www.facebook.com/irishpeoplelivinginnewzealand was founded in 2010. It is a page for Irish people living in New Zealand, general interest, stories from home, talk of food and drink, upcoming events, general banter! We are now officially recognised by the Irish Consulate in New Zealand. IPLNZ was originally set up by (WGTN1) just out of curiosity to see how many Irish there were in NZ. We now have admins in the following areas: Wellington: (WGTN1) - male, (WGTN2) - male and (WGTN3) - male & I.T support Christchurch: (CHCH1) - female, (CHCH2) - male Auckland: (AKL1) - male, (AKL2) - female, (AKL3) - male Queenstown: (QTN) - TBA Invercargill (INV) - male Dunedin: (DUN) - male Ireland: (IRL) - female The aims of this page are: 1. To provide a platform for Irish people to interact 2. Provide status updates relevant to Irish in NZ 3. Provide links to news from home 4. Provide links to sporting matters from home 5. Offer some Irish language lessons 6. Provide visa information for Irish considering NZ 7. Provide some traditional irish cooking/baking recipes 8. Post videos relevant to home 9. A platform to sell items, such as concert tickets etc 10. Most of all, to have a laugh! Any suggestions for the page are most welcome! You don't have to be Irish to join our page! If you have Irish heritage, Irish friends or an interest in Irishness for whatever reason, you are most welcome to our page :) Go raibh mile maith agaibh, (WGTN1)