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Posted: 25 October 2006 at 7:09pm |
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I know this applies mostly to Maria (AngelNZ), but anyone else with an opinion feel free to add your 10 cents worth!
Nat and I are looking at a few teaching positions around the country at the moment... one of them is at Kamo Christian College. So, what I am wondering is...
What do you know about the school? (local opinion is always helpful)
What is the average rent? (3/4 bedroom house, close-ish to the school)
What else should we know about Whangarei?
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Posted: 25 October 2006 at 7:13pm |
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have you checked the ERO online? i bet you have already cause Nat is a teacher and will know about that!
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Posted: 25 October 2006 at 8:11pm |
LOL yes, we have Liz... and looked at the school's website... but local knowledge is best! 
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Posted: 25 October 2006 at 9:33pm |
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ohhhhh Yes come to the winterless north.
Dont know much about Kamo Christian. Apart from that i think its a fairly small school.
Average rent is probably around the $250 per week mark for a house in a good area. Kamo has pockets of bad that i wouldnt touch.
Ill come back on later and write some more about whangas or feel free to msn me tomorrow.
Ill also ask my sister about it. she lives in kamo and has kids at school so will probably know about it or know someone with kids there.
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Posted: 26 October 2006 at 7:55am |
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Winterless north... good point! That would be a nice change from here where it has tried to snow at least once every week for the last 3 weeks!
Anything you can tell us is greatly appreciated, Maria.
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Posted: 27 October 2006 at 9:25pm |
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yeah we have friends in Kamo too - there are some nasty pockets but the good thing is that anywhere in whangarei and outer suburbs is still a quick drive
I am always suprised when we go up at how much whangarei has grown = their warehouse is great too!
One thing that always bugs me as an aucklander - the shops close early on sat and some dont open on sun at all...hmmm...and think there is only one real nightclub (like i do that anymore!!!)
But think of how close you would be to the bay of islands (my idea of paradise)...and auckland is not really that far for a day drive either...my Dh often drives up for work and back in same day from auckland.
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Posted: 27 October 2006 at 10:14pm |
Wow, Whangarei would be the big smoke after Ohakune! 
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Posted: 27 October 2006 at 10:37pm |
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Yeah, Aimee, I know!
Bombshell, here in Ohakune the supermarket closes at 7pm, and there are very few shops to be open on the weekend anyway! Even the petrol station closes at 8pm, so if you want anything in the evening... its 40 min to Taihape.
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Posted: 27 October 2006 at 10:58pm |
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lol bombshell must have been a while since you were up our way lol. Heaps of pubs and clubs actually im always bitching about how many there are. And quite alot of our shops are open on a sunday till 4, same with saturday.
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Posted: 28 October 2006 at 6:53am |
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man we were only there earlier this year...was dying to see the fantaastic jeweller at the wharfe only to find them shut and all the tourist shops open...LOL....
I know there are heaps of pubs / bars....but thought there was only one nightclub....wow you have more than one now???
LOL yeah after Ohakune it would be a BIG change....
We always stop at the wharfe area - that has made a HUGE turnaround since we were kids...
Heck whangarei has changed since we were kids...LOL...
DH would love to live up there...but Im a tried and true aucklander im afraid...
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Posted: 28 October 2006 at 7:46am |
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lol the "fantastic jeweller on the wharfe" made my wedding ring, his name is todd Barrell, and he is brilliant!! Yeah we have about 3, danger danger, heven, and another one that keeps changing its name so often i cant keep up.
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Posted: 28 October 2006 at 7:30pm |
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i love carousel horses and he made a fantastic carousel ring - i swear if i won lotto i would bribe him to sell it to me or make me one....i loved it!!! he does some awesone stuff!
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