When I was a kid, late teens, I was asked what language I spoke, what language they spoke in New Zealand. They wouldn't believe me that English was my native tongue.
It's fascinating to hear all of these stories! Whe. I was a kid (old enough to know better) I asked a teacher if they spoke "Jurusalism" in Jerusalem... So I'm say nuffin'...😂
My wife and i lived in Featherston in a detached house 🏠 on a quarter acre section for 32 odd year's. Five year's ago ago we sold up and moved to Masterton we down sized and bought a semi detached house 🏠 and easy care section ten minutes to mow the lawn's 😊
I'm South African, and have been in NZ for 25 years. I shared your channel with my British hand therapist recently. Today when I visited her for a follow up, she thanked me for sharing, as she was able to refer a recent English arrival to your channel, which was of immense help to her. As you know, as immigrants , we all go through a period of doubt, and longing for our home countries. Your channel was just what she needed, and hopefully this lady will make contact with you 😊 Your laughter is absolutely contagious Liz, and your humour is so much like ours from South Africa. Best wishes to you both 😊👍
What an absolutely lovely message, Dennis. Thank you so very much, we appreciate your kind words and hope that we can be a familiar face for your therapists friend. Thank you! 🥰
For those who think NZ is a part of Aussie, you need to go up to Auckland and you take a left somewhere up there and its about a 30 hr drive to Aussie. But you have to dip your headlights :)
Australia is a 3 1/2 hour flight from New Zealand. Born and bred South Aucklander (now 62) I know winters these days are a lot warmer although it doesn't always feel like it. When we used to walk to school in the late 60s in mid winter the grass would be white with frost and crunch under your feet when you walked on it. Haven't seen that in decades! The confusion with "eating kiwi" is for some reason "kiwi fruit", as it's called here, is just (incorrectly) called "kiwi" overseas, for some reason they (again incorrectly) drop the word 'fruit'. NZers never call kiwi fruit "kiwi".
That is so interesting, thank you for sharing! And yes, you are absolutely right! Growing up in England, it was never kiwi fruit, only kiwi. That explains a lot! 😊
The differences of fauna and flora between New Zealand and Australia couldn't be more diverse. Australia gets hot because it's a huge dry continent. Love your laughter, Liz. As a kid in Wanganui i loved winter mornings with white frost and iced over puddles before a sunny afternoon. I wouldn't eat a kiwi because they're raised in cages and not free-range.😅
To put this into perspective guys, Nz is 1200 miles as the crow fly's from New Zealand. We are a 3 hour flight from Australia. New Zealand is 5,000 square miles larger than Great Britain but we have a population of only 5.5 million compared to Great Britain which has 68 million population .
We came here in 1966 from Guernsey - friends thought exactly like you said - grass skirts, spears and mud huts - I thought for sure things had changed by now - with all the sporting attention we get and the internet. We are in Wanganui and have loved every minute of our time here.
Another thing people don't realise New Zealand's total land area is 10% larger than Ireland/Scotland/England/Wales total. Granted a lot of it is taken up by mountains.
I was asked by an American years ago if the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Auckland Harbour Bridge were connected so that you can drive between the countries. I told him that you can, didn't want to kill his story.
Easier to say shortest flight from NZ to Aussie takes approx 4hrs. So much fun to watch you two. Born down south but mostly raised in the north and never heard of crib for a batch, learnt something new myself. Had a few good laughs, thanks Liz and Brian :)
Crib is more common around the Dunedin area, because of the Scots roots, but I don't think it's a word that is used in Scotland, it may be that it went out of use over there or its just another regional word.
It's always fun and great to see both of you and your new video! What an amazing, scenic spot. I want a tractor 😂! Like Suzeys favourite shirt says - We support 2 teams - New Zealand and anyone playing Australia, The winter weather is the main reason we moved here! Thanks for another fun video! ♥
Thank you, Randy and Suzey! It is always lovely to see you name. It's hard to imagine now that we talked to you while you were in freezing cold Canada! So glad that you came home to NZ! 🥰🇳🇿🇨🇦
Hi. We originally come from New Plymouth, but now live in Australia. For the record Australia definitely is not always hot. 2 hours west of Brisbane last weekend - late June and the temperature was -3.8° at 7am. Frost on the ground, ice on the car windscreen. But it’s a different cold to the chill you get from the mountain in NP!
I’m 5th generation NZer and I love your channel! My husband and I live way down in Roxburgh, Central Otago. It can be 30° one day and 9° the next in summer. It’s amazing how many of my international fb friends think we’re barely one step up from 3rd world country.
A family friend moved from NZ to the US. One of his new American work mates asked him if we have the internet in New Zealand (mind you he was an IT specialist, not sure how useful an IT specialist that can't use the internet would be). Friend answered "No, actually we don't, coconuts just don't generate enough electricity to run computers" 😅
More about kiwifruit. Seeds of it were brought back from China by a school principal in 1904 and grown in a Whanganui nursery. It has been highly developed into the fruit around today.
Hello Liz and Brian💖, what a beautiful scenery behind you both! 🌼It's astonishing how some people still hold unbelievable misconceptions about New Zealand🤔🤯 in this age of the internet and freely available information. 🤣🤣🤣 You two always make us laugh so much. Lots of love.💖
Hi L & B....Kiwis are sports mad but the reason Rugby became the most popular sport was largely due to The Invincible Tour of Britain and Ireland, France and North America in 1905. At that point we were still just a Dominion of the British Empire. We went on to win against all the provincial teams as well as beating England, Ireland, Scotland, France, the US and Canada. Of the 35 matches played we only lost one against Wales 3-0 (after a very controversial disallowed try by the Welsh ref) The British press gave us the name "All Blacks" because of our all black kit. This defeat of all those historic nations gave New Zealanders a real pride in their young country and really was the birth of a nation. Catch you soon😊
Thanks for sharing this, Kent! I never knew this 😊 Such wonderful information. Have a fabulous weekend and thank you, as always for supporting us! Liz and Bri x 😊
Not all kiwis are sports mad. I for one couldn't care less about the All Blacks. No one in my circle follows them, or any other sport. Saying kiwis are sports mad is an enormous generalisation, and untrue.
