Thinking of moving from UK to NZ in the future

[blackpool kev]

My sons and i are thinking of maybe emingrating to new zealand in the next few years. are ther many jobs for plasterers and plumbers over there. I heard its a very good place to live. Also plenty of legies. lol.
One of my sons are finnishing his plastering trade and want to move abroad and i was told that zealand was a good place. Any info would be great.
kev

[scott.mohekey]

I'm not really sure about those trades specifically. But I do know its usually easy to find some sort of trade labour if your chosen trade isn't available.

[Ryan]

Thanks. By the way we my sons and i are thinking of maybe emingrating to new zealand in the next few years. are ther many jobs for plasterers and plumbers over there. I heard its a very good place to live. Also plenty of legies. lol.
One of my sons are finnishing his plastering trade and want to move abroad and i was told that zealand was a good place. Any info would be great.
kev

You may find this site useful:

http://www.immigration.govt.nz/opsmanual/i20596.htm

[dreamer]

Thanks. By the way we my sons and i are thinking of maybe emingrating to new zealand in the next few years. are ther many jobs for plasterers and plumbers over there. I heard its a very good place to live. Also plenty of legies. lol.
One of my sons are finnishing his plastering trade and want to move abroad and i was told that zealand was a good place. Any info would be great.
kev

in my experence, I would saw that there should be plenty of work for either of those trades.
I still struggle to find a reliable plasterer.

We don't need anymore IT folk thats for sure (unsure they are top notch, in which case, stay the feck away from my jobs!)

[elnevio]

Sounds like exciting times!

PS: I separated this out from your TC seal thread as it seems worthy of a separate thread. /yes

[foxdie]

We don't need anymore IT folk thats for sure (unsure they are top notch, in which case, stay the feck away from my jobs!)

No room at the Inn for a mac / linux sysadmin like myself then? :(

[wintertidenz]

Ugh, you can take the Mac/Linux stuff :P

[AndyD]

IIRC Plumbers are one of the higher paid trades in NZ. Dated info perhaps, but I think it was up there with electricians and something else. IDK 'bout plasterers though Sorry :/

[foxdie]

Ugh, you can take the Mac/Linux stuff :P

I swing both ways you know, I can do "Windaz" too ;)

[pitslayer]

Quite hard to get into the country, and when you get there you need enough cash to keep you going for 2 years iirc, or a decent enough job which will support you for 2 years, as unlike the UK you cant get there without a green card and instantly start scrounging benefits, a policy the UK should adopt imho.

You need to make sure you can get into a job straight away, and that job will support you otherwise your fecked, you cant take to much with you either as it all has to go through quarantine, example our TR6 we had at the time to get that into NZ they wanted, full engineers report, full emissions checks, full fumigation before leaving, full fumigation when it arrived, quarantined for a month or so iirc, same with your belongings near enough.


Would we go there now? Not a chance in hell unless I was being paid lots of money to go there

[Ryan]

Quite hard to get into the country, and when you get there you need enough cash to keep you going for 2 years iirc, or a decent enough job which will support you for 2 years, as unlike the UK you cant get there without a green card and instantly start scrounging benefits, a policy the UK should adopt imho.

You need to make sure you can get into a job straight away, and that job will support you otherwise your fecked, you cant take to much with you either as it all has to go through quarantine, example our TR6 we had at the time to get that into NZ they wanted, full engineers report, full emissions checks, full fumigation before leaving, full fumigation when it arrived, quarantined for a month or so iirc, same with your belongings near enough.


Would we go there now? Not a chance in hell unless I was being paid lots of money to go there

:bs: :bs: :bs:

It is not "quite hard" to enter New Zealand when compared to countries such as USA and Australia. Compared to them, New Zealand is a walk in the park - why? Because New Zealand NEEDS skills.

The government of New Zealand, for some silly reason, is obsessed with catching up with Australia. Anyone in New Zealand who watches TV would have seen the ad with Bill English saying "we need to close the gap with Australia".

Why?

New Zealand will simply never ever catch up with Australia. Australia has more than 5 times the population of New Zealand, vast mineral wealth and massive industrial power etc etc... it's just simply not possible. I really don't understand the obsession with the Aussies but anyway, I digress...

There is no "green card" to New Zealand. That's a USA thing. And no immigrant can "scrounge" off the system. New Zealand is (by comparison) quite a welcoming country. That's not to say that there aren't pitfalls involved, entering a new country is always going to be fraught with challenges. The best thing one can do is to thoroughly research the requirements of entry and then try and see if you have the required skill level to meet those requirements.

As long as you have that and a clean criminal record and can speak English, I see no reason why someone from the UK with a relevant qualification, cannot enter New Zealand.

I am speaking from experience and also from the experience of my mates (UK citizens).

At the end of the day, you need to be really committed. Life won't simply be easy from the get-go... I arrived from South Africa in 2004 from a well paying IT job, was the "bees knees" back home but I was humbled when I arrived, all the immediate work that I could find was working in a factory that produced boogie boards and rubber boots and also worked at a student bar on weekends "The Mad Cow" cleaning sh!t, piss and vomit up off the floor to earn extra money.

5 years later I'm working for a large multinational company, good income, married - all is well.

What you put in, is what you get out.

[chris g]

Disregard pitslayer as it was not my experience when I went over there to work

Did not need specified amount of money to survive for two years or any period
But had to have job to go to

But perhaps it depends on your plan to get into NZ

Beautiful country - temperate climate - not a cold except in South Island generally - can be wetter - heavier rain

Size of UK but only a quarter of the people - lots of space - wherever you are you maybe only 90km from the coast

My route as a Registered Nurse:

Find advertised job - usually through agency or agent in UK
Apply for job to them
Although some NZ employers may accept direct approach if you find NZ website and job vacancies
May require interview with NZ employer - late evening phone interview for me
Job offered
Follow instructions from agency/agent about visa/references/health docs/proof of qualifications - IIRC application form for visa or over internet
Qualifying points for visa depends on qualifications/age and few other things
More points more chance of visa
Need to visit Embassy in London - queues and more than one visit for us
Visa given, travel arranged
Make certain you dispose of debts in UK if poss
If still paying some debts from NZ pay, conversion is not in your favour
If furniture not sold and want to keep just in case, as with other bulky stuff best to put into uk storage rather than take with you
Unless you have lots of money spare to pay for transport to NZ
Possessions did not need 'fumigation' - we had a full container and qe just unpacked and began life in NZ
Same with car - best to sell
If you want to take a treasured car then cleaning and 'fumigation' may be required - effective cleaning in uk by specialist maybe, could limit impact when you get to NZ - the want to protect the environment from foreign bugs, moulds etc
Pay prob not as good as UK - lower pay although certain trades/skills may attract premium pay
Living costs are less but this does not allow saving money as pay is less
It is a nice and relaxed country to live in but be prepared for being treated as 'pakeha' - white foreigner - some Maoiri IMO have attitude towars such people - not always friendly
But most people really nice, helpful and friendly
Speed limits and the speed cameras may take some getting used to
Shopping is a different experience when used to our big supermarkets - different experience with ceiling high stacking in some 'supermarkets'
Different products available - not same variety as uk
Buying cars IMO gives you wide choice of imports inc VR-4
Its worth considering
If sons grown up, you can all get jobs and share accomodation then it could be a nice and comfortable life

[Ryan]

I remember when Brad's CSi had been "cleared" by MAF (Ministry of Agrilculture & Forestry) and he had found peanuts and ants which had stowed in his car from Belfast. /welcome3