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You absolutely do not want to live in Northcote. PM coming your way.
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Posted: 2009-09-04 00:14:03
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Muhammad-Oli Posts: > 500
Cheers for the PM mate. Much appreciated.
We're not sure if we will even be on the North Shore, but it's probably preferable.
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Posted: 2009-09-04 07:52:37
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If you choose not to live on the Shore then you and your girlfriend will need to share a car to AUT then on to Massey. You'll then come to learn all about Auckland's rush hour traffic. However your brother will likely be able to benefit from the availability of train services which are miles cheaper and more pleasant than buses.
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Posted: 2009-09-04 08:21:21
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Muhammad-Oli Posts: > 500
So the trains don't go to the North Shore?
That will be a bugger for him if we decide to flat there. I am the only one of us with a full drivers license, although I won't be wanting to drive too much in rush hour traffic.
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Posted: 2009-09-04 08:35:39
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On 2009-09-04 08:35:39, Muhammad-Oli wrote:
So the trains don't go to the North Shore?
Nope.
When the train tracks were laid, North Shore was an area completely covered by orchards and a few tiny rural communities next to a couple of beaches which were holiday destinations for the rich. Then they built the Harbour Bridge in 1958 and all hell broke loose - everyone wanted to live on the Shore. Within 10 years the 4 lane bridge was at full capacity needing to be extended (as it was in the early eighties) but transport development has always been miles behind transport needs. One of Auckland's greatest mayors wanted to install a light-rail system in the 70's but the ratepayers wouldn't pay for it, and now we're up the creek without a paddle...
On 2009-09-04 08:35:39, Muhammad-Oli wrote:
That will be a bugger for him if we decide to flat there. I am the only one of us with a full drivers license,...
Catching a bus from the Shore to the City won't be a problem, just getting around the Shore by bus could be a hell of a lot better.
On 2009-09-04 08:35:39, Muhammad-Oli wrote:
...although I won't be wanting to drive too much in rush hour traffic.
You could always study at Lincoln or Victoria...
Traffic in Auckland is a fact of life.
You can't escape it even on the weekends, and don't get me started on parking...
[ This Message was edited by: carkitter on 2009-09-04 08:05 ]
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Posted: 2009-09-04 08:56:47
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This post courtesy of my G705 using Opera mini 4.2 via Vodafone HSDPA while streaming Coldplay via A2DP to my MBS-200.
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Posted: 2009-09-04 13:31:06
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Muhammad-Oli Posts: > 500
On 2009-09-04 08:56:47, carkitter wrote:
You could always study at Lincoln or Victoria...
Nope. Massey in Auckland is the only place in New Zealand where I can study Transport Design.
Thanks for all this info. It is going to be really helpful when it comes to decision time!
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Posted: 2009-09-04 14:39:13
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Travelling to the big smoke aye?
Hope everything works out for you! Whats funny is that im moving to chirstchurch next year to flat with some good mates of mine
I finish my degree at the end of this year so goodbye to palmy
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Posted: 2009-09-05 01:55:56
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Hey, while everyone is shuffling around, perhaps we should have a get together in January in Auckland?
I could enquire with SENZ as to whether we could pay a visit to their head office? We'd have to be well behaved though...
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Posted: 2009-09-05 02:34:09
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Do they even need a head office in NZ??? They do little, if any advertising for
itself, all they really seem to do is answer the phones!!
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Posted: 2009-09-05 03:22:24
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