Don't be afraid to look outside of town, a lot of people I know and myself live out of town now. Takes me about 30 minutes to get to work and traffic is not bad and I mean not bad at all as I use to live in England.
When you get settled pm with your mobile and I can always put it up on the notice board at work (Air New Zealand). People always asking for good builders.
Also I have heard it is best to sign up with EQC, Someone might know more about that then me as I am not a builder.
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