Things That Will 100% Surprise You in New Zealand
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ส.ค. 2024
- New Zealand is a very remote country, so we shouldn't expect everything to be the same as in our homeland. Here are some things about New Zealand which surprised me the most.
00:00 - Intro
00:29 - Nature
01:26 - People
02:12 - Cost of living
03:28 - Pies
04:36 - Coffee
05:23 - Sun
06:36 - Buying a car
07:13 - Driving the car
08:02 - Low taxes
08:49 - No corruption
08:59 - Many jobs
09:23 - Dogs
09:53 - Eftpos
10:21 - Tipping
11:32 - Internet
12:26 - Barefoot people
13:01 - ACC
13:48 - Size
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NZ was the first place in the world to have the bank card payment system, it was named EFTPOS simply because there wasn't a name for it at the time, and it just stuck, when it became available in other countries they came up with there own names. NZ has been a proving ground for many new technologies simply because it was a modern advanced economy and it wasn't too big, so set up costs less, and if things don't work out then it doesn't break the bank either.
The actual EFTPOS system was developed in Europe and trialed in NZ. Therefore our country was used as guinea pigs to see if the idea worked and it did. Just like the GST system which the Aussies didn't want. I'm sure there are other systems they trialed at home today just like the talking toilet that even sings while you sit down and ****.
So true. Same with movies. My friends in Australia were excited at going to see a new release movie and asked me if I wanted to go with them. I said no, as l had seen it in New Zealand a year ago.
@@libbysevicke-jones3160 😅and your friends in Aus will still tell you we are behind them in everything
It's stands for electronic funds transfer at point of sale. It's not just a name that stuck. It's literally what it is.
Wrong it was first developed by the US in 81 and trial out there in 82 but consumers & merchants were hesitant to accept it NZ didn't trial scheme EFTPOS till 84
No shoes has always been a thing in New Zealand. I guess because we are always outdoors or at the beach in the summer.
And it’s just a nice thing to feel the earth beneath your feet.
Just easy and comfortable.
I hope you are being looked after by our people.
Love the chance be be barefooted, just a Nz/ Oz thing.
bare feet.. we are so used to this from childhood, love the feeling of grass on our toes, and even the challenge of walking on stony ground... I am so sad my feet cannot tolerate this any more, I really miss it. it's a kind of freedom, no spiders,or biting things, only the odd prickle weeds!!
I LOVE bare feet ...good coffee ..beautiful scenery .....meat pies ....dogs unleached .....I feel so blessed to live here ,born here
I am a kiwi. It is comfortable to not wear shoes. I think we get away with it here is because there is nothing like spiders and snakes to bite you and we spend a lot of time out doors on grass.
Sounds reasonable, thank you for your reply :)
True story. I would walk bare footed all the time if I could lol.
Jandals are too expensive.
@@kayyjayy5422 Work makes it difficult .....and gravel paths and tracks 💥👻
I would suggest that in rural NZ it's more common; I have rarely seen any person bare foot in Wellington unless it's at the beach.
Sunlight intensity is related to the lack of pollution in the southern hemisphere due largely to population density.
ACC is for everyone in NZ. Visitors, tourists included.
Every accident is covered, not just vehicle accidents.
Fall off a ladder - ACC
Cut your finger while preparing a meal - ACC
Get hit on the head by a pensioner while robbing a bank - ACC (Yes this did happen!)
All costs are covered too - Ambulance, Air Ambulance. Medical costs, operations. After initial treatment to keep you alive, there is some kind of approval process for longer term treatment / care. Obviously this only relates to the most serious of cases.
Wrong as certain areas charge for ambulances now days sadly.
Fell through a pharmacy roof while burgling it, and paralyzed your back - ACC
Very friendly people.
Common greeting: "G'Day, ha zit gahn".
Answer: "Boxer birds, mate".
Forget zucchinis, buy courgettes.
We don’t tip here as we expect businesses to pay their staff properly. Very few Kiwis tip and we absolutely hate being expected to do it when overseas.
I'm in my 60s and I kick my shoes off whenever I can. But I no longer feel comfortable not wearing shoes on footpaths and in shops. But certainly in houses and roadways. It takes awhile to toughen them up in the spring so I can walk on gravel but I do this whenever I can.
