MEET THE TEAM

Hi,

My name is Connor Brady and I’m the Director of New Life New Zealand Ltd.
I was born in Ireland, educated in the UK and spent 7 years living in France. In 1996 I visited New Zealand for the first time and fell in love with the place. When I landed at Auckland airport I couldn’t get over how clean the air was and how green everything looked. I vividly remember how friendly the people were and how the pace of life was so much more relaxed than the life I was used to back home. It didn’t take me long to realise this was the place I wanted to live and bring up my family.

Like many migrants before me I sat down and started to wonder just how I was going to make my dream a reality. I didn’t know the first thing about the New Zealand Immigration process and I’d already started thinking about how on earth I was going to find a job from the other side of the world. It all started to seem a bit overwhelming. My wife and I spent a lot of time and effort wading through all of the forms and administrative requirements, and sometimes it felt as though we were never going to get there.

After a few years getting myself established I continued to watch new migrants come to New Zealand and struggle through the process like I did and I thought to myself there must be a better way. I started to imagine a different way of doing things. I imagined what it would have been like if I had been able to make a phone call and someone could have said, “Don’t worry Connor, we’ll take care of your visa application, we’ll find you a job, we’ll even meet you at the airport, find you a place to live, open a bank account, organise a hire car and we’ll even take you and your family out to dinner and show you the sights of Auckland.” Well, I thought that was such a great idea I decided to turn it into reality and make it accessible to every new migrant coming to New Zealand.

I’ve been in New Zealand since 1999, have a wife and two children who are absolutely loving it here and we’ve never looked back. We are so convinced that New Zealand is the place to be that we’re now helping my parents and brother through the immigration process so they can come out and join us. We’d love to help you and your family achieve the life we have here, without the stress and uncertainty we went through. So don’t hesitate, contact us now and let us help you get your ultimate new life in New Zealand!

Connor Brady ,
Director
BA(Hons), PGDip(Tchg)

Catherine Neazor Brady ,
BA(Hons), MHRINZ

Catherine has spent over 15 years in the human resource management industry and has an in-depth understanding of almost every matter related to employment.

Originally from Wellington, Catherine started her Human Resource Management career at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris, France where she worked for seven years and gained valuable first hand knowledge of the challenges faced by people making a life in a new country
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After returning to New Zealand with Connor in 1999 she worked in a variety of roles in both HR and general management before setting up Emerald HR Solutions Ltd. (a general HR Services Consultancy and Employment Agency) and New Life New Zealand Ltd. with Connor Brady.

Katy Armstrong
Senior Immigration Specialist
LLB, Barrister (UK)

Katy is a UK-trained Barrister with a background in immigration, international human rights and refugee issues.

Katy started her legal career at a well-reputed Chambers in London and was instrumental in establishing a human rights project of the Center for Human Rights Legal Action in Guatemala.

She has had a multinational career which includes international conference organisation and emigrated to New Zealand in 2001 where she has enjoyed a variety of roles.

Katy is passionate about high customer service standards, and excited by the opportunity to enable other migrants to discover the benefits she has found for herself and her family living and working in New Zealand.

Paul Goddard
Business Development Manager

Paul emigrated to New Zealand from the UK in January 2003 with his family on a Long-Term Business Visa and his move was documented in the BBC TV series "Get a New Life". He succesfully set up and ran two new businesses on arrival then realised his calling was to help migrants like himself start a new life in New Zealand. Paul then worked for an organisation funded by the New Zealand government to help migrants from all over the world settle in New Zealand. Paul's role was especially focused on migrants from the UK and he has a wealth of knowledge that can assist in successful settlement in New Zealand. Paul is also the author of the book "A New Life in New Zealand".