Please tell me about New Zealand

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Our younger daughter and SIL have been living and working in Denver this year, with AmeriCorps. We’ve visited them and have spent time in Golden, Colorado Springs, and Estes Park (at the entrance of Rocky Mountain National Park.) They had snow already the second week of October in Estes Park, which was a truly beautiful place - loved it. Denver has a lot to offer, but I’d prefer a smaller community, as well.

I do know that this has been a crazy year, weather-wise in Denver; tons of snow, followed by weather the next day in the 60s. There’s plenty to do and see, and great natural beauty in Colorado, but I could never again live somewhere that got so much snow.
***I could, my husband just wouldn’t accompany me. lol He really loathes snow…:o I personally don’t hate it, I was always a bit tentative driving in it…and such. The hills in PA on a black ice morning…:rolleyes: Not fun. I wouldn’t want to go back to that type of ‘harder lifestyle,’ so Florida is nice & easy in that regard. ***
 

I always thought Colorado and Oregon were one in the same.😊

runs and hides***
NOT COOL!

LOL
j/k
😃

They MAY be similar…but does Colorado have any deserts? I really don’t know, but if they don’t, add a big “HMM???” right there.

😛
 
Gertie, Belgarion and I agree!

:slapfight: followed by :stretcher: and after many months :crutches:
How funny is it that we’d all be insulted by having our states mixed up, without being insulted by the fact that the other side would take being called that state as an insult…(Confusing)😃
 
Hi there…I live in New Zealand, born and bred. I am a Kiwi, I love it here. I work with Americans who love it here also. Plenty of entertainment, theatre, cafes, walks, hikes, picnics, we are now experiencing our Autumn season and Christchurch looks its best. Today is miserable and cold though, I’ve got to be honest. Have travelled to Australia, UK, Ireland, and Rome, and still like coming home. We have mountains, lakes, rivers, beaches, all so close.
Just ask me what you want to know and I will try my best to answer.
The catholic faith is alive and well, Divine Mercy Sunday mass was packed, it was amazing. We still have the same problems as any other country in the western world, but all in all it is a pretty darned good place to live.
 
Hi there…I live in New Zealand, born and bred. I am a Kiwi, I love it here. I work with Americans who love it here also. Plenty of entertainment, theatre, cafes, walks, hikes, picnics, we are now experiencing our Autumn season and Christchurch looks its best. Today is miserable and cold though, I’ve got to be honest. Have travelled to Australia, UK, Ireland, and Rome, and still like coming home. We have mountains, lakes, rivers, beaches, all so close.
Just ask me what you want to know and I will try my best to answer.
The catholic faith is alive and well, Divine Mercy Sunday mass was packed, it was amazing. We still have the same problems as any other country in the western world, but all in all it is a pretty darned good place to live.
***Welcome to CAF! 🙂

Thank you for your post here…I’m so happy to hear that the Catholic faith is thriving. I would imagine no place is perfect, I need to get that out of my head, I suppose. I would very much like to take a trip there…

May I ask, how is the cost of living there? ***
 
Since your husband likes the heat, I’d like to throw in the area known as Tri-Cities, WA. We’re located in South-Eastern WA (right above the Oregon border). In this lovely area you’ll find:
  • A loving community filled with church-going people.
  • 4 seasons (hot summer and snow filled winters but NOTHING like the East Coast)
  • 4 hours from Seattle/Portland (major shopping), 2-3 hours to the nearest ski resorts, 1-2 hours from camping, and minutes from hiking, boating, wineries (lots of them!), horse back riding, biking, pools, kids and parent activities
  • A general Republican area
  • 2 Catholic elementary/middle schools, 1 Catholic high school, and a large Catholic university about 2 hours North (in Spokane)
The only thing that you’d have to think about is we are a pro-nuclear town as we have a nuclear power plant and a nuclear materials plant ‘out in the area’. If you’re curious google the Hanford Nuclear Reservation Site to get an idea of why we have nuclear here (we built one of the atomic bombs for World War II).
 
I do know that this has been a crazy year, weather-wise in Denver; tons of snow, followed by weather the next day in the 60s.
There’s nothing crazy about that. We never put away our summer or winter clothes. I remember in college one January having temps in the 80’s one day (and wearing shorts and sandals) followed by snow the next day. That’s just life on the Front Range. I don’t think the weather is quite so variable in other parts of the state.

