A couple who upped sticks to New Zealand in a bid to provide their children with a 'better future' say they'll never return home to the UK.

Ed Porter, 35, and his wife, Kim, 34, were living in Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire, when they booked a family staycation in a cabin in New Zealand in 2024, and were astounded by the £1,200 price tag.

They then started questioning how much more costly life in Britain would become for their children, Elijah, 12, and Willow, seven, when it came to them buying a house.

The parents then chose to relocate the family to a remote village in New Zealand for a picturesque rural lifestyle, better financial opportunities and a more stable future for Elijah and Willow.

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They completed the £30,000

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