Just wanted to say. If it wasn't for your video's around KZN I wouldn't have done the two things I did last week. I stay in Joburg and went down to La Lucia as I do every year. Took my father and grandfather to Roma Revolving and the Skybar at the Oysterbox. You helped me create memories that can't be forgotten. Thank you South Africa's Kara and Nate. All the best!
Love the relocation shopping spree! How fun! Love the new house and the new furniture. How nice that you guys are gettting a nice fresh start. Enjoy it!
Never buy from briscoes at full price. They are a rip off and the special is the more accurate proper price. They're never selling their stuff at a loss!
Love your videos! I'm so happy I found your channel. My partner and I are moving to New Zealand early next year and these videos are so helpful! Keep up the amazing work!
What an exciting (and stressful) time for you 😊 hope everything works out nicely for you! Let us know if there are any specific topics you’d like to see in our upcoming videos 😊
@@BeingBedingfield Thank you. You have given us good tips. I will be lucky to survive the packing 😀 I will be going over on an Accredited Employer Work Visa. On arrival I also want to apply for the Straight to Residence Visa so would like to hear your experience on applying for this visa. I remember you mentioning it in one of the videos. I am on the Green List with a Tier 1 role.
@@vdmerwejo When I moved from NZ to Australia I bought everything second hand and as I've settled I've replaced things new when I could afford. I thought it best to save as much as possible at the start to keep a substantial amount in reserve should anything happen
Lovely video. We emigrated to be with our children and grandchildren. In 2018. One in Sydney one in Auckland. We are in NZ now. This is a very helpful video for those who are emigrating to NZ . Lovely happy video
We are moving to Canada and this makes me think I need to start selling everything now. Thank you for sharing your journey. It makes it easier for the rest of us.
Id suggest Alberta then down to Idaho. There has been a mass move of many Canadians for several very good reasons. Many Americans have relocated to different states like idaho for freedom issues.
I have two brothers in New Zealand. My youngest brother already there for fifteen years so he is already a permanent resident. My oldest with his family living there for 3 years. They know all about moving house. My mum and I visiting them in December 26th to end February. Soooooo excited. Well done to you both.
Been following this beautiful journey. My family and I are too in the process of immigrating to NZ from SA, keep up the great content we enjoy seeing you guys grow, much love from SA.
Great to hear these stories. My son's best friend and his fiancé moved there a month ago, in Hamilton to be exact. My is trying now for 4 yrs already trying for a work visa. In the meantime he's busy still, as well as his girlfriend. We're concentrating on landing her a job with work visa.. in Educare to be exact.
Hi guys, please share your reliable immigration agancies for New Zealand... My family too is trying to immigrate and we were close to being scammed. Would certainly appreciate if anyone has reliable agencies they know and have used. Thank you 😊
Happy to have come across your video. We have also just started our immigration process to NZ - also from Toti…will be following your posts. Thank you and wishing you all the best
Great video guys really enjoyed seeing your journey. My family and I ( wife and 2 infants) will be immigrating to Tauranga on 31 January 2023. We also sold everything and will need to buy new and secondhand. Love all the other content, keep em coming.
We moved to NZ in 1994 with 3 young kids who today are in your age range! Eventually moved to Oz as a career move but NZ was great. Good move on your part.
Sorry about the crappy weather, I think a lot of us kiwis are a little surprised by the amount of rain and cloudy days we've had since June (especially post winter) usually by now its the exact opposite. Hopefully its better soon!! But welcome to Aotearoa, New Zealand :)
I agree, watched your videos when u guys arrived, and it looked so damn cloudy. Here in Canterbury much more sunshine, but cooler! Hang on for the summer Northland summers are famous for being hot and dry!
Aww what an exciting time for you both 🙏❤️ watching the packing part of the episode gives me a bit of anxiety as we might have to move in a few months 😬 The view from you Airbnb was incredible, that is a great way to get used to your new area. Your rental is soo big 🎉 yeaaa for a walk in closet and garage 🙌
@@BeingBedingfield we sure are going to start now!! We are hoping to stay in this area and are currently looking into options 😁 but we will see where we land in a couple months!
