Who hates Auckland

[greenhorn]

I do. I've lived here all my life. I earn exactly $40,000 a year poxy salary with a few poxy benefits thrown in and try to support my wife and son. It sucks. I pay a huge mortgage in comparison to my poxy take home pay, commute everyday into the poxy city (not by bike.. yet) via the poxy traffic.
I tell you there is barely enough money to exist on, in fact we are slowly going down the drain.
I am seriously thinking of upping sticks and leaving for somewhere i dont know.. south island? Scared of not finding work, but that fear is fast becoming secondary to the fed up with Auckland factor.
I'm not sure why i'm posting this on this forum, its just that whenever i mention this to family/freinds they all get so negative about the idea. But i'm sure there are better places to bring up a family? Just like to hear what other people think and reading a lot of posts on here most people seem to be good blokes/blokesses with worthwhile and helpful opinions.
Anyone been through this or thinks the same way??
Why do you live in Auckland, if you dont live in Auckland is it way better where you are? :spudwave:

[White trash]

and know exactly what you're talking about.

A word of advice, every single millionaire who's written a book or made a TV show agrees on the same fact.

"When you've nothing to loose, take a huge punt." or words to that effect.

A risk is only a risk if you've got a lot to loose and like me, it sounds like you dont.

I'm seriously considering a move to Seul in the not too distant future for exactly the same reason.

You'll nevr change anything by doing the same old-same old.

Good luck.

[Cajun]

I do. I've lived here all my life. I earn exactly $40,000 a year poxy salary with a few poxy benefits thrown in and try to support my wife and son. It sucks. I pay a huge mortgage in comparison to my poxy take home pay, commute everyday into the poxy city (not by bike.. yet) via the poxy traffic.
I tell you there is barely enough money to exist on, in fact we are slowly going down the drain.
I am seriously thinking of upping sticks and leaving for somewhere i dont know.. south island? Scared of not finding work, but that fear is fast becoming secondary to the fed up with Auckland factor.
I'm not sure why i'm posting this on this forum, its just that whenever i mention this to family/freinds they all get so negative about the idea. But i'm sure there are better places to bring up a family? Just like to hear what other people think and reading a lot of posts on here most people seem to be good blokes/blokesses with worthwhile and helpful opinions.
Anyone been through this or thinks the same way??
Why do you live in Auckland, if you dont live in Auckland is it way better where you are? :spudwave:

Greenhorn i use to live in auckland i moved to tauranga about 7 years ago never regarded it, was hard for first years, but now i am getting there, i must say i was sorta single nothing was keeping me in auckland and moved down here for a woman.

But i love the place, and hate auckland whenever i get back there after 1-2 days i had enough and just wanna get out of the place

[Cynic]

But i love the place, and hate auckland whenever i get back there after 1-2 days i had enough and just wanna get out of the place

I understand totally... Mrs Cynic and I got out of Auckland last year and every time we go back it takes us about 2 days to realise why we left... Work can definately be an issue, so much so we are on the move again at the end of the year. But it wasn't all in vain, we now know what it is we want and what we did and didn't like... perspective is a wonderful thing but can't be fully gained without a little distance.

[Cajun]

I understand totally... Mrs Cynic and I got out of Auckland last year and every time we go back it takes us about 2 days to realise why we left... Work can definately be an issue, so much so we are on the move again at the end of the year. But it wasn't all in vain, we now know what it is we want and what we did and didn't like... perspective is a wonderful thing but can't be fully gained without a little distance.

Well if i couldn't find a good job in tauranga, i was looking to moving to aussie, but a good job fell in to my lap so here i stay
wife has a good job so its all good

[Cynic]

Well if i couldn't find a good job in tauranga, i was looking to moving to aussie, but a good job fell in to my lap so here i stay
wife has a good job so its all good

We are really moving for career development. Namely, my partners career can develop and I might end up with one. Besides, she reliably informs me I am a lousy housewife

[Paul in NZ]

Stuff me... Life ain't a practise round mate.....

If you are not a happy camper (and you aint) actively do something about it! ya wanna spend your whole life wondering???

Employment is running hot right now. If you can work, you will get a job! If you are a lazy no account whinger, you will end up where you started no matter what you do.

Vicki and I moved up from ChCh to wellie 8 or 9 years back and don'y regret it for a second. Houses were way dearer and i will be in debt for ever but we are having a shit hot time.

Don't be a bloody victim, if you are not happy, find a way that satisfys the needs of your family and yourself. Trust me, it exists and it's waiting for you to find it. But you have to go look for it! IT WON'T COME TO YOU!

