From the Editor

I have been involved with the Kids Friendly New Zealand website since it was founded in 2002 and I have been excited about the way it has grown over the last four years. 

As our online magazine has grown in popularity with our readers both in New Zealand and overseas, we have tried more and more to make our website like a 'real' magazine. This month, for the first time, we are bring you the online magazine in both its website format and in the PDF format. We would love to know what you think and look forward to hearing from you, so why not drop me a letter (The Editor, Kids Friendly NZ, PO Box 93, Matakana 0948, New Zealand) or email me at editor@snuggles.co.nz.

Our new cover page was so convincing that we were recently asked if our September 2006 issue will be appearing in bookstores soon. I am afraid not. But we are available online, seven days a week and 24 hours a day.

As our magazine has grown we now find ourselves taking on a more serious role and last month I represented Kids Friendly New Zealand  at the Ministry of Youth Development forum on UNICROC. What was exciting about this was that Kids Friendly New Zealand was the only media invited and present at this forum.

We hope over the next few years to become New Zealand's online magazine for families and one of our major goal is to be taken seriously as a magazine. You can imagine how excited we are that we were recognised by both the Australian Associated Press (AAP) and Media people Online (New Zealand). So enjoy our online magazine in which ever format you choose to view it.

Regards    Gaye