well, things have moved on a little for us here i the UK, to a point where we can actually start looking seriously and asking some genuine questions about how/what/when/where etc. The first of probably many questions, and some may of been asked before, is about the location we are interested in - Rangiora.
We visited my sis back in Dec 05, and instantly fell in love with the Christchurch and Canturbury area in general. We visited many of the towns around the plains but never visited Rangiora, the closest we got was Oxford. Rangiora to us looks like a big enough town for the schooling (we have two girls, 8 and 11), big enough for the usual shopping requirements of a busy family of 4, big enough to feel like your not out in the sticks, small enough to not feel like a city, close enough to Christchurch for work, close enough to both the sea and hills for those days out, big enough for all the usual ammenities, etc, etc.
We would be very interested to hear from those who now live in Rangiora, either with or without kids, and to read thier opinions of the town. If possible, some pictures would be great as the net is a little thin on the ground for pics for Rangi. We'd love to hear about things like places to live (and not to live if thats the case), what the schools are like, the parks, the high street and the general feel of the town etc. I'm quite open to negative points too
Thanks,
Mike & Mia