[doowrehsij]

Hi Guys,

Thought I would bang a quick thread out there to see what kind of people are thinking / in the process / emigrated to NZ and where people are heading.

I'm 28, (my wife is 27) with our 3 month old baby looking to go to Christchurch...

Any takers?!

[lnz]

This will be interesting!

We are a child-free couple in our early 40s.

[Mrs Pony]

We're both in late 20's. No kids. 1 dog. 1 cat. Heading for Wellington (hopefully).

[smitjo]

I'm in my late 20's, husband just turned 30....no kids but one lovely chocolate labrador (who is coming too)! We are heading to Napier, Hawke's Bay!

[JandM]

M is 66 and I'm 60. Our son, d-i-l and grandchildren are based in Titirangi, so we'll be going somewhere within reach - we loved the Waitakeres, where we stayed in a rented house last year.

[jasonelsa56]

Late 30's 4 kids + one small dog. Heading for Auckland

J

[SNK05]

No little ones, OH's kids all grown up, not with us and staying here. I'm 37, OH 48.....heading for Dunedin.....hopefully!

Sue
xx

[BkyMonster]

29 and 34 here. 2 dogs, no kids until we get PR and heading wherever my OH gets a job he likes.

[TheNaylors]

We're both 30 and have two daughters, 4 & 2.

Hoping to head to Whangarei area of Northland or Bay of Plenty

:D

[Motleybeast]

Me(36), wife(34) and two kids 6 and 4. Heading for the North Island. Tauranga, New Plymouth, Hawkes Bay, Auckland... Just need a job!!

[andrewp]

Me (42) Wife (39) 2 sons (3 and 10 months) heading to Auckland on 6 Jan 09 if all goes to plan.

[benandclare]

49 and 47 been here in Christchurch for 11 months and 17 year old son just joined us

[two dogs]

36 & 35, no kids yet (but two scottish terriers) - looking into Wellington (in the IT & Financial sectors)

[Susan&Dennis]

Teacher/X-ray tech, 53 and 60, no kids yet (grin), heading to the Far North, we hope.

[steviebhoy]

I'm 35 wife 31 heading to Hawke's Bay next year with our two cats. No weans :)

[doowrehsij]

Wow - thanks for the response guys! Anyone else... Keep them coming! ;)

[YouMeAndThree]

Me (41), OH (41) and 3 DD's (5, 4 and 21 months) are heading to job offer in Auckland. OH is planning to arrive mid August, I shall follow end of August/beginning of Sept. OH will be leaving 2DD's behind (18 and 15) with his ex. Our old dog has already been re-homed (and loving it :wah) with my parents who live 5 minutes up the road.

Lx

[mgbridges]

Me (37, PA), OH (37, IT Project Manager), DS (5.5yrs) ages/jobs applicable for when we came out to Auckland in Aug 2007. Our 2 cats got re-homed with work colleagues parents.

Anneliese

[PaoLe]

Me 40 (EA and Social Worker), OH 35 (IT Project Manager), our daughter 2 years old & our dog. Heading in Wellington, we hope January 2009???

[madmungo]

Me (35), OH (38), two kids (7 and 4) heading to Auckland 8th Jan '09

[Scotty69]

Me 36 (37 very soon) croupier (boooorring), OH IT manager 36 only 3 weeks younger than me and thinks hes a toy boy :rolleyes:. DS 4.5 years (monster).
OH doing 2 week reccie Auckland and Wellington will go where he gets (IF) job offer (all fingers and toes crossed) :D
We'r both from Scotland me Glasgow OH Dundee living in Glasgow hoping to be in NZ beging November 2008:exit

Natasha

[willsken]

Me (38), OH (40), 2 kids (15) and (12) and one little dog we brought with us from the UK. Me - teacher, OH - builder. Living in Hawke's Bay for the last 18 months. (loving every minute of it!!:D)

[Moorf]

Me 40, hubby 40 - no kids, 2 dogs, 2 lambs, 4 chooks. Me - writer / hubby - .net programmer.

