For the final international stop during our Family Gap Year, we settled into a small town right outside of Wellington called Petone.
Petone is a seaside town, and we lived in a tiny bungalow one block from the ocean. We sent our boys to a forest school every day from 9:30am-2:30pm.
My absolute favorite thing about living in this area was my daily walks along the ocean, collecting sea glass. I also loved that the walkability extended to the grocery store, library, and awesome restaurants (just like our last long-term stay in New Zealand).