10 reasons I LOVE living in NEW ZEALAND vs USA | what new zealand is REALLY like series | Part 1 

Thanks so much for your lovely clip about nz, might be a bit belated but welcome to NZ so nice to have you here all the best for your new family to be.

Love the video, thank you! I really enjoyed the filter that you had on this, it was nice and bright but still very easy on the eyes. Welcome to New Zealand!

Having a baby is free from inception, so prenatal care, birth, and doctors visits till baby is 13. This is because there should be no excuses for women not getting care or for children needing a doctor. If you need help just go get it. Nice and simple. Glad you're enjoying NZ.

Researching my escape right now! Thank you :). Congrats on getting out of the American Psychosis.

Glad you guys are loving the kiwi lifestyle and your sense of humour fits in quite well. Your appreciation of the kiwi health system compared to what you are used to cracks me up. You realise your families back stateside aren't going to believe you when you tell them of your experience and the cost of starting a family in NZ🤔. I didn't appreciate NZ until I lived in South East Asia for two and a half years at the age 19. When the door of the plane opened on my return and the rush of chilled clean air hit my lungs, I knew I was home. Yep, best country in the world (bar the politicians)😁.

Love your video!!! Thanks!

great call out about the ranch!!

You go Morgan....loving your content.

Hi from Christchurch. Loved hearing the things you love about living here. Also looking forward to the things you don't like as obviously no country is perfect. I guess paying so much to have a baby is something that most Kiwis take for granted as we have never known anything different. You can get bagel bites in NZ. At least in New World and Countdown Supermarkets. Pretty sure I've also bought them at Pak'n'save. I think the brand is Abes. Maybe the ranch dressing would be in the international section at the supermarket or specialty stores. 🙂

In NZ we have midwives caring for all mums and babies up to 6 weeks, then Plunket nurses who give home or in-clinic care to every new baby in the country for regular check ups until age 5. Also GP’s and practice nurses who give free healthcare and vaccinations up to age 14. We also have specific services that care for certain cultural groups.

Ha! The shroom poster on the left caught my eye. Can already tell yall are fun amazing people:)

Hey! Very glad I stumbled across your channel because I’ve been putting more and more thought in making a move from good ol’ Oklahoma down to NZ and I have SO many questions!! If you are ever able to answer some of them I would greatly appreciate the help! 1. How did you finally decide on what city/town to settle in and 2. Did y’all have to get work visas or what was the start of the legal process to move, live, and work there??

"Isn't that far out" That was so sweet :)

1:33 well traditionally we always used to keep them in the cupboard beside the hot water cylinder because the heat from that would keep them dry ... but then they started insulating the hot water cylinders to make them more energy efficent and then the towels didn't get the heat soo yeah ...

Regarding healthcare if you can afford it get private health insurance too, you'll have the best of both worlds. The public system will take care of emergency care, and despite what people say it's pretty good at that. However the cost comes with elective or non-emergency health care. Wait lists are a killer - literally. Private insurance is cheaper then the US because they're not covering emergency care as well, and will allow you to "jump the queue" if something untoward pops up. Depending on your plan you might be able to get the cost of General Practitioner visits back too.

Great video!

Love nz AND usa been several times, traveled from San Diego to Boston, New York to Richmond, bought a car in LA, Seattle to Canada and Detroit to Windsor, Ontario.

I just saw your videos on New Zealand been there only once and it the greatest country in the world thank you for your videos and god bless you from French Polynesia

Welcome to New Zealand 🇳🇿 Enjoy ❤️

Giving birth with excellent care should be free! No brainer really. Welcome to N.Z., probably the most forward thinking country on earth, they just don't boast about it...

Yeah as in a bit confused. In the bars I've been in foods available but I wasn't aware it was mandatory and I've lived here all my life

I don’t blame you I do too coss im born here Aotearoa New Zealand enjoy the place never mind the towels ok…. Just enjoy 😎

Hi! A couple of things: * Pak n Save has multiple brands of ranch dressing, though I couldn't say how it compares to the US variety. It's shelved with the other dressings. I guess the other chains do too, so you may just be looking in the wrong aisle. * cats aren't normally up to dealing with possums, but dogs can kill them on the ground.

