Jan likes hanging out with her family, enjoys the beautiful Northland beaches, as well as going on adventurous road trips to new places.

Travel is also a passion, as well as reading, swimming, hiking, gardening, and learning raranga (flax (harakeke) weaving).

Jan grew up on a farm in the Waikato, and has subsequently lived in exciting places around the world from London to Nantucket, Motutapu Island to Aoraki Mt Cook, and has lived in Kerikeri for  the past 12 years.