moonhoper wrote:look forward to seeing you the Bay, we have a few expats here allready, nice truck by the way
a cold winter here is still t shirt and shorts material... mind you it dosn't take long to get used to it 
. What sort of trade are you in?
which part of your good country we aim for. im primerally in landscape gardening and grounds maintenance but ive also done dry cleaning, building and mechanics
as it sounds i just cant bring meself to give me truck up, ive put far too much time and effort into building her and im now really attached to her. i did look into the cost of starting again and to be honest it was high but not as high as it would be here. however my 'excuse' is when we get there ive gotta buy the missis a 4x4 so i wont have any money to build a tuck for me 
sentimental over cars, you'll fit in sweet over here Weemsy wrote:gidday lee,
im one of the expat brits reece mentioned. you wont regret it for a second mate. the kids will love it too, our lad has gone from a playstation addict to a kid who loves fishing, quad biking, 4x4s, camping............and hes doing loads better at school too.
you will need to get a kiwi slang dictionary though. words like 'choice', 'churr', 'piss', etc pop up a lot. ive got reece and a couple of the other boys giving me lessons at the min
you wont go wrong moving to hawkes bay either. not sure about bringing the 'lux over though. i think you will have issues once you have it here and it will end up a trailer queen (cant register it). they are cheap enough over here anyway, well, at first when you still have lots of money before you spend it all on 4x4s and mods
best of luck mate, and see ya soon
weemsy
im hoping that spendin abit of time on this place will help with the slang, reckon ill still need alot of help and paitence though . as for me truck it might be a case of just using her off road which would be a shame but itd give me a chance to get back into motorbikes Heath wrote:As you will be no doubt filling a container with bits and pieces why not strip the bits you cant part with, load then up and sell the rest at home in the UK. Then when you get here you just buy another 'Fresh' wagon, bolt all the bits on and you are back to where you were with no hassles about importing etc.
wgtnnewbie wrote:just make sure that you clean everything several times including steamcleaning to make sure all the mud, leaves and sundry other bits of biomaterials are gone. partner works for biosecurity nz and reckons car parts are like red flags to a bull so they go over them really closely and any bit of dirt or the like and they send them off to be steam cleaned at your expense.
cheers steve
coxsy wrote:kiwi land has no need to bring your water filter here.water is fit to drink, supermarket trolleys only have two steering wheels they move better than english trolleys, the hot water heater is on 24 /7,no need to wait for a shower, you think northery winds are cold wait till you try our southerlys, snow is 4 hours drive away if you have the need for the white stuff,now and then the earth moves here and not the bedroom kind of earth moving
Jerry wrote:what about the lack of warm beer and mushie pea's
never liked warm beer ive always had to keep mine in the fridge for 24 hours just to get it cold enough 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_beerWeemsy wrote:id love to know where the 'warm beer' myth comes from
i bet you think us pommes wear bowler hats everywhere and mary poppins floats around london
weemsy
i say whato chaps warm beer spiffing Jerry wrote:What myth
Room temperture is different to being in a chilly bin full of ice
don't panic , you can still get bovril here
gimmie coffee and lots of itradar21 wrote:one thing the weet bix are crap here compared to yours lol
Jerry wrote:What myth
Room temperture is different to being in a chilly bin full of ice
don't panic , you can still get bovril here
not really a bovril man Weemsy wrote:Jerry wrote:What myth
Room temperture is different to being in a chilly bin full of ice
don't panic , you can still get bovril here
never could figure that one out very odd 
