hayleyearth

Double post

I have jury service next week (hoping it actually doesn't last the whole 2 weeks). We can move it earlier too, no? I'll make it if it's not next week.

I'd be keen for a MTB ride too, with the kids. Layla is loving the MTB thing!! Edit: and she can say bicycle in 3 languages

Last year my sis bought a house in Port Elizabeth for R1.3m, huge house in complex needed a new kitchen but otherwise it's 'modern'. Here that size and look house build out to of wood will go for $2+ mil. Quality in SA is much better. R1mil in SA gets you more than $1m in Auckland for sure.

Yip, the end of last year we were looking at a house there, kinda in the same profile than what we are getting now (minus reserve view). That one would have been $800k, now those topically go for $1.16m. We have to cough up a bit more now and I'm kicking my bum not for engaging last year when I thought the price was to high... Ummm We love the area we are staying in, but most of the things we love (waking distance from beach, cycling to work & school for one of us now only, nice windsurfing spots, close to public transport to city) we can have that side too. With a few extras (nice view, new warm house, cycle into city/work, more windsurfing spots). The ONLY negative thing we have is now we have the best schools in our zone, there we will have to go for other options Catholic/ Montessori/hope we make the ballot/become a school board member. I've phone each and every school there that's out of zone and all said there's a possibility to get Layla in even if she's out of zone, so I feel more relaxed now.

The only area cycling distance from both our works with a new development is Wai O Taiki Bay. We got one facing the reserve in a cul-de-sac with an amazing layout opening to a park and sea view through the trees. So we settled for having to drive through the other 1000 houses :/ My sis is also enjoying staying in the area so for us it's the best option now. Edit: just now the long wait till completion...

Let's hope it stays that way over the next say 10 years!!

Na, not auction, off plan. We will continue with our interest to purchase. Let's see if we can move in in 9 months time. (I'm Very scared about the huge amount of debt we will now go in.)

The house we want came back $100k more than what we expected. It's evil that my mind still sees that as not too much because of being so use to large figures due to Rand's. It's so much money this house thing, but I'm sick of paying so much rent too

Any recommendations about solicitors?

Yip, house prices are going crazy at this moment. I think our will increase too after NZ opens up more to let immigrants in again...I think many people will want to move here now, even more than ever. Everything we looked at at the start of the year is at least $200k up now. We need/want to stay cycling distance from our work and schools, so we don't have many options to choose from.

Layla loved MTBing ????

We are driving back from Taupo, rode part of the "Great lake trail"... Wow!! We will go back to do all parts in the near future. We went unsupported (so no car or boat shuttles) and rode with Layla either on the front of the MTB or at the back of the gravel bike (during nap time). It was really nice trails!

Senior in IT ++$120k (plus benefits)! At least.

About 2 months ago this company was looking for a new engineer/manager. I told my partner to apply (he is boat crazy), but then he just said "it's got a motor"....(he is sailboat crazy). Many of those around where I stayb and yes the owners drive them from home to the boat ramp.

That is quite a difficult design to get past the council. The report alone will cost you at least $5k to proof to council it can withstand that water pressure and mounting conditions etc.

Nothing fancy, but just for roped in to join a team for this https://www.bluedogevents.nz/events/10-hour-daynighter-and-6-hour-blast If anyone will be down there then, come see me suffer after my 1st mtb race after becoming a mommy

My partner will NEVER let me buy that and bring that home. We have very strict rules with sweets and unhealthy snacks at home.

I won't care about the decile of my little ones school, not from a teaching focus at all. Low decile schools have great teachers and they tend to go on more courses keeping up with things more regularly. I'll be more concerned about the influences and examples of the children that's in school with my little one. So bad behaviour from a non respectful way can be at decile 1 and 10 schools (the latter just because they are brats). Typically the middle class are seen as hard workers, but also still with respect because their parents keep them to rules etc. But then again, you'd find bad and good where ever you go.

Our little one just turned 2!! And she's to big for her 1st bike now.

Good to know, I've been wanting to move ours but when I phoned Chores they said I must contact our broadband provider. Just haven't got to that yet

My company is going to do the upgrade for the Queenstown Skyline, so soon I'll be riding there too

Anyone keen to ride with us from Auckland to Hamilton or Cambridge with the bikes and then train back one weekend? The New Zealand Trail people want to do an article about us doing our bicycle trips with our little one and well that's going to be the 'next trip' they want to focus on after the initial article. So we are starting the planning. Anyone here actually done it?

Nope, these ones they use to do engravings etc too, so not just through cuts.

Seen this done with a laser cutter before. One of my previous colleagues did it on a laser cutter we had in our modelshops.