thinking of moving to new zealand

[DONNA1458]

My partner and i (not married) are thinking of moving over to new zealand, he has a niece who lives over there, and is skilled in two jobs, panel beater & joinery, he is 30 im 26 both in good health (i have diabetes). Does anyone know if we would have a good chance or what they look for. TIA

[Reverandfunk]

If you type in new zealand into google you can do a quick online questionairre, which gives you a rough idea of how many "points" you have and how many are needed to get in.

[cockroach]

Mr Roach was after moving there at one point so was asking anybody who had been & he spoke to man who had just returned after 10 years & said White people are treated like Sh!t by the Mauris (not sure of spelling). White Pigs they call us. It's very 'hicky'...lots of inbreeding going on. And everyone wants to move to Austrailia.
Loveley hilld mountains & beaches tho.
Not saying this in a out you off way... Ask around people who have been & come back & lived there for a while.

[cockroach]

Remeber ...thats not my opinion tho. on NZ

[Reverandfunk]

I lived in new Zealand 25 years ago lol

i went to school there and although there is some hatred of pommies I never found it that bad. With regards to wages they may be lower but property prices are lower so its swings and roundabouts.

I lived in Auckland and all the english tended to head for Howick/Pakuranga which at the time were more affluent.

[jogas]

I am gobsmacked at cockroaches response!!
I am returning to NZ in 5 weeks with absolutely no hesitation, after 2 years in the UK.
In fact I am looking forward to getting back to a country where the citizens treat each other with respect and don't make stabbings and shootings a weekend pastime!

As for inbreeding, fairly impossible in a nation which has been established for less than 200 years.
Take a trip out to the towns and villages of England to see what inbreeding is all about!

Good luck Donna!

[beatlegal2]

my son an his wife just gone out there they love it.he dr.i know they looking for carpenters wealders builders.teachers and drs.ya diabetes should not be a problem
good luck go for it

[weeal]

I have a lot of family over in NZ, Hawkes Bay and the Bay of Plenty, and am going out for the first time in November, not seen them for 33 years, really looking forward to it. They are all quite successful over there, some have married Maoris and they all seem to love it .
Only thing I'm dreading is the 2 days' travelling to get there - I hate flying lol
Good luck.

[vindi48]

Not exactly a helpful bunch of replies Donna except for the NZ www search which I hoped paid off favourably.

Wife and self live in Auckland having left UK in 1964. Moved back to UK in '86 to stay a maximum of 3-years but stood it for 17 months before returning to NZ. UK is now great to visit provided one has a return ticket in the pocket.

Having sorted your way through the www NZ immigration site, have the panel beater fella look at NZ Yellow pages - www.yellowpages.co.nz - (not Telecom any longer) then check for Panelbeaters at the chosen town or area.

Try a mailing shot to all panelbeater firms found in the YP - send all his details and a well prepared CV, with mug shot. Get the CV done professionally if necessary as it would be money well spent. To hell with the postage as it will be minor compared with the cost of the total project.

It's essential that your man be able to say, in the mail shot, that NZ residence is cleared as it's illegal for any employer to take on otherwise, though a work permit may satisfy OK. Am unsure about this.

Judging by the number of car crashes hereabouts panelbeaters must be in demand and the companies charge like the proverbial raging bulls.

Here, there's a big difference between a joiner and a carpenter (Chippy). Joiner makes quality furniture/kitchens and the like, carpenter builds houses or parts thereof - wooden that is - among other things. Your man will need to sort this out. If he can suddenly become a bricky or fibrous plasterer I suggest he could be made for life.

Good Luck

[vindi48]

Hi again Donna..

Heres another address to find panelbeater/automotives - www.ubd.co.nz.

If your fella decides on a mail shot tell him not to ask what the wage is at that early stage.. Any prospective employer will stop at that point and direct the CV to the shredder.

Thinking it through, a work permit is not ideal as it implies "Temporary" whereas a residence permit implies 'Permanent". Any employer will look for the latter.

Certain of the replies to your message are unfortunate. Reality is that some people move to the other side of the world but expect to find everything the same as existed where they left. There is no logic for this and if this was expected, why leave first base in the first instance. A little like Brits going to Spain and expecting fish and chips.

POMS means, as everyone knows, People of Merit and is used more widely in Oz than in NZ. Benefit is that there are so many Brits here that a few more are not noticed unless there is a strong dialect - Geordie perhaps, as an example.

Wages are lower in NZ but mostly everything balances out. House mortgages rise frequently but houses, in general are less costly. $450,000 will buy a nice 3 b/room house in an acceptable suburb - that's 162,000 pounds as at today.

Newcomers often expect to start at the top of the employment tree merely because they were in such a position back where they came from. This may be possible but one can't bank on it.

A school teacher cousin came from Soutrh Africa. Got a good job at a private school. Went back because he was told he couldn't be considered as Head Games Master until after 4 years and he couldn't stand the kids not calling him Sir and standing when he entered a room.

NZ ways may be different to UK - but they will be different wherever one may go. There's no logic in expecting the same.

Can't help with the diabetes

[DONNA1458]

Thanks everyone for your advise it has really helped me, wish me luck but sure i wont be leaving here just yet