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francoisf · « **on:** May 06, 2007, 09:28:44 AM »

hi everyone

my wife and five year old daughter will be coming over to either tauranga or whangarei early next year. we have started our pr. using protea pacific as our agent.
i feel very lucky scoring 140 points as a fitter and turner in demand. i have been researching for five months now and am very pleased to have found this site and all the info the lovely people are willing to share----------thanks. one thing i am still unsure about is what the demand for my trade is in these two cities? would i find work and be able to settle in one of the two as i am not really keen on auckland----not much of a big city person! and what the average wage is for tradesmen like myself?? will i survive?

thankyou all for being so helpful

Marilize · « **Reply #1 on:** May 06, 2007, 09:59:41 AM »

Hi there
not sure how relevant this is, but a friend of mine is a carpenter in Tauranga - he is earning in the early 40's - maybe 42k a year? They love it there - it's a bit of a holiday destination with great weather. They've had quite a boom (a bit like Jeffreys and other undiscovered coastal towns that suddenly explode) so he found a job easily as Tauranga is building like mad. Houses are pretty pricey, though. They ended up about 30min outside of T in a small town where houses were still relatively affordable.
Marilize

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Nolan · « **Reply #2 on:** May 06, 2007, 10:16:32 AM »

Howzit Francois, glad you found us.

Look HERE for links to salary surveys and job sites that you can search to check salary and availability in T and W.

Seems like we will be leaving early March next year, maybe we on the same plane

Marilize · « **Reply #3 on:** May 06, 2007, 10:58:31 AM »

Hi Nolan
Are you seriously only leaving then? Sorry to hijack your thread, F - trying to catch up with local skinner from here is pretty hard

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Happy Expat · « **Reply #4 on:** May 06, 2007, 11:22:58 AM »

Welcome Francois

Johan01 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 06, 2007, 12:56:57 PM »

Hi Francois, welcome!!!

zatexnz · « **Reply #6 on:** May 06, 2007, 05:33:40 PM »

Welcome Francois! Glad you found us!

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Johan01 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 08, 2007, 04:55:10 PM »

Francois how is your things coming along.

francoisf · « **Reply #8 on:** May 14, 2007, 06:50:08 PM »

hi guys not sure if i am doing the reply correctly but sure will find out shortly. thanks for the replys on my earlier post concerning work in tauranga and also the web sites nolan!! we are currently collecting all the info required by the nzis. my application is on hold till the end of the month---waiting for more funds.(sold one of our houses waiting for the transfer) once the cash is available we will continue. i will let

you know on the progress thanks agian francois and family

Nolan · « **Reply #9 on:** May 14, 2007, 08:50:53 PM »

Glad here that things are still running - sometimes it does feel like it is taking forever, but before you know it, another step is behind you

crawford.bernice · « **Reply #10 on:** May 15, 2007, 01:08:53 PM »

Welcome Francois, we are also using protea pacific as our agent.

Badprop · « **Reply #11 on:** May 21, 2007, 06:15:38 AM »

Hi Franscois welcome here. Keep us updated on your move and how things are progressing. We love to chat here so please keep in touch

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Tania · « **Reply #12 on:** May 21, 2007, 06:16:09 PM »

Welcome...This site is like an encyclopedia of immigration info. all you need is right here......

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