I so love your videos, you say it like it is, and you guys have embraced our culture and our beautiful country and the people that call Taranaki home, such a wonderful place to live, I’m a kiwi and have lived in Taranaki for a few years now and absolutely love this region, best in NZ.
@@Shenzenxo huh.. weather isn't a competition and is all relative.. again, I froze in Australia, minus 10 in Canberra..minus 4 in Sydney and snowed in Melbourne, think I know what cold is.. ahi ahi
True story- to your second point. Twenty years ago now, the story basically boils down to a visitor from the US (workplace exchange for 6 weeks) thinking they were coming to farmsville. Didn't know we had decent sized cities. Had packed more than one pair of Wellingtons/Galoshes/Gumboots. Loved their time here, but regretted not doing enough research before coming.
Hi! I've been watching your vlogs and I finally subbed but, I spent a bit of time in Taranaki and spent time in Whangamomona, Kohuratahi, and Tangarakau. Loved it there and the people too. Richard and Vicky are the proprietorship of the Whangamomona Hotel, the foods great and hospitality awesome...but I found the history on the pub walls through photos and newspaper clips had me fascinated about the place. I think if you plan a trip away next time, give these places a look...accommodation at the pub, or campground and Tangarakau has the Bushlands Campground. Tell them Mai says hello, and the coffee's free! Goodluck!
That's a great tip...we are yet to stay in that area so we will definitely put it on the list and will say hi for you! Thank you so much for your support, Morgan! We are thrilled to have you on board! 😃
Last time I was in NZ a half decent bottle of wine was $21. A slab ofVB was $45. Most reasonably educated people understand they are two separate countries…Captain Cooke is still taught in British schools..
My favourite distance example, is the 2500 km from London to Moscow. It communicates the distance from New Zealand to Australia really well. Strictly speaking it's 2000km Auckland to Sydney. But it's 2500km from Christchurch to Brisbane. It's reasonable.
Rangiora which is in Canterbury in the South island holds the record for the highest temperature in the country 42.3 i think it was so the South island isnt necessarily the coldest more snow admittedly
G'day Liz & Brian! Seriously, I don't even know where to begin?? I'm still shaking off tears because of how hilarious that was!! My day was this, I was having a rough go of it, went to my car, next thing I know my employer is coming out to check on me, I'm laughing so much he thought I was on something! No joke!!😂😂 Listen, sincerely I'm a person who got EXTREMELY lucky in life! Couple of things, I don't know Brian? I was fortunate enough to spend five years in Canada, Canadians have a great sense of humour & a lot of comparisons between Hockey & Rugby, in terms of both the game & Sportsmanship? Sorry I'm still laughing!! What did peak my interest was mentioning about moving to New Zealand, honestly I've been away for so long I've lost touch! Question I'm trying to ask is, how's the the health care system, & mental health system doing these days? I'm not trying to be any sort of advocate for anyone! Maybe a thought for a future show? From experience here, with learning disabilities, it's extremely poor & overlooked in the U.S.! I've got to be careful in saying that, sure people are going to knock Americans, especially the geography skills!! I'm not Australian, English, or South African! Which I've been confused with, & New Zealand & Australia is not one big country!! Overall it's my home now simply because of how welcomed I've always felt. Computers, technology, forget it I'm useless! Make a deal, not sure when I'm returning home? If Brian's buying beers at the pub all night? I'll check to see when the next flight is? In all seriousness you guys are braver than me! I tend to be a private person, & there's no way I could do what you guys do! I'm real, that's me, technology or signing up for anything unfortunately I wouldn't be able to help! However, literally through the vibes of your positivity you guys have, I'm going to make a T-Shirt, obviously wear it, can't promise anything, but at least try to bring awareness to the fantastic job you guys do!! Not the kind of person to blow smoke, Kiwi kindness! Thanks for making my weekend, Cheers from Tucson, AZ!!
Oh, Luke...what an incredible message to receive! Thank you SO much, this means the world to us to know we made you giggle. Making these videos for you is so much fun, but it also quite scary...I can't tell you how many times me and Bri make a video and then straight after (usually me because I don't think before I speak) says, "oh...do you think we should have said that?? Did we sound like a pair of numpties??" And Bri says, "it's staying in, (probably too lazy to edit 😂) Liz, because it's real and that's who we are..." So. To hear you say that it made you smile today makes it all worth while. Thank you, Luke. Have a wonderful week! Liz and Bri 😊
Fun fact: NZ was part of NSW until the 1st of July 1841, when NZ was separated from NSW Australia. It's no wonder why we're so close, as in our bonding. That's why we take the piss out of each other, and no offence is taken.😂😂😂
When I popped back to visit England a couple of years after migrating to Wellington, a bloke there asked me "Can you drive to Australia?" With only a second or two to think "What can I say that won't make you look and feel like a complete idiot?", I just said "It's a three hour flight."
Apparently during the 2000 Olympics some tourists were asking if it was possible to walk across Australia 🤨...... "Sure....go for it...." I wonder how long it took them🤷
I find with americans that if you point out that to travel to aussie from nz its roughly the same distance as from la to chicago, they generally get it
Celsius, not centigrade. Australaia to NZ is around 4200Km, over 2000 miles United Kingdom is approximately 243,610 sq km, while New Zealand is approximately 268,838 sq km,
As you come through Tawa Linden Porirua etc you see all the detached houses, that's our definition of bungalow,they are mostly made of wood bcuz of tne earthquake factor. Batches are more like cottages or tiny houses that can be lifted up and taken away. When the early settlers came they burnt the Bush down to clear the land and then just staked out want they wanted. No consideration was given to Maori ownership of it. Study more about Parihaka. If you go to Tauranga check Bobby's Fish and chips. A real treat.
