Why You Should NOT Move To New Zealand 

One word about the school bullying: the reason NZ stands out is that they made the effort of recording and investigating, unlike for example Japan, which has one of the worst bully cultures on the planet but nobody really ever looked into it for the real numbers.

I have lived in New Zealand most of my life. There are many great things about New Zealand such as the food, the scenery, the welfare state, the sport etc .However, there is also the dark side of New Zealand which you have accurately identified. The worst is the high crime rate, and rampant youth crime with little in the way of punishment, many drivers are very aggressive on the road and they will tail gate you trying to make you pull over even though you are going at the right speed limit, lack of opportunity for the creative arts such as Actors and Actresses.

Kudos for posting on negative…however every country has negatives and positives…I don’t think anyone expects perfection

As a Pommegrant at the age of six I was bullied in school. I was a weedy Londoner brought up on rationing, 'nuff sed. But I discovered a natural talent for throwing rocks and worked hard at developing long range, rate of fire, accuracy ... and to Mum's despair, kept what the navy calls "Ready Use" ammo in my pockets. Kiwi kids, well fed and indignant with (huge!) inferiority complexes bullied me, so at any (R) any range and anywhere I'd pepper them with stones (I got the strap a lot at school)(but it was worth it!). With two other Pom kids we formed a small gang and honed our skills; the "Big Tough Kiwis" learned quickly to leave us alone. Flash forward, New Zealand has matured vastly and attitudes have changed. I came back to England to try to make the wifey happy, and she now sees what a huge mistake that was; we shall eventually be going back to NZ where I will burn my UK passport so it cannot happen again.

I have been living in NZ for a year now, the country has some amazing scenery. But the horrible cities, damp houses, cost of living, all the crime and gangs, the horrible roads, the polluted rivers and lakes in which you can't swim (and that is like 75% of all the lakes and rivers) is really really really bad. There is nothing pristine about NZ there is so much pollution. On top of that the pay is half of that of what I can earn in the Netherlands. I am deeply deeply deeply disappointed after 12 months in NZ I am going back to the Netherlands.

NZ was great 20 years ago. It had so much potential. But the current cost of living is out of this world. I recently paid 5.90 for a regular flatwhite. Crime culture has suddenly exploded. And its super boring unless you like fishing and hiking.

As a Māori can confirm this guy is speaking facts.

Australia and new Zealand are high. it could be social media. But where is there no crime. I am leaving Canada that is far worse

That's crazy. After crossing Portugal off my list due to extremely low wages and insane living costs, now I might have to consider crossing New Zealand off too (I'll still give it a chance). Not worried about crime though, almost anywhere is better than South Africa. New Zealand is definitely an upgrade to RSA but I'll have to consider other options.

As someone who lives in NZ, I agree with you

Crime has doubled since the pandemic? What's your source on that? It's still better than the UK, USA, France, Sweden, Italy, Australia... You say 'Not many people have jobs'. Unemployment is at 3.4% and was lower than that when this video came out. That's lower than Australia, UK, USA, almost all of Europe and Africa.... As for content creation, if you make good content, then being in New Zealand won't stop you. Else how has McCreamy gotten over 9m subscribers? Bryce Langston's channel has 4.4m subs and he was on Shortland St for crying out loud. Try again mate.

i was bullied by kids 2x my size until i was year 11 so the fact that you mentioned how bad bulliyng is makes me happy but dont get me wrong nz is wonderfull just a few downsides but besides all that its great.

This is so accurate, and I'm so glad you didn't hold back. When I first saw the title, I thought it would be some light and fluffy click bait title with nothing deep and nothing of substance but this gets to the real hidden truths that so many try to cover up or deny because, 'kiwiana' culture is so sensitive to any negative feedback. I've grown up in NZ my whole life (I'm stuck here due to family reasons) and I wish I could have left this country years ago. There's no real quality of life unless you want to live very very simply or if you have a corporate executive position. Thank you for the honesty and telling it like it is.

It's not like bullying is a huge problem in every school. I went to school in NZ and wasn't bullied. Never saw any bullying. Depends what you mean by "bullying". Every year there would be a "fight season" where new kids would fight or attack someone, then they'd get expelled and it'd be over for the year. When the next year started, new troublemakers would arrive, fight, and get expelled again. By the end of school I was so removed from the new kids socially I never noticed it.

