I originate from Auckland, New Zealand, but spent the majority of my life in Dunedin. After completing my university education in 2014, I decided to leave New Zealand. I lived and worked in Poland for several years before eventually settling in Finland. My decision to leave New Zealand was influenced by several factors. One major concern was the skyrocketing housing prices, especially in the Auckland suburb where I grew up. When I first entered the workforce, the cost of purchasing a home had soared to approximately four times what it was during my childhood, making it nearly impossible to afford on a graduate IT worker's salary, which was barely over a tenth of the property's cost. Additionally, maybe a cultural aspect, but there is a lack of intellectual depth and or wider cultural awareness among most people. If intellectual stimulation is important to you, it can be disappointing.
@AyeGee721
4 ай бұрын
I'm a Kiwi (also Maori) but my Partner is Finnish and she refuses to stay in Finland because I'd have to learn the language (can pick it up in a convo now and then, just not fluent) but the lack of sun is another factor. Especially for the vitamin D's! I agree with the lack of 'intellectual stimulation' eespecially since I tease her Finns are a nation of Computer nerds and us Kiwis are way more laid back about things. Probably too much.ALSO, Kiwi dairy is top in the world but our cheese IS crap. Finland at least has good cheese that there is a black market for it in Russia!
@heijxje
7 ай бұрын
Regarding food prices: Try and avoid the Woolworths and Foodstuffs duopoly on supermarkets and shop elsewhere for as much as you can. Farmer's markets, local butchers, Supie, the Warehouse, etc.
@CarisAndEd
7 ай бұрын
We've seen that The Warehouse are starting to have more groceries in now and seem to have some good prices on a few bits. There is a local butcher we need to go along and try out so will give them a go!
@maryannesmith1392
7 ай бұрын
Why don’t people research the country before moving here.. you have to remember that New Zealand is a long way from anywhere.
@liampadrutt4368
6 ай бұрын
Yip I know right
@ash3rr
5 ай бұрын
What an annoying comment.
@secondchance6603
5 ай бұрын
The weather was the one that got me, utterly laughable.
@Anonymous-c4p
5 ай бұрын
Thank God! 💨🤍
@kaydog890
7 ай бұрын
"A net migration gain of 128,900 in the October 2023 year", "There were 46,924 new homes consented in the year ended March 2023"
@jillspence7227
5 ай бұрын
Yep, immigrants flooding in and New Zealanders living in motels, hostels or on the streets. Something has to give!
@seraluna893
4 ай бұрын
Not a word about the shocking crime statistics? I was literally paralyzed when I compared the statistics for sexual assault with Europe. It is almost ten times as likely to be a victim of a sexual assault in New Zealand than in Germany and still four times as likely as in Great Britain. Same story for other crimes. The number of personal crimes is 38 per 100 adults.
@TheScratchingKiwi
6 ай бұрын
Hi! Limes: buy bottled lime juice. Make friends with someone up North who has a lime tree. Only posh people buy lime fruit. Weather: dry your clothes inside or under an overhang. Wear a hat, carry an umbrella. Here! Earthquakes: don't worry about it. You'll know when to worry! Cheese: Eat Mainland Aged Cheddar (also known as 'Noble'). An alternative is to buy a big block of Colby or Edam and let it sit in the fridge for a month or so. It'll age out to a strong cheese. Or you could heavily salt your food. Isolation: It's called the 'Tyranny of Distance'. That's why we travel a lot. Transportation: yes it sucks and will get worse. They want us to ride bikes now!!
@Jos-scifiwriter
6 ай бұрын
Whitestone in Oamaru makes cheese, should be available in Chch at a supermarket. gibston Valley through the kawarau gorge on the way to Queenstown from Cromwell has good cheese thats locally made and a really awesome blue cheese that doesn't taste like a french gumboot😂
@ash3rr
5 ай бұрын
a french gumboot probably tastes better than the $20 cheese in Woolworths, let's be honest.
@ps-tv
6 ай бұрын
Food prices in the UK are among the cheapest anywhere, seriously fresh food, Fruit, Vegatables and most meats are very affordable!!
@jillspence7227
5 ай бұрын
'Good" is subjective all by itself. What you think is good and 'decent' others may not like, just remember, NZ is not all about you.