Thank you for sharing! And yes, Bobby's will be on the list for sure (we will tell the people in our Tauranga channel to go, too!) Have a great weekend 😊
@@ItsaDrama thanks hope you're having fun wherever you are. Don't know if Bobby's has mushy peas or pickled eggs, more like karengo and kina instead. Fish comes right off the boat and cooked 5 yards away. So fresh and huge.
In the lower South island, we refer to the Bach as the crib from our Scots decent. We use other word from our heritage also. I am enjoying the channel. I have come across some strange beliefs about us, from Americans in particular.
just a point of information on the provincial question. 80% of the land in New Zealand is visibly unoccupied. This is a factual point. People live in our rural areas but in many cases it is not visible.
We don't eat Kiwi bird, we eat Weta Burgers 😜. I only saw a Kiwi in a special Kiwi house where we could see them during the day, in the Waikato area I think. I don't like Green Kiwi Fruit, I prefer the newer Gold Kiwi Fruit. You can use Kiwi Fruit as a meat tenderizer. I'm more into Feijoa. The ABs have gone through losing streaks before. I do remember really frosty days in Wanganui when I was growing up. I don't think we had a frost this last winter. I think winters are possibly getting warmer. I'm not a typical Kiwi, in that I'm not that interested in sport. Though I enjoy watching the odd game of rugby. I should feel split when they're up against the English, given my parents are English, but I'm not. As to weather, yes it does depend on which part of NZ you're in. I agree with you. Though the South Island is generally colder, they still are on par with the North Island during the summer months, from what I've observed on the weather forecasts. We gave up eating long pork last century. Ever since the ready meal. 😜
@@ItsaDrama haha unfortunately no I did not, I am very pleased that she got a part etc, must have been great fun and a wonderful experience for her. 👍😀
Kiwi fruit only in recent years has been called by that name. We always called them Chinese Gooseberrys. They came to NZ from the Yangtze Valley. The Chinese used them as animal feed.
@@Luke-pb9oz yes but that is recent times. My grandfather worked at a Chinese market gardeners property in Nelson in the late 1800s / early 1900s and they were called chinese gooseberries then and up to 1970s / early 1980s. It was my grandfather who told me that his elderly chinese employer told him about using that fruit as animal feed. Apparently they were very small and rather firm etc and we developed them to what they are today. Cheers.
@@ItsaDrama 🥝 it started from the 50s but caught on in the late 60s here. Even in NZ they were used as cattle feed when too much was produced. Travelling thru rural China in the 90s the only word I reckonised was KIWI..
NZ exporters Turners & Growers named Chinese gooseberries as kiwifruit for the North American market on June 15, 1959 as Americans didn't like "gooseberries" which were not particularly popular.
Great video guys, but Dallas is not in the middle of a desert. Actually, this city is so freaking crowded I can't wait to get out of here. Dallas has A LOOOOOOT of people. They are building everywhere to accommodate the influx of people from all over the country, especially from California. Traffic is insane. I actually moved to the suburbs, but the city keeps growing our way, and now my little town (40 minutes from Dallas) is starting to look like Dallas. I went back to school so I can change careers and move out of the US. New Zealand in on my list with some other countries.
Thank you so much for reaching out and sharing, Patricia, we hope that your dreams come true and you are able to find what you are looking for. Have a great week and thank you for being with us! 😊
NZ to Australia 4,000+ km whereas Ireland to Iceland 1,404km. The west coast of NZ normally is wetter than eastern side, now it seems to be reversed, due to those weather rivers we're not experiencing. NZ climate more like Tasmania, must look at latitude lines on the globe. NZ/Canada & all 90+ English colonials whereas USA was populated by Indigenous first, then English, then other European especially in the 19/20th centuries. People need History lessons.
The national religion of New Zealand is Rugby Union. We are very sport oriented country Maori are, like the rest of us, immigrants. They arrived in Aotearoa in around 1300AD from Hawaiki which is believed to be somewhere in possibly the Cook Islands.
No one is futher than 80 miles, 140kms from either the tasmin sea or pacific ocean. In fact otahuhu in auckland is literally a mile wide. I.e you can walk from the tasmin to the pacific in less than an hr
We do not call the fruit “kiwi” it’s kiwifruit originally called Chinese gooseberry and renamed for export because it looks a bit like a kiwi. The original fruit was quite small and was developed here to be larger.
Back in the day if you had money you went to NZ but if were a convict you were sent to Australia. Australia did administer NZ for a while. My parents families originated from the UK. My mum's family were Jewish lawyers who came for the gold rush. My dad's family were anglo-saxon / celts who had a bit of money and bought land to farm. Neither were religious and fiercely British. My grandmother adored the Queen and Queen Mum, cups of tea and Coronation Street.
Auckland would be about the 36th largest city by population if it was in the grand old USA. Not 6th. Going to Christchurch and Queenstown next month looking forward to it.
If we are having people like yourselves immigrating here I'm glad that they are nice people like you guy's .. I don't think anywhere in the world is perfect though 😊
There is one truth about NZ that I have never seen brought up and that is how the lack of population works in our favour sometimes. This is an example. The New Zealand cricket Team is chosen from just six unions, in other words just 66 players, if you are any good you get spotted real soon. Every sport is the same, I don't play golf but there are two courses within ten minutes drive from where I can roll up and play, no booking, nothing. Rugby every town has clubs catering from 5 year olds and up. All sports organisations are are looking for new members. The same thing applies in the work place the competition for a job is never that big again because of the lack of numbers.
Sorry to burst your bubble boys an girls. Have a look at the Australian constitution.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 6. Definitions The Commonwealth shall mean the Commonwealth of Australia as established under this Act. The States shall mean such of the colonies of New South Wales, NEW ZEALAND, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, and South Australia, including the northern territory of South Australia, as for the time being are parts of the Commonwealth, and such colonies or territories as may be admitted into or established by the Commonwealth as States; and each of such parts of the Commonwealth shall be called a State. Original States shall mean such States as are parts of the Commonwealth at its establishment.
I'm pretty damned sure you said last time you would tell us where you were going on holiday this time. I am pretty disappointed you didn't tell us. Just kidding. Looking forward to seeing your trip. :) Just cause the weather is yukk today.
