Things I DON'T MISS About New Zealand | Bad Things About Living in New Zealand
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- Опубліковано 24 тра 2024
- This video explores the 10 things I DO NOT miss about New Zealand as a kiwi expat abroad. As you know I love to be honest about expat life in France and so it's only fair to tackle the pros and cons of living in New Zealand.
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Life in New Zealand is unique, the New Zealand landscapes are incredible and there's nothing quite like that kiwi attitude. But this videos gives you the chance to hear directly from a New Zealander what the worst things about living in New Zealand are and the downsides of the New Zealand lifestyle.
If you are moving to New Zealand or planning on visiting New Zealand any time soon, I hope this video helps! Please feel free to watch my other videos on the topic though to get a more balanced view.
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Earthquakes, expensives houses, long country, weird climate, yep yep yep that's sounds like Chile.
Athos Liberatore but the earthquakes are tiny
I love Chile, it reminded me of NZ.
Weird climate 😂 yeah considering our size we have very different temperature ranges where you go.
Sounds like a better California
I lived in chile once.. and it's like this
In France we have no earthquakes but we may have revolutions... :-)
@@philoo9256 Nice is the exception..
ROLF:DDDDDD
@@vajra1171 Not really! There are earthquakes in Brittany as well. 😉
Mouai, les rares tremblements de terre en France sont vraiment très faibles. Les inondations et les tempêtes sont bien plus dangereuses et cause beaucoup de dégâts matériel (mais ça reste rien du tout comparé aux pays tropicaux).
Vive la révolution!!!!!
I was in NZ in November, what a wonderful country. I traveled by train from Auckland to Wellington, it took 11 hours, but it was a great train ride and it is simply the most beautiful country.
The people of New Zealand remind me of Danes
Many are but lost their balls.
Travelling from auckland to wellington should take at most 1 and a half hour with a fast speed train! But crappy NZ doesnt have that.
@@Rotten-Subhuman-Indian-Filth In your dreams kid. The distance is over 600km. I live in Germany and we have a much easier landscape. Here it'll also take 4-5 hours with a fast train on flat ground, paid by 82 Mio inhabitants. 1 and a half through adverse terrain paid by 5 Mio people is one of the biggist nonsense i ever read. But maybe your paper calculation will give you some applause.
@@cricho15 nz is a piece of sh*t if you were to compare it with Europe
Seriously, nothing sounds fun about an 11 hour train ride
I came from Ireland to New Zealand and agree and disagree with some of your points. I moved to Christchurch quite a few years ago. In terms of cost of living, i agree New Zealand is generally more expensive especially with food which is generally lower quality yet still more expensive. As for your services and industries being a bit further behind and not as efficient. New Zealand has a very low population for such a geographically isolated country, the reason Australia beats New Zealand in these areas is because their population has brought economic growth that allows them more leverage in the global market where New Zealand has less leverage and therefore has to pay more. The population needs to increase so New Zealand can compete in the world stage where it has cities that are hotspots for investment and innovation which in turn grants more opportunities. For so long New Zealand lost so many of it's people to Australia who seeked a better quality of living, thankfully New Zealand has progressed to a point where that is generally no longer happening as it is growing and providing more opportunities for young people
In terms of weather. Living in Christchurch is amazing, Europe is just as changeable if not more so due to many different factors influencing the weather. While you can get blasts of changeable weather mostly between seasons in Christchurch generally it's pretty consistent and no more changeable than anywhere else i've been. Coming from Ireland, New Zealand has a much sunnier and warmer climate and because climate helps in many ways to dictate your lifestyle it is no wonder so many people from the UK and Ireland move across to escape the more dull and cold climate
As for Natural disasters, think about how many people have died in New Zealand in recent years compared to those in terror attacks in Europe especially France, Europe is politically volatile. While New Zealand did suffer from such an attack there definitely isn't that political and social tension that is fueling it like there is in Europe. I feel much safer here.
Fully agree with what you say.
Chch is the best
oh christchurch was a good city before 2011. Even today its just a ghostown. City center is a flat piece of land.
@@Cognitive_player makes sense considering 70 percent of the CBD was demolished and most people ‘took the money and ran’ rather than rebuilding
Earthquakes. I've been to Christchurch, it's beautiful, but damn that big quake was frightening.
There's pros and cons to every country. I'd still rather live in NZ than pretty much every other country I've visited and lived in.
Did you grow up in NZ? I just found that it is always easier to stay wherever one is born at. I’ve seen so many videos about different countries with all their advantages and disadvantages. No place is perfect but for most people home is where the family is. I couldn’t leave knowing that it would be years until I’d see my family all again. Maybe it changes when I grow older, since I do like exploring new places.
Agree, NZ is an amazing country to live in, totally fell in love with it. Have you made it to live there?
I would add the lack of proper heating in winter and being really far from the rest of the world which makes going abroad super expensive. In Europe you just drive for a few hours and you're in a different country...
You can always bundle up in winter to solve that issue but that second one is really key. We have that issue too in Australia
Germans found that out in 1939.
