Pete Shocks Manu - I'm Moving To NZ For Good!

The chefs packing his bags for Gisborne

- Steve Landells

Pete Evans is ready to quit his native Australia and relocate to New Zealand after falling in love with Aotearoa while filming his second season of My Kitchen Rules NZ with fellow judge Manu Feildel.

The TV chef confesses that he and his wife Nicola Robinson Evans will move to the East Coast to set up an off-the-grid farm, where the New Age couple plan to live solely off the land.

“We have thought about moving and we will in about 10 years,” Pete, 45, explains. “I’m married to a Kiwi, so we’re spending time in Australia with my family and then down the track, we’re looking at Gisborne. You can hunt, fish, surf and grow your own food, and you’re away from everyone.”

The health nut married Christ church-born model Nicky, 40, in 2016, and they split their time between Sydney and their $1.2 million farm in rural New South Wales, but it’s Aotearoa that now has Pete’s heart.

He raves, “It’s the best country in the world. I went trout fishing in Taupo and then visited Waiheke. There’s a real sense of trust and friendship here.”