Wez-O Posted January 14, 2016 Share Not nearly as prolific as the MTB Damn, I'll have to stay in SA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted January 14, 2016 Share So the time has come for me to join this thread. I signed my employment offer this morning. If all goes well with the visa process, I'll be in Christchurch by mid Feb.Patches, out of interest what line of work are you in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droenn Posted January 14, 2016 Share I can't remember if I posted this before, but Air New Zealand are pretty great to fly with. Since I'll be just over the Tasman, considering some long weekends with the bike later this year! Wayne Potgieter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted January 14, 2016 Share Patches, out of interest what line of work are you in? Heated Beverage Administration. Sometimes when work on that front is quiet, I sit behind a computer and dabble in industrial process plant design... but it's really more of a hobby. serving tea is where the real money is made. My new job though is more on the building services side of the consulting game. MEP. Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted January 14, 2016 Share We've had some Queenstown Skyline vids posted here. ... but just so the peeps on the north island don't feel left out, here's Rotorua Skyline http://www.pinkbike.com/news/mr-black-trail-skyline-rotorua-gravity-park-2016.html Edited January 14, 2016 by patches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramrod Posted January 14, 2016 Share Here is an interesting comparison to the service levels between NZ and RSA. On Monday 11th Jan, i popped in to my local AA store. You know the kind, the sell roadmaps and AA memberships. They are also the "retail" arm of the department of licensing. to apply for a NZ drivers license I filled out 1 form, had my eyes tested, signed and they took my photo. Paid a few dollars and left. This morning (14th) i checked the postbox and found my license. The letter was dated 12th January. That means in 1 day they received, processed, printed and dispatched my drivers license ID card. Plus another 2 days for the post office to send it to me from the office that printed it (500km away). 3 days..... Wonder how long that sort of thing takes in SA? Now the reason i am telling you this is everyone talks about how expensive things are and so on...but when a country is this efficient and it has systems that work, it makes it less stressful to live here. Back in Jozi, i would get myself in a flat panic every time i had to go to home affairs or the licensing center. Everything is simpler here and that makes Wayne a very happy little camper.So every now and then SA does get it right. I applied for my new passport on monday as i only had a year till it expired which would mean that NZ would only grant me a 1 year Visa if approved. So anyway i left home affairs at about 14h00 on monday and received an ams yesterday that my new id card was ready and an ams this morning that my passport was ready. Collected it this afternoon. At least now NZ have no reason to grant me a short term Visa. Documents for myself and my daughter will be submitted on monday!! Who hoo!!!!! Wayne Potgieter, intern, niterider and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Potgieter Posted January 22, 2016 Share gummibear and RossW 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIPSLICK Posted January 22, 2016 Share steal it for my lappa bud,,,,,,,real friends dont drop mates with zero crime there they will think it blew off Gandalf and gummibear 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Potgieter Posted January 22, 2016 Share steal it for my lappa bud,,,,,,,real friends dont drop mates with zero crime there they will think it blew off Ha ha ha.... No. ZakAttak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIPSLICK Posted January 22, 2016 Share Ha ha ha.... No.you just being like that cause I GOT YOUR NINER,,,,BWHAAAAAAA gummibear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Potgieter Posted January 22, 2016 Share you just being like that cause I GOT YOUR NINER,,,,BWHAAAAAAAYou suck. gummibear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIPSLICK Posted January 22, 2016 Share You suck.JUST STORING IT FOR YOU WHEN YOU VISIT BUD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Potgieter Posted January 22, 2016 Share JUST STORING IT FOR YOU WHEN YOU VISIT BUD I got a contraband for you to use when you visit. DIPSLICK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIPSLICK Posted January 22, 2016 Share island BOYTHE HUB INSISTS ON A VIDEO OF YOU DOING THE FULL HAKA to show us you are in fact trying to intergrate into the culture, now we all know you dont back down from a challenge, I rekon since you have been there a good couple of weeks ill give you till monday to prep and send us a video, no long stories and CONDITIONS its simple, a proper haka. Wayne Potgieter ISLAND BOY DOING THE HAKA or we pulling your thread, membership, and banning you(you know ive got connections )no pressure Odinson and Bigjim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arabsandals Posted January 22, 2016 Share My wife is doing her IELTS exam in Feb. She needs all 8s. I'm concerned that she won't get this and wondered whether anyone that's done it recently has any resources/websites that she can practice on. At R2600 I'm not keen on having to pay for it twice. Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossW Posted January 22, 2016 Share My wife is doing her IELTS exam in Feb. She needs all 8s. I'm concerned that she won't get this and wondered whether anyone that's done it recently has any resources/websites that she can practice on. At R2600 I'm not keen on having to pay for it twice. Anyone?PM'ed you details. arabsandals 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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