And the country has no natural resources to build our infrastructure 😭
That's what us natives like, not being connected to other countries
Isolation is also a benefit for many reasons
Things I don't miss from NZ....
1. Expensive internet NZ$89 p/m UK£19 p/m
2. Paying through the nose for a crappy old 15 year old car NZ$4000 UK£300
3. Expensive rent NZ$400-800 per week UK£100-200 per week
4. NZ's Shocking drivers
5. NZ's Huge house prices
6. NZ's Really poor roads
7. Cigarette/tobacco prices NZ$58 for 30g UK£12 for 30g
8. Freezing cold houses in winter due to no insulation and lack of central heating
9. Being ripped off severely at Bunnings/Mitre 10. NZ$200 for 20L paint UK£25 for 20L paint
10. High food costs and supermarket price fixing/monopoly due to lack of competition
The cigarette prices are really high cos they are taxed high as 15% of the population smokes. The government is trying to decrease the amount of smokers while still receiving tax as opposed to banning cigarettes :)
day in my life lol, budgeting is a must
6 & 8 seem pretty false for me u must've lived in a sucky area. i mean,, that's just my opinion and experience. i was born here and now i'm 16. in the rural and poorer areas the roads suck tho
In Auckland (The super city) It's all $800 a week
New Zealand is no longer the Land of Milk and Honey that was called when my family emmigrated here in early 1960s Its not a desirable place to live any more, and there are a lot of unhappy people here struggling to survive...Communism is creeping in with Adern controlling everything😫😢 it's a sad place to live now!!
You obviously haven’t lived in NY 😂 just made New Zealand sound like a dream compared to America especially NY where rent is atrocious 🤦🏽♀️
What about the Auckland housing crisis, people was paying 120 dollars a week for a shed
williestroker $120 for a shed? In New Zealand? You do realise it’s New Zealand right? You sound like you haven’t traveled
@@MsDueces01 then you tell me what's the most atrocious rent you've ever seen then
Actually In Auckland the cheapest decent house you can get is about $700k it’s one of the most expensive places in the world to live and probably up there with NY ton
*tbh
Thank you for including houses in your list. I live in Auckland. I moved here 3 years ago and that comment you made about houses, insulation & long-term planning were my exact thoughts =)
I have an elderly family friend from Alsace who moved to NZ a few years ago and always says "this bloody island" because she isn't used to the weather changing all the time. I miss the unlimited data plans in Europe. I pay $29 nzd per month for 2.5gb and I always run out. Transport is so bad. I found it so funny in London watching people run to catch the tube when there's one every 3 mins. If I missed my bus in Auckland I would have to wait another 40 mins. I didn't realise how much the lack of public transport affected me till I bought a car.
yeah, when I bought a car I started hiking and mountainbiking in the countryside over the weekends. More fresh air was definitely an improved quality of life. I was so stuck in cities and towns before that.
Yes, that's why I bought a car, now I am clogging up the road! But I live in Titirangi and the local shops is 8 minutes slogging up the hill.
really? where i live there is always buses so it doesn't really matter
how are the prices for cars (new - used) / gas /diesel compared to france?
Auckland has a great zoo.
New zealanders are very friendly and make you feel very welcome.
It is very safe.
People don't like show off the latest fashion and pretend they have money..
NZ is very clean and does not have dog shit in the streets..
Ah well.. I like Paris but I just love NZ... It is my home💪!
Not all kiwis are that friendly. I don't know if you live here in NZ or not but people in the cities are VERY superficial.
New Zealand clean green image is an absolute lie. In the last 10 to 20 years we have really lost our clean and green land. I found most cities in Europe are far more clean than NZ cities
Yes. I live in NZ. I disagree with you.
@@jjlovesabr You are 100% correct. I am from NZ but now live overseas, it was a shock coming back to NZ for a holiday, I found many NZ people quite superficial and many quite snobby/money driven and I'd forgotten how arrogant and insular many people are in NZ. Europe's cities are definitely cleaner, accessible, and easy to get around.
@@Helterskelter4 You're spot on. I've traveled around most of Europe, North America and parts of Asia and every time I go to these new places I'm always surprised at just how clean they are. Whether it be in the central cities, the suburbs or out in the outdoors I found there's next to no litter or rubbish and the countries work really hard to keep it that way.
The other thing that always shocks me is how cheap produce, fruit, meat and dairy products are compared to here in NZ. In NZ we produce all these things but it's still so expensive. It's cheaper to buy Australian beef than it is to buy NZ beef. Or butter for example, imported French butter is the same price as NZ butter.
All in all NZ has many issues and people just like to believe in this big facade, that NZ is great, when in fact we are well behind the times. The more you travel the more you realise this.
So true
I guess the landscapes beat all these bad points. My husband's been all over and claims New Zealand to be the best. He says it's Switzerland with friendlier people and beaches. hahahah :p
dawn for life Did he live in NZ or just visit it?
