We're making our way through the alphabet diving deep into all things Kiwiana - looking at the people, places and moments that make up New Zealand.
We're up to the letter 'O' so today we'll be discussing the "big O.E" the overseas experience that’s long been a rite of passage for young New Zealanders.
Over the next half hour, we'll hear from someone who went to London and never came back, a teenage traveller who did things a little differently and what an OE looks like in 2026.
Britain's parliament buildings the Palace of Westminster, and Big Ben, in London. Photo: Unsplash/ Marcin Nowak
