Living in Lyttelton – Sometimes You Need to Escape

If you can afford it. Travelling in New Zealand has become very expensive, even if you don't go very far.

Travel has become less affordable since the pandemic was at its height, and prices are not going back to normal. In 2020, before COVID changed everything, I volunteered as a DOC (Department of Conservation) warden on Ōtamahua/Quail Island. It was great to see lots of young families and kids from the city who could experience something a little wilder th…