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Hoping to advance Australia fair

Emma and Terii Rahui aren't going to Australia to make their fortune. And they aren't quitting their homeland for good.

But they'll be gone for at least three years and in that time, anything could happen.

They will join the thousands of Kiwis heading across the Tasman (3300 left in May alone this year) in search of a better lifestyle, job opportunities or warmer weather.

This week Emma Rahui, 32, was busy packing up her Mt Wellington house, which sold at auction last week, and looking after her son Lachlan, 4, and daughters Amelia, 2, and Hazel, 18 months. Husband Terii, 38, a sports coach and former development officer for the New Zealand Rugby Union, has gone on ahead. He's staying with Kiwi friends Nicola and Dave O'Reilly, who left Auckland in April last year, at their Coolum Beach home on the Sunshine Coast. Dave O'Reilly started a business coaching pre-school youngsters in ball skills and Rahui will take up the franchise for the other half of the Sunshine Coast.

Emma, an events organiser, hopes to find part-time work and after a four-day visit to the Sunshine Coast last month, already has some options.

When she and the children board a flight to Queensland at the end of this month, she says she won't be turning her back on New Zealand, but she will be after a better lifestyle.

"Being able to spend more time with the kids was a huge appeal for us."

Four weeks after Hazel was born, Emma went back to work, leaving Terii as a stay-at-home dad. But it meant long hours, struggling to pay off a "whopping" Auckland house mortgage on one income. Off early in the morning, Emma could go days without seeing Hazel awake.

On the encouragement of their friends the O'Reillys, who sent back reports of warm weather, plenty of surf, more time with the children, and friendly Aussies, the Rahuis decided to go on a three to five-year "adventure".

For Dave and Nicola O'Reilly, the move is more permanent. They have rented out their South Head house until the market improves but intend to sell it and make a life in Australia with their sons Maddox, 5, Jackson, 3, and 7-month-old Sophia who was born in Australia.

Nicola, 32, says quite simply that she didn't want her kids growing up and going to school with children from families who did nothing to help themselves, had negative attitudes and a "bludger mentality".

"Over here, it's a lot more positive. People are happier, they get out there and do it, small businesses are really supported. Everyone helps each other.

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Learn how to use the online auction, Australia websites and save money. Find out how to locate the perfect bargain for you or to sell your product. With an Australian auction site there is no need to convert USD or Yen, items are listed in AUD.

A global marketplace such as the internet is wonderful and certainly gives the buyer access to more bargains and more selections than ever before. However, if laboriously converting currencies to AUD or wondering how long shipping from overseas will take, is hindering the shopper from Australia, then the online auction, Australia may just be the perfect answer.

There are some things though that any user of an online auction Australia or any other country for that matter, should be aware of before making their first bid. What follows are some simple facts that can get a shopper off to a good start.

Using an online auction Australia website for the consumer can mean they save a lot of money and footwork. Collectors find that online auctions are great sources of hard to find items to add to their collections. Shop wisely, compare, read the terms, warranties, and happy bidding.

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