Mumbo Jumbo Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 HI , Ive had an e.mail from a friend in the USA, who is thinking of moving to New Zealand, or may be Thailand , he's been to Thailand but not NZ, and he's asked me if I know any one who has lived in NZ , to try and get some feed back as to the way of life there...? any forum readers who have lived in NZ could you offer some " comments about life there..? Thanks .... Mumbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoophound Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 Hmmm ok from an expat Aucklander living in Sydney. Nice place to retire!!! Nice People Rains a lot Best Rugby team in the world Auckland one of the most beautiful harbours in the world. Bay of Islands,fantastic and great fishing. South Island....simply spectacular. Quiet living,nice restaurants,great food ,clean green scenery,clean air,not too crowded. Work ops limited unless you want to buy yourself a job. Labour Govt !,political correctness gone overboard. 450k of us living in Aus!!! Hmm prob Queenslands better Three months a year its beautiful....feb march and april. Xena comes from NZ. HI , Ive had an e.mail from a friend in the USA, who is thinking of moving to New Zealand, or may be Thailand , he's been to Thailand but not NZ, and he's asked me if I know any one who has lived in NZ , to try and get some feed back as to the way of life there...? any forum readers who have lived in NZ could you offer some " comments about life there..? Thanks .... Mumbo <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jockstar Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 Hmmm ok from an expat Aucklander living in Sydney. Nice place to retire!!! Nice People Rains a lot Best Rugby team in the world Auckland one of the most beautiful harbours in the world. Bay of Islands,fantastic and great fishing. South Island....simply spectacular. Quiet living,nice restaurants,great food ,clean green scenery,clean air,not too crowded. Work ops limited unless you want to buy yourself a job. Labour Govt !,political correctness gone overboard. 450k of us living in Aus!!! Hmm prob Queenslands better Three months a year its beautiful....feb march and april. Xena comes from NZ. Gotta agree with most of these. I lived in NZ for a year. Firstly. How old is your friend? Is he married? Kids? The reason i ask is. Nz is one of the most diverse and beautiful countries i have been to. But if you are young then it can be boring unless you have bit of money to do stuff. But saying that if you like the outdoors. There is loads of trecks and walks you can do. I lived in Auckland. Nice clean city. But souless.IMHO. Bangkok has much more character but its dirrty and not the prettiest city. But i'd pick it over Auckland. BUT! If you have kids. Then i'd say NZ is one of the best countries in the world you could bring them up in. Very clean and open spaces. 2nd everything about the Bay of Islands and down South(but less jobs). Great people aswell. Many of my good friends live or come from there. Hope this helps in some way. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley'sLife Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 I go to NZ regularly, and would go more often if they didn't restrict me to 6months in any 12 months. Stunningly beautiful countryside, very friendly people, cheap property but becoming more expensive, especially as the NZdollar is now buying 30% more sterling than it did 3 years ago. Bay of Islands is just heaven on earth. The boating/sailing is incredible. Immigration has become more difficult. 3 years ago I could have bought a B&B and got in on a Business Visa. Now I would need to invest over $4million NZD to get in. Can still get in on a skills basis, provided that you are younger than 56yrs. Warning: Take a woman with you because the sheep are better looking than most NZ women, and have better teeth. The climate is perfect especially in the north of North Island. Travelling around requires a car as the public transport out of the main areas such as Auckland, Wellington etc.. is non existent. Freedom camping is permitted throughout the country so use of a rental Motor Home to look around is ideal. I agree with the previous poster about young people... it must be so boring living in the counrtyside especially. Maybe that's why NZ invented a lot of Extreme Sports, and the concept of dating sheep. Everyone should see NZ for themselves. I don't know of anyone having gone there and not loved the place. Cheers, Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 (edited) Your friends need to know that it is a requirement for all New Zulanders to eventually move to Australia as part of a conspiricy to drive Aussies mad and boost the IQ level of themselves. Edited September 6, 2005 by Old Croc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoophound Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 Yes New zealanders are definitely managing Australian business now,just look at David Kirk taking over Fairfax.Graham Hart with Burns Philp and Goodman Fielder etc.Ralph Norris New CEO commbank. Aussies need us!!! Hmmm as for the sheep thing,I am reliably told scotland has more sheep per head of population than anywhere else in the world and the men wear skirts to make it easier. (sorry Jockstar) Good point re kids a great place,couldnt think why you would bring up a kid in Thailand. Your friends need to know that it is a requirement for all New Zulanders to eventually move to Australia as part of a conspiricy to drive Aussies mad and boost the IQ level of themselves. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muldoon Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 I am born and raised in NZL, and 1 quarter thai to boot (mother is half thai).My wife is thai too(and a NZL citizen). We decided to choose live in NZL as our main home base and spend time at our house in LOS for a few months each year when we feel like being there. These our our reasons for liking Auckland,NZL : 1) financial security(banking,insurance,investments etc...) 2) stable political climate 3) physical safety 4) rugby ..my wife would say Dan Carter 5) outdoor activities,adventure sports 6) south island drives 7) proximity to South Pacific Islands,beaches 8) proximity to Sydney where we have various friends,business engagements 9) nice roads (I like driving my sports car the way it is supposed to be driven) 10) limited corruption 11) a long way from america 12) great fresh food and produce 13) generally laid back folk, more so in the South Island 14) climate reasonably temperate, but provides for an eclectic mix of winter and summer sports/activities. 