Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 2:00 am Post subject: Re: Yet another American (possibly) moving to New Zealand
worrier wrote:
I live in Wellington and it has a really good public transport system. I have a 10 minute walk to train station, 10 minute train ride to the CBD, and I also have a bus alternative if I want it. Wgtn does get more wind that other cities, but that also means no smog. There are lots and lots of wilderness areas very close to the city, you have lots of different places to choose to go, from easy walks or serious weekend tramps. There are a range of beautiful beaches to go to, some actually in Wgtn city, others from 1/2 hour to 1 hours drive away.
This has been a message from the Wellington promotional bureau (slogan: Wellington- it's not really that much windier than other places).
While it's true that welly has some nice beaches, so does Stewart Island. The real measure of a beach is whether you suffer hypothermia after a few minutes of full immersion. Welly's beaches fail this test in mid-summer. I'm sorry worrier but you know this is true. And when TSHTF I'd rather be living in a climate that will grow just about any species you want to name, rather than one that is great for potatoes.
On the bright side, there's still an occasional train service up the north island, so there's still time to head for Auckland while you have the chance...
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 3:43 am Post subject: Re: Yet another American (possibly) moving to New Zealand
yeahbut wrote:
While it's true that welly has some nice beaches, so does Stewart Island. The real measure of a beach is whether you suffer hypothermia after a few minutes of full immersion. Welly's beaches fail this test in mid-summer. I'm sorry worrier but you know this is true. And when TSHTF I'd rather be living in a climate that will grow just about any species you want to name, rather than one that is great for potatoes.
Won't global warming take care of that? Seems like the best long term location is one a little colder than you'd prefer, with the asumption it's going to go up at least a few degrees in your lifetime.
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:54 am Post subject: Re: Yet another American (possibly) moving to New Zealand
NZ benefits greatly from deluded citizens of foreign nations who think the grass is somehow greener here, the reality is often statistically worse, however post peak oil as we almost certainly now are, NZ is shaping up to be a great place to make a stand. We just need to POers to agree on a location for a community and get started, united we stand etc etc _________________ "I used to do lots of things......."
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