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Bread.one last thing, if you support trump feel free to just not come at all. Trust me it will make your life easier not to be here. People dont take to racism to kindly here
erikKnot wanting people to come to to your country because of something as minor as political views... sounding a little bit like your favourite politician there bud
Bread.they are more than welcome to come, just saying not many people will share your views which is no fun. Plus due to the high cultural diversity in auckland life you may well find dealing with all the different ethnicity's a bit hard.
Bread.they are more than welcome to come, just saying not many people will share your views which is no fun. Plus due to the high cultural diversity in auckland life you may well find dealing with all the different ethnicity's a bit hard.
butterslut.Also everything is outrageously expensive in New Zealand, so make sure the amount of money you're making is proportionate to what you'll be spending.
philipcI'd take any job in wanaka over a good job in auckland..
philipcI'd take any job in wanaka over a good job in auckland..
ThaLoraxHave you been to either? I looked for jobs in the south island and couldn't find anything.
DingoSeanAgain, I live in Tahoe, and Nick lives in flippin Aspen... the cost of living in Auckland will be laughably easy to overcome.
I'd take any gig on the moon over a good job on Earth.
philipcWhy make a thread if you don't want to read the answers?
DingoSeanAgain, I live in Tahoe, and Nick lives in flippin Aspen... the cost of living in Auckland will be laughably easy to overcome.
I'd take any gig on the moon over a good job on Earth.
philipcYes. I have worked boot fitting in Wanaka for the past 2 seasons. You won't be able to get a boot fitting job there, but you may in Queenstown which is a touch bigger than Wanaka. Auckland is a city with a bunch of punters who don't know what the fuck they are talking about, and I'm not only talking about the clientele. Do you really want to work with them day in and day out?
Unless you have worked in NZ before you can get a free year long visa and find a job when you get there, please let me know if you have any specific questions. Wintering in NZ is an awesome experience and i can't wait to go back and visit.
DingoSeanBecause telling us it's expensive to live there and that we shouldn't be in Auckland isn't exactly an answer to anything we asked haha.
ThaLoraxI'd much prefer to be anywhere in the South Island, especially Wanaka or Queenstown, but this job fell into my lap. I looked for work on that trademe website after getting the job offer, and couldn't find anything. I figure Auckland will be a good hub to travel out of, and a great place to meet people. im not a city person at all (I live in tiny Aspen), but Auckland,NZ will be better than no NZ at all. Plus, the shop is paying for 90% of our travel costs. I dont mind idiot gapers as long as they're not rude. I find ski instructor know-it-alls to be much worse than gapers a lot of the time. since Auckland doesn't get much winter, and Okahune ism4+ hours away, both of us are planning on either bringing or buying a mtn bike there, and riding more than skiing.
Maybe we can come visit you and you can show us around Wanaka?
DingoSeanAgain, I live in Tahoe, and Nick lives in flippin Aspen... the cost of living in Auckland will be laughably easy to overcome.
Bread.one last thing, if you support trump feel free to just not come at all. Trust me it will make your life easier not to be here. People dont take to racism to kindly here
NegromancerThe cost of living in Auckland will not be laughably easy to overcome unless you're making bank at your job or bringing a lot of money over from the States.
Auckland is a good city and very pretty in places but is very expensive. You most likely won't be able to afford accommodation in the inner city suburbs as it's insanely pricey. Also remember just about everything is more expensive in NZ than it is in the States, food, gas, etc.
CampeadorIronic, given the less than stellar relationship between you "Pakehas" and the Maoris.
I never realized that Kiwis had such a soft spot for illegal immigrants and foreign muslims.
NegromancerThe cost of living in Auckland will not be laughably easy to overcome unless you're making bank at your job or bringing a lot of money over from the States.
Auckland is a good city and very pretty in places but is very expensive. You most likely won't be able to afford accommodation in the inner city suburbs as it's insanely pricey. Also remember just about everything is more expensive in NZ than it is in the States, food, gas, etc.
CampeadorIronic, given the less than stellar relationship between you "Pakehas" and the Maoris.
I never realized that Kiwis had such a soft spot for illegal immigrants and foreign muslims.
DingoSeanThe answer to one, is yes haha.
