I few weeks ago I received an email from an American who had saw a post of mine on a New Zealand Facebook page. He wrote me asking if I had any advice for him as he was planning to move here in a few months and wanted to know things that the guidebooks just dont tell you.
Work visas
When I was younger, I thought that having a Canadian passport meant that I could work for six months in any Commonwealth country no questions asked. It was a benefit of being …

A few weeks ago, while nearing the end of my bout with The Illness™, I went on a wee trip out to Birdling’s Flat with my friends Nicky and Kat. I wasn’t sure what to expect, the only thing I knew of the place was that the stone in my necklace was from there. The way NZ Rox carries on, it’s a magical place filled with glacial-placed stones. The reality is that its the grittiest place I have seen since arriving in New Zealand eight months ago. Lining the beach …