15) good education system 16) great healthcare gosh...I could go on and on. check out the NZL IMMIGRATION website on how to migrate and get permanent residency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxm88 Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 Has your friend ever been to Alaska? If so then he'll have a very good idea of what he can expect from New Zealand! 1) financial security(banking,insurance,investments etc...)Ditto Alaska -- and they give you free money, too!2) stable political climateDitto Alaska!3) physical safetyDisagree: there's a lot of hostility in NZ.4) rugby ..my wife would say Dan CarterIrrelevant to his American friend.5) outdoor activities,adventure sportsDitto.6) south island drivesIn Alaska you can drive all the way to Russia!...11) a long way from america Ditto!...check out the NZL IMMIGRATION website on how to migrate and get permanent residency. There's a easily to understand point system but basically: unless your friend's sitting on a mint forget about legal immigration to NZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muldoon Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 3) physical safetyDisagree: there's a lot of hostility in NZ. I guess this depends alot on where you go and what you do. If you hit the bars on Queen St on a Friday night you'll see more hostility than you would dining out at Antoines in Parnell. So it is situational. Like anywhere in the world really.Personally I dont feel hostility in NZ, then again I'm not really very reactionary or observant of hostile acts, so my gauge may be a little bias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muldoon Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 This is a fantastic website about NZL. Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiamOne Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 and the reasons for living there.... Beautiful Boring should be fine then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 Lived on the north island for several years. Wellington has a great pub scene, and lots of vibrance, but crappy weather. Auckland is boring, but nearby alot of great places, the north is amazing with great fishing and sailing on the east coast, and good surfing 30min away on the west coast. cv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuchok Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 Your friends need to know that it is a requirement for all New Zulanders to eventually move to Australia as part of a conspiricy to drive Aussies mad and boost the IQ level of themselves. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No, the Old Croc has it 100% wrong.Every time a Kiwi goes to Aussie the countries IQ raises buy 50%. The only bad thing is that they pinch our sportsmen and call them thier own.I suppose that's ok considering they used to be a bunch of soap-dodging crims to start with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdenner Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 Yes New zealanders are definitely managing Australian business now,just look at David Kirk taking over Fairfax.Graham Hart with Burns Philp and Goodman Fielder etc.Ralph Norris New CEO commbank.Aussies need us!!! And than, there is Lion Nathan taking over our Brewerys. Nice country, I really enjoyed my stay over there. Your friend could do alot worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muldoon Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 [And than, there is Lion Nathan taking over our Brewerys. Doug Myers sold out to the Japanese many years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 HI , Ive had an e.mail from a friend in the USA, who is thinking of moving to New Zealand, or may be Thailand , he's been to Thailand but not NZ, and he's asked me if I know any one who has lived in NZ , to try and get some feed back as to the way of life there...? any forum readers who have lived in NZ could you offer some " comments about life there..? Thanks .... Mumbo <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No-one has ever "lived" in NZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumbo Jumbo Posted September 11, 2005 Author Share Posted September 11, 2005 Thanks to all for your comments , I am going to pass them on to my friend in the USA, NZ sounds OK, ...? Thanks ........... Mumbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandon Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 HI , Ive had an e.mail from a friend in the USA, who is thinking of moving to New Zealand, or may be Thailand , he's been to Thailand but not NZ, and he's asked me if I know any one who has lived in NZ , to try and get some feed back as to the way of life there...? any forum readers who have lived in NZ could you offer some " comments about life there..? Thanks .... Mumbo No-one has ever "lived" in NZ I am "staying" there at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
think_too_mut Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 Wellington - on a nice day one of the prettiest places in the world. Lived there in 1992. Last time went in 2000 and it changed for better. However, in the street where theatres are (can't remember it's name now) there were 20 doner kebab shops. Before, there were none. Funny how one American tourist described the city: "Half the size of New Yourk city cemetary and twice as dead". But it's pretty. (Don't mention the wind.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoophound Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 Wellington Yes the most boring place in NZ Like Canberra in AUS. Full of public servants and buearaucrats who think they have built the culture capital of NZ. Grow a beard,take your cardigan and sandles and socks. Wellington - on a nice day one of the prettiest places in the world. Lived there in 1992. Last time went in 2000 and it changed for better. However, in the street where theatres are (can't remember it's name now) there were 20 doner kebab shops. Before, there were none.Funny how one American tourist described the city: "Half the size of New Yourk city cemetary and twice as dead". But it's pretty. (Don't mention the wind.) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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