Happy New Year everyone!
I haven’t written one of these yearly round-up posts in about five years - back when I had a lot more countries to add to the list. But I thought I’d bring it back just for fun, especially now that I’ve gotten back into blogging in 2025.
Feel free to scroll back through my older posts for much more adventurous round-ups (haha) - just look at 2018! But honestly, looking back - with two little ones now, one of whom is umm not a great traveller yet - getting away as much as we did last year actually feels like a pretty big achievement.
The year had its fair share of ups and downs, but overall it’s been another lovely one spent raising my two beautiful kiddos - always my number one priority.
Work-wise, I filmed some beautiful weddings across the Wairarapa and Wellington region and was lucky enough to collaborate with some amazing brands along the way.
Travel-wise, I saw a lot of New Zealand - from Auckland to Bluff - I visited the South Island three separate times, enjoyed a dreamy overseas family holiday to Fiji, went to two concerts to see one of my all-time favourite bands, and squeezed in a couple of classic North Island roadies.
By the numbers
Flights: 13
Weeks away: 7
Overseas trips: 1
Road trips: 3
Blog posts written: 11
Hotels stayed in: 12
Instagram posts: 36 (a heck of a lot more than last year!)
Coffees consumed: ~700-ish
Photos taken: 100,000,000 (probably!)
Some favourite memories
Cruising Milford Sound with my mum and my four-year-old daughter
Waking up to the most beautiful beachfront views in the Fiji Islands
Getting my 8th tattoo on my birthday
Spending Christmas with the whole family in Tauranga
Air New Zealand sending my kids special lolly T-shirts after finding out my girl had been on 40 flights
Finally ticking the Onsen Hot Pools off my NZ bucket list
Filming an epic winter campaign for Kathmandu
Watching my boy see real lions and giraffes at Orana Park
A 24-hour solo trip to Auckland to see my fave NZ band
A family spa date at Debretts in Taupo
Places visited
Napier
Auckland
Wellington (several times)
Invercargill
Bluff
Fiordland
Queenstown
Christchurch
Invercargill (again)
Fiji
Taupo
Tauranga
Napier (again)
Here is a little monthly photo roundup I made for insta:
February - Geeking out over a giant Frodo in Pahiatua
March - With my boys in Auckland - I Am Giant
April - Crossing the swing bridge to visit the deer in Masterton
June - Enjoying the stunning Onsen Hot Pools in Queenstown
July - The kids having fun at a light show in Greytown
August - Photographing Wairarapa Bride of the Year
October - Visiting Transport World in Invercargill
November - A magical family holiday to Plantation Island, Fiji
December - The most wonderful time of the year
Coming soon - a detailed blog post all about our recent family holiday to Fiji - we stayed at a brand new island and couldn't recommend it to families more!
Looking ahead - at the end of next month I’ll be boarding one of the longest flights in the world! It’s somewhere I’ve been before, and one of my all-time favourite cities in the world… more on that soon!
Feel free to follow along with our adventures over on Instagram.
Here’s to a happy, healthy, adventure-filled 2026! xx
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