Kia Ora,
thanks for the reply about us buying a backpackers, we actually put in an offer yesterday on the Travellers Lodge in Hastings, so having done a good bit of market research and checked out all the facts and figures, we decided to go for it and see how it goes. We always wanted to settle in Hawkes Bay, so Hastings is ideally right in the very middle, although we do like Napier a LOT.
To anyone at all, I would highly recommend
NZ as a place to be, even just for a long visit if you're not up for emmigrating, with nice people, great weather and so much space you could swing no-end of cats, what more could you ask for after living in the UK in the cold, wet, snow, ice and above all else, so many people acting like trapped rats and a government always telling you what you CAN'T do, rather than letting you get on with life with a smile on your face. I would also recommend to all Kiwi's, go and check out the UK for a while, then you'll appreciate what
NZ actually does give you and just how lucky you are to have lived here at all :-)
In closing.............. to anyone who happens to be at the Expo in London at the end of March, keep an eye open for us and say 'hello' if we pass, as it's always good to meet new people and to widen your network.
Mark and Jeanett