I guess I go barefoot because it makes me feel grounded.
I spent most of my first 13 years barefoot here in rural NZ. Occasionally it would be so cold I'd wear jandals.😅
Thank you so much for sharing these Great Surprises 😀 New Zealand seems my paradise! Can't wait to be there! Hope you will enjoy there!❤
Well it would be if not for the government chipping away at freedom in the name of safety or for the good of society. I am ashamed to say they are also pushing a woke agenda, pushing for men in dresses to invade woman's spaces, our right to feel safe and to have privacy. We don't have independent media, as they are just the voice of government. We are not the same country I grew up in, and it is a shame that we are losing our community spirit and our robust nature.
Note: ACC is for residents and probably for anyone with a working visa, but visitors must have insurance as they will be charged for medical services.
Have you seen people take gum boots off before entering shops- mainly in rural towns
ACC is also why you don't get insurance scammers throwing themselves in front of your vehicle.
You can't sue for personal injury here, ACC pays for accident care and any injury compensation.
I love this video :) good job and also, im planning on moving to NZ with a Visa in like 2 years!!😊
Thanks for your comments about NZ. Cost of living is expensive to provide for a higher standard of living for those in the produce sector. But I recently noticed the cost of a pumpkin was $14. Enjoy your time in NZ & travel safe.
ouch that's painful..but I also realized why so many people here do homestead, and it's beautiful in some way :) thank you :)
Yeah. One thing... Allpress Coffee comes from Sydney. It's been around a fairly long time.. They shared their Roastery with Campos in Alexandria. I used to drink it at the roastery and they have a beautiful brekkie menu. I was also a Campos fan but they have been bought out recently by a Dutch company here.. Their beans are now available in Woolies.
Hi I’m from Tauranga.. this was an awesome video thankyou for loving our country…
So much spending on dine out and takeaways-mcdonalds burgers are a crazy price-yet always so busy.
The tax thing has to do with gst as for pies it got to do with where they come from as to how good they are
Walking without shoes is good for the health of your feet. It is probably more important that children's feet are not confined to shoes to allow their feet to form naturally. I am 67 years old and still go barefooted most of the time. Apart from birth defects problems with feet are caused by shoes.
Chicken pie, bacon and egg, curry, fish pie, lamb and mint, mince meat, steak, feta and spinach.
Not wearing shoes is a tradition here in New Zealand. It started with kids losing their shoes while playing. One other one is women who wear long pyjama pants out to do their shopping. It is a common sight to see at gas stations and in shopping malls.
Interesting channel, you sure get around😁
The hole in the ozone above New Zealand means the.UV light is stronger.
We've been having a cost-of-living crisis lately. The high prices aren't a permanent feature of New Zealand life. At least, I hope they don't become permanent.
While our minimum wage isn't huge it is a lot better than in many countries where servers need to rely on tips to make a decent living. Tipping is getting out of hand in some countries, esp the USA. I hope tipping culture never comes here. I want businesses to pay their workers properly and for people not to have to rely on customer charity to make a decent living.
"Tipping is getting out of hand in some countries, esp the USA." - Examples please Greg. Do you live in the USA? I do.
Hey from a Kiwi, Traffic in New Zealand is bad in a lot of places traffic congestion is really bad not just Auckland although it is worse there, sun is harsh is because of the hole in the Ozone layer, no dog leashes they are actually used a lot in some places it’s illegal not to have a dog leashed while your walking, wearing no shoes is normal- it’s also part of the Māori culture here that you take your shoes off when entering a house or some other special meeting houses, food prices here are terrible but it has alot to do with the fact that we import alot of stuff and grow a lot of our own produce,/dairy/eggs/meat so it makes it more expensive for the consumers coz if seasons/weather all that sort of stuff.
We do have sweet pies- rhubarb pie, apple pie, apricot pie custard pie, I’m sure there are others and most bakery’s will sell the apple pies and custard pies. 🙂
Thank you Danielle for your comment 😊
taxes, this is important to note, we have a Goods and Services tax (GST), this applies to almost everything, except financial services , so, 15% on everything
I pay $80 a month for unlimited here in Perth, so it isn't much difference. Internet speed is a lot faster in NZ then it is in Australia. It's more expensive in NZ ,but it is faster.
