am
Replies: 35
Views: 24,415
Posted By phyns

Re: NZ Pros and Cons

ah I see. You were watching Corrie and thought "I want a peice of that, I know, I'll move to NZ" :-)
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 14th 2012, 11:12 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 24,415
Posted By phyns

Re: NZ Pros and Cons

Yeah some rivers and lakes are a real worry and very sad. Before I left NZ in 1996 I was a raft guide in NZ so it's sad to see how they have become so polluted with algae. Hope they clean up.
It...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 14th 2012, 10:25 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 24,415
Posted By phyns

Re: NZ Pros and Cons

Con
Medical and dental is more expensive in NZ than the UK
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 14th 2012, 10:06 pm
Replies: 108
Views: 13,914
Posted By phyns

Re: "Everyday" costs in NZ

thanks Bo-Jangles. That is great. This is what I pay in the UK

$ 125.00 Check up at Dentist UK-£16
$ 350.00 Tooth Out (Ouch on many levels) UK-£45
$ 125.00 Scale & Polish with hygienist UK NA...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 14th 2012, 9:33 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 24,415
Posted By phyns

NZ Pros and Cons

Since I've been reading this forum I've seen loads of pros and more cons than I expected.
I'm a kiwi who has lived in the UK for most of my working life. Have started 3 business and lost 1 in the...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 14th 2012, 7:19 pm
Replies: 108
Views: 13,914
Posted By phyns

Re: "Everyday" costs in NZ

I was shocked how expensive it is back home. When I first moved to the UK i couldn't believe how expensive the UK was but in general costs, especially when earning dollars, NZ is more expensive.
...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 12th 2012, 11:12 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,109
Posted By phyns

Re: Val Gets Gold

Great news. I thought the woman from Belarus looked far too much like Bill Oddie.
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 12th 2012, 7:37 pm
Replies: 53
Views: 31,296
Posted By phyns

Re: Maori Culture and Taboos

Hi Jan,

You should never feel like an invader. NZ has a history of migrants that we should be very proud off.

Every person in NZ is a migrant weather it be the Maori who arrived 900 years...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 11th 2012, 8:29 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 40,212
Posted By phyns

Re: Hot chocolate V milo

I'm a kiwi and I don't like Milo. It's not chocolate though. We were force feed the crap at boarding school in NZ and I've not been able to touch it since.
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