Cheers

[Cajun]

We are really moving for career development. Namely, my partners career can develop and I might end up with one. Besides, she reliably informs me I am a lousy housewife

i make a better house wife than my wife, she can't cook very well, and i end up doing most of the washing, only one wifely dutys she got to do, thats why i married her hahaha

[wari]

EVrywhere you go-oo , you always take the weather with you ...

EVrywhere you go-oo ....

YOu always take the weather

:spudbooge :spudguita :spudguita :spudbooge

[kerryg]

I am seriously thinking of upping sticks and leaving for somewhere i dont know.. south island? Scared of not finding work, but that fear is fast becoming secondary to the fed up with Auckland factor.
I'm not sure why i'm posting this on this forum, its just that whenever i mention this to family/freinds they all get so negative about the idea. But i'm sure there are better places to bring up a family?

I have always lived in Auckland (that means I've lived here a LOOOONG time 'cos I'm very old) but have spent a lot of time in a lot of other parts of NZ through my work over the years and I have the strongest impression that Auckland is one of the WORST places to live in NZ, and that belief is stronger now than ever with the cost of housing, traffic problems etc etc. Even the climate is better in many other places. The Auckland lifestyle is for the young and/or rich. If you've got big bucks and can live in the right area and avoid the traffic, and you're into cafes and shopping and the "urban metro-sexual lifestyle" it's arguably the place to be but for most people the lifestyle in a smaller place is immeasurably better. Mate, if you're still young-ish and got a wife and young kids and not too many reasons to stay in Auckland there are lots of better places. Seize the day ! You'll not look back.

The best lifestyle I have seen is a guy I do some business with in Canterbury. He and his lovely family live at Hurunui, he tends bees at the Molesworth Station (takes a Unimog up there for a few days at time, out of cellphone range, fording rivers and seeing no other humans), in his spare time rides a big K1200 BMW on near-empty mountain roads, his kids fly kites and go fishing and play on trail bikes.....oh blissss...........A million miles and a thousand years from what is possible in this poxy place. His case is pretty rare probably but what a goodlifestyle you can have in a small town or a provincial city compared to here. Go for it!!!

[Motu]

I felt the same as you 20 yrs ago and tried to find somewhere in NZ that wasn't a hick town and yet offered some prospect of paid work.Plenty of places to go and live on the dole,but I feel more satisfied having a job to moan about.I went to Waiheke Island - it was a laid back place then,full of ex hippies and other rejects from society...me included.I came back to Auckland 8 yrs ago fully intending to only be here for a couple of months before heading off somewhere else.Somehow I've ended up staying - let's face it,this is where the money and jobs are,everything that happens in NZ happens in Auckland,it's just a convienient place to live.

Really it was a cop out to run away from Auckland,the problems are only relative - and trying to survive in a small community turned me prematurly grey and stunted my growth.I'm rapt my 2 daughters were brought up in a rural background,and sad my 2 sons don't know how to get the bobby calves out of my veggie garden.

It's life - I've fucked mine up completely,but I've had some fun along the way - but yeah,doing something different and then cutting your bridges when you do it adds ''something'' to you life,I've done it several times.Do it - but keep a string attached to the old home town,ok?

[Hooks]

Mate I'm not too sure how correct it is ... but I have hearing some good things about Wanaka lately ..... plenty of jobs .. if you're not too picky and the most have accom with them !! ... The pay is good and the lifestyle is awesome ... I'm thinking of making a move soon too .....

[Cynic]

i make a better house wife than my wife, she can't cook very well, and i end up doing most of the washing, only one wifely dutys she got to do, thats why i married her hahaha

LOL... I cook and clean but washing is a diploma subject around here and I haven't graduated...

Back on topic, P in NZ is on the money... Go for a few road trips and check a few places out. There are heaps of places in NZ that you can make a living. Nothing is forever either, if you do move there will be things you like and dislike and if needs be move again. If you do trip around a bit looking at other places, even if you don't find what you want you still got out of the rat race for a bit and saw some of the country.

[wari]

I HEar therres some jobs going iN IRaqu ... not sure tho' :spudwave:

[Slim]

I moved back to Hamilton 7 years ago, after about 6 years in Auckland, and I've never regretted it. The extra sleep in the morning alone has made a huge difference! Top commute would be about 15mins down here, depending where you live & where you find work.

Perhaps it's time for a family conference. Do a Pros & Cons list for living in Auckland & see where it takes you. Perhaps also make a wishlist for what you would all like out of any place you end up living in, and then go looking.

There's plenty of job places on the net, and you could perhaps order a local paper for a couple of other cities you're considering, to be sent to you.

Good luck with whatever your family ends up deciding.