PROS and CONS of living in NEW ZEALAND (Auckland) 2022 

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Thanks so much! 😊 We really appreciate it!

Wow, what a comment ha! Wishing you all the best for your life back in the Netherlands.

Yes of course, there’s always ways to save money in different areas of your life, in any city in the world.

Same here. I made the terrible mistake and moved from safe Switzerland to dangerous, crazy USA a few years ago. And also I have on top of my list to relocate to New Zealand.

@@SN-bl6xm I heard the visa process is pain in the butt, I hope it works out for us :)

Hey! You are very welcome, and we are so glad you enjoyed the video! There are pros and cons to every country and city, but we agree that the pros for NZ definitely outweigh the cons 😊

Totally! Such an epic place for kids 🥰 will just have to get an ebike and start a veggie garden 😅

Yeah no it ain't 😂😂

thank you so much!

It’s so great! No place is perfect but we absolutely love it 🥰

Just seems to be getting worse and worse!

It is a great place to visit! Thanks for watching 😊

I agree.

Hi Colin, thanks for commenting. Our healthcare isn’t perfect but we think it’s great and this video is just our personal pros and cons ☺️ definitely agree that it’s under funded though!

But did you get a $50,000 bill like in usa...?? No... plus our taxes are the same or less than usa n uk

@@gissyb1 so true! I have friends who gave birth overseas and had to pay $10k-20k + just to do so in a hospital, meanwhile I had the best midwife and hospital experience and didn't pay a thing (other than taxes as mentioned). We feel so lucky to live in a country like NZ 🙂

Yea its pretty bad. People think it's good because they compare it to the US. Its sad they have no idea what it actually looks like in countries with a proper Healthcare system.

@@snoozyq9576 absolutely right!! Nz health care is actually not good at all. They don't know anything about how excellent system Taiwan or South Korea has. Pathetic.

Thanks for watching 😊

Hi Mikey, thanks for watching and commenting! I (Renata) am from NZ, but Josh is from England and he has had only positive experiences moving to NZ. He joined a few Facebook groups (Brits in NZ etc) before we moved, but he made friends by joining sports teams (football and basketball), and also through his work. It is a really beautiful place and if you like the outdoors then you will absolutely love NZ!

It's really tough for so many people now 😰

You're very welcome! Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment. And honestly - I'm not sure why people are so keen to buy, I know in other countries (i.e. in European countries) it is the norm to just rent, but it's really ingrained in the NZ culture that it's important to own a house/its a big goal. Thanks again for watching 😃

We are SO excited for the cheap tomatoes! (And to see you guys 😉). Thanks for watching though!

Tomatoes are $2.50 kg in Gisborne .. not sure why your prices are expensive ?!

@@gissyb1 that's amazing!

Hello, this is true, shopping seasonally is cheaper in NZ, however in the UK this doesn’t impact the price. Produce costs the same year round.

How much cheaper though? Would be helpful.. thanks.

That's interesting to hear - thank you for watching!

Not true!!

sony fx3 camera 7000 nzd in new zealand and USA 4000 nzd.

Thanks for commenting, we have also noticed that electronics are more expensive in NZ in comparison to the UK. Again this is just our personal experience.

Thank you for sharing your experience.

Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts 🤭

Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts! Glad you enjoyed the video nonetheless ☺️

How is your coal cleaner? Is it caus it doesnt have to be transported? No offense, i actually want to know about the political situation in nz

@@giuliano19971 Hi Giuliano, The coal produced here in NZ is the cleanest burning coal in the world that is why it is called "clean" but add to that the imported coal is produced in environment where there are little health & safety concerns, very low wages for workers & the actual coal is referred to as dirty because of the pollutants created when burning it, on top of that it is transported to New Zealand in ships that are not fuel efficient creating a far larger carbon footprint. The government here has ruled just as a dictatorship for the last term introducing race based privilege to Maori, introducing many hated & despised policies and changes without any democratic process what so ever including virtually no enforcement or control of criminals who now operate ram raids and daylight robberies at will, they will be removed in October this year and have a current approval rating below 30% hence why their communistic dictator of a leader has resigned yesterday as she knows how hated she is here. Hope that answers your question.

