I grew up in America. My family moved to Australia when I was 16. That was a long time ago. I'm now 74. Australia and New Zealand are very similar in many ways, and completely different in others. After I had been in Australia for just over 7 years, another migrant, a Greek gentleman, told me that after 7 years, if I went back to America I would discover that I don't belong there anymore. And I went back after 7 years, and he was right. Don't get me wrong, I still have a place in my heart for America. But I belong in Australia. And I suspect that the same applies to you and your family. You will always be proud Americans, and nothing can take that away from you. But you now belong in New Zealand. Best of both worlds if you ask me......
00:33 🌐 Work life balance: New Zealand offers a strong emphasis on work-life balance, providing four weeks of paid vacation and valuing significant time off for both casual and full-time workers. 1:49 🌱 Garden all year round: Unlike harsh winters in some regions, New Zealand's climate allows for year-round gardening, fostering the growth of various plants and flowers consistently. 2:23 🌏 Embrace Maori culture: New Zealand integrates its indigenous Maori culture into society, education, and daily life, with a focus on language revival and cultural understanding. 3:27 🌿 Conservation efforts: The country demonstrates commendable conservation efforts, particularly in preserving indigenous birds and wildlife, as well as promoting environmental awareness, such as reducing plastic usage. 4:53 ⚕ Healthcare: New Zealand provides free public healthcare, a stark contrast to privatized systems in some countries, allowing accessible medical services without financial barriers.
I'm in Australia where most of the stuff you mention is very similar. Today I came off my bicycle and cut open my chin. Today it was stitched up and I had a bunch of xrays. All free. I value paying a rate of taxation that supports this. And next year I am having 5-6 weeks off work to visit China and Japan. My boss and my colleagues are very supportive and encouraging of this. It is our work/life balance culture down under.
Having lived in Oz for over thirty years, it's home for me now. NZ is where I came from though and I will always consider it my heritage just like my Samoan-born parents consider Samoa their cultural and spiritual home even though they moved to NZ in the early 1950s to live and work and raise a family. Being Kiwi is part of my personal identity as a person. Mum died in NZ in 2019 even though her heart always pined for her birth homeland. I expect the same fate awaits me eventually. Take care, Tara. Enjoyed your vidz when I found time to watch.
Means nothing, To see GP 20$, and if u have antibiotics eg Amoxicillin, which they worth 1$ is not free... so that is not free u have been charged more.
It's not just this video, I've noticed it in the last couple videos and thought it was just a glitch or something but it's happened a few times now. 🤷♂
I really enjoy your blogs you give a really balanced view, I have spent a lot of time between nz and the usa over the last 13 years, as a kiwi we have it really good here and sometimes it is not understood until we travel or are told by people like you, we have moved out of auckland to our bach in the last year on the firth of thames and we love it, heading back to USA in Feb, first time since covid really looking forward to see the changes and I know they are coming, please keep your posts coming, and if you ever want to bring the family down to visit us we will take you fishing and enjoy a glass of good nz wine 😂
Annual leave is 4 weeks, but actually legally entitled from one year after. Many employers are flexible and tend to work around the employees to be able to take in advance leave but not obligated to do so. Mindful that if leave taken in advance, employee would need to pay back to the employer if you leave. Some may work out some leave in advance, and some leave without pay (lwop)
As a Kiwi I can say new Zealand is great although the health care is not 100% free e.g. I went to the doctors today an it cost $54. When it really should be free. Dental is also extremely expensive yeah so I anything thats not covered on the public system. There is also huge wait times for surgery under the public system unless it's covered by acc or under insurance. The healthcare system is also massively understaffed.
Granted most of what youv e done in here is beneficial , I spend a bit of time on the net , but there's something happening on here that isn t ' real life/time, I truly believe we can substitute ' over time on here ' .......i'm just looking into a mirror as i write this. There isn t a scale of positives & negative on net , it's all mixed in a pot :) John
Im german. Move to ireland its a beautiful Country. Don’t move to germany! I love my Land, its intelligent, its wealthy, u have a Lot of rights but don’t do it. Germany has so much Problems and gets involved into everything. If there wasnt my boyfriend and Family i would have Moved to another Country a Long time ago! But what pisses me off is that others don’t have pur health system. Thats really good
Do they have HUGE green and orange spiders living in people houses in new zealand and australia..thats what i heard. I would be scared to live either place. Please enlighten me if you want. I just like to hear places exist. That's all.
