18 Month Update of Living in New Zealand
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ก.ย. 2024
- We discuss what it's been like to live in New Zealand for the past year and half after moving from the US. We also share some exciting news!
Check us out on House Hunters International March 6!
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Links:
Nick with Affinity Mortgage : affinitymortga...
Alexis with Bayleys Realty: www.bayleys.co...
Henry with GHP law: www.ghplaw.co....
I'm with you girl. God forbid national getting in, I remember 9 long years under them, they put nothing into health,education and cut police recruits and closed 30 stations, btw love love love that you're living your best life in our beautiful country
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU ON EVERYTHING YOU JUST SAID 👍✌️🤘
Under invested in everything, then complain Labour are too slow fixing the problems they actively hid.
Ps I have issues with the timid approach of Labour
@@barrynichols2846 Barry I'm with you 💯 why does the left always play Mr nice guy with the right-wing why can't they give em a kick between the leg's like they do us every opportunity presented to them
You both are an asset for our country.
Congratulations on getting residency and buying a home. Great job, Brian, for the project you're working on. You both look relaxed, content, and happy. I'm looking forward to more videos. 😀
Nice to hear from you guys again. Great news to hear you now own a house with the bank. All you need now is a pair of red bands at the back door
Good on you getting your own home. So exciting for you.
Congratulations on your residency, house, and side project!
Kia ora, guys. We moved to Dunedin after 20 years abroad. (Originally from North Island). We're in North East Valley - will say "hi" if I see you at New World or the Inch Bar! : )
Please do! Your name seems familiar for some reason..?
Thanks for the update.
I have always enjoyed your video's - when they arrive ;-)
Please do try to post more, and I for one will watch them...
Glad you enjoy them and we will try…but no guarantees :)
Lovely to see you guys again. So glad to see you settling in a loving it
You are right about New Zealand politics. I vote for whatever party I think will be best for current situation.
Yes, Keeping up with the Jones's is a thing. About keeping up with your neighbor's materialism. I like the idea or relocating to NZ. Just me and the pup and I work in healthcare too. But my parents, my nephew...I'd never see them. Not that I'm close now as they are on the east coast and I'm on the west coast. And I have little desire to live in NJ/PA/NY areas again. So I'm torn, if you haven't noticed. And my profession is on the TIER 1 list, too.
Love your t shirt, I love Bernie
I was wondering if you two were still around. Congrats on getting residency, and finding your home. Might/could see you next year, maybe.
It is so nice to see you back, you two are hilarious and full of fun and happiness. I thought you left the country, glad I was wrong. Gratz on the house buy. 😁
Time to show that house tour video team Zoomies! :)
After working as a teacher in Auckland for 20 years, I am finally retired and moved back home to Dunedin. I think my husband is pleased to have me back permanently. LOL I will keep my eye open for you when I am about town.
Welcome back, YES! Is been ages.
Congratulations on both your residency and the house.
Hubby and l had the same feeling as you guys when we walked up to our last house.
When you know you know.
Sad to hear your fur baby is depressed. I love greyhounds, however hubby is not an animal person, so l let his choose our current dog. Our pup would love a brother or sister to play with and keep him company when we are busy.
Looking forward to been introduced to your next dog.
Congratulations!!! Home!
my wife and I will be in your neck of the woods in a week so don't freak out if a pale 6'6" comes up and says hi!
lol, you've been kiwified. You guys have adapted really well here. Go the bare feet😁.
Wondered where you had gone, good to see you settling down here in NZ, and that you are picking up the NZ vibe, best of the new year.
Wow! so good to see you guys again. Great news that you are doing that reusable cup app. I feel pity for her, keeping up with the Jones is such a thing. Glad you are no longer doing that and are less stressed. Yah, barefoot rules, go you two. I am going to London this month and have told my family and friends that I have to get used to wearing shoes again. LOL.
Lol! It’s shoes everywhere there. And thank you for pitying me! 😂
It's so good to see more content from the both of you! I'm still a part of Liz and Brian's slack group, I just don't post much because I don't have much to report. I'm still in KY and I'm still trying to figure out how to become a more appealing candidate for teaching jobs in NZ. It's so nice to get online and see how the move has worked out positively for you (and others). It gives me hope that I'll be able to get there someday and also be happy. Maybe I'll get to meet you two when I go.
Question: How is the golfing down there? Dunedin is so far south I wasn't sure if it would be as popular as, say, golfing on the North Island.
Anyway, can't wait for any other subsequent videos from you! And congrats on your house and gaining residency!