Oh my, Julie! You are right! We already recorded the podcast but it hasn't released on TH-cam yet. Look out for "Call Yourself a Friend?" which will come out next week...all will be revealed! 😂🥰
New Zealanders, Australians and South Africans wear outdoor clothing. Stands out when traveling. Batch is short for a Batchelor pad. A small house for a single man.
The south island of nz sits below Tasmania and therefore are in the roaring 40s and the weather comes off Antarctica. Australia is further north, and is also a continent so that is why hotter. Obviously ore complicated but this is a simple view
I have to say though, New Plymouth doesn’t have the best weather but as a Kiwi in the uk, the weather here in the uk suuuuuuucks. It’s actually miserable here weather wise in comparison
Part of the misconception of distances is the global projection maps which give misleading impressions of size and distance closer to the poles. Dumb observations of NZ native, observing the southern alps from Wellington for some reason I thought cook strait was much larger, and watching live TV and the difference in time to sunset closer to the pole in Summer, Stewart island sunset 10.30-11pmish.
'kiwis' is the name given to people born in NZ. If youre not born here you arent kiwis but foreigners. If you give birth here your babies are kiwis - its a fun and easier word than saying New Zealander. Foreigners can become NZ citizens but that doesnt make them kiwis - these 2 good people here will have kiwi grandies if their children give birth here. 'Kiwi' are a native bird and our national emblem bird. Theres no 's' in the Maori language so Kiwi is a singular and plural Maori word for our flightless nocturnal national bird. 'kiwifruit' is a fruit and kiwis dont call it kiwi we call it kiwifruit and years ago we called them 'chinese gooseberries' - marketing changed their name to kiwifruit.
That is due to our mutual colonial back-grounds which include some common histories as well as language.and some culture in common. England and Russia on the other hand are distinctly of different origins with no actual cultural or linguistic ties. Just saying...
First thing i noticed is that u are rolling ur tongue pronouncing the letter r. Its great to see that u make an effort in pronunciation. A lot of kiwis still cant be bothered. Thank u for understanding
When I was a kid, late teens, I was asked what language I spoke, what language they spoke in New Zealand. They wouldn't believe me that English was my native tongue.
It's fascinating to hear all of these stories! Whe. I was a kid (old enough to know better) I asked a teacher if they spoke "Jurusalism" in Jerusalem...
So I'm say nuffin'...😂
My wife and i lived in Featherston in a detached house 🏠 on a quarter acre section for 32 odd year's. Five year's ago ago we sold up and moved to Masterton we down sized and bought a semi detached house 🏠 and easy care section ten minutes to mow the lawn's 😊
I'm South African, and have been in NZ for 25 years.
I shared your channel with my British hand therapist recently.
Today when I visited her for a follow up, she thanked me for sharing, as she was able to refer a recent English arrival to your channel, which was of immense help to her.
As you know, as immigrants , we all go through a period of doubt, and longing for our home countries.
Your channel was just what she needed, and hopefully this lady will make contact with you 😊
Your laughter is absolutely contagious Liz, and your humour is so much like ours from South Africa.
Best wishes to you both 😊👍
What an absolutely lovely message, Dennis. Thank you so very much, we appreciate your kind words and hope that we can be a familiar face for your therapists friend. Thank you! 🥰
For those who think NZ is a part of Aussie, you need to go up to Auckland and you take a left somewhere up there and its about a 30 hr drive to Aussie. But you have to dip your headlights :)
Hehe!! Great tip! Thanks for sharing! 😂
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Australia is a 3 1/2 hour flight from New Zealand.
Born and bred South Aucklander (now 62) I know winters these days are a lot warmer although it doesn't always feel like it. When we used to walk to school in the late 60s in mid winter the grass would be white with frost and crunch under your feet when you walked on it. Haven't seen that in decades!
The confusion with "eating kiwi" is for some reason "kiwi fruit", as it's called here, is just (incorrectly) called "kiwi" overseas, for some reason they (again incorrectly) drop the word 'fruit'. NZers never call kiwi fruit "kiwi".
That is so interesting, thank you for sharing! And yes, you are absolutely right! Growing up in England, it was never kiwi fruit, only kiwi. That explains a lot! 😊
Depends where you leave or arrive into NZ and depends where you left from or are going to in Australia. Australia is huuuuuge.
@@JDWDMC Distances like that are generally measured from closest point to closest point, Auckland to Sydney.
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The differences of fauna and flora between New Zealand and Australia couldn't be more diverse. Australia gets hot because it's a huge dry continent. Love your laughter, Liz.
As a kid in Wanganui i loved winter mornings with white frost and iced over puddles before a sunny afternoon. I wouldn't eat a kiwi because they're raised in cages and not free-range.😅
Hehee!! Thank you Robert! Always lovely to hear your thoughts and memories, thank you! 🥰
To put this into perspective guys, Nz is 1200 miles as the crow fly's from New Zealand. We are a 3 hour flight from Australia. New Zealand is 5,000 square miles larger than Great Britain but we have a population of only 5.5 million compared to Great Britain which has 68 million population .
Thank you! 😊
Still doesn't take the fact away New Zealand is bigger then 3 countries on one island 😭😭
How is New Zealand 1200 miles from New Zealand? How do you work that out
If you go the long way?@@bellhurinui5983
I don't care where you do your videos from, just do more of them!! 🥰😍
What a lovely comment, thank you so much! ❤️
We came here in 1966 from Guernsey - friends thought exactly like you said - grass skirts, spears and mud huts - I thought for sure things had changed by now - with all the sporting attention we get and the internet. We are in Wanganui and have loved every minute of our time here.
Thank you for joining us and saying hi! 😀
A guy from the UK told me when his relatives came to NZ for a holiday saw maori and said out loud they're wearing clothes. 😂
I love your chats. Thankyou for loving and living with us ❤😊
Thank you for being with us, Dawn! 😊
Another thing people don't realise New Zealand's total land area is 10% larger than Ireland/Scotland/England/Wales total. Granted a lot of it is taken up by mountains.
