Stephen Heard

1 week ago | stuff.co.nz | Stephen Heard

What inspired your move, and how long have you been there? I first arrived in Bougainville back in 2018 as a volunteer with Volunteer Service Abroad/Te Tūao Tāwāhi (vsa.org.nz). I was fresh out of Otago University and was seeking a different perspective - I certainly found that. My first role with VSA saw me supporting World Vision with their large-scale cocoa projects across the province. I returned to New Zealand later in 2019, before returning to Bougainville in 2023.

2 weeks ago | stuff.co.nz | Stephen Heard

Tauranga songwriter Stella Nock (Stella Mayn) made the move to Western Australia with her husband to escape the cost of living crisis and quickly settled into the laidback lifestyle. Expat Tales is a Stuff Travel series featuring Kiwis who’ve made new lives for themselves overseas. If you’d like to take part, email us at [email protected] inspired your move, and how long have you been there? My husband and I have been in Perth for one year now.

2 weeks ago | thepost.co.nz | Stephen Heard

3 weeks ago | stuff.co.nz | Stephen Heard

Wellingtonian Cirque du Soleil artist Josh Boyd says that while moving to Mexico was an adjustment, the unique culture has opened his mind. Expat Tales is a Stuff Travel series featuring Kiwis who’ve made new lives for themselves overseas. If you’d like to take part, email us at [email protected] inspired your move, and how long have you been there? In late 2019, I was cast by Cirque du Soleil to audition for the show called JOYA, based in Cancun, Mexico.

4 weeks ago | stuff.co.nz | Stephen Heard