A Canadian’s guide to fitting in like a Kiwi

by Charis Klaudt on June 28, 2026

FEATURED

FEATURED

When I moved from Alberta to Auckland on a working holiday visa, I assumed Canadians and New Zealanders were basically…

Read More

Share:

Easter on the coast in Aotearoa

by Charis Klaudt on April 14, 2026

FEATURED

FEATURED

Donning our Sunday finest, cups of steaming coffee warming our hands, we drifted between the vendor stalls, drawn now and…

Read More

Share:

A very merry Kiwi Christmas

by Charis Klaudt on January 19, 2026

FEATURED

FEATURED

‘Twas the night before Christmas in Gisborne, NZ,With Nevis and Sam and just-surfed-up me.Our boards were all waxed by the…

Read More

Share:

The purpose of the diamond and the prairie fire

by Christianne L. Klaudt on January 6, 2026

FEATURED

FEATURED

…the powerful catalyst of transformation that turns our ashes to troy ounces and coal into diamonds…

Read More

Share:

My perfect Kiwi birthday

by Charis Klaudt on November 23, 2025

FEATURED

FEATURED

The low rumble of tires on the driveway told me Nevis and Sam had arrived to collect me. They hopped…

Read More

Share:

Life’s lull (now what?)

by Charis Klaudt on December 8, 2024

FEATURED

FEATURED

From the moment you are born, you are primed to accept truths about how to live. Cry, and you are…

Read More

Share:

To be a Hobbit for 55 seconds…

by Christianne L. Klaudt on December 22, 2023

FEATURED

FEATURED

Short Reel of

Read More

Share:

To the journey – New Zealand

by Christianne L. Klaudt on December 22, 2023

FEATURED

FEATURED

From rolling surf on black sands at Waikato and the mystery of Tawharanui beach after sunset, the throaty call of a thousand gannets at Waitakere…

Read More

Share:

Where are all the good men?

by Christianne L. Klaudt on November 5, 2023

FEATURED

FEATURED

Are you under a log? Where the heck are you? Hanging out in some secret man-cave? Turned into expats? Sorry guys, but we just can’t seem to find you…

Read More

Share:

Detachment: let go and meet freedom

by Charis Klaudt on August 10, 2023

FEATURED

FEATURED

Refusing to dwell on past experiences invites freedom and new discoveries, allowing fresh beliefs to form…

Read More

Share: