Kiwi Lapa

Finding a job in New Zealand... The single biggest requirement to immigrating here and today we're joined by recruiting expert Ramona Combrink from Techrec Limited who touches on some of the basics. Ramona used to live in Wellington but is now based in Auckland along with her husband (we think Wellington is still her favourite though).

If you'd like to connect up with Ramona you can email her at [email protected] or find her on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramonac/. You can also follow Techrec at https://www.linkedin.com/company/techrec-limited/

If you have any questions around your will, life cover and trauma cover (critical illness cover back in SA), then Rudi is your man! In this episode he goes into a brief explanation around all of those and also tells us about Tauranga, where he moved to from Wellington along with his wife and the 2 dogs.

To chat to Rudi about your will, life or trauma cover, you can get hold of him on +64 27 768 9690 or on email, [email protected].

Besides accommodation, the other big worry for most South Africans coming across with children to New Zealand is the local schooling. Today's guest, Mrs E is a Secondary School teacher living in Tawa along with her 2 sons and she gives us a little insight into the local schooling system as well as sharing some info about Tawa and what makes it her favourite suburb to live in.

If you'd like to connect up with Jenny to ask her any questions about our local schooling system and what to expect, you can find her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/jenny.engelbrecht.92

Wanting to know about renting or buying property in Wellington? Then this is the episode you need to listen to. We have a chat to Real Estate Agent, Marc Grantham, who lives with his wife and 2 children in Upper Hutt. Besides sharing with us his favourite Fish & Chups shop and the family's favourite things to do in Wellington, Marc also shares some very good tips and insight into the local property market.

If you'd like to take Marc up on his offer to chat to him, no strings attached, about renting or buying in Wellington you can flick him an email on [email protected] or visit www.facebook.com/MarcGranthamBAMRE/.

Today we're joined by Elizabeth Webley who lives in Woburn, Lower Hutt with her partner and 6 year old daughter. Anyone who has walked along the waterfront or on any of the many trails around the city and thought how beautiful and well kept they are... That's all thanks to Elizabeth. She's the Waterfront & City Parks Specialist at Wellington City Council. We're impressed!

Her family, naturally, spends a lot of time outdoors running and cycling and love doing orienteering on the weekend. She tells us a bit more about that and also about the #PeakBragging initiative.

You can find out more about Orienteering in Wellington on the Facebook page, www.facebook.com/orienteeringwellington/ and if you'd like to take her up on the offer to report any problems in your Wellington suburb, you can do that (or get the links to the FIXiT app) on https://wellington.govt.nz/your-council/dealing-with-the-council/contactus-fixit

Today we're joined by Supermom, Nicola Knobel who lives in Hataitai with her young son, Quinn (hope we spelt that right, Nicola). Nicola has been living in New Zealand for 10 years and has fully embedded herself into the fantastic art, coffee and outdoor life that Wellington offers. She has some great tips for parents of young children and goes into some of the challenges they face and how they deal with them.

When she isn't making sure the workplace is safe, she is creating and blogging and putting some colour into the world. If you're wanting to reach out to Nicola and see all the fantastic things she can help you with to bring a little bit of creativity into your life, visit www.myinnercreative.com

Today we're joined by Anita Vogt, who lives in Whitby along with her husband and 2 daughters. Anita is known as the "Queen of Quirk" and she loves to talk. Fortunately, so do we... especially about all the things she has managed to do in the past 10 years since moving to Wellington. We also love Anita because she makes the most amazing shortbread and a whole lot of other goodies. And she delivers!

Have a listen... It's another great one and check out Regal Shortbread on www.regalshortbread.com

In our very first episode we get to chat to Leila De Almeida, who lives in Lower Hutt along with her hubby and 2 over-indulged cats (her words, not ours). Besides sharing her story with us, she also shares some of the things she loves about Wellington and Lower Hutt in particular and if you're a small business needing some help with your marketing, she also explains how she can help you out there too.

You can find get hold of Leila on LinkedIn on the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leila-d-65480713/