They are the family that featured in an episode of popular TV show Wanted Down Under. Now they are ensconced in Tauranga and unlikely to leave.

'We love New Zealand and can't see us going back to England,” says paediatrician Dr Angus Goodson, after he started work at Tauranga Hospital.

The BBC television show's format takes a family looking to emigrate to Australia or New Zealand and gives them a week in their chosen destination to learn about the job market, schools, housing, the economy and the local area. They then decide whether they want to make the move.

Dr Goodson and his family took part in 2016 and chose Tauranga, with part of the show being filmed at Tauranga Hospital. They loved the city and quickly decided they wanted to call New Zealand home.

But there were hooks. At the time, there were no vacancies in Tauranga Hospital's Paediatrics Department.

Angus went home to the UK to finish his training before a job came up at Wellington Hospital's neo-natal unit. He leapt at the chance, and alongside wife Jo, son Freddie, 10, and daughter Arabella, 6, landed in the capital in December 2017.

A few months later, a position finally opened up in Tauranga.

'I was on holiday in Taupo when I was invited to interview for a position as a locum consultant paediatrician,” he explains. 'I had to rush into Taupo and buy a proper shirt, because I only had my jandals, shorts and t-shirts.”

The Goodsons and their two dogs arrived in the Bay of Plenty in the second week of January with 'a bunch of suitcases” and no permanent place to call home.

'We've found a house and everyone's settling in,” says Angus. 'The children love it. Freddie loves cricket, Arabella has tried rugby and dance, and they've thrived in the schools over here.

'They love the outdoor lifestyle; they live in shorts and do so much more sport than they did in the UK. New Zealand just all seems a bit more carefree, it's such a great place for kids.”

Angus is also settling into his new department as well. 'The paediatrics team here has got a very good reputation and everyone's been so welcoming and friendly,” he says.

'Paediatricians tend to be nice people anyway. It feels like a team and I'm very happy.”

His family couldn't be happier. 'We love the Kiwi vibe. We love the culture out here. It's just a different lifestyle and the people are great.

'We want our kids to grow up in a culture where it doesn't really matter where you've come from, or what your job is. It's more about the type of person you are.”

He'd like to find a way to stay in NZ long term. ”I'm here for a year covering sabbatical leave, so I don't know what the future holds. Hopefully it'll all work out - we'd really love it to.”