Have you ever lived in Tawa?
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Topic: Have you ever lived in Tawa?
Posted By: MrsMojo
Subject: Have you ever lived in Tawa?
Date Posted: 09 December 2008 at 11:00am
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I'm just curious because for a little suburb it appears that quite a few OB members have lived there. -------------  
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Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 09 December 2008 at 11:01am
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Yup lived in Redwood once for a couple of months. Horrid landlord so moved out pretty quickly. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MumsyMoo
Date Posted: 09 December 2008 at 11:09am
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Me - I'm in Tawa... -------------  My wee girl is the love and light of my life!
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 09 December 2008 at 11:24am
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I don't know if Janie or Lizzzzie post in the general section but they're both from Tawa too, as was Kazzle and Mamapickle. -------------
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Posted By: Redbedrock
Date Posted: 09 December 2008 at 12:20pm
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DH always says that house prices are better in Tawa, and my response has remained the same 'I'm not livin in flippin Tawa' and I have no idea why I would take against a little suburb, It has become a running joke. I just think it's cos I love living in the southern suburbs and being in the city and I know Tawa is not in the wops but psychologically it seems miles out ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: catisla
Date Posted: 09 December 2008 at 12:39pm
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i live in Tawa and love it .It only takes 15 mins on the train and you are in welly centre - DH can get to work (he works by welly train station) quicker from here than he could when we lived in Te Aro ------------- |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 09 December 2008 at 12:48pm
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I lived in Newlands before we moved here and although that's only 10 mins drive from the city (about 10 mins closer to town than Tawa) but I've also found it's quicker to get to work from Tawa because of the train. Once you get on in Tawa there's only 3 brief stops until you're in the city. -------------
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Posted By: IVFGirl1111
Date Posted: 09 December 2008 at 1:51pm
My Dad lived there for years  ------------- TTC 6 years IVF it is IVF/ICSI round one 10 eggs, 8 mature, 3 fertilised BFN IVF/ICSI #2 = 22 eggs! 20 mature, 15 fertilised, 1 fresh transfer and 2 frosties BFN 2 Frosties still in freezer thank god |
Posted By: T_Rex
Date Posted: 09 December 2008 at 3:52pm
My in-laws are there too  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 09 December 2008 at 4:02pm
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Awww Jo...
You made me homesick  
A lot of family is still in Tawa. I miss it! ------------- 
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Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 09 December 2008 at 4:14pm
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i grew up in Tawa, and am there every friday and most weekends as my folks are still there....although i am only living 10mins away now...lol ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 09 December 2008 at 4:14pm
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I do not live in Tawa, nor have I ever lived in Tawa , nor have I ever been to Tawa.
But at least I know who to stay with If i ever do ....I like my breakfast in bed Jo...and mumsy moo ..and Susie C  ------------- 
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Posted By: fallen
Date Posted: 09 December 2008 at 6:20pm
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Posted By: sally belly
Date Posted: 09 December 2008 at 8:41pm
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I lived there for about 18 months from 2001 (I *think* it was). My Aunty & Uncle have just shufted from there after living there for years & years... -------------    
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Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 09 December 2008 at 9:34pm
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Well never lived there but had a friend there and a boyfriend for a while ages ago for some reason I alway's planned to move there one day. ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 09 December 2008 at 10:35pm
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I live in Churton Park is that close enough?
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Posted By: lovingmummyhood
Date Posted: 09 December 2008 at 10:45pm
Lol Kelly, I like your thinking ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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caitlynsmygirl wrote:Posted By: LizzyJ
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 7:57am
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I'm close but not quite there, Churton Park, am i sencing a north wellington catch up? ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 8:08am
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I think that's a great idea. -------------
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Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 8:20am
And where would you suggest to meet Mrs Mojo? 
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 8:27am
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I can't speak for the younger ones but Michaela loves that huge park in Churton Park (can't remember it's name). -------------
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Posted By: LizzyJ
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 8:35am
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Yep i know th opne, great fun play things.... and the kids enjoy it too, nope don't know the name either ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 8:39am
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Is it off Halswater Drive?
Actually the only time I could meet before Xmas is either this Friday or Saturday arvo. |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 9:08am
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Yep, that's the one Tishy. I could probably do saturday arvo. -------------
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Posted By: LizzyJ
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 9:09am
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I have a birthday party, so i am out for this one. Sorry :-( ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 9:13am
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Just looked for it's name on the map and it has the rather obvious name of "Churton park" -------------
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 9:19am
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Darn, you just reminded me I think we have DH's work family Christmas do on Saturday. He hasn't confirmed yet (they might be cancelling due to lack of interest). I can let you know. -------------
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Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 9:25am
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lol @ the name.
