Hello there, Long time since I have been on here to update our news but thought it only correct to let you all know we have now been living in New Zealand for one year this week.We can hardly believe it ourselves how quick time has gone by. There have been lots of highlights such as the trips we have taken eagerly exploring our new homeland. We have visited Waiheke which is a beautiful picturesque island just a short ferry ride from Auckland. Also on our trav...

Hi there everyone, Have had lots of requests for more blog entries so here it is,the long awaited update to our new life in New Zealand. We have now been here for 3 months,how time flies eh!!!! Are settling into the weekly routine of work/school and time off. I continue to work 3 long days whilst Andy is still job hunting and taking on casual work from an agency in the meantime.So I will give you some of the highlights since our last update. The girls enjoye...

Hi there everyone, Have just completed the first 2 weeks at work and am really enjoying it so far but am a bit frazzled by all the new stuff I need to take on board.Its a modern unit with 10 labour rooms, 3 waterbirth rooms and a 36 bedded postnatal/antenatal ward with mostly single rooms and a few double rooms.The patients tend to stay in 2-5 days following delivery,depending on type of delivery and breast feeding rates are very high.Am on orientation programme...

Hello there everyone, Am at last back online after our move into a new house a week ago. A few little teething problems with reconnection but now all well and truly working again. Glad to report all 297 packages arrived safely on the container, apart from one chest of drawers that fell apart,probably overfilled!!he he!!My handy Andy has managed to mend it so that I can refill it again.... We have been busy since then trying to empty the boxes and get some sort...

Good morning folks, You are probably waking up to the bad news of the earthquake in NZ. We are at the opposite end of the country on the North Island and has made no difference to us at all. The local news is obviously full of reports. Looks pretty bad with after shocks. 65 deaths so far..... We have taken the kids to a potential new school today and they seemed to like it. Maybe something to do with the outdoor swimming pool. We have also been back to our cl...