Here from Thailand again, hallo you2, thanks for that video, wow, how enjoyable that was. Chantz bubbling again, that is the way to go girl. Dump the old stuff & start a fresh, be decision by far, I did the same. The old stuff had their days anyway. Fresh beginning with a fresh start. Yes. it does cost a bit, but just think nothing is going to brake in the near future. Just love it, excited for you guys, enjoy. Keep the videos coming. Greeting from Thailand, the "Land of Smiles:.
@@BeingBedingfield Thanks you 2, always enjoying your company even if it is kilometers away. Your videos always remind me of friends I had, past tense, now I have youzzzzzzzzzzzz, wonderful. Keep the enjoyment coming. Love it to bits. Greetings from Thailand.
Amazing video guys. You did very well to fit all that content in! Love the new house! Sure you’ll be very comfy there , best of luck for this new chapter 🎉😃
Heyyyyy. You guys are in Whangarei. That's where I'm from. It's funny because I've been stopping on the shorts of you guys driving around and I'm like "oh yip that's station rd heading from kamo to tiki, the another 1 of you guys going down Paramount Parade heading towards the round about at the Tiki shops". Awesome guys. Enjoy the beautiful north. Maybe for a little trip you guys need to go take a look in the Bay Of Islands. Absolutely beautiful.
Spotlight for curtains and fabrics, Manchester etc, but always wait til they have sales. Save big bucks, same with Briscoes for toasters, vacs, homewares etc, again just wait two weeks to buy as they regularly have sales. Warehouse also for cheaper clothes and KMart too. Definitely shop around for any item, as they will price match mostly but good to get any discount. Remember to ask as they don’t willingly tell you but they will price match other similar stores. Once you start earning Nz dollars you will soon get over price shock because you will be constantly converting from SA rands for now. Best advice is to simply forget conversions, as you earn and pay in NZ dollars it will get easier.😊
Awwww.. you guys are SOOOO LUCKY! 🎆 I'll be going through the same process soon moving to Australia 😁 You guys made it look easy.. SO happy for you both
Really enjoyed the vid and it is so informative. Having the courage to move to another country is so inspiring and enlightening. Best of luck and cannot wait for updates.
Love all your vlogs💖 welcome to NZ🇳🇿🤗. FYI, The Warehouse also have a lot of cheap furniture etc... Especially Kitchenware and clothes or linens. Whangarei is my hometown but currently live in Auckland for work 😅. Hope you enjoy it here. 😊 CHURR! 🤙
Loved watching your Vlog your new rental looks absolutely lovely! Craig you’re such a great handyman! Well done to both of you! 🙌🏼 wishing you much happiness in your new home! 🏡 I wondered what you had decided to do with your belongings… a well thought out process! How cool that you could just send over a few boxes of all the things you literally couldn’t pack into a suitcase! It’s quite liberating to start over isn’t it? It’s also so much fun! 😝 Can’t wait for your next vlog! Enjoy your weekend! & congratulations to you both 🔑 🏡
This video was really insightful and heartwarming in a way. Thank you so much for the Seven Seas hookup. A must have for anyone wanting to ship a bunch of stuff all over the world. Also, you guys seem both very easy going and likeable! Thanks again
I just became a NZ citizen this year and hate to be negative but have no idea why anyone would want to move here. This country used to be amazing. The cost of living is ridiculous, lack of housing is at crisis levels, medical system is imploding, our government needs to go…. I hope you have a great experience but unless you are independently wealthy you are coming to struggle street.
