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Returning to New Zealand after a twelve-month backpacking trip around the world, Liz started a podcast with her teenage son, Sonny.
They talked about all things travel and living in New Zealand with teenagers.
She told others that the podcast was designed to help other parents with teenagers.
But that wasn’t entirely true.
It was her way of legitimately sticking her nose into her son’s business while she slurped lots of green tea.
When Sonny finally grew tired of spending his days recording conversations with his ma, Liz roped her long-suffering husband, Brian, onto the show.
The couple now records weekly videos on YouTube about life in New Zealand and other very cool stuff.
They like to drink wine and chew the fat. They talk about life, travel, kids, money, being British and living in New Zealand.
Our Latest Podcast Episodes
Are New Zealand People (REALLY) That Kind?
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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.
Being 17. A Brutally Honest Conversation With My Teenage Daughter.
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Hello and welcome! This is the first (of an experimental) six-part series. A behind the scenes podcast where we go deeper into our family life and share some things that we think (we hope!) you might be interested in and may help you.
So many of you have asked us to talk more about personal matters: being a parent, travelling the world, homeschooling, starting online businesses and so here we are.
We kick off the series with our gorgeous teenage (and usually very private) daughter talking about being seventeen.
WEIRD Facts About New Zealand (That Don’t Involve Sheep).
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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?
Fitting into New Zealand. (As told by a real kiwi bloke).
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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Why is New Zealand SO Expensive? (Or is it?…)
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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...?
Swapping America For New Zealand
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If you are considering moving to New Zealand from the US then you will love this week's show. Two weeks ago, our guests found themselves leaving America for good to start a new life down under.
And it wasn't easy for them. Moving away from family, selling your home and giving away possessions all comes with a big emotional price tag.
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