I was asked by an American years ago if the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Auckland Harbour Bridge were connected so that you can drive between the countries. I told him that you can, didn't want to kill his story.
😂 I wonder how far he got Dennis?? 🤪 Thank you for watching!
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Easier to say shortest flight from NZ to Aussie takes approx 4hrs. So much fun to watch you two. Born down south but mostly raised in the north and never heard of crib for a batch, learnt something new myself. Had a few good laughs, thanks Liz and Brian :)
Thank you so much! We appreciate you being with us! Sending much love to the South Island 🥰🇳🇿 Liz and Bri x
Crib is more common around the Dunedin area, because of the Scots roots, but I don't think it's a word that is used in Scotland, it may be that it went out of use over there or its just another regional word.
It's always fun and great to see both of you and your new video! What an amazing, scenic spot. I want a tractor 😂! Like Suzeys favourite shirt says - We support 2 teams - New Zealand and anyone playing Australia, The winter weather is the main reason we moved here! Thanks for another fun video! ♥
Thank you, Randy and Suzey! It is always lovely to see you name. It's hard to imagine now that we talked to you while you were in freezing cold Canada! So glad that you came home to NZ! 🥰🇳🇿🇨🇦
Scotland to Morocco is the same distance between Aussie and NZ. 2200km or so.
Hi. We originally come from New Plymouth, but now live in Australia. For the record Australia definitely is not always hot. 2 hours west of Brisbane last weekend - late June and the temperature was -3.8° at 7am. Frost on the ground, ice on the car windscreen. But it’s a different cold to the chill you get from the mountain in NP!
Kiwi fruit was renamed from Chinese Gooseberries
I’m 5th generation NZer and I love your channel!
My husband and I live way down in Roxburgh, Central Otago.
It can be 30° one day and 9° the next in summer.
It’s amazing how many of my international fb friends think we’re barely one step up from 3rd world country.
A family friend moved from NZ to the US. One of his new American work mates asked him if we have the internet in New Zealand (mind you he was an IT specialist, not sure how useful an IT specialist that can't use the internet would be). Friend answered "No, actually we don't, coconuts just don't generate enough electricity to run computers" 😅
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More about kiwifruit. Seeds of it were brought back from China by a school principal in 1904 and grown in a Whanganui nursery. It has been highly developed into the fruit around today.
Chinese gooseberry, also grown in Chile
It's not always hot in Australia. It's cold and wet right now in Western Australia.
Hello Liz and Brian💖, what a beautiful scenery behind you both! 🌼It's astonishing how some people still hold unbelievable misconceptions about New Zealand🤔🤯 in this age of the internet and freely available information. 🤣🤣🤣
You two always make us laugh so much. Lots of love.💖
Thanks so much, Renata! As I say, I am guilty of this too so I can understand it but still...it's funny to hear 😂 Sending you much love! x
Hi L & B....Kiwis are sports mad but the reason Rugby became the most popular sport was largely due to The Invincible Tour of Britain and Ireland, France and North America in 1905. At that point we were still just a Dominion of the British Empire. We went on to win against all the provincial teams as well as beating England, Ireland, Scotland, France, the US and Canada. Of the 35 matches played we only lost one against Wales 3-0 (after a very controversial disallowed try by the Welsh ref)
The British press gave us the name "All Blacks" because of our all black kit.
This defeat of all those historic nations gave New Zealanders a real pride in their young country and really was the birth of a nation.
Catch you soon😊
Thanks for sharing this, Kent! I never knew this 😊 Such wonderful information. Have a fabulous weekend and thank you, as always for supporting us!
Liz and Bri x 😊
Not quite. The 1924-25 All Black team was the one known as the Invincibles. 😊
Not all kiwis are sports mad. I for one couldn't care less about the All Blacks. No one in my circle follows them, or any other sport. Saying kiwis are sports mad is an enormous generalisation, and untrue.
I so love your videos, you say it like it is, and you guys have embraced our culture and our beautiful country and the people that call Taranaki home, such a wonderful place to live, I’m a kiwi and have lived in Taranaki for a few years now and absolutely love this region, best in NZ.
Thank you, Jude! We are thrilled to have you with us! 😃
Subscribed! You guys are so fun and spontaneous
Thank you, Shailja, we are thrilled to have you with us 😊
East coast of Australia Is freezing in winter, from Newcastle south. Sonis south Australia and I froze in Perth also..
Thank you for sharing! I would never know that so it's great to learn! 😊
Babes you Australians will never know what real cold is lol
@@Shenzenxo huh.. weather isn't a competition and is all relative.. again, I froze in Australia, minus 10 in Canberra..minus 4 in Sydney and snowed in Melbourne, think I know what cold is.. ahi ahi
@@Shenzenxo babes 😏
True story- to your second point. Twenty years ago now, the story basically boils down to a visitor from the US (workplace exchange for 6 weeks) thinking they were coming to farmsville. Didn't know we had decent sized cities. Had packed more than one pair of Wellingtons/Galoshes/Gumboots. Loved their time here, but regretted not doing enough research before coming.
Hehe! I remember Bri's mum asking if you could get shampoo in NZ...😂
And people who arrive at the airport in New Zealand thinking they will be greeted by Maori in grass skirts.
I always have a smile on my face when u both post…love it..I have a good laugh. Thank you
Our pleasure! Thank you for being with us Maryanne! 😊
Hi! I've been watching your vlogs and I finally subbed but, I spent a bit of time in Taranaki and spent time in Whangamomona, Kohuratahi, and Tangarakau. Loved it there and the people too.
Richard and Vicky are the proprietorship of the Whangamomona Hotel, the foods great and hospitality awesome...but I found the history on the pub walls through photos and newspaper clips had me fascinated about the place.
I think if you plan a trip away next time, give these places a look...accommodation at the pub, or campground and Tangarakau has the Bushlands Campground.
Tell them Mai says hello, and the coffee's free! Goodluck!