@@katrinadomi1 He was a month on van travel =)
If you are just travelling, then yes all the sceneries and your overall experience will beat these disadvantages. However, living there is a whole different thing 😊
dawn for life are you
Yea, there’s a reason why EVERYONE eventually comes home, they grow up and realise that there are huge advantages living in an island in the middle of nowhere. You begin to realise the bigger picture and see how broken most of the world is compared to life down under.
Really interesting!! Thanks for sharing
: Awww it's noticeable that you're feeling a bit down, you're not smiling as much as usual :(
New Zealand is such a dream for me, it's on my check list of things to do before I die so I hope I'll get to go there, the pictures are amazing.
I hope you'll get over the homesickness quickly and come back with a new video, as smiling and solar as ever :)
Def woth a trip. I liked Aukland and Christchurch. I would live there but the weather can be crappy.
Yes electricity would be more expensive in New Zealand considering it's not nuclear powered like France.
Electricity...it’s just a ripoff ..anywhere else in the world it is way cheaper..
Why? Our electricity in NZ comes from hydro which is essentially a free resource apart from maintenance of the plant. NZ power is ridiculously expensive for what it is
Why no geothermal like Iceland???
I totally agree with all your points as its simular in Australia. Loved your last point though, made me chuckle but it is true.
I'm originally from Chile and have been living in NZ for 17 years, I never intended to be here for this long but business and such kept me staying, NZ is ok, not too bad but I still think is so interesting that staying too long NZ often makes you hate it for some reason, I feel like I've been overstaying here, as if wasting a part of your life, I'm gonna leave NZ now hopefully sometime soon.
Same here.
It's been a great place to see out the pandemic absolutely, and I've contributed enough work-wise in that time frame, but the country is just far too parochial.
Time to move on.
I'm 38 and have been here for almost 8 years, I think you've nailed it there, I feel like I've missed out on so much living here in nz, works been great but I miss the excitement of living in Europe, the history and the culture, the festivals, the huge joyous atmosphere you get at events whether it's music or a big game, I find crowds are so quite at events. I wish I'd left 6 years ago
I am the same. I came here 3 years ago, just before pandamic. It was all good to be here during covid times but now i feel like im missing out of the real world haha. And im from Istanbul which is a realllly big city with lots of to do. Even tho economy is really bad in my country right now, I think i will try to go back this year. Also, Visa processing times are insane now. I've been waiting for my residency for 8 months. If I wait here until I got my pr, 3-4 years more will pass haha :D
hello bro, can you elaborate more? i've plan want to live there in the future. but when you're saying this, i'm just a little confused and curious at the same time.
Please don't go back to Chile mate , if you do you will regret it . Stay put , cheers .
I've been living a bit in NZ and I agree with all the points you mentionned. But what a incredible lil' country that has a lot to offer!
@Lord Farquaad each to there own, and if you don't like it then dont live there, simple
@Lord Farquaad soo you have never lived there and are talking like you know something
@Lord Farquaad if i needed to learn to read then how can i read your comments, its cool YOU think nz has little to offer but dont be surprised when some1 questions your thoughts, makes me think you have very little evidence or even experience to offer
@Lord Farquaad nothing shitty about my country just pricks like yourself who come here and cant be bothered rolling up their sleeves and doing some work, no opportunities... pull the other 1, most people leave because they want something different but home is still nz for most, i pitty you for having such a bleak outlook on the world
Wait so do the rich really have to give half their money to the poor? Or have I been lied to
I guess Nz isn’t for you which is fine but I love my home country. Compared to a lot of other countries New Zealand is good. I’m trying to not be all defensive 😂😂
NZ is Paradise...
@@nirajchenthoran nz it great but small opportunitys
Have you travelled or you just going by what you hear?.
@@relaxation-Corner iv lived in UK for a year an been to Holland a few times i now live in Melbourne its a great city
If you gonna compare NZ with any other country ..You can but it depends on what perspective. But if you ask me the Nature and Most friendliest people..nothing can beat NZ. Am in Melbourne and I have been in Europe..
But NZ is paradise.
The no car needed is pretty much in Paris only. In the vast majority of the country you can't live without a car, hence the gilets jaunes complain about the price of gas.
:)
xxx
Cilou
Not just Paris but the big cities (I live in Bordeaux and never had any problem doing without a car for example) but I've lived in the countryside and I agree with you that a car is needed there.
TheCilou6 je confirme ! :)
I would say not only Paris but also big cities
@@joy7367 I said "pretty much" Paris only and "vast majority" of the rest of the country so I didn't say nowhere else you can not have a car.
Myself in Marseille (2nd biggest city in the country), I'm very happy to have a personal means of transportation as the public transportation is far from being as smooth as it is in Paris, albeit it has gone better and better since I was a child.
@@TheCilou6 yea you're right, the public transportation in Marseille is not the best and mainly in the center (I live there as well :) ) but what I wanted to say is that there also are a lot of supermarkets, etc. everywhere you don't really need the car for that
So true ! Cost of food and living are crazy , also the house quality is insane compare to house price and also rent price. I miss my beautiful second home New Zealand but one thing I don’t miss the most is definitely the living cost 😭
Keep in mind this shouldn’t be labeled the whole of New Zealand as it sounds like you have only lived in one part.
