Taupotreeman

Can you believe this? It's the middle of summer and we had a fresh dump of snow on the mountains last night. IT'S SUMMER!

I could be wrong and can only speak from my experience (which was a fair while ago) and the immigration rules in NZ but in order to be sponsored the sponsoring company needs to show that they can't find a worker with equivalent skills from within Oz. This means they have to advertise the position. Good climbers are still few and far between so it is easier to show you cant find the staff at home so therefore need to employ people from overseas. In NZ arborists are on the skills shortage list. I reckon you might be better off getting a work visa/permit and hooking up with a company without all the sponsorship as it will be quicker. Once you're out there you can prove your worth and then start discussing extending your stay through sponsorship. Hopefully one of the Oz based guys can give you some more accurate info.

Ha, awesome.

Actually looks like quite a nice bit of kit but whether it matches the 200 or 201 is a different matter. I've found that although they are good saws, the build quality on the Huskys leave a little to be desired. Lets hope they've got it right this time.

It wipes? Are you sure the files haven't just uploaded? They disappear out of the attachments box once uploaded (at least on my computer) and then you just submit reply.

No Jon, temperature dropped right off. Supposed to be back up to 21C today but last night it was definately cool. Didn't have a big fire and to be fair, the wife is sick and I'm just getting over a cold but it wasn't that warm sat there so out came the kindling and a couple of decent logs.

Heavy showers yesterday and it hammered it down last night. Even had the fire on.......in the middle of summer not sure what's hapening with the weather at the moment.

I've smoked it in the past although I've given up now, and I'm no idiot thankyou very much

All good bro maybe this thread will help point the young fellas in the right direction. I did have one guy that hadn't showered in about two months in for an interview. Took pity on him and gave him a chance. Three weeks later he still hadn't had a shower or washed his clothes and the other guys wouldn't work with him. Learnt very quickly not to take pity on people.

Will, I can only speak for myself but I've been in a position where I've had to employ people, a lot of people, and some of the young fellas I dealt with we're plain lazy. Lazy with the application, lazy with there dress when at the interview and lazy with the way they conducted themselves. To be fair I only dealt with a few older guys but most of them made the effort. I've also seen a lot of guys that wanted the answers provided for them on a plate. Couldn't pick up the telephone and ring around, just wanted to send a cv off in the post and expected someone to give them a job. As I said in a previous post; I'm happy to help with advice and direction and I like to think I've pointed a few people in the right direction when they have approached me about working and moving to NZ but some people seem to expect you to almost ring up and organise a job for them. And just so there's no mistake, none of my comments are directed at the original poster, just the odd one or two out there

I also agree on the spelling. I've seen so many things written in text speak, it drives me nuts. It doesn't take much to write properly. Exceptions can be made for dyslexia or learning difficulties but there's no excuse for laziness and I have to ask myself; does that laziness transfer into the work place? Had a guy come for an interview once and spent the whole time texting.we didn't even finish the interview. I also agree with Shane. Some people want all the answers provided on a plate without doing any leg work themselves. With all the best will in the world, I'm busy enough sorting out my own life without having to wipe someone else's backside. Boils down to that laziness thing again. Happy to help with advice or direction but I'm not going to do your job for you.

All ready re reading your first post and making mental notes Alex. Excellent idea for a thread.

Moved over February 1998 Jon and haven't been back since, although I have a hankering for some decent cider

Cooled off today Jon, just really humid. Just finished my second job for Sunday and had to have a shower because I was soaked due to the humid conditions. Temperature has been hitting about 30 degrees the last few days but fortunately we have a nice cold lake on the doorstep just perfect for cooling off.

Jon, I know when I worked in Oz we would have two 3 litre containers of water when we went to work, one of which had been in the freezer over night so that it was still cold at lunch. You'd go through both containers in the day easy. In NZ I'm going through 2 to 4 litres a day at work at least and then I'm drinking about the same again when I get home as I'm still dehydrated.

