When I was there on holidays recently I found out I get at least $15 an hour more in my industry in Australia, plus the food is a lot more expensive in NZ so there is no way I would move there even though I love it and could move with no visa due to being Australian. I’m an early childhood educator. Plus all the Kiwis over here say it’s not financially viable for them to live in their own country because wages are so much higher in Australia and cost of living lower here, increase your wages and your own residents would return is my advice.
@@thebigaverage-jordanspeck9045 I immigrated here 18 years ago. Best move I ever made. My wife was born and raised here and we met in the UK. I've never encountered any negativity from Kiwis, but like I said above, integration is key. 😁
Thank you for this video! I have been watching all of your videos. I'm a nurse in Washington state in the United States looking to move my family to New Zealand. My biggest concern is I have a chronic autoimmune disease, Crohn's disease, and as I'm getting ready to pay the big chunks of money to start our visas, I'm very worried about getting denied based on medical admissibility. I saw the video of the gentleman with diabetes, do you know of anyone else who has a more serious disease that was able to get a medical waiver? And if having jobs that are on the green list (my husband and I) would help at all in that matter?
Speaking to recent immigrants from home here in Perth,it was all down to the insanely high prices back home. No other reason, the WA govt here ,are offering tradies from home,$10K to move here. The problem wirh that,there isn't enough housing to accommodate these people, if you're thinking of moving here,try and secure a place before moving. Its not that easy.
The issue is salaries and cost of living in NZ are not competitive. Makes no sense for an Ausi or Kiwi to come/return to NZ. Builders and tradies in huge demand in Aus etc, and in past 10 years cost of living in NZ has become terrible and house prices and low salaries make it really hard to go to NZ.
Young people are so fortunate now days to have all the technology to see what's going on in the world. It's not like we need to go away for long. I went in my late 40s and did live in care work in the . When I returned this type of job was in high demand. So trends are forever transforming
My heart dropped for a second there, reading the title of your video, but all is good 💚 I'm planning to come over to NZ to live in NZ permanently after finishing my degree in Psychology - Neuropsychology in 2026. I hope NZ will still be as "open" then as it probably will be in next year. 🤞🏼😊
I don’t understand how bringing older people into the country and putting our resources under constraint is a good thing. I know it was stated it would be a higher visa price but that’s shocking that this govt would do this. 😳
So my husband was a tradesperson overseasas a manager, and we thought things would be easy in NZ. Then we found it difficult to get licensed, including the time needed and terrible pay during apprenticeship. He had not much choice but to then change his career, which is definitely not a win-win situation here
Hello, i was part of the 1975 brain train, but alas returned 6 months later after a 21 day camping trip to Scandanvian & working for 10 days at Harrods during the July sales. NZ is so much richer for my return 😄
My family is looking at migration from the USA- we are both registered nurses. It’s hard because we have never been, but in Australia they do have higher wages and a lower cost of living because of the isolation and need for imports. However, we’ve heard great things about the social and environmental factors in NZ. If the immigration process is easier in NZ, we will definitely keep it in mind.
The brain drain is not simply because people here want to go traveling, its mainly driven by people wanting to earn better wages and have lower living costs..
The comments regarding money and not being able to afford to live in New Zealand bemuse me. I am a true blue Kiwi born and bread. Not overly educated but have made a wonderful living in this country and continue to do so on the retirement benefit. Thank you Brian and Liz for your wonderful vlog’s and yes the brain drain has always been with us as so aptly described. So to those people that knock New Zealand’s economy and make comments about money and cost of living, please have a serious rethink.
@@thebigaverage-jordanspeck9045 Thank you for that. New Zealanders that leave the country don't appreciate what they have or potentially could have if they work at it.
How is home ownership? Because the things that made it easy for you might not be so easy for the younger generation. Cost of living and real estate costs specifically vs income has been stagnant in many nations. If NZ can somehow control the cost of owning a home, they have a real chance of attracting disenfranchised aussies who are sick of fighting for a place to lay their heads.
