kiwis living in perth

**gemma hanaray** · 15-01-2012 21:01

hi im new to perth (rockingham) moved over here with my husband and daughter in september loving the lifestyle change and weather but find it a bit lonley sometimes is there any other kiwis over this way who find it hard aswell or who have any tips on getting out there to meet new ppl i have attended a few play groups but finding it hard to click with most of them

**jennibear** · 15-01-2012 21:23

Im a kiwi living in Perth but im up Joondalup way so no real help. But, our local markets have a few KIWI shops. In fact you cant walk 2 metres without running into a cuz

Alos theres this shop http://www.thekiwishop.com.au/Welcome.html
Theres one in Port kennedy whick is near rockingham. I find it nice to be around a little piece of home while im there. bring on the buzz bars and pixy caramels

It may not help with 'friends' as such but its a step, they may be able to put you in touch with 'kiwi groups' of some kind. Just a thought. Good luck

**changethestars** · 15-01-2012 21:30

Ooh Gemma, I am kiwi, currently in Melbourne but moving to Perth in a month - to Waikiki, just down the road from you! We should catch up! DP is from Perth but I don't know anyone there. I'm sick of being a lonely bored SAHM!!

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**gemma hanaray** · 16-01-2012 09:56

thanks jennibear i might have to pay a visit to the kiwi shop cant beat thoses pixi caramels yummy

**gemma hanaray** · 16-01-2012 09:59

hey changethestars

i would def be keen to catch up when u move over im in baldivis so really close it makes it really hard when u dont know any one in a new country but loving perth its a nice place what part of nz r u from?

**hoping28** · 16-01-2012 10:16

We are currently in Kalgoorlie but moving to Waikiki in the next 12 months

just gotta get DH's job sorted

I loved Rockingham and the lifestyle, growing up in the naki was great with the beach 5 minutes away

i want our kids to have that as well. i kinda miss the water living in kalgoorlie 4 hours drive to esperance just to put my feet in the ocean...

Kiwi shop is addictive!!! they send stuff up to kalgoorlie, and all i felt like yesterday was spicy tomato munchoes but they had sold out!! there were heaps there last weekend..Think i will be sending a box of food from home back when we go home next month

**gemma hanaray** · 16-01-2012 17:35

wow seems like evryone moving to waikiki will have to meet up when u arrive must be hard living so far away from a beach since i grew up in wellington i wasnt really that close to a beach so i love having so many to choose from on my door step also taking my daughter there how would we survive without a kiwi shop here some of the food is just not the same esp twisties chips

def better at home just noticed ur baby due on my birthday congrats

**changethestars** · 17-01-2012 08:53

Oh Baldivis is really close :-) DP has a mate that lives there too.

Ooh and another new waikikian :-P Hehe We chose Waikiki cos it was the only house and land package near a train station (DP can't drive) and because I love the idea of being that close to the beach!

Yeah, I moved to Melbourne over a year ago, but when I fell pregnant and moved to the burbs, my single friends kind of dropped away a bit, and then we decided to build the house in Perth, so I haven't made an effort to build a mum network here, knowing we would be leaving soon. So I'm really looking forward to being able to get out and meet some people once we're over there.

I grew up in the Bay of Plenty (Kawerau), but I consider Wellington home, I've lived there on and off most of my adult life and my family lives there now too. I went to Vic uni.

That's so cool to hear about the Kiwi shop!! Do they have Mallowpuffs?? I do enough for a Mallowpuff! :-P

**gemma hanaray** · 17-01-2012 09:16

not to sure about the mallowpuffs but i buy the coles version which are not to bad do u have a facebook page ? oh lucky ur gonna built we have to wait 2 years as my husband is self employed so we cant get loan till then but its crazy how its way cheeper to built than rent

being by the beach is awsome we spent so much time there already and u will get a good coupe of months in before winter comes to theres a nice one right down by where u are safety bay beach

**hoping28** · 17-01-2012 10:34

The house we were looking at is on ambleside parade, i really liked it from the photo's online and when we drove past it looked like a really nice area

Can't wait for DH to decide

have told him i want to be down there before bub's is 1