shazniko

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1. Hoping to move to NZ this year. Midwifery info. needed.

   shazniko replied to Highland Queen's topic in International

   Hi I was wondering if anyone could tell me what Whangarei is like to live in? Are there good schools? What shopping facilities are there? Does anyone work in Whangarei hospital? I am a midwife and considering working there. Any other information...

2. Moving to New Zealand

   shazniko replied to Susan 1's topic in Australia

   Hi Babyminder Who did you get to build your house? Its just the firm we were going to use said it would take 2 months to build our home! That would just be the shell though. We need to live in a rural area as my husband plans to start a business so...

3. Moving to New Zealand

   shazniko replied to Susan 1's topic in Australia

   Hi Djuna, Don't mind you being negative. Can NZ really be any worse than the UK?? The UK is going into recession now. It is getting so expensive to live - all our immigrants are leaving now as it is so expensive to live! We are emigrating for a b...

4. Moving to New Zealand

   shazniko replied to Susan 1's topic in Australia

   Hi I was just wondering if anyone can tell me where the best area to live would be - between Whangarei and Hawkes Bay? Can't quite decide. I am a midwife with 2 young children so would be looking for a fairly rural area with good schools. I have h...

5. Hoping to move to NZ this year. Midwifery info. needed.

   shazniko replied to Highland Queen's topic in International

   I didn't say I would never work as a midwife. However, I am emigrating for the lifestyle, not for career progression. If my qualifications can allow me to do that then all good and well. If I fancy changing my career at any point then I think that...

6. Hoping to move to NZ this year. Midwifery info. needed.

   shazniko replied to Highland Queen's topic in International

   Interested Party Thats great to know. thanks very much. Its just good to know that if I want to have a career change, then I can. I probably will jack in midwifery at some point, just don't know when. Shazniko

7. Hoping to move to NZ this year. Midwifery info. needed.

   shazniko replied to Highland Queen's topic in International

   Suzanne4 I am a direct-entry trained midwife and DONT need to be RN trained to be able to gain NZ registration or a PR visa. Dual trained midwives are going to be few and far between now as that is the way the training is going now. If I was changi...

8. Hoping to move to NZ this year. Midwifery info. needed.

   shazniko replied to Highland Queen's topic in International

   Thanks everybody for your input. Djuna, don't appreciate you implying that I am being dishonest though! I am not lying about being a midwife. I have 13 years experience and probably will work in the field in NZ. However, the long term plan is to ...

9. Did anyone try L&D and hate it?

   shazniko replied to RNStudent123's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi I have been a midwife for 13 years now and I can honestly say I HATE L&D! I think it is a place you either love or hate - there is no in-between. Its like NICU - a lot of midwives hate it but others love it! I couldn't be bothered with the...

10. Hoping to move to NZ this year. Midwifery info. needed.

    shazniko replied to Highland Queen's topic in International

    Hi I was wondering if anyone could help me. I have applied for my NZ residency visa under the skilled migrants category as I am a midwife. However, if I get accepted, do I HAVE to work as a midwife or would I be allowed to persue a career change? ...

11. Moving to New Zealand

    shazniko replied to Susan 1's topic in Australia

    Hi Sue Well, that's us back from New Zealand. It's the first time that I've actually not wanted to get back on the plane to come home! We loved it! We collected so many phone numbers from people wanting to help us. We made so many friends. The kids l...

12. Moving to New Zealand

    shazniko replied to Susan 1's topic in Australia

    Hi Thanks very much for that. I appreciate it. Sharron

13. Moving to New Zealand

    shazniko replied to Susan 1's topic in Australia

    Hi I was wondering if anyone could help me. As I am coming to New Zealand for 3 weeks holiday, I was wondering whether I should just bring New Zealand Dollars. If I brought sterling travellers cheques, would it be easy enough to change them into ne...

14. Moving to New Zealand

    shazniko replied to Susan 1's topic in Australia

    Hi Sue Good luck with everything. Let me know how you get on anyway. We've only got 4 weeks to go so not long now! We are going to check out some properties in Whangarei while we are there to see what our budget can buy us. Really looking forward...

15. Moving to New Zealand

    shazniko replied to Susan 1's topic in Australia

    Hi Sue We had thought about Wellington too but it is city living. We don't want that at all. We decided that we would prefer further north for the weather really! Whangarei is on the east coast of the Northland. Everyone seems to love it there. ...