And our service here in NZ is more reliable as well. I lived in Melbourne for quite a while before Covid, and different suburbs of Melbourne were covered by different internet and phone providers. If one moved suburbs the service was almost non existent, so often one would have to change providers at an expense.
I now live in the Hokianga and our service at our house is as good as the fibre connection we had in the CBD of Hamilton.
When my daughters moved over to Australia for work, they took the latest Mobile phones with them.
Unfortunately they couldn’t use the phones as Australians phone technology wasn’t up to par with New Zealand., so the girls had to buy old phones with old technology.
I pay 20 a week to Orcon, its fast enough for my needs in Central Auckland,
Thank you. I thought we have really fast internet, mine is. Most of the country is moving to fibre internet so super fast. I think it might depend on where you are getting it from.
Oh hello from nz 😊
You can get star link here in NZ now. It's still expensive but it's faster than mobile data.
Great video thank you for sharing by the way where are you from ?
Thank you :) Russia
In New Zealand it doesnt get as cold as the northern hemisphere in the winter time not even in the deep south ,yes we get the snow falls but its not as extreme as they do oversea's ,over in Japan you can see utube cips of snow build up like a wall wich looks to be three bus hights tall ....now thats a lot of snow wich doesnt happen here in NZ
mobile internet is different than fibre that is in most homes, fibre is really quick 1 Gb is a common speed and it is unlimited. I pay $80 a month and use 6Tb a month in data.
Credit cards incur fees. EFPOS cards don't. That's why it's brought up in the conversation.
You can do the car "paperwork " all online. It takes minutes
EFTPOS is Electronic Fund Transfer Point Of Sale. It is purely a transaction with your bank and attracts no fees to the user. Card is often assumed to be credit or debit card, which are offered through third party entities, like Visa or Mastercard and can come with various charges. Tipping is not encouraged, the price is the price, service and taxes included. Hopefully, hospitality staff are paid a living wage. This is not always the case. $80 is a lot for unlimited internet. $65 for unlimited wireless broadband seems pretty standard. In Auckland, anyway.
$80 it's for mobile. I am with a Vodafone.
I pay $62 for unlimited, but I have power as well bundled
For mobile phone unlimited was $60. But it's now on a family plan.$45 each for the 4 of us
@@simplenewzealandwithanna I use 2 degrees;).
@@simplenewzealandwithanna $50 with skinny , $60 with 2 degrees
I am 31 and still have not been to Queenstown, due to the WILD cost of living here in NZ.
It's over-rated.
Kia Ora. Another good vlog; thanks. Your pros & cons was true, because no country is perfect. Yes, the old barefoot original shoes. Years ago, a English lady, recently arrived, commented to me, that she was shocked to see many Kiwis wearing no shoes, which to her, was a sign of poverty. I live in the UK, where there's a problem with littering. NZ is so much cleaner. There's a lot of broken glass around here that makes going barefoot unpractical. Plus it's a bit cooler & it's frowned on; something you do on holiday in Spain. I miss the meat pies too. All the best for you new life in Aotearoa. Keep up the good work👍
The sun strength is also seasonal,
Coffee is great as well coz made with grass fed cow milk. Expensive stuff especially if it comes from o'seas coz of freight costs and global market increases. Pays to grow as much produce of your own. Agree with others. Technologies like bank card/eftpos systems and a lot of technologies actually started and trialled in NZ first coz smaller country and progressive. Good fair vid with your observations.
Hi. I'm a NZer and I 'd like to comment that our fruit and vege prices are so high right now beause we had flooding this year, some of it extreme, which has affected both supply and prices. I count myself lucky to grow so much of our own veges. Thanks for your reflections about our country.
Best soil to grow fruit and vegies. My mum has left orange trees that are so sweet. They are the best oranges u will ever eat in ur life.
nah dont by into this, it was always this expensive, all the best food/dairy gets exported, and they keep the garbage for us and charge us lots,
Kia Ora - you forgot to mention all the native plants and bush…agree that our fruit and vege is far too expensive…the supermarkets have a duopoly + transport/freight is a huge cost. We love our coffee…and bare feet get you closer to the earth - its good for you 🌏 Card means credit card here…we mostly dont tip because hospo workers get a decent wage. You are right the internet is ridiculously expensive…NZ is about 3 times bigger than UK, people often get caught out when travelling for sure. xx
The prices of things like tomatoes and zucchini tends to go down the further north you are. Simply because it's warmer.
