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How's life in NZ/Aus?

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    #902
    FreeAnd..
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,150 ✭✭✭FreeAnd..


    Mellor wrote: »
    Regional, but by no means rural.
    Saved a fortune on taxis, lived next door to the pub :D:D

    Was just ribbing :D - with the amount of illegal 2WHV related posts floating around these days


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    #903
    FreeAnd..
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    skittles_10 wrote: »
    so myself and my boyfriend are moving to perth in august.
    Can any1 give us advice as to what area to look for accommodation? Whats the standard rental for 1 or 2 bed apartment? we are traveling over on a 1 year working holiday visa and neither of us have been to oz before, so its all new.. any advice would be greatly appreciated...:confused:

    Avoid the immediate city centre for living - its probably the most boring place on earth...get a car as soon as possible. its hard to do much in WA without a car and even though public transport is ace coming from the citym getting back into the city is always an issue

    - there are nice suburbs close to the city like subi etc but I suppose it all depends where you will end up working...the train line in Perth is really good so somewhere close to that would probably suit best

    not sure on current prices - think we paid $380 a week for a one bed in the city (about 2 years ago)


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    #904
    Crumble Froo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,196 ✭✭✭Crumble Froo


    hey guys. emmm, just thought i'd pop in here and throw it out there that im now single. contemplating returning home once i get the funds. all a bit nuts. hope the rest of ye are doing sweet :) x


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    #905
    Dazzler88
    Registered Users Posts: 514 ✭✭✭Dazzler88


    anyone on here living in Perth..im looking to rent a room there by the end of the month..anyone looking for a roomie???


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    #906
    Zambia
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    Crumble Froo wrote: »
    hey guys. emmm, just thought i'd pop in here and throw it out there that im now single. contemplating returning home once i get the funds. all a bit nuts. hope the rest of ye are doing sweet :) x

    Hope your ok. Do you have a chance of doing a year in Oz?

    Chin up;)


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    #907
    jank
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    Crumble Froo wrote: »
    hey guys. emmm, just thought i'd pop in here and throw it out there that im now single. contemplating returning home once i get the funds. all a bit nuts. hope the rest of ye are doing sweet :) x

    Ah dont go home, there will be nothing there for you. Life in NZ is sweet single or not!


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    #908
    Crumble Froo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,196 ✭✭✭Crumble Froo


    ah, it's not being single, it was just that the only reason i ever came here was to be with him. ill probably end up staying here. still loving chch.

    Zambia232 wrote: »
    Hope your ok. Do you have a chance of doing a year in Oz?

    Chin up;)

    nah, used that up when my visa for nz was denied and i had to get out of the country. bit of a waste, but ah well, had to be done.

    doing a lot better now. moved into a flat, where i dont quite have a room/bed/blankets yet, but love the people and the place, so things'll work out :)


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    #909
    Traq
    Registered Users Posts: 253 ✭✭Traq


    doing a lot better now. moved into a flat, where i dont quite have a room/bed/blankets yet, but love the people and the place, so things'll work out

    Glad to hear that things are looking up for you. At least in chch you can keep on surfing!


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    #910
    Sham Courtney
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    wellington the best city in the world after cork! :)


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    #911
    allyg
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    HI all

    My wife and i and our 3 yr old son are going to oz for 4 weeks in june /july could anyone give us some advice on where to go :rolleyes:

    thanks
    allyg


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    #912
    FreeAnd..
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    Sham Courtney wrote: »
    wellington the best city in the world after cork! :)

    ah about 40% accuracy...not bad for a first post :)


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    #913
    NotSoDumbBlonde
    Closed Accounts Posts: 91 ✭✭NotSoDumbBlonde


    Information sought on Dunedin due to a prospective move there soon.......climate/people/things to do/work-climate/general information!

    Any info greatly appreciated!

    Many thanks!!


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    #914
    pclancy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,939 ✭✭✭pclancy


    Wellington-Queenstown flying trip photos:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055883155


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    #915
    iilovelamp
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    Crumble Froo wrote: »
    ah, it's not being single, it was just that the only reason i ever came here was to be with him. ill probably end up staying here. still loving chch.

    Aww you dote. Sure it's probably fate though, it'll all work out for you, I definitely wouldn't go home!

    How about the rest of you guys, do you still get homesick for Eire? Any tips on dealing with it? Heading over to Sydney in July and afraid that I'll miss all the little things about Dublin


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    #916
    watna
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    Crumble - I'm only seeing this now. I'm really sorry to hear that. Hope your doing ok. Maybe you can make it up to Wellington for a visit now? Would love to have you! :)

    That's if I ever get back to NZ. watna = stuck in Dublin!


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    #917
    Zambia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭Zambia


    Volcano trouble?


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    #918
    watna
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    Zambia232 wrote: »
    Volcano trouble?

    Yup, have moved my flight to Wednesday but it's not looking good for then either. God knows when I'll get back to NZ!


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    #919
    Crumble Froo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,196 ✭✭✭Crumble Froo


    iilovelamp wrote: »
    Aww you dote. Sure it's probably fate though, it'll all work out for you, I definitely wouldn't go home!