@@chrystalb1862 Not sure I understand what you are getting at, however I can tell you that whilst people say times are tougher now than in my day, I can assure you they weren't. Attitudes have changed, people want more now, like materialistic things rather than important priority items. We could go on forever discussing this issue but at the end of the day there a great percentage of average people doing well in this country and the knockers are the ones that will moan no mater what their circumstances are or where they are.
NZ should institute a "Come Back Home" initiative to attract Kiwis who left or are the children of Kiwis who left to encourage them to come back. A good number of those who left might be well motivated to come home, given the Climate Catastrophe on the way, along with deteriorating political realities. NZ also has to start paying proper pay for work done. Also, New Zealand is not at the "bottom of the world." It is at the top, or anywhere you want...the world is a globe with no top or bottom.
Hope they finally put primary and ece teacher's on the tier 1 list like they did with intermediate teachers Also landscapers should be added to the list
Something I should have done 31 years ago when I was on my working holiday. I wanted to migrate but had to go out of the country and apply. I ended up not applying and thing I still regret it. Being in an industry that is not skilled which is Travel and Tourism, it is difficult to do this.
The people you will find on this channel are professionals. Not Uber drivers. My Wife is a teacher, I currently work for the Police in the UK, I also have qualifications in IT and I have a full Truck licence. Qualified skilled people is who this is aimed at. It’s actually really expensive and difficult now to enter New Zealand, by the time we arrive it will be about 4 years in the making. I’m not sure exactly how non skilled migrants made it through, clearly the old system was easier to navigate or maybe they married into the country I don’t know. Surely it’s now hitting them hard with the high living costs. It’s not as though New Zealand has the same issue the UK does with illegal migration. We aren’t coming to steal your jobs, live off the state, use the healthcare for free, force our way of life onto New Zealand. We’re coming to contribute in areas where New Zealand need people and to give our kids a better life. Who will then be New Zealand’s next generation. I’ve rabbited on, my point is don’t tar all migrants with the same brush. It will just turn into hate and trust me coming from a country that’s full of it, it’s not good. Also I vape so I need a good vape store 😂
@@bullockserveruk12345 Am an avid viewer of this channel, so have a good grip on who else also is and also have a good understanding of the content today. Unsure why the novel length retort. Our youth btw, need more vape and liquor outlets like a hole in the head. A topic I take very seriously, but one you obviously don't. As a resident in NZ, I can see the harm they do and the fact that they now seem to be head to head with the number of cafes in every town, is just another blot on every councils reputation here.
Please replace these skilled people with people who can speak English and have an accent which can be understood, especially in the health sector. People from the UK, USA and Canada would be most welcome.
we have a lot of skilled kiwis who leave because they can't get a job... that's why I left, I came back 10 years later with experience and finally got a job.... I don't think we need immigrants, we need to foster our own people, train them, help them grow.
Doesn't help when the people are so freaking lazy and quite frankly soft and incompetent. That's why the country needs immigrants. The Kiwis here just want to be managers(shitty ones at that)
When I was there on holidays recently I found out I get at least $15 an hour more in my industry in Australia, plus the food is a lot more expensive in NZ so there is no way I would move there even though I love it and could move with no visa due to being Australian. I’m an early childhood educator. Plus all the Kiwis over here say it’s not financially viable for them to live in their own country because wages are so much higher in Australia and cost of living lower here, increase your wages and your own residents would return is my advice.
Definitively need skilled immigrants. Also, we want immigrants who want to integrate and embrace the New Zealand culture.
Ohhhhh mate I’m ready to integrate from the UK. Christmas beers on the beach. Yes please 😂
Definitely. It's not an easy move. I've been surprised at how negative some NZ people are towards immigrants though
@@thebigaverage-jordanspeck9045 I immigrated here 18 years ago. Best move I ever made. My wife was born and raised here and we met in the UK. I've never encountered any negativity from Kiwis, but like I said above, integration is key. 😁
We have a housing and job crisis at the moment
Thank you for this video! I have been watching all of your videos. I'm a nurse in Washington state in the United States looking to move my family to New Zealand. My biggest concern is I have a chronic autoimmune disease, Crohn's disease, and as I'm getting ready to pay the big chunks of money to start our visas, I'm very worried about getting denied based on medical admissibility. I saw the video of the gentleman with diabetes, do you know of anyone else who has a more serious disease that was able to get a medical waiver? And if having jobs that are on the green list (my husband and I) would help at all in that matter?
