Driven Goose

Update: I now live in Nelson. It is good. Much unpacking to do still but very exciting. I’ve got a week until I start the new job and I’m sure I’m going to spend almost all of it doing jobs around here and just unpacking. But we love our place, and am excited for some new adventures. Keen to meet up with Oldschool people in the area if the opportunity arises.

Well update, we are now unconditional in Marybank, the place that @Willdat? checked out the open home for us, been through all the nonsense that comes with it and just need to do the settlement in Jan when we move down. My partner works for Keith Andrews Trucks, and she failed to mention they have a branch in Wellington about 15 mins from the ferry until after I put up the post asking for help (even though we'd discussed it), what a silly goose. So we should hopefully be ok. Looking forward to being down there, but still going flat tack to get everything sorted at this end. Hasn't helped that I had my Landcruiser stolen in the middle of all this, and someone volunteered us to host Christmas for her entire extended family... but such is life.

I appreciate it, we can keep that idea as a backup as we’d need to borrow a car trailer or something to move it. Once we have some more ducks lined up I might flick you a message though. Cheers maaaate

So updates: Offer going in today on place Will @Willdat? kindly checked out for us in Marybank. Crossed fingers. Job offer accepted and start date is 9 Feb, hopefully moving down the weekend before around the 31st Jan. Doing many many jobs here in Whangarei to get this place ready to rent out. Curtainsider truck is kindly being loaned to us from my partners work, and my cousin is driving it down with all our stuff as he was a logging truck driver until he retrained as a draughtsman, so that's awesome! Two things we need to sort: 1) A forklift at the Nelson end to offload, as the truck doesn't have a tail lift, and we will be palletising our stuff to make it quick to load at this end. Have sent a message to Nelson Forktrucks but just seeing from you lovely folk if anyone has other ideas. 2) Somewhere near the motorway in Wellington to park the truck overnight on the day before the ferry crossing, that is safe to leave it. We will be travelling in convoy with us in the cars so we can ferry him from the truck to accomodation and back, but yeah, need somewhere for the night, happy to pay if needed. Will post this in the North Island chat also. Many things left to do, but also so many things seem to be lining up for us which is awesome!

I feel like I can come up with something better than place/car, but give me time, I'll shoot you a DM. Haha

Actually will take you up on that if you’re seriously willing to look, I’ll make sure I do what due diligence I can from here beforehand so I don’t send you all over the show for no reason haha 😛 I’ll send you a DM. On another/similar note, can you or anyone else recommend a good builder who can do a building report? We will need one to have a look over something once we get closer to making an offer.

Im in refrigeration so it may be hard to fit all the tools on the bike hahah. In saying that I should do more of the exercise so cycle trails on the weekend could be the go, do some exploring.

Places we are looking at at this point are in Atawhai and Tahunanui. So all within a very reasonable drive from Brightwater. Criteria for the house essentially is: - Within budget obv (approx $700k) - Not too far from Tahunanui as that’s where my new job is based, she will be working remotely so as long as there’s power and internet she’s ok. - Some sort of shed (likely realistically a big downgrade from current massive shed but I’m being realistic, as long as I can tinker, I can get a bigger shed in the future) - Misso would like sea views, but is also realistic about this, if this does happen it’ll likely be from a distance. I reckon I could convince her on river adjacentness possibly, she just likes the water. - Some scope for renos/improvements. That’s the major ones. Let me know if you have thoughts. We have a good friend who is living in Nelson and grew up in Whangarei so she’s been doing a really good job of translating the suburbs into Whangarei terms haha

Hey all, It's all but 99% confirmed that my partner and I are moving to Nelson early 2026. Formal contract incoming on Monday for my new job, my partner has the ok to work remote, and then we are looking to purchase down in Nelson with the paperwork for that already well underway. (Have a few properties in mind but have yet to make an offer, but pre-approval pretty well sorted). Just wanting to know if there are any regular OS events happening in the area, even though I've been slack at attending the ones here in Whangarei. Definitely will need to change my username when I am no longer in Whangarei and don't have a KE70 haha. The Datsun/Safari/RB project will be coming with me but not straight away, fair bit of organising required to move it as it's still very much a project and will depend on our situation with garage space etc where it ends up. Please let me know what I need to know! Keen to be more involved with OS things as I'll need to make some friends

Haha cheers, obviously don't come on here as often as I used to because I just saw this comment. I still have this but work has been very slow on it the last few years, house and an 80 series Landcruiser have taken all my money and time. I do have an agreement with the misso that once we get the bathroom renos sorted this summer that I'm gonna start putting some more time and money into this again.

I will consult with the better half, could be keen for a burger and a yarn. Lots going on at this time of year though so best to heck with someone who's mind isn't a sieve before committing haha Will be in either the missos Hilux or the Cruiser though.

On the subject of Raptor, Carcolors/Union Hardware have a special on atm for all of Nov/Dec:

I apologise for my absence, tbh I didn't realise that I had missed it until I came in from the shed about 9:30. Got on a roll and got distracted.

Always welcome regardless, I turn up in my 01 Lexus more often than not. But I understand it's a long way to travel from Dargaville.

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