I always thought Colorado and Oregon were one in the same.😊

runs and hides***
OH! OH! OH! How could you???
They MAY be similar…but does Colorado have any deserts? I really don’t know, but if they don’t, add a big “HMM???” right there.

😛
Excuse me? Are we showing our geography ignorance here? Ever heard of the Painted Desert? It’s right here in Colorado. Outside of Pueblo, it’s just plain old desert, with cactus, juniper, and plenty of interesting rock formations. And check out Canon City and the Royal Gorge for even better rock formations.
 
Since your husband likes the heat, I’d like to throw in the area known as Tri-Cities, WA. We’re located in South-Eastern WA (right above the Oregon border). In this lovely area you’ll find:
  • A loving community filled with church-going people.
  • 4 seasons (hot summer and snow filled winters but NOTHING like the East Coast)
  • 4 hours from Seattle/Portland (major shopping), 2-3 hours to the nearest ski resorts, 1-2 hours from camping, and minutes from hiking, boating, wineries (lots of them!), horse back riding, biking, pools, kids and parent activities
  • A general Republican area
  • 2 Catholic elementary/middle schools, 1 Catholic high school, and a large Catholic university about 2 hours North (in Spokane)
The only thing that you’d have to think about is we are a pro-nuclear town as we have a nuclear power plant and a nuclear materials plant ‘out in the area’. If you’re curious google the Hanford Nuclear Reservation Site to get an idea of why we have nuclear here (we built one of the atomic bombs for World War II).
Yep, that whole “glow-in-the-dark” thing is pretty cool about that area. 😛
 
There’s nothing crazy about that. We never put away our summer or winter clothes. I remember in college one January having temps in the 80’s one day (and wearing shorts and sandals) followed by snow the next day. That’s just life on the Front Range. I don’t think the weather is quite so variable in other parts of the state.

OH! OH! OH! How could you???

Excuse me? Are we showing our geography ignorance here? Ever heard of the Painted Desert? It’s right here in Colorado. Outside of Pueblo, it’s just plain old desert, with cactus, juniper, and plenty of interesting rock formations. And check out Canon City and the Royal Gorge for even better rock formations.
I have been to Colorado many times, I have been all over the state. It does indeed have deserts, plains, lovely mountains and, of course, we cannot forget that the state bird is the mosquito.

But it does not have climate diversity of Oregon. We have everything from high desert, alpine forest, and even temperate rain forests. In the summer, you can go skiing in the morning and surfing in the afternoon. Pretty cool! :cool: (Denver does have a cooler bishop.)
 
Since your husband likes the heat, I’d like to throw in the area known as Tri-Cities, WA. We’re located in South-Eastern WA (right above the Oregon border). In this lovely area you’ll find:
  • A loving community filled with church-going people.
  • 4 seasons (hot summer and snow filled winters but NOTHING like the East Coast)
  • 4 hours from Seattle/Portland (major shopping), 2-3 hours to the nearest ski resorts, 1-2 hours from camping, and minutes from hiking, boating, wineries (lots of them!), horse back riding, biking, pools, kids and parent activities
  • A general Republican area
  • 2 Catholic elementary/middle schools, 1 Catholic high school, and a large Catholic university about 2 hours North (in Spokane)
The only thing that you’d have to think about is we are a pro-nuclear town as we have a nuclear power plant and a nuclear materials plant ‘out in the area’. If you’re curious google the Hanford Nuclear Reservation Site to get an idea of why we have nuclear here (we built one of the atomic bombs for World War II).
Oh no, another choice! 😃 Well, my dh and I could sell off everything, buy one of those big RV’s and become nomads! :newidea:
 
I have been to Colorado many times, I have been all over the state. It does indeed have deserts, plains, lovely mountains and, of course, we cannot forget that the state bird is the mosquito.

But it does not have climate diversity of Oregon. We have everything from high desert, alpine forest, and even temperate rain forests. In the summer, you can go skiing in the morning and surfing in the afternoon. Pretty cool! :cool: (Denver does have a cooler bishop.)
HA!! We win again!!