Medical system is awful here in NZ.
Speaking to recent immigrants from home here in Perth,it was all down to the insanely high prices back home. No other reason, the WA govt here ,are offering tradies from home,$10K to move here.
The problem wirh that,there isn't enough housing to accommodate these people, if you're thinking of moving here,try and secure a place before moving. Its not that easy.
The issue is salaries and cost of living in NZ are not competitive. Makes no sense for an Ausi or Kiwi to come/return to NZ. Builders and tradies in huge demand in Aus etc, and in past 10 years cost of living in NZ has become terrible and house prices and low salaries make it really hard to go to NZ.
As long as there’s not a Brian drain NZ will be OK 😜
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Young people are so fortunate now days to have all the technology to see what's going on in the world. It's not like we need to go away for long. I went in my late 40s and did live in care work in the . When I returned this type of job was in high demand. So trends are forever transforming
My heart dropped for a second there, reading the title of your video, but all is good 💚
I'm planning to come over to NZ to live in NZ permanently after finishing my degree in Psychology - Neuropsychology in 2026.
I hope NZ will still be as "open" then as it probably will be in next year. 🤞🏼😊
I don’t understand how bringing older people into the country and putting our resources under constraint is a good thing. I know it was stated it would be a higher visa price but that’s shocking that this govt would do this. 😳
Thank you very much for this video
So my husband was a tradesperson overseasas a manager, and we thought things would be easy in NZ. Then we found it difficult to get licensed, including the time needed and terrible pay during apprenticeship. He had not much choice but to then change his career, which is definitely not a win-win situation here
Hello, i was part of the 1975 brain train, but alas returned 6 months later after a 21 day camping trip to Scandanvian & working for 10 days at Harrods during the July sales. NZ is so much richer for my return 😄
Prepare for low salaries, high costs and infuriating bureaucracy if your thinking of moving to New Zealand.
@@Jack-rc1yl 🤔🙄
Would love to move to NZ. It’s a beautiful country with amazing people. I just wish the immigration was a little easier.
My family is looking at migration from the USA- we are both registered nurses. It’s hard because we have never been, but in Australia they do have higher wages and a lower cost of living because of the isolation and need for imports. However, we’ve heard great things about the social and environmental factors in NZ. If the immigration process is easier in NZ, we will definitely keep it in mind.
The brain drain is not simply because people here want to go traveling, its mainly driven by people wanting to earn better wages and have lower living costs..
The comments regarding money and not being able to afford to live in New Zealand bemuse me.
I am a true blue Kiwi born and bread. Not overly educated but have made a wonderful living in this country and continue to do so on the retirement benefit. Thank you Brian and Liz for your wonderful vlog’s and yes the brain drain has always been with us as so aptly described. So to those people that knock New Zealand’s economy and make comments about money and cost of living, please have a serious rethink.
Couldn't agree more. I'm from south Africa and the people complaining about cost of living in NZ really haven't got a clue😅.
@@thebigaverage-jordanspeck9045 Thank you for that. New Zealanders that leave the country don't appreciate what they have or potentially could have if they work at it.
How is home ownership? Because the things that made it easy for you might not be so easy for the younger generation. Cost of living and real estate costs specifically vs income has been stagnant in many nations.
If NZ can somehow control the cost of owning a home, they have a real chance of attracting disenfranchised aussies who are sick of fighting for a place to lay their heads.
@@chrystalb1862 Not sure I understand what you are getting at, however I can tell you that whilst people say times are tougher now than in my day, I can assure you they weren't. Attitudes have changed, people want more now, like materialistic things rather than important priority items. We could go on forever discussing this issue but at the end of the day there a great percentage of average people doing well in this country and the knockers are the ones that will moan no mater what their circumstances are or where they are.
