Anyone been to New Zealand?

arcadecrawler · Post by **arcadecrawler** » 27 Jul 2008, 12:19

How was it?

Any advice?

Thanks very much.

WAJeff · Post by **WAJeff** » 27 Jul 2008, 12:23

Why is this in general?

Should be in Chillout... relax

Post by **ryanrich** » 27 Jul 2008, 12:24

I've been here since April 16th living and working. What you wanna know?

It's a great place, really beautiful, weather is a bit crappy. There was a massive storm here this weekend like they haven't seen for 10 years. I honestly thought my apartment building was gonna come down it was that bad!

I'm heading back to SA in about 2 weeks though...

Post by **Ron2K** » 27 Jul 2008, 12:28

Moved to Chillout.

arcadecrawler · Post by **arcadecrawler** » 27 Jul 2008, 12:59

Is it true that they have a lot of dormant volcanoes and it can explode and take out a large part of the island?

I'm thinking of going there for a while just hope it isn't too boring? I'm not sure if I like New Zealanders either.

Aren't their accents really irritating?

I also hear they're pretty preachy and don't like games like GTA4 etc?

Post by **ryanrich** » 27 Jul 2008, 13:17

There are dormant and extinct volcanoes all around Auckland, but seriously no worry of them erupting or anything, haha.

Accent is actually very similar to an SA persons accent. The people are mostly very friendly and great to be around!

GTA4 is huge here, really dunno what you're referring to with them being "preachy...

arcadecrawler · Post by **arcadecrawler** » 27 Jul 2008, 13:38

Oh okay then maybe I was wrong but it sounds pretty cool Ryan, Did you spend a lot of money when you were there? I know the exchange rate wasn't so good when last I checked?

And how is the food? Is too expensive to live off takeaways? Are the chicks hot? I hear they are?

Moved to Chillout.

I'm sure this thread belongs in general because I'm sure I would get a lot more replies.

Post by **Stuart** » 27 Jul 2008, 15:05

ryanrich wrote:I'm heading back to SA in about 2 weeks though...

Permanently? 8O

arcadecrawler · Post by **arcadecrawler** » 27 Jul 2008, 15:19

He probably misses his family?

Post by **ryanrich** » 28 Jul 2008, 00:16

Yup, miss family and friends waaaay too much...

gorak · Post by **gorak** » 28 Jul 2008, 00:49

been here for 3 years now , awesome place ! living in Auckland , and will never consider going back to SA .

Post by **ryanrich** » 28 Jul 2008, 01:08

Hey, where do you live in Auckland mate? You work in IT?

gorak · Post by **gorak** » 28 Jul 2008, 01:20

living over on the shore , Browns Bay (moving to Birkenhead on the 5th of August) . Yes . i am an infrastructure technician at Maersk New Zealand (doing everything from desktops to servers to ip phones ) and you ?

Post by **ryanrich** » 28 Jul 2008, 01:45

Aah the Shore, mini SA, especially Browns Bay, hehe. I'm living in the city at the moment, work as a Network Admin for Maclean Computing.

gorak · Post by **gorak** » 28 Jul 2008, 02:07

haha . maclean computing is one of our suppliers ! small world !!! yeah Browns bay and Howick , more SA people than in SA !!!

Post by **ryanrich** » 28 Jul 2008, 02:18

Haha, yeah half of all the SA people in NZ live on the North Shore. I opened my BNZ account at the Brown's Bay branch. I have a friend who lives out on Birkenhead Point, very pretty area!

NZ is a great country with great people and I'd definitely like to be back one day.

gorak · Post by **gorak** » 28 Jul 2008, 03:35

yeah , i like the fact that i can walk on the beach /auckland CBD at 11 pm and return home safe !

And being in IT , NZ has HEAPS of jobs available .
good luck to you .

Post by **ryanrich** » 28 Jul 2008, 04:37

Hmmm I dunno about being 100% safe, since I've been here 2 of my friends have been mugged and assaulted, one while walking on the beach with friends the other in the Wellington CBD. I also know 1 of the guys that was attacked on the North Shore with baseball bats a few weeks back by members of the Killer Beez gang.

Statistically safer than SA though yes, but the crime rate is getting higher and higher here.

gorak · Post by **gorak** » 28 Jul 2008, 04:43

true . i still like my chances over here thou !! haha.

the baseball bat episode was pretty bad ,.

Post by **ryanrich** » 28 Jul 2008, 04:47

Yeah and at least the cops take it more seriously here as there are way less such incidents so when it happens they make kinda a big deal about it.

Website · Post by **hamin_aus** » 28 Jul 2008, 11:02

I was in New Zealand for about 9 months in 1999

Nice little country. Friendly people. Crime is was negligible then.

True about the volcano's tho. When I was in a province called Taranaki, the dominant feature was a dormant volcano. Visible from anywhere in the province, and prone to sprouting columns of steam on cold winter days.

This was the view from anywhere in Taranaki.

I found NZ a bit boring. Even Aukland. The Kiwi's lackadaisical approach to everything really got to me sometimes.
They are like Capetonians, only more laidback

South Island NZ was completely rural.
Nice for a get-away holiday, but I wouldn't want to live there.
And you haven't felt cold until you have driven around south island NZ in winter, on the back of an open canopy bakkie! 8O

Samaya · Post by **Samaya** » 28 Jul 2008, 12:54

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