Palmerston North Advice
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@reprobate said in Palmerston North Advice:
the weather in palmy is no worse than wellington. sure that means it has shit weather, but it gets a worse rap than it deserves because most people who spend time there are students who leave for summer, thus seeing palmy at its worst and wherever else at its best, which makes for harsh comparisons.
foxton beach is quite nice, and some of the bush and river swimming spots within range are pretty good.I would say it rains more in Palmy than Wellington?
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@Nepia said in Palmerston North Advice:
@booboo is the rugby museum still there? It's been a few years since I went to Palmy. Didn't mind it as it felt like a big country town.
Yep, it's still there, but it has moved to flash new digs in the town (not next to the ground anymore) with a bunch of other museums and Art galleries.
The Rugby Museum is well worth visiting if you are in town. I was last there in 2015 as we drove down to the Manawatu-Waikato game. I had been to the old museum back in the mid-1990s so it had been a while. It's a pity the new venue isn't a little larger as they don't have the space to display all of their memorabilia.
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Wow, I'm absolutely blown away with everyone's input! But then, considering the help I received on the forum back in 2011 when arranging my wedding proposal on the Skytower it shouldn't come as a surprise (The fact that there was a little tournament on during that time was merely incidental, hehe) Come to think of it, what ever happened to Gibbit? I don't see him post on here anymore?
We would need to buy a car once we're that side, and I'm not entirely sure of the motoring landscape that side? General Motors recently pulled out of South Africa, which has meant all owners of Chevrolet and Opel vehicles now need to pay a substantially higher price parts as they now have to be imported. I'm not exactly keen on buying a cheap car only to be smacked with expensive maintenance costs once the service plan expires. Any Advice as to what are good choices in this regard?
So the Wife and I still need to tie up a lot of loose ends this side (Medicals, English tests, Police Clearances, shipping container, house & cars etc). All of which should be a breeze in comparison with trying to obtain an Unabridged Birth Certificate from the Department of Home Affairs. A process that can take up to 4 months. Even then, my cousin only received hers after the allotted 4 month - With her husband listed as her father, but I hear results vary so one can only hope.. If the worst comes to the worst, I can pay to have this process expedited by a private company which somehow is able to get ID/Passports/Birth Docs etc within 2 weeks - For a price. Go Figure.
Any way, thanks again to everyone on the site for the assistance, and the laughs. Look forward to the responses in the morning.
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@Gibbit is too cool for us plebs who post for free, he gets paid to talk shit about sport on the radio, among other things...
As to cars, access to parts, buy Japanese, so many of them imported in NZ so parts access is best there, otherwise all vehicles are imported to NZ anyway.
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@PN said in Palmerston North Advice:
Wow, I'm absolutely blown away with everyone's input! But then, considering the help I received on the forum back in 2011 when arranging my wedding proposal on the Skytower it shouldn't come as a surprise (The fact that there was a little tournament on during that time was merely incidental, hehe) Come to think of it, what ever happened to Gibbit? I don't see him post on here anymore?
We would need to buy a car once we're that side, and I'm not entirely sure of the motoring landscape that side? General Motors recently pulled out of South Africa, which has meant all owners of Chevrolet and Opel vehicles now need to pay a substantially higher price parts as they now have to be imported. I'm not exactly keen on buying a cheap car only to be smacked with expensive maintenance costs once the service plan expires. Any Advice as to what are good choices in this regard?
So the Wife and I still need to tie up a lot of loose ends this side (Medicals, English tests, Police Clearances, shipping container, house & cars etc). All of which should be a breeze in comparison with trying to obtain an Unabridged Birth Certificate from the Department of Home Affairs. A process that can take up to 4 months. Even then, my cousin only received hers after the allotted 4 month - With her husband listed as her father, but I hear results vary so one can only hope.. If the worst comes to the worst, I can pay to have this process expedited by a private company which somehow is able to get ID/Passports/Birth Docs etc within 2 weeks - For a price. Go Figure.
Any way, thanks again to everyone on the site for the assistance, and the laughs. Look forward to the responses in the morning.
I guess your choices are dealing with armed gangs, roving thugs and living in constant fear or staying in South Africa.
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- the NZ Ready planning tool is also worth a look if you haven't seen it already. The same site also has the official word on Palmy and the wider region: https://www.newzealandnow.govt.nz/regions-nz/whanganui-manawatu - looks like they avoided photos of @jegga causing carnage
NZ Ready planning tool
NZ Ready is a free online tool to help you plan your move to New Zealand, ensuring you know how things work here and have a hassle-free move.
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@Donsteppa said in Palmerston North Advice:
- the NZ Ready planning tool is also worth a look if you haven't seen it already. The same site also has the official word on Palmy and the wider region: https://www.newzealandnow.govt.nz/regions-nz/whanganui-manawatu - looks like they avoided photos of @jegga causing carnage
NZ Ready planning tool
NZ Ready is a free online tool to help you plan your move to New Zealand, ensuring you know how things work here and have a hassle-free move.
Those photos of Palmie are quite good but in my experience the best views of the city are to be found in your rear view mirror.
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Don't you live in Wellington?
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I spent only 4 years in Pamly but I feel that video really does.... describe the city so bloody well!
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Comedians seem to have mixed feelings about the place http://www.newshub.co.nz/nznews/new-zealanders-shun-palmerston-north-2012060720
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Interesting phrasing and use of "" in the article. There already is an "Investor Plus" visa for people with more than $10 million to invest: https://www.newzealandnow.govt.nz/move-to-nz/new-zealand-visa/visas-to-invest/investor-visa. I suppose they plan some tweaks to the category.
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Hi All,
Just a bit of an update: Work Visa's are approved, cars and house are sold, flights booked for 13 October. All set
Just wanted to get some local advice regarding purchasing a tidy second hand car. New Zealand seems to have a bidding culture in which a listed price is not always the sale price. Can anyone advise on what sort of "Offer" one should put in as the seller on something like this:
Suzuki for sale | Trade Me Motors
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@pn there is no hard and fast rule ... depends on how long they have had the car etc ... you have more leeway in the popular / large selling models obviously. Aim for 5%, but start at 10 minimum.
I would question the car you are looking at though. NZ is not flat, a Suzuki 1.2 will be fine around a city, but once you on the open road there are hills, ranges, gorges everywhere. You will want an engine with more torque for sure.
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@pn we have the 1.5L version of that car, and as MR says, is great for running round town and the like, but when the family goes anywhere we have another vehicle.
here is another option for buying cars
Cars, Trucks, Machinery, Damaged Cars & General | Palmerston North | Turners
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But use the trade me site and https://www.autotrader.co.nz/used-cars-for-sale to get a gauge for where prices should be, or just ask on here.
New ACC levies also mean a car like the above swift is more expensive than other bigger cars as it is rated on their safety ratings.
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@taniwharugby said in Palmerston North Advice:
New ACC levies also mean a car like the above swift is more expensive than other bigger cars as it is rated on their safety ratings.
Fuckwits that did that also didn't take into account different models. Our model (which has all the extra safety, 8 airbags/side intrusion etc) gets rated the same as the cheap no frills models.
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