What I Miss About New Zealand || American in New Zealand 

Thanks for reminding us Kiwis of just how precious our life on these Islands is.

I spent less time there than you, but I agree with everything you said. The people, the coffee, the food, the beauty, and the chocolate.

Thanks Becca - you have made me realise how lucky I am too live in New Zealand. We Kiwis take a lot for granted until someone points out what we have here.

We'd love to see you and your family back in NZ - any time!!

I returned to New Zealand after 20 years in the UK, The sense of relief was huge, we have our problems here, youth crime and crazy politics but every western country is in the same boat. The ability to find some quiet place away from the crowd is hugely appreciated

we lived in Auckla d for a year and i still cry over not being there!! your list hit on everything that i miss as well!!! there is truly a whole different mindset in NZ which makes it such a beautiful and welcoming country to live in. we are most likely going back soon for another contract 🤗🤗🤗 BTW...you can get Whittaker's in western Canada ... i❤️NZ

Well, that was a comprehensive list of misses! I know Billy is looking for another position but you really should consider other countries with similar culture, the UK and Australia aren't too much different in many ways, Aus would actually be a good choice because it could eventually provide a pathway back to NZ in the future if you still had your heart set on it. The other possibility (and I know you want to be a stay at home mum) would be to train as a nurse or look on the NZ skills list to see if there's other choices. I know for Billy's profession, NZ is small potatoes, but in time he might find a way back as well. I can see how much it's affecting you being torn away from the place you called home, I really hope fortune smiles and you can one day get back there.

I moved back to NZ after living overseas for years, for all the reasons you mention. I hope one day you can return.

We miss you to Becca 🙂

Oh Becca I’m sure once you’re settled in your own place the homesickness for NZ will dissipate. Your little family fitted right into our way of life but you will be able to carry on living that way soon 😊

Aww the chocolate!! Let me know if i can send some over. It would be a small gesture to say thank you for loving our little nation 🇳🇿

I also miss your videos from there, the truth is that you have shown us a splendid country. You should be hired at the NZ tourist office, I mean it, you are a magnificent ambassador, I would love to visit it although I live in the antipodes and do not see viable. I wish you very good luck. We, your followers, continue to support you.

😅 the carrot comment. I always see snack ideas from American sources talking about eating carrots with dip or ranch and I'm like isn't that going to overpower the carrot flavour? Makes sense now 🥕

What I miss is the greenery and family but I'll be back there for a visit in Dec.

Hello Becca 🙂 You make NZ sound so utopian - Kiwis love hearing foreigners saying nice things about NZ because, although they love their little country, many Kiwis do dream of living in the USA or Europe because of the opportunities and more sophisticated/diverse cultural experience of those places.

Seeing this video makes me very happy because it is very nice to hear someone talk about my home place so thanks Becca

This made me feel like crying. I'd love to hear all the good things about USA x

Hi Becca! Maybe you should run your own kindy! Introduce the concept to the USA!!😊 Oh, and a lot of Kiwis have dryers too... just so you know. 😐

Kia ora girl, it's fejoa season here and I'm in heaven lol... and yea I love our healtcare, food quality and coffee.. hope it works out for your whanau in the u.s😊

Thank you Becca for reminding me how special my country is and the people in it.

Making me cry in the train 😢 miss you guys ❤ such a sweet video!

It has been a pleasure having you and your family here for such a short time in your life, who knows, in the future.... God bless you all.

Hopefully you and your husband come back

And we miss you. nothing like doing the washing shuffle, on the line, here comes the rain, off the line into the shed, suns out, back on the line, repeat several times. We had the worst summer up north, but autumn is lovely.

love seeing your authenticity… ✨🍃🙏🌷🙏🍃✨take care.. your doing amazing job of dealing with your situation at the moment….thanks for chatting …🍃🌷🇦🇺🌷🍃

Kia kaha Ripeka, a te wa pea, ka hoki mai koutou ano? You never know what the future holds however, thank you for reminding us all to appreciate what we have here in NZ compared to many others in the world. “Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu” (the gesture is more valuable and important than the gift itself) and the family unit is precious and paramount for a vibrant and successful society. From me and mine, to you and yours Rebecca, noreira, i raro i te rangimarie me te manaakitanga o te runga rawa, noho ora mai no Aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿 Paimarire

Hope everything works out well for you back in the states. I also hope that when your young one is a few years older you are able to return as hot water beach on the Coromandel will be calling out to both of your young ones to come and play in its warm waters.

I know you will always cherish those wonderful times in New Zealand. I'm sure you are making lots of memories already here in the USA.

