South Island move on the cards. Need advice.

**tri boy** · 16th March 2009, 19:41

I have about ten days to make the decision, (boss would like confirmation tomorrow), I have always enjoyed the excitement of new places and jobs etc, and I guess I'm being a bit of a woose not to give him the thumbs up straight away.
Rallies, quiet country roads to cruise with kanny, and new faces and friends might just swing the decision his way.

(The Chiefs don't need my support as much as the Crusaders do anyway)

**helenoftroy** · 16th March 2009, 20:17

Youve already meet and been riding with a few of us on the Passes Ride-we arent that bad!!

New adventures make life fun.....

**JATZ** · 16th March 2009, 21:28

Apart from the weather is there anything else that puts you off the idea ?

**warewolf** · 16th March 2009, 22:16

Originally Posted by tri boy

Best angle I see, is new adv roads and rallies.
The hardest thing for me to deal with is the bitter cold.

Do it. You can always move back later if you feel the need. In the meantime, you've lived, worked & played somewhere else.

CHCH reputedly has frosty winters but apart from that it's all good. Reasonably central location for roaming all over the mainland.

**Shadows** · 16th March 2009, 22:35

Originally Posted by tri boy

Looks like tri boy has been given the oppotunity to head south to take up a role in the southern branch of my employer. (the boss is dead keen to get me to CH CH, but I have some reservations).

Kanny says she will be supporting my choice either way. Bless

And the best option might be to do a 2-3mth trial to see if it works out.
(our Hamilton branch looks shaky, and the boss is consolidating)

So I would like to hear any pros n cons etc. Especially from pig islanders that have been assimilated into the fold that is the mainland. peasea etc.

Best angle I see, is new adv roads and rallies.
The hardest thing for me to deal with is the bitter cold.

Yours please.

After my job dried up in Wellington at the end of '07 I had approaches from Auckland and from Christchurch. Had never been to CHCH although had seen a lot of AKL, so I jumped on a plane for a look. In less than an hour the decision was made.

The cold in winter isn't that bad. Yeah, it snows, sometimes in the depths of winter it can be too cold to ride and honestly enjoy it - not that it can't be done - but I reckon in general the winters are colder in Wellington. Ice and grit on some roads in winter is the real killer but that's only for 3 months or so. A good time to work on your bike.

People are different down here too. In a good way.

Do it.

**Kemet** · 17th March 2009, 01:04

Have a look at road map and compare it to the north island

Look at all that riding potential!!! TWISTIES!!!

How many rallies in the north island? compared to how many in the south??!!

The correlation of population to number of road users per stretch of road....

do you need more reasons??!!

**awayatc** · 17th March 2009, 01:47

Ssssssst.......

Don't wanna get to many over!!!!

Next thing we gonna get traffic lights.....

**wbks** · 17th March 2009, 06:27

Originally Posted by awayatc

Ssssssst.......

Don't wanna get to many over!!!!

Next thing we gonna get traffic lights.....

and genetic variety?

Sorry, couldn't resist

**tri boy** · 17th March 2009, 06:45

Cheers for the positive feedback.

A quick trip to Christchurch is the best way to approach it, and since kanny has an adventurous approach to life, then the move will/would be full of excitement.
I'll keep you lot informed, as areas to live in and around Crusaders turf will be one of the things I'll need to sort out.
Thanks again.

**Rosie** · 17th March 2009, 07:24

Originally Posted by tri boy

Best angle I see, is new adv roads and rallies.
The hardest thing for me to deal with is the bitter cold.

Christchurch does get cold in winter, but it's not as damp and foggy as Hamilton. And you'll be able to afford heating. I couldn't when I lived in Christchurch

People tend to forget that it gets pretty warm there in summer as well. When I left uni and moved to Rotorua, it was November and I just about froze to death when I got here

I miss living in the south island

**chanceyy** · 19th March 2009, 20:25

Coolies ... then I have somewhere to stay when I come down south & lead Kanny astray

**Oakie** · 19th March 2009, 20:50

Christchurch cold? Pfft! Twizel is cold. Christchurch is balmy in winter by comparison. It's all relative I guess.
Nicer people down here. C'mon down. you'll enjoy it.

**geoffc** · 19th March 2009, 22:01

Just do it. You will regret it if you pass up this opportunity. Cheers

**Kemet** · 19th March 2009, 22:42

Originally Posted by awayatc

Next thing we gonna get traffic lights.....

No your safe. Only happens in Oamaru
Otago Daily Times has proof!!

Originally Posted by Oakie

Christchurch cold? Pfft! Twizel is cold. Christchurch is balmy in winter by comparison. It's all relative I guess.
Nicer people down here. C'mon down. you'll enjoy it.

Twizel cold? Pfft! Go to Ophir. Twizel is balmy in winter by comparison.....

And it's just down the road from the Brass Monkey in Oturehua!!
You should get yourselves down in time for that!! Then you will think..

Other rallies are balmy by comparison........