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Series 12: 9. Mrengo Family
The Mrengo family are proud to call Britain their home since settling in Birmingham 18 years ago. Recently they feel they have reached something of a crossroads in their lives. Their hectic pace of living has made them think they need a better work-life balance if they are to have any quality family life with each other and their two young children.\n\nMwakere Mrengo is originally from Tanzania and works in IT. He met Jana from the Czech Republic at the turn of the millennium. Meeting each other wasn't part of either's life plan but they fell in love, got married and decided to settle in the UK. They bought a house and when Samuel, followed by Tamara, were born, their UK roots were strengthened even more.\n\nSoon Mwakere's ever-expanding commitments to his job were getting in the way of having any time with his young family. When his small son Samuel offered him the contents of his piggy bank to 'buy' some time with his dad, Mwakere knew things simply had to change.\n\nThey have friends who recently moved to New Zealand, and Mwakere is envious of what he hears from them about their work-life balance. He wants to see if it could work for his family. Across one week, they see the sort of life they could lead, and afford, if they were to move to New Zealand.
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