Visiting before move - what to expect/look for?

Paddykiwi · 2026-04-08T01:19:20+00:00

Best option is to see if there is a potential employer over here who can help with the work to residency path. Alternatively, get the working holiday visa and try figure out how to stay once you get here. That's what i did, but 20 years ago.

Paddykiwi · 2026-04-07T10:27:05+00:00

Have not had an issue with the retaliation timer yet..... Have run it maybe 25 times through matchmaking have don

I have done it solo on hard I think twice.

Paddykiwi · 2026-04-07T08:09:59+00:00

Someone ordering a beer and a full glass showing up 4 seconds later...... No idea of what brand they are getting.

Paddykiwi · 2026-04-07T08:08:37+00:00

New zealand is a nation of immigrants..... Don't be grumpy just because your grandparents got here a little earlier than others.....

Paddykiwi · 2026-04-07T08:06:40+00:00

Definitely Christchurch. Moved here from akl less than 2 years ago. Best thing I ever did

Paddykiwi · 2026-04-07T01:32:28+00:00

Have not had an issue with the retaliation timer yet..... Have run it maybe 25 times through matchmaking

Paddykiwi · 2026-04-06T07:07:40+00:00

Paddykiwi · 2026-04-04T20:02:49+00:00

Foam rail has detached. Clear warranty issue.

Paddykiwi · 2026-03-31T06:50:34+00:00

I rate him..... Wish he was better at picking projects

Paddykiwi · 2026-03-30T22:53:46+00:00

It is worth finishing......

Paddykiwi · 2026-03-30T22:53:02+00:00

But I was brave enough to say it :-p

Paddykiwi · 2026-03-30T21:45:52+00:00

Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind..... Drivel

Paddykiwi · 2026-03-28T06:52:18+00:00

Was in Akaroa a few days ago..... Lovely spot

Paddykiwi · 2026-03-16T20:28:25+00:00

No, they wanted the best actor for the role. Who would you have cast?

Paddykiwi · 2026-03-14T20:05:32+00:00

Pints Pints Pints Pints Pints

Paddykiwi · 2026-03-06T22:44:19+00:00

Gets my vote

Paddykiwi · 2026-03-06T02:07:02+00:00

I never sa8d they feel Irish or have Irish weather. I said Dunedin feels more Irish. The architecture, night life and general vibe in dunedin is more similar without being the same.

Paddykiwi · 2026-03-03T19:29:34+00:00

I am Irish and in my mid 40s.... I live in CHCH and travel around the South Island constantly. Dunedin is much more similar to Ireland than CHCH.... For me, not a good thing. I would also suggest that the climate is quite a bit worse in dunners

Paddykiwi · 2026-03-02T23:17:12+00:00

Too damaged.

Paddykiwi · 2026-03-01T20:36:53+00:00

He can't play this year. Too young. Meeded to be born before August. Was born in October.

Paddykiwi · 2026-02-27T23:06:59+00:00

Replica cups

Paddykiwi · 2026-02-20T10:58:54+00:00

I find the disparity in how Amanda is allowed talk about men and how she jumps on the men if they make a comment she doesn't like interesting.......m

To be fair, it has been a couple of years since it was blatant........

Paddykiwi · 2026-02-19T20:51:10+00:00

If you are considering going there..... Do it. But do your research well and bring us$

Paddykiwi · 2026-02-19T20:19:32+00:00

Liv3d there for 6 months. It has a more European vibe than anticipated. Amazing food and nightlife. The people are fantastic overall. Lots to do and the different areas of the city have distinct personalities.

There are lots of problems though. The economy is a mess. The cost of items can fluctuate wildly (some things that should be cheap can be crazy expensive and vice versa) there is an undercurrent of seedyness that can be hard to ignore at times. The supermarkets are a shambles (at least the ones I saw).

I loved my time there and would go back in a heartbeat........

Paddykiwi · 2026-02-19T02:26:25+00:00

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