Any Kiwis out there ?

SamuelKristopher · Jul 11, 2014

Another Kiwi here! I miss New Zealand, but I like being in Europe, at the centre of world culture. As a lover of opera, one can simply not compare Europe with NZ. I mean, they do try in Wellington and Auckland, but it's just not the same. Plus, Europe is closer to everywhere for traveling

Chapters 1-10 are already 50k, and the book has 29 chapters. From lurking here, I gather that 120k is a hard sell, and 150k is fatal.

I suppose I should be worried that my first novel came out at 310,000 words?

KJ Palmer · Jul 11, 2014

Du bist nicht liebe Deutschland?? Sad....

MaoriWriter · Dec 24, 2014

Kia Ora koutou katoa!!!

He 'tumomo Kiwi' ahau lol - jokes, heya everyone!! I'm a Maori girl, Kiwi living in Aussie

Awesome to see some Kiwi's around here. I'm SOOOOOO FOB to this and have even had a little bit of a growling (lol) because I didn't know the house rules proper. But hey!!! All good

I know now!!!

Awesome to read what other people are up to. Anyone here Maori or Nesian by any chance? Just out of interest

Kia Ora raa

Kim
www.maoriwriter.com

Unimportant · Dec 24, 2014

Kia ora, Kim! I'm another Yank transplant to NZ -- love it here, and am never going back

MaoriWriter · Dec 25, 2014

Unimportant said:
Kia ora, Kim! I'm another Yank transplant to NZ -- love it here, and am never going back

Kia Ora ummmm…..'Yank Transplant' lol. Arohamai lol, I'm FOB as to this whole writing forum thingy. Even gota growling on my first day (Maaaari lol) but learning learning

Thanks for the message and hope the States is cranking Xmas for ya!!!

Ngaa mihi raa

Unimportant · Dec 26, 2014

MaoriWriter said:
KiaThanks for the message and hope the States is cranking Xmas for ya!!! Ngaa mihi raa

Nah, mate, bugger the States! I may have been born there, but I've been living in NZ for twelve years, and got my NZ citizenship earlier this year. I'm a proper Kiwi now, and am very proud of it! And I plan to stay in NZ, like, forever.

MaoriWriter · Dec 26, 2014

Unimportant said:
Nah, mate, bugger the States! I may have been born there, but I've been living in NZ for twelve years, and got my NZ citizenship earlier this year. I'm a proper Kiwi now, and am very proud of it! And I plan to stay in NZ, like, forever.

LOL!!! Ok, I just saw you posted up in my other thread

And I spoke to you in Maori lol - don't answer haha!!! I only asked you can you speak Maori and where are you from?

My GOSH!!! YOU ARE IN NZ!!! LOVE it

LittleKiwi · Dec 27, 2014

MaoriWriter said:
Kia Ora koutou katoa!!!

He 'tumomo Kiwi' ahau lol - jokes, heya everyone!! I'm a Maori girl, Kiwi living in Aussie Awesome to see some Kiwi's around here. I'm SOOOOOO FOB to this and have even had a little bit of a growling (lol) because I didn't know the house rules proper. But hey!!! All good I know now!!!

Awesome to read what other people are up to. Anyone here Maori or Nesian by any chance? Just out of interest

Kia Ora raa

Kim
www.maoriwriter.com

Kia Ora Kim,

Man, I wish I'd had more of an opportunity to learn Maori while I was home, I regret not pushing it more while I had the chance.

Last time I posted I was in England, but now I'm in Melbourne, Australia. How long have you been over here?

Claire

gingerwoman · Jan 25, 2015

Noniej said:
Waves) Hi Lisa - we've met a few times at RWNZ stuff It's fantastic to see you so successful!

My story, Selma's Choice, was one of the successful submissions for the Lemon Twist Press anthology and will be on sale on 3 October. This time next week there will be a book out there with my name on the front cover!

I've been a member of this site for ages but I'm only just realising how good it is.

Cheers

Norah Jansen

Hi Norah.

SillyLittleTwit · Aug 15, 2015

Back on the forum after a break...

gingerwoman · Aug 18, 2015

Noniej said:
I'm from Ireland but I've been living in Auckland with my Kiwi hubby for the past 8 years and it's very much home. (Waves) Hi Lisa - we've met a few times at RWNZ stuff It's fantastic to see you so successful!

My story, Selma's Choice, was one of the successful submissions for the Lemon Twist Press anthology and will be on sale on 3 October. This time next week there will be a book out there with my name on the front cover!

I've been a member of this site for ages but I'm only just realising how good it is.

