In May 2003 5m+ viewers watched BBC TV's Get a New Life as it followed the Goddard family's move from the UK to New Zealand. After being inundated with emails and contacts from other people thinking about making the same move the family realised that however much research people do what they really want to know is 'what is it actually like?' How does it feel as a family to go through such a major change, and is it all worth while? - So Paul wrote this book.