shaggy07
English looking for information about New Zealand
Forum posts
7
About me
English
Lives in Sheffield
Registration: 02 November 2015
Activity
Safety - personal, car, etc by wendy-adventurousretirement
Hi! After our experience last year in South America, I am compelled to ask what are the safety issues we must be on the lookout for, related to walking in towns, and cities, hiking, public transportation, and driving around NZ, having suitcases in ...
Hi Wendy, I've been over here (in Christchurch) for little over a year and so far have had no issues with regards to safety. Granted, some of this is bound to be that I haven't been to the less desirable areas, but as a whole I feel far far ... Read More
Common misconceptions and clichés about life in New Zealand by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Old clichés die hard, as the saying goes... and living in New Zealand can generate lots of misconceptions in the eyes of the people. What are the most common misconceptions about the expat lifestyle in New Zealand? What ...
This grates me when people say Kiwi's aren't friendly, definitely don't agree. Been in Chch for 9 months now and have a really good group of friends that are primarily Kiwi's. Bought a house here now and met a few of our neighbours ... Read More
Electrical Engineer / Registration / Assessement / IPENZ by laerciocg
Hello folks, I'm writing this page at this Forum just to clear some doubts I still have about starting to develop a career as Electrical Engineer abroad, in this case for New Zealand. So, I was told that first I thing I was going to need was to get ...
Hi, No you do not need to be EWRB registered (but may have to prove that you don't to the immigration board). Your job sounds quite similar to mine. I went through a few different recruitment agencies. Not sure what the rules are on naming ... Read More
Electrical Engineer / Registration / Assessement / IPENZ by laerciocg
Hello folks, I'm writing this page at this Forum just to clear some doubts I still have about starting to develop a career as Electrical Engineer abroad, in this case for New Zealand. So, I was told that first I thing I was going to need was to get ...
Hi Iaerciocg, I've just had a similar issue with my visa application. I'm an electrical engineer in building services and I know for a fact I do not need to be EWRB registered. However, because of the electrical engineer title the visa ... Read More
Would love to hear peoples experiences and any tips by shaggy07
Hello All, Just about to sign a contract for a job in Christchurch with a move pencilled in for middle of January (to start work in February) all being well with the visa process. I was very lucky, heard lots of horror stories about people applying ...
Cheers Bhavna. Was just looking wondering the post had gone. Just signed a contract and submitted an expression of interest for the work to residency visa, so all being well I'll be able to class myself as an expat in a few months time :-) ... Read More
Would love to hear peoples experiences and any tips by shaggy07
Hello All, Just about to sign a contract for a job in Christchurch with a move pencilled in for middle of January (to start work in February) all being well with the visa process. I was very lucky, heard lots of horror stories about people applying ...
Hi John, Apologies for the delay in replying. Been a hectic week with other interviews, to to my amazement / delight I've been offered another job, so got a difficult decision to make between the two now. I've spoken with a few people and ... Read More
Would love to hear peoples experiences and any tips
Hello All, Just about to sign a contract for a job in Christchurch with a move pencilled in for middle of January (to start work in February) all being well with the visa process. I was very lucky, heard lots of horror stories about people applying ... Read More