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Thread: Hamilton, Cambridge or Rotorua?

  1. #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by edw123 View Post
    A lot depends on the type of person you are.

    Cambridge is very clean, very safe and quite pretty (although hardly beautiful), but it's also effectively an extended retirement village - the dullest town I've ever been too (and that includes Frinton on Sea). The shops shut at around 3pm on some days!! Only possible benefit is it has the only shop which sells a Viz Magazine I've found in NZ.

    Rotarua is a tourist town, it smells funny (you probably get used to it), and although it's cheap to live there, again, not much going on and it's a fair drive from the nearest place.

    Hamilton is a medium sized nonedescript large town by UK standards. Probably similar to somewhere like Swindon or Ipswich or something like that. Decent shops, lots of malls, and pubs, clubs, restaurants, casino etc. - plus you have the Waikato Stadium for Rugby Games and lots of sport around. That would be my choice.....
    Firstly, You can only smell the sulphur in certain parts of town, mainly in the town centre. It is only noticeable when you first arrive, then you hardly notice it at all.
    Secondly, There is lots of free things to do like visit the Redwoods, Lake front, walking tracks, biking tracks etc.......There are also lots of Rotorua attractions that are heavily discounted for locals.
    Hamilton is OK for shopping or visiting but wouldn't want to live there, Same for Cambridge.
    As you can probably tell we are slightly biased where Rotorua is concerned! We like it here, its working for us, and we have no intention of living anywhere else..................at the moment!
    Last edited by Rob&Don; 5th October 2012 at 10:42 AM.

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    Thanks everyone,

    I did read a post somewhere (can't find it anywhere) from a ENZ forumite living in Cambridge and working for Ray White? Does anyone know who this person is - not their real name obviously, just their forum name thx,

    Regards,
    Canny Lad

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