Emigrate 2 New Zealand

Good day to you all and welcome back to my blog on emigrating to New Zealand. Well middle of winter at the moment and the sun is shining through the lounge window. I cant believe how much better the climate is here in the far north compared to Wellington. It makes sense in a way though, similar distance seperating the two as England and Scotland. When I was in Wellington it also seemed to rain a hell of a lot, the far north is supposed to rain a lot too, but so far, for me it is more like an indian summer !

It gets pretty chilly in the mornings and at night, but during the day tempratures are often around 16 to 18 degrees C. So all good. Well we are getting settled in well after relocating from Wellington. Starting to make new friends and it is good to be in touch with old ones too. Perhaps the final hurdle that we have had to face is finalising our residency, which is forthcoming after recently passing our medicals. If you are thinkiing of coming out to New Zealand then I would suggest that you go the EOI route and gain your residency in the UK, or wherever first. I came out on a talent visa, which is fine, the only thing is is that to gain residency you have to apply for everything all over again. That means health checks, character references, proof of relationship and the like. It is a lot cheaper than the UK, but it still additional costs at the end of the day.

Thought I would put down here some real time costs, just to give an idea of day to day living expenses for those considering emigrating.

I wouldnt even bother bringing your vehicle out here, they are very cheap. Many of the imported vehicles can go for around $2k to $3k. for the bottom end of the market, with top of the range second hand vehicles between 10k and 20k - 20k will get you something that seriously turns heads in the streets. Fuel is cheaper by far, around $1.80 a litre with 6 months car tax around $60.

The following are approx costs: -

• Bread - $4
• Milk - $2 - £3 for 1 litre
• Tins of toms/beans/spaghetti (cheap brand) - $1
• House rents - $250 - $450 a week
• House prices- $300k - $400k, budget, 2/3 bed with resonable amount of land, ensuites, garage etc
• House prices - $450k - $650k, mid range, more land 4 bed, reception, double garages, study, acres of land, etc
• House prices - $750 - $2mil top of the range, hectares of land, views etc, etc

House construction in New Zealand is predominantly timber framed buildings, the build time is VERY fast. If you are thinking about building off plan, then the procedure can be complex and local council by laws, such as building and resource consents can be daunting - again any questions just ask me........

• Pint of beer - $6
• Bottle of wine - $12
• Veg - $20 for a week, for a couple
• Meat - $40 for a week, for a couple
• Eggs - $5 dollars a dozen
• Flour - $4 three pounds
• Sugar - $3
• Standard coffee - $4
• Cereals - $5
• Cleaning materials $30 for a month

That gives you a general idea anyway.

Ok thats all for now, see you next time on my blog Emigrate New Zealand

emigrate to new zealand - update

Well hello all and welcome back to my blog on emigrating to new zealand. Been a while since I have last posted !!! Sole reason is relocating and finalising my residency status, as well as starting my new job, moving to a new home again etc etc.

Looking through forums it is clear to see that emigrating is still on the top of peoples list. New Zealand is very popular as always. It suprises me looking through some of the posts, with questions on how to emigrate, what to expect in new zealand and so on. It seems that many people are relying on forum posts for information on immigration rather than using the net in its entirety to research their country of choice. In this instance New Zealand. If you want to emigrate then research is of the upmost importance, not just the net either, but a more traditonal approach is just as useful, you know, books...

Before my partner and I chose to come out to new zealand, it was my mission to lay my hands on anyhting and everything that had the word "emigrate" or "New Zealand" in it. Anything that would give me more of an idea of the place and how to go about getting here. I went to travel agents and got stacks of brochures - which is useful for snapshots, I used the library extensivey. From the net I requested as many free brochures and literature as possible - the postman was not a happy bunny I can tell yer......

Obviously the net.....

Well, signing off now, time for breakfast. Went dolphin watching last weekend, "playing holiday maker".

Cheer for now snapa.

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General thoughts on New Zealand

Well hello again everyone and welcome back to my blog on emigrating to New Zealand. This page is just a reflection on how I am feeling at the moment. Well I've been here a year and a half now and settled well, although I would like to relocate soon to another part of the Country, simply because it was the first place I lived and remains to be the place I want to get a mortgage and settle permanently etc. Well, into March now and the summer is still going strong, very hot yesterday and I've got a wicked tan. It was good to sit out on the deck, have a couple of beers and a steak on the barbie. Starting to meet a lot more Kiwis now and having a good laugh at the local....