    How about the rest of you guys, do you still get homesick for Eire? Any tips on dealing with it? Heading over to Sydney in July and afraid that I'll miss all the little things about Dublin

    aye, i reckon ill end up staying here, unless there's some sort of family crisis im needed for back home.

    im not sure i have a way to deal with homesickness. when i felt it really bad, i put a thread up in personal issues, which was nice to get answers from irish people in other countries, and just to contact home in a way.

    the longer im here, the less i get homesick, althought watching films like the snapper, a film with me in it, once and waveriders to tend to get me a bit homesick. took me ages to find good friends i really really clicked with here, but it's been so much easier to feel right at home here now that ive got those people around me.
    watna wrote: »
    Crumble - I'm only seeing this now. I'm really sorry to hear that. Hope your doing ok. Maybe you can make it up to Wellington for a visit now? Would love to have you! :)

    That's if I ever get back to NZ. watna = stuck in Dublin!

    aye, doing ok now. moved in under the stairs of my mate's flat/warehouse/venue. bit chilly, but fun place to live, grungy, lots of bands, heaps of punks and metallers around.

    yes! ill have to make it up to wellington. at the moment saving for the rest of my tattoo to get up in new plymouth, but wellington in the spring could be nice.


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    #920
    watna
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    Sounds like you're doing ok. :) You know where I am anyway. Ireland are playing the All Blacks in New Plymouth in June. I'm heading up to it. You should try to come then!

    Got a flight out tomorrow so I should be back in Welly on Sunday evening, only a week late!

    Coincidentally, 23rd April 2008 is the date I originally left Ireland to move to New Zealand and now, exactly two years later I'll be flying there from Ireland again. Weird!


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    #921
    Rebel Boy
    Registered Users Posts: 322 ✭✭Rebel Boy


    I'm moving to Australia later this year, more than likly in November. Am I stone mad travelling solo or is this the best way to do it? I'm not sure which city to head to 1st. I was considering starting off in Perth & staying there for a week or two just to see the city then maybe moving on to Melbourne. Where is the best place to live and find jobs etc?


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    #922
    mandrake04
    Registered Users Posts: 4,435 ✭✭✭mandrake04


    Rebel Boy wrote: »
    I'm moving to Australia later this year, more than likly in November. Am I stone mad travelling solo or is this the best way to do it? I'm not sure which city to head to 1st. I was considering starting off in Perth & staying there for a week or two just to see the city then maybe moving on to Melbourne. Where is the best place to live and find jobs etc?

    I traveled on my own in Asia for 3 months before I landed in Australia, and spent about a month moving around before I put root down... am still here 5 years on. Best thing I ever done

    Going Solo is the best way, it means you are the most flexible and you are not relying on other people.

    Imagine being offered a job in the mines but there's is only 1 job going, if you are with someone its likely you would knock the job back because you don't want to leave your mate.

    Also when looking for a place to live, its easier to find a spare room rather than 2 spare rooms.

    Its easy to make decisions when traveling, if you want to do something you can be as spontaneous as you wish.

    Its easy to make new friends when your on your own, forces you to strike up conversation with strangers.

    and best of all it builds character.


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    #923
    She123
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭She123


    Hi my first time on boards...hope im on the right thread...im looking for any information on moving to new zealand..myselaf and my partner and son are moving next January and are looking for an area which would be good for work and also for our son...Any ideas?


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    #924
    FreeAnd..
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    She123 wrote: »
    Hi my first time on boards...hope im on the right thread...im looking for any information on moving to new zealand..myselaf and my partner and son are moving next January and are looking for an area which would be good for work and also for our son...Any ideas?

    I would reccommend Wellington 100% - its small but busy, plenty to do and I would imagine its extremely child friendly...work is plentiful (depending on what you do) - and January will be in the Summer so the weather should be good


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    #925
    Rabies
    Registered Users Posts: 15,258 ✭✭✭✭Rabies


    Winter is moving in to Auckland.
    Already seeing the drop in tourism.

    I hope people don't come here looking for easy casual bar work, most of us are cutting back as of now.


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    #926
    larsson7
    Registered Users Posts: 70 ✭✭larsson7


    FreeAnd.. wrote: »
    I would reccommend Wellington 100% - its small but busy, plenty to do and I would imagine its extremely child friendly...work is plentiful (depending on what you do) - and January will be in the Summer so the weather should be good

    Hey, can I ask what kind of work? Making the move in a few weeks and looking for accounting work. I have Auckland in mind but am open to anywhere.
    Thanks


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    #927
    FreeAnd..
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,150 ✭✭✭FreeAnd..


    larsson7 wrote: »
    Hey, can I ask what kind of work? Making the move in a few weeks and looking for accounting work. I have Auckland in mind but am open to anywhere.
    Thanks

    Sorry, don't know about Accounting - my area is around Software contracting...


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    #928
    pclancy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,939 ✭✭✭pclancy


    Lots of big business and government departments in Wellington. Public sector are supposed to be on a pay freeze right now though.


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    #929
    LisaMe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36 ✭LisaMe


    Hi everyone,

    I'm heading to Sydney next week.... I'm just wondering what type of clothes to bring... Some people say it's really cold, others say that the weather is not as bad as our winter. How is the weather there?? Will I need to bring warm jumpers etc?


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    #930
    FreeAnd..
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    Not sure about Sydney at the moment but if you come to Wellington its pretty miserable at the moment - wet and cold...Last July when I was in Sydney it got down to -1 (could have been in Canberra though) - either way it was cold so yes - winter is winter, you will need winter clothes and it can get really cold....


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    #931
    Chet Zar
    Registered Users Posts: 968 ✭✭✭Chet Zar


    LisaMe wrote: »
    Hi everyone,

    I'm heading to Sydney next week.... I'm just wondering what type of clothes to bring... Some people say it's really cold, others say that the weather is not as bad as our winter. How is the weather there?? Will I need to bring warm jumpers etc?

    They do get winters too....Bring a rain jacket anyway! http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=sydney+weather


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