Hey! Just subbed! Enjoy what is probably the prettiest country on earth! You couldn’t have picked a better place. Feel welcome to visit us in Australia too- we’re just across the ditch!

best of luck wit your small fluffy people

As you said that high schools in America and college in New Zealand are pretty much the same. In New Zealand there two stages before students go to college. What America calls high school we New Zealanders call iit ntermediate to students study for two years before going to College. Other than that you not far off. As a citizen of Aotearoa/New Zealand I have to say thank you for being straight up and being honest about why you love living in New Zealand

good decision for your future and family

Aussie/ kiwi possums have a prehensile tail so yes they can hang upside down

First time I had ranch was in Chicago IL when I was 16yrs old... It's sad no ranch in New Zealand

ok nice move and travelling tours

At the moment it's not so great after the All Blacks lost a test series for the first time to Ireland hahaha it's a big deal here it's the first time any country has won a series in NZ since 1994 and it's only been achieved three times in 117 years im still recovering sigh.

We have the Australian possums so those ones you think are cute are from across the ditch

Whoa Morgan, I'm from hastings new Zealand, but live in Australia

Correction not all homes in new zealand have towel racks (heated)

"Because of their pleasant disposition, brushtail possums have been imported into the United States as pets." In the 2002 report when the US Assistant Secretary for Fish & Wildlife and Parks added Australian Brushtail possums (ABP) to the injurious wildlife species list, restricting the import and transport of Australian Brushtail possums. I heard many years ago(anecdotally) from US residents("outdoors people") that there was at least one small population of ABP in the wild in the Pacific North West. I suspect the US ABP's might have ended up as breakfast for Bobcats. NZ - there are moves to try and shift from 1080. E.g The AT220 resetting trap nz$500 each. Landcare Research's possum control projects. Medical - tourists and short-stay visitors to NZ are advised to have some form of medical insurance. An American person I was acquainted with some years ago who trained as a nurse in NZ worked in NZ children's health. The nurse was repeatedly ill (in early career by what was thought)as a result of contracting child illnesses they were likely never exposed to in their US upbringing.

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I used to use my heated towel rack to dry my school uniform years ago. I never once knew wtf it was for and never used it to heat towels (poor people problems) 😂 Now I just have a normal towel rack after our heated one broke.

I wish Japan had this pre and post-maternal care system! We really could use it especially since our population is drastically declining...

I'm an American and ex-military so my healthcare is free in the US (for life). Are there any restrictions in NZ due to the fact that I'm ex-military or would my healthcare be the same as a civilian's?

Guarantee that not all residences have heated towel rails. Most of those living in lower socio-economic areas don't. I do think it's still a luxury.

I've lived in Christchurch my whole life and no one calls highschool, college. We might call it secondary school. We do call college, Uni or University.

Hahaha…kinda funny. I’m a Maori living in the White Mountains of NH. So…..Miss USA…..Kiwis, since forever-r-r-r…..have been known to leave the Country as soon as they could get a passport. Why? Duh…you can only travel North-South for any period of time. Its like - Lets go somewhere else! I’ve driven from Cali to Maine / NH 3 times…and what I loved was, I didn’t see an Ocean the whole way. But anyway, Kiwi’s are flightless birds, and as soon as we can, we “Kiwi’s” take flight and head across the Pond, or to other far flung extremes. You are correct, Americans are more oft than not, less travelled than the average Kiwi. I’ve lived in California, AZ ( Payson, Prescott, Phoenix) , Maine ( Sebago Lake, Bridgton ), NH ( Portsmouth, North Conway, Bartlett - White Mountains ) - not including Canada…..so yes, we are a venturous lot of “Flightless Birds”. Kiwis can fly!!! Now……can you eat Marmite on Toast w Butter?

