Hello,

I dont have any kiddie-winks so I can only comment on what my friends have told me and what I've seen.

We travelled for 3 wks last year round NZ and no matter where we went big cities like Wellington or smaller towns like Whakatane everything was set out for a child friendly environment.

The streets were all clean, not much traffic about (unless you are in the centre of a city), there were playparks dotted all around. That is one thing we remember and they're not just your average playparks, they have great swings, slides etc designed to look like animals which the kids just loved. not once did we see any graffitti in the park, back in the UK its the norm to see that.

My friend who stays in Opotiki always praises the daycare for her youngest and the primary schools in NZ. We visited the daycare last year where her youngest was and it was amazing. They had a small animal farm in the centre, lots of rooms with different themes, plenty of teachers to look after the kids and the one thing that stood out was the fact that all the kids were so happy and cheerful. Cammie, her youngest loves daycare, they even do camping overnight for the kids when its nice.

Hope this information helps you a bit, so far I've not heard any bad things to be said about kiddies growing up in NZ. Its such a family orientated place I think. Obviously these are just my own opinions and others may disagree but I'd love to raise a kiddie across in NZ.