I'm calling bullsh*t on this. I'm living in NZ with my family for 4 years now (Auckland, Freemans Bay, near the CBD), and I've not seen the chaos, hate, and danger you are selling. First of all, I'd like to see some authoritative sources for your conclusions: Support your arguments with hard data. Show us with actual statistics how bullying is so bad here. Show us with actual stats how crime is so unbearable. Walk the talk. Are you also seriously saying that Kiwi content creators cannot create content in NZ? The internet is global, mate. My experience is, of course, much different than what you describe. For me, it's all positive. But I've lived elsewhere in the world and can compare NZ to other countries. I'd suggest you get some perspective before posting this fearmongering stuff. Anyone watching this, look up the stuff that would most discourage you from coming here and get some actual statistics. Make a data-based decision.

Sadly this is an accurate and honest assessment of NZ, the high youth suicide is the most heart breaking of them all, it is of course related to our high rates of violence within the homes and lack of fathers in the homes. Also our leadership through the education system encourages a high degree of permissiveness that leads to our youth feeling empty and lost. We need Christ in our lives to know how to care, love and nurture our families, our families need strong good fathers to be role models and nurturers for our boys and young men. We need Christian Judeo principles in our institutions and communities if we ever want to genuinely change any of these problems.

This is pretty much all common stuff that happens all over the world.

As a kiwi agree..we live in beautiful country, but society is broken. Dating and relationships often dont work out well. Women encouraged to be strong and indep feminists rather than feminine Too much alcohol fuelled idiocy Crazy drivers Crap roads Definately tall poppy syndrome..where youre bullied if you dont comply to the norm. And bullying doesnylt stop at school, its permeated into workplace culture

You are 100% rite everyone who is looking to come to new zealand to better yourself dont bother unless youve got heaps of money. Go on a holiday there its beautiful but id think again about settling it will chew you up and spit you out with a low morale and no savings. First hand experience. Thank you for putting this content out there so people can consider this. You only hear the positives. There are a lot of depressed people and it is almost impossible to find positivity. Working people get absolutely nowhere fast. Great place to settle if your from poverty stricken countries.

As a kiwi I agree with a lot of this I have been bullied every year till I started college year 9 (High school) It sucked Im 14 now year 9 im no longer bullied thank god

You're right about bullying.. it also permeates outside of college. It can be a very clicky place, hard to break into other groups. There is also lots of Bias between North and south Islanders. Its goes deeper than this, and tall poppy syndrome plays a big factor. The legal system is too soft as well, but I'll leave it there for now.. great video!!

I 100 percent agree. I have lived in New Zealand for 90 percent of my life and honestly cannot wait to leave forever. Everything is so damn expensive, the education system is horrible and the public schools are just awful, theres been a housing crisis for over 20 years with no sign of improvement and theres barely anything fun to do outside home.

Agreed! NZ is super expensive to live! Crime rates are on a rapid increase! Properties are totally unaffordable, even if you earn a 'good' wage. Immigration are making it very difficult to obtain residency in NZ, so be careful before investing everuthing you have in moving here...During Covid NZ Immigration did not honor persons stuck abroad with valid Work Permits to return to their jobs and belongings...

I want to try new zealand so much but also worried about it a lot too. It looks so beautiful and the land is far less untouched as it is in the U.S. but worried about crime and things like that

Bullying is a terrible problem in New Zealand. Even when I returned on a holiday with my kids, my son was bullied in public playgrounds by kids that have never met him or seen him before! We've traveled together in Asia, Eastern Europe, some countries that are always portrayed as dangerous and criminal (Bosnia, Serbia, Albania etc) and never experienced something like that elsewhere. And yes, tall-poppy syndrome is a huge issue and it's really sad that we still didn't manage to get past it.

Being a kiwi I found moving to Canada with my family an adventure at the age of 15 till I went to school. I wished that we had never moved here. I hated school here because of the indifference that I found for someone from another country & because of how far behind they were in the school curriculum. Bullying was on a different level here & I would have gladly gone back. I've had people refer to NZ as a third world country & not a place to even consider going to because of misguided judgement especially since they had never been anywhere in the south pacific or literally out of their own borders. I found attitudes like this to be so prevalent throughout the US when I lived there. So many didn't believe that there was anything beyond Australia other than the Antarctic & that I was lying about where I was born & raised.