In fairness, point 1 is more a reverse thing. Every European country and many others have work/balance of this or more generous kind. It's just that America doesn't.
You should try 30 hours from Australia to Europe flying.You can buy a house in a regional city in Australia with better job opportunities than New Zealand.Food and services cheaper here. Ballarat, Victoria Australia Renate West.
Yeah, I don't know if you noticed, but Australia is very hostile to foreigners coming and "taking their jobs". Though if you're in a field that they need more people in, they will pay a premium to poach you like what's happening with all the police officers in NZ right now. But I mean, that's the benefit of having so much dirty fossil fuel and mining money I suppose, the government is filthy rich so everything's more subsidised and affordable.
@@michaelheliotis5279 there are 750,000 kiwis living in Australia they dont seem to mind taking our dirty money or our jobs. Doesnt appear that they feel unwelcome otherwise they would be heading back across the ditch. Maybe people in China, Japan, India should turn off their lights and shut down all their industries so that people like you feel better. Aussies are more likely to get hostile with a government who seems intent on flooding the place with new arrivals at a time when our infrastructure is being stretched to its breaking point not with the actual immigrants themselves.
My son in law came to Australia from Arizona 8 years ago to play baseball for 4 months. He met my daughter and never looked back. It was a long process though and he had his baseball team as sponsors.
The new government has a partner that has taken on the most negative aspects of late capitalism and is pushing the racist narrative selfishness and it’s all about me are their core values
Hi.my name is jaimin im frome india im coming soon in New Zealand With a work permit can you tell me, how much money will I have to earn in a month so that I can live my life well?😊
The health care is able to be free and publicly funded because NZ isn't infested with giant US pharmaceutical corporations that have monopolies on drugs charging exorbinate prices. If American drug providers monopolize the health industry in NZ like they did in the USA, you can bet the health care system will collapse and become privatized.
@@VickieannOglesbyThe only way to avoid privatization is to keep overpriced pharma out of the system, which is why the US has private. Cuba does this by keeping generic drugs
Already 3 years over passport Time....the oath of allegiance awaits you. The first move is yours now.... and begins by asking the immigration service of new zealand.... " for the sake of humanity, let me walk with my head held high , let me walk as one of you....." as an American they may even show you some pity and take you in. Finger 🤞 crossed
I enjoy your videos,but on the point of "free" Healthcare just know that it's definitely not free. You are taxed to death on your salary to provide the "free" Healthcare you mentioned. It's free for lazy people who are content with living of government welfare and don't work. The day you start earning a salary you get taxed to death to earn "free" Healthcare for yourself and the lazy people that couldn't bother to contribute to the economy
It's easy to have wonderful things like free health care when your total population is 5 million. Do you know how many people in the United States have free health care right now ? Over 45 million.......
I grew up in America. My family moved to Australia when I was 16. That was a long time ago. I'm now 74. Australia and New Zealand are very similar in many ways, and completely different in others. After I had been in Australia for just over 7 years, another migrant, a Greek gentleman, told me that after 7 years, if I went back to America I would discover that I don't belong there anymore. And I went back after 7 years, and he was right. Don't get me wrong, I still have a place in my heart for America. But I belong in Australia. And I suspect that the same applies to you and your family. You will always be proud Americans, and nothing can take that away from you. But you now belong in New Zealand. Best of both worlds if you ask me......
American society is now a very fast changing society....it gives cultural shock even to Americans who are away from US just for three years now
00:33 🌐 Work life balance: New Zealand offers a strong emphasis on work-life balance, providing four weeks of paid vacation and valuing significant time off for both casual and full-time workers.
1:49 🌱 Garden all year round: Unlike harsh winters in some regions, New Zealand's climate allows for year-round gardening, fostering the growth of various plants and flowers consistently.
2:23 🌏 Embrace Maori culture: New Zealand integrates its indigenous Maori culture into society, education, and daily life, with a focus on language revival and cultural understanding.
3:27 🌿 Conservation efforts: The country demonstrates commendable conservation efforts, particularly in preserving indigenous birds and wildlife, as well as promoting environmental awareness, such as reducing plastic usage.
4:53 ⚕ Healthcare: New Zealand provides free public healthcare, a stark contrast to privatized systems in some countries, allowing accessible medical services without financial barriers.
