The best place in New Zealand to visit? (Shhh…keep it to yourself)

The best place in New Zealand to visit? (Shhh…keep it to yourself)

by | Moving to New Zealand, New Zealand Travel, Travel

Sixteen years ago, fresh off the plane from the UK, I first set foot in Taranaki, New Zealand.

And I was gutted.

Grey, cloudy and miserable.

Not at all what I signed up for on the immigration website and not a bloody hobbit in sight.

My husband had been offered a plumbing job in New Plymouth Taranaki, and to fulfil our visa requirements, Taranaki was to be our home for the foreseeable future.

I told myself we’d give it six months, and then we’d be out of there. Off to find greener pastures where milk flowed from rivers and the sheep pooed honey.

Sixteen years later, we’re still here. We never left Taranaki.

Here’s why…

 

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Liz Meets Her Hero Author. Here’s What Happened

Liz Meets Her Hero Author. Here’s What Happened

by | Moving to New Zealand, Podcasts

I am a huge fan of this week’s guest. Rachael Herron is a best-selling author who not only moved from the United States to New Zealand with her wife, but also wrote a book about it!

I have followed Rachael for a long time. She has a fabulous podcast (link below) about writing, which has helped and inspired me, both in life and on my writing journey, and today, I got to chat with her about her big move down under!

I know you are going to love Rachael as much as I do. It’s impossible not to. She is frank and open and freely shares the obstacles she overcame when moving to New Zealand from America.

Sit back and hear about Rachael’s fears and dreams, about being an alcoholic, about meeting friends in New Zealand when you are an introvert, and much, much more.

Enjoy!


 

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Emigrating to New Zealand. 3 Distressing (& Often Debilitating) Fears

Emigrating to New Zealand. 3 Distressing (& Often Debilitating) Fears

by | Moving to New Zealand, New Zealand Travel

Emigrating to New Zealand is no small feat. You will face major challenges such as getting a job, selling your house, packing your things, arranging visas, and booking flights.

But it doesn’t end there.

Just when you think you have all your ducks lined up in a row, when you have shown the kids every glossy picture of New Zealand mountains and beaches and ice cream, it will hit you. Like a ton of bricks.

Uncertainty. Doubt. Fear.

These feelings of fear are completely normal (and very, very common). But that doesn’t make them any less frightening.

In this week’s episode, we wanted to talk about those three fears and try to shed light from the other side as we go through one of the very fears we worried about. 

 

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Living with a Disability in New Zealand

Living with a Disability in New Zealand

by | Moving to New Zealand

In New Zealand, the number of people living with disabilities is significant, with 1.1 million individuals (24% of the population) experiencing some form of long-lasting impairment.

In this week’s podcast, we chat with Talitha. Talitha was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis in her late teens and today very kindly joins us to discuss what life’s been like living with a disability in New Zealand and the support available to those who need it.

Click here to listen to the latest podcast episode ➡️: Living with a Disability in New Zealand  


 

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Kiwi Culture. What EXACTLY is it ??

Kiwi Culture. What EXACTLY is it ??

by | Moving to New Zealand, Podcasts

Last week, a member of our private community who lives in the US, attended an interview for a job in New Zealand (exciting!)

One of the questions that were in the interview preparation pack was:

“How might you describe the kiwi culture?”

In this week’s show, Brian and I pass on the comments from other members in our NZ Ahead community and share with you what those who have been living in New Zealand for a while have observed about the Kiwi culture.


 

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