Yea bro the biggest problem in New Zealand is finding full time work. Most employers only offer 10 hour contracts with the ability to pick up extra shifts.

It was good to hear some info about NZ from the other point of view rather than just beautiful and la la la stuff, still interested in NZ and still wanna visit study, and give it a shot. thanks for sharing it!

I am seriously considering a move to NZ, I visited January this year and loved it. I've got family in Tauranga and my current job in england is on the skill shortage list, plenty of jobs for me in hawkes bay by what i've seen online. Is it worth trying or will I be disappointed?

Great video. Let's not forget about adult bullying at work, accompanied by an insanely high level of incompetence in managerial roles. Speaking of the environment, extremely high level of toxicity of NZ rivers across the country, especially South Island. On top of it, very low quality of the medical care system with worrying level of incompetence.

That's tragic to hear about the youth suicides! I sincerely do hope some awareness is made in hopes they get the help they need, & they realize they have their whole lives ahead of them!! I'm a Kiwi living in the U.S., sorry but, to me, there's a lot of confusion in your video. Who is your target audience? Are you bringing awareness to people thinking of moving or visiting NZ? Trying to raise awareness in general? Or what looks like a public service announcement? At 30 seconds & 50 seconds in, obviously it's sobering to hear that it's the world's worst youth suicides & bullying, but where are those facts coming from? Where is there any data or statistics confirming your claim that it's the world's worst? Theft 1 minute 50 second into your video, & youth crime rate 2 minutes 35 seconds in, unfortunately there's going to be bad parts all over the world! Where was a comparison to show which parts of NZ have been affected the most & why? Without exolving 16 & under year olds, who commit any crimes, how are you going to put out a general blanket statement that the Justice System is "horrible" without any examples as to why or how? Have you ever traveled outside NZ? Certain parts of the world I'd never visit for obvious reasons, I'll let you draw your own conclusions. Instead of pointing the finger at people who are less fortunate & are either homeless or ran through tough times & didn't get the chance at a higher education, here's a better question why are you not trying to be a part of the solution? Granted no one person can save the world, & some people just don't want to be helped. At 3 minutes 21 seconds & 3 minutes 44 seconds, unless you've been living under a rock? The cost of living is expensive everywhere, plus the economy has also been hit hard everywhere!! Obviously inflation, but cost of living, have you ever heard of two states in the U.S. called California & New York? So it's not just NZ!! & in terms of bad for content creators? I don't know? I'm not a content creator! It does piss me off though when a content creator makes a garbage video like what you made! I might reside in the U.S., but NZ will always be my home!!

Billing is part of the NewZealand culture bull in school is just the start. Bullying at work is a huge issue and after 30 years of working iv yet to find a work place with out Bullying.

I lived in New Zealand (Auckland and Tauranga) for roughly 3 years and it's safe to say I didn't really like it at all. I agree with many of your points. People have this weird picture that NZ is a paradise utopia but NZ does a great job at hiding the problems while projecting to the world this "100% Pure" myth. Disclaimer - I left NZ just before Covid so I don't know if some of my points have changed or gotten worse. - Housing quality is horrendous, Kiwis pay astronomical amounts of $$ for glorified shacks with little to no heating that gets damp and mouldy very easily. For a country that knows it's mild, windy and rainy for a lot of the year this is unfathomable. - This is connected to the first point. Quite often people take the easy way out and use band aid solutions for issues that need proper maintenance. When I told my Kiwi coworkers and friends about how cold the houses are a lot of them say "just rug up, use more blankets, wear thick clothing etc." You'd think they'd say build better homes but no. - Public transport is unreliable. Trains to and from Britomart were often extremely late and infrequent. Coverage is also not extensive. - Kiwis while overall friendly I found to be very small minded and take any criticism of their country as a personal attack. - Food in NZ is good, but I missed the sheer variety of ethnic cuisines. There's plenty of Asian food but NZ really lacks in Continental European, Middle Eastern, Latin American and African food. - NZ was a lot more racist than I was expecting, the casual racism towards Asian people in particular was shocking. - I found there to be quite a toxic attitude towards Australia (where I'm now living), almost bordering an obsessive inferiority complex. I'm in Australia now and nobody here seems to say anything bad about NZ or most people don't really care at all. It's very one sided. - New Zealand is not an ideal place if you want to go far in life. Career opportunities are limited. - There is zero in the way of nightlife even in Auckland. It feels like one massive retirement village, whenever I mention this to Kiwis they say it's because they have a small population but similar sized and smaller cities in Asia and Europe have more going on than Auckland. It's dead when the sun goes down. I'm currently in Australia now and it's definitely not perfect but I'm happier here than I was in NZ. I have two coworkers from Brazil and Thailand who like me moved to New Zealand first and didn't like it before moving on to Australia.