Hey Becca. Great video. About the dryer thing. I’ve seen this from other Americans who have moved to NZ. Absolutely everyone I know has a dryer, but they aren’t a chattel in a house. You take them with you when you move. So, if you want a dryer, you buy a dryer. You would never find a dryer waiting for you in a rental or when buying a house, even if there’s a washing machine, which is not usual either. It would be like leaving your microwave or fridge behind. I think that’s why it seems to you like we don’t use them. We do definitely use them less often than other parts of the world though.

Nice to hear your comments, we take our lifestyle here in nz for granted.

I can see why you fit into the New Zealand way of life because you seem so nice

Our country lost something when your family left our shores. All the best for your future and hopefully we might see you able to emigrate back to us. ;-)

I feel so bad you guys had to leave that beautiful country. Hopefully you guys can find someplace somewhere comparable or even go back. All your points to seem so true to me. Take care

Loved hearing your US perspective on it all! I am originally from Northern Europe (just for context) and I agree with everything you said except the health care (but I totally agree with you on that coming from the US, if that makes sense). I am not very impressed with the healthcare here, esp. not with gynecological check-ups and the huge gap when it comes to modern medication (esp. cancer treatments). I was used to getting annual medical check-ups including pelvic examinations with external and internal ultrasound, ultrasound breast examinations, and ofc the pap/smear, all "for free". Here they only have paps every 3 years and that's it- not to mention that you have to wait forever to get an appointment with a specialist if something is off. Many gynecological cancers would have a much better outcome due to a much earlier detection if NZ had a much better checkup standard and access to better treatment. Most western countries are miles ahead in cancer screenings & treatment. In regards to people: Yes, they are super lovely and daily interactions are really pleasant and nice. I really love that. However, in my personal experience, I find it very hard to build more meaningful, long-lasting friendships because I find many kiwis to be very cliquey? I never had that problem in any other country that I have lived in. Maybe it is easier if you have kids? Idk. It's funny that most of my friends here are from the US. I could also do without the passive aggressiveness here but I am trying to get used to it haha. Overall, definitely not the worst place to live eh. And I feel you on the chocolate. The US really needs to stop putting butyric acid into their chocolate. I gonna move to Canada soon for a couple of years and I am sooo curious where you will end up living! :)

we miss you down here Becca

It sounds like you may come back at some point in the future. I noted that what you liked about being back in the US is "Thrifting" which is material. Anyway it must be nice to be back with your family. Good luck 🥳

As a New Zealander, we're gonna miss you

NZ isn't going anywhere. You can come back sometime.

You have the greatest career right now. Lots of road works after Gabrielle I'll trade you a box of Mrs Sees You could learn to make your own cheese,, the soft kind, even Feta. I made cottage cheese by accident. Left 2 L of bluetop on the frig for 3 weeks. Milks cheap over there. Try the organic kind. I agree about the flowers but seeing a few in the desert 🏜 can make you respect their struggle to exist and being so obvious on the sandy background makes their beauty shine. I don't think you got to do the Tongariro crossing, but that would be similar to a Mountainous Bryce. Hope Billy's getting closer to getting his dream job. At least he can jam with some musician mates. Clara is talking well and I'm sure William is learning and growing wider and taller more each day,

If you do get into making cheese check out what you can make with the whey

Gees Becca - you,ve got reverse home sickness!!!

Its still weird to me that you didnt have a dryer while you were here, not many people I know dont have them! NZ misses you too!!

As a kiwi I've never had central heating or air conditioning and I still pine for it 😂 nothing I hate more than having to drag myself outside on a frosty morning to rummage around for kindling and firewood and then having to light the fire, I also hate being too hot and not being able to do anything about it. We do have an HRV which keeps our house bone dry though so at least we don't get condensation or mould (we also live in a 110 year old villa) so definitely recommend them to everyone

Come back !! But come back to Christchurch!! 😀

One thing I don't understand about Americans who use the dryer for everything is how do you dry things that you can't put in the dryer? Many Americans say that they don't own a clothes horse. So how do you dry jumpers and other delicates that need to be laid out flat to dry?

