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New Zealand
SemiColon:
@ModernRonin
I think Lyttleton sounds like a good option for you (from what I've heard in this thread). It's right next to the Port Hills, which have some good trails for hiking etc. You'd get that small town feeling, too, and it's a pleasant and pretty place to live. Also, you can easily commute in to Christchurch for a job, it's about 30-40 minutes drive.
CaptainClae:
Wow, didn't expect this large of a New Zealand presence! I guess this means we pretty much rock heaps by now.
Also for people moving here, go to wellington. I'm assuming most QC readers are into their music, and Wellington has got probably the coolest scene in NZ. The foreigners can check our wicked dub ragga stuff.
BUT whatever you do, don't go to Hamilton. It's my closest city and it's pretty average. Nothing really happens here, although we now get the V8s (woo?), and the music scene here pretty much is xHARDCOREx so that's also mega dumb.
Just out of curiosity, any other Hamilton/Waikato losers here?
tweetles:
I used to live in Rotorua but since I didnt particually want my life to be about having babies I left for Welly as soon as I finished school.
Neskah:
Hehehe I'm an Aussie who's been living in New Zealand for 5 years and I LOVE Wellington
It's fucking windy and cold and I bitch every time it rains. I've been Known to grumble "Why the fuck did I ever move to such a God forsaken place?!"
Then I look around me and remember. It's beautiful. It's just Right. It's not perfect but even the flaws are precious.
I'm from Sydney and just had enough of a hustle and bustle city. Welly has everything you need with out the excess, and everything is only a sneeze away. The people are relaxed and ....
Okay I'm not wording what I want to say right, I guess you have to go there to get it.
I live out Hutt ways and travel into the city and all I hear is people bitch about how small NZ is and Why would an Aussie want to move here?
Because your city is the size of a suburb, you have real ticket conductors who actually clip your train ticket. You have fog over the golf courses and hedgehogs!! Taxi drivers apologise for the traffic and you can only say "Dude, it's not even Sydney on a sunday". Take a load off. Shop at East Bank then wander down to Manners for a crepe. Take your coffee to the water front and feed the ducks, then head back in time to finish the afternoon shift...
Okay admittedly not every day is that relaxed, but even my worst day here competes with my best back home.
Your country is precious and I love it. It's worth putting up with the cold.
hehe my only complaint is everyone assumes you'll be having a kid soon. People seem to have a skewed sense about what a woman is supposed to aspire to... but i do find that attitude is changing slowly.
Fenriswolf:
Man, there are a lot of Wellingtonians on here! Well, comparatively a lot. I do love New Zealand. I don't get on board with political patrotism per se but I do love how laid back NZers are, how wild much of the country is, how weird our native wildlife is and how fascinating all our different landscapes are. I love how liberal we (mostly) are, and I think as far as it goes we're pretty good for racism, sexism and homophobia. A long way to go, but I'm still proud of our country. Which is why I'm shit scared of our current conservative backlash... or whatever you want to call it. *sigh*
But yeah, Wellington is so fantastic. Cuba St and Manners Mall are such chilled places to hang out. And even though I too bitch about the wind and sometimes feel like I can't take it it's totally worth it.
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