I agree with you, crime here in this country is motivated by hate.

You haven’t travelled enough …

Thank you for sharing your views.

I agree. An expat who lives in Melbourne Australia. Forever!! Do not move to NZ on a long term basis. As a visit, yeah. But to live there permanently? Definitely NO! Cost of living there is far too expensive! Worse than Aussie. Move across the ditch!

New Zealand 🇳🇿 is safe if there a Nuclear war

THANKS FOR SHARING ❤ 🥀 😎

If you don't want to run too New Zealand there is always America, in all my year's of being born and bred in New Zealand i was born in 1956 I'm now retired, every country is what you make it

Your video cleared lot of misconceptions about New Zealand thanks a lot

I've been doing a lot of research on NZ because I'm considering migrating there and pretty much everything you've said seems to be very accurate based on what I've seen myself, great video bro keep up the good work.

I was thinking of moving to new zealand but now that i'm hearing thi'm gonna have second thoughts.

Thank you for your honest review 👍🏻

Thanks for your honest sharing about what you experienced in your day to day life.

I still want to move to NZ😂 Everywhere has its bad and good side. If NZ govt give me a VISA to live there, I will move from here without hestation.

Yours on crime are incorrect. Crime has increased in the last five year directly correlating housing issue. But we are still internationally have a crime rating of 2.6....to give context the UAE has a the best at .69. USA 4.6. Per population nz is still one of the safest countries with the 2019 statistic of 2.6 crimes per 100k population. The point is in the last two years there has been a rise of reported crime or high profile crime- ram raids and the like. Something hasn't happened very often before. The crime rate in NZ literally is one of the 20 lowest in the world...get your facts straight.

Most of what you said is also happening here in the Philippines.

Awesome video man, I can relate to all of that stuff, that's why i left and have an awesome life now

Thank you for the courage to speak the truth. Subscribed.

Great video, well done for putting it out there. I left NZ last year and you would have to put a gun to my head to make me go back The problem with NZ is the naivity, kiwi's live very sheltered lives . Those Kiwi's with real talent and ambition are all overseas and those that are left are either leeching of the state or living off their parents, hanging around for the inheritance. Sadly NZ's answer to most problems is to stick both fingers in their ears and saying 'La La La La' very loudly

It breaks my heart to see a bunch of kids who have never left NZ painting the country as if it is horrible and swearing they will move away and be happy. You have an extremely stable country, with a good economy, good social development and one of the best quality of life in the world. Furthermore, public corruption is very low. If you think you're going to find a MUCH BETTER country, I'm sorry to tell you, but you won't. You are better off than 98% of the countries in the world.

i agree regarding high youth suicide rate but you should be careful implying that non university attending persons are not as intelligent as that is not a given.

I was only 8 years old when our family left New Zealand in 1967, but before we left, in primary school I'll never forget my very pretty teacher when we were all sat down on the mat and she was sat on a chair explaining something to us and asking us questions etc. Anyway she caught me peering up her dress, Oh Oh, and you should have heard her perform. In that high class English accent she comes straight out and says "Bruce are you looking up my dress?"..."Stand out here in front of the class" and she says "While all the other kids are busy listening and paying attention to my teachings, you're busy being a very discusting little boy peering up my dress trying to see my knickers"..I still recall all the other kids snickering & giggling or gasping and chocking trying not to laugh..Was I embarrassed or what, I never heard the end of it from the other kids for the next two or so weeks. She was hot.

Crime varies with distance to Auckland - about 70% of it happens there. Local culture is more self-effacing than the US - so unsubtle self-promotion may be met by harsh criticism. Housing is a big problem - it ain't cheap.