And.. from what I'm picking up due to the few sites for rental properties in and around Auckland and it's nearby suburbs, Nick and I should expect to pay like 200-250 per week? Perhaps less? so 800-1000 NZD a month? that's like 550-650 a month or so in American dollars... Seems cheap as shit to me coming from tahoe where rent is even higher, the shortest lease is 9 months (which would suck if you had a seasonal job) and you NEED to drive everywhere (I'm going to be riding a bike to work like I'm used to doing in Sacramento so yay no everyday gas budget)
But, I guess I should ask if that's realistic.. should we expect to see way higher prices than I'm finding online?
What are the trains like there? Are they relatively affordable for traveling with skis or bikes?
DingoSeanPretty sure they have less of a soft spot for illegal immigration, and more of a realization that singling an entire people out as a common enemy is usually a pretty bad idea.
Also, what's wrong with foreign muslims? This idea that all muslims are terrorists is such a silly concept. Again.. 1.6 billion muslims in the world, all of varying degrees, and a select few are steaming bags of the worst kind of shit...
In any case, don't politicize this thread. Save that for someplace else.
CampeadorYou didn't seem to have an issue with it earlier.
At minimum, 200-250 million of them are the worst kind of shit, I'm not taking any chances. Snakes in the grass.
And white Kiwis do a great job of singling out the entire Maori community, and I probably wouldn't judge them for it, they base it off of their experiences. But if I were clueless like our Kiwi friend there, I'd think Maori people are all wonderful because I saw Whale Rider.
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CampeadorYou seem rather conflicted, you reply to a post that was not addressed to you by asking questions, then get rather upset when said questions are answered.
CampeadorYou didn't seem to have an issue with it earlier.
At minimum, 200-250 million of them are the worst kind of shit, I'm not taking any chances. Snakes in the grass.
And white Kiwis do a great job of singling out the entire Maori community, and I probably wouldn't judge them for it, they base it off of their experiences. But if I were clueless like our Kiwi friend there, I'd think Maori people are all wonderful because I saw Whale Rider.
rozboon$200-$250 a week should see you right for rent. Bearing in mind I have no idea how much you'll be earning but I honestly can't see your take-home pay being much more than $700/week.
Power/gas (when people talk "gas" here they mean for cooking/heating/BBQs not cars) will likely be around $80/month per person.
For internet (assuming you want it and the place doesn't have it already) you'll want to get what's called "naked broadband", meaning it doesn't include a voice line, which saves you maybe $10-20 a month. A lot of plans here have a data cap, typically around 80gb/month, although there are unlimited plans available. You'll probably be paying anywhere from $50 to $90 a month depending how fast you want it and how much data you need. We have a variety of not-very-good vastly overpriced pay-tv options, don't bother, use Netflix....
I have no idea about Auckland's local rail network.
For intercity travel there are trains but they're a bit shit. Kinda expensive and take forever to get anywhere, if you're not a shipping container or a load of coal there are better ways to get around. I've taken skis on the train before, wasn't a bit deal, no idea about bikes.
Every weekend there is a mass exodus from Auckland down to the snow (the "Friday Night Races", don't get snapped speeding by the po-po, they're everywhere)
which means it shouldn't be hard to score a ride with someone or to fill your car up with people prepared to split petrol costs - speaking of which, petrol is insanely expensive compared to the US, expect to pay $8/gallon, meaning a weekend round trip to the snow is going to be well in excess of $100 in petrol. Try snowpool.org.nz if you're looking for a ride, but working in a ski shop I'm sure you'll get some contacts fairly quickly.
There are a few intercity bus services which are actually kinda decent, usually very cheap, don't take 400 years to get there like the trains, and won't freak out about skis or bikes being carried. But generally speaking if you can get 3-4 people in a car, you're better off doing that.
CampeadorYou seem rather conflicted, you reply to a post that was not addressed to you by asking questions, then get rather upset when said questions are answered.
ThaLoraxThank you for the constructive information. THIS is what we're looking for.
You instigated it. Nobody asked for your opinion on racial relationships. Sean asked you to go away because you're like the NS version of that kid that nobody likes because you're an asshole... yet somehow ends up at the party every damn time even though you're not invited... and proceeds to piss everyone off just because it makes you feel confident in yourself to blow smoke smoke out of your ass to a bunch of people you mostly don't know.