And yes…I didn’t know that Colorado has a desert. But Oregon is better!! HAHAHAHAH!!

whatevergirl would love it here!!
 
***I didn’t know that Colorado OR Oregon had deserts. 😊😃 ***
LOL
Yes, yes we do!

Its actually quite beautiful out there. I went on a few vacations to Sunriver, and its crazy nice out there. Once it even snowed!!

The high desert is awesome!

Sigh…I’m loving my home state more and more!
 
Gertabelle, our mountains blow up every so often, how about yours?
I would think fire raining from the sky would be a negative, but you lowlanders are a little different I hear.
No tornadoes!
Very, very few tornadoes (maybe one a year?) and almost entirely on the eastern plains. AND it’s an opportunity to clean out and start again.
Very few places in Oregon have mosquitoes.
Really, with all that moisture? Is it just too cold for them all year?:winter: And don’t you make up for it with your high number of tics?
And our liberals are so liberal, they think Noam Chomsly is a Republican.
Um, I think Colorado “wins” on this one – you can keep your liberals, thanks very much. And most of our liberals are in Boulder County for safe keeping
I will concede that Archbishop Chaput is one of the finest and faithful bishops in the USA.
Thank you for agreeing with me. Very noble.
Our deer are bigger than your deer.
Perhaps, but we have elk (the males look like horses with tree branches on their heads). And our prong-horn sheep are simply lovely. And I bet we have more prairie dogs than you! 😛
Oregon is bigger and we have way fewer people!
Fewer people? And just why would that be? :rolleyes: After all, Siberia, Greenland, the Sahara Desert, Australia’s Outback – they’re all bigger with fewer people, too.
My yard stays green all year long and I even have to cut my grass in January.
Wow, a whole year of non-stop mowing…:eek:

Can you say “four distinct seasons”? We win! 😃

We also have a plethora of official state symbols and emblems! The newest one was proposed by a class of fourth graders – the teacher who supported them currently works at my school.
colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/history/symbemb.htm
Oh, yeah! :p:p

Of course, the movie “Goonies” takes place in Oregon, so that’s definitely a plus for you.

gertie
 
Hi there…I live in New Zealand, born and bred. I am a Kiwi, I love it here. I work with Americans who love it here also. Plenty of entertainment, theatre, cafes, walks, hikes, picnics, we are now experiencing our Autumn season and Christchurch looks its best. Today is miserable and cold though, I’ve got to be honest. Have travelled to Australia, UK, Ireland, and Rome, and still like coming home. We have mountains, lakes, rivers, beaches, all so close.
Just ask me what you want to know and I will try my best to answer.
The catholic faith is alive and well, Divine Mercy Sunday mass was packed, it was amazing. We still have the same problems as any other country in the western world, but all in all it is a pretty darned good place to live.
I LOVED Christchurch!!! I think we went to Mass at St. Mary’s on Manchester Street, and rented an apartment for the week around the corner on St. Luke’s Close. We loved the Canterbury Museum, ate a couple times at Dux De Lux, and visited the Convention Centre, where my son in law gave a talk at an evolutionary biology meeting.

We cannot wait to go back. It is our favorite place of all the places we have visited. Lucky you!!!
 
I would think fire raining from the sky would be a negative, but you lowlanders are a little cooler I hear.
Fixed.
Very, very few tornadoes (maybe one a year?) and almost entirely on the eastern plains. AND it’s an opportunity to clean out and start again.
That’s one more a year than we get!!
Really, with all that moisture? Is it just too cold for them all year?:winter: And don’t you make up for it with your high number of tics?
Like I said, my sis’s place gets them, but I hardly see them anywhere else.
Plus, I’ve never EVER seen a tick out here.
NEVER!! And I have lived here for most of my life!
Plus, its not too cold out here! The summers get warm, but not HORRENDOUS like I’m sure Colorado gets!
Um, I think Colorado “wins” on this one – you can keep your liberals, thanks very much. And most of our liberals are in Boulder County for safe keeping
Probably, but I don’t pay attention to those people. I generally stick to me friends at Church.
Thank you for agreeing with me. Very noble.
That’s us Oregonians. 😃
Perhaps, but we have elk (the males look like horses with tree branches on their heads). And our prong-horn sheep are simply lovely. And I bet we have more prairie dogs than you! 😛
PSFFT!