Anyway schedule the meet up for whenever suits most people. But I'd be very keen to meet in the new year! |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 9:40am
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Meetup in the new year sounds good. When do you get back? -------------
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Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 9:50am
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Not til the 18th so could do the following weekend as the one after that is the girls first birthday! eek!!
Talk about forward planning. lol
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Posted By: MumsyMoo
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 10:19am
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Oh yes, I'm most certainly in!
Weekend after the 18th sounds good for us too! ------------- My wee girl is the love and light of my life!
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 10:47am
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That works for us too. -------------
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Posted By: catisla
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 10:50am
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can i come and play too? ------------- |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 10:57am
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absolutely Susiec (but only if we can all have little baby cuddles) -------------
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Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 11:26am
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And I'll be in for early March, if you wanna get into forward planning
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 11:30am
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LOL. You better remind me closer to the time Charly my mind is a sieve (apparently I can't use my brain and my womb at the same time) -------------
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Posted By: LizzyJ
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 1:00pm
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i will have to check with the social planner when he get home, but looks like i'll be in :-) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Janie
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 3:00pm
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Yah for Tawa people! I was born and raised in Tawa. When I left home I lived in various suburbs around Wellington and even did a year in Auckland, but I moved back to Tawa about a year ago.
I even ended up marrying a Tawa boy, he went to all the same schools as me (just 7 years ahead), and lived about 1km away from where I was raised. But we didn't cross paths until about 4 years ago when I was living in Churton Park. For a small suburb I seem to run into a lot of people who have lived there! -------------   
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Posted By: Daizy
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 3:05pm
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So this meet up... do you have to be a tawa..(what do you call someone that lives in Tawa??).........? ------------- 
 
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Posted By: CuriousG
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 3:10pm
My thoughts exactly......we might come down too! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 3:17pm
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All welcome! The more the merrier. -------------
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Posted By: missy_girl
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 3:22pm
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I'd be keen to come along too. ------------- Michelle http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 3:23pm
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Yep foreigners are welcome
yayy Daizy!
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Posted By: catisla
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 4:03pm
Suits me - means i get to play on the swings with the older kids
Not being a born and bred Tawa resident, but i have always called people from here "Tawanese"??? ------------- |
Posted By: lizzzzie
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 5:00pm
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Yup I lived in Tawa from age 7 to 19, went to St Francis Xavier and Tawa Intemediate and College.
Moved to Christchurch and have married a Cantabrian so don't ever see myself back in Tawa. Still visit regularly though as my Dad lives in Redwood He even has 2 sisters in Tawa too!
Yup, I've heard Tawanese a few times, or Tawa-ite, that doesn't sound quite right though... ------------- 
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Posted By: FionaO
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 5:36pm
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I don't live in tawa, but I like the area, does that count We're a bit further up the road but we'd like to come and play on the swings too - well I would not sure Finley could care less yet. ------------- 
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 7:01pm
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LOL Fifi, he might by late January. Michelle, it's so good to see you around and congratulations on your little one. I totally missed that (although that's my own fault, I should have really lurked in your thread since I knew you were due late November). I vote that the fat pregnant woman hangs out with the little babies while the more physically capable mothers run around after her vivacious preschooler - what do you all reckon? -------------
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Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 9:03pm
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So when is it... The 18th January were you talking about or December??? How exciting. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 10:00pm
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I wonder if I went to school with Lizzzie?
Tawanese!
Tawaiian? -------------
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Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 10:09pm
The weekend of the 23rd/24th Jan. It is exciting! Last time I met any of you my girls were midgets! 
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 11 December 2008 at 7:46am
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Tawegian? Tawanite? -------------
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Posted By: Daizy
Date Posted: 11 December 2008 at 9:44am
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I was going to say Tawanite Which weekend is Wellington Anniversary? -------------
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 11 December 2008 at 10:02am
17th/18th/19th
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Posted By: Daizy
Date Posted: 11 December 2008 at 11:00am
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Oh yay, I am busy that weekend but definately free the weekend after -------------
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 07 January 2009 at 8:05am
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Bumping to check if everyone's still keen for a meetup. -------------
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Posted By: MumsyMoo
Date Posted: 07 January 2009 at 9:45am
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Absolutely.
When and where again? ------------- My wee girl is the love and light of my life!
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 07 January 2009 at 9:52am
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I'm free on either the Saturday or Sunday and since Michaela doesn't nap anymore I'm happy to fit in with everyone elses sleep times. Shall we say Churton Park (the actual park) weather permitting. -------------
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Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 07 January 2009 at 5:27pm
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I wanna come
I miss my Mumsy and lil Moo! -------------
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 07 January 2009 at 5:39pm
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When are you coming down? -------------
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Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 07 January 2009 at 6:00pm
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Possibly for a few days in feb.
