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Burning some rubber with the kids on the Santa Barbara waterfront!

Posted on December 6, 2013 by BritMumInNZ

With three children constantly at home it’s not easy to fit in exercise (well, not in the way I’d like – though I do get plenty of movement cleaning up after them and running around playing crazy games… and moving the wine glass to my mouth…). This week, with friends visiting from New Zealand, we…

Silent Sunday

Posted on September 23, 2013 by BritMumInNZ

     

Year of the Tiger

Posted on February 15, 2010 by BritMumInNZ

Wellington celebrated the Chinese New Year with a wonderful parade yesterday. Dragons, firecrackers and ornate costumes proceeded through the streets and along the waterfront. We started off the day with chocolate all round for Valentine’s Day (any excuse!). The shops are now laden with chocolate from November through to April, what with Christmas, Valentine’s Day…

We Are Family

Posted on September 15, 2008November 27, 2009 by BritMumInNZ

What a weekend! Spring really is upon us and here’s a little video clip of our family fun on Wellington’s Waterfront on Saturday (with plenty of hooning around and shoddy camera work!): Sunday was a trooper of a day too. We always love chilling out at home on a Sunday morning (and catching up with…

Scooting around Wellington on a sunny Saturday

Posted on September 13, 2008November 27, 2009 by BritMumInNZ

Wellington is such a compact city, encased in hills and geographically challenged when it comes to expanding (but of course there’s always the option of building up – and one look at the number of cranes on the cityscape exhibits evidence aplenty of growth to the sky). The compactness makes Wellington a neat city to…

Meeting fellow expats to be…

Posted on April 26, 2008November 28, 2009 by BritMumInNZ

Recently we were delighted to meet up with Craig of the wonderful blog ‘One Way New Zealand‘. His lovely wife, Rachel, had contacted us (as well as mutual friend Marrisa of ‘Dawes in New Zealand‘ blog) with her exciting plans of emigration from the UK to New Zealand. Craig and Rachel have a gorgeous son,…

Action Family!

Posted on April 13, 2008November 27, 2009 by BritMumInNZ

Today, Chez Lee certainly lived up to this! After spending the first few hours of the day clearing out our dustbin on wheels (you could call it a car), cleaning the art-room/laundry (it looked like the aftermath of a paint ball session!) and doing the other mandatory house-hold chores we were keen for some action…

Queen Victoria Gets a Royal Welcome in Wellington

Posted on February 18, 2008November 27, 2009 by BritMumInNZ

Wellington City put on a great show on Sunday to welcome The Queen Victoria on its maiden world-cruise. The city buzzed with the sound of helicopter rescue displays, tug-boat rides up to the cruise liner and a warm feeling of welcome. We enjoyed a fabulous day on the waterfront. Charlotte experienced a new first: dinghy…

Summer in the City: Wellington’s full of surprises!

Posted on December 9, 2007November 28, 2009 by BritMumInNZ

From November, Wellington revs up for a multitude of events: from small-scale festivals in the various suburbs to grander events in the city centre and surrounds; with the likes of the Meridian Energy Summer City and the New Zealand International Arts Festival. These continue well into March and there’s never enough time to attend all…

Charli and Sophie’s Saturday of Sunshine

Posted on May 19, 2007November 27, 2009 by BritMumInNZ

Charlotte and Sophie enjoyed a beautiful day of sunshine on Saturday. We were out on the waterfront all day, with a little ‘break’ midday to watch Daddy play football. Here are some snippets from the girls. Charlotte: I want to go to the playground with ‘and’ (sand) today. Mummy: Do you mean the one near…

Fun with Grandma

Posted on February 20, 2006July 28, 2010 by Charlotte

Sunny days and lots of fresh air.

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