Author Topic: Eight Months of curious questions! (Read 726 times)

Edwin · « **Reply #15 on:** September 06, 2011, 10:02:01 PM »

Hi and a warm welcome to the forum.

You welcome to PM me if you need fetching at Auckland airport when you land. How many in your family?

thombatt · « **Reply #16 on:** September 06, 2011, 10:12:04 PM »

New Zealand works its Christmas's completely different to RSA.

In RSA there is a public holiday on 16 Dec.This is the time most business' close for Xmas and return to work early in the new year.

IN NZ there is a public holiday in Auckland and Wellington in January, so business' close shortly before Xmas, but the break is after Xmas and there is effectively no business activity until late Jan.

while this may suit you in coming over in Jan,with setting up and so forth,it also means there is less recruitment going on at that time of the year.

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Mosescapetown · « **Reply #17 on:** September 07, 2011, 06:04:02 AM »

Quote from: thombatt on September 06, 2011, 10:12:04 PM

New Zealand works its Christmas's completely different to RSA.

In RSA there is a public holiday on 16 Dec.This is the time most business' close for Xmas and return to work early in the new year.

IN NZ there is a public holiday in Auckland and Wellington in January, so business' close shortly before Xmas, but the break is after Xmas and there is effectively no business activity until late Jan.

while this may suit you in coming over in Jan,with setting up and so forth,it also means there is less recruitment going on at that time of the year.

very interesting ... I did not know this.

I am definitely making a note of this for my own planning. I also wanted to arrange a Christmas fly over. might not be such a great idea...

chchkiwi · « **Reply #18 on:** September 07, 2011, 06:47:58 AM »

Christchurch will be good to come to any time of the year, nothing is closing down, except maybe between Christmas and New Year.

Evita · « **Reply #19 on:** September 18, 2011, 06:41:28 AM »

The job market seems to come to life in Feb. Things come to a stand still over Xmas through to when schools start in Feb...

goodgirl · « **Reply #20 on:** September 18, 2011, 07:32:20 PM »

Thanks All for your advice!

Edwin, many thanks for your kind offer - our 'family' is just Hubby and me (for now!)

Update: we are planning to arrive mid Feb now

goodgirl · « **Reply #21 on:** November 18, 2011, 09:50:49 PM »

Our Eight Months of Curiuos questions have certainly been shortened!

Hubster and I leave SA on the 16th of Jan, we will be living in auckland. Look forward to meeting some of you forumites, when we are there!

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frodo/maya · « **Reply #22 on:** November 24, 2011, 08:06:14 PM »

Hi goodgirl, that is great news, happy packing and good luck will all the goodbyes

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