I'm in Australia where most of the stuff you mention is very similar. Today I came off my bicycle and cut open my chin. Today it was stitched up and I had a bunch of xrays. All free. I value paying a rate of taxation that supports this. And next year I am having 5-6 weeks off work to visit China and Japan. My boss and my colleagues are very supportive and encouraging of this. It is our work/life balance culture down under.
Having lived in Oz for over thirty years, it's home for me now. NZ is where I came from though and I will always consider it my heritage just like my Samoan-born parents consider Samoa their cultural and spiritual home even though they moved to NZ in the early 1950s to live and work and raise a family. Being Kiwi is part of my personal identity as a person. Mum died in NZ in 2019 even though her heart always pined for her birth homeland. I expect the same fate awaits me eventually. Take care, Tara. Enjoyed your vidz when I found time to watch.
Prescriptions are free in NZ now
National will repeal them
Means nothing, To see GP 20$, and if u have antibiotics eg Amoxicillin, which they worth 1$ is not free... so that is not free u have been charged more.
Why does the video cut out abruptly at the end without the outro?
It's not just this video, I've noticed it in the last couple videos and thought it was just a glitch or something but it's happened a few times now. 🤷♂
Oh my... thanks for commenting. The video I uploaded was not like this. Will check it out
Glad wrap is your friend and number 3 is quite correct
thank you very much for the 50min masterclass, praying our application goes through without a hitch!
Hope it doesn’t, we’ve got enough Yanks now thanks.
@@Pete-z6e but I ain't no yank, besides I don't think the locals will mind me moving to Palmy, ey? XD
Glad it helped!
Work life balance does not exist in nz, that's a lie , things are extremely expensive here , so no work no pay.
@@Pete-z6episs off pete! They can come here if they want.
I really enjoy your blogs you give a really balanced view, I have spent a lot of time between nz and the usa over the last 13 years, as a kiwi we have it really good here and sometimes it is not understood until we travel or are told by people like you, we have moved out of auckland to our bach in the last year on the firth of thames and we love it, heading back to USA in Feb, first time since covid really looking forward to see the changes and I know they are coming, please keep your posts coming, and if you ever want to bring the family down to visit us we will take you fishing and enjoy a glass of good nz wine 😂
Awe.. so glad you like them! Let me know what you think of the usa
Annual leave is 4 weeks, but actually legally entitled from one year after.
Many employers are flexible and tend to work around the employees to be able to take in advance leave but not obligated to do so.
Mindful that if leave taken in advance, employee would need to pay back to the employer if you leave.
Some may work out some leave in advance, and some leave without pay (lwop)
As a Kiwi I can say new Zealand is great although the health care is not 100% free e.g. I went to the doctors today an it cost $54. When it really should be free. Dental is also extremely expensive yeah so I anything thats not covered on the public system. There is also huge wait times for surgery under the public system unless it's covered by acc or under insurance. The healthcare system is also massively understaffed.
Hello. The video cut off suddenly. A big chunk seems to be missing? What is here is interesting though!
Sorry - i don't know what happened as the video I uploaded was complete - ugh
I'm sincerely curious about one thing - how could you live in NZ for 8 years and still not pick up the tiniest bit of a NZ accent?
I am for a visit nd been here for last six months.
I liked
oh saw someone did a comparison usa nz video on your video
afro America couple, had huge following
What’s their channel name?
@@dwilliams7377 sorry would have to go into my vast history
Sorry just looked
Guess you could search.
Noticed many do this to grow their own content / following but commenting on others posts
Oh it shuts off just after 5 mins ?
I just found out i get 8 weeks paid paternity leave, at age 60 i have not populated.
Granted most of what youv e done in here is beneficial , I spend a bit of time on the net , but there's something happening on here that isn t ' real life/time, I truly believe we can substitute
' over time on here ' .......i'm just looking into a mirror as i write this. There isn t a scale of positives & negative on net , it's all mixed in a pot :) John
Is it friendly for single mothers? Like taking care of the kids and working can be challenging.
I want to move to Republic of Ireland or Germany as have most roles my relatives overseas.Putin is a worry though.