From UK (all over)
Now live inland rural Canterbury

Been here 4 yrs in Sept 08, still loving it here, no regrets, no intentions to return to UK.

[calixfornia]

26 and 30, no kids... we're heading to Wellington!

[Beachcombers]

Me 40 from the UK, Mrs Beachcombers is 39 from Finland, Mini Comber (Sabrina) 6mths - Made in New Zealand! :p

Been travelling heaps and ended up in NZ four years ago, lived in Auckland for two years, currently in Marlborough, hopefully moving to Nrth Canterbury soon.

Both involved in the wine industry.

[Leanne]

I'm 29 (okay...fine...I'm 38 :uhoh) and heading for Auckland in September.

[K&J]

I'm 32 year old Brit and my partner is a 29 year old Kiwi - were heading to Wellington where my partner's family is living.

Karin

[coopers]

43 and 39 kids 12 and 15 ,dog which came too. Yorkshire to Christchurch two years ago.

[Familyofmonkeys]

Me 31 (busy mum), OH 35 (IT bod), and 3 monkeys 5, 3 and 17 months. Moved from Northants (after living all over UK) to Auckland since May 2007 and will be moving down to Canterbury early/mid 2009.

[DMcG]

Me, almost 45, Data Architect, OH is 40 and an Exec Admin at Auckland City Council.
Child-free (I like that phrase :cheers ).

Dougie

[KerryS]

Me 33 (34 next month, sob!), IT PM. One cat and no kids. Been in Auckland since 2003.

[Silverwing86]

OH - 43, IT Consultant, me - 41 home-body and Webdesigner (in training ;)), moved from the Netherlands in January 2007, now living on the Hibiscus Coast. We LOVE being here and have absolutely no intention of ever moving back to The Netherlands (God willing) !

Cheers,
Silver

[everythingevans]

Me 33, wife 30, and 10 month old son. Heading North Island - anywhere I guess we just loved all of it!

[Clappy]

Me - a 37 year old IT Business Analyst.
Mrs Clappy - a 34 year old returning Kiwi who does Finance administration (big companies, not personal stuff).

No Kids or pets.

All Mrs Clappy's family live in Auckland, so that is where we are going.

[djchicane]

31... with 32 looming :) IT Manager, young free and single with one heck of a bout of Man Flu at the moment!! :)

[melly]

Me - 26, Hubby - 29, kids - 2.5 and 1, moving to Hamilton (hubby just got job) start of september

[5kings]

Hi

I am 34, my husband is 33, we have three kids, 9, 8 and 3, but sadly our doggy will be rehomed probably.

We are unsure what part of NZ we'll end up, depends where the work is to a extent, I fancy the Hawkes Bay area, he likes Wellington!

What an interesting thread this is!

Helen

[wiki]

Me, 33, journalist, OH, 34, writer. One guinea pig. In NZ for 10 months, will be back permanantly in UK on our one-year month (if I remember to book the flights)

[EmigratingNZ]

Me - 32 (Londoner), OH - 39 (Kiwi) - on our way to Blenheim in the South Island. Can't wait! :)

Great thread by the way!

[Leccy-Lee]

Interesting topic, amazed how many ladies are revealing there ages, i thought that never happens ;)

Me, just me 34 Electrician

[JandM]

Perhaps you never asked?;)

[Andy&Carol]

Andy & Carole both 49, Callum 18, heading to Whangarei sooner rather than later (we hope!) Ryan 19 heading out eventually, after uni.

Andy in the Prison Service, Carole nursery nurse, Callum beach bum in training!

[Spooky]

Couple in their mid-thirties and one small dog. No kids. Both in education.

[akp713]

Just me, 23, from Boston, teaching high school. Lived in Auckland for 6 months in 2006, returned to Auckland for good at start of 2008.