That's a great tip...we are yet to stay in that area so we will definitely put it on the list and will say hi for you!
Thank you so much for your support, Morgan! We are thrilled to have you on board! 😃
In the southern hemisphere ,facing north means you are looking towards the Equator, Opposite in the Northern Hemisphere.Quite simple really......
Last time I was in NZ a half decent bottle of wine was $21. A slab ofVB was $45. Most reasonably educated people understand they are two separate countries…Captain Cooke is still taught in British schools..
Captain James Cook.
Cooky Boy's last name doesn't end with an e😊
My favourite distance example, is the 2500 km from London to Moscow. It communicates the distance from New Zealand to Australia really well. Strictly speaking it's 2000km Auckland to Sydney. But it's 2500km from Christchurch to Brisbane.
It's reasonable.
Rangiora which is in Canterbury in the South island holds the record for the highest temperature in the country 42.3 i think it was so the South island isnt necessarily the coldest more snow admittedly
G'day Liz & Brian!
Seriously, I don't even know where to begin?? I'm still shaking off tears because of how hilarious that was!! My day was this, I was having a rough go of it, went to my car, next thing I know my employer is coming out to check on me, I'm laughing so much he thought I was on something! No joke!!😂😂 Listen, sincerely I'm a person who got EXTREMELY lucky in life! Couple of things, I don't know Brian? I was fortunate enough to spend five years in Canada, Canadians have a great sense of humour & a lot of comparisons between Hockey & Rugby, in terms of both the game & Sportsmanship? Sorry I'm still laughing!! What did peak my interest was mentioning about moving to New Zealand, honestly I've been away for so long I've lost touch! Question I'm trying to ask is, how's the the health care system, & mental health system doing these days? I'm not trying to be any sort of advocate for anyone! Maybe a thought for a future show? From experience here, with learning disabilities, it's extremely poor & overlooked in the U.S.! I've got to be careful in saying that, sure people are going to knock Americans, especially the geography skills!! I'm not Australian, English, or South African! Which I've been confused with, & New Zealand & Australia is not one big country!! Overall it's my home now simply because of how welcomed I've always felt. Computers, technology, forget it I'm useless! Make a deal, not sure when I'm returning home? If Brian's buying beers at the pub all night? I'll check to see when the next flight is? In all seriousness you guys are braver than me! I tend to be a private person, & there's no way I could do what you guys do! I'm real, that's me, technology or signing up for anything unfortunately I wouldn't be able to help! However, literally through the vibes of your positivity you guys have, I'm going to make a T-Shirt, obviously wear it, can't promise anything, but at least try to bring awareness to the fantastic job you guys do!! Not the kind of person to blow smoke, Kiwi kindness! Thanks for making my weekend, Cheers from Tucson, AZ!!
Oh, Luke...what an incredible message to receive! Thank you SO much, this means the world to us to know we made you giggle. Making these videos for you is so much fun, but it also quite scary...I can't tell you how many times me and Bri make a video and then straight after (usually me because I don't think before I speak) says, "oh...do you think we should have said that?? Did we sound like a pair of numpties??" And Bri says, "it's staying in, (probably too lazy to edit 😂) Liz, because it's real and that's who we are..."
So. To hear you say that it made you smile today makes it all worth while. Thank you, Luke. Have a wonderful week! Liz and Bri 😊
Fun fact: NZ was part of NSW until the 1st of July 1841, when NZ was separated from NSW Australia.
It's no wonder why we're so close, as in our bonding.
That's why we take the piss out of each other, and no offence is taken.😂😂😂
That is so interesting! Thank you for sharing, my friend! We will remember that fact!😊
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Law applied to NZ 14th January 1840 NSW, they just forgot to tell Maori😅
Legally, theres Government legislation that NZ can still be apart of NSW if needed.
Apart from the tree fern, the backdrop of your interview picnic table is like some bit of pommy land. Look at all the gorse !!
Yeah, British settlers got suck in and terror formed NZ into Britain, including animals and vegetation.
The hills around my part of the country have plenty of natives still running around. Not so much the Puipui and Taiaha, more Polar fleece and .308s.
When I popped back to visit England a couple of years after migrating to Wellington, a bloke there asked me "Can you drive to Australia?" With only a second or two to think "What can I say that won't make you look and feel like a complete idiot?", I just said "It's a three hour flight."
Apparently during the 2000 Olympics some tourists were asking if it was possible to walk across Australia 🤨......
"Sure....go for it...." I wonder how long it took them🤷
I find with americans that if you point out that to travel to aussie from nz its roughly the same distance as from la to chicago, they generally get it
Australia is mostly north of us and it is also, as continent, hotter. We are surrounded by oceans and that makes for a more temperate climate.
My American husband (from the American South) loves British humour and always has. Just saying. (We live in Wellington)
Thank you so much for being with us and for saying hi, Ros! Much love to our American friends and to all in Wellington! 🇺🇸 Have a fabulous week ahead!
Hotter Island? Highest recorded temp North Island, 39.2, South Island 42.4. I remember the 42.4 day, it was so hot I couldn't think straight!
Wow! That IS hot!! 🥵 Thanks for being with us and saying hi!
Sunny and lovely in this last winter? Cripes I betterove down to NP. WE JAVE NOT HAD A WEEK WITHOUT RAIN SINCE February up here in the Waikato. ❤
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New Zealand is 3.5 hrs flight from Eastern Australia and its time zone is 2 hours later than say Melbourne
Celsius, not centigrade. Australaia to NZ is around 4200Km, over 2000 miles United Kingdom is approximately 243,610 sq km, while New Zealand is approximately 268,838 sq km,
Thanks for sharing and saying hi! 😊
As you come through Tawa Linden Porirua etc you see all the detached houses, that's our definition of bungalow,they are mostly made of wood bcuz of tne earthquake factor. Batches are more like cottages or tiny houses that can be lifted up and taken away.
When the early settlers came they burnt the Bush down to clear the land and then just staked out want they wanted. No consideration was given to Maori ownership of it. Study more about Parihaka.