We have ELK! BIG ELK!
We have deer, squirrels, Coyotes, Chipmunks, Vultures, Hawks, Snakes…Everything you can think of…And we might have Prairie dogs…I’m not sure, though…I seem to remember seeing them somewhere…
But I’ll bet we have bigger elk
Fewer people? And just why would that be? :rolleyes: After all, Siberia, Greenland, the Sahara Desert, Australia’s Outback – they’re all bigger with fewer people, too.
There’s nothing wrong with Australia

But what he means is there’s plenty of room out here. More than Colorado.
Wow, a whole year of non-stop mowing…:eek:
NO!! I mow my lawn sometimes in the fall, but I don’t mow it again until spring.
Can you say “four distinct seasons”? We win! 😃
Let’s see…Summer is hot, very little rain…Fall is cooler, a little sunny, but a good amount of rain…Winter…Snow or rain, still sunshine in there…Spring…Sun! Like right now! There was rain, too! But the weather shifts rapidly (In a good way) around here!
We also have a plethora of official state symbols and emblems! The newest one was proposed by a class of fourth graders – the teacher who supported them currently works at my school.
colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/history/symbemb.htm
We have state animals, birds, trees and state awesomeness.
plus, you can’t beat the Oregon Duck…he’s DONALD for crying out loud!
Oh, yeah! :p:p
YEAH!!
Of course, the movie “Goonies” takes place in Oregon, so that’s definitely a plus for you.
And Twilight! Don’t forget that one!
And Free Willy!
 
***Belgarion…this is funny. Talking about my son…last night, I was so confused with this thread…Colorado…Oregon…New Zealand, that I asked my son…is new zealand a state? hahahahaha He was like…mom, oh my gosh, you’re kidding right? I said what…he said…is NEW ZEALAND A STATE?! :rotfl:

I shook my head…lol Oops! I knew it wasn’t a state, I just got confused from this thread. 😃

It’s been a long week. It was funny though.

We’ll move to Oregon or Colorado, and it all started because we were thinking of moving to New Zealand? :ehh:Our friends and family will have to read this thread to understand. ***
 
I have been to Colorado many times, I have been all over the state. It does indeed have deserts, plains, lovely mountains and, of course, we cannot forget that the state bird is the mosquito.

But it does not have climate diversity of Oregon. We have everything from high desert, alpine forest, and even temperate rain forests. In the summer, you can go skiing in the morning and surfing in the afternoon. Pretty cool! :cool: (Denver does have a cooler bishop.)
Them there’s fightin’ words! Prepare to defend yourself. Our state bird is the Lark Bunting.

Actually, I think it’s Minnesota that has the mosquito as the state bird: Land of 10,000 lakes and 10,000,000,000 mosquitoes!

I do remember your temperate rain forests – and the banana slugs!!! Love those 😃

Gertie
 
***Belgarion…this is funny. Talking about my son…last night, I was so confused with this thread…Colorado…Oregon…New Zealand, that I asked my son…is new zealand a state? hahahahaha He was like…mom, oh my gosh, you’re kidding right? I said what…he said…is NEW ZEALAND A STATE?! :rotfl:

I shook my head…lol Oops! I knew it wasn’t a state, I just got confused from this thread. 😃

It’s been a long week. It was funny though.

We’ll move to Oregon or Colorado, and it all started because we were thinking of moving to New Zealand? :ehh:Our friends and family will have to read this thread to understand. ***
I made the final two!?!? I’m honored!! w00t!

Anyways…LOL
NZ a state!! That’s funny! But don’t worry! I’d get confused after all this state soliciting!

Indeed your relatives will be VERY confused…
Them there’s fightin’ words! Prepare to defend yourself. Our state bird is the Lark Bunting.
Ours is the Meadowlark, I think…
Yeah! fightin’ words is right! Its on!!!
Actually, I think it’s Minnesota that has the mosquito as the state bird: Land of 10,000 lakes and 10,000,000,000 mosquitoes!
I do remember your temperate rain forests – and the banana slugs!!! Love those 😃
HA! I’ve never even SEEN a Banana Slug before!!
All of these bad things! I’ve never even seen them before in my own state!!
And I have been all over western Oregon, and even central Oregon.
 
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