[vanmarwijk]

Hi,

I've been reading though this forum for a while now and thought it would be nice to introduce myself (us) first before posting anything.

We (me and girlfriend Karin) are from the Netherlands and thought it was time for a change, quit our jobs, booked a ticket to NZ and will be arriving in Auckland january 29th.

Before arrival we'll try to arrange a job interview or two, hopefully land a job, tour around a bit and start settling in. After a year we'll decide if we want to stay, return or prolong. If we can't can't get things figured out within three months (about the time our money will last without working) we'll fly home, taking a little asian detour.

We would probably like to set up camp in New Plymouth, but it all depends a bit on the jobs available. Since we're both (very) experienced web developers I'm not too worried about getting a job, it's just where we can get it...

Karin is eligible for a working holiday visum (she's 28), while I'm dependent on a job offer (I'm 36).

Every bit of advice is welcome and in case any of you is interested, we have an online CV and portfolio.
Peter: http://www.klontjes.com/peter/
Karin: http://www.cssismore.com/

Groeten,

Peter.

[Nathan]

Please PM me when you have the required 5 posts.
Nathan

[kanatakiwi]

Hi,

I've been reading though this forum for a while now and thought it would be nice to introduce myself (us) first before posting anything.

We (me and girlfriend Karin) are from the Netherlands and thought it was time for a change, quit our jobs, booked a ticket to NZ and will be arriving in Auckland january 29th.

Before arrival we'll try to arrange a job interview or two, hopefully land a job, tour around a bit and start settling in. After a year we'll decide if we want to stay, return or prolong. If we can't can't get things figured out within three months (about the time our money will last without working) we'll fly home, taking a little asian detour.

We would probably like to set up camp in New Plymouth, but it all depends a bit on the jobs available. Since we're both (very) experienced web developers I'm not too worried about getting a job, it's just where we can get it...

Karin is eligible for a working holiday visum (she's 28), while I'm dependent on a job offer (I'm 36).

Every bit of advice is welcome and in case any of you is interested, we have an online CV and portfolio.
Peter: http://www.klontjes.com/peter/
Karin: http://www.cssismore.com/

Groeten,

Peter.

First of all , welcome to the forum, and good luck on your January trip and job hunting.

I was a bit puzzled by your posting, or maybe its just the wording of your posting. Do you have a work visa? or are you thinking you will apply for it once you are here ? and does Karin have the working holiday visa already ?

It sounds like you are in a field where you might be lucky in getting job offers, but it helps to already have the work visa.

anyway good luck with it all.

[vanmarwijk]

First of all , welcome to the forum, and good luck on your January trip and job hunting.

I was a bit puzzled by your posting, or maybe its just the wording of your posting. Do you have a work visa? or are you thinking you will apply for it once you are here ? and does Karin have the working holiday visa already ?
Thanks, glad to be here.

I was thinking to apply for a visa once in NZ. As far as I could figure it out I have all the necessary qualifications, except the job offer... And thought that would be a lot easier to come by once in NZ.
Karin has yet to apply for the working holiday visa as well, but since that starts as soon as she enters NZ, we thought to wait with an application until I had a job offer at least.

We'll be job hunting online in the next month and will see what that brings us