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Dinnaefash
I'll Hang Around A Little
Joined: 26 Jul 2004
Posts: 24
Location: Scotland
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 7:41 am Post subject: Useful books / reading |
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I just got a copy of 'Going to Live in NZ' from Amazon, and would recommend it  It's up to date - it's a 2004 copy, mentions the Last Samurai, has food prices etc in it. It's got a section on setting up your own business which I like.
Also recently splurged on the New Zealand Official Yearbook 2002 (latest issue), which is a huge tome (sp?) full of all the statistics you could ever want   How sad am I????!  
I got the nukiwi report off the internet, too, which was pretty useful.
Mind you, if you don't want to spend money on books all the info is probably on this forum anyway   |
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Timbo
Thoroughly Good Egg
Joined: 21 May 2004
Posts: 290
Location: Epsom England
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 7:44 am Post subject: |
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| Who is the author of "going to live in NZ" please. Sounds good. |
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Dinnaefash
I'll Hang Around A Little
Joined: 26 Jul 2004
Posts: 24
Location: Scotland
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 7:48 am Post subject: |
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Mary Neilson & Mathew Collins.
Chapters:
Introduction to NZ
NZ today
Immigration
NZ at a Glance
Government
The Legal System
Working in NZ
Banking and Finance
Establishing a Business
Tax
Education
Where to Live
Housing
General Living Expenses
Healthcare
Transport
Before You Leave
What you can / can't bring
Arriving
Living and Leisure
Suggestions for Discovering NZ
Web Contacts
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Timbo
Thoroughly Good Egg
Joined: 21 May 2004
Posts: 290
Location: Epsom England
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 8:05 am Post subject: |
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And what is the ISBN number.
Only kidding. Many thanks for that. Amazon here I come |
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Dinnaefash
I'll Hang Around A Little
Joined: 26 Jul 2004
Posts: 24
Location: Scotland
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 8:31 am Post subject: |
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Hah! I was about to look for and emoticon that could give you a thump  |
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charley
I'll Hang Around A Little
Joined: 25 Jul 2004
Posts: 26
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Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 8:00 am Post subject: |
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| We've recently read 'living and working in New Zealand' but it's really out of date with all the immigration changes (sorry, just had to try out one of those emoticon things to see if it worked). I will have a look out for the above titles...charley |
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real_sunfire
Testing The Water
Joined: 10 Aug 2004
Posts: 2
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Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 9:55 am Post subject: |
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Hi,
Like Charley I would recommend "Living and working in New Zealand - A Survival
Guide" by Mark Hempshell (ISBN1-901130-76-2) - it is excellent although I agree the
immigration section is now out of date.
One to avoid - "Living and working in New Zealand" (5th Edition) by Joy Muirhead
- very very out of date and to be honest a waste of money.
Rgds.,
Nick
P.S. I am a newbie so be gentle with me. *:) |
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mattford
I'll Hang Around A Little
Joined: 25 Jun 2004
Posts: 44
Location: London, UK
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 12:05 am Post subject: |
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anyone interested in NZ literature you can order stuff online from here:
http://www.nzbooks.com/
"New Zealand Books Ltd is an independent bookstore selling New Zealand and Pacific books over the Internet. We aim to promote New Zealand and Pacific literature, writers and publishers by offering the widest possible choice of reading matter at the best possible prices." |
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Moorf
Future NZ Guru
Joined: 06 Mar 2004
Posts: 705
Location: West Sussex, UK
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mattford
I'll Hang Around A Little
Joined: 25 Jun 2004
Posts: 44
Location: London, UK
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Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2004 2:12 am Post subject: |
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| i was racking (wracking? how do you spell that?) my brains yesterday trying to think of an Auckland bookshop that had a coffeeshop annexe and mainly sold 2nd hand arty stuff. there was a really big poetry section and the whole place was sorta dishevelled and comfy. it was somehere off karangehape road and was the kind of place that cats curled up on top of big piles of dickens. am i imagining this place? my partner (an aucklander) swears that i must have been hallucinating.. |
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Moorf
Future NZ Guru
Joined: 06 Mar 2004
Posts: 705
Location: West Sussex, UK
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Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2004 2:13 am Post subject: |
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Have you been watching "Black Books" ?!!
Sounds great though |
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Raeven
Valued Member
Joined: 01 Mar 2004
Posts: 156
Location: Central Coast of California
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Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2004 3:04 am Post subject: |
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Ok, I'm a nitwit...
Dinnaefash, I can't find 'Going to Live in NZ' on Amazon, even with the authors named. A couple of questions:
1 - Is it 'Going to Live in NZ' or 'Going to Live in New Zealand'?
2 - Is it Mathew Collins or Matthew Collins?
I'd really like to order this book, but I'm finding either nothing or 815 results!!
Please humo(u)r a cloth-headed Yank!!
Thanks, Rae |
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Tanya
I Like It Here
Joined: 04 Mar 2004
Posts: 69
Location: Nottinghamshire UK
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Raeven
Valued Member
Joined: 01 Mar 2004
Posts: 156
Location: Central Coast of California
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Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2004 3:24 am Post subject: |
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Hi, Tanya,
Thanks once again! I'm now persuaded it simply isn't available from here in the States... the title doesn't turn up no matter how I search on Amazon's site for it.
B*llocks.
It's a good thing you're moving to Christchurch.. what would I do without you??
With ongoing gratitude and bottles of wine awaiting you, Rae |
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