So you enjoyed Matariki in Duners😂 Everyone TV 1 News spoke to was from USA. You guys seemed to enjoy it 👍
Great to get an update from you guys...finally😉 Congrats on your residency and house, been a busy year by the sound of it. Not sure if I can get HHI here in the UK but I'll have a look online. I know what you mean about not having to keep up with the Jones', (how have you not heard that saying Bryan), its definitely a thing over here, well not for me though, I couldn't give a stuff!😂 See you both again next year!!
Lol exactly! Come on Brian! How’s the UK been treating you?
@@ZoomiesAbroad its definitely not NZ but for a history nerd like me it's paradise!
Wow I’m soo glad to get this video. I’ve been thinking about you two.
I last saw you when you had not long moved here and Brian was not making friends easy and I just wanted to give him a hug and tell everyone down there to make friends.
NOW he looks so relaxed and happy. Both of you are now so kiwi it’s great. ❤❤
Hi from Tauranga/ Papamoa. North island. 🥰
Holy Moly! Congratulations!
You two were already kiwis first video
Bryan Cup great idea. I do zero waste in bare feet 😜
Congrats on house, in NZ more stressful than having a baby
There doesn't have to be anxiety so proud of ya both
Kia kaha
Yeah nah is like Yeah I know what you’re sayin but Nah I dont think I want to. Girl you looked so frazzled when you first arrived you look calm now- congratulations !
Very interesting, congrats and good luck😎👍
Lovely couple. I'm always a bit nervous about people moving here. We are small place, and sometimes I'm worried about expectations not being realized. Glad you like it. It's a place where I can just think and be. I like. Thx
Keep smiling, keep shining, the whole world smiles with you..😊. Can't wait to see dog, number 2..👌..
Have a great day, every day..love your , videos, thankyou.
Keeping up with the Jones's, yep it's a saying 😂 it's lovely to see another one of your videos, hopefully we'll get to catch up in person again sometime soon! We want to get down to Dunedin, love you guys 😘
I’m a 63 year old .. born and raised in NZ.. left at age 17 😂to see the world 🌍.. now we live in Australia 🇦🇺 HOWEVER.. I still leave my shoes at the door.. walking barefoot or with jandals.🩴.. also I’m never on time.. so it is interesting that you call it kiwi time.. 😂😂😂
This is my first time watching you two..
I was drawn to this because we used to share our lives with a gorgeous fur baby he was a Greyhound..so when I saw zoomies.. I knew this was going to be good.. 🍃🙏🍃congratulations on purchasing your new home 🏡.🤞your lawn can cope with zoomies.. our once green lawn turned in to a dusty race track.. we lost the grass..😂 🤞🤞🤞🤞with two fur babies ..
Aww I just love greyhounds and their Zoomies! Glad you found us, we are loving being in NZ and slowly adopting the kiwi ways.
The thing with NZ politics is even if your party doesn't win you know the other party will still do a good job just maybe not in the way you would prefer but we still trust them, possibly because we hold them accountable.
I put up with them because I have to but never trust them as history has proven
Nope, from previous experience we already know that National suck and that a National/ACT coalition govt would truly suck - in fact ACT are currently proclaiming how they'll make the lives of the majority of NZers extra sucky - and Luxon is too spineless to resist them. .
Nice to hear your positive and relaxed comments. Keep it up but don't be scared to mention the strange or annoying now and then. Love the greyhound and the t shirt, Brian!
Sweet as for the house
I'm sitting here in Lower Hutt NZ watching your video barefooted
Waikanae, also barefoot.......
😀👍
Keeping up with the Jones is a thing, sorry Brian lol
Keeping up with the Jones’s!
You two are hard case. Please give details when the show airs. I know they inform you. I just looked and can see it yet. Thanks.
Glad you lovely people have your own patch 🙂
And it's not just walking if you have arthritic knees and toes! Good luck for that stroll 😄
"yeah, nah" means "yeah, I see your point, but I disagree with you" or "yeah, I thought briefly about doing that, but I won't".
Kia ora! I have just discovered your channel and you fellas and your greyhound (?) are awesome! I hope you score a good mate for him/her. I am a 69 year old Kiwi widow and have lived in Queensland, Australia for over 30 years. I am homesick all the time for NZ as it was before I left. I have only been to Dunners by train from Auckland then by bus to Queenstown once to visit friends.
You are such a neat couple (do Kiwis still say "neat") ? Good for you moving to a smaller city!
I hope you enjoy seeing more of Aotearoa.
I hope you watch/listen to some classic Kiwi movies and music. Have you seen "Hunt for the Wilderpeople", "Boy", "Whalerider" and many more!! Taika Waititi has certainly climbed the showbiz ladder since then!
