Hi from Cape Town SA

I am new to this forum thing but my husband, 2 boys and I are starting the process of moving to New Zealand. My sister is a teacher and moved over last month. Her husband and 3 kids are joining her in Jan. They have raved so much about the place and convinced us to join them. I am a nursing sister and from the couple of notes I have read here training colleges seem to go bust commonly. I am having a similar problem with the college that I did my ophthalmology course with. Any other SA nurses out there? My younger son is hearing impaired. Any news of special schooling or the use of teacher aids? We don't have teacher aids here. They either struggle on in mainstream or go to special schools. I am specialised in Ophthalmic nursing but I have been told that there are no specialized eye hospitals or wards in New Zealand. I hope I have not overloaded with this message but as you can see I have a lot of questions. Looking forward to a reply.

[jamesthecarman]

I have no clue about the education aspects.

One of my friends is going down to Christchurch to have corrective laser surgery. Hope that helps you get an idea about your eye question.

[Janet]

I have since heard that there may be an eye hospital opening in Auckland next year. I would appreciate any news about this.

[Nonie]

Hi Janet

I have no information that can be of help but I just noticed that there hadn't been any/many replies to your original message and I know what that's like :icon_mrgreen: My hubby is a Kiwi and I know from our travels (Holland/UK/Ireland) that Kiwis like South Africans a lot (It's the rugby thing) so I hope all goes well for you. We're going to be in Auckland next year so keep in touch here and you never know we just might meet up some time. :icon_biggrin:

Norah