Hi. Does living in a smaller city help with the cost of living and safety? I don’t mind small places (in fact, I hate big cities). Then again, I’m always concerned about job opportunities, and affordability. I’m also really concerned about age limit. Does age matter when it comes to finding jobs in New Zealand? I’ll really appreciate any information that you can give me. Thanks for this video. Subscribed.

Ive travelled all over the world intensively and as a kiwi i can say NZ is the best place to live. not bias either, just saying,,,people are open warm friendly, its safe. All cultures know each other and mingle well. mixed races. yeah we have high suicide but there are many factors which this video cant cover. We are have a history with indigenous that we are always working to make better..we are a small melting pot of down to earth people that live in a beautiful paradise. This place has a soul, we are grounded in everything about this place, the sea, the mountains, culture, food, creativity art. growth..If you come here with a pessimistic attitude then you will find the dark side...as kiwis we make the most of it and just get on with it! lifes simple here-no place is perfect..but its a place thats natural and ive always felt free...mayb because we are so far from other countries we have somewhat preserved that.

Thx for sharing the info with us, I am leaving China for NZ due to its education system which deteriorates in my country, but your video freaks me really, I wonder is it the whole picture in NZ or just a corner of it?

After working for 2-10 years you’ll be making alright wage and there’s also many more options for income streams

I totally agree! New Zealand and all it's beauty is all fine and dandy but it becomes a moot point when you can ill afford to travel it's vast and varied countryside let alone just exist. The governments or local councils have just become self preserving and bleed off it's residents rather than serve. The country is in dire financial strife and it's becoming increasingly difficult for police to exercise law and order. The government has only been opting for increased numbers of wealthy migration which will alienate the average New Zealander. It's rapidly becoming more and more of a wealthy person's retirement village on a grand scale. Tourism in my opinion will never reach the grand heights we had formerly and with the global energy crisis and New Zealand's geographic tyranny it'll only exacerbate the escalation of inflation and unaffordable life style for ordinary people. Younger generations have been dependant on the bank of Mum and Dad for many years now it's it's really manifested in the number of homeless people. There's a concerning growing dichotomy between the two. Ourselves like many other parents of our age (60+) are frequently travelling abroad to visit our children and grandchildren at an ever increasing cost too. It'll be a rocky road for many years. I can understand why mainstream media avoid the facts as it would be alarmist hence them avoiding these serious issues.

This might be true of Auckaland and perhaps Christchurch but for the rest of the country this is not really true. I was born here and am 45 years old. The crime rate is higher now than in the 80's and 90's but unless you seek out trouble or are involved in drugs you do not really see it.

My brother was saying recently how many Kiwi's were all upset about having to pay the Costco annual membership fee. It's like they want super cheap prices, but also don't want to pay an annual fee. Even though the super cheap prices more than make up for the fee. A lot of confirmation bias in NZ. So they're thinking 'annual fee' - can't be good then.

It is like a problem everywhere these days. I kind of what to know what the statistics are like to compare to say UK or Aus. Thinking about moving there because seems like the last place where war will be effected

All the information explains AUCKLAND precisely, move away from there and you find safety and friendliness is prevalent, why do you think people call Aucklanders "JAFA's" - Just Another F'ing Aucklander. St Stephens Boarding School (Te Poho O Tipene) got closed down in the 90's because of bullying, I experienced it numerous times daily when I was there.

If you're going to move here to live then you have to have a plan, the same as living overseas. Research goes along way to prepare you for what's install for you and your family.

It is interesting to me that race is not mentioned in this. NZ is a pretty race obsessed country and race and race relations are endlessly discussed in the media and permeates through many facets of NZ life now such as housing, education and healthcare, and even to the extent of separate race-based seats in the parliament and local councils. However it is an extremely 'sensitive' subject in NZ so understandably the author may not have wanted to bring it up.

Thank you! Very informative. One starts thinking what the heck will grow out if bullies. Yeah the nice sweet kind friendly people, naturally.

I am surprised to hear that there is crime in New Zealand. I have met a few people who holidayed in New Zealand and they gave me the impression that there was no crime in NZ. Thats disappointing to hear.

Lol you should leave NZ and travel more dude, then you’ll know what hard life and crime is. Perhaps if you focus on more positive side of things and you’ll receive it too in life. Cheers.