Some days I still get a bit homesick, although this is really begining to subside now. I enjoy my lifestyle so much more here, definately more healthy. I drink sensibly now as well as exercise more, it just seems esier here to settle into a healthier lifestyle than back in the UK, where everything just seemed to be same shit, different day. My career is begining to really take off here as well, which is good. One of the comments I notice is that people are on less wages than they were in the UK. This is true for many people, who were based more South and inland at the major cities in the UK. I lived in Lincolnshire and the wages there are the lowest in the UK. It used to make me laugh when on the news it would say thing such as the average wage was £27,000 ! Because I came from the lowest paid county back home, my wage here is a lot more, which makes life very much more easier indeed. It is a fact that there are less holidays but I am still owed 2 weeks leave at the end of a year and dont really mind.

Anyway thats all for now, not sure if this blog is on the net, which is a shame because I am sure people will have questions regarding this country, which I would be only too happy to provide my comment and thoughts......

Cheers Snapa.

Emigrate to New Zealand

Well I thought that I would wright some more on here as I haven't done so in a while, very busy 

getting everything sorted in the lead up to xmas. That is one very unique aspect to NZ. Pretty much the entire country closes for 1 to 2 weeks, shops open obviously, but main business, construction etc stops for weeks, which is Brilliant, as the sun shines for virtually all of this time and then a few months after that too!

Looks pretty gloomy outlook. It is a relief that the recession here is now alleviating. Although it is worth noting that in the Far North of the country construction work is still on a ‘go slow’. I estimate another 6 months or so before this begins to recover completely.

A good tip for general information is go to Google and type in Google NZ, seems surprising but this will provide different results, specific to this country, so this can really help you to find out more relevant information. Another thing to consider is look at “Trade me” this is the Kiwi equivalent to EBay, but its more. I managed to get my car from here, my home from here, even my job from here! Can’t see it with EBay somehow.

Well, like I’ve said before if you have any questions please feel free to ask away. I have been here 15 months now and still do not want to go back to the UK, sure at times I felt a little homesick, remembering family and friends and all the good things about the UK, but now I am also remembering the bad things as well, which is a lot.

The most important thing is to be adaptable and patient and do give things a chance. We had to relocate within the country after just 6 months of being here; we could have packed it in then and gone back to the UK, like some people have done according to some forums – bloody light weights! We stuck it out and I am so very pleased that we did, not looking back now.

Anyway that’s it for the time being, going to go for a pint then do some Xmas shopping, which includes loads of barbecue stuff ! hee hee.

Snapa

emigrate to new zealand

Well hello everyone and welcome to my first blog on emigrating to New Zealand. This is the first blog I have done so bear with me, but rest assured I will be adding to this post frequently, regarding our experiences when we chose to emigrate to New Zealand.
Please note that this blog is purely my personal views and opinion regarding moving to New Zealand and in no way should be regarded as proffessional advice. New Zealand law is quite clear regarding this - I want to be quite clear on this too, if you wish to seek proffessional advice then please don't consider this blog as such.
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Well My partner and I emigrated to New Zealand just over 13 months ago now, and I know what the experience is like. At one point we very nearly gave up, especially after we had had the umpteenth blood test! Emigrating is not easy, and we did it the hard way! We did totally everything on our own, and it was exhilarating and exhausting at the same time, not to mention scary, especially when you are faced with looking a the floor boards of where your lovely cosey carpet used to be! Yes we sold everything and totally went for broke, which I can say that thankfully it paid off!emigrate to new zealand
I have a lot to say about our whole experience and our choice to emigrate. Because I found it especially difficult to find out everything I wanted to know before the move I have chosen to make this my first post, and to respond to as many questions as I can.emigrate to new zealand
Since emigrating to New Zealand we now are living near to Wellington City. We have also experienced 6 months in the far north of New Zealand (the Bay of Islands) thats a different story and one I will wright about in the future.emigrate to new zealand
So if you are serious about wanting to emigrate to Gods country please feel free to ask away, but bear with me about my replies as, like I said, this is my first blog.emigrate to new zealand
What I can tell you now is that it is not entirely necessary to use consultants! Save yourself a few grand if you are prepared to do the work yourself - it really is not that difficult.
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Well thats all for now, got a sunset to see from the local beach bar, until next time and I hope that you enjoy reading my blog on what you have been dreaming about, your decision to emigrate to new zealand