Yeah, I'm not sure abiut how much she knows but there's a thing called sunscreen moisturiser, or just not going outside. Also we are in the ring of fire. As you said we are also built on volcanos. Btw NZ is has been overdue for a huge earthquake down the southern Alps for over 300 years........ Yeah
@@mackenzieshearmon4192 Not going outside is actually really bad for you...
@@mackenzieshearmon4192 She's literally Kiwi...??
Contemplating a move to NZ from the States, so here’s my counters to keep me focused on moving.
1. Don’t need a phone; a simple internet connection will do.
2. Sounds like Tennessee weather.
3. Already used to owning a truck.
4. Don’t want to travel, just chill on a farm.
5. Housing market sucks here, too; might as well stick to my plan of living in a hut.
6. Sun > No Sun
7. Bring on some excitement; I’d rather watch a volcano blow chunks than Netflix.
8. Cost of living is bogus. You’d think local meats and fruits would be cheaper than exports.
9. Southern accent would fit in fairly well, so works for me.
Thanks for the video.
(8) if you’re gonna live on a farm you’d
live free so how does #8 even apply to u
Oh wait, you’d DO WELL since u can SELL
Qonita BadegesTM Starting a farm isn’t cheap.
Far superior employment conditions compared to the USA
Dresden Black Not much of a veggie eater, anyways, so the plants I do eat will def come from the garden. Are homesteaders not as common in NZ as SE US?
Doug King Interesting. Care to go into more detail?
Very good points. I'm a recent NZ expat, lived overseas for 10 years and have the same list of NZ gripes as you do, especially the cost of living. But, I returned to live in NZ to be closer to family.
Just want to add one more disadvantage, people say kiwis are friendly but keep in mind, not all kiwis are. Racism is one of the issues in nz, especially locals, just because they own the land then they can drive their car with risking peoples lives, just saying
Hi. Here's a nice reply to your comment. Hope you have a great day tommorrow :)
Are people dangerously driving ? I don't get what you're saying
Bad driving doesn't require a racist element, we're just really bad at driving! Lol.like seriously, living in Germany the last 15 yrs with the no limit autobahn and everytime I visit home, I'm terrified of drivers here. Super friendly kiwis become a-hole drivers lol.
Who are you talking about Maori are the protectors of this land noone owns it although the English have reneged on the treaty multiple occasions the most cunning people on earth nothing is honourable about them 1 car 1 person doesn't represent a people
@@tjhill1192 that's just it.....all the bullshit about the stupid treaty.....with all the whinging whining and wailing about how badly treated you've been.....glad I'm not there now forced to be a Maori....live and speak like one despite your own culture....
I'm American and live in New Zealand and the one of these problems, I really feel is a big problem, is the harshness of the sun. In the middle of the summer its blaring white light that burns you even if you have sunscreen on. most people here look way older than they are because of the sun. There's a hole in the ozone right over new zealand and the UV index is very very high and you can feel it.
Nothing compared to the sun in Nigeria!
@@omomeidontaya3143 Have you experienced both? I have a parent that grew up in Nigeria, apparently it's not that bad
Yes indeed
Hi, your lighting is brilliant. What kind of lighting setup do you have? Just natural light? and at what angle? Many thanks!
Compare to the rest of world the cons we are facing from nz are just nothing! Simply the best place and best people on the earth. Greeting from Hamilton NZ
Binyan Lu magnet trading ltd NZ doesn’t have the best people let me tell you
Lol good lord. Nz is just awful. You must be very sheltered.
Um. U can’t eat u can’t live
U can’t use internet or call
people without breaking
bank how is that nothing
It's not the best place in the world. That's subjective.
You probably haven't travelled much and if you have, you must have worn cloth over your eyes m
Kiwi here, once we went to the beach, it was really sunny, 5 minutes later it was suddenly pouring down with rain.
Omg, so true about NZ weather. It just hit summer here and its been raining all week 🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿❤️
I like your video. (I live in NZ too). I see a lot of NZers being defensive rather than respecting and appreciating your video. NZ surely does have a lot to improve and learn from other countries yet it has a lot to offer. :)
The governments we have are unwilling to adopt things that overseas, is a no brainer.They are stubborn and incalcitrant. They believe they know best. If they get voted out they never look at themselves as being at fault.
NZ goverment are unwilling to learn from anyone nor their mistakes. Look at the suicidal rate in NZ? Goverment hasn't done nothing about it. A poor example of leadership, the people govern to the Governmental role don't deserve to be entitled with such power.
Your government has done an amazing job in like boris uk
@@Lightning0133Y stop talking about the fucking uk. New Zealand isn't good, the uk isn't good but other countries are good. Compared to Norway, New Zealand isn't that good.
