A Bus and a Big Back Yard

Highlights from our first 5 months!

Check it out! Here are just a few of the many amazing people we have met on the road so far. We still have so many of these stories to share.While we have seen and heard many 'hard' stories on the road – we have also shared in the incredible joy that so many people...MORE

Cathedral Cove

# A Bus and a Big Back Yard

• aotearoa, beach, big back yard, Cathedral cove, coromandel, New Zealand, nz, school holidays, stop the bus, sun

It's school-holiday-make-some-adventures-time! It must be said, we feel pretty privileged to be able to experience so much of New Zealand's epicness as we travel for the Stop The Bus film project. A few weeks ago we actually had one full day of sunshine! We made the most of it and took a visit to Cathedral...MORE

Small Spaces & Rainy Days

# A Bus and a Big Back Yard, Kids are Awesome

• design, kids draw, kids speak, machines, rainy days, sloppy poo, small spaces, stop the bus

When in small spaces on a rainy day you get to know your kids better…What do you reckon, should we get Noah's design patented? ?#buslife #kiwikids #kidsareawesome #tinyhouses #rainydays #stopthebusnz Posted by Stop the Bus on Saturday, 9 September 2017 When in small spaces on a rainy day you get to know your kids better…...MORE

Tides in!

# A Bus and a Big Back Yard, Featured, Kids are Awesome

• beach, coromandel, crossing, dads, flooded, new chum, rescue, rivers

While in the Coromandel we thought we would check out one of the world's top 10 rated beaches, New Chum Beach. On our return we found the estuary a tad higher… Dad to the rescue ?#kiwikids #bigbackyard #IcallNZhome #aotearoa #newchumbeach #coromandel #newzealand #stopthebusnz Posted by Stop the Bus on Thursday, 7 September 2017 While in...MORE

No you’re a townie

# A Bus and a Big Back Yard

• Bus life, campsite, coromandel, doc, house bus, mud, rv, stopped bus, stuck, waikawau

No you're a townie Posted by Stop the Bus on Tuesday, 5 September 2017 Uh oh – Thanks to an amazing Doc worker at Waikawau Doc campsite we were able to get out of this much :p

Exploring Mangakino

# A Bus and a Big Back Yard, Kids are Awesome

• big back yard, explore, mangakino, New Zealand, quality time, value

An evening and a morning in Mangakino.When was the last time you checked out your big back yard? We are both born and raised New Zealanders and, traveling around, we are overwhelmed by it's beauty. How did we miss so many of these places, some so close to our home town. While we were in...MORE

A new hitchhiker friend

# A Bus and a Big Back Yard, Kids are Awesome

• aroha, far north, hitchhiker, Kaitaia, love

On this journey we meet all kinds of awesome people. Here is a very cool hitchhiker we meet up in the Far North. Most hitchhikers hold up a sign with the destination they are going to, this guy held up a sign that simply said "Love".An amazing part of this project is meeting the many...MORE

Watch Your Back!

# A Bus and a Big Back Yard

• big back yard, far north, matai bay, New Zealand, stop the bus, trip

Since Chris likes to mock me about my pointless live video ramblings, I thought it was appropriate I post this 😉 Behind the scenes filming at Matai Bay.#bigbackyard #farnorth #stopthebusnz Posted by Stop the Bus on Tuesday, 6 June 2017 Since Chris likes to mock me about my pointless live video ramblings, I thought it...MORE

Surprise coffee delivery

# A Bus and a Big Back Yard

• big back yard, coffee, nz pure, Paihia, stop the bus, Treaty of Waitangi

This was the best! Working out our route for the next stop and next thing our tour guide from The Waitangi Treaty grounds, Sole shows up…#peopleareawesome #smallactsofkindness #thankssole #coffee #kiwikids #stopthebusnz Posted by Stop the Bus on Tuesday, 23 May 2017 This was the best! Working out our route for the next stop and next...MORE

Skateboarding and Fish Poo

# A Bus and a Big Back Yard, Kids are Awesome

• fish poo, kid speak, kiwi kids, Manganese Point, skateboards, stop the bus, Whangarei

Skateboarding and fish poo… a few days ago we were parked up at Manganese Point and had this early morning convo with our youngest, Theo. Our Kaupapa is all about looking into what we can do to bring about change to our rates of child abuse within our communities. Children are not just a statistic....MORE

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Cathedral Cove

Small Spaces & Rainy Days

Tides in!

No you’re a townie

Exploring Mangakino

A new hitchhiker friend

Watch Your Back!

Surprise coffee delivery

Skateboarding and Fish Poo

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