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18 January 2008, 10:00 PM
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Huh ?
Anyhoo, was in Taupo 2 yrs ago - where a young Scots lass was beaten to death a few days a ago. If it can happen there, it can happen anywhere.
Anyhoo, was in Taupo 2 yrs ago - where a young Scots lass was beaten to death a few days a ago. If it can happen there, it can happen anywhere.
18 January 2008, 10:41 PM
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18 January 2008, 10:49 PM
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Yeah I'm sporty, reason for the question!?
You're not asking if I could run there are you
19 January 2008, 12:38 AM
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19 January 2008, 01:42 AM
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It's a great place to live, I spent 9 years there. TBH, it is expensive, gangs are a problem in certain areas, along with Australia, it was the only country I've lived I where the house I lived in was broken in to.
Problem with adverts like that, 100% Pure NZ etc, is that it's like that very rarely. The environment is clean, for the most part, and the air is fresh. People are good mostly, but complete deekheeds on the roads, they all try to be Johna Lomu with the ball going for a try.
Problem with adverts like that, 100% Pure NZ etc, is that it's like that very rarely. The environment is clean, for the most part, and the air is fresh. People are good mostly, but complete deekheeds on the roads, they all try to be Johna Lomu with the ball going for a try.
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19 January 2008, 09:05 AM
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My mate and his partner (and dog!) left for NZ for good this week. He bought a Garden Centre in a place called Thame. He had visited a couple of times, liked the place and people, and was fed up with UK.
I last saw him last week busy cleaning all his tools as there are some odd immigration rules e.g. no dirt or dust; you can't take a vacuum cleaner into the country.
I'm quite jealous dl
I last saw him last week busy cleaning all his tools as there are some odd immigration rules e.g. no dirt or dust; you can't take a vacuum cleaner into the country.
I'm quite jealous
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19 January 2008, 10:14 AM
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My mate and his partner (and dog!) left for NZ for good this week. He bought a Garden Centre in a place called Thame. He had visited a couple of times, liked the place and people, and was fed up with UK.
I last saw him last week busy cleaning all his tools as there are some odd immigration rules e.g. no dirt or dust; you can't take a vacuum cleaner into the country.
I'm quite jealous dl
I last saw him last week busy cleaning all his tools as there are some odd immigration rules e.g. no dirt or dust; you can't take a vacuum cleaner into the country.
I'm quite jealous
dlMAF would have gone through his possessions with a fine tooth comb. The rules are stringent.
19 January 2008, 10:21 AM
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the only wierd thing in nz is if you accidently do something wrong in your car to someone ie cut them up and they dont like it ,they can go to the post office with your licence number and get your adress for a small fee then come around knocking at your door 
19 January 2008, 10:23 AM
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My pal is shipping over a 20 ft container with his kit (excluding the dog!) so I guess the fun starts when that arrives.
Doggie went by air - £2500
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19 January 2008, 10:25 AM
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Cracking joke, son!
Do us all a favour.......stay off the sherbet at this time of the morning
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19 January 2008, 11:21 AM
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It seemed to be a Mecca for sporty types. When I was there I did mountain biking, glacier climbing, ski diving horse riding and swimming with dolphins (1, 2, 3.......... "AWE" ! ).Andy tJ
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Yeah - he kept telling me that
But he drew the line at the £6000 wanted to freight 2 minature ponies his partner kept. They went to a home in UK somewhere.
But he shipped out his Elise so that should be worth a bit out there.
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But he drew the line at the £6000 wanted to freight 2 minature ponies his partner kept. They went to a home in UK somewhere.
But he shipped out his Elise so that should be worth a bit out there.
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19 January 2008, 12:57 PM
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seen it on tv .
was on about car crime in australia and new zealand unless the law has changed now over there
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19 January 2008, 06:09 PM
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For normal people crime is pretty much non-existent.
Murder rate still lower than the UK though
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19 January 2008, 06:49 PM
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19 January 2008, 07:10 PM
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hey, ill be back!! </swarzenegger mode>
off there for three weeks, then possibly a view to upping lock stock and barrel over there..
off there for three weeks, then possibly a view to upping lock stock and barrel over there..
20 January 2008, 02:04 AM
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The surrounding area is fantastic though.
20 January 2008, 02:08 AM
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My mate and his partner (and dog!) left for NZ for good this week. He bought a Garden Centre in a place called Thame. He had visited a couple of times, liked the place and people, and was fed up with UK.
I last saw him last week busy cleaning all his tools as there are some odd immigration rules e.g. no dirt or dust; you can't take a vacuum cleaner into the country.
I'm quite jealous dl
I last saw him last week busy cleaning all his tools as there are some odd immigration rules e.g. no dirt or dust; you can't take a vacuum cleaner into the country.
I'm quite jealous
dlThames, nice part of the country, very small and roads a very narrow with heavy use. While up that way, Coromandle Penisula, they have easy access to Hot Water beach, which is quite fun.
20 January 2008, 02:24 AM
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Also, a big problem for UK drivers in NZ, are give way rules. An example; Driving a normal single carriage way, with a left hand intersection. If you are signalling to turn left, while another driver is in the opposite lane signalling right, YOU have to give way. I understand the LTSA are planning to "simplify" the rules and bring many into line with Australia and the UK. Some people still have problems with roundabouts though LMAO.
Australian and New Zeland driver are by far the worst I have ever shared roads with, even worse than the French and Italians. In NZ I used to have 48 tonne logging trucks stuck to my tail at 100kph (National open road speed limit also same for their "motorways". Wellington has a motorway, it's 3.5km long). In Aus, I now have to deal with 65 tonne b-doubles with drivers using a mobile phone in one hand and a smoking ciggie in the other while on your tail at 110kph.