Ooh Jinne! My sympathy. We moved begiining 1993, with two babas rhat we wanted to provide a better future for. But yes, its a lot of stress. It is best to take just one day at a time. I am so glad we did it back then. Our children are grown up and have grandchildren for me. So precious! The thing I missed most was family, but now as Ouma I have created family and have no regrets. Hope you guys settle in. If you would like like to connect, let me know
Welcome to Whangarei. I hope it works out well for you. My only tip is to do your big shopping at Pak 'n Save. You will save hundreds or thousands of dollars a year. Countdown is more expensive, New World even worse. You are more likely to get a bigger range at the more expensive supermarkets but a packet of Persil is a packet of Persil.
Congratulations on your first rental here in NZ🎉 ☺️It is a very exciting and at times exhausting journey, but it is worth it! And remember it is ok and perfectly normal for you to miss "home" and your family!!! Cry if you need to....don't keep it in! But always remember your reasons for coming, your "why"! Best of luck and enjoy!☺️
Amazing vlog you guy as much as emotional you guys are but you also settling much quicker and Craig almost cried seeing his car go 🤣😂🤣😂😂😂the place looks amazing congratulations.
My wife and I stayed there for about 2.5 years. Moved to Auckland now. Summer is coming up, you should go to Tutukaka, Matapouri, Whale Bay, Smugglers Cove etc. Perhaps we’ll walk in to you for our day visits. We are originally from Pretoria but just got our citizenship.
People I know who emigrated to NZ only have good things to say. Some do not lock their doors at night! I can't wait to move too. Emigrating to Turkey soon.
Exciting times for you two enjoy every moment its the best decision you could have made for your future x when you have children. My 3 left in 94 live in Assen Holland and have done well for themselves.
To sell is far better. My daughter went 5 years ago. And they moved into their own house on the 1st in Hamilton. Excellent work. I visited them 3 years ago. There are a lot of people from SA. Invite Cherine Bezuidenhout. She will advice you.
Haha in NZ you call the geyser a hot water cylinder, geyser got a whole different meaning,. Welcome to NZ. In NZ for 13 years and brings back a lot of memories.
Noticed you had to go and buy tools, here the DIY stuff comes with a multi faceted tool. The stress free environment will kick in shortly, takes about three months, and life becomes even easier
Heeey, you guys were in North Beach road? We lived in westbrook beach club until recently. Moved down to king shaka estate almost 3 months ago. The whale season this year has been absolutely spectacular. Almost every day for more than 2 months we see whales having an absolute jol. And Super close to the backline. Heck even this morning I saw one just by beach bums right at the backline. It was the size of a bus!
Noooo Robert…you’re making us jealous 🥺 we saw lots of whales during our first year in Westbrook, but not really in the last few years 😭 so glad they’re back in full force, there’s nothing quite like seeing them from home 😊 And we miss Beach Bums 😢😅
We did the 1 bag and 1 handle luggage bag each move to NZ as well! Such a weird relief knowing that is it 😆 but yes the clutter like where does all the stuff come from!!
This is awesome, I assume there was a lot more involved than what the video indicates, jobs, paper work behind the immigration process, converting your cash, savings etc. These are the things that you should tackle and share in a separate video. What professions you both have, how you went about securing jobs, how old you are and what is the age limit and what is the financial requirement that the NZ government sets for immigrants. Hope you can share this info. You guys are blessed. Love and blessings, Phalaborwa SA.🇿🇦🇿🇦🤗🤗
It is…also very strange to not close a gate when driving away from home 😅 Love that there aren’t burglar bars on the windows, and saving lots by not having to pay for security every month 🙈😅
Wow! Congratulations you awesome 2...so proud and happy for u guys... But honestly I'm gona miss yourl in SA... All the best on yourl new venture, enjoy.
Nau mai haere mai. Hope you will enjoy New Zealand. Been 12 years here as dual citizen with family. Been to Whangarei for holiday. Found it ok but boring at times compared to Auckland.
This is so inspirational! You guys made the right decision to move but why New Zealand specifically? Could you please make a video of explaining why you emigrated NZ and what’s the process? Thank you.