I look forward to watching your earlier vids.
Spot ya later👍
Jo
Hi Guys, Thanks for the upload. Do you know when they are going to show it in NZ on HGTV ? As all I can fine is that they are up to season 175 has just started and you are on season 180. Cheers love your Video's
Sadly no idea, but I’m guessing it will be a while. Thanks for watching!
Awesome news re the house! congrats! Yes keeping up with the Jones is a thing 😂
Was that the same restaurant where Liz and Brian drowned their sorrows after dropping their daughter off?
wow finally somebody moved to the real New Zealand, welcome to Dunedin.
I just had a look for your debut appearance on House Hunters International. It says a couple from Texas move to Darwin, Australia. I presume whoever wrote the synopsis couldn’t work out Dunedin, New Zealand? Is this you guys?
No, apparently NZ is behind by several seasons, so it might be a while. It aired in the US though
Aussie here, I think yeah/nah is closer to something my American wife taught me “let’s not and say we did” (she’s obviously not from Tennessee)
Congrats on your house purchase and PR.
Neighborhood parties? as long as they're ones you don't mind, and not ones you have to call the cops about.
"Might, could" I'm gonna start saying that now 😊
These are very quiet neighborhood parties, the days of crazy parties are behind us! Might could is an excellent way to not commit to something but end the conversation 😂
@@ZoomiesAbroad That's a relief, you're obviously no where near the notorious student part of town.🥳🤢
I hate having to commit to things involving other people, so that's all good 😄
I'm a kiwi and my partner is from the US, and we have lived both there and here in NZ. What I would say is that the so-called 'honeymoon phase' lasts longer than you might think (about three years). The longer you live somewhere, the more you become familiar with systems, politics, and culture beyond the more surface-level stuff. This isn't specific to NZ, but any country you move to. We've had to caution some of our U.S. friends who are convinced that NZ is 'perfect' and has no problems (I get it - we all want to believe somewhere like that exists). But if you move countries with this mindset, you'll get disillusioned very quickly.
It's important to accept that not absolutely everything in your new country is going to be a massive improvement from where you used to live - it really depends on your individual circumstances, career, finances, etc. Housing is a really big one: I know quite a few immigrants who left NZ and went elsewhere because getting on the housing ladder was just too difficult (salaries here are quite low versus the cost of housing/rent).. But at the same time, people love the lifestyle and the lower slower pace of life. There are always going to be pros and cons.
Totally agree, and we have our gripes here as well, and we actually caution people we know moving here that it’s not all paradise. It will be interesting to see if we still love it as much in 3,5,10 years.
Congrats home owners 🍻
Did you get the nurses payrise ? Or is that in a couple of week ?
Also house prices are still very high, but at least they have come down a bit
Yes, we got the pay rise! Nice increase and back pay there, will definitely help!
Kia ora hello guys hay bro i really like your tee shirt Bernie Sanders is in my opinion a bloody good Man a decent human
Yeah nah just means, yeah I understand but, nah I'm not interested.
Yeah nah yeah means, the above with an added, yeah I'll do you the favour of agreeing to it
Ah, thanks for the clarification!
Congratulations on getting residency and buying a house hr in Dundin... Opoho hmmm My sister is up that way somewhere... (ish) ...I know you are sounding busy... but if you want to meet up for a coffee... and or bourbon... :-) we are also always open to new friends and meeting people etc
If you you need a few tricks and tips her and there for home maintenance gives me a holla ... I also run youtube channel called "Wacky Wood Works" (just do a quick search) I do basic wood working and a variety of other things... maybe you have a project you need a hand with etc... more than willing to give a hand...
As for politics kiwis tend to kep that to themself..
We are long overdue for a shared bourbon! I will have to check out your TH-cam channel, sounds really cool.
@@ZoomiesAbroad We could meet up for a coffee first or you could email me... come here for a bourbon or two...
This kiwi doesn't keep politics to herself 😄
Dunedin is a beautiful village down there in that big island below New Zealand ( AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND the G.P.S correct exact center of the UNIVERSE )😜👍✌️
Yip I'm the JAFA
Gardening is my happy place I've been weeding scrappy bits of dirt around the town up north here near where i live i get some funny looks from people who can't work out why I'm picking up rubbish and planting flowers easy answer BECAUSE I LIVE HERE AND IT LOOKS SHITTY WITH WEED'S AND RUBBISH
Yeah nah maybe sweet as nah yeah who knows? Not me maybe maybe not couldn't say for sure yeah
Nah
Chur chur
Your party isn't like your religion.