[benhila]

Hi

I am finding this thread very interesting. One of the main advantages people usually cite when asked about the plus side of NZ life (as compared to, say, UK or the USA) is that it is a great place for bringing up children. However, at least half of the respondents are either childless or couples whose children have already left home. It seems that NZ must hold some other attractions??? Incidentally, I am near 47 and Ben will celebrate 50 this year. No kids. Arrived in Wellington in May 08.

Hila

[SharpBlade]

. However, at least half of the respondents are either childless or couples whose children have already left home.
Hila[/QUOTE]

Yeah, that's what I thought too..
But we are a family of 7, mum dad and 5 kids aged 9,8,7,5 soon and 7 months! Moved from Ireland to Chch nearly 3 years ago.
Laura

[cappuccino]

Well, I guess I buck the trend by saying NZ is better for me and the UK is better for my kids, so I left them there along with the rest of my dysfunctional family! I'm here on my own, in my 40's and have been living in wet and windy Wellington since Feb 08.

[Sam B]

We are me - 36 a speech and language therapist, J - 35 year old IT student and general dogsbody, Poppy and Sorrel - aged 11 and 7. Been here 19 months.

[aks]

hmmm

25 single Senior IT Developer planning for Auckland

[Jo Jo]

And we are me: 38, social researcher; and D, who is 41 a kiwi, and doesn't like me writing about him on the internet, so I won't.

[Bridgett]

We are 37,35 and 2 years (today!) Living in beautiful South Africa and trying to make the decision whether to stay or leave :confused: for what we hear is another beautiful country: New Zealand!;) :)

[theSingsons]

OH 32 Executive Search Consultant, me 33 Operations Manager (Hospitality); two kiddies eldest son 2 1/2 yrs, daughter 6 months. Headed for Wellington on Aug 12.

We did the move for our kids, aside from the fact that we want a new adventure for the whole family.

[doowrehsij]

Thanks everyone for continuing to respond. All of the responses have been really interesting and obviously the draw of NZ is really broad, attracting/ed a variety of people.

I think it's really interesting to see what Benhila said about one of the main reasons of for people going to NZ are quaility of life bringing up children. From our perspective, we're taking a 3 month old baby out - so I was really curious to see who and what everyone else have been doing!

[Carrot Cake]

We are 44 (me), 38 (toyboy!), 1.5 DS and 10 years DD - we have been in Christchurch for about a month and are settling in slowly. OH is a Marketing Manager and I am at home at the mo looking after the toddler. We have also lived in various places throughout the UK originally from London and fancied a bit of an adventure:)

[Bergita]

We are 33 and 35, with a 5 yr old daughter, from South Africa. When we were younger, we probably wouldn't have been able to afford the move, and if we left it too much later, it would have been difficult for our daughter. So now was the perfect time for us.

[nippa&pippa]

Me 33, OH 43, son 5, daughter 2half and kiwi born son 11 months next week :eek:

We rehomed 2 dogs & 2 cats in UK, now got a dog and 5 cows plus one of our paddocks is full of sheeps (138 on last count before lambs born!) and their babies (aaww but they are not our, neighbour's, borrow our land)

Me - SAHMs and OH - classic car restorer.

From midlands, UK, now live rural Canterbury

Will be here 2 yrs this oct :cheers

[Nettie 2]

Me 54 (on Wednesday :wah ) Oh 49. I'm English, he's a kiwi who wanted to come home after 30 years in UK. I have two sons, one 28 in UK, and one 26 married to kiwi in Rotorua. OH has two sons 20 & 17 in UK with their mum. I am now a lady of leisure :p and OH is a truckie. We have lived in Taupo for 15 months but would like to move somewhere a bit warmer and nearer the coast eventually. Oh yes, mustn't forget our gorgeous kiwi pup Shambles, 5 months.... :D

[andrew whittle]

I'm a Brit (39) living in SA, wife is from SA (44) we have 2 son's 14 & 16.
I have a Brother in the UK, a Brother in NZ and a Sister in OZ (we are a bit like the United Nations).
I'm heading out on the 31st Aug, OH and kids to follow 3 months later. Destination....will wait and see.