Ps opossums and possums are different animals x related but different

1:43 and more importantly our terribly designed houses old houses particularly those that were designed to be constantly heated with like 2 fire places ...

I find it shocking (no pun intended) that your guys power points don't have switches, nor insulation of the prongs (the black bits on our prongs).

Hi Morgan! Another energetic, interesting and funny video! Careful with your love of possums. Yes, introduced from Australia to establish a fur industry but now a total ecological curse. Since they first arrived they've evolved and adapted dramatically in both size and eating habits. Mind-blowing just how much they've damaged our once unique ecosystem. From the irreparable damage to plant life and the massive numbers of native bird nests stripped of eggs and chicks. Yeah - cute cuddly killers. Many methods used in an attempt to control them and unfortunately the most efficient at this stage is the use of 1080. Be aware that the anti 1080 lobby generally consist of those who are also anti COVID vaccine, masks, and many other conspiracy theories. Research it with an open mind and I'm sure you'll draw a more positive conclusion. Yes, I have lifelong experience on the matter. After school it's very common for kiwis to have a gap year and that's so often the time we take our OE. Or Overseas Experience. We are apparently the most travelled nation/people on the planet. Hey, we live far away from the rest of the world so it's no surprise. When you mention that we're resourceful, l agree. Here we say we fixed/built/repaired it with a "bit of #8 wire!" That #8 wire was used on most of our fences for many many years and became very handy for repairs etc. It's now a metaphor for DIY tasks etc. I imagine that back home you'd say "fix it with duct/duck tape." Sorry for the long winded comment but l hope they help a little.💖👍🏻🇳🇿

Having had a couple of pet possums, l can say they definitely use their tails to grip, but don’t recall them hanging from them. Yes they are cute, until they raid your veggie garden them they are $&1@#! 🤣

Yes well I've always thought the us health system is idiotic. And that's from the little I know

I wondered why infant mortality rates are very high in certain US states.

How do Kiwis feel about Americans having ketchup with our chips?or mayonnaise like those ghastly Belgians.

Hi, thanks for sharing this amazing video, I am a software engineer and do business in US, live in Saudi Arabia at the moment and a Pakistani by origin. Now my wife and kids want to move to New Zealand and we are looking for info about this amazing country. If you get a chance then please make a video about business in New Zealand, especially IT related businesses. Thank you and good luck and I just subscribed and I look forward to hear more about NZ from you. Good luck ❤️🙏🫡 accept lots of love, respect and prayers from Pakistan 🇵🇰

0:44 ooook thats great and all buuut... what kida doggo you got ?

I'm moving to New Zealand to have a family. 😂😂

also your information is incorrect on costs in US avg cost to give birth is $2k with insurance- it’s the avg annual deductible met

Not everyone has a heated towel rack...

hi morgan j am from india l love to see more video about child education. and life style of newzealand we are getting pr permanent residence 2021 you are very preety mam my son is 10year old. i want to khow school system relatedinformation tnx mam

How you like living in whakatane

Towels racks? I hardly know anyone that has one

My son was born at 27 weeks. He was in NICU, PICU, SCBU for 3 months. Wife was in ICU for a week. Cost nothing.

Why not make your own ranch dressing? That's a real Kiwi thing.

So i moved to Christchurch in 2022 after living in Syndey, Au since 2008, like 13 years or whatever. When i went to the doctor in nz, i thought it was weird asf that i had to pay? Like what the hell, is that normal? Growing up in nz i was getting smashed all the time hurting myself in and out of the doctors, i cant ever remember paying though? . . . Then again i was a teenager living at the hotel of mum and dad haha. In aus we just swipe a medicare card. I think taxes cover it

NZ ranked in top 3 2017, 2018 before Covid. 2022 we rank at #11, just saying lol.

...or many keep towels in the hot water cupboard

"College" only means "high school" in a small part of New Zealand, although there are high schools named Such-and-such College all over the country.

Wait what?! No ranch?!😅 (I’m also from the Midwest)

Go Plunkett

Why are the fries french?🤔🤔🤔

Whangarei?

