New Zealand - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.

[Stretched@Birth]

20 hours ago, hayleyearth said:

Was wondering what is happening still on this thread... Not much over summer it seems with only one page for me to catch up on since I was last on here about 7 months ago!!

 

The weather has been great, anyone been riding? 

I'm thinking off actually buying property in Rotorua, for short term rentals   that should be a good reason to get down there more often!

 

You've been pedaling a bike a bit, saw some pics of you out riding with Jay and his family.

[Wayne Potgieter]

On 3/4/2025 at 3:36 PM, patches said:

 

Plus I was rude and missed Wayne's question about how a recent Melbourne trip was

 

My delicate sensibilities!!!

Thats all good. 

[Wayne Potgieter]

My Mrs is in AU for a couple of weeks for work, and for the first time since we arrived in NZ, we are increasingly becoming tempted by AU. 

• Change of scenery
• Weather
• Slightly lower cost of living
• more places to adventure

 

[davetapson]

On 3/5/2025 at 4:16 PM, Wayne Potgieter said:

My Mrs is in AU for a couple of weeks for work, and for the first time since we arrived in NZ, we are increasingly becoming tempted by AU. 

• Change of scenery
• Weather
• Slightly lower cost of living
• more places to adventure

 

Weather...

My step-daughter has just started a job with Daily Mail in Sydney - $24/day bus fare and current hour and a half commute from Frenchs Forrest where she is staying with family friends.

Seems a decent single room will cost close on $500/wk.

Can't say I'm not slightly jealous tho!

Edited March 12 by davetapson

[davetapson]

Quiet on this thread, ay?

Agree with we don't enjoy the gulf as much as we should.  Had a meeting with self last weekend and did a circumnavigation of Rangitoto/Motatapu in an inflatable that I don't use enough.   Did some fishing in the Rakino channel and that looks like it's going to become one of my new favourite spots.

I see that trailer sailers go for effectively free - it would make more than a little sense to buy one and go 'camping' in the Gulf.  A slight (not) altercation with the tax man means that I'll not be doing this for the next year or two.

Speaking of investment properties - I've always hankered after a mini-commercial unit.  Doing a bit of W.A.B the other day, I investigated the really really nice units around the corner from work in Orbit Dr.

The last one that was sold went for $770k in 2023 and there are adverts to rent it from the normal estate agencies for $36k / yr.

So an immediate, real return of over 4%. 

Not that I'd want to rent it, because I want to build boats / cars / motorcycles in it.

If I was a young single bloke, I'd buy one and live in it! 

Edited March 12 by davetapson
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