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Topic: tauranga mums
Posted By: TysMummy
Subject: tauranga mums
Date Posted: 15 September 2009 at 7:37pm
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we4 are thinking about moving here but need to know a few things.........i need a daycare, kindy and a primary school .......we need the daycare more urgent and would like one close to turrett road if possible.......any other help would be great ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Andriea
Date Posted: 15 September 2009 at 8:31pm
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Hiya, there is a ABC on fraser st, which is prob the closest to that. We live in Maungatapu that has a kindy and primary school which are both really good and I can see turret road from here. Also down near turret road is the cathlic primary school. Are you moving to turret road? ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: TysMummy
Date Posted: 15 September 2009 at 8:36pm
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our family owns a place there ....we are thinking about it if ants boss manages to extend his business over there .......im a bit nervous about it actually......use to live there over 10 yrs ago and i hated it.....and we have to sell this place too.....im hoping we will like it as then we can buy a place somewhere over there....... ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: TysMummy
Date Posted: 15 September 2009 at 8:39pm
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is this walking distance? really would like to walk instead of car to try and cut costs........suppose it doesnt help being on a main road "-) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Andriea
Date Posted: 15 September 2009 at 10:32pm
ABC is technically walking distance prob only 1.5km but its up a big hill, if you want ill check the actual distance on my way to work. The school and kindy in maungatapu wouldnt be though to much over the main road bridge really. We moved here 3 years ago and I love it now, what was it you guys didnt like? I could help you get your bearings and DH does a mean barbie!  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Gaelic Lass
Date Posted: 15 September 2009 at 10:39pm
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Hey TysMummy... there is another daycare on 15th Ave too - Liliput (just around the corner from Tauranga Boys' College - so in between Fraser st and Devonport rd) and a brand new preschool on 15th Ave called Juniuni (where I have my girls signed up for in 2011- but they only take from 3 yrs old).
I've heard lots of great things about Maungatapu Primary School. LOL Andriea - we live in Maungatapu too and can see Turret rd from our place too ------------- 
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Posted By: Andriea
Date Posted: 15 September 2009 at 11:03pm
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kimmies - you must have wicked views to , and maungatapu primary is awesomw we have 2 girls there at the mo and theyre doin great and lovin it ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: kiwikid
Date Posted: 15 September 2009 at 11:36pm
I went to Maungatapu Kindy and Primary School 
I must have been away too long tho cos I cant remember where Turret Rd is, is that the one the Shell Station is on (used to have giant swordfish type thing out front??), between the causeway and grace rd?? Oh the memories  and  ------------- 
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Posted By: kiwikid
Date Posted: 15 September 2009 at 11:36pm
Sorry that was totally useless information, you'll have to excuse me  -------------
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Posted By: Gaelic Lass
Date Posted: 15 September 2009 at 11:38pm
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We can see a bit of water - over towards town - actually now that I think about it can see more of Memorial Park then Turret rd! I got mixed up where Turret was... just wish the house in front wasn't so big and we could also cut their trees down so we could have even more views!
Glad to hear about Maungatapu Primary...if we stay here - that's probably where our girls would end up I went in this week to take my girls forms for the Dental nurse - and it is such a nice, tidy school to walk around. Lovely feeling inside the grounds. -------------
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Posted By: Gaelic Lass
Date Posted: 15 September 2009 at 11:41pm
Oh KK!  I keep forgetting you are from Tauranga! The Shell station is on 15th Ave - Turret rd runs on to that - it runs along the water from the end of 14th ave and connects up with 15th Ave. So near the Shell Station. -------------
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Posted By: TysMummy
Date Posted: 16 September 2009 at 7:19am
yes that is the one ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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kiwikid wrote:Posted By: TysMummy
Date Posted: 16 September 2009 at 7:20am
must remember not to walk around naked then :-) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Andriea
Date Posted: 16 September 2009 at 7:28am
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lol tys mummy, prob couldnt see through the trees anyway unless we looked really hard with our superman eyes, he he he ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: TysMummy
Date Posted: 16 September 2009 at 3:06pm
cant seem to find liliput on google ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Gaelic Lass
Date Posted: 16 September 2009 at 3:22pm
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Ha ha lol TysMummy & Andriea.... on the naked comment.