If you go to Tauranga check Bobby's Fish and chips. A real treat.
Thank you for sharing! And yes, Bobby's will be on the list for sure (we will tell the people in our Tauranga channel to go, too!) Have a great weekend 😊
@@ItsaDrama thanks hope you're having fun wherever you are.
Don't know if Bobby's has mushy peas or pickled eggs, more like karengo and kina instead. Fish comes right off the boat and cooked 5 yards away. So fresh and huge.
In the lower South island, we refer to the Bach as the crib from our Scots decent. We use other word from our heritage also. I am enjoying the channel. I have come across some strange beliefs about us, from Americans in particular.
Crikey... not all of Australia is “boiling hot”. Places like Canberra can get mornings that are -5oC.
Apologies Linda...forgive me...more than once I complained that my brain felt foggy...I even told Bri that the icebergs had guns on them...🤪🤣
just a point of information on the provincial question. 80% of the land in New Zealand is visibly unoccupied. This is a factual point. People live in our rural areas but in many cases it is not visible.
Great point! Thanks for sharing, Helen! 😃
Approx 1350 miles or 2100 Kim’s between Sydney and Auckland. That’s like the distance from New York to Kansas. So no, no driving the ocean lol.
Thank you for sharing and for being with us! 😊
Lived in both islands height and north holland etta shekhar after living in the south holland born and breathe down here
Australian here. Wondering why you chose NZ Australia?
There's a Scottish influence to both accents. Novis Scotia, Invercargill, Dunedin.
We don't eat Kiwi bird, we eat Weta Burgers 😜. I only saw a Kiwi in a special Kiwi house where we could see them during the day, in the Waikato area I think. I don't like Green Kiwi Fruit, I prefer the newer Gold Kiwi Fruit. You can use Kiwi Fruit as a meat tenderizer. I'm more into Feijoa.
The ABs have gone through losing streaks before.
I do remember really frosty days in Wanganui when I was growing up. I don't think we had a frost this last winter. I think winters are possibly getting warmer.
I'm not a typical Kiwi, in that I'm not that interested in sport. Though I enjoy watching the odd game of rugby. I should feel split when they're up against the English, given my parents are English, but I'm not.
As to weather, yes it does depend on which part of NZ you're in. I agree with you. Though the South Island is generally colder, they still are on par with the North Island during the summer months, from what I've observed on the weather forecasts.
We gave up eating long pork last century. Ever since the ready meal. 😜
Thank you, James! Always lovely to hear from you! have a fabulous week and thank you for sharing your perspective! 🇳🇿😊
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PS guy's. Went to see wicked at St James Theatre. Just loved it.
Yay!! Wasn't it wonderful!! Our daughter was the one with the dress on...did you spot her??! 😂
@@ItsaDrama haha unfortunately no I did not, I am very pleased that she got a part etc, must have been great fun and a wonderful experience for her. 👍😀
Kiwi fruit only in recent years has been called by that name. We always called them Chinese Gooseberrys. They came to NZ from the Yangtze Valley. The Chinese used them as animal feed.
Bro, they have been called kiwifruit for at least 40 years!
@@Luke-pb9oz yes but that is recent times. My grandfather worked at a Chinese market gardeners property in Nelson in the late 1800s / early 1900s and they were called chinese gooseberries then and up to 1970s / early 1980s. It was my grandfather who told me that his elderly chinese employer told him about using that fruit as animal feed. Apparently they were very small and rather firm etc and we developed them to what they are today. Cheers.
Thank you for sharing this information! It is aways lovely when people share memories with us and we appreciate you very much! 😊
@@ItsaDrama 🥝 it started from the 50s but caught on in the late 60s here. Even in NZ they were used as cattle feed when too much was produced. Travelling thru rural China in the 90s the only word I reckonised was KIWI..
NZ exporters Turners & Growers named Chinese gooseberries as kiwifruit for the North American market on June 15, 1959 as Americans didn't like "gooseberries" which were not particularly popular.
Great video guys, but Dallas is not in the middle of a desert. Actually, this city is so freaking crowded I can't wait to get out of here. Dallas has A LOOOOOOT of people. They are building everywhere to accommodate the influx of people from all over the country, especially from California. Traffic is insane. I actually moved to the suburbs, but the city keeps growing our way, and now my little town (40 minutes from Dallas) is starting to look like Dallas. I went back to school so I can change careers and move out of the US. New Zealand in on my list with some other countries.
Thank you so much for reaching out and sharing, Patricia, we hope that your dreams come true and you are able to find what you are looking for. Have a great week and thank you for being with us! 😊
Go up to Northland, it’s boiling hot in the Summer
Bring the t-shirts on!
😁 Watch this space!!
NZ to Australia 4,000+ km whereas Ireland to Iceland 1,404km. The west coast of NZ normally is wetter than eastern side, now it seems to be reversed, due to those weather rivers we're not experiencing. NZ climate more like Tasmania, must look at latitude lines on the globe. NZ/Canada & all 90+ English colonials whereas USA was populated by Indigenous first, then English, then other European especially in the 19/20th centuries. People need History lessons.
.....and geography lessons. 🙄
3 islands.. don’t forget Steward island
The national religion of New Zealand is Rugby Union. We are very sport oriented country
Maori are, like the rest of us, immigrants. They arrived in Aotearoa in around 1300AD from Hawaiki which is believed to be somewhere in possibly the Cook Islands.
No one is futher than 80 miles, 140kms from either the tasmin sea or pacific ocean. In fact otahuhu in auckland is literally a mile wide. I.e you can walk from the tasmin to the pacific in less than an hr
We do not call the fruit “kiwi” it’s kiwifruit originally called Chinese gooseberry and renamed for export because it looks a bit like a kiwi. The original fruit was quite small and was developed here to be larger.
Aussie might be a long way but you can walk across at low tide.
The distance between NZ and Oz is double that between Ireland and Iceland. It is the same as Ireland to Greenland or Ireland to Africa.
