Moving to Welly later this year-any advice welcome

[Hawkeye]

I have been offered job in Welly this year and looking for somewhere nice to live, preferably with good biking roads nearby! Done some research (visited last year) and thinking maybe Raumati. Is it far to commute daily to Welly? Wife loves the area!! We're also considering Blue Mountains and between Days Bay and Eastbourne, also Moonshine Valley (too isolated?). We also liked it out in the sticks near Makura. We like being in the country/ near beach rather than city life but have 18m old so don't want to be too isolated. Bringing Aprilia RSVR in container. Can't wait! Any help/info/advice appreciated. Thanks.

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[MIXONE]

Holy fucken shit are you kidding????
Winter in Christchurch is like living in a fucken fridge.
I even had the door rubbers of a car frozen fucken shut down there!!!
You can't ride on ice!!

Disagree.I lived in Chch for 12 years and rode all year round.Mind you I also rode here in Welly when it was snowing last year.

[rachprice]

The weather is fucking awesome. There's no such thing as bad weather, just inappropriate clothing. Rather live here and have to put another layer of clothing on to stay warm than live in Brisbane etc where you simply cannot escape the heat.

Pete actually loves Wellington more (yes more) than Casey Stoner...so don't ask him he's biased!

The weather isn't awesome, but overall it's not too bad

As they say 'you can't beat Wellington on a good day', and you cant - its magic!


(Picnic + chess up Mt Vic last Tuesday)


But there are plenty of average and bad days, but I think that makes you appreciate the good ones more!
I don't particularly love the weather here but I do love Wellington, it is a vibrant, interesting city with much cultural diversity, which is not only accepted but embraced. And its not too big.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Bloody chess.

[riffer]

Bloody chess.

Speaking of chess, I've been teaching my 7 year old to play. He's a lot keener on it now that I've explained to him it's actually a killing game.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Speaking of chess, I've been teaching my 7 year old to play. He's a lot keener on it now that I've explained to him it's actually a killing game.

Best game ever invented I reckon. I love it. More so when I win.

[Gingerpom]

Thanks for all your helpful comments-appreciated. Need to have a good look round the areas you all mention I think. Still sorting our visas at the mo so we're a few months off yet! How's summer been this year,we've heard it's no been great? Mild winter here this year so still on bike :-). Mines had sidestand sorted but we'll see if thats enough re Welly breezes! Can u use loud pipes in Nz?

[Paul in NZ]

We live in Raumati South and really love it there BUT the commute is a PIA. Raumati / Raumati South is a bit more of a Hippy town full of retired circus freaks, wanna be musicians, llama botherers, mystics and failed artistes but they are generaly the nicer types as well. Best of all is cheaper and BETTER living (even with the transport costs) than in town if you are of the not keen on cities type.

A quick look at the map shows you that its sandwiched into a very narrow strip of land so finding interesting roads here is tricky. You get very sick of riding an hour to the Wairarapa before you even start having fun but life is all about choice eh