NZ should institute a "Come Back Home" initiative to attract Kiwis who left or are the children of Kiwis who left to encourage them to come back. A good number of those who left might be well motivated to come home, given the Climate Catastrophe on the way, along with deteriorating political realities. NZ also has to start paying proper pay for work done. Also, New Zealand is not at the "bottom of the world." It is at the top, or anywhere you want...the world is a globe with no top or bottom.
i just for my NZ RN license!
as a young 32 year old, i wonder if it would be worth the movie with lower pay? and high cost of living?
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Hope they finally put primary and ece teacher's on the tier 1 list like they did with intermediate teachers
Also landscapers should be added to the list
Something I should have done 31 years ago when I was on my working holiday. I wanted to migrate but had to go out of the country and apply. I ended up not applying and thing I still regret it. Being in an industry that is not skilled which is Travel and Tourism, it is difficult to do this.
We have skilled workers here, we don't like immigrants taking our jobs
Thank you to the 3 of you. Always great to get the updates from Charlotte.
Go Liz, Go Brian!
We love having you with us, Mike, thank you! ❤️
Great news! Me and my family (that means me, my wife and our son) are ready to hop in and come to NZ😁
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We're excited for you! Good luck with the process! 😁
What professions/trades are in high demand in NZ?
What we don't need, are any more immigrants arriving and opening even more vape shops and liquor outlets!! Skills? 😢
Or more Uber drivers. Surely Kiwi's can drive. Driving is a good entry level job for young Kiwi's. Same for courier drivers.
those people are a different class of immigrant, the rules require them to make a substantial financial investment to gain entry here
The people you will find on this channel are professionals. Not Uber drivers. My Wife is a teacher, I currently work for the Police in the UK, I also have qualifications in IT and I have a full Truck licence. Qualified skilled people is who this is aimed at. It’s actually really expensive and difficult now to enter New Zealand, by the time we arrive it will be about 4 years in the making. I’m not sure exactly how non skilled migrants made it through, clearly the old system was easier to navigate or maybe they married into the country I don’t know. Surely it’s now hitting them hard with the high living costs. It’s not as though New Zealand has the same issue the UK does with illegal migration. We aren’t coming to steal your jobs, live off the state, use the healthcare for free, force our way of life onto New Zealand. We’re coming to contribute in areas where New Zealand need people and to give our kids a better life. Who will then be New Zealand’s next generation.
I’ve rabbited on, my point is don’t tar all migrants with the same brush. It will just turn into hate and trust me coming from a country that’s full of it, it’s not good. Also I vape so I need a good vape store 😂
@@bullockserveruk12345 Am an avid viewer of this channel, so have a good grip on who else also is and also have a good understanding of the content today.
Unsure why the novel length retort. Our youth btw, need more vape and liquor outlets like a hole in the head. A topic I take very seriously, but one you obviously don't. As a resident in NZ, I can see the harm they do and the fact that they now seem to be head to head with the number of cafes in every town, is just another blot on every councils reputation here.
@@bullockserveruk12345 I obviously was not referring to you then! but if the cap fits ......
I found this update funny😅
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Please replace these skilled people with people who can speak English and have an accent which can be understood, especially in the health sector. People from the UK, USA and Canada would be most welcome.
You won’t get good pay if you come here. That’s why people are leaving, to get better pay.
we have a lot of skilled kiwis who leave because they can't get a job... that's why I left, I came back 10 years later with experience and finally got a job.... I don't think we need immigrants, we need to foster our own people, train them, help them grow.
Doesn't help when the people are so freaking lazy and quite frankly soft and incompetent. That's why the country needs immigrants. The Kiwis here just want to be managers(shitty ones at that)
Social unrest?
dont come here they are full of it
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nz is doodoo dont move here
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Well I hope you do the right thing and move away from NZ we don't want doodoo droppers.