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Alan and Yvonne Taylor on their move to New Plymouth
Alan Taylor and his family took the leap in December 2006, Alan had been working as a signaling Engineer in Swindon. He and his partner. Yvonne had been planning to move to New Zealand for quite some time since visiting back in 2000, focusing on an improved lifestyle and relaxed pace of life. -
Angela Allister and family moved to Wellington
Angela attended a job fair in London where the Capital Coast District Health Board was advertising for nurses. In July the same year she was offered a job by Wellington Hospital and arrived in New Zealand four months later. -
Billy Walsh and his family moved to New Zealand
I first visited New Zealand in March 2005 with my family from Ireland. We were very impressed with the country, its climate, people and values. -
John Hood moved to Waikato
“You’re nuts, daft, crazy, why do you want to go to the other side of the world” they said. The concern from friends and family was enormous, but like thousands of other hard working Poms, I’d had enough of the UK and craved a new challenge. -
Kirsty Marlow moved to Queenstown
I came out for a holiday, had an interview with Works Infrastructure and then just had to go back home to sort out the paper work. I transferred to Queenstown with my partner and works 4 days a week since returning from maternity leave. -
Kirsty moved to Takapuna
My partner and I were looking for a better quality of life. We were tired of living in heavily populated areas with not much going on. We fancied an adventure and we love to travel. -
NZ was the right move for Simon Harvey
Moving to New Zealand changed my life, just as I hoped it would! I’m now an ex-lawyer running my own business, a successful strategic and sustainability planning consultancy called BusinessLAB. -
Philip and his family relocated for the lifestyle
My family and I decided to relocate to New Zealand to benefit from a better, more balanced, lifestyle, to pursue new work challenges, and to satisfy our spirit of adventure. -
Russell and Sharon moved to New Zealand for a different life
Since his first visit in 1991, Russell Johnson had been frequenting New Zealand on a regular basis and in April 2007, he and his partner Sharon decided to relocate there for good. -
Sam Fairclough found a new life in NZ
I moved to New Zealand from the UK with my boyfriend in 2006. We were bored in London and wanted a change of lifestyle. I was apprehensive about moving so far away from family and friends, but have not looked back since we got here. I love it! -
Samantha moved to NZ for the adventure
My husband and I have always been fascinated with the idea of living and working in New Zealand. -
Steve & Linda Cox, moved to New Plymouth
Steve & Linda Cox left the UK in October 2003 with their two children for all the “usual” reasons. Both had been self-employed in the UK and had found that they were working longer and longer hours to simply stand still. -
Steve and Jayne Mills moved to Napier
When Steve and Jayne Mills caught their first sight of Napier back in 2004 during a visit they were sold. “We just fell in love with the country and that feeling has never gone away”, Steve says, explaining that the family had settled so easily into their new environment that from day one it simply felt like home. -
Steve enjoys travelling around New Zealand with work
I first came out to New Zealand in 1994 with my partner after working for a consulting engineering company in the UK. Working and travelling at the same time was a different idea - in the UK people usually saved up for a couple of years and then just travelled. -
Werner talks about his new life in Auckland
NZ is an absolute beautiful country and we have fallen in love with several beach locations. We really feel that we have made the right decision as it is a perfect country for raising kids and living safely in harmony with nature.