If you don’t mind...

We're talking about moving at the end of the year... where we go will depend on the teaching jobs available, but we need to get an idea on the average rent around the country... as there are ladies here from pretty much all over NZ, I thought I'd ask you:

Where do you live? How much rent do you pay? For what sized place? (and only if you want to) What sort of area is that (good area? average area?)

To give you an idea of what I'm after:
We're in Ohakune, and pay $105 per week for a large 3 bedroom house. This is one of the quieter streets, but Ohakune's only big enough to have 3 areas: in town, out of town and the Junction! (yes, I know we have cheap rent, even for Ohakune! but we live in a school-owned house, so that's why!)

I'm in Blenhiem. A nice place to raise a family. We have a mortgage as well, but rents here for something nice can go from $180 up. Good luck!

Yeah, Kat, our rent is rediculously cheap!

In Hamilton, we were paying $210/week for a small 3 bedroom house in a good area - and that's cheap too!

We live in Tawa and pay $275 for a 3 bedroom damp drafty cold house, surrounded by state housing, double garage but u can only use one coz the other door is broken and you have the maintain the gardens, but the one we are looking at moving into is $280 for a 3bdroom house, double garage, woodburner, and gardens maintained by landlord and in a nice area. The average house price i have noticed for a 3bdrm place down here is about $330 - $350

Crickey are you sure you want to move???

We pay $290.00 per week for our 2 year old 2 bedroom home in Glenfield on Auckland's North Shore.

Looking at prices at the moment a 3 bedroom home on the Shore seems to be around $300.00 - $400.00 depending on the area.

You can also have a look through TM and get some good ideas how much rentals are.

sounds like a good idea then becca, sanity over money I say. do you have a preference to where you want to live? Excuse my ignorance and lack of nz locations knowledge but I have no idea where Ohakune is so wouldnt even know whats close to you. Last night I had to ring my dad and ask him where Taranaki was and he peed himself laughing at me.

For Auckland rentals Becca, check out www.nzherald.co.nz and on the left hand side there is a menu with rental advertisements. It's pretty steep rent, but of course, often income levels kind of balance that out. I have a mortgage so I'm not too up with rentals, but Al and I just sold a rental property which we rented for $285 per week. It was a small 3brm on its own (about 400-450sqm) section, fenced, with a carport and a small shed. This was in Papatoetoe in a good school zone, and we were renting it cheaply to keep good tenants. We were told by various rental agents that we could get $300+. The $285 was also cheap when it was set, 2 years ago. Our tenants had previously been paying that for a 2brm unit in a worse area of Papatoetoe.

If you are looking at areas - Al and I have a house in HIllpark in Manurewa and we love it there. It's really nice, and has great primary schools.

palmy rent for a decent 3 bdrm with gge can range from $200-$300+. We pay $240 for 3 bdrm, carport(no gge which sux),smallish size lawn but still bg enufff for kids to play on(if u get wot i mean??).I am in a nice quet street wiith dairy,fish n chip shop within 5 min walk and 40 min walk with pram and 2 kids to new world and warehouse(dangerous being so close to W/H lol) and bout 10-15 min walk to MIL photography studio,bakery chemist etc

man i am rambling lol.

we live in Rotorua and pay $200 for a 3 b/room house with small section. Good Luck

i rent my pernats place soo thats real cheep but a average in dunners is $280-300 for a 4 bedromm and that very expence sound like a move is what u need becca