Americans living in New Zealand
We are a family of 6 Americans who are living and working in New Zealand and documenting our journey! This channel will document living overseas in New Zealand. I share recipes, vlog daily life and share secrets about what it is really like in New Zealand.
There are many cultural differences between New Zealand and USA, so I spend a lot of time highlighting my experience and how these cultural differences have given me a fresh perspective.
New Zealand travel destinations
New Zealand culture and traditions
Cost of living in New Zealand
Best places to live in New Zealand
Working and studying in New Zealand
Moving to New Zealand
New Zealand lifestyle
Living in New Zealand
New Zealand immigration
Exploring New Zealand
moving to new zealand from usa
New Zealand food and cuisine
Adventure activities in New Zealand
New Zealand nature and wildlife
Real estate and property in New Zealand
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Welcome to Tauranga we have been living here 6 years now and love it.we just managed to buy our first home here.
My wife (American) and I are looking at moving to NZ or Australia. She’s a PA (physician assistant) here in the Rio Grande Valley TX. I’m NZ born and my family are all there but I’ve been living in Australia for last 33 years before moving to USA 2 years ago. I’m an Australian citizen too. Best of luck in the U.S and hope things go well for you and I’ll continue to watch your videos. Thank you
Paper work is a fetish.
TRAITOR!
Nothing to do with the country so much as who you choose to do business with
hmmmm - wish this was true
What are you talking about!! I opened my checking account online and signed one piece of paper!!
I know amazing!
20 signatures my ass.
Small high trust society vs large low trust society
Ohh good point - yes that is a big part!
"No Daddy Guys"😂
I was born in Auckland in 1970. It was great in the 70s and 80s. It went down hill in the the late 90s. Moved to Australia and would never move back. I miss my hometown but its not the same as I remembered.
Hi Tara, just a thought. You know here in New Zealand we don’t have double entrance doors 🚪 unless one of them is a security/insect screen door right!? I want to know why American homes have two doors? Like the that shown in your video here. Just a curious kiwi :)
Hello, I recently started following you, thanks for sharing all the info. I want to move to NZ from India and need your help. How can you help?
I want to move from nz to USA
Lol one thing i really hate about the US and ill be honest here its IMO the worst thing about America... even worse than the health system (i dont hate that as much now due to NZs being hugely over rated) is the whole civil court thing (ie lawsuits etc). I cant stand red tape. However in saying that i still like using cash as i dont trust the govt in New Zealand and worry about the social credit system
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I couldnt believe how much paperwork buying a home was in the US. Like tons electronically, but then in person on paper for the loan and closing documents. Then they kind of rush you through it so you cant fully read it all as your signing page after page after page. Crazy.
Yes exactly. - takes a hour of signing and have no idea. I try in the beginning but lose steam
Girl... 😅 you gotta get your ass back on home to Nz
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While I absolutely appreciate this channel and your videos, opening cans is not cooking.
I went to buy a 22 year old used pickup for $8,000. Instead of selling stock, I decided to borrow the money from my credit union, and in the past borrowing from them was simple. One sheet of paper, everything else was taken care of…then they merged with another credit union, and now that same branch couldn’t find their way out of a wet paper bag with a hole in it…I had filled out the loan app online, but I STILL had to go into the branch, sign all the same documents in person that I had signed electronically, and get a paper check to carry to the dealer, and physically hand it to him. When we got to the branch, nobody knew what we were talking about, despite having an appointment to do all of this. What an utter fluster-cluck!
When up have a population of 5 million compared to 70 times that yah, its simpler.
yes true
Have you gone back to the US? 😲 To live or to visit?
Live - really hard decision. Watch my last video for details
@@Kiwiamericans Aw that's understandable. Whanaungatanga is the kiwi way.
Not to mention all the closing fees that are charged in the US vs none in NZ. We were in shocking when we bought our first house here. We asked how much we needed to bring to the closing. They said the cost of the house and your solicitors fees. We were in shock. Definitely way better than the ten of thousands of dollars they rob you of on any house sale or purchase in the US.
In the US the criminals are protected because freedom.
A check account? Why would anyone need one these days? 🤔
well you need a bank account. It was for my daughter who got a job. All my kids are working...my husband and I still looking 😁 - wish youtube paid more
how much paperwork does a dentist appointment take...?
How many teeth does a hen have... ?
Thats because the US is racist and dont mind sacrificing poor white people
No one asked, go live there, shut up
So I live in a small Kansas town. It's not the smallest town around but it's pretty small, under 3,000 people. Buying a car or opening a checking account is literally one piece of paper. If you get a loan there's like a pack of paper but that's three signatures. And 9 times out of 10 you get approved for it over the phone. So it may be a city or a state thing.
Honestly I’ve lived in a lot of places in the US and this is the case in all of those places. Maybe she only lived in California.
oh wow really - I live in milwaukee - not that big
Too bad they just legalized murder
In the US?
You appreciate the little things in life
all of these rules apply to Hawai'i, too.
Australias better
😂 I knew from the beginning that these people wouldn’t last in that primitive land down under!
I only use my dryer when the rugby season is on.
How’s it going back in the US? Miss Aotearoa yet?
Why don’t you move to NZ? Aren’t you in the US? 😂🤪
She just returned to the US in the last 3 weeks or so. She lived in NZ 8 years. I believe she returned to the US one other time and lived in NZ 2 years that time.
When can we start? A year...😑 Any chance a temp indoor living available. Not to be ungrateful for my current blessings. The rabid rabbit show hurts my eyes 😑🤢. Doesn't hurt to ask. God bless 🙏
Aww Tara I just found out about you yesterday I am really enjoying your posts so far. God bless you in your venture back to USA.
Lived here for 20 years, married a kiwi in London and she wanted to come home. In retrospect, it's one of the worst decisions I have ever made. Kiwis are not very inviting, the cost of living is terrible, customer service is appalling, the price of housing is through the roof...heading to Aus first chance I can get.
lol .. I live in NZ and have barely seen much of my own country 🙄🤦♂️
Don't come here we don't want you 😮
Health care in NZ is like 3rd world!!! Terrible!!! Compared with developed countries, also so expensive. I know because I live in New Zealand
I have been living in New Zealand for long time. I can't wait to move back t 14:05 o my own country.
Thanks for making these videos. I moved from the us to NZ then moved back to the US. Good luck!
What does bugger mean?
I urge you to unsubscribe from this fake …she’s only concerned with ‘Amazon’ 😂
Sucked in again in 5 mins after moving back to the USA …..what have you really learned from being ‘aboard’?
I dunno about early shut shops in NZ, but in Belarus the shops aren't to be open until 11 am, and they close similary to NZ timings. - all because people who work there needed at the fields in the morrnings and evenings. That way they have the largest agriculture staff at hand, and no bad crops is their result.
I actually live New Zealand right now, I like living here very much I live in Auckland New Zealand and I like living there more then anywhere else in nz