hello. where is a great place to live with small kids, within walking/biking distance to wellington hospital?
wellington hospital is in newtown. would like to be near parks,water, in a safe area with good preschools...rent can't be more than 400 per week. want to be able to walk or bike or take and easy fast commute via bus/train to work as i work shifts.
Wellington - 1 Answers
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Newtown has state housing...nuff said. But you hve the upside of being near the zoo and hearing the lions roar. Day & night! If you want to live in a good area, you will have to pay more rent, sorry, that's the way it goes. :)
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
How much will it cost to do a drive tour of New Zealand
How much will it cost to do a drive tour of New Zealand?
My friend and I are planning to do the 'royal tour' of NZ next Feb. We want to start at the top (Auckland) and work our way down to Wellington. How much do you think it will cost with car hire and accommodation. We plan to stay in NZ for about 14 days. Basically we want to check out as much as we can during this time, especially the scenery like glaciers etc as well as spending a day in Auckland. Cheers
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You could easily look up car hire. Petrol will probably be your main cost, at about NZ$2 a litre. Accomodation really depends what you're wanting, but a reasonable self catering unit could be ~NZ$80 a night. And I'm not sure about glaciers in the North Island! It only snows near the centre where the mountains are, well, usually only on the mountains. Glaciers and scenery I think are in the South Island.
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Calculate with the following numbers: 1. One litre of petrol costs NZ$ 2.00 at present, and your car will most likely require about 8 litres per 100km if it's an average rental car, like a Toyota Corolla 1.8 for example. 2. Your average travel speed in NZ is usually 60km/h - meaning, that's as far as you can get in one hour without breaking any speed records. If you reduce your driving to about 5 hours a day, that means you should allow for an overnight stop every 300km, and it would be just enough to tour NZ's North island extensively within a two-week timeframe. 3. A rental car will normally cost you around NZ$ 60 to 120 per day, depending on choice. 4. A motel room runs between NZ$ 70 and NZ$ 160 a night, but they often have kitchens, so you can save on eating out. 5. Eating a proper three-course meal with alcoholic drinks in a nice restaurant will run you as high as NZ$ 50 to 80 per person. If that's too much for you, there are ways of eating cheaper, especially the corner stores, called "Dairies" here, are a very cheap source of pretty yum food which is more filling and less expensive than fast food chain food. We're talking pies and sausage rolls, sandwiches now. 6. You can find accommodation for as little as NZ$ 25 a night per person in backpackers' hostels, of which there are heaps down here. I hope these numbers helped you a little. Have fun on your trip!
My friend and I are planning to do the 'royal tour' of NZ next Feb. We want to start at the top (Auckland) and work our way down to Wellington. How much do you think it will cost with car hire and accommodation. We plan to stay in NZ for about 14 days. Basically we want to check out as much as we can during this time, especially the scenery like glaciers etc as well as spending a day in Auckland. Cheers
Other - Australia - 2 Answers
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You could easily look up car hire. Petrol will probably be your main cost, at about NZ$2 a litre. Accomodation really depends what you're wanting, but a reasonable self catering unit could be ~NZ$80 a night. And I'm not sure about glaciers in the North Island! It only snows near the centre where the mountains are, well, usually only on the mountains. Glaciers and scenery I think are in the South Island.
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Calculate with the following numbers: 1. One litre of petrol costs NZ$ 2.00 at present, and your car will most likely require about 8 litres per 100km if it's an average rental car, like a Toyota Corolla 1.8 for example. 2. Your average travel speed in NZ is usually 60km/h - meaning, that's as far as you can get in one hour without breaking any speed records. If you reduce your driving to about 5 hours a day, that means you should allow for an overnight stop every 300km, and it would be just enough to tour NZ's North island extensively within a two-week timeframe. 3. A rental car will normally cost you around NZ$ 60 to 120 per day, depending on choice. 4. A motel room runs between NZ$ 70 and NZ$ 160 a night, but they often have kitchens, so you can save on eating out. 5. Eating a proper three-course meal with alcoholic drinks in a nice restaurant will run you as high as NZ$ 50 to 80 per person. If that's too much for you, there are ways of eating cheaper, especially the corner stores, called "Dairies" here, are a very cheap source of pretty yum food which is more filling and less expensive than fast food chain food. We're talking pies and sausage rolls, sandwiches now. 6. You can find accommodation for as little as NZ$ 25 a night per person in backpackers' hostels, of which there are heaps down here. I hope these numbers helped you a little. Have fun on your trip!
