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Can immigrants buy property in New Zealand? 23 Aug 2013 | 04:18 am
Lately there has been an awful lot of tub thumping about house prices and the plight of first time buyers, many of who seem to think that anyone who currently owns a house bought it for a fiver and l...
The changing face of NZ Mortgages 22 Aug 2013 | 08:03 am
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has a new governor, and he has wasted no time in making his mark and actually using his powers. He is not happy to sit back and do nothing other than confirm the intere...
You know you have been here a while when… 22 Aug 2013 | 02:58 am
You have to apply to renew your New Zealand Passport! The good news is that this can all be done online now. It costs $125, and you need to get a digital photo from the Post Office or a Pharmacy who w...
Earthquake Updates 21 Aug 2013 | 01:52 am
One really annoying side effect of a decent scary shake is that for a while afterwards we have a tendency to feel earthquakes that are either not actually happening, or are too faint to be felt in rea...
Earthquake Thoughts 18 Aug 2013 | 01:42 pm
This is actually our first major earthquake where we have been personally affected and had to deal with it as an emergency situation. And we have observed a few things. Why evacuate Buildings? Hubby w...
More Quakes and sleeplesness 17 Aug 2013 | 10:03 am
Well, yesterday started out as quite a lovely day. Except I had to pay for the Herb Garden, which was painful. But then, at 2:31pm all hell broke loose with another strong earthquake: NZST: Friday, Au...
You know you’re an ex-pat when… 15 Aug 2013 | 09:28 am
Heinz Sandwich Spread is classed as “Gourmet Food” Courtesy of Kirkaldie and Staines in Wellington, and with apologies for the bad photo. Related posts: British Food in New Zealand Piped Xmas Music...
The Herb Garden: Finished :D 9 Aug 2013 | 11:03 am
Yep – it really is done! The five smaller beds contain all the culinary herbs – with the ones I use most in the near beds. One of the larger beds at the back contains Fragrant Herbs – some of which, l...
The Herb Garden: getting really close now… 4 Aug 2013 | 10:08 am
We are now on the final bit of landscaping – the Gravel! But rather than just dump a truck load of gravel on top of the base layers, we are using a HoneyComb sheet from Natural Paving which I have to ...
The Herb Garden: One Moneysaving Idea 1 Aug 2013 | 07:27 am
Money-saving has not been at the forefront of my plans when designing and get the herb garden built. Rather, my focus was on getting something a really wanted, and something that required as little ma...