Hello! Thanks for watching. I am a kiwi and so I’m biased towards NZ, but it is an awesome country! Australia probably has more job opportunities/pays better, but it depends on what your priorities are. I’m sure you will love either ☺️

We hope you liked the video !

Good luck 🥰

It is fun living here, thanks for your comment 😉

is that what you took from our video?

Thanks for watching, hope you’re loving Australia!

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

I "HEAR"you Sangeeta!! All the best!!!

We also love NZ and love living here, and no country is perfect, there are pros and cons to everywhere! We definitely think the pros outweigh the cons for NZ though ☺️

​@@goodforgaia perfect = no cons though

@@sabn9139 thats why I said no country is perfect 😉

Very true, there are some beautiful parts of NZ that are much more affordable in terms of house prices! Will check out your videos! Thanks so much for watching and commenting ☺️

@@goodforgaia thanks. So many places I need to show but then lockdown happened.

Johannesburg is way worse than South Auckland - why don’t you go back to SA if it’s just the same now?

Thanks for watching! We do love NZ ☺️

If your rich and can buy a house, no problem, I’d be off to Tasmania personally. Rates are very high, food is vey high, power is very high, so if your retiring with money then no problem.

@Rachel Duggan I want to experience just a 1 year working holidayin Ireland away from from Dublin and in the smaller cities or towns. Work in the healthcare system there as a paramedic, orderly, or something before heading to the UK for a working holiday then back to Australia/NZ.

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We’re the same buddy 😢 I love that kind of isolation

Hi Ricky, thanks for commenting. Compared to other countries we think our healthcare system is pretty great, and this video is just our personal opinions. Lots of countries have long waits and in many countries you would pay thousands for the surgeries you mentioned. Thanks again for watching.

NZ has free healthcare for under 18. You're right that it's not free for adults but still way cheaper and more affordable than the US

It's still free..... Just got to wait awhile..... A long awhile

@@moeroahapuku5872 No...$55 a visit..Unless you have a community services card. Then the tax payer pays😁

@@moeroahapuku5872 thanks for commenting 😀

Thanks so much for watching and commenting! We were in India in 2019 and would love to get back there one day. Unfortunately we are travelling now so we won’t have any new NZ videos for a while, but please check out some of our older ones for NZ content ☺️

NZ is part of the West that is going downhill. You obviously have no idea about the legislation being passed here

@@algae_rhythms i have got friends in NZ... obviously it's part of the western block but it is no way the same as America and Europe...Do you worry about catching a stray bullet as you walk down the street or your car getting jacked and house getting robbed...or getting manhandled as you ride the subway...?? With all the legislative stuff aside,NZ is not the same as the west...!

@@goodforgaia thanks Guys...Just be safe and careful ... and look forward to your new uploads...Peace and blessings..!!

@@varundas9723 Thank you so much for your supportive comments & hope you are enjoying our new videos 😀

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

This is very true, if you shop seasonally it is much kinder on your wallet! In the UK the price of produce didn’t change depending on seasons, so this was also something Josh wasn’t use to moving here. Thanks for watching and commenting ☺️

@@goodforgaia I've been here 30 years so I have got used to seasonality (although it was also very noticeable when I lived in Italy). I guess the market is so small, and we are so distant, that importing things like beans comes at a much higher cost than in the UK.

@@mamascarlatti This is very true. Buying food in season is great for a number of reasons anyway 😀

This is true!

They are too funny not to keep sharing !!

and we LOVE NEW ZEALAND as well :)

There is no where we would rather live and raise kids 🥰🥰🥰

We live in the Cayman Islands and it’s a tax haven but a small place. Do you think it’s worthy to move to NZ?. As a family we earn about 400K NZD, how much will we have to pay as tax then?

A chill 400k 😐😭😭😭

AUSTRALIA Is cheaper

Some of the most over priced food items in NZ we actually produce right here. That whole "we are isolated" vibe isn't the reason... if it was we would have the cheapest milk and meat in the world. As it turns out NZ is a great place to be a vegan cos animal based products are so expensive. The only animal products I now have are when I'm having a treat or say going to Burgerfuel to get the latest burger.

