It's a Drama Podcast

This week, Jacinda announced the news that so many of us have been waiting for. The New Zealand border will begin to open from February 2022.

The re-opening scheme is to be phased out over the coming…

In this week's show, we talk with Bryan Vickery.

Bryan is a journalist and radio presenter here in Taranaki New Zealand and this week he had quite the shock when, what he thought would be a quick wal…

It's true. There are some strange laws in New Zealand.

But not nearly as strange as some of those found in other countries. Take Mexico for example, it is illegal to kiss on the street in Guanajuato,…

If you are thinking of moving to New Zealand from the UK (or elsewhere for that matter) and are concerned about a few things you may miss, you are going to really LOVE this show!

Last week, Brian and…

This is the last podcast of the year and we wanted to make it personal. So here we are! Behind the Scenes. In the bedroom. 

To be honest, we could have made this podcast very easy. We could have just…

If you live in the US or the UK I am guessing that at some time in your life you will have dreamed of spending Christmas down under. But is Christmas in New Zealand better or will you spend the holid…

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 th…

New Zealand food. Not exactly the most talked about cuisine in the world.

Why? Is it because the kiwis are ashamed of their national nosh or are they hiding something from the rest of the world? 

Whe…

If you have ever wondered what New Zealand Teenagers are like then you will love this show.

Today I had the pleasure of talking with Tyrese. Tyrese is seventeen years old high school student who went…

Regardless of whether you are moving to New Zealand or planning to visit when the borders open, there are a few crucial things you should know. Like what NOT to say in New Zealand.

Brian and I though…

If you had to choose between raising your family in France, UK or New Zealand, which would you choose?

Today you are about to meet Benjamin. We met Benjamin when he joined our private New Zealand com…

If I were asked to describe what typical New Zealand people are like, the last word that would come to mind would be 'rugged'. Yet, apparently, according to the people on the washing line, this is a …

You'd think that after living in New Zealand for 12 years we'd have adjusted to the kiwi ways. And we have. To most things.

But not all.

We moved to New Zealand from England in 2009 and it was the be…

It's on days like this that I tend to reminisce. Go back in my mind ten years to when Brian was working in his plumbing and heating business and I was at home with kids, doing my best to provide them…

New Zealand is often referred to as being, 'like England was fifty years ago.' At first, I wasn't sure what this statement meant but after living in New Zealand and witnessing the life skills and the…

Oh, joy. Just when you think you have everything sorted.

Just when you think that you have all of your baby duckies lined up neatly in a row, something goes and changes. A big wet scary towel is thro…

Yesterday I was asked by a member of our private community, 'Is the food in New Zealand better?' 

While this is a huge topic (and those who know me will have probably guessed my answer), I said it wo…

Last week, when I received an email from a listener from the Middle East. (The fact that we have people listening to us from the middle east blows my mind with excitement but that is a different stor…

This episode is a biggy.

There is no way we could condense what we have just experienced into a thirty-minute show.

Today you will hear us talk about how we met a Māori couple online - on Youtube. An…

Can you imagine coming to New Zealand with dogs? I can't.  Bringing two kids was stressful enough. But you are about to meet a family who has done both! and in this episode, they share how moving to …