New Zealand scaffolder shortage

[reddwarth]

I hardly ever worked a 40 hour week, monday to friday ur lookin at 10 to 11 hour days breaks included saturdays 7.30 till 2. An only paid extra 2 dollars an hour. Take home was av 900 a week.

[pellegrino]

peanuts

[Bigbadbob]

Hi Guys yes i am still here, New Zealand, i spent 4-1/2 years there back in the eighties, loved every second of it, would go back tommorrow if i had the chance, i have been reading some of the comments, which i dont agree with, you dont need to leave nz for a holiday, there are fantastic places in nz for r&r, great beaches, south pacific sea, dont compare uk salaries against uk income, the cost of living in NZ is very cheap, and you will never go hungry, if you are hungry go to the waters edge and pick some shell fish food, like my kids used to do collecting clams as big as conkers, sea fishing, i can count on one hand the number of times i came back from a spot of sea fishing without a Kwai or a red snapper, go free diving for scallops, crayfish, spend your weekends BBQs, weather up north is 50f winter, ok its colder in the south island, NEW ZEALAND in my opinion is the best country on earth

[Havespannerwilltravel]

Hi Guys yes i am still here, New Zealand, i spent 4-1/2 years there back in the eighties, loved every second of it, would go back tommorrow if i had the chance, i have been reading some of the comments, which i dont agree with, you dont need to leave nz for a holiday, there are fantastic places in nz for r&r, great beaches, south pacific sea, dont compare uk salaries against uk income, the cost of living in NZ is very cheap, and you will never go hungry, if you are hungry go to the waters edge and pick some shell fish food, like my kids used to do collecting clams as big as conkers, sea fishing, i can count on one hand the number of times i came back from a spot of sea fishing without a Kwai or a red snapper, go free diving for scallops, crayfish, spend your weekends BBQs, weather up north is 50f winter, ok its colder in the south island, NEW ZEALAND in my opinion is the best country on earth

Why did you leave then????

[phil181]

Why did you leave then????

Tu che!

[Havespannerwilltravel]

Tu che!

or even Touche Phil
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Sorry mate I am in one of those moods today lol

[phil181]

or even Touche Phil
Touché - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sorry mate I am in one of those moods today lol

Indeed

But a common (if slightly inaccurate) spelling in English is 'tu che'

tu che

[Bigbadbob]

Hi Havespannerwilltravel.
To answer your question (why did i leave) Completed construction of the shell oil refinery, applied to authorities in NZ for residence visa and was turned down, skills were no longer needed and kiwis came 1st for jobs, during those years they had enough scaffs of their own, so i took off and went to OZ. now the tables have turned and they need us again, i will most definately be checking out the info i read here.

[jamdon]

Got let down for australia last year because of skills list change so couldnt get visa . Whats it like getting in to new zealand.

[Havespannerwilltravel]

Hi Havespannerwilltravel.
To answer your question (why did i leave) Completed construction of the shell oil refinery, applied to authorities in NZ for residence visa and was turned down, skills were no longer needed and kiwis came 1st for jobs, during those years they had enough scaffs of their own, so i took off and went to OZ. now the tables have turned and they need us again, i will most definately be checking out the info i read here.

Ok thanks.
Good luck