001- Welcome to the NZ Ahead Podcast. Is New Zealand For You??

Welcome! This is the very first episode of NZ Ahead, the one-stop podcast for moving to and living in New Zealand.

We are your hosts, Liz and Brian, a husband and wife who, along with our two children (Sonny and Tessa), moved to New Zealand from England in 2009.

We have travelled all over New Zealand but our home is in Taranaki, on the West Coast of the North Island. We live on top of a hill under a dormant volcano. We like to keep life interesting. Our favourite thing in the world (apart from red wine which we also can't get enough of) is to share everything we can about moving to New Zealand. So that we can help others who are thinking of making this wonderful country their home.

When Brian and I made the big move over a decade ago we found it very difficult to find real answers to the questions and concerns we had about New Zealand. And let's face it, there are plenty of them. Concerns I mean. Taking your family to the other side of the world is no walk in the park! That is why we made it our mission to arm new wanna-be-kiwis with as much information as possible. To share real life, down to earth information about what New Zealand has to offer. Meaning that you get to decide if this is the place for you.

In this week's show, we talk about just that - Is New Zealand for you? We cover three important things that you need to know before you answer yes.

Added New Zealand Bonus!

If you are considering Moving To New Zealand and are desperate to know what life in New Zealand is (really) like, sign up HERE and I will send you our FREE Moving to and Living in New Zealand Guide.

This is a 5 Part New Zealand Video Series sharing with you some aspects of New Zealand that you will NOT find in any guidebook!

At the end of the series, you will be offered details of how to become a member of our inspiring and growing private NZ Ahead community.

Enjoy the show!
Liz and Brian

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We LOVE Housesitting in New Zealand. Want to Try it too?

If you have been following us for a while, then you will know that we traveled the World for one year with our kids in 2018 and for 6 months in 2022 by ourselves. While we were traveling, we did a lot of housesitting. We are constantly asked how we did this and if we can share the website that we used. So here it is:

The initial 'looking part' is free. You can oggle all of the beautiful houses around New Zealand that are waiting for YOU to look after them. Take a sneak peek here! (As I say, looking is completely free, so gander to your heart's content).

Then, if you are serious about using Housesitting as a tool to travel the world for free (as we do), you can use my exclusive discount code to save yourself 20% by Clicking here.

Still not sure about paying for a Housesitting membership? Remember that the cost of a yearly membership (approx $80 using the discount code above) will be paid back (and more) on the first housesitting night. It really is that simple!