With the proportional representation in Government it means we have to get along with other parties,
Great vid, thoroughly enjoyed the comment "Brian, you are shit"....🤣🤣🤣
You both are kiwis now. Enjoy what it has to offer, and also stay chilled. Not every stranger you meet is out to get you.
By the way, congrats on your residency and buying a house.
Cheers.
Hi Maile, may I ask which recruitment agency did you use to move in NZ? I'm also a nurse wanting to move to NZ. Thanks a lot.
OMG
You're so Progressive and Woke!
Congratulations
If you're anything like me you'll wear that label with pride.
Well done on the residency and the new house.
I'm definitely looking forward to watching it all on TV.
Of course to become a full Kiwi, now that you're going barefoot, you have to complete it by squeezing yourself into a pair of stubbies........
😀👍
Oh gosh, what is a stubbie? And here I thought I was doing so well with the kiwi terms 😂
@@ZoomiesAbroad
Short, shorts for men
Like rugby shorts but tighter
Depending on how fat the guy was they made Daisy Dukes look practically loose.....
I've tried twice to send you a FB link, not that I use FB, but it appears that TH-cam/Google doesn't like it if you link to a competitor!
Stubbies had their hay day in the 70's definitely worth Googling
😀👍
Kiwi in British Columbia here and not going back anytime soon. Your Kiwi viewers typically would say back to me, “we don’t want you back” 🙄 - they tend to be like that.
Anyway, the typical kiwi accent is definitely ‘unique’ with all those short vowels “Yis” Is only one of them.
Don’t believe what they say - there have been some very heinous crimes committed against innocent people in NZ over the years and the perpetrators are treated like victims themselves. Canada is not much better, but in the US life actually means life and 30 years without parole means just that. And for NZ to have an unarmed police force is quite frankly absurd let alone unarmed services like Brinks or Chubb etc.
Welcome to our world and now you are putting your roots down. Our politics are centrist....a little to the left and a little to the right and we dont like parties to become too entrenched . The advantage of 3 year terms is that we dont have to put up with idiots for too long.
I also appreciate having a Parliamentary system here, it helps to decrease the extremism (in my opinion). I’m also glad parties don’t become too entrenched
"Keeping up with the Jones's" - A widespread U.K./N.Z (+...??) saying.
(I think)
I need to know - does HGTV tell you to sit in the bath tub or go into the shower? Seems like every episode someone is willing to go into that dirty thing ;)
And yes, I’ve met the Jones’
Love you guys
I hope Nats don't get in, also. 🌻
This is how it goes with my Nat-voting older brother:
We agree on the problems, but disagree on the solutions.
So... our now-adult kids understand that policies are what we discuss. Not arguing. No slagging anybody off, no nut-job rabbit holes. Just what's wrong....and what we think can/should be done, and by who.
But the biggies: education, health, retirement and infrastructure? Me and my brother both agree our taxes are for this. 😉
Yes! We’ve found that too, actual discussions about solutions here, regardless of party loyalty. It’s very refreshing, and makes me enjoy these sort of discussions again.
National wins with low voter turnouts so that the biggest threat.
John Key made a lot of noise about the housing crises then made it worse.
Luxon is now appealing to the middle class vote.
You had ne until i seen the Bernie t shirt,one piece of advice us kiwis don't do political t shirts.
I'm loving seeing the shirt. I'm going to make political badges to wear soon.
Shame about that Bernie shirt.
What the heck is wrong with Bernie?!
God help us if labour get a third term more authoritarian rule, no thanks
We of the Labour ilk wear our calloused knees as a badge of honour. Proudly display our character building lashed backs, and utter our mantra "To hear is to obey Oh great leaders" with religious fervour.
@@grandaddyc
I of National and Act wear my personal greed as a barrier of pride for not helping others.
Proudly working for minimum wages in unregulated, ignorant servitude to our international corporation political lobbying masters.
I totally believe in trickle down, I have every confidence it will begin shortly.
It's simple, you guys just need to sacrifice (especially those on benifits) a little more for the 1% and generate higher off shore corporate profits to make New Zealand great again!
Make your votes count, I don't believe National can do any better though.
@@Andy_M986 I agree act should be given a greater share of the vote. What we really need is a swamp drainer
@@kiwi_welltraveled4375 as apposed to being a slave to the state not to mention a poorly paid drone. And god forbid if you don't agree with labour because then your a racist transphobe that belongs in the gulag for wrong think
I need to know - does HGTV tell you to sit in the bath tub or go into the shower? Seems like every episode someone is willing to go into that dirty thing ;)
And yes, I’ve met the Jones’
Love you guys