I'm suprised Lilliput are not on google. The only link I found to them is - http://www.finda.co.nz/business/listing/2ysf/lilliput-preschool/ - Lilliput Tauranga -------------
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Posted By: TysMummy
Date Posted: 16 September 2009 at 3:45pm
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thanks i sent an email........usually dont get a reply but we will see how it works :-) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Gaelic Lass
Date Posted: 16 September 2009 at 4:06pm
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Good luck! I also have my girls signed up there too. They are putting in a new area for the under 2's as well. -------------
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Posted By: Andriea
Date Posted: 16 September 2009 at 5:41pm
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totally off topic, but kimmies how do you cope with a 2,1 and 4 month old. I'd love any suggestions to make life easier at the moment our youngest are 4, 2 1/2 and 15 months with another one due in nov. Weve seemed to muddle along so far but it always seems caotic and our boys (4 &2 1/2) are nearly always fighting. Sorry to change topic a bit. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Gaelic Lass
Date Posted: 16 September 2009 at 10:27pm
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lol Andriea - we have just a 2 and a 1 yr old.... it is 4 mths till we leave for Canada - on a year long teaching exchange.
Even with our two being so close in age...believe me...we muddle along too - only know do I feel like I can take on a lot of extra things - I produced Tauranga Boys' Colleges major school Production "Blood Brothers" this year - I must have been crazy cos it was SO much work - and juggling the two girls as well - but it was important for me to switch my artistic brain again and be around some more adults
I can't imagine how you juggle all of yours!! You have quite the handful! My girls are just starting to interact and play fight - my youngest is not quite walking - so I have to time out Georgia for sitting on her at times  She's still young herself and doesn't realise that Matilda is still a baby! -------------
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Posted By: Andriea
Date Posted: 17 September 2009 at 10:30am
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kimmies, lol me and my preggie brain, all i read in your ticker was 4 months, not 4 months until we leave, he he he ooops! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Gaelic Lass
Date Posted: 17 September 2009 at 8:27pm
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lol! -------------
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Posted By: TysMummy
Date Posted: 18 September 2009 at 8:28am
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well looks like hubby really wants to move over there......so far i have emails back from ABC and JuniUni but not lilliput so may ring them when i get a chance.........where is the nicest /and not expensive area to buy there..........if anyone knows waikato we own a place in Ngaruawahia so we need a step up from that as i dont want to go backwards...if that makes sence. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Gaelic Lass
Date Posted: 18 September 2009 at 10:39pm
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That's weird about Lilliput - thought they'd be more on to it than that. The ladies at Juniuni are wonderful though - I did a visit there to check it out and it is absolutely fantastic inside!
In terms of areas to buy - depends - Maungatpau, Welcome Bay -some good areas for families. The Mount is quite expensive. Pyes Pa - some nice new subdivision houses... but a wee way from town... and the Avenues right in town are quite expensive. -------------
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Posted By: Andriea
Date Posted: 19 September 2009 at 7:14am
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wat kimmies said + parts of papamoa is quite expensive but nice sometimes you do see a bargin thugh, some areas round bayfair are reasonable and Id stay clear of merivale ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Gaelic Lass
Date Posted: 19 September 2009 at 3:52pm
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second staying clear of Merivale...and some Gate Pa. -------------
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Posted By: TysMummy
Date Posted: 27 September 2009 at 9:38pm
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wat us otamati school like (excuse the spelling) looking at some houses at brookfield ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Busy1
Date Posted: 27 September 2009 at 11:28pm
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Hi TysMummy,
I live in Papamoa and absolutely love it. I rent a 2yr old lovely house that got a double internal garage, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a lovely big fully fenced back yard... and I pay $340 a week. I also do In-Home Childcare and love it. have you thought about putting your children into In-Home Care? Its really very good as we have regular outings and awesome resources that get alternated every month. |
Posted By: Andriea
Date Posted: 28 September 2009 at 7:12am
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Oh sorry I dont know anything abut otumotai primarys, I know there college is good. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: TysMummy
Date Posted: 28 September 2009 at 7:51am
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can you PM me the prices pls and i will look into it and any other info...........thanjks ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Shelt
Date Posted: 28 September 2009 at 8:01pm
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I live in Brookfield and my sister is studying teaching at uni - she's done a student teacher stint at otumoetai primary and says its a pretty good school. We are looking at sending DD there when she's old enough. I dont think Brookfield Primary is that great (so I've heard) but apparently Bellvue school (same area - near Otumoetai College and Intermediate) is pretty good too.
I love living in Brookfield. Its nice and close to town and we live near the shops where New World is which is really conveinent. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: 3xMummy
Date Posted: 28 September 2009 at 8:34pm
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We live in Brookfield too and love it here
I work at Tauranga Primary, although Brookfield is just out of our zone you could look at going into the ballot system? Brookfield has a primary school but I'm not sure what it's like tho, sorry. Good luck with your venture  ------------- Jess  http://lilypie.com"> 
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