0:22 fck, sh!t fck shut it down shut it down if this gets out we'll be over run with people wanting to live here :P

I love the foods in NZ.........even the Asian foods taste better in NZ lol.....

Could it be , you don't get shot by the police during a routine traffic stop ?? Or in a shopping mall ?

Number 8 "Don't drink too much" - you're joking right? NZ has a long history of problematic drinking culture and the fact that we have signs in bars begging people to moderate their drinking is just one indication of that

I’m sure that officer was into you idk 😂

american politics protises big corperations and other counties take care of thier people

heres a good thing nz music not preeching not politacal just good vibes to have a bbq to just dont expect a vegan option theres two options make do with meat or fuck off

It's okay if you find possums to be cute, cos they genuinely are. We'll only lynch you if you keep one as a pet, or try to argue that they should just be left alone because it's not their fault that they were brought over here. 🤣 For actuals though, the mark of a true Kiwi is when you swerve on the highway to run over a possum crossing the road. I'm sure we'll get you at least contemplating it within a few years. We're not barbarians, I promise! 😂

possums are cute here are you frs im a son of a pig hunter that made me laugh sorry lol 🇳🇿

Something is better than nothing BUT NZ maternal care is not as good as it used to (and should) be. About thirty? years ago, the government started kicking women and babies out within twenty four (24) hours of giving birth. My mother gave birth to my brothers and me from 1962-73. She was NOT kicked out of Levin Maternity Hospital but was allowed to stay there for several days. Our maternal care system used to be roughly analogous to that of France. The current system is demonstrably inadequate and reportedly (no surprise) increases public health costs, due to the poor postnatal care provided by our health system, in the first week of a child’s life, both to baby and mother.

US has higher quality doctors and medical facilities - ask doctors around the world - US is known for that and most of the top medical schools are in US so of course they will have many more higher quality doctors . check the rankings for quality of outcomes, facilities and school rankings -- so why is US maternal mortality higher ? More women are having children later in life and more women are entering pregnancy with chronic conditions such as hypertension, obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. The rising number of Cesarean sections - a major surgery that is not always necessary - is also believed to be a contributor.

while I'm sure you know how pretty you are, it is great to see a woman not wearing so much makeup you wonder what she looks really nice to see skin that does not look like the silicone they use on robots

Haha, think that cop liked you cause you’re a hotty. Maybe he was hoping he had a chance. Lol.

I was born in Aotearoa. NZ is not a friendly place.

Nothing is free. Somebody pays for all that care.

No private room after birth

You have obviously not met a wild NZ possum .. not cute and will will rip off shreds of skin given the chance. Like your videos - thank you.

ahhh kiwi land, the stepping stone to Australia...

Whut? WAT? I saw wot you did...and so did that girl who wrote that song....her attorney is on line one. And the yankee possum anti-defamation league is on line two. In a noninvasive setting these lovely survivors have blithely outlasted the age of dinosaurs and are my favourite for outlasting the self styled apex mammalian predators.And speaking of that lot, how is it that NZ managed to extricate themselves from British colonialism without much patriot bloodshed? Was it just a waiting game or a shortage of exploitable resources or a seamless transition from overt to covert dominion? Just wondering. Your videos are so provocative it must be contagious

Expats: white people who move to another country Immigrants: everyone else... American English sure is something.

Possums are the worst pest ever. The best possums are the flat ones that you see sleeping on the road 😏. If you see one and run it over you get points because you've just saved an endangered native bird.

2:53 Oh, you're going to judge the nerd/dweeb/proto-serial killer guy while you're rocking the American Karen hair?! lol. You *know* how much you stand out as an American in NZ (or anywhere else in the world) with that hair, right? :)

Importing Possums was definitely a mistake. You should have taken Raccoons. Much cuter, friendly and devious.

Expat?? You mean immigrants?

Ranch sauce sucks

Because of low population

Why would you charge for something women have been doing since the beginning of time, when doctors and midwives and nurses were not even a thing!!!

I notice culture wasn't one of them........