The Ditchburn family emigrated here from England three and a half years ago.  Dad (Gowan) was offered a teaching role at Waiuku College hence whey they came to New Zealand and settled in Waiuku.  Mum (Anne) has had various part time jobs whilst here including teachers aide and school receptionist. 

Their two children, James (13) and Abi (7) attend View Road School and participate in local sports and social clubs.  Both children have special needs.  The whole family does Tae Kwon Do and Anne does Pilates.  Anne says the town was very easy to become a part of, helped largely by having small children.  Friends she made through kindy when they first arrived have been a great support network. 

The family goes to Botany every couple of months for shopping or movies and love to take weekends and holidays out of town sightseeing but they live, work, play and socialise mainly in Waiuku which works well for them.