Maria, otherwise known as Happy Mum Happy Child, is a full-time Auckland mum of two terrific yet tiresome kids (7 and 5) who blogs to keep herself, and fellow kiwi mums sane.

Her blog started out as a way to keep track of activities she did with her kids and has turned into the ultimate guide to parenting - activities, recipes, product reviews and things to do - even seeing her win the 'Top in Parenting' award at last year's New Zealand Social Media Awards.

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