Talk that British celebrity Noel Edmonds is moving to New Zealand, may be exaggerated.

The British press reports the former host of Noel's House Party is emigrating, a term the man himself says isn't quite accurate.

He is in the country and says he might buy a house if he expands his radio venture down here.

Edmonds told Mike Hosking he has an open mind about where he'd buy - having travelled from Kerikeri, down to Thames, and then to Katikati.

He said he's now in Christchurch and hopes it won't be his last visit.

LISTEN ABOVE: Noel Edmonds spoke with Mike Hosking