WHERE'S BEST TO LIVE IN NZ AND WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW: PART4!!!

[AngryBeaver]

Arrgh,had to start a new thread!

Yes,you can get more land in Tauranga. Well,somewhere like Omokoroa or somewhere.Wouldn't want to live much closer than that. And I woulkdn't want to live at he Mount. Lovely as it is. Too touristy,imo.
We would like enough land for a pool (eventually) maybe a sleepout and still enough for a veggie patch and garden for kids. Don't neeed acres +. Wouldn't say no though,if we could afford it! Be nice to have a few sheep or something/

I think Mum would have to fly to Tauranga. So that would be
Manchester-London,London-Singapore, Singapore-Aukland,Aukland- Tauranga
Bad.

justa howws the back? Hope physio was a help,we may have driven past you!
Your house sounds great.
My mums friend lives in Silverdale.She has about an acre with some sheep etc
Wasn't overly impressed at but didn't give it a proper look I suppose,just stopped to buy flowers for Mums friend! Always worth another look

Root canal sounds hideous WSS. And in NZ the dental bills are almost as bad as having the work done.

Justabout - I'm mainly going to be in the North East and Scotland and I don't think they have Morrison's there. I'm not sure if Scotmid is the same chain- or if it still exists even. But tell me the brand and I will keep an eye out.

Root canal's not a whole load of fun, I've had one before. They numb you up to avoid pain but the procedure takes ages and is a bit uncomfortable. Only other option though is losing the tooth and I don't want to join the dentures club yet.

Morrisons in Berwick just off the A1.

I actually properly welled up in a coffee shop on Friday am whilst getting my 8.30 coffee. Gorgeous day and I was looking at all the sky scrapers and how modern it all was and although it's great it just felt so alien. I wanted my grey sky and Georgian architecture back. Just felt a long way from home. Had to have a word with myself before I went into work.

I've never had dental issues but my mum has had it all go wrong in her mouth and says the pain is agonising.

wss yep, my mum has had a few abscesses, and says there's no pain like it. Root canal seems preferable given the alternative. Can I ask how much you pay? I haven't been to the dentist yet, but apparantly it is crazy 'spensive.
When I had mine done in the UK, they gassed me up (not sure if they still do it) and then sent me off into the street...alone! I was 18 and at Uni,and remember,vaguely, weaving about the street feeling like my brain was melting!!
Hope it is a better experience for you

yes dont leave it. i did and ended up with all sorts of much worse problems and the end result is that i lost the tooth. which is awful and makes me feel like a hillbilly (no offence to actual hillbillys)

have been having an off day today, we have been moving to nz for so long, now that its actually happening, im feeling a bit weird about it.

not so much of the what if i hate it variety, more that, it just seems alot of hard work suddenly and im not sure im up for it.

sorry, sorry. i have the flu which probably doesnt help. ive just thought all day today, im going to get flu in new zealand and have no one to help me!

Yep I read on MN various people describing dental abscess pain as "worse than childbirth" and I'm not keen for that!
With root canal there is a chances that eventually you lose the tooth anyway, years down the line, as the tooth is dead so more prone to breaking etc. but I have to have a go at keeping it as long as poss.

Ab all up, the treatment is going to cost $1100 < eek>, so you can see why some people choose extraction instead. Fillings are about $130 at my dentists and a clean with the hygienist about $80.

frikonastick, yep not fun being sick with small dcs with no help!

I think there may be an old Scotmid near our holiday let in Edinburgh so if it has changed and I get a chance I will pop in.

frik - Moving overseas is bloody hard work. And the packing up bit was the worst IMHO. It's hard work, dull and emotionally draining saying goodbye to everyone. At least when you get here it's sort of exciting and you are making a home which feels nicer. But being on your own with sick kids does suck. My OH has been ill for a month and I'm still a bit sick so I feel your pain.

But, you have picked an ace time to move. It is sunny today and my word, it is beautiful here.

Lolly- we all have days like that. Being out of your comfort zone all the time is a bit tiring. Especially on Fridays.

Aw lolly (((())))...I have been feeling the same recently.x

frick tooth implant? Mum lost one of hers and she was so self conscious about it that she opted for this. Looks great. I lost half my tooth after the root canal and I have a crown,am always paranoid that it will come out as we haven't got the cash to get it fixed here.
Yes, packing and saying goodbye are the worst bits. You'll be ok when you're on the plane,and then the first few weeks feels like a holiday

I have been online ALL morning trying to get this shampoo and conditioner,but no one will ship to NZ. It's soo irritating it's $19 on amazon.com (which I thought was nz) but about $40 in my salon (per bottle) I put about 6 things (cleansers etc) in my basket and then went to pay, they ALL said they didnt ship to NZ. Why do they forsake us so!

I will def meet you there one day. We have annual tickets to Hamilton zoo which is nice but kids are a boit bored of it now as it's pretty small.
I will look at vitacost.
Hope you feel better soon...everyone seems to be ill at the moment. DD is currently at my side saying "Muuuuummmyyyyyyyy?I don't feel well" roughly every 90 seconds

Ah,ok vita=vitamins and not anything exciting!

Which shampoo is it AB?

thanks everyone :-) drugged myself up last night and got a bit of sleep so am feeling much more postive this morning. we are actually currently overseas, not in the uk. so i have done the move before. maybe thats why i am feeling so tired just at the thought of it! i know how hard it is.

i didnt realise there was an issue getting stuff delivered to NZ. is there a reposting service? we used aramex in the middle east, which allows you to buy stuff online and they ship right to your door. am off to google!

ha! yes, there is. try www.shopandship.com

its a really brilliant service

:-)

ooh thanks frick,shall look.
WSS It is MELU (davines)...tis dreamlike

Has anyone found a decent radio station to listen to??The one's I have come accross are all TERRIBLE!

Oh yes to the Sunday Star Times. I don't buy it often but have had a glance on occasion in the library. It's very good.

DD2's "not complex enough" allergies strike again. Random hives that we can't figure out cause for, eczema is back & she spent last night vomiting up mucous. I need shares in Shorecare at this rate! Luckily we have an appointment with paediatrician on the 2nd.

Yep standard of journalism here, both broadcast and print, is, erm....shit!

There are NO decent radio stations. They are all pure dross. I use the internet and listen that way.

I'd love to figure out how to set this place up so that it goes to the point where I've last read rather than having to scroll through each time. I'm a bit of a technophuckwit to be fair.

All the best with the packing!

The weather really has been much nicer, hasn't it.