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Rosa_Parkmince and cheese is my personal favorite, but I see where you're coming from. I like the indian inspired ones too.
CampeadorIronic, given the less than stellar relationship between you "Pakehas" and the Maoris.
I never realized that Kiwis had such a soft spot for illegal immigrants and foreign muslims.
CampeadorIronic, given the less than stellar relationship between you "Pakehas" and the Maoris.
I never realized that Kiwis had such a soft spot for illegal immigrants and foreign muslims.
MLBFrom my personal experiences it's not actually that expensive. The public transit system in Auckland was super easy and cheep to use for me.
Also your phone costs are going to drop by a crap ton. I just got a SIM card from Vodafone and it was so cheap compared to what I pay at home.
The food was definitely more expensive but much higher quality then anything your going to get in the states. Still wasn't anything unreasonable.
If you want to get around the north island check out the railway system or naked bus. You can also do Van/car rentals with wicked camper/car rentals. They are cheep as fuck...but you get what you pay for.
Also if your looking for a good hostel to stay at while your figuring your shit out while down there, the Base Backpackers is right downtown and has resources for people starting out in town. Anything from local rental properties to job postings.
Hope this helps you out.
DingoSeanHell yes. Awesome to know.
Yeah, from the research i've done, it's not all that expensive according to a lot of people. Some things costs more, like food, but phone plans and travel cost less... Hell, growing up in northern CA we have the BART train in the bay area, it's like 25 NZ$ for a 20 minute trip...
MLBI made almost 9 bucks more operating snow cats down there then I did in North America.
ThaLorax$9 more NZ dollars, or US?
MLBFrom my personal experiences it's not actually that expensive. The public transit system in Auckland was super easy and cheep to use for me.
Also your phone costs are going to drop by a crap ton. I just got a SIM card from Vodafone and it was so cheap compared to what I pay at home.
The food was definitely more expensive but much higher quality then anything your going to get in the states. Still wasn't anything unreasonable.
If you want to get around the north island check out the railway system or naked bus. You can also do Van/car rentals with wicked camper/car rentals. They are cheep as fuck...but you get what you pay for.
Also if your looking for a good hostel to stay at while your figuring your shit out while down there, the Base Backpackers is right downtown and has resources for people starting out in town. Anything from local rental properties to job postings.
Hope this helps you out.
philipcCoffee is way more expensive but way, way better.
MLBNZ dollars...I'm Canadian
boozerWellington is where it's at. it's like san fransisco with less people, less taxes and no one gives a shit whether or not you drive a prius
DingoSeanOkay, this is one that I have to question being how good the coffee seems to be here on the west coast in the states... That said, I'm not a coffee drinker, so I don't know personally, but I'd imagine it's just as good as any good coffee shop here - Note that starbucks is not decent...
I'd assume the tea is probably better being it's a commonwealth country in close proximity to where Tea actually comes from... Which is far more my, shall I say... cup of tea.
erikKAnywhere in New Zealand I can go to escape from pretentious hippies, hipsters, and ultra-liberals while I'm there? Or have I made a terrible mistake in choosing to study abroad in Wellington? Do the hipsters there hate Canadians?
DingoSeanOkay, this is one that I have to question being how good the coffee seems to be here on the west coast in the states... That said, I'm not a coffee drinker, so I don't know personally, but I'd imagine it's just as good as any good coffee shop here - Note that starbucks is not decent...
I'd assume the tea is probably better being it's a commonwealth country in close proximity to where Tea actually comes from... Which is far more my, shall I say... cup of tea.
erikKAnywhere in New Zealand I can go to escape from pretentious hippies, hipsters, and ultra-liberals while I'm there? Or have I made a terrible mistake in choosing to study abroad in Wellington? Do the hipsters there hate Canadians?
erikKAnywhere in New Zealand I can go to escape from pretentious hippies, hipsters, and ultra-liberals while I'm there? Or have I made a terrible mistake in choosing to study abroad in Wellington? Do the hipsters there hate Canadians?
rozboonThere are plenty of waxed-moustache sockless flannel-shirt-wearing folk
philipcI just got offered a boot fitting job in Auckland... Have you guys found a house yet?