The prices of fruit and vegetables changes greatly depending if it's their growing season. Perfect example of this is the cost of tomatoes which drop at least 50% or more.
Thanks for your update. Please I want to seek ur opinion of my decision moving to new Zealand with visitor visa and look for a job bcuz I saw it on TH-cam. Thanks
I should also point out that if you're in Wānaka like your video description says, that's a high-growth part of the country right now. (It's also one of the sunniest.) Things aren't the same all over the country.
Honest opinions, thank you :) . Is New Zealand expensive in some things? yes it sure is. But, Look at it in perspective. New Zealand's population is just over 5 million with the majority of that population in the smaller North Island. The Larger South Island has only about 1/3rd of NZ's population. We are not like a lot of other countries which have millions of people. You have millions of people then naturally things should and are cheaper. NZ has a large area with a small population. Tradeoff of that is you get vast open areas with little or no people. Downside is costs are higher as does not have the population to support it as easy. For me, living here I would much sooner the vast open spaces with little people than lower costs anyday :) New Zealand's remoteness is both a curse and a blessing. Curse in the fact it is much harder to get tourists to come here simply because of the high costs of getting here. A blessing because we do not have vast tourist numbers our environment for the most part remains pretty good. And apart from the major tourist towns we are not drowned in people. Sure we have some areas which need some serious work and it is being worked on .... But for the most part NZ is a pretty great place to live and work :)
NZ has some of the highest UV ratings in the world and physically we are closer to the sun in summer than the equivalent countries in the northern hemisphere and little air pollution all adds up to a fast burn time
Closer to the sun.ffs gtfoh
Yup hubby got 3rd degree burn. Sun burn on sunburn. Slap on a hat slop on sunscreen when summer comes around
the way you described pies hurt my soul. its basically a pastry dish stuffed with meat and gravy, not so much a sandwich lol. plus vege pies aren't very good either
I'm a New Zealander, the food is ridiculously expensive since 2020 and has gone up and up in price ...
You can thank the mandatory needle for our large job vacancy list
Its easy to control food bill,learn to cook and bake eg potato /corn fritters cost 54 to feed a family,cut down on meat and remember wine/beer is not a food item.i'm single and i live well on 60$ per week because i cook and NEVER buy coffee or takeaways or dine out,yet i can afford too
Meat is what humans evolved on. Every species has a species specific diet and the human species specific diet is mainly meat which contains all the nutrients required. We can not say the same of plants. Feed the vegetables to the chickens and eat the eggs. I have a large garden of fruit and vegetables for food security.
My food bill is similar, as my diet is simple animal products which are bioavailable and nutrient dense. I would never cut down on the most nutritious part of my diet. Whatever nutrients plants contain are not all bioavailable to us. We don't have the digestion to make the most of them.
EFTPOS (Electronic Funds Transfer at Point of Sale)
NZ has a few things in common with OZ. I didn't wear shoes or thongs (Jandals) till it was compulsory in High school. In Qld in the old days, it wasn't a thing. I still try to go barefooted as much as possible. I hope to cross the ditch for a visit before I die. I have Kiwi friends and my cousin moved there, worked in the railway married a Māori woman. Both are dead now. Think I shared enough.:-)
How. Long are you planning on visiting here? Great to have u here 🎉
Hm, moved permanently, not planning to leave anytime soon lol thanks 😊
No doubt the cost of living here is quite high but its easy to single out certain items that are out of season at the time and use them as an example in these videos. Importing relatively small quantities (on a global scale) of produce to an isolated country down the bottom of the world is going to mean high prices.
Welcome to New Zealand , yes us Kiwis are a very laid back & chilled people . I'm sure such a beautiful woman like you will enjoy your life in New Zealand . True Kiwis go barefoot or wear jandals 👍 maybe you should try 😀
Very nice vlog
Yeah, the green... wear your sunglasses on the plane, otherwise when you come in to land, the intensity of the greenness will hurt your eyes.
wow
Barefoot thing is really just part of the laid back attitude of the people... why bother with wearing (and wearing out) socks and shoe when we can just not :) - nice video
From some research the sun appears so bright because of the lack of pollution.
