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r+j
I'll Hang Around A Little
Joined: 04 Feb 2004
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Location: kent
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2004 6:14 am Post subject: NZ TV prog tomorrow[UK] |
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I've heard that on Monday 9th feb 3:30 BBC2 is showing "We got a new life"- update on family that emigrated to Nz last year. 
May be interesting to watch so set those videos.
 
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John Miller
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Location: New Zealand
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2004 10:23 am Post subject: |
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| I wish they'd show these programmes in NZ too. I'm sure kiwis and migrants would also be interested in seeing them. |
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Lauren
I'll Hang Around A Little
Joined: 08 Feb 2004
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Location: Christchurch
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 1:11 am Post subject: Thanks! |
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| Thanks for letting us know, we saw the first one where they moved over there so will definately be interesting to see how they got on! |
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John Miller
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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How was the programme? Did anything interesting come up?  |
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r+j
I'll Hang Around A Little
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Location: kent
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Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 6:22 am Post subject: |
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hi John
Lots of food for thought. The family worked really hard to try and get established with 2 new businesses and 2 young children.
money and missing families back home were the major worries.
They did build up a social life and their daughter settled well in school
but there were obviously many low points along the way.
Seem set to stay in Tauranga though. It shows you have to keep with it to get the benefits.
How long have you been in NZ? How tough was it for you? |
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aurora
I Like It Here
Joined: 20 Nov 2003
Posts: 52
Location: Christchurch, NZ (formerly Adelaide, AUS)
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Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 11:37 am Post subject: |
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| The UK programme "A place Down Under" is also worth watching - it's about UK families migrating to Oz, but their experience is pretty much identical to UK families migrating to NZ. |
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John Miller
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Location: New Zealand
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Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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| r+j wrote: |
How long have you been in NZ? How tough was it for you? |
Thanks r+j. It'll be eighteen months soon. I'm ashamed to admit that I've fitted in like a hand in a glove. Loving it here on the North Shore, jogging on the beach most mornings and, as they say, no worries.  |
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Azazel
I Like It Here
Joined: 08 Jan 2004
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Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2004 12:30 am Post subject: |
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| r+j wrote: | hi John
Lots of food for thought. The family worked really hard to try and get established with 2 new businesses and 2 young children.
money and missing families back home were the major worries.
They did build up a social life and their daughter settled well in school
but there were obviously many low points along the way. |
I watched the programme and found they were definitely the wrong people to show.
They were a married couple with 2 children (3 year old boy, around 8 year old girl).
They had a wonderful life in the UK but decided to move to NZ.
After getting there all I heard from the woman was complaining about how she couldn't palm off her kids anymore to her parents.
Then in the second breath she would say "we have moved here to spend more time with the kids"
Then in the next breath "oh we're buying another business".
It appeared that the couple would rather not have children or that they just seem to get in the way.
They mentioned many times about how it was good for the children but I think the main reasons they moved were for them without any thought on what it would be like.
Shame really as it didn't, for me, show me anything of note as it mainly centered around there problems which to me were stupidity and selfishness.
Either that or the programme was edited to look that way ... |
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