True but I'd be nowhere else iv traveled and nz is truly beautiful there is nowhere like it
I think what you said in passing is very right, regarding the fact that going back home "you're not special anymore". I am French but have been living in Ireland for a few years and I completely relate to that. I thing it is a hard thing to admit because it does sound sort of narcissistic but I think all expats carry with them this element of being different. While sometimes that can be annoying, it is also a great conversation starter, something that makes you "interesting". I like that you admitted that because that's something I absolutely relate to. And I don't think that's bad at all, I think it's just the way we are, as expats. We like the challenge, like being apart, for better of worse. I do notice in my expat friends that we are all people who, albeit in different ways, actually enjoy being different. Anyway, I thought that was really clever and cool of you to bring that up :)
As an American living in France, I find your comment very interesting! I guess it's true that I enjoy being "different"... but of course I don't have much of a choice. I realize that my accent and my imperfect French is part of my personality here, but sometimes it's nice when I am on a Zoom call in English (I'm writing this at the end of the "Covid year 2020") not to be distinguished by any "difference," just to be myself, with a perfect command of my native language and culture as a given.
So do you plan to live the rest of your life in Ireland? My first (late) husband was Irish, and I do love that country. The son of my upstairs neighbor here in Paris has been living in Kilkenny for a number of years now, and his mum says that Paris ne lui manque pas du tout !
By the way, Rocky Dunes, your English is *amazing* -- not one single fault or giveaway that you are not a native speaker. Chapeau!
So, New Zealand's weather is like a box of chocolate? You never know what you're gonna get?
Summers are not that bad but in winter sometimes the rain doesn’t stop for more than two weeks 🥶
And nz houses are like shoe boxes
I always look at the picture explaining what each chocolate is so I always know what I'm getting
I really want to live in New Zealand. I don't want to use internet so much anymore since its so damaging for me as someone who grew up on it (gen z) so the fact that internet connection there is pure shite is heaven for me. I can finally force myself to live in the present and not procrastinate.
Nz sucks do your homework befre heading there
Me either,porn addiction is very real!...stay strong
@@googleuser6440 lmfaoo
Excellent video! Thanks so much!
"Paris n'est pas ( toute ) la France" Outside Paris and the biggest French cities, people do need a car. The gilets Jaunes movement started because of an increase in the tax on fuel. They were people who need their car everyday for going to work taking the kids to school, etc..
Norbert Fontaine that’s very true! I think she’s more comparing with Paris cause that’s where she actually lives now
C'est ce que j'allais écrire !
Certaines personnes doivent faire 20 km pour trouver un supermarché !
Instead of protesting for fewer taxes, they should protest for transparent government budget and for better public transport networks.
i'm living Wellington now,it's almost so windy everyday !!
😁
Totally agree. Moved from NZ to Germany 5 years ago and what I miss the least ist being 'cut off' from the rest of the developed world and not just being able to get on a train for a couple hours and being in a new country with a new language and culture. And coming from Palmerston North it's not exactly paradise when I'm home so I love the nature and the architecture in Europe :)
Your welcome to stay in Germany for the rest of your life and I'm more than happy for you to never return, I'm going to replace you with a grateful Ukraine person who will cherish new Zealand.
This was so interesting to hear! New Zealand is like the dream land for a lot of us in the USA.
Believe me prices here are higher and You never know what the weather is gonna be 😂
Shinaye Warren I can’t imagine! 😂
Yo the United States is the dream for me I need guns I need to move to Richmond capitol of confederate states like living the dream
Really wow
Most people in Nz only dream of what it would be like in the states 🙂
The irony is the Electricity should be cheap in NZ as most if it is Hydro or Thermal power but our government sucks and sold it of to overseas interests
Pisses me off and the water is so expensive!
I have never paid for water in nz lol . Rain water for the win @@Saucyakld
Geothermal should be everywhere in NZ.
I live in Melbourne so dealing with changeable weather is my life. 💕
haha 30 degrees to 15 the next day XD
I am a French girl living in Dunedin I love your videos because I can completely relate to what you say! When my family come to visit I always say to them take a big coat and a scarf but also flip flops and shorts :D
Hi
Should probably check out the metservice site then which is reasonably accurate.
www.metservice.com/towns-cities/dunedin
It's jandals! only Americans call it flip flops
You live in Dunedin... what do you expect?
Bonjour mademossille . 😁
Thanks for sharing, great video!
This video was just what i was looking for, thanks ! I'm currently a foreign student in Paris and was thinking of going to new zealand for a six-month internship and hesitating because i know so little about the country. Definitely helped me make up my mind. One more question though : do you think it would be difficult (especially financially-wise, on an intern salary) to afford my six-month stay there ? How does the cost of living compare to Paris ?
For all you people saying, "oh, i cant go for a huge drive," or, "i cant go for a big train ride" lets be real, New Zealand isnt even that big, its one of the worlds tiniest countries, the fact some people think "new zealand" itself is apart of aussie ─ cos is that small like ─ come on!
1600km top to bottom lol, yeah thats a small drive.
@An Geese so you've never heard of Bay of Islands? Coromandel? Tauranga? Hobbiton? Abel Tasman national park? I could go on. These places are spread out over some pretty large distances. I'm just refuting the point that NZ is no even close to one of the tiniest countries like the person above seems to suggest.