Im german. Move to ireland its a beautiful Country. Don’t move to germany! I love my Land, its intelligent, its wealthy, u have a Lot of rights but don’t do it. Germany has so much Problems and gets involved into everything. If there wasnt my boyfriend and Family i would have Moved to another Country a Long time ago!
But what pisses me off is that others don’t have pur health system. Thats really good
I will be there in hamilton in feb 2024 to study if i my visa is success
Awesome!!!
Do they have HUGE green and orange spiders living in people houses in new zealand and australia..thats what i heard. I would be scared to live either place. Please enlighten me if you want. I just like to hear places exist. That's all.
There are no bug spiders in NZ ... in fact there are so few dangerous insects that many walk around barefoot
In fairness, point 1 is more a reverse thing. Every European country and many others have work/balance of this or more generous kind. It's just that America doesn't.
You should try 30 hours from Australia to Europe flying.You can buy a house in a regional city in Australia with better job opportunities than New Zealand.Food and services cheaper here. Ballarat, Victoria Australia Renate West.
australia is VERY hard to move to
Yeah, I don't know if you noticed, but Australia is very hostile to foreigners coming and "taking their jobs". Though if you're in a field that they need more people in, they will pay a premium to poach you like what's happening with all the police officers in NZ right now. But I mean, that's the benefit of having so much dirty fossil fuel and mining money I suppose, the government is filthy rich so everything's more subsidised and affordable.
@@michaelheliotis5279 there are 750,000 kiwis living in Australia they dont seem to mind taking our dirty money or our jobs. Doesnt appear that they feel unwelcome otherwise they would be heading back across the ditch. Maybe people in China, Japan, India should turn off their lights and shut down all their industries so that people like you feel better. Aussies are more likely to get hostile with a government who seems intent on flooding the place with new arrivals at a time when our infrastructure is being stretched to its breaking point not with the actual immigrants themselves.
My son in law came to Australia from Arizona 8 years ago to play baseball for 4 months. He met my daughter and never looked back. It was a long process though and he had his baseball team as sponsors.
Nice place without snake
They got snakes in new zealand? Is that what you mean?
Australia 😅😅
Dreading that the incoming government will try to take an axe to a lot of the pros on this list 😟
The new PM is removing Free prescriptions.
Woolworths / Countdown, Chemist Warehouse is still mostly free
The new government has a partner that has taken on the most negative aspects of late capitalism and is pushing the racist narrative selfishness and it’s all about me are their core values
Hi.my name is jaimin im frome india im coming soon in New Zealand With a work permit can you tell me, how much money will I have to earn in a month so that I can live my life well?😊
Not sure how many in your family... but $5000 would be good
does america allow dual nationality ?
Yes, I'm from NYC, USA. It is accepted.
The health care is able to be free and publicly funded because NZ isn't infested with giant US pharmaceutical corporations that have monopolies on drugs charging exorbinate prices. If American drug providers monopolize the health industry in NZ like they did in the USA, you can bet the health care system will collapse and become privatized.
Please don't change yall system..do not become privatized
@@VickieannOglesbyThe only way to avoid privatization is to keep overpriced pharma out of the system, which is why the US has private. Cuba does this by keeping generic drugs
Elderly people used to go to Canada for medicines but now if you're caught you could go to jail.
To David law233, hurtful comments are NOT Required. Please don't m8! 😮
Maam, In the thumbnail it says pros and cons but in the video you are just explained about pros.
Already 3 years over passport Time....the oath of allegiance awaits you. The first move is yours now.... and begins by asking the immigration service of new zealand.... " for the sake of humanity, let me walk with my head held high , let me walk as one of you....." as an American they may even show you some pity and take you in.
Finger 🤞 crossed
4 weeks paid vacation by who? employer? oh ok..
I enjoy your videos,but on the point of "free" Healthcare just know that it's definitely not free. You are taxed to death on your salary to provide the "free" Healthcare you mentioned. It's free for lazy people who are content with living of government welfare and don't work. The day you start earning a salary you get taxed to death to earn "free" Healthcare for yourself and the lazy people that couldn't bother to contribute to the economy
Past the standard 7 year mark for Americans. Homie pavements of LA calling ?
Sorry Bonnie Lass it is called Trousers not Pants😁😁😁😁
It's easy to have wonderful things like free health care when your total population is 5 million. Do you know how many people in the United States have free health care right now ? Over 45 million.......
Have you stopped asking if you can drink the tap water yet?