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
We are emigrating to Wellington New Zealand and wondering which is the best town to live in
We are emigrating to Wellington New Zealand and wondering which is the best town to live in?
We will be working in Lower Hutt, but willing to travel up to 1hour to comute. We were looking at paraparaumu which looks nice, but it hard when you are just looking on the internet, also which are the best schools in the area. My son will be 8 years old when we get there. Please can anyone advise us. Many thanks
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NOT PORIRUA!!!.......unless of course your a patchmember for the mob LOL
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Hi Again Paraparamu is a beautiful area but if you are looking for a great spot by the water I would suggest Days Bay. This is alovely area. If you want to live in Town then again I suggest Karori as the schools are the best in this area and again its a lovely safe place. Most areas in Wellington are indeed safe, however many people suggest that you avoid living in certain areas such as Porirua, and Naenae. These tend to be lower socio economic areas. Certain parts of the city itself are more student areas such as Newtown and Brooklands. My top areas which aer affordable and have good services and are safe would be Karori, Kandallah, Kelburn, Wadestown or possibly Island Bay. Try the website below for piccies of houses for sale to give you an idea of the standadrs and prices. Good Luck
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I know nothing about Wellington, but if you havnet already looked on TradeMe...try that, it has good homes on there Real Estate section. Good luck finding a home :)
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Paraparumu is nice take a look around Rhaumati beach. The weather is so much nicer there but the traffic can be a bit trying during commuter hours. I was bought up in Ngaio and feel so privileged having had a childhood there. The school is wonderful. I recently went back for a holiday and visited 2 schools outside of Wellington. The ngaio school had healthy happy looking children a complete contrast to the other school i visited where the children looked scruffy.
We will be working in Lower Hutt, but willing to travel up to 1hour to comute. We were looking at paraparaumu which looks nice, but it hard when you are just looking on the internet, also which are the best schools in the area. My son will be 8 years old when we get there. Please can anyone advise us. Many thanks
Wellington - 4 Answers
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NOT PORIRUA!!!.......unless of course your a patchmember for the mob LOL
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Hi Again Paraparamu is a beautiful area but if you are looking for a great spot by the water I would suggest Days Bay. This is alovely area. If you want to live in Town then again I suggest Karori as the schools are the best in this area and again its a lovely safe place. Most areas in Wellington are indeed safe, however many people suggest that you avoid living in certain areas such as Porirua, and Naenae. These tend to be lower socio economic areas. Certain parts of the city itself are more student areas such as Newtown and Brooklands. My top areas which aer affordable and have good services and are safe would be Karori, Kandallah, Kelburn, Wadestown or possibly Island Bay. Try the website below for piccies of houses for sale to give you an idea of the standadrs and prices. Good Luck
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I know nothing about Wellington, but if you havnet already looked on TradeMe...try that, it has good homes on there Real Estate section. Good luck finding a home :)
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Paraparumu is nice take a look around Rhaumati beach. The weather is so much nicer there but the traffic can be a bit trying during commuter hours. I was bought up in Ngaio and feel so privileged having had a childhood there. The school is wonderful. I recently went back for a holiday and visited 2 schools outside of Wellington. The ngaio school had healthy happy looking children a complete contrast to the other school i visited where the children looked scruffy.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
do i need a lawyer to assist me with my work permit application and residency for new zealand
do i need a lawyer to assist me with my work permit application and residency for new zealand?
Got a job offer in wellington and was wondering whether i would need a lawyer or could i do it myself?
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cool
Got a job offer in wellington and was wondering whether i would need a lawyer or could i do it myself?
Immigration - 1 Answers
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