AD - Destination Marlborough invited us to visit their beautiful region to share all the brilliant activities and adventures on offer with our followers. For more ideas on exploring Brilliant Marlborough check out Marlborough NZ. New Zealand is full of amazing hidden gems, and Marlborough certainly stands out as one of the most beautiful places [...]
Author: christianjnewman
Dad to Frankie, Husband to Mark. Based in Auckland, NZ.
Open letter to the NZ Government
8 June 2020 To the Members of Parliament, Re: Simplify Surrogacy Arrangements and update the NZ Adoption Act Thank you for the opportunity to submit in relation to our petition to “Update the NZ Adoption Act to simplify and speed up the process for Adoption” which has received almost 35,000 signatures to date. As parents [...]
Surrogacy – the difference between Traditional and Gestational Surrogacy
Surrogacy is an amazing gift of life and one of the most amazing gifts anyone can ever give. From that moment a child enters our lives, our world changes for the better. Helping someone else experience having a family is one of the greatest gifts anyone can give. What is the difference between Traditional and [...]
Adoption Hearing – Celebration!
On Friday the 15th of March, 282 days after Frankie's birth, we finally got a judgement on Frankie's adoption. Yasss Frankie!!!! After much hoorah, you’re now officially our child. What a day! We are so relieved and stoked with the outcome, after what feels like a lifetime, and a mountain of paperwork. We are so [...]
Bali with a 3 month old…
In September 2018, we travelled as a family to Bali for a 10 day holiday. We had the best time relaxing, swimming and spending time as a family.
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Christian and Frankie hit all the hot spots of LA on their trip to the USA.
Flying solo. How to travel alone with a 10 week old baby…
Christian takes Frankie to the USA for a week long holiday at only 10 weeks old. Here are his tips when travelling with a baby.
Travel Tips
Travelling at the best of times can be stressful, let alone with a new baby. Here are a few of my travel tips when planning a trip... Booking Flights On Air NZ, children under the age of 2 years old travel for free within NZ or at 10% of the adult fare when travelling internationally. [...]
Adoption Petition to the NZ Government
Sign The Petition Now There is a far greater need for the NZ Adoption Act 1955 to be reviewed in a broader sense. The Key Issues are: The Adoption Act 1955 is outdated for modern NZ. It is complicated and not clearly understood. The intending parents, even if they are the biological parent(s), are not named on the [...]
Frankie’s Royal Tour of NZ
The Royal Tour Recently Mark went to China to work on his new Edwards & Co products (exciting!!), so I decided to take Frankie around the South Island on 'the Royal Tour' to meet the family. For all the travel tips, check out our Travel Tips page. Our first stop was Dunedin and I was [...]
Tiny Little Footsteps 