I'm not born in NZ but have been living here NZ for 10 years now and I agree with everything you said about beautiful NZ 😁🇳🇿
Great information, I enjoyed learning about this amazing country. Thank you.
great video Rosie!!! I love how sincere you always are when you give your opinion! A tiny correction about French syntax: "10 choses à propos de la Nouvelle Zélande qui NE ME MANQUENT PAS" (and not the other way around)
As a Kiwi from Wellington, who lived in Australia for many years and now living in Paris, I completely agree. However comparing Paris and NZ isn't exactly fair 😊. I miss my family more and more as the years go by.
No place like home
Almost all of those also apply to Quebec. My French partner is appalled about the cost of internet and phone plans :P We'd love to leave Montreal and move to a smaller town but I love walking everywhere and it's just not possible here in smaller towns... Nothing is perfect I guess :)
You burst my bubble. Thanks!! Always wanted to move there but I dont know now. But the old proverb goes "the grass is greener on the other side."
Think Reykjavik. Geothermal energy everywhere.
Not sure why NZ hasn't thought of that.
New Zealand is so expensive to live here and the pay is very low. The average house price is over 900,000 dollars. It is a very sad fact that most Kiwi's with any get up an go do.
There are so kiwi's in Australia that will tell how great NZ is but they will not live here. I'm planning to leave soon. My standard of life here is far lower here than I have ever known and I have lived in the UK Australia and Canada. On the plus side New Zealand is very pretty but on a small scale compared with Australia and Canada.
The cost of renting a small shed is only $50 less than a three bedroom houses in Perth Australia and more than in Saskatchewan Canada.
you will be no loss... stay the hell away
Rosie, is solar energy production in NZ used to any appreciable degree, to drive down electricity costs?
Kimberly G. Solar energy would probably be the most expensive way to generate power. NZ is over 85% renewable and relies heavily on wind and Hydro
@@joshharrison100 Ah, thanks for the answer Josh. I was primarily individual solar systems, rather than large grid-based ones. You know, atop homes and such, to offset the costs for grid power.
Kimberly G. I see, these systems are gaining more popularity but are still very uncommon because of price. 5000-10000+
Hydro electric power is main source.
We pay high internet rates here in Canada too...weather changes often as well😳 But our houses are insulated and we have central heat!😊👍
Gammy 60 I was in Canada and the prize for a phone card to have internet was shockingly high 😅 But I loved the people. Since in germany people aren’t that friendly.
Internet is not as bad as NZL but data plans are weirdly expensive in Canada
@TAKE THAT YOU AS SOUL! Not true.
Thanks, your video save me! i need a lot of information about "bad side" of New Zealand
Your point about travelling inside Europe is so damn right, we are really lucky. Living in Bordeaux, I can go to UK or Italy in 1h30 max by plane, 2h from Ger, 2h from Spain by car, etc... It's so cool we can share different cultures easly!
phone plans........ they are like $13 for unlimited calls and a large amount of data.... I'm like confused
and our " big old trains" are usually scenic train routes.
Holy shit I honestly thought the internet thing we have here in NZ was standard in europe and america. Damn.
Wait till you hear about how much lower cost of living is in similar sized European cities vs NZ. It'll make you weep
It is comparable to the USA.
We have just moved back to Australia after 8 years in the South Island of New Zealand. I have to agree with everything you said (well except maybe the last about not being special :) ). I laughed so much when you talked about living in a high rise in Wellington, not sure they even really have a high rise! We lived in Christchurch for 4 years and had just arrived a few weeks before the Feb 2011 earthquake but we had flown out of Brisbane the day before the floods hit. Then moved up to a little country area about halfway between Nelson and Blenheim a year before the Kaikoura earthquake, we got flooded in the day after due to all the rain. Definitely over earthquakes. The rain is great after living in a drought area for 10 or so years before moving to Christchurch but after the first 6 months of cold and wet we really started to miss the hot and dry. And finally sandflies!!!!! We had this beautiful river alongside our property for the last 4 years but with that comes the sandflies, do not miss them at all!!!
Great, very informative you just proven the economic problems of New Zealand lately. Would still love to travel there.
It's kind of an OPPOSITE situation, as a Filipino who travelled a lot of my life and been to different cities around the world and find the city as crowded and noisy, I would like to RETIRE in New Zealand and find a quiet place, where I can hear the call of nature, like birds, chirping and sounds of cricket in the night...
Depends where you live and at this rate we won't have many of those idyllic spots left. Our small city has been increasingly populated which has caused numerous issues. I wish we could live further away!
Good luck finding a quiet place in NZL. New Zealanders are the noisiest bunch i've ever met. Constantly making noise with music, gardening or building something
You will die from expensive grocery rates and rent
You'll get over the birdsong reeeeal quick when they wake you up round 4 or 5am in the morning with their nonstop yelling. It's deafening.
@@danchestercity Funny you should say that. I live behind an Air BNB and it's really quiet here until we get Chinese people staying there - they TALK SOOOOOOOOOO LOUD.
