[janmommy]

We've (me, daughter and partner)finally decided to move to NZ (Wellington - most likely).
We are going to send the EOI off this weekend or early next week. Go across for a holiday in April. And if we like it we'll move across and apply for a visa once we're over there.

Does anyone know about the pollen count in NZ?

[Belmont Babes]

Hi and welcome. Someone will be along to answer soon I'm sure

[liamnrach]

Does anyone know about the pollen count in NZ?

Hiya guys! Welcome to the forum!:) I am no expert when it comes to pollen counts in NZ, but I do suffer from Hayfever in the UK. I went out in the NZ summer last year and did suffer a bit. I believe that the NZ has the same issues with hayfever and pollen count as they do in the UK. It will of course be dependant on when you travel. The NZ Met site has some good info on pollen counts and sun indexes etc, so that will be a good place to start.

http://www.metservice.co.nz/default/index.php

Other than that, as Belmont Babes stated, someone will have the answer for you here!!

Good Luck:cheers

Liam n Rach

[dangermouse]

Hello and welcome...

I have no idea about the pollen count in Wellington - but we arrived here in February and I suffered with hay fever in the UK - no sign since arriving - but maybe it will hit me in the spring??

Very happy with decision to settle in Wellington - could not choose a nicer capital city! :raebanana

Alison, John & the kids (x 3)

[speckythecky]

Welcome to the forum,

pollen is everywhere but hayfever can also be affected by other airbourne pollutants,

Don't let hayfever stop your life.

[IanW99]

There is definitely pollen in the Wellington region as we suffered from it this year.

People who suffer hayfever are normally affected by either grass pollens or tree pollens. If you suffer from grass pollen then you will probably be just as affected as in the UK.

If you suffer from tree pollen then you may be lucky as the types of trees in NZ are different and even though they still give off pollen your body is unlikely to respond to them initially due to them being 'foreign'.

That said, my son who had not suffered from hayfever in the UK does suffer here.

Of course it is recommended that hayfever sufferers live near the coast for the sea breezes (less pollen) so if you are thinking of Wellington you will be lucky here on both counts.

Ian

[Chiba]

Welcome aboard, and good luck with your application!

From this hayfever sufferer's experience of moving to another country, you may find that you suffer less in NZ. When I moved to Japan I found it to be much less of an issue, even though I really suffered in the UK, and hayfever is notoriously bad here. I think the current thinking is that you get sensitized to your local environment, so if you grow up in grassland, as I did, then you tend to end up with grass based hayfever. I only really suffer now if I go near the local river, which has an unmaintained banks where grasses grow. Hayfever sufferers here mostly react to cedar pollen, which I've no issue with at all. So, if you want the best chance to avoid the blight, my advice would be to move to a location as unlike your current one as possible.

By the way, have you tried honey therapy? Eat honey all year round from bees in your local area - apparently it can make a huge difference to your hayfever. Make friends with a local beekeper!

[janmommy]

By the way, have you tried honey therapy? Eat honey all year round from bees in your local area - apparently it can make a huge difference to your hayfever. Make friends with a local beekeper!


i've heard about that. i've only eaten austrialian honey but we have loads of local honey in the cupboard. i think i'll be alright since i suffer from flower pollen.