The sun and stars are stronger because of lack of smog ...and yes , ozone layer is thinner
I have a theory about why the sun seems so bright in NZ. NZ is in the same latitudes as Spain, people don't remark on the brightness of sun in Spain because its a warm country. NZ has cold seas that lower the temperature so its like living with the climate of Southern England/ Northern France but with the intensity of sun of Southern Spain.
Maybe that plays a part. I'm not sure although, if you're correct, that would only apply to the summer months. The two main reasons our sun is stronger are the clean atmosphere and a thinner ozone layer.
Australia also has a love affair with dogs, pies and EFTPOS (Electronic Funds Transfer Point of Sale). EFTPOS uses your own money but credit card has dominated and EFTPOS is on the wane which is a shame.
Think the ACC rules might have changed for foreigners
My kids go to school in bare feet 😂😂😂 small country school near Pukekohe l. It's either gumboots or bare feet hahah
your winged eyeliner is very un Kiwi !
FYI EFTPOS has been ubiquitous throughout NZ for as long as I can remember (I'm 44) I'm talking corner stores, everything. I've hardly needed to carry cash ever. The last hold outs, as I remember, were fastfood outlets for some reason. You can use chipped cards i.e debit cards on it now, but you can also just use an old style ATM card with PIN.
In a spiritual perspective walking bare foot allows the cosmic energy flow through you into the earth without restriction as shall the energy flowing from the center.
Bare feet.. it's more comfortable.. shoes are for when its wet or cold or you are dressed up. :)
Kia tupato (be careful) of the sun down here. In 1990 the layer in the atmosphere opened up creating the hole called the ozone layer. You might see cars and houses with tinted or brown windows blocking out the UV rays of the sun.
The tax one is interesting. 25% on average, possibly about right, compared to 45% or so in Europe? Have you included GST or VAT type taxes in that? GST is 15% so that brings NZ to 40% already. That ACC you mentioned, it's not free, there's a tax for that, depending on how you look at it as to who pays, but it effectively comes out of your wages before you even get them. Local government tax or rates as we know it, presume other countries have that, in our case it works out at about 5 - 10% of our income. Then there are things like petrol tax, I think America doesn't have it, but at least parts of Europe do? It's not an insignificant amount. There are many forms of tax and I suspect our government isn't noticeable more efficient than others, it's just a matter of how you pay it.
We don't like to think about just how much tax we actually pay but I suspect it's actually well over 50%
Our vegetables are more seasonal
No shoes comes from beinig on the beach all the time. Kids usually grow up playing at the beach and it just becomes the norm.
If meat pies aren’t for you there’s quite a big range of vegetarian pies too. I’m a meat eater but I do enjoy a good Mexican style rice and bean pie yum yum
And it's all going up more. Rent power gas food is getting more expensive I pay $700 weekly for a 2 bedroom place. Gas is over $2.50 liter food has increased even more. That's why we have so much homeless people and depression is very high. Not many people can afford to eat well here. Its difficult
It is sad as we have the climate to grow most things. Shame we haven't planted our roadsides and grass verges with fruit and nut trees and perennial vegetables so no New Zealand need ever go hungry. Plants are our emergency food. We should future proof on all our grass verges.
It helps going shoeless here that we don't have much that poses a danger to you in terms of wildlife, parasites etc. So nobody thinks it really matters (so long as your feet aren't cold or getting cooked on hot ground under that burning Summer sun). Our social/class system is so flat as to be almost non-existent too - so whether you're wearing shoes or going barefoot doesn't denote anything about you other than you like getting around barefoot. :-)
Unlike most European and the Americas, we don’t import fresh food. The price goes up if the food is not in season.
I found overseas fresh food very bad. I prefer to to pay more for my food knowing that it is of high quality.
Unfortunately the pollution from the countries in the Western Hemisphere have created a hole in the ozone layer.
So our clean, green country is been affected by the selfish pollution causing overseas countries.
Every bakery has fruit pies, every bakery
In regards to the sun - in the 80's, scientists stated that the hole in the Ozone layer is right above NZ, so the UVA & UVB radiation is higher, fear not as the hole has been slowly regenerating since the world had become more known about climate change.