Nice vid bro, roughly accurate i suppose. Being frugal and sensible, networking to find a cheap pad, and work, all helps though. Just like anywhere

I’m a citizen, I can relate to all points

Go to the South island, low crime and good people.

I MISSED NEW ZEALAND A LOT

Where is highest youth crime area in NZ? Auckland?

Very insightful

As a kiwi it has some great things Good- scenery lots of hiking spots near where you are or a scenic location close by. Good for outdoors, safe in lots of parts, good quality of life such as good produce and good for a quiet life for having a family. Decent work life balance compared to some countries and good for running a business. Mixed stuff - Isolation it's good if you want to be away from other parts but if you want to travel it's very far People while they are friendly in general overall good to talk to in shops etc and on the surface they are hard to get to know they feel like they don't really want to know you. Lot of friends I've made over the past few years are foreigners. Feel like some kiwis are hard to make conservation with. They only interested in what's around them. Bad - Youth Suicide one of the worst in the world due to it's isolation, tall poppy syndrome and you feel if you're not in the crowd or play rugby you get bullied. Scared to get on the wrong side of someone and feel like you have to be stuck in a small crowd environment so you have to try and be friendly with who you can be with. High costs due to be far away from lots of parts of the world such as consumer goods and high house prices and lack of infrastructure on decent roads in parts as well as terrible public transport and to do anything you need a car.

Every country has its pros and cons. NZ has good sides alot than its bad sides. If NZ give me a visa I will move there forever. ;)

I would like to ask if anyone can advise me , as a Singaporean, my partner from Philippines wanted to mobe to New Zealand cos he is a nurse. Should I or we consider to move to New Zealand ?

Oh please, New Zealand's an awesome place to live

A lot of countries don’t report on suicides so it’s not a accurate representation

And you are what, from where, still better than most places around the world, been here all my 57years and plan on going nowhere else but here....

im also a new Zealander like u grew up here and iv definitely had my fair share of criticism not fun

Excellent Farhad, the truth is always the most important.. It is commendable that you speak the truth. It is true that New Zealand is for emigrants with a lot of money, and those who come with little money spend it... Jobs are poorly paid and under the pretext that someone has no New Zealand experience... It's a shame for such a beautiful country, that everyday life is actually a disappointment.

I like New Zealand’s flag still

Were you live is what you make it and how you live

Bullying sucks big time, my children got bullied but I taught them how to deal with it self defence, mau taiaha te Arawa kaupapa, worked AWESOME but in doing what I did for my son i I created another problem, my son became became the next and nasty bully so i had to reverse what I showed him and created the red chair at his school, he sat on that chair for 4months every play and lunch time.....

Hey I wanted to come to NZ for studying for a few months and then returning my to home Country I am brown and a Muslim so I am afraid should I come ?

100%. Scenery is great. Rest is much to be desired. Left just before Ardern turned into a full bown tyrant. Dual citizen but no interest in movinf back

Correct

Thank you ❤

I think that is a his personal opinion and it’s not that bad here in New Zealand… makes it sound terrible. Sure housing is expensive here but that’s because so many people want to live here now and money is invested in property because there is a bit of distrust of the share market after the 1987 sharemarket crash - demand for housing outstripping supply just like in may areas of Australia. We have lowering crime rates and very low unemployment, but it’s easy to pick and choose statistics and misrepresent them. I wonder how much of the country he has actually seen?? And what experience he’s actually drawing on?

As a South African with a Good profession (health care ) we have been actively approached by NZ recruitment agencies to come over. And I'm pretty sure it's more safe than south africa. Theft isn't as major as it is here. Here we deal with murder rate.. so I'm definitely thinking of emigrating . So I'm taking this with a pinch of salt. I'm pretty sure it's better than south africa.

I think kiwis in general a bit insecure about themselves that why they always ask you what do you think of the country even when yourve been here for a few days!! The really wont your approval 😅

Nowhere is as it was a few years ago…

Yours problems is hilarious compared to my country italy… I still want to go to live there at all cost!!

If you are sensible you will look from another angle u will see that poverty isn't the problem, societal construct is.

Man, you better update your video - everything you pointed just got much worse in new zeland

So you're saying it's like the South Africa of Down Under?

Its not just iwis its a world wide nasty things happening in every matausi kefe County 🤬

This is why that even though I’m 14, I’m planning to move out of the country after university.