We made another big move to Kerikeri in the Bay of Islands after 10 years in Whangaparaoa. Moved onto a lifestyle block with the most beautiful garden. After some renovations on the property it was really our forever home. It is so peaceful and the bird life is sensational. After a number of different jobs here in Northland, I decided to finally follow my passion and do my training to become a Style and Colour Consultant. I underwent the training and set up my new business 'L

Moving to a new country poses all sorts of challenges to a new family - the biggest being that you have left everything you know behind including one of the most important - your family and friends! Starting again in a new place can be very hard and as we all know it takes a lot of time to make good friends and as the new arrivals it is up to you to put in a lot of effort as of course it is you who needs the friends. Those people you are meeting on a daily basis already have

After moving to Dorset it wasn't long before my husband and I had the dream to emigrate to New Zealand as we both felt it would offer both us and the children a better quality of lifestyle. And so the preparations began and before we knew it we had been to New Zealand for a scout around, secured a job for my husband in Whangaparaoa and begun our residency applications for the whole family including Marmite, our gorgeous black cat! Our residency came through in 2005 and by Xm