New Zealand is coming! Our one way ticket to a new country and hopefully a new life...
About this blog
This is a diary of our experiences trying to emigrate to New Zealand. Hopefully we will be successful but whatever the outcome, it should be a good and interesting journey...
Trip Start
Aug 13, 2007
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Trip End
Dec 31, 2008
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There are 91 entries in this blog
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Flights are booked - one way only! -
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Only 9 days left to go -
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No turning back now.... -
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2 nights in Singapore -
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Visiting Friends and Family in Sydney -
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We finally arrived in New Zealand -
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Bay Of Plenty -
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From Tauranga to Gisborne -
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Napier, Hawkes Bay -
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Napier to Palmerston North, via a few detours! -
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Arrived in Wellington -
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1st Wedding Anniversary -
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Monday - Registering with Agencies -
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Tuesday in Wellington -
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Wednesday - Accommodation sorted! -
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1 step closer to being employed! -
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A long weekend in Palmerston North -
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Back in Wellington -
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Good News!! -
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My legs are very tired! -
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Last few days before work starts -
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Graham goes exploring! -
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1st weekend in our new flat -
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Slowly getting closer to residency -
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Our first public holiday weekend -
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A week of News! -
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Guy Fawkes Night -
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A couple of weekends in Wellington -
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A weekend of visitors -
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Stonehenge Aoteroa and Paua World -
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Lake Ferry -
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Cape Palliser and Putangirua Pinnacles -
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Another Xmas Party, and my Birthday -
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Hanmer Springs -
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One Day in Christchurch -
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Last week before Christmas -
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Merry Christmas Everyone -
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Off to Rotorua -
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Another day in Rotorua -
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Last few things to do in Rotorua -
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Adventures in Taupo -
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From Taupo to Napier -
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New Year's Eve and New Year's Day -
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End of the festive Season -
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Another couple of weeks fly by... -
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Wellington Races and the Zoo -
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Good News about my Job! -
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Wellington Sevens Party -
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BBQs and Winery Tours! -
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Round the Bays -
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Almost there! -
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We're officially residents now! -
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Easter in Napier -
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Good old Royal Mail -
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Tongariro Crossing -
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End of exams Celebrations -
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Queen's Birthday Weekend -
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Dunerider Tour -
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Hunterwasse Toilets and Whangarei Falls -
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First Friday Drinks, and the theatre -
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A surprise weekend to watch the rugby -
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Team afternoon out and Bridgy's Stag Night -
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Last weekend of extravagance for a while! -
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A cultural couple of weeks -
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Red Rocks Coastal Walk -
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Back in the UK -
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Day Trip to London -
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Party Weekend -
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Back in the North East -
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Day Trip to Edinburgh -
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Graham's 30th Birthday -
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Meeting Joey McLean! -
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Last couple of days in the North East -
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A couple of days in Dubai -
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Sunrise at Melbourne Airport -
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Back in New Zealand -
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Busy 1st week back -
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Ranfurly Shield Parade -
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Long weekend in Rotorua with the inlaws -
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Couple of days in Wellington -
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The Watson Wedding -
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Drinks at the Opera House -
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Rest of the Sydney holiday -
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Labour Day Weekend -
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Guy Fawkes Night, Heartwalkers walk & Run/Swim 1 -
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Exams, shipping delivered and an Xmas party -
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BBQ & Run/Swim number 2 -
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Enjoying the warm weather -
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Bay of Islands and Auckland -
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Corporate Services Xmas Party & Shon's Birthday! -
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Christmas Hols
