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I created Auckland New Friends Circle with the help of my friends.

My friends also happen to be my inspiration, as was my own experience moving to a new country, surrounding myself with new people, and wanting to belong.

Did you know relationships are the key to happiness? And yet, the heads-down/time-scarce environment that shapes our existence in modern society makes it harder to form new bonds.

the heads-down/time-scarce environment that shapes our existence in modern society makes it harder to form new bonds.

I noticed that the apps that were meant to fix this problem unjustly reduce human beings to a two-dimensional profile.

I also saw evidence that we’ve unwittingly become addicted to a sinister game of “being liked”.

And if the point is to feel popular, we lose perspective on the importance of kindness and respect. We don’t need to look much further than the rise of ghosting for an example.

Auckland New Friends Circle does not aim to get your hooked, nor to help you feel better about yourself.

Its mission is to support you in your journey to find your circle, and to remain in touch with them long enough to stabilise your new connections.

So that, no matter where you move, or what transitions life throws at you, you have a way to regain your footing ASAP.

Margaret