You guys live in NZ as well? We really love Asia, we seem to keep being drawn back. Do you have any specific recommendations on places to go in Asia with kids?

@@goodforgaia yup AKL, generally go to Taiwan once a year and Japan, heading to Tokyo disneyland also next week... gonna be interesting with kids demands haha. Taiwan is a hidden gem for sure very modern , cheap and safe.

This video isn’t a comparison of the two countries. However we’ve lived in both places and we feel the quality of life is better here, but everyone values different things so not everyone will agree and that’s fine!

@Good For Gaia i completely understand you thanks for the video

Thanks for watching and glad it was of some use to you! 😊

No way, NZ is much higher than the US. You must got the exchange rate wrong.

@@MRT-co1sd thanks for watching and commenting.

I don't know which supermarket they got those prices from, there are cheaper options.

Yes New Zealand is way way more expensive. Currently live in New Zealand and the amount we spend on food is much much more than compared to what we spent in Australia and USA. Its not cheap living here.

Hello, thanks so much for watching! Glad you loved NZ, we think it’s pretty special ☺️

You love living in a Tourist ghetto

What do you think of the earthquakes?

Thanks for sharing your thoughts ☺️

Thanks so much for watching and commenting. We should have included prices of milk, cheese, non perishables to illustrate our example more clearly (with a comparison to the cost of the same products overseas), but totally agree eating seasonally is the way to go ☺️ Dunedin is such a great city!

Can we be good friends?

Dunedin ? Why not live on the Antartic ?

Thanks for watching, it is heartbreaking some of the things going on but overall we think it’s an amazing place to raise kids and definitely much safer than the UK.

I’m also looking to move to NZ from the USA. I grew up in Switzerland, but made the mistake to move to the USA. I really need to get out of this dangerous country.

Hi Jack! Thank you so much for subscribing! Where in NZ are you planning on moving too? How exciting 😊

Hi S N, good luck with your move to NZ! What made you choose to leave Switzerland? Such a beautiful country 😊

@@SN-bl6xm we're really not sure yet, but somewhere in the Palmerston North area looks nice to us. We currently live in a small city in the US and we're looking for a rural property near a small city in NZ.

⁠@@jack8934best of luck to you man, im hoping i can move from the US to NZ within the next few years too

I mean I get it accounts for the low salaries in NZ but were not exactly making six figures here

Americans earn more, NZ's rental prices are still pretty high.

🙂

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts.

wow dude you know arrogant and proud people can easily see faults in others but not within themselves.......

Same here, the only reason that I don’t want to live here anymore is because of the unappreciative and entitled people of this country. Don’t get me wrong, NZ was my dream country because of its beautiful scenery, the work-and-life balance, good benefits but working in the healthcare industry, I get to see the abusive, rude and racist people which put me off in staying here. And to think lots of people are just on benefit where they are actually fit to work.

@@goodforgaia And that post stumped you.....home truth

Thanks for sharing baber0611!

Thank you for watching and commenting ☺️

Thanks for watching! 😊

Where would you say the best place to live in NZ is Andrew? Would love to know what you think!