*everyone in the world*
"omg the landscape the greenery"
*Kiwis*
"we got the best pies in the world"
🤣ffs
It's true. 😋
I see that all the time, and they always say they have the best fish and chips.
Dont forget the Pavlova 😉
yeah but the girls are ugly
@Maxwell KINGSTON yes they are.
Great video!! You are sooo right no place is perfect!!
Keep making these videos I love them ☺️
In another video you mentioned the tough guy, macho, bro culture in NZ. This is one thing I'm definitely NOT going to miss (a Brit currently living in NZ). It can be like the 1950s in social attitudes!
Riiight!!!
Noticed this as well, from canada
Yeah, and it is so superficial.It is all false.False strength that is all poise and unproven, rapport and affection equally untrustworthy.Massive approval seeking strategy. Don't buy into it. Talking to someone doing it, they sound and look servile.
Ha ha yes! I noticed this in Australia too.
@@housinauthority5258 NZ is far worse than Australia. That's one thing I really like about Australia.
Listens to this...got on Twitter...yep still want to move there. Everything you said doesn’t hold a candle to the US.
NZ is full of idiots, anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theorists on Facebook and Twitter too. I grew up around them. The only difference with the US is that it's more documented there. Compare cost of living in NZ cities with similar-sized US cities and you'll realise that quality of life is far higher in the US - it's not even close: www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_countries_result.jsp?country1=United+States&country2=New+Zealand
@@ryanscott6578 The USA is dangerous b/c it's the biggest target of China and the Leftists want everyone miserable. The crime in the USA is terrible. We have a certifiable senile moron as fake president. The USA is toast.
Great informative video! New subscriber here :) Thanks Rosie!
I live in Christchurch. I chose this city (I was living in Auckland) because is a sunny city. Weather is summer or winter it's common to see an amazing blue sky almost every day!
Hyper intéressant de voir un peu les points négatifs de la Nouvelle Zélande... mais franchement quand on voit les photos des paysages, on les oublie de suite haha
My phone bill is $63.19 per month. I live in the USA. Where I live it's so hard to get around without a car...but no big natural disasters here in NM. Thanks for the video, it gives a more balanced view of NZ. 😊
New Mexico is actually beautiful. My Dad was stationed in Alamogordo, and the desert is beautiful, and Cloudcroft is pretty too. And Santa Fe is nice, and Taos.
Beautiful info..thanks
I’ve been living in NZ for nearly 4 years now and I totally agree with what you’re saying.
I am a French living in NZ and I agree 100% with what you said in this video.
What do you prefer Australia, New Zealand ,U.K. Or Canada ? I personally love Australia better and Canada second
whereever you are just be grateful ❤
I love this honesty, SPOT ON.
In 2012 for the year, I found Paris to be fairly rainy as well. In Lille for the first half of the year, it rained everyday and we were told on day one to bring umbrellas with us by our school. I remember the one sunny day because I just sat in the parkette the whole day, I was so happy. I'm from Canada, and we also tend to have higher phone and internet plan costs.
Woaw. Je ne pensais pas que la Nouvelle Zélande était aussi chère. La carte postale est moins féerique. Mais je m oblige à penser que il reste un paradis pour les amoureux de nature
These videos ' things I hate about 'insert country here' are very useful and forces people to get away from the romanticized fantasy about moving to another country. The main message that sticks out for me is that NOWHERE IS PERFECT. Every country on earth has its issues it's good points and the bad.
These videos provide a valued insight into the practical reality of moving to another country and dealing with the cost of living and holding down a job. Going to say New Zealand for a 2 week break it's fine and you think yeh I could live there but actually emigrating there or anywhere else is a wholly different ball game...
Thanks, was a nice video :-)
I kind of agree with the points you raised regarding the internet but for me it’s not an issue at all because New Zealand has a lot more to offer. For me NZ has the best landscape and their people are one of the nicest people I have ever met. They are very warm! And for me the best thing about New Zealand is their way of life. It’s so laid-back and stress free. I really miss the mornings out there. And no pollution. It is really a breathe of fresh air. And no traffic! ;) What’s really captivating about New Zealand is the lifestyle that your gonna get there. For me New Zealand is really the best place to live in. ;)
I just moved to Europe from Australia and the comment about internet just GOT me 😂
Hahahaha same! 9€ for 50gb phone data, unlimited texts and calls, and all that, available anywhere in Europe to anywhere in Europe, no questions asked. I'm moving to NZ in a few months and I am not looking forward to the cost of living...
@@miyounova omg how and does that include England 😂
Casey Causley yes, that includes England, but you have to live in France. I think France has the lowest phone and internet rates in Europe if I'm not mistaken. But wherever you are, shop around and look into online providers or whatever they're called. They don't have a shop front and either use a larger provider's network or are a subsidiary of a large network.
@@miyounova Sadly not all over Europe
Sincerely, a German that pays 15€ for 5gb.
KiraFriede I said France, not Germany.
