hayleyearth Posted August 21, 2023 Posted August 21, 2023 Anyone on here that have kids around the age of 5 and/or 2 that's keen for playdates? 😃 ....or that live around eastern suburbs and have a wife that would be keen to go for some runs or rides? I want to get back into things!!
PhilipV Posted August 25, 2023 Posted August 25, 2023 Does anyone have contact with Slowbee? I pop in here every now and then to see if he posts, but I hope his silence is because he is enjoying EnZed.
Wayne Potgieter Posted August 27, 2023 Author Posted August 27, 2023 On 8/25/2023 at 3:23 PM, PhilipV said: Does anyone have contact with Slowbee? I pop in here every now and then to see if he posts, but I hope his silence is because he is enjoying EnZed. I chat with him occasionally on Whatsapp and he is always in good spirits.
Wayne Potgieter Posted August 27, 2023 Author Posted August 27, 2023 On 8/21/2023 at 8:44 PM, hayleyearth said: Anyone on here that have kids around the age of 5 and/or 2 that's keen for playdates? 😃 ....or that live around eastern suburbs and have a wife that would be keen to go for some runs or rides? I want to get back into things!! I know it doesnt quite meet your requirements, but happy to do some cool stuff up north!
hayleyearth Posted August 28, 2023 Posted August 28, 2023 On 8/7/2023 at 7:53 AM, patches said: The good... I finally applied for my citizenship... ...sadly though, my Aus visitors visa has expired and I was hoping that I would have a little black passport by the time I head across the Tasman again (therefore not needing to renew said visitor visa), but alas, citizenship processing times seem to range from 5 - 15 months. So I won't hold my breath. @Wayne Potgieter, how long was the processing time frame for your citizenship, and how long after that for passports? How much did you pay for your AUS visitors visa?
patches Posted August 28, 2023 Posted August 28, 2023 (edited) On 8/28/2023 at 3:39 PM, hayleyearth said: How much did you pay for your AUS visitors visa? They used to be about AUD160 and another NZD40-ish for biometrics. I got my last one for free as the previous one expired during Covid. Very nice of the Aus government. But recently submitted an application and it was AUD190. Not sure how much biometrics will be. EDIT: booked my Biometrics this morning. No payment required. Seems that nowadays that fee is covered in the AUD 190.No payment required. Seems that nowadays that fee is covered in the AUD 190. Scrap that, I was wrong... it's $65 for biometrics. I found out this morning when I went for mine. I forgot that they only ask for it on the day. Why they don't just make you pay when booking the appointment, who knows?! Edited August 30, 2023 by patches hayleyearth 1
patches Posted August 30, 2023 Posted August 30, 2023 (edited) Another good... parental leave pay... $712.17 (gross) per week for 6 months. I know compared to the Scandinavians and other European countries, this isn't amazing, but it's something, and definitely takes the sting out of trying to pay a mortgage on a single income. Edited August 30, 2023 by patches IceCreamMan 1
rad006 Posted August 31, 2023 Posted August 31, 2023 9 hours ago, patches said: Another good... parental leave pay... $712.17 (gross) per week for 6 months. I know compared to the Scandinavians and other European countries, this isn't amazing, but it's something, and definitely takes the sting out of trying to pay a mortgage on a single income. That is super cool, is it dependant on your earnings?
patches Posted August 31, 2023 Posted August 31, 2023 2 hours ago, rad006 said: That is super cool, is it dependant on your earnings? To clarify, that is for the primary caregiver. The partner doesn't get anything from the government. But still, it all helps. As for earnings dependant, yup. It's for primary caregivers that were employed prior to going on parental leave. $712/week is the max. So if one earned that, or more, that's what they get. Anything less the government will pay at the earned rate. There is also another payment from months 6-12 of $69/week, regardless of earning and leave (so even if the primary caregiver is back at work)
hayleyearth Posted September 3, 2023 Posted September 3, 2023 On 8/31/2023 at 8:10 PM, patches said: To clarify, that is for the primary caregiver. The partner doesn't get anything from the government. But still, it all helps. As for earnings dependant, yup. It's for primary caregivers that were employed prior to going on parental leave. $712/week is the max. So if one earned that, or more, that's what they get. Anything less the government will pay at the earned rate. There is also another payment from months 6-12 of $69/week, regardless of earning and leave (so even if the primary caregiver is back at work) Some companies also pay full salary during parental leave, many different conditions then, some pay up to 6 months if taken in the 1st 6 months or some pay 3 months taken at any time before the child turns 2 years old. Both these examples can be either the dad or the mom that gets it (so primary carer).
patches Posted September 3, 2023 Posted September 3, 2023 3 hours ago, hayleyearth said: Some companies also pay full salary during parental leave, many different conditions then, some pay up to 6 months if taken in the 1st 6 months or some pay 3 months taken at any time before the child turns 2 years old. Both these examples can be either the dad or the mom that gets it (so primary carer). Yeah, some companies are great like that with top-up payments (my wife is lucky enough to have one such employer)... some companies are not.. (I didn't get any paid partner's leave, whereas many corporates these days offer 2 weeks)
patches Posted September 3, 2023 Posted September 3, 2023 On 8/7/2023 at 7:53 AM, patches said: The good... I finally applied for my citizenship... ...sadly though, my Aus visitors visa has expired and I was hoping that I would have a little black passport by the time I head across the Tasman again (therefore not needing to renew said visitor visa), but alas, citizenship processing times seem to range from 5 - 15 months. So I won't hold my breath. @Wayne Potgieter, how long was the processing time frame for your citizenship, and how long after that for passports? aaand approved. So like @hayleyearth they took about 1 month to process. Pretty darn good! But now the wait for the next available ceremony. Wayne Potgieter and IceCreamMan 2
hayleyearth Posted September 3, 2023 Posted September 3, 2023 10 minutes ago, patches said: aaand approved. So like @hayleyearth they took about 1 month to process. Pretty darn good! But now the wait for the next available ceremony. haha!! imagine you get invited to the same one than me!!! patches and Wayne Potgieter 2
patches Posted September 4, 2023 Posted September 4, 2023 21 hours ago, hayleyearth said: haha!! imagine you get invited to the same one than me!!! 9th October at Westlake Girls High? hahaha
hayleyearth Posted September 4, 2023 Posted September 4, 2023 14 minutes ago, patches said: 9th October at Westlake Girls High? hahaha Ah, you don't fall in the Auckland region one, I am at the Auckland Town Hall on the 2nd Oct. I am happy about the venue and it is also a fancy evening doo
patches Posted September 4, 2023 Posted September 4, 2023 32 minutes ago, hayleyearth said: Ah, you don't fall in the Auckland region one, I am at the Auckland Town Hall on the 2nd Oct. I am happy about the venue and it is also a fancy evening doo Yeah, I guess the Shore needs one of their own... I'm just surprised it's not in Browns Bay 😅
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