New Zealand Living. Are You Ready For A Few Home Truths?
I won’t sugar coat it. The first year of our New Zealand living experience was hard.
Sandflies or Gales. When IS The Best Time To Visit New Zealand?
If you asked most people when is it best to visit New Zealand? They would say right now.
There is no better time to get on a plane and visit one of the most beautiful places in the world.
New Zealand.
From a Kiwi local to you, the adventurer, let me share with you the best season to visit New Zealand and share what New Zealand offers throughout the year so you can decide which month is the best time to visit!
Moving to New Zealand. The How’s, The Why’s & The Hoops.
This week’s podcast episode on moving to New Zealand is hosted by me, (Liz ) and my husband Brian.
We moved to New Zealand with our kids from the UK in 2009 and have now been living in New Zealand as a family (our kids are now 18 and 15) for more than ten years.
Our reasons for leaving the UK to start a new life in New Zealand were personal and rather jumbled.
It was a kind of ‘let’s give it a go’ decision and one which neither of us has ever regretted.
Not ever.
A New Zealand Christmas. Weird or Wonderful? PODCAST # 009
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This week’s show comes after a long winter hibernation which included (for Liz at least) mainly cream, potatoes, belly pork and wine.
But. It is spring in New Zealand now and we are back and raring to go!
If you have ever dreamed of emigrating to Australia or New Zealand but spending Christmas in the sun seems a bit weird, then you will love this show!
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In this episode, we…
Share the differences between Christmas time in New Zealand (Southern Hemisphere) and how that differs to the big day in the US/UK (Northen Hemisphere)
The pros and cons of spending Christmas in the sunshine and the big secret that anyone wishing to do Christmas time on the cheap should know about!
We’d love to know what you think about this week’s show and if there is anything you would like to know further so that we can include it in our question time next week!
The practices I suggested:
Eating Skinny Dipped Almonds if You are Trying To Cut Back on Chocolate!
- You can find those chocolates here (warning* – the whole family will try to steal them. Hide them well.)
Check out the cost of flights to New Zealand At Christmas time Here
Thank you so, so much for listening!
There’s fresh episode each week, if you subscribe then we will love you forever.
Plus. It means two things –
1: You’ll get each new episode delivered to your phone every week (that way you’ll never miss an episode)
2: I won’t have to listen to my son’s moaning about how doing all of this work isn’t worth it because there’s this guy on Youtube and he’s got a trillion million subs…
Please.
Just subscribe!!
Liz and Sonny xx
A New Zealand Christmas. Weird or Wonderful? PODCAST #9
This post may contain affiliate links. They cost you nothing but we make a small commission. If you would like me to explain it further, please visit our disclaimer page.
This week’s show comes after a long winter hibernation which included (for Liz at least) mainly cream, potatoes, belly pork and wine.
But. It is spring in New Zealand now and we are back and raring to go!
If you have ever dreamed of emigrating to Australia or New Zealand but spending Christmas in the sun seems a bit weird, then you will love this show!
Do You LOVE New Zealand? Sign up below and I will send you my FREE Moving to and Living in New Zealand Guide. A 5 Part Video Series!
In this episode, we…
Share the differences between Christmas time in New Zealand (Southern Hemisphere) and how that differs to the big day in the US/UK (Northen Hemisphere)
The pros and cons of spending Christmas in the sunshine and the big secret that anyone wishing to do Christmas time on the cheap should know about!
We’d love to know what you think about this week’s show and if there is anything you would like to know further so that we can include it in our question time next week!
The practices I suggested:
Eating Skinny Dipped Almonds if You are Trying To Cut Back on Chocolate!
- You can find those chocolates here (warning* – the whole family will try to steal them. Hide them well.)
Check out the cost of flights to New Zealand At Christmas time Here
Thank you so, so much for listening!
There’s a fresh episode each week, if you subscribe then we will love you forever.
Plus. It means two things –
1: You’ll get each new episode delivered to your phone every week (that way you’ll never miss an episode)
2: I won’t have to listen to my son’s moaning about how doing all of this work isn’t worth it because there’s this guy on Youtube and he’s got a trillion million subs…
Please.
Just subscribe!!
Liz and Sonny xx
Proper New Zealand Slang. Choice Bro.
It might be a good idea to familiarize yourself with some of the more common New Zealand slang words before making a trip down under.
After all, you don’t want to appear gormless. Especially not if you are seeing New Zealand with your kids. Not knowing your stuff would be unforgivable.
Learning a bit of the kiwi lingo and brushing up on a few facts such as how much things cost in New Zealand and which is the best time of year to visit New Zealand, will put you ahead of your game.
And that’s always a good place to be.
And just to be clear – the North Island and the South island are not joined together. This (along with a few others) is one of those ludicrous New Zealand misconceptions that just aren’t true.
By the way, if you prefer to watch a video rather than read then watch our ‘How to speak like a Kiwi’ video further down the page. It is choice. You will love it. Actual.
Ok then; let’s go.
Hello!
I’m Liz, and this is my family.
I do Travel. I do Wine. I do being a mum to big kids. Sometimes I do all three at the same time.
I don’t do hormones. Or looking perfect for Instagram. Or dieting.
Read more about who I am and why we should be friends on our about us page.