I just came back from New Zealand, country I just fell in love with but 100% agreed with you specially the weather 😂! Also when I was in New Zealand I missed so much the cultural aspect! Like, Europe is a very old continent with a lot of history, and so I felt New Zealand got a shorter cultural aspect because of the recency of your country. It could be interesting to compare that history side of the both coutries!
@Liv N Quite agree with you! I really think that compare both can be interesting! The cultural aspect is just not the same!
@Liv N maoris culture sucks
6:07 There is a documentary saying that a big volcanic eruption in the Taranaki-Taupo area is actually 3 centuries overdue.
This video was very helpful for the comparing and contrasting of other places I'd liked to move, overall though I'll often keep in mind that new zealand has one of the highest qualities of life in the world, check the world happiness index, they often score in the top 10, above most European countries
As a latin girl, especifically Venezuelan, all Ive seen from New Zealand sound soooo less expensive than anything here lol I guess my perspective with the severe crisis in my country makes me amazed at how you can actually make a living there.
You really can I haven't got secondary school Ed and the most iv made is over $800 a day nz is awesome
I'm a traitor, sold my Auckland North Shore home in 2018 for $1.25m, moved to Brisbane, way cheaper in Queensland. Miss the rain but.
Wow, expensive! Only place in Australia I'd live would be Hobart. Sydney was so crowded.
Hahaha come to hawkes bay where the weather is always good. Not when that big cyclone hit HB only got rain though😂
Yes! We are fortunate weather wise here in a Hawke’s Bay 👍
i want to marry a tall kiwi woman ❤
True for the houses in NZ. Spent a winter in a non insulated house, It was pretty hard. In Nz and Oz if you withdraw money from another bank's atm they charge you an extra 2.50$
It is also the same in the United States. There is an ATM charge if you do not withdraw money from your own bank.
$2.5?? That's daylight robbery.
As a kiwi I cannot fault the list, all so true.
Tell me, is the depression or suicides high in New Zealand?.
@@thegreenwood6645 interested question, do you know how to google?
@@sal7t5 we want to hear raw facts from a kiwi
@@omomeidontaya3143 you already did
@@sal7t5 I don’t consider google trustworthy
Kiwis from NZ reminds me of bananas from Martinique : they cost 2.5€/kg in Martinique vs 1.5€/kg here in France...
@@_blank-_ indeed, that's why I was shocked !
But how is this possible? What’s the point of export then?
in uk one banana cost some 0.13 £ so 1 kg costs less than 1 £ or 1 euro
It’s nice to hear because when I was leaving in New Zealand the things I didn’t like there was exactly the ones you said. And people in France didn’t trust me or said I was unfair but it’s true.
Even I feel New Zealand like my second home and I left a part of me there when I came back in Paris.
Hope you’ll feel better soon and welcome back in France!
... didn't believe me ...
NZ four seasons in one day! I'm paying 25week for internet,and it's going on and off all the time! Housing is expensive food is expensive power is expensive too! However I'm extremely thankful I live here especially at this stage of our lives! Love and light from NZ
I moved from Europe to NZ agree with you completely...
Cost of living is ridiculous in nz. You are right, it's sad. Housing is just through the roof. I love nz it will forever be my home, but the cost of living is ridiculous. Housing costs renting and owning just keep going up and the government does nothing about it. It keeps increasing but wages don't. It's why we had too leave if we wanted too get anywhere.
! Still want to visit New Zealand!
Well my country is in the fire ring and the weather is a mess because is tropical so I can surely get along with that...
I’m French living in the US, I totally feel you when you say you missed your country and it was amazing to go back there. That’s how I feel when I go back to France. Also, I totally agree when you’re talking about the cost of internet, it’s so cheap in France, it’s about 4 times more expensive in Boston!
You say you don’t miss the New Zealand weather, I’m surprised because I think the Parisian weather is really awful, it’s always grey, rainy.... That’s one thing I really don’t miss from Paris, here in Boston it’s so much more sunny all the time!
but summer days are mostly beautiful in paris.
Funny - I live in northern Canada, and life here goes well beyond your NZ bad points! E.g., the most expensive internet in the world. My 'Net, and phone bill is $115 per month, for a fixed bandwidth, and slow speeds. I am a half hour drive to the nearest store, and a 6 hour drive to the nearest city of 25,000. Almost 3000km to the nearest "big" city. But, where I live is beautiful! And wild. I think good, and bad can be found everywhere!
Hi Chris ,,This is not a great representation of New Zealand,,i have traveled the world, and this is one hell of a good country,, i wouldn't live anywhere else,,I bet housing in Paris isn't cheap??? weather is warm to hot summer and cooler in winter with some rain what more could you want
Northern Canada sounds like heaven, Chris. You're a lucky fella.
Wounderful video. İ will be visiting New zealand for holiday. İ dream of that place but things are expensive.
You are on point with everything. The landscape and scenery is something to die for. Just spectacular and amazing. Your right the living expenses are diabolical. Public transport needs to be upgraded. That mother earth shifting under your feet is the new real reason we moved 20yrs ago to live in Melbourne. Oh now we're in pandemic crisis. Home NZ is looking favourable once again for retirement.