Being a Teacher in NZ. What Your Child Can Expect From Primary School.

Being a Teacher in NZ. What Your Child Can Expect From Primary School.

There is a distinct difference between teaching in New Zealand schools and teaching in the USA.

In this week’s show, we talk about being a teacher in New Zealand with Jo. Jo moved to New Zealand with her family from the US and for the past four years has been working as a primary school teacher at a school near Auckland.

If you are moving to New Zealand as a teacher or if you have kids in New Zealand and have ever wondered what life is like for the teacher you are going to LOVE this show!

 


 

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Living in Taranaki, New Zealand. 8 (Brutally Honest) Pros & Cons

Living in Taranaki, New Zealand. 8 (Brutally Honest) Pros & Cons

In 2017, Taranaki, New Zealand was voted by The Lonely Planet as being the 2nd best region in the world to visit.

Wow. That’s a pretty big label—a lot to live up to. 

My family and I have lived in this region for fourteen years and now consider ourselves Naki locals. As you can imagine,  New Zealand has a lot of pros and cons and Taranaki is no different.

Join Brian and I talk as we talk about what Taranaki is REALLY like,

Enjoy!

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Swapping America For New Zealand

Swapping America For New Zealand

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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What IS The New Zealand Cringe Culture?

What IS The New Zealand Cringe Culture?

We have been living in New Zealand for twelve years, and today, we discovered something about the country, about the New Zealand culture that we never knew existed.

The cringe culture.

You and me both…we’d never heard of it either.

In this week’s podcast, we explored WHAT the new Zealand cultural cringe is, WHY does it happen, & share something crucial with all of the arts lovers out there who are thinking of moving to New Zealand

 

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