Cheers

Norah Jansen

Hi Norah, I realized my simple "Hi Norah." earlier may have seemed unenthusiastic, or not very friendly. I realize I made that post 24 days, after my husband of twenty years died completely unexpectedly at New Years, so I was pretty much a zombie at the time of posting.

MikeBWriter · Aug 19, 2015

Hi guys and dolls. I'm from all over, but yeah grew up in kiwiland. Living here now.
Would love to travel again, but probably ideal dream would be to own a house in the wairarapa and a boat in wellington.

MikeBWriter · Aug 19, 2015

(my pronunciation is perfect but I've never written in Maori before, please forgive the poor spelling)
haere mai, haere mai, haere mai.
tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa.
kata pai,
noho tamariki
ko mike ahau
ko colchester castle toku whare
ko penerakau, weriweri, me te auahatanga toku kaha (a little help from a friend on that one, could be wrong)

gingerwoman · Aug 19, 2015

gingerwoman said:
Hi Norah, I realized my simple "Hi Norah." earlier may have seemed unenthusiastic, or not very friendly. I realize I made that post 24 days, after my husband of twenty years died completely unexpectedly at New Years, so I was pretty much a zombie at the time of posting.

The problem with owning a house, can be that everyone expects you to actually have money if you own a house, and expects you to pay for stuff relating to owning a house. My essential bathroom repairs now at nearly $10,000.

MikeBWriter · Aug 19, 2015

I would live in a van but I can't drive, so I'm thinking rent a house in the wairarapa, buy a scooter, buy a boat in the city, then buy a house when I'm rich.

Lunaty · Oct 5, 2015

Waving hello

Have been living in NZ for the past 8 years now though Im originally from the Netherlands.
I had no idea we had this many kiwi's in AW!

Awesome

L M Ashton · Oct 13, 2015

Howdy! I'm not a kiwi, but the husband and I lived in Auckland for half a year. Can we count as being, well, maybe not honorary kiwis but sort of wannabes?

OJCade · Oct 13, 2015

Course you can!

You've just got to agree to always support the All Blacks against Australia and insist - against any possible evidence and reason - that we had pavlova first and you're good

L M Ashton · Oct 14, 2015

1. I have no idea what sport that even is, but sure, I'll support NZ. No problem!

2. I think I've had pavlova once. I have no emotional ties to it, so if NZ wants to claim it, fine by me!

NicolaD · Oct 29, 2015

Haha - All Blacks are the NZ rugby team. Rugby isn't so much a sport in NZ as a religion!

But a special welcome to all new Kiwis. Great to have you here.

AnnieDreamWalker · Dec 22, 2015

Hello everyone, I'm a Kiwi living in the Hauraki District so I thought I'd wave my hand and say, 'Hi'.

KiwiChick · Feb 27, 2016

Hi, everyone! I'm a Kiwi, currently living in Wellington. Great to see there are so many of us around AW.

Fantasyart · Mar 5, 2016

Hi all, I'm another Kiwi living in Auckland, been in Auckland all my life and that's a long time when you reach my age ha ha ha lol nice to see so many of us in here

KiwiChick · Mar 5, 2016

Fantasyart said:
Hi all, I'm another Kiwi living in Auckland, been in Auckland all my life and that's a long time when you reach my age ha ha ha lol nice to see so many of us in here

Hiya, Fantasyart! I won't hold being an Aucklander against you.

Probably.

Much.

Fantasyart · Mar 5, 2016

KiwiChick said:
Hiya, Fantasyart! I won't hold being an Aucklander against you.

Probably.

Much.

So pleased to hear that ha ha and I shell not hold it against you for being a Wellynite (Own word invention) woo hoo! lol

I'm a different bunch of flowers ha ha

Any Kiwis out there ?

SamuelKristopher

KJ Palmer

Charity Kase the Orphan Pirate

MaoriWriter

Unimportant

No COVID yet. Still masking.

MaoriWriter

Unimportant

No COVID yet. Still masking.

MaoriWriter

LittleKiwi

gingerwoman

SillyLittleTwit

Assistant Deputy Backup

gingerwoman

MikeBWriter

MikeBWriter

gingerwoman

MikeBWriter

Lunaty

Would't you like to know..

L M Ashton

crazy spec fic writer

OJCade

L M Ashton

crazy spec fic writer

NicolaD

This will all make sense tomorrow

AnnieDreamWalker

KiwiChick

Editing like a caffeinated chipmunk

Fantasyart

KiwiChick

Editing like a caffeinated chipmunk

Fantasyart