Have you thought about possibly growing your own cherry tomatoes? you can even have them growing inside your house and they taste absolutely delicious straight after plucking them from the hanging vine. Another option can be Farmers Markets, where Farmers congregate to sell their wares without going through supermarkets where they add their mark-up on top of the farmers, plus you can possibly find other things that supermarkets don't have, if you don't know where they can be just call up an information centre to find the nearest market and times.
Thank you for all the tips!
Try the pies in Fergbaker. They are the best!
Next time I will :)
unlimited wifi is 50 per month everywhere,nobody buys wifi by the mea/gigabyte-all wifi is free in cafes.Low tax and strong welfare offsets high food prices(but not gas prices) Our retirement super is the best in the world-no old people sleep in our streets.
New Zealand sun HURTS.
EFTPOS... Electronic Funds Transfer .. dont know what the 'pos ' is :)
People aren't too scared to talk to you on the street as was my experience in NY.
New Zealand sounds wonderful! Can you tell me is there any crime in New Zealand?
You were asking about why people go barefoot sometimes. As someone who spent periods of my life sans shoes, sometimes you just don't feel like it. Like, sometimes, after nightfall, people put on what look like pajamas and are content to go to the supermarket or to get fast food wearing them. Just don't feel like getting properly dressed for something so informal as fast food or... y'know, food. I guess it's part of a culture of being casual and accepting of differences.
10 years ago prices of groceries were cheap in NZ. Thanks government.
I thought Aotearoa was bigger than Italy🤦🏾♂️
The Supermarket should pay YOU to take the zucchinis 🤢🤮
What mobile plan are you? I'm on skinny for $40 per month with unlimited mobile data
Vodafone
EFTPOS = Electronic Funds Transfer, Point of Sale
NZ has nothing dangerous so bare feet isn't an issue. You'd never get into a pub or nightclub though with bare feet or open footware.
New Zealand is paradise...not perfect, as just like any place we have crime, bigotry, intolerance and hatred.....We have pollution, problems with the 'throw away society', just like all countries. Having a very high proportion of skin damage from an intense sun, we also have a damp and wet climate with arthritis as a common aliment ....but above all things, we have an advanced economy, have a strong social, democratic society, freedom of expression and excellent technological standards.
With that NZ has an excellent outdoor culture....for a small country, the landscapes are massive, waters are cold, yet clean, and with that being said.....New Zealand smells good....With year round scented flowering shrubs the air always smells good.....one last thing....Kiwi's don't live in air conditioning....if you come here, try opening your windows and doors, you don't need to waste electricity cooling a room that will be cooled by the breeze.
No, you are mistaking relaxed and open, for Friendly.
NZers are not - Unfriendly...
But in terms of being a "good-friend", Kiwi's are really not so good at that.
Friendship is definitely limited.
Yes, feel free to come over and visit - but you can have 1-2 hours of my time - then bye, time for you to leave.
Where as I have seen that overseas, it is a lot more difficult to get to know people, but once you are accepted into their circle, you are totally accepted in, and pretty much live in each others pockets from then on. Kiwi's don't do that.
True
Depends on your friends.
Life has gotten really busy these days so make time I say.
Hey also, try " The Bakers Son " Mince and Cheese, its vegan :)
Not sure, there aren’t many things I can’t stand, but mince is one of them 😅 but thanks for the tip!
It's vegan mince,so not real mince.
@Simple New Zealand with Anna not everyone loves pies. I didn't like them as a child much was almost 20 before I started enjoying them.
80's food sucked here.
Even then it depends on the flavour of the pie. Generally don't eat mince ones.
@@roryhebberd9766 Stevie's chunder packs.
@@capcompass9298 Can you unpack that a little? Sounds unpleasant if it makes you gag
Don't tip in New Zealand , servers are paid a waged.
great video.. wrong about tax though. you didnt mention gst [sales tax] and the gst on rates, insurance and petrol levies ect so tax on tax. its also a low wage economy and everyone's really paying over 50 cents in the dollar . people here have a modest lifestyle because they are broke and cant pay their bills..... its also becoming a woke mad .house...
How a Indian Chartered accountant can work in nz.
Correction: so we shouldn't expect
lets be brutally honest. You are pretty and white. People will be friendly to you. Other immigrants can get a different reception.