Don’t get me wrong, I like sugary foods. We all do, it’s one of the things that the body seems to crave. However, New Zealand seems to have taken this to an interesting level. And the reason I say this is because they seem to have added sugar in loads of foods where these things […]
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The price of cucumbers seems to be a bit of a national obsession in New Zealand. Here’s why.
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Have to admit that one of the key things I like about New Zealand, thus far, is that loads of folks enjoy being outside. I mean, lots of people. This last weekend there was Auckland Day (kinda like a birthday for the city) and there were events on around the city (including a Buskers Festival).
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Well, the first impression of New Zealand has to do with the people: they’re all so darned congenial. Several times at the airport someone said “Welcome to New Zealand”. I think I was kind of expecting us to be treated a bit like lepers since we were arriving from Covid-Island (the UK) but the reality
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OK, so being in Covid quarantine in New Zealand is a little odd. We all kinda dream of living in a hotel with food on tap and never having to do housework. But the reality is somewhat different. Well, the quarantine version is different anyway. First off, we’re not allowed out of the room except
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So, it all started with a message from a friend through linkedin in the middle of 2019 to my other half, Emma, that went something like this “fancy working in New Zealand”. Not saying it was a total coincidence (largely because lots of “coincidences” have happened in my life) but it did take us by
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