5 Things You Won't Find in New Zealand | A Thousand Words

[@gabriellemcmanus2650]

We don't have snakes in Ireland either. The legend goes that Saint Patrick drove them out.

[@AThousandWords]

Hooray for snake free hiking!

[@catherinebullock9748]

I loved the cleanliness, friendliness, and natural beauty of New Zealand when I visited for a month. If I was young without ties and roots I would live there too.

[@JillH419]

Our local Countdown (Christchurch) used to be 24 hour, but is 6.00am to 12.00 pm now.

[@TivonTM]

“I would be walking on water back to the beach” 😂 Same!!!

[@NZMKD]

Paradise indeed 🙌🏻. Have a lovely Christmas with your loved ones, and thank you so much for helping me get through 2020. 🌺

[@AThousandWords]

Thank you, I'm so glad I could help with 2020, it's been a beast of a year. Hope you have a peaceful and happy Christmas season and a much better year next year. x

[@jaytycruz]

I think the non 24 hour stores are an example of work life balance and that’s a good thing. I wonder why NZ doesn’t do their own version of IKEA. So off topic, but I think you recommended the jimmy choo floral, which I bought and I fricken looooovvveee it! And then you also recommended a Marc Jacobs Daisy but I can’t remember which one, please help! I can’t remember if it’s the bottle with the flour as a lid or if it’s the one that has flowers on the bottle!!

[@AThousandWords]

An IKEA knock-off recently opened, as in a few months ago, and unfortunately is already in receivership :( Glad you love the Floral! I have enjoyed the Daisy and more recently Daisy Dream (blue with flowers on the bottle), hope that helps :)

[@ekiwi13]

Pretty sure Ikea has plans to open in Auckland 2021.

[@tylertruong3428]

Yes, yes they are. In addition they have plans to open a design studio in Wellington and and slightly smaller store in Christchurch.

[@TheClunkingFist]

I don't remember 24HR supermarkets in my time in London. And especially not on a Sunday, when stores could only trade for 6 hours only between 10am and 6pm.

[@denisegore1884]

New Zealand is not THAT safe and people need to know that. As for Ikea, we do make furniture in New Zealand and are supposed to be supporting local businesses now.

[@lilalpenglow]

in comparison to the US it is. one of the appeals of moving for me is not having to worry about mass shootings any time i'm out in public. just not a reality in NZ and that's how i want to live, feeling safe like that.

[@denisegore1884]

@@lilalpenglow it is starting to go that way. We have had gangs shooting at each other in Napier and Auckland this year.

[@lilalpenglow]

@@denisegore1884 that's scary and awful, i'm sorry to hear that

[@denisegore1884]

@@lilalpenglow I don't mean to run down New Zealand but it just isn't as clean and safe as people are led to believe. The economic divide is widening rapidly and increased drug use is escalating crime and violence.

[@lilalpenglow]

@@denisegore1884 no no, i appreciate your honesty! i think americans (myself included of course) tend to romanticize your country. the more realistic the picture the better. and i'm really sorry to hear that, that is stressful to be near that.

[@alfzeq3456]

The information in all your videos is very important and useful thanks for sharing

[@mmxperformance8397]

Thanks Jen ! Good to know👍 Have a great day !

[@AThousandWords]

Thanks for watching!

[@TinanaDIY]

Weirdly there is two bus stops near my house that I didn’t even know about for like a year bahahaha. I would have no idea how to catch the bus up here but it is good that they have buses here.

[@cleanbeauty.