Hi everyone,

My name is Tammy and I emigrated from UK to NZ 4 years ago and loving every minute :0)

I just wanted to let you guys know of the possible opportunites in NZ in occupational areas of skills shortage, such as Qualified
Tradesmen, Dr's, Nurses, Teachers, Engineers, Accountants and IT professionals to name a few.

I have an online community that brings together prospective, new and settled migrants. www.move2nz.com

Cheers
Tammy

if new zealand is having such shortages then why do you all keep moving over here? :? your not the only member on here who's from new zealand!!

personally I'd love a chance to visit and live in new zealand for a bit, whether i'd stay perminently is another matter... but according to someone I spoke to theres a shortage of men in new zealand... which would be good for me :D haha! maybe when i'm a qualified IT person I should move over there!

I heard that N Z is like britain was say 30 yrs ago,sounds good to me.
I also understand the climate is similar to ours,is this true?

You often find a lot of Kiwis, go over to the UK for a couple of years or so...but from my experience most do return to NZ, normally when they decided to start a family

Shortage of Men......in some regions I am sure...but in the rural areas there is a shortage of women...they even hold Balls and get togethers to get single women from all over NZ to attend to try to find a partner to help on the farm :0)

Originally posted by xafier
if new zealand is having such shortages then why do you all keep moving over here? :? your not the only member on here who's from new zealand!!

personally I'd love a chance to visit and live in new zealand for a bit, whether i'd stay perminently is another matter... but according to someone I spoke to theres a shortage of men in new zealand... which would be good for me :D haha! maybe when i'm a qualified IT person I should move over there!

And if you get desperate Xafier, there's also a lot of sheep

Sheep, about 40 million I think :0)

Originally posted by LordChaverly
And if you get desperate Xafier, there's also a lot of sheep

I got Wales for that, why go to NZ? lol

I think what N Z realey needs are some men who know how to play cricket.:clap:

My mum is head of department at a school in Hounslow but she's just taken up a job offer in NZ :shakes: We're going over in August for the first time to find housing and stuff, then I believe she leaves in January 2006 :o :( I have heard very good things about NZ though, so I'm sure she'll be very happy :)

Good Luck to your Mum TracieJC, just think of all the lovely hols you'll have when you go to visit.

Hi Tracie,

Maybe you would give her my web address I am sure she will find it really useful....we can even help with accommodation, car rentals etc. As well as being able to interact with others going or have gone through the process

Cheers

Thanks for that Tammy - I just sent her a text with your site address. It'd be nice for her to chat to some people who have already gone through the process, she seems a little nervous about the whole thing (understandably!) and sad about leaving myself and my siblings here in the UK. She's off to work for Avondale College, in Auckland. I've had a look at the schools site and it does look fab :clap:

The site is down....:( :(

How long's it gonna be down for? me and the missus have always considered OZ or NZ and that would be a great chance to get all the answers we're after...:thumbsup:

Hi Bob,

It should be up again very soon juwst some essential maintenance.

have thought that one day i might like to live in canada or nz. I've been on holiday to canada now, so i need to plan one to nz to check it out.

when's the snowboarding season?

Ski/Snow boarding season normally starts about July till september...

Hi tammy,just read my post and it sounds rude. That was not my intention and I appologise.:blush:

Hey no worries

We are pretty crap at cricket...but at least we can play rugby! ;0)

Just to let you know that the server centre has had a fire and we are off line at present......typical!!!

But we will be back soon :0)

Sites all up and running again

What support is there for families to move to NZ ??

Do you need to find a job before you move out - someone told me you need to secure a job before you go out there then you need to work a minimum of 12 mths before you are allowed to buy a property and get the relevant residential paperwork...is that true??

I often dream/wonder about starting a new life overseas!!

Hi shieshuk,

Support for families.....can you expand on that please....are you talking about through government, immigraion or do you mean through what I am doing?

No you don't need to secure a job before you come out.....there are many different policies for different sectors...what line of work are you in?

You don't need to be here 12 months before you can buy a property.

On move2nz, we are getting specialist to help in all these areas, I have a very good immigration consultant, a financial adviser, real estate expert and we are getting recruiters to assist with the job search and employment side of things.

Hope this helps
Tammy

touch'e , thats why I didn't mention them. I think that last time they played you netball team beat ours too :smile:

i've pm'd you on this subject

Hi Tammy :wave:

A friend of mine, now deceased, originated from NZ. He used to talk of the beautiful landscape - mountains, forests, sea-shore, lakes, etc. (They filmed the Lord of the Rings trilogy in NZ).

His daughter visited the land of her father, and spent three months touring North & South islands. During her visit, she met her future (American) husband there.

I've never been myself, but when that lottery win comes my way.........I'll pop into see Tammy!

Any forum members emigrating to NZ can of course keep in touch with those of us back home via the forum!

