Adam Wellman
@wellmana
American expat in New Zealand
Forum posts
8
About me
American
Lives in Auckland
Registration: 17 May 2011
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Good primary school in Auckland by evelynchan
Dear all, does anyone know which primary school is good in Auckland? Students get good academic results & move on to a good secondary school.
kids did great. only researched via internet before moving here. was only supposed to be for 6 months, but liked it so much we decided to stay. Read More
Good primary school in Auckland by evelynchan
Dear all, does anyone know which primary school is good in Auckland? Students get good academic results & move on to a good secondary school.
Mt Albert is great area. IMO all of Auckland is safe. Some might say there are some southern parts of the city that get a bit rough but I think they're fine. The two most important considerations are your housing budget and where you work and ... Read More
Good primary school in Auckland by evelynchan
Dear all, does anyone know which primary school is good in Auckland? Students get good academic results & move on to a good secondary school.
Have not heard of Gladstone Primary, sorry. Where is it? Read More
Good primary school in Auckland by evelynchan
Dear all, does anyone know which primary school is good in Auckland? Students get good academic results & move on to a good secondary school.
My kids have attended 2 primary schools and 1 intermediate in the past 4 years. I found Parnell Primary to be poor, for a variety of reasons from teachers to facilities. Both children struggled there. The intermediate school for the Parnell zone ... Read More
Help: Auckland Accomodation by Eliza83
Hi , I am planning to move to Auckland,NZ this june to join for PG course from Unitec. I am coming with my husband and our baby girl(1.5 years old). I will be going for studies and my husband is coming under family stream work visa. He will be ...
80% of apartments available to rent are listed on trademe.com. You will not be able to create an account from another country (unless you are a techie and can alias your IP), but you can get phone numbers to call of apartments you would like to ... Read More
Healthcare in New Zealand by Julien
Hi, how does the healthcare system work in New Zealand ? Is it efficient ? What are the main differences between public and private sectors? Is it recommended to purchase private health insurance in New Zealand? Thanks in advance for ...
Hi Julian; As you might expect, you have asked a complicated question. The NZ govt provides universal health care coverage for citizens and residents. The main web site is here: http://www.health.govt.nz/new-zealand-health-system Immigrants ... Read More
Doing business in New Zealand by Julien
Hi, are foreign investors welcome in New Zealand? Is it complicated to register a company in New Zealand? What is the procedure? What is the corporate tax rate in New Zealand? Is it easy to recruit? Any advice you would share with ...
Hi Julien; I am going through this just now and learning myself, so I can only provide partial answers to your questions: are foreign investors welcome in New Zealand? It seems yes. There are a couple of different paths for foreign investors to ... Read More
Parnell or Howick??
We are coming to live in the Auckland region for nine months beginning August 2011. Our kids have been accepted into Parnell and Howick primaries so we're down to those two choices. Any thoughts as to which of the two areas would be more fun for ... Read More