New Zealand

[VoltzElectrical]

I lived in NZ as a boy and would love to go back, even just for a while. I was thinking that they'll be needing a few sparks in Christchurch to rebuild the place after the recent catastrophic earthquake.

I am wondering if anybody one here has any experience of sparking out there, or know of anybody who has, and what the general setup is.

Any thoughts welcome on this open ended thread, and thanks in advance to all who contribute.

Cheers.

 

[The_Wanderer]

Hi

Feel free to PM me if i can be of any help.
I am in NZ now working as a sparky, been here over four years now, coming here with 16-17trs UK experience with me. Things are similar and yet different here that's for sure, i find wiring very poor especially in domestic houses compared to home and general installations seem much poorer in quality etc, and its almost like there sparkies aren't trained to such a high level and much work here needs "inspecting" by an inspector whereas same work in UK would be part and parcel of being a saprk. So it does feel a little less skilled at times (no offence my kiwi friends). But on the plus side i like the legal requirement to have a license etc although jumping through hoops to get a license coming from UK is a pain thats for sure, but its a good system that keeps some dodgy work out of the way.

There safety regs are less strict, such as earthing, sockets and switches in bathroom are normal, and sometimes i do think "blimey is that safe!?" But its how things differ.

In terms of NZ itself, well to be honest i love the country, the people.. BUT i am actually coming back to UK next year. I find finances a nightmare here (low earnings plus high cost living) and struggle to make ends meet at times, and i also find NZ very isolated, you often feel the rest of the world is carrying on without NZ. But hey its just my opinion, i genuinely love the country etc i just cant make it work for me..

PM if need any help

 

[i=p/u]

Shaving sheep, good money probably

 

[ashrow]

i would rather be in NZ then here in the UK

 

[i=p/u]

Me too sometimes, was considering Scotland .....

 

[i=p/u]

​lol ,,,,,,,,

 

[Guest55]

i would rather be in NZ then here in the UK

so would i , fantastic place , spend 2 months in NZ last year.
funnily enough my uncle who lives there is also a spark :-D

 

[i=p/u]

https://touch.trademe.co.nz/listing/view/526958477

 

[SPARTYKUS]

One downside


If you like running walking or complete & utter freedom via the criss cross of green dotted lines that garnish this island, well forget it in NZ. Don't get me wrong, what an unspeakably beautiful place. But in comparison, most of it is off limits.

 

[VoltzElectrical]

Hi

Feel free to PM me if i can be of any help.
I am in NZ now working as a sparky, been here over four years now, coming here with 16-17trs UK experience with me. Things are similar and yet different here that's for sure, i find wiring very poor especially in domestic houses compared to home and general installations seem much poorer in quality etc, and its almost like there sparkies aren't trained to such a high level and much work here needs "inspecting" by an inspector whereas same work in UK would be part and parcel of being a saprk. So it does feel a little less skilled at times (no offence my kiwi friends). But on the plus side i like the legal requirement to have a license etc although jumping through hoops to get a license coming from UK is a pain thats for sure, but its a good system that keeps some dodgy work out of the way.

There safety regs are less strict, such as earthing, sockets and switches in bathroom are normal, and sometimes i do think "blimey is that safe!?" But its how things differ.

In terms of NZ itself, well to be honest i love the country, the people.. BUT i am actually coming back to UK next year. I find finances a nightmare here (low earnings plus high cost living) and struggle to make ends meet at times, and i also find NZ very isolated, you often feel the rest of the world is carrying on without NZ. But hey its just my opinion, i genuinely love the country etc i just cant make it work for me..

PM if need any help

TBH my circumstances have changed a lot since starting this thread - cancer operation and now job cards in with council. Your opinion is not alone. I logged in with a NZ forum and there was a guy there that it wasn't working out for either ( grass is always greener).

Think I'l go over and check out my childhood haunts sometime and take it from there.

Thanks all.

 

[ayjay]

sorry to hear about your health probs voltz best of luck to you!
imo this country and europe is totally bankrupt it wont improve in the foreseeable future
i don,t know too much abt new zealand, but i do know that australia is doing good
i met 2 aussie guys in thailand recently they worked in mines as sparkys and were great fellas
if i had my time over again thats where i would go its crazy to stay here if your a young person
don,t forget they don,t say a cable is "live" they say its "ictive"! (active)