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I know! I'm sorry! I just hired an editor Yesterday in fact and we're working to get another video out. Go over to the community page for more updates!! Also, THANKS FOR BINGING! :D

Yup. That resonates. I think that’s why I caution that NZ won’t solve all your problems. It’ll solve some, and also create some new ones.

Awww, thanks for that. I really enjoyed making this one! 💜💜💜

Awesome, you’ll love it here hopefully. Sorry, I do not give out my contact info, but I do occasionally organise a meet up from my Instagram stories. 💜

Heya! I recommend coming over on the Working Holiday visa because then you’ll immediately be able to look for work, albeit low paying. Otherwise, your best bet it to find an accredited organisation offering employment or to go onto the immigration skills list to see if your skill is needed. The last two are the best ways to get a job in NZ. 💜

Heya! Thanks so much for the kind words. I’m not sure what you mean by R40, but in terms of ac units, they have the same systems as the USA, but the cost of electrics to run things is astronomical. My power bill more than doubles over the very cold and very hot months when I am heating and cooling. Does that answer your question? 💜

Very common I’d say. I don’t think most people can afford to live alone unless they are a couple. Trademe.co.nz is where most people go to find roommates. 💜

City*^ not settlement. 💜

Christchurch was the first city by patent in 1856, signed off by Queen Victoria. Dunedin was the first to have a city council, though.

The working holiday visa will be the easiest way to get here. Biggest obstacle for most people will be to have enough money in your bank account upon arrival ( a visa requirement). Check out the NZ immigration website for details. Best wishes. 💜💜💜

@@TheAudaciousPath thank you so very much. I’m gonna be doing some more research and making sure I’ve got all I need. Also, cause I forgot to mention it, I really enjoyed the video. Thank you.

@ aww thanks. I’m glad to hear it. 💜💜💜

Which part is sad? 💜

It’s amazing when they line the coast! 💜💜💜

Such rich colors, aye! 💜💜💜💜

Heck yah! You’ll love it here. It’s wonderful! Where from?

What part of the AU? Id love to go over there for a couple of years (but then return!)

Firstly Melbourne and now I’m in Brisbane. Doesn’t rain as often as in Auckland 😂

@@pinchegato3370 Which do you prefer of the two? I left Auckland a few months ago!

@@pinchegato3370 I bet! I’m up north now and the rain is crazy!

Indeed! Especially over here! But I bet you have some pretty sweet spots out your way too!

Haha. I feel this so hard. Americans have no idea where my accent is from! But kiwis know I’m American right away. I’m up in Bay Of Islands these days. It’s wonderful! 💜

So interesting how everyone has such a different experience. 💜

I lived there for a few years before coming to New Zealand. 💜

Unfortunately/ fortunately I was at the whim of my friends who booked and paid for everything. But also, these are the places most people go, which is why a video like this is relevant. 💜

@@TheAudaciousPathit is not pronounced Tek a po. It is pronounced Teh-kah-poh. As if you were saying eh-ah-po. Then just put the letters in front.

Never hear an American say stoked?? 🤣

It’s hard to say if it’s everyone’s experience, but the way I think of it is, if you are aware, then it won’t be a giant point of contention when you arrive. Come to terms with it before you get here, and it will make your transition much much easier. And of course, your experience greatly depends on who you individually are as a person. I love it here tho! 💜

Yah, I had another guy say that to, but that’s what the locals had told me. Possible meant that as NZ as a while because they did experience one of their worst draughts ever this year apparently

I sailed there in 2022. 💜

Citronella?

@@TheAudaciousPath sandfly repellent

@@Zappaiti ah yah nah, that didn’t nothing. We had plenty try of bug spray types. There’s nothing that worlds against these sandflies

@@TheAudaciousPath It totally works - I'm from Dunedin but have done most of the hikes around the south island. You can buy it in a coil or cone. You light it on fire and it burns for a while, smells kinda nice to us, not so much to sandflies. That and a good mesh 😂 The difference between a citronella coil and bug spray is that a spray diffuses into the air within seconds and then it's gone, whereas a few citronella coils will burn for a while - hopefully not setting your tent on fire 😂

@@MattRiddell noted. I’ve never tried a coil

Indeed! I just moved up to Northland, and you rule need a PhD: Pot Hole Diver. 🤣💜

Aw thanks. Glad you enjoyed!

I feel like “not bothered” doesn’t really cover how it impacts them though. 💜

@@TheAudaciousPath I think that "not bothered" is one of the important things, along with a healthy population. There are several cities where you might find a young seal on your lawn or even on your couch during seal silly season.

@@TheAudaciousPath we saw some in San Diego the other day and they definitely said, in U.K. English, "don't worry, we're not bothered", so that's good news isn't it

@@GeorgeBlackmanYT 🤣🤣🤣 can you get a recording of that next time?

That might be true now, but for decades, that wasn’t true and it most definitely has had an impact on the culture. And even though it may be a modern nature, the ratio of people per km is one of the lowest in the entire world. That has an impact.

Been here 8 years. 💜

@@TheAudaciousPath furry muff I retract my statement but leave the comment, however each region does generally have its own sort of flavor you figure out through staying and working at a main industry of that area, proud van lifer of NZ for the last 9 years did it to save rent turned into something much more even gained a great wife along he way.

@@Zacaryquack haha, I feel that. I’ve spent a lot of time travelling around New Zealand by sailboat too, and have a good feel for a lot of places. I sure do love living here. 💜

@@TheAudaciousPath why live a house when you can live in a vehicle or boat that has the same things a house has plus the ability to go on adventures and saves so much money, I'm about to leave for Germany but I'll come home again this country is to Damm nice

Honestly, I want both. I want the office in my house because it makes life so much easier (I lived on a 40-foot yacht once, so I have some experience). I also want a garden and an appreciating asset I can lean on. After having been in the hospital for 8 months with an ex, I see how much big savings can make a huge difference.