[vic11]

Hi I am 28 (systems engineer) and OH is 35 (manager), no kids --yet! Heading for Auckland around September time hopefully!

[lindreth]

me - 32, lawyer
OH -32, electronics (originally from UK)
no kids yet
heading to christchurch in early '09 if all goes well.
we're looking for a slower pace of life and a better place to raise the kids we may have one day, but even if we don't have kids, it seems that what's good for kids (safe neighborhoods, clean environment, etc.) is probably better for us adults too! :)

[Hejwitch_uk]

WE are me 44 FE lecturer, OH 41 (toyboy) carpenter/joiner, 2 daughters 11 and 16. Waiting to hear from MA with regards to my additional medical report from GP. House on market, older dog rehomed with friends last week, younger cat following us after a few weeks delay. Hearts are taking us to Nelson, heads taking us to Christchurch. Likely to be Christchurch for a few years but then move to Nelson. If all goes to plan, will move ASAP after house sale, which in this climate, may be later than we hoped. (Oct to Dec this year):)

[ljrobin]

We are a Kiwi (early 50's), American (mid 40's), 2 children primary school age. Moving to Christchurch in early January 2009.
NZ appeals because of family, friends are there, school system, less stressful lifestyle, more time and opportunity for being in the great outdoors, more family time, NO Freeways!!, and of course the lovely friendly people.

[nickydwuk]

I am 42 (nearly 43 :wah) a nurse, OH is 46 and a soon to be house-husband. We will be bringing 3 teenagers - DD 19, DS 16 & DS 14, plus 3 dogs. Moving to Oxford near Christchurch in September.

[Boston]

Me 33 (kiwi) stay at home mummy for now, OH 37 (Irish) construction, daughter 21months. Living in Boston but hopefully we'll be back in NZ within 3 years. Most likely the north island as I'm originally from Te Awamutu. Can't wait.

[Rusty]

I am 37, wife 34, kids ds 8, dd 4, ds 2 next week.
Arriving at ChCh in 5 weeks with MiL in tow.

[nickydwuk]

........ with MiL in tow.

:wah

[KatieBen]

Me - 35 (just!) - doctor
OH - 36 - IT project manager
2 boys - 2y and 8months

Moving to NZ in search of some space to bring up the boys and some air we can breathe. Heading for Richmond/Nelson July 09 with luck!

[Steadybears]

Me 50 - oops 51 today!! am a stay at homer-OH 50 for 8 more days!! is Electrical Engineer - 3 sons - two still in SA and 18 yr old just enrolled in Uni doing Mech Engineering. We in Hamilton been here 4 months and love it but do miss the family.

[7of9]

Me almost 43 electrician, Kitty almost 38, 2 boys 11 and 8 heading for Eskdale, Bayview Hawkesbay :)

[tyhapus]

Hi all

Me (39), wife (35), little girl (3)

Heading for Wellington or Auckland, provided ITA happens and is approved and the house gets sold.

By the way, did you hear GB is thinking of scrapping stamp duty?!! Let's hope so!!

:nice1

[clairelouise]

Hi, I'm (JUST!!) 30, my OH is 32 and I have an 8yr old girl. We'l be heading for Coopers beach/Doubtless bay area, hopefully in mid September!!!

[unar]

We are mid-30s, no kids and a cat.

[Plymgirl]

Hi
OH 51 (ouch) Dentist
Me 36 Stay at Home Fantastic Mum (matter of opion)
1 DS 10
Hoping to head for Browns Bay / Albany Sep'09.
We wanted something different for us.
Originally from S.A., living in Devon UK

[beetrooper]

Hi, I am 45 OH 42 and a DS of 11 going to Hawkes Bay/Northland

[Parsley]

Me (34), OH (36), 1 cat, no kids. OH's work will probably dictate where we end up if he decides he wants to move after the recce. I'd prefer to be on South Island, where I have family.