My Dad is coming to NZ for Hannah's 1st and is planning to drive to WLG to see friends - I can't decided if I wanna go or not. 6 hours in the car in the middle of summer may not be ideal with a toddler... Otherwise I'll be flying down mid-March (which I'll be doing even if I do go next month). -------------
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Posted By: Emmecat
Date Posted: 07 January 2009 at 6:13pm
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Ooooh I live in Tawa...can I come play too? If we're meeting on the Sunday 24 Jan I can bring our little foster son. On the Saturday it'll just be me and my bump lol -------------   http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 07 January 2009 at 6:26pm
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Aww Emmecat - I moved away from Tawa almost 10 years ago.
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Posted By: catisla
Date Posted: 07 January 2009 at 8:13pm
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can't believe how many of us live in Tawa! (i have probably bumped into most of you in and out of the shops and library and not even known it . . . ) ------------- |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 07 January 2009 at 8:17pm
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I know, funny aye. That's why I started this thread because I couldn't get over how many OB members are from this little suburb. -------------
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Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 7:19am
of course you can bring your foster son, the more the merrier ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 10:30am
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im kinda a tawanite. i married a born and bred tawa boy. went to tawa college and didnt move out till a few years ago. we live in petone now but his parents are still there and i lived with them for about 6 months when i was in debt before our wedding. i cant beleive how many of us there are. if anyone is around the early mid-20s mark they would have been at college with DH and a whole bunch of our friends. crazy ------------- 
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Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 12:07pm
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hehe I probably went to Tawa College with half of the people on OB -------------
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Posted By: MumsyMoo
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 12:15pm
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My DF is 24... 25 in May, he left at the beginning of 7th form though, to take on an electrical apprenticeship.
Me, well I went to Kapiti College, grew up on the Kapiti Coast and I miss it terribly! It's a shame that DF is as Tawanese as they come... He just won't even consider leaving! ------------- My wee girl is the love and light of my life!
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Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 8:18pm
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Hmm...I might get Mum to bring my old year books - your DF is 3 years below me, so is bound to be in them
(well, I assume 3 years below - I'm 28 in May) -------------
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 8:35pm
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I have a friend that went to Tawa College about the same time as you Charly, and another who would have been a couple of years ahead but her little sister would have been in your year. -------------
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Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 8:39pm
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Ooh! Gimme names -------------
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 8:45pm
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pm'd you -------------
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Posted By: newbride
Date Posted: 09 January 2009 at 8:45am
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I grew up in Tawa before my parents moved into town. DH lived in Tawa for years and now we live in Whitby so not too far from Tawa in itself but I think we will end up being back there if we have another child soon. ------------- http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/"> 
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Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 09 January 2009 at 9:57am
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Man, another to add to the list!
Crazy! -------------
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Posted By: newbride
Date Posted: 10 January 2009 at 8:08am
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I know it's crazy!! Tawa is good for family but wouldn't want to live there if we didn't have kids. ------------- http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/">
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Posted By: KiwiL
Date Posted: 17 January 2009 at 7:26pm
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Hey. We're considering buying a house in Tawa, as it is a bit cheaper than Wellington.
Where are the good places to buy? Are there any areas that should be avoided. A few places we are going to go to open homes are: - Taylor Tce (Sundale) - St Edmund Cres (Redwood) - Cambridge St (Central) Any comments? Ta!!!
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 17 January 2009 at 8:51pm
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My personal preference is to live on the sunny side of the tracks so Taylor Terrace would be perfect for that! Cambridge Street would be pretty good too, being so central it's out of the shade of the hill and nice and close to Grasslees park (which will be handy when your wee man is a bit older) but I'm not sure about St Edmund Cres. Your best bet is to go there on a sunny afternoon and see if it's shaded or not. -------------
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Posted By: catisla
Date Posted: 18 January 2009 at 12:18pm
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definitly look for the side between the railway and the motorway.
Don't be put off by the motorway - we barely hear it and it is only about 100 yards away (you have been to my house so that should give you an idea anyway )
All i really know is that the area around Davidson Cres is supposed to be not so nice . . . (though i speak from hear-say and not personal experience) ETA Yay! Come and live in Tawa Laurie! ------------- |
Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 18 January 2009 at 1:42pm
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When I lived in Tawa (I left 10 years ago, mind you) Davidson Cres/Turkington street weren't "desirable" streets to live on.
Thanks to divorced parents I had a house on St Aidan's Way and one on Collins ave - about as opposite-sides-of-town as you could get back then - and loved them both. The Collins ave house (near the top) had a lovely big sun-trap of a garden and the St Aidan's way house, being on a hill, got lots of sun, too. But I prefer the Linden area to live. Close to Linden and Tawa railway stations, a quick jump onto the motorway to go to town or Porirua. Close to the pool, a few kindy's and primary schools in close range. -------------
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