@snigie1
7 ай бұрын
Rent often is more expensive than owning a house it's messed up!
@secondchance6603
5 ай бұрын
Reason Number 9: We are as woke asf!
@Anonymous-c4p
5 ай бұрын
☝️😆💛
@Vebnus1969
7 ай бұрын
Gibson valley near Queenstown makes really nice cheese.
@CarisAndEd
7 ай бұрын
We'll keep our eyes out for it and let you know our thoughts!
@sandorclegane3658
7 ай бұрын
Do you know why Christchurch is expensive? Could it be that the city was devistated be an earthquake. As for unpredictable weather and cheese... Well both are wrong
@CarisAndEd
7 ай бұрын
Since we've been here it feels like it's ever changing with some days feeling like multiple seasons in a single day. Regarding the cheese, please let us know where we can get good cheese from as said in the video it might just be we haven't found the right one!
@Jos-scifiwriter
6 ай бұрын
@@CarisAndEd yeah the weather. When you grow up here you learn what to look out for, so it's not really a surprise to us, although it can catch us out occasionally 😂
@davidfinley7766
4 ай бұрын
I keft New Zealand because of the crime and corruption, two things that Kiwis claim don't exist there?
@aguafria9565
3 ай бұрын
When I was growing up, South Auckland was the place to avoid, in Wellington it's Porirua. You tend to avoid going there due to the possibility of being robbed by either group A or group B. When I was a child, we lived in a neighbourhood with a Maori gang up the road, they used to follow my mother as she walked me to school, would ask her questions about where she was going, then proceed to rob our house while we were away. if you want to live a peaceful life you basically need to live in the countryside away from people, or at least away from poor people with a low education level. Same as everywhere I suppose, but in NZ there is a higher level of brutality I think perpetrated by people who at one time in their history used to be cannibals, or by folks who come from small islands surrounding NZ and have migrated there at some point.
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7 ай бұрын
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@alandempsey2496
5 ай бұрын
Cheese?... Seriouslly !??? You must be blind. Every supermarket and most farmers martkets have artisnal cheese for Africa. What a bizarro shalllow remark.. but then I did laugh out load at the vibrating kiwi "triggered" animation... LOL
@secondchance6603
5 ай бұрын
Cheese, the weather and where we're located, I mean really!
@Anonymous-c4p
5 ай бұрын
Winging poms can go home💨
@alandempsey2496
5 ай бұрын
@@secondchance6603she's just shallow.
@AndyandRachel
7 ай бұрын
This is all good to know. Low quality cheese would be a major bummer for us! So now I’m curious in general do you two enjoy living in Christ Church?
@CarisAndEd
7 ай бұрын
Hi guys, Yeah we're really happy here - it's a nice balance between citylife and being close to so many of New Zealands beautiful spots!
@pipermcerlane
7 ай бұрын
crishchurch is 1 word
@fearnotiamwiththee
6 ай бұрын
@@CarisAndEdwhy didn't you convey this in your video? You sound like a 'whinging pom!' I'm an Australian. You might be too young to know about the term whinging pom. Basically, it's a term Australian people called English people who moved to Australia and who could not stop complaining about Australia and Australian life. Our attitude was, not happy here? Go home to England!! Your video contradicts your statement that says you and your husband are happy living in Christchurch. I was so put off visiting NZ whilst listening to your story of living there, I was also very surprised. It's so pretty. How could life be so bad there? I started thinking about it's suicide rate, which is possibly the highest in the world. Your summation of NZ life was very low. Please be more positive. If not, go home!!! You will be 60 before you know it.❤❤ Life is not meant to be this bad.
@secondchance6603
5 ай бұрын
@@pipermcerlane Never heard of it but I am well aware of Christchurch.
@jimmyjames1807
5 ай бұрын
pretty lame reasons
@ljquinn4655
7 ай бұрын
Can not see the video, it's black.
@CarisAndEd
7 ай бұрын
Hi, doesn't seem like anyone else is having this issue - we can see it all good on phones/desktop, it's a cliche but have you tried turning it off and on again XD
@glennhumphries9444
7 ай бұрын
Open your eyes!
@shadowboxer3583
7 ай бұрын
Why on earth do people move here for a new life. There are hundreds of places british people can go!
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