Building a House in New Zealand. Dream or Nightmare?

Building a House in New Zealand. Dream or Nightmare?

Building your own home is what most people dream of.

We were no different.

When we moved to New Zealand twelve years ago, building a house in New Zealand was right up there on our list of hopes. Along with eventually mastering the New Zealand slang words.

And after two years of living in New Zealand, we took the leap and set about building a new house on a piece of land in Taranaki, New Zealand.

In this podcast, we show you how things played out.

 

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Emigrating To New Zealand From America.

Emigrating To New Zealand From America.

Are you thinking of emigrating to New Zealand from America?

Then you’re going to love what we have to share.

In this New Zealand podcast episode, I talk to Katie and David, an American couple who recently made moving to New Zealand a reality.

Katie is a nurse from California and David worked for the LAPD. They had dreamed of living in New Zealand for a while and now that dream is their reality.

But it wasn’t all plain sailing…

 

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Is New Zealand Backward? Let’s Find Out The Truth…

Is New Zealand Backward? Let’s Find Out The Truth…

Is New Zealand behind the times?

In this podcast, Brian and I talk about a topic that so many people (people who have usually never even been here) like to say.

That is that New Zealand is behind the times. A bit backwards. Slow to catch on.

“Ohhh… it’s like the UK in the 1950’s”. There are air raid shelters and everything…

 

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Life in New Zealand vs The UK. Part 2

Life in New Zealand vs The UK. Part 2

This is Part two of the interview with Jenn, a New Zealander who spent lockdown in England with her British partner.

If you didn’t catch part 1: Life in New Zealand vs life in the UK then go and listen to that now. it’s a cracker!

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New Zealand woman chatting to a British podcast host

 

In part two of the podcast interview with Jenn, we discuss her observations of British houses and the way that British people spend their time compared to people (at least the ones Jenn knows) in New Zealand.

  • Houses in both countries
  • Outdoor spaces in both countries
  • Why British people have lovely kitchens but don’t cook!
  • Spending quality time with family
  • Busting the kiwi stereotype of always being outdoors

 

Life in New Zealand Vs Life in The UK. Part 2

 

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Moving to New Zealand. The How’s, the Whys and the Hoops.

Moving to New Zealand. 5 Rookie Mistakes to Avoid Making

Raising kids in New Zealand

Americans in New Zealand. Will They Ever Feel at Home?

 

Life in NZ vs The UK. A Kiwi Who’s Tried Both

Life in NZ vs The UK. A Kiwi Who’s Tried Both

This week’s podcast is a little bit different. We have a real New Zealand guest.

Jen is one of those New Zealand people that you are going to fall in love with.

Just as her British boyfriend did.

 

 

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Moving To New Zealand. 5 Rookie Mistakes To Avoid Making

Moving To New Zealand. 5 Rookie Mistakes To Avoid Making

We moved to New Zealand with kids (age 8 and 5) from the UK twelve years ago.

To say that we were wet behind the ears is an understatement. Rather we were sodding drenched.

We emigrated to New Zealand from the UK and within the first year of being in the country, we had made more mistakes than we had in our entire lives combined. 

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