The maoris are so wonderful beautiful people: News from the Rotorua Daily Post: "Child, 2, dies after Rotorua driveway accident, family member steals from doctor trying to save child's life." As hospital staff tried to save the life of a 2-year-old boy run over in a Rotorua driveway, a family member swiped a doctor's two phones and a bank card and went on a spending spree. The child died a short time later but Melissa Herewini (A MAORI) had already taken the bank card to four stores in Rotorua and bought alcohol, food, petrol, phone credit and cigarettes. New Zealand Hearald news headline 29 May, 2024 “ Raglan man Simon Terence Hamiora Kereopa drags partner outside naked, pours boiling water over her“ Kereopa ( A MAORI) dragged her outside through the kitchen door by her arms, down the kitchen steps and onto the ground. He then grabbed the kettle, which was just inside the door, and poured the boiling water over the victim - who was naked at the time - directly onto her skin. As he did so, Kereopa told her “you deserve it, and that’s what you get”. He then told her he would reboil the jug and pour it on her face. She ran to seek help from her sister but she was asleep, before running into her daughter’s room and hugging her. Kereopa then went into the room and said, “once you let go, I’m burning your face”. Judge Stephen Clark noted Kereopa’s 17 family violence convictions, eight of which were against the current victim. The man responsible, Simon Terence Hamiora Kereopa, was today jailed for the incident, his ninth conviction against the victim during their 20-year-plus relationship. News 24 headline: "Shock over Maori infant brutality" They have been scalded, burned with cigarettes, raped, had bones broken and been beaten unconscious, sometimes to death. Horrific cases of Maori youngsters - some under two years of age - being tortured, abused and KILLED BY MEMBERS OF THEIR OWN FAMILIES Among the grisly headlines that have dominated the nation's media over recent weeks are stories of a 28-month-old Maori girl in a coma after suffering severe head injuries, a broken arm, cuts, bruises and cigarette burns over most of her body. The toddler's 52-year-old grandmother was being held in prison on assault charges. Police in the central North Island town of Carterton are investigating the death a week ago of 23-month-old Maori girl Hinewaoriki Karaitiana-Matiaha who was sexually abused, scalded with hot liquid and beaten before being taken to hospital by relatives. The child, who was put in the care of her grandmother by the Child, Youth and Family Service after consultations with the toddler's family just short of her second birthday, was dead on arrival at Masterton Hospital late on Sunday, July 23. And last week, a coroner in the east coast town of Tauranga found that two-month-old Marcus Te Hira Grey died from a brain haemorrhage following a severe beating by his father. These cases follow the recent release of a report into the gruesome killing last April of four-year-old James Whakaruru, beaten to death by his stepfather for failing to call him Dad. The stepfather had been jailed once for assaulting the boy, but the youngster endured a lifetime of horrific beatings, despite being under the eye of various child welfare agencies, and his hellish existence went unnoticed. The proportion of extreme cases of brutality towards children among the Maori population - which makes up about 15 percent of New Zealand's 3.8 million citizens - is far higher than for any other ethnic group.

Hi Nicola, how exciting that you’re moving here! We love the North Shore because of the beaches and access to the city, and there are loads of great suburbs there. We also love lots of places in West Auckland like Hobsonville Point, West Harbour, Titirangi, Waimauku. I’m not sure what the central suburbs would cost for rentals but Grey Lynn/Ponsonby is really nice as well. If you didn’t mind a further drive then Millwater/Milldale/Silverdale/Orewa are all nice areas with lots of new houses 😊 hope that helps!

Good luck everywhere in NZ is expensive to live

100% !! We missed that about the UK so much...

How exciting! I would say making friends depends a lot on your personality and the effort you put in - but in my opinion it is harder in NZ than the UK. I found people were much keener to go to the pub after work (in London), and more open to making friends. I would say It also depends on what kind of job you have - is it working from home or an office, is it a social company, etc. We also made friends through having a baby - I joined a coffee group, and made an effort to talk to parents at the park, and went to different playgroups, and Josh joined social sports teams (football and basketball). There are also loads of Facebook groups you can join to meet people (that’s how I found my coffee group). I hope this helps a bit? It does take time to make friends, but it’s a great country and people are really friendly, so we think it’s worth it ☺️

If you mix with kiwis. Kiwis will mix with you.. just don't go on about uk is better & this n that is better at home. We call that whinging pom lol And listen to us when we tell you to wear a hat & sunblock 30+ ......basically 😄

Nau Mai Haere Mai.

Please reconsider coming to this gloomy hell. Go to sunny and brighter Aussie!!!

@@neversayneveragain3748 Land of the fires when there's no floods.

Definitely come and visit NZ! It’s a beautiful place and we think people are very friendly here 🥰

Same amount of jerks in Australia and/or New Zealand on a per capita basis!

There are definitely cheaper places to buy houses!

Oh that’s interesting! I think the biggest issue in Nz is that there’s no competition with the super markets. Only two companies that own them all

@@goodforgaia wow only 2!

Great point about the beaches - we spend a lot of time outdoors so its definitely a great benefit!