We Kiwis will miss lovely people like you. We hope you can come back sometime

why didn't you have a drier here in nz - we do have them and you can wash and dry your clothes in the same machine

Hi Becca I'm kiwi Maori descendant we aren't really that better off you live in a bigger country that would have bigger expenses as it grows with more population but take everyday with a grain of salt find yourself the courage to try new things such as maybe starting up a bakery or take sum thing from your journeys and apply it

Miss you and family in New Zealand, come home...Find Kiwi American channel to help you create your channel here in New Zealand. She also loves the coffee here too. Her take on New Zealand and yours are brilliant...reach out to her and make your dream return back to New Zealand as collaboration 🤔. You both find and have an interesting spin about New Zealand lovit.❤🎉

Sounds to me like you are just going to have to come back here to live asap and forever. I’m sure we can find you a cool villa that has A/C and central heating and a dryer no worries. 😉 We need more people like you here that appreciate our little country that we all take for granted.

Sad we lost you and your whanau... hope your reintergration home is good. Hopefully you all can come back at some point.

Yeah mind you the two summers you were here were the coldest I can remember

No Kindy 😢💔

Woow is that how it is In Nz

always room for you here if you evva wanna come back Becca, will have a word with the volcano god if you do, tell him to behave himself 😅

You fell into our secret trap... See you in a few years... Kia kaha my Aotearoa whanau ❤️

love kindy & goat feta 😂🐐❤️

Home, now, is in New Zealand. You just have to work out how to go back or to Australia.

You should study to be a nurse NZ has a dire shortage and easy pathway to get residency .

We don't know how lucky we are. Thank you for reminding us and hope you come back to visit one day.

Could your husband get a visa as a music teacher in NZ?

food produce......oranges from the US dry taste no flavour but perfectly bright orange....tried NZ oranges very dull looking not so orange in colour like the US oranges.... but way better taste very sweet like how youd think oranges would taste (majority of them)....that stood out to me.........and yes the meat omg.....

You could cone to Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺 great chocolate, great weather, great Cafe culture and pot holes galore!! You would feel right at home 37o Celsius on Saturday might be on par with Texas 👍😉

it's like you should have been born here 😍

Sorry I'm doing multiple comments but have you thought maybe to incorporate what you learnt here and possibly utilising it to win for your family especially since you have your Kiwi baby girl

why did you move back to the USA?

You should compare notes with Tara (www.youtube.com/@Kiwiamericans), Becca.

Kiwis send the Poor Girl Some Whittaker's Chocolate and Reduced Cream can and Onion dips..

Cheese in America is garbage. My expectations were low but I was still shocked at how bad it was.

Bex, we work to live, the US lives to work.

Gov just gave more hours child care 'kindy'....free scripts for most meds.... Hope u move back.... Blessings from NewZealand NewZealand

Kids are kids, integration without prejudice or bigotry and that flows through their whole education. The only bad thing is NZ is fast becoming climatized to the big corporates and their demand to show expediential profit. Mums used to stay at home to look after kids until they went to school, now days young families can't afford to do that. Seems everyone wants a more than their share of your pie, apart from that we Kiwis still find the value in family, good times and looking out for each other. I'm a kid who doesn't require or demand every latest item; I actually spend quality time with friends and family; I understand progress, but don't accept everything that is put in front of me. Me being me is important, but I fear much of me is being taken away because society i.e. big corporations, the PC brigade, propogandists or just the plain self righteous, dictate. Just my view point as a teenage girl. (my gender - a point that goes against the grain of the self righteous, you do as I say people). Do come back home!

Get a PO Box... your subbie will lifeline you stuff like Whittakers

So are you thinking of coming back to New Zealand 🇳🇿 once you get sick of America 🇺🇸 🤔

The USA hasn't increased the gas tax since 1993. The US infrustracture is under funded. The Society of Civil Engineers gives the US a D for infrustructure. Apparently 65,000 bridges are unsafe. Like schools, based on local property taxes ? Schools in poor areas are an absolute shambles. It's disgusting. In NZ we had the decile system, it has just been removed so I don't know what is happening, but in NZ areas were number 1-10, and funding was based on the poorer the area, the more money is put in. The US government are so bought by big money, the priority is the corporations. Look at the whole East Palistine train crash saga, so illustrative of corruption and cruelty by employers and the government. It is socialism for the wealthy, rugged individualism for the poor

Potholes. The real reason why Americans drive huge SUV's. Unfortunately, the current government has let the roads go. We now have potholes. And we notice them because we're not used to them.

Worried about volcanoes - so you moved away from living near the 3rd biggest volcano ever (Taupo) to living near the 2nd biggest volcano ever (Yellowstone)? 🤠

Yes to the food thing...Why is U.S bread so disgusting??

Nice comments. Although the political tribalism is getting worse and is not pleasant.

I miss um...er..then there is...um...ahh, well umm there was a minute in 1960 that was um ...err.

Awesome video Becca, once you're settled get a po box so we can send your whanau some choccies 🍫🌈🌤