UK family move to 'paradise' for 'idyllic' beachfront living at a fraction of the cost

Parents who relocated from the UK to New Zealand in the hope of providing a 'better future' for their children say they can't envision coming back. The family formerly lived in South Oxfordshire but had a dream to move abroad for a better lifestyle within their budget.

Ed Porter, 35, and his wife, Kim, 34, were residing in Henley-on-Thames when they booked a family holiday in a cabin in New Zealand in 2024, and were taken aback by the £1,200 cost.

This led them to question how much more expensive life in Britain would become for their children, Elijah, 12, and Willow, seven, particularly when it came to purchasing a house. The parents decided to move the family to a secluded village in New Zealand for

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