Originally posted by BobDaBuilder
The site is down....:( :(

How long's it gonna be down for? me and the missus have always considered OZ or NZ and that would be a great chance to get all the answers we're after...:thumbsup:

I'd go for the east coast of Australia every time if you want to live somewhere where there's anything happening.

NZ has some beautiful scenery, agreed, but with less than 4 million people spread out across a country around the same size as the UK, the place is not exactly a hot bed of activity. In fact it's probably the most boring (westernised) country in the world.

I have to go there on business at least once a year and the whole country is like a huge retirement village.

It's probably a good place for the oldies to retire to, but if you have teenage kids, they will hate you forever if you make them emigrate to NZ.

Hi Mojo

Everyone is entitled to their opinion

I wouldn't say there is nothing to do here. I have 3 girls and they are always busy, they play tennis (something we could never afford to send them to in the UK). Rugby, Cricket, volleyball, they go winsurfing, rock climbing and there are many clubs and outer school activities.

There are just over 4 million people in NZ, and this means you can get the best of both worlds.....I can go into town to the pubs and clubs that stay open all night, movies, theatre etc or I can take myself off to the beach or beautiful walkway in the hills and feel like I am the only person in the world.

I am in Christchurch so can only speek from my experience there, we have 320,000 people. We are lucky enough to have many council events put on that are normally free. Concerts in the park, school holiday programes, cultural festivals......the list could go on. Christchurch is a very young and family focused city, with many bar, cafe, resturants to cater for the diversity in this city.

I don't know where you go to do buiness but it certainly doesn't sound like Christchurch....so maybe next time you are in NZ and you fancy popping in to Chch, drop me a line and maybe I can show you around.

Cheers
Tammy

Originally posted by Tammy
Hi Mojo

Everyone is entitled to their opinion

I wouldn't say there is nothing to do here. I have 3 girls and they are always busy, they play tennis (something we could never afford to send them to in the UK). Rugby, Cricket, volleyball, they go winsurfing, rock climbing and there are many clubs and outer school activities.

There are just over 4 million people in NZ, and this means you can get the best of both worlds.....I can go into town to the pubs and clubs that stay open all night, movies, theatre etc or I can take myself off to the beach or beautiful walkway in the hills and feel like I am the only person in the world.

I am in Christchurch so can only speek from my experience there, we have 320,000 people. We are lucky enough to have many council events put on that are normally free. Concerts in the park, school holiday programes, cultural festivals......the list could go on. Christchurch is a very young and family focused city, with many bar, cafe, resturants to cater for the diversity in this city.

I don't know where you go to do buiness but it certainly doesn't sound like Christchurch....so maybe next time you are in NZ and you fancy popping in to Chch, drop me a line and maybe I can show you around.

Cheers
Tammy

Are you sure you don't work for the NZ tourist board? ;)

No, but maybe I should :0)

Hi Red,

Certainly if you do get to NZ...Please pop in and see me :0)

Originally posted by Tammy
No, but maybe I should :0)

Then you could show the tourists where all the fush & chups shops are :D

My sister, a teacher, emigrated to NZ a few months ago and it sounds like she and her teenage kids are having a fantastic time. She researched the move first by going on a long visit to some ex-pats in Christchurch (perhaps it was you, Tammy?!!). I'll pass on your website details in any case.

thanks sauerkraut

Have you got plans to go visit your sister?

Tammy mentions that they hold Balls in New Zealand to attract men. Just as likely to drive them away , unless you're very careful.
Seriously , it says something about the state of Britain when in the S.F. survey , over 60% would like to emigrate and a further large group are thinking about it.
Co-incidentally , other national surveys I've seen come out with similar results.I know some people will give "flip" answers to questions in surveys sometimes but I really do think there is a general malaise in the U.K. about the direction the country's taking. After all it takes a lot of courage to uproot yourself and move about 12,000 miles away.New Zealand is supposed to be "like Britain was 30 years ago". If that's true [and I believe it] no wonder so many people want to go.
Think what the lucky New Zealanders have missed !

Hi Fareast,

Thanks for your comments. I have 2 close friends from Sheffield that have emigrated within the last 4 years.

I am also suprised how the poll is going and will be interesting to see how the goes

cheers

Thanks Tammy and Hello.
I wish I was about 30 years younger and then I might make the move. However , I AM working in China but only on a one year or half-year contract. There are a good few people here from Australia and New Zealand and , without exception , they all seem open and friendly. It usually takes us Brits about 6 months to warm up------unless we're full of beer !

So what work are you doing in china?......certainally very cultrually different from the UK, NZ and OZ.

Working as a teacher , about 120kms. south-west of Beijing in a city called Shijiazhuang.
It's very big , about 6,000,000 , but a bit backwards by Western standards and as you say , it is very different from life in the U.K. ....etc.....
I became a teacher ,via a mature students course at Bradford College in 1984 [B.Ed. Hons. degree] and decided , on a whim , to work abroad , after teaching for 4 years in a private school in London.
Since 1988 , I've taught in Kuwait , Turkey , Saudi Arabia , Romania amd China. Teaching abroad became like a drug-----the more I saw , the more I wanted to see ! Yet , you have to stay for some time in a country to get to know it and I'm sad to think I won't have time to visit lots of other places.
I'm 63 now and some countries , Turkey and Romania , for example , put an age limit of 60 on new teachers , so it gets harder and harder to go just where you want to go !
I like China , though. It's a bit "rough round the edges " sometimes but the kids are generally nice to teach and the social life is btter , I think than in the U.K. And the weather !
My hometown is Sheffield and I do pop in regularly but I don't think it's a patch on the city of the 50's and 60's though.
A lot of others don't either , hence the results in the polls !

you are living a very exciting and interesting life....so many places.

I am sure there are many people that would like to do things like that....but for many its a case of better the devil you know.

So where do you plan to go next?

My uncle (70) lives and works in Berlin and teaches English

Originally posted by royjames
I heard that N Z is like britain was say 30 yrs ago,sounds good to me.


Beware Roy, the Prime Minister allows immigration, you may not like it there!!!

I'd love to. Points wize on the edge. I know a couple who went of travelling a few years ago and are now citizens over there and loving every minute

what do you do for wok Robbie?

Originally posted by Tammy
Hi Red,

Certainly if you do get to NZ...Please pop in and see me :0)

Thanks Tammy. I'll do just that - and have bought my lottery ticket for the big win on Saturday!

Red

Good luck Red I have my fingers crossed for you

Originally posted by Tammy
Sheep, about 40 million I think :0)

Don't say that Tammy half of Lancashire will be over there :hihi:

not sure immigration policy expands to that....although we have a skills shortage in Sheep Shearers...fancy that!!!

Hi Tammy,

I am told that Home Educators are funded by the government in NZ. Is this true and are there many home educators?

http://www.home.school.nz/

home is quite common here and yes I believe it is government funded.

Cheers

Thanks Tammy, I know a few people who will be interested in that.

cool, feel free to forward my contact details
www.move2nz.com
tammy@move2nz.com

Glad I could help :0)

Thankyou, will make a note of your details.

I am currently living in New zealand and it is interesting to read everyone's comments.

I love New Zealand but it is not for everyone, like every country it is different and no one should think that it is a better version of the UK.

The scenery in places is spectacular, the wages are lower and the crime rates are lower, the population is low but there are four sheep to every human. On one hand everyone talks about conservation and yet they burn more trees on their log fires than anywhere else that I know of.

Work varies, in some areas it is seasonal in others there are lots of vacancies. In my experience registration to live here does take about 12 months if you qualify. It is a fact that your submitted papers are not reviewed until four to five months after they are submitted. The two islands cover such a length the weather varies dramatically from North to South and so you cannot speak of the weather generally. Earthquakes are also a regular feature over here although there has never been much damage in recent years.

They constantly publicise there are shortages of teachers, but I know teachers who are working on building sites waiting for months to have their reviews before they can teach. There is no such thing as fast tracking here.

New Zealand is a land of opportunity but do not let anyone think that everything is rosey over here. To holiday in a country like NZ is one thing but to live here is another matter.

Some people come here and accept the changes in their way of living and love the new life and this country but many yearn to return.

As I statedI love the place where I live but it is isolated and there are few shops and you need a car but it would not suit everyone.

I haven't written this to put a damper on anyone's ambitions but to try to balance the things that have already been written here on this subject.


Happy Days

Hi Pop,

Thanks for your views, its very important to get different opinions......

Where are you in NZ?, I am in Christchurch with 320,000 other people :0)

feel free to log on to move2nz....we need settled migrants that like to share their experience and knowledge.

I am watching the highlanders v brumbies match as I type......19-10 at 1/2 time......groovy

Hey Tammy , how can you be so friendly towards Pop when you haven't even been introduced ?
I suppose you've heard that joke about the two Englishmen , stranded on a desert island for 30 years ?
They never spoke to each other as there was no one around to introduce them.

I am always friendly
And we won the rugby

I bow my pot-belly and my old grey-haired head in shame and I surrender !

Originally posted by Tammy
what do you do for wok Robbie?

I get my Woks from TJ's :D

I work for the government:suspect:

Originally posted by stevie1957
Don't say that Tammy half of Lancashire will be over there :hihi:

As I am a simple blonde could you please explain that one to me?? :confused:

Cyclone, try going in the English Summer, its Winter over there! N.Z is fab, couldnt boast about it enough! Try going in their summer thou- loads of amazin/ etreme watersports.
Try the Able Tazmin National Park (Tip of the South Island) its gorg!

I'll have to wait until i'm a man of leisure, I only get so much holiday and so much cash for snowboarding.