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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
Is New Zealand Backward? Let’s Find Out The Truth…
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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...
Life in New Zealand vs The UK. Part 2
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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!
Life in NZ vs The UK. A Kiwi Who’s Tried Both
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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.
Moving To New Zealand. 5 Rookie Mistakes To Avoid Making
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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.
Living in New Zealand. Why (Some) Immigrants Can’t Settle
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We have been living in New Zealand for twelve years.
We arrived from the UK where we had a comfortable home, my husband was on a good wage and both of my kids were at school.
Within a year of moving to New Zealand, we were living in a rented house and my husband was on half the wage.
Did I want to go home? At times, yes. But we were so determined to make New Zealand work that we did everything in our power to make it happen.
Marriage, Menopause and One (Big) Mistake.
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If you are looking for tips on working from home with your spouse then you might definitely certainly want to listen to this podcast.
For sure.
Dealing with being together 24/7 is a regular conversation at our dinner table. We have been working together (on and off) as husband and wife - both from home and out of the house - for the past twenty-five years.
And we haven't yet killed each other.
Notice how I said yet.
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