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My husband works in Finance and is an absolute sports nut. I work in Marketing with a degree in Design and am passionate about being creative. We are the true definition of ‘opposites attract’ however we’re often told we work well as a team and complement each other. We share the same values, have a huge love for family and love exploring/ traveling the world.
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Oliver and I are both huge animal lovers, and live on a farm in Waitomo Caves. Our lives are centred around exercise, adventures and working in our family businesses. Horse riding is my one true passion, and Oliver is into anything sport related. Most weekends you’ll find us in the garden or out with the animals, and then trying a new recipe or restaurant in the evening.
Nick is a retail store manager and I work in finance. We love dining out, collecting art and spending time with loved ones (including our beautiful greyhound Rusty). We went to brother/sister schools and knew each other’s friends but didn’t meet each other until a party in year 12.
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Peta: I am a Clinical Coordinator/Dental Assistant at a busy, all female Dental Practice in Hamilton. I love lunching with my friends and trying new cafes. I love all animals but dogs hold a special place in my heart.
Elliott and I actually went to school together – primary and secondary, so we’ve known each other a long time! We first dated in high school (year 11) for a whole 63 days (we know because Elliott kept a diaryfrom the time!). Five years after that, after going on an overseas trip together with another friend, we got back to Australia and gave it another go!
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Ryan and I have been together for 8 years now, We both started our own business in Whangarei after returning from living in whistler, Canada where we spent most of our time skiing. We have three furry babies and have recently built our forever home together.
I’m an arts therapist in private practice and Craig is a sense rugby coach and learning support assistant at a special school. True to modern romance, we met online and liked each other straight away. We’ve been together for six years and we live in Canberra with our little pooch, Bambi, who was our ring bearer in our wedding (he even had a custom-made suit).
“I was still in high school and Tom was a bit older than me, but from first sight we both knew there was something different about each other. We knew it would be a bit weird to start dating while I was still in school, so, ballsy 17 year old me marched up to tom and told him if he waited 18 months for me he could take me on our first date.”
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Rachel – I work as a property risk and valuation analyst for a major bank, and Rob works for an online software company.
I’m a property stylist by profession, so I love anything to do with styling and interiors. Mason (wearing the black trousers) owns and runs his own electrical business. We’ve known each for a long time as Mason and my younger brother James attended prep school together.
We come from similar but different cultural backgrounds. I’m a mix of Armenian and English, and Michael’s family is Middle Eastern. Our unique connection is that our families both hail from cities in Israel. Michael works as a startup manager in a state government agency. He’s a real people person. I’m a doctor, still in specialty training – I also love to help people, but in a different way. Our careers and days are quite disparate, but we celebrate our differences.
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Rebecca- Sam and I are born and raised in Auckland. I am a flight Attendant and Sam is an Electrician with his own business, some would say we are active relaxers. We both love to get away when we get the chance, anywhere near the beach is our happy place.
