by Liz Deacle | Moving to New Zealand, New Zealand Travel, Podcasts
Yesterday I was asked by a member of our private community, ‘Is the food in New Zealand better?’
While this is a huge topic (and those who know me will have probably guessed my answer), I said it would depend on where you are comparing it to. Compared to the UK, yes, I think that the food in New Zealand is better. It tastes more ‘real’.
Don’t ask me to define real because I can’t. Sorry. Let’s just say it hits a different spot on the taste buds.
After talking to this community member for a while I discovered her reason for asking the above question. She had severe food allergies and was trying to gauge what life in New Zealand would look like.
In this week’s show, I talk to Jen Morris. Jen is from the Youtube channel, A Thousand Words. She emigrated to New Zealand over a decade ago and she has various food intolerances and allergies that she lives with.
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by Liz Deacle | Moving to New Zealand, New Zealand Travel, Podcasts
Can you imagine coming to New Zealand with dogs? I can’t. Bringing two kids was stressful enough. But you are about to meet a family who has done both! and in this episode, they share how moving to New Zealand without their fur babies was never an option.
Regardless of the stress and the cost.
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by Liz Deacle | Moving to New Zealand, New Zealand Travel, Podcasts
It’s all over the news. The team of five million are unbeatable. You don’t have to look far to find someone singing the praises of the New Zealanders. But are the New Zealand people as kind as the world is led to believe? And if they are so friendly what makes them so?
Or is all this kindness stuff a big fat cover-up to keep the MIQ staff in a job?
Let’s go for a walk and find out.
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by Liz Deacle | Moving to New Zealand, New Zealand Travel, Podcasts
You don’t have to look far to find some New Zealand facts. We all know about the sheep population and the fact that Rotorua smells of eggs, but what about the other stuff? What about the WEIRD New Zealand facts?
The stuff you only find when you dig your gumboots in a little deeper?
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by Liz Deacle | Moving to New Zealand, New Zealand Travel, Podcasts
If you are moving to New Zealand there are things you’ll want to know. Like how to fit in and get along. And who better to answer that question than a true, born and bred New Zealander.
Today we are thrilled to be chatting with Gordy. A real kiwi bloke.
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by Liz Deacle | Moving to New Zealand, New Zealand Travel, Podcasts
Why is New Zealand so expensive? Is everything in New Zealand expensive? Why do things cost so much in New Zealand?
These are questions that we hear a lot from people overseas.
So in this week’s show, we thought we’d share seven things that we found to be far cheaper in New Zealand than in the UK.
Now then. I bet you weren’t expecting that were you…?
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