Living in Auckland you soon discover that the roads are a constant traffic jam! It’s one of the downsides of being a “JAFA” (Just Another Fucking Aucklander!) our solution has been to purchase ourselves bikes to get around the city faster and we have soon found it is much less stressful than first considered! The … Continue reading “Cycling in Auckland”
Living in New Zealand
Are you keen to learn what life in New Zealand is really like? Settling in and making new friends are all key to falling in love with your new lifestyle in a new country! Our guides include everything from healthcare, making friends, keeping in contact with home, driving in New Zealand and also cover things like the cost of living in New Zealand or what life is really like in living in Auckland. These guides will certainly help understand the New Zealand way of life and what it’s really like living in New Zealand.
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6 Ways to Keep in Touch with Family & Friends while in New Zealand
When your in New Zealand and unless you are a multimillionaire New Zealand is pretty much the furthest away country from Europe and the UK. The time difference is 11 or 13 hours depending upon daylight saving time from the UK, this means when you wake up it is their evening and when you go … Continue reading “6 Ways to Keep in Touch with Family & Friends while in New Zealand”
The “Coupon Culture” of New Zealand!
Something that New Zealand and the UK have in common is the love of a good bargain. This is where the similarity ends though, as the way each go about finding a good deal is very different! It’s safe to say that NZ are behind the times when it comes to making use of the … Continue reading “The “Coupon Culture” of New Zealand!”
Keep in Contact with Home Easier with Three, Feel at Home International roaming without the charges!
From April,1,2015 UK network Three are extending their feel at home services to New Zealand, this means that contract (and pay as you go bolt on) Three mobile customers can use their data minutes and text messages in New Zealand and it will come out of their bundled contract minutes, texts and MB’s – so … Continue reading “Keep in Contact with Home Easier with Three, Feel at Home International roaming without the charges!”
Settling In New Zealand – Community Organisations
As our departure date drew closer our attention slowly turned to what life we could and should create for ourselves. Me and my partner already had a rough idea of our plans when we arrived it goes something like job, apartment in the city, weekends exploring – for the first 6 months at the very … Continue reading “Settling In New Zealand – Community Organisations”
Settling into Life in New Zealand
Settling into the “Kiwi” way of life will be challenging! Meeting new people will be key to your happiness once you arrive, there are many different ways to meet new people. Over the coming months there will be lots of different emotions you will be going through, firstly there is the fun aspect, visiting and … Continue reading “Settling into Life in New Zealand”
Living in Auckland
As you know Auckland is the largest city of New Zealand and is a lot of people’s first choice when considering relocation. The total population of Auckland is now over 1.5 million which is almost 34 percent of the country’s overall population! Auckland has been ranked by numerous media outlets (Most recently the Telegraph) as … Continue reading “Living in Auckland”
Healthcare in New Zealand
In short, New Zealand does not have a National Health Service (Darn!) All though it is partially funded by tax payer’s but it is just not open to all. If you hold a Work Visa of any kind in order to benefit from some medical rights you need to of spent a minimum of 2 … Continue reading “Healthcare in New Zealand”