New member from California planning to move to NZ! (Disco)

**Smifffy** · 27th November 2013, 06:14

Originally Posted by hayd3n

otago

ftw

Pretty much anywhere that's not Auckland.

**Wingnut** · 29th November 2013, 03:43

Na... North Island is where its all at. Down south here, well we're nearly full now

**avgas** · 29th November 2013, 06:50

Sorry I couldn't help it......my brain has been rewired to deal with my 2 year old son........when I heard your name.....all i could think of was "hola a diego" and a certain backpack.

**Disco** · 8th February 2014, 09:40

I do have Go Diego Go! stickers on my bikes

So I'm thinking of taking a trip to NZ with my family in July and staying for about a month so we can visit a few cities and get an idea about Kiwi life. Are hotels reasonable there or are there other places I can stay? We don't need anything fancy.

**Ocean1** · 8th February 2014, 11:33

Originally Posted by Disco

I do have Go Diego Go! stickers on my bikes

So I'm thinking of taking a trip to NZ with my family in July and staying for about a month so we can visit a few cities and get an idea about Kiwi life. Are hotels reasonable there or are there other places I can stay? We don't need anything fancy.

Mid winter...

Motels are what you want if you're traveling with nippers. Google. Anywhere between $100 and $200 a night but there's usually not much wrong with the lower end prices. If you let us know where you want to be some of us can recommend suitable places.

**Disco** · 9th February 2014, 08:41

Originally Posted by Ocean1

Mid winter...

Motels are what you want if you're traveling with nippers. Google. Anywhere between $100 and $200 a night but there's usually not much wrong with the lower end prices. If you let us know where you want to be some of us can recommend suitable places.

Yikes that could get pricey if we are there for a month. When I have a better idea of our travel route I'll post up again for some advice.

I would much rather visit during the summer of course, but since my wife has the summer off (our summer) it works out. Hopefully we can travel back during your summer again before making our final move.

**tri boy** · 9th February 2014, 10:32

Hi Diego.
Look into the Waikato area.
1 1/2hrs from Akld, Hamilton, Waikatos main town is the power house of the Dairy industry in NZ, (the main export earner).
Outdoors lifestyle aplenty, (Hunting, fishing,bushwalking etc)
Much cheaper lifestyle block purchacing than the Akld area.
Great Rd riding and ADV riding, (not as good as the sth for scenery)
Jobs aplenty in Management, etc.
Worth considering.
Typing this wile looking out at Pirongia mtn, on a 1acre block, and i'm a lowly paid kiwi.

(must mow the lawns, gahhh..............

**oneblackflag** · 9th February 2014, 10:52

Originally Posted by tri boy

Hi Diego.
Look into the Waikato area.
1 1/2hrs from Akld, Hamilton, Waikatos main town is the power house of the Dairy industry in NZ, (the main export earner).
Outdoors lifestyle aplenty, (Hunting, fishing,bushwalking etc)
Much cheaper lifestyle block purchacing than the Akld area.
Great Rd riding and ADV riding, (not as good as the sth for scenery)
Jobs aplenty in Management, etc.
Worth considering.
Typing this wile looking out at Pirongia mtn, on a 1acre block, and i'm a lowly paid kiwi.

(must mow the lawns, gahhh..............

^This. You won't find greener grass or juicer Kiwi-cross cattle.

About to take a ride out to Raglan now; great surf beach and town 45 mins from Hamilton.

**HenryDorsetCase** · 9th February 2014, 11:45

Originally Posted by Disco

Hey guys!

My name is Diego and I'm from San Diego, CA (yeah it was just coincidence I ended up in SD). I've joined the forum because my wife and I are looking into moving to NZ sometime in the next year. We haven't yet been but after doing a lot of research, we decided that NZ would be a great place to raise our 1 year old son. Also because I'd love to maintain my riding hobby and there is a fantastic motorcycle culture in NZ.

We did actually spend our honeymoon in Rarotonga and Aitutaki and we absolutely loved it.

I've been riding sportbikes for about 10 years, most of that riding being on the track. Anyway we do plan to visit sometime in March or April of next year to check things out. Hopefully all will go smoothly and I'll be able to ride some beautiful Kiwi roads soon!

Hope it works out.

have a look at http://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/ and in particular the stuff about "moving to nz" if you haven't already.

And welcome.

**JimO** · 9th February 2014, 11:45

Originally Posted by Disco

Yeah I definitely love the outdoors. I want my little guy to grow up around a clean and natural environment.

D

thats Auckland out then

**HenryDorsetCase** · 9th February 2014, 12:20

Originally Posted by Disco

I do have Go Diego Go! stickers on my bikes

So I'm thinking of taking a trip to NZ with my family in July and staying for about a month so we can visit a few cities and get an idea about Kiwi life. Are hotels reasonable there or are there other places I can stay? We don't need anything fancy.

middle of fucking winter. take them ski-ing!

**russd7** · 9th February 2014, 21:04

Originally Posted by tri boy

Hi Diego.
Look into the Waikato area.
1 1/2hrs from Akld, Hamilton, Waikatos main town is the power house of the Dairy industry in NZ, (the main export earner).
Outdoors lifestyle aplenty, (Hunting, fishing,bushwalking etc)
Much cheaper lifestyle block purchacing than the Akld area.
Great Rd riding and ADV riding, (not as good as the sth for scenery)
Jobs aplenty in Management, etc.
Worth considering.
Typing this wile looking out at Pirongia mtn, on a 1acre block, and i'm a lowly paid kiwi.

(must mow the lawns, gahhh..............

you poor deluded soul, the south is the powerhouse in dairy now, who the fuck in his right mind wants to be that close to auckland, wayyyyyyy more hunting and fishing opportunities down south and even more on the west coast, way better money and conditions in management down south,
way better roads and road riding opportunity as well as adv riding down south as well,
wouldn't even consider living in the Waikato myself and I'm ex BOP

**Winston001** · 10th February 2014, 01:06

Welcome Disco. Its a hard ask to give you easy answers. Certainly you can buy a small rural home with some land but that is also the Kiwi Dream so affordable properties tend to be in provincial regions where there isn't a lot of work.

You could move to Wyoming/Idaho/Nebraska/the Dakotas, even New Mexico and find property there. If I was you I'd look hard at Wyoming and New Mexico.

But...ok, New Zealand is a secret paradise and yes you'd be happy if you moved here. It really is a wonderful and beautiful country.

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