Back in the day if you had money you went to NZ but if were a convict you were sent to Australia. Australia did administer NZ for a while. My parents families originated from the UK. My mum's family were Jewish lawyers who came for the gold rush. My dad's family were anglo-saxon / celts who had a bit of money and bought land to farm. Neither were religious and fiercely British. My grandmother adored the Queen and Queen Mum, cups of tea and Coronation Street.
Auckland would be about the 36th largest city by population if it was in the grand old USA. Not 6th. Going to Christchurch and Queenstown next month looking forward to it.
Thanks for the correction George! Enjoy the beautiful South Island! 🇳🇿
WE did have bears once but the crocs have eaten them and because there was no food for the crocs they died out too!!!
I would agree
Yes there are 3-8..20thousand times for a team of a 🥝 kiwi
Excellent ❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎
Yeah most of scotland is techincally in the artic circle lol
Inglewood. I KNEW I could hear banjoes.
If we are having people like yourselves immigrating here I'm glad that they are nice people like you guy's .. I don't think anywhere in the world is perfect though 😊
There is one truth about NZ that I have never seen brought up and that is how the lack of population works in our favour sometimes. This is an example. The New Zealand cricket Team is chosen from just six unions, in other words just 66 players, if you are any good you get spotted real soon. Every sport is the same, I don't play golf but there are two courses within ten minutes drive from where I can roll up and play, no booking, nothing. Rugby every town has clubs catering from 5 year olds and up. All sports organisations are are looking for new members. The same thing applies in the work place the competition for a job is never that big again because of the lack of numbers.
What a fabulous point! We will bring that up in on of our next videos! Thank you so much for sharing! 😃
The land of the long white cloud
Your pronunciation of Maori is great!
How big is Auckland i know it takes 4 days to walk end to end. And that is 1984 😅
NZ was part of Australia until 1841, May 3 1841 Auckland became the capital of New Zealand.
Sorry to burst your bubble boys an girls. Have a look at the Australian constitution.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
6. Definitions
The Commonwealth shall mean the Commonwealth of Australia as established under this Act.
The States shall mean such of the colonies of New South Wales, NEW ZEALAND, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, and South Australia, including the northern territory of South Australia, as for the time being are parts of the Commonwealth, and such colonies or territories as may be admitted into or established by the Commonwealth as States; and each of such parts of the Commonwealth shall be called a State.
Original States shall mean such States as are parts of the Commonwealth at its establishment.
Oh, crikey...😂 Thanks for sharing that, Allan...😂
NZ is written in the Australian Constitution is correct.
When I was asked in England was I Australian I said you must be Greek as its the same distance
Thank you for sharing and for being with us, Edward! We appreciate you 😊
I'm pretty damned sure you said last time you would tell us where you were going on holiday this time.
I am pretty disappointed you didn't tell us.
Just kidding.
Looking forward to seeing your trip. :)
Just cause the weather is yukk today.
Oh my, Julie! You are right! We already recorded the podcast but it hasn't released on TH-cam yet. Look out for "Call Yourself a Friend?" which will come out next week...all will be revealed! 😂🥰
Premium grade food is so cheap in New Zealand.
Go Springboks!!
When I was a kid kiwi fruit use to be called Chinese gooseberries..not sure why..maybe bought over by Chinese immigrants..anyone know..
Thank you so much for sharing, Adel! We appreciate you saying hi 😀
I don't have a tractor but I do have a train around my property and maybe a tractor no no we have the most rain he he
Hogarth is the same latitude as Christchurch
New Zealanders, Australians and South Africans wear outdoor clothing. Stands out when traveling. Batch is short for a Batchelor pad. A small house for a single man.
The south island of nz sits below Tasmania and therefore are in the roaring 40s and the weather comes off Antarctica. Australia is further north, and is also a continent so that is why hotter. Obviously ore complicated but this is a simple view
NZ has the most dominant international sports in history, the All Blacks of course.
Ahhhhhh , you can tell you’re a kiwi when you say “jandals” . 😁
And togs.
😂 you guys are "HARDCASE"...Sweetass
I have to say though, New Plymouth doesn’t have the best weather but as a Kiwi in the uk, the weather here in the uk suuuuuuucks. It’s actually miserable here weather wise in comparison
Part of the misconception of distances is the global projection maps which give misleading impressions of size and distance closer to the poles. Dumb observations of NZ native, observing the southern alps from Wellington for some reason I thought cook strait was much larger, and watching live TV and the difference in time to sunset closer to the pole in Summer, Stewart island sunset 10.30-11pmish.
'kiwis' is the name given to people born in NZ. If youre not born here you arent kiwis but foreigners. If you give birth here your babies are kiwis - its a fun and easier word than saying New Zealander. Foreigners can become NZ citizens but that doesnt make them kiwis - these 2 good people here will have kiwi grandies if their children give birth here.
'Kiwi' are a native bird and our national emblem bird. Theres no 's' in the Maori language so Kiwi is a singular and plural Maori word for our flightless nocturnal national bird.
'kiwifruit' is a fruit and kiwis dont call it kiwi we call it kiwifruit and years ago we called them 'chinese gooseberries' - marketing changed their name to kiwifruit.
I must say, it surprises me that English people think that NZ natives walk around the supermarkets in grass skirts.
Thanks for being with us Robert! 😊
Nz is as close to Australia….as london is to Moscow. And we don’t mistake the English as Russians….do we??!!
That is due to our mutual colonial back-grounds which include some common histories as well as language.and some culture in common. England and Russia on the other hand are distinctly of different origins with no actual cultural or linguistic ties. Just saying...
Aussies eat kangaroo and emu - of course kiwis eat kiwis 🤣 NZ population was 3.3mil when I left in '87 - lot of housing built since then
I bet it has changed a lot since then! Thank you for saying hi, as always, we appreciate you! 😊
First thing i noticed is that u are rolling ur tongue pronouncing the letter r. Its great to see that u make an effort in pronunciation. A lot of kiwis still cant be bothered. Thank u for understanding
He says Mowlry instead of Maori after all these years