Had a message from my mate in Western Oz the other day. He'd been admitted to hospital with heat stroke and exhaustion after temperatures hit 51.8 degrees.

Cheers Silky. I think some of the others had already intimated that but you've just confirmed it. I will wait for the AT version though.

Steve, sorry if this a dumb question from a technophobe but I presume (going on answers on other threads) that it will be able to be used with an iPad and should make posting pictures from both iPad and smartphone way easier?

I don't want to tar them all with the same brush but things are changing rapidly in NZ. The gang culture is getting stronger and wanton violence is definately on the rise. Stabbings and shootings are becoming more regular news items and although this doesn't neccessarily apply to forestry I can vouch for several workers that I have met that have a very short fuse. There are also a lot of young guys that are now being pushed into forestry rather than claiming benefit. These are the guys I was meaning were not the brightest sparks. Many have no option but to take the training in order to keep claiming benefit. The local chainsaw shop has an influx of second hand saws come the end of the training or a few months into the season as the trainees start flogging off the gear to pay for the next ounce. Turangi is a strong forestry town, one of the main employers in the region is the industry so you get to see a lot of these guys first hand. The older guys who have been in the industry for a while are good buggers but a lot of the younger generation? Not so much.

Exactly what i did. Didn't want to be tied to a 2 year contract on an astronomically expensive plan so just bought an older 3GS. Does all I need of it. I have two cameras so dont need a flash camera on it. Also bought an otterbox for it and it's survived several drops and a couple of soakings in my pocket. I cant comment on any others as this is my first smartphone but I do know a mate had a couple of cheaper phones and they kept crashing. The Galaxy S3 looks a nice bit of kit but it's way out of reach of my shallow pockets.

Looks eaxctly like when I started out in the 80's and in Oz in the early 90's. Great Pics.

Not the first word that Came to mind. more along the lines of what I called the guy caught poisoning our trees a few weeks ago.

There's names for people who do this but they're not repeatable on AT.

I think the new windows/Microsoft tablet can be used as a mini computer, more so than an iPad or similar. Personally, I have a desktop, iPhone and iPad and spend most of the time on my ipad. Easy to sit on the couch and browse the net, check emails etc without having to squint to see the screen. I suppose it depends exactly how much you want to do on it.

Mate of mine got made redundant at 41 after the company he worked for lost a major contract. Then he had a motorbike accident and broke some ribs. Instead of sitting on his backside complaining about how the world was against him he got off said backside, holed up at my place for a few days while he checked out the job scene in my neck of the woods (about 450kms from his home) and looked at rental properties. There was no work going in Auckland and he lived out in the wopwops so travel was costing him an arm and a leg. It took him 4 weeks to give notice, find a rental in Taupo and move down on the promise of next to naff all work. When he got down here he rang everyone he could find in the book for work. I gave him a few leads in the forestry and Arb, he rang nurseries, truck driving outfits, landscapers, farms and everything in between. He worked, complete with semi healed ribs, just to feed himself.He still doesn't have a full time job but just about manages to live from week to week working a day for one outfit and a day for another. My point is; if there's no work where you are, move. If you can't find a job doing what you want, stack shelves, sweep floors, do whatever to bring some money in while you try further afield for a more suitable position. Silky fox on here is a prime example of how to do it. He kept a positive outlook, cycled to work and bust his backside to find work rather than sat complaining about how nobody would give him a break. He works a long way from home but has realised that needs must and just got on with it. His attitude has made him many friends a long the way I dare say. And get yourself a driving licence. 33 with no licence and no money for one? Surely you can make 50 quid doing some kind of menial job? Sorry to be harsh but so far most of the posts have just come across as complaining and I wouldn't be keen on taking on someone that comes across in that way. When I lived in England I was based just north of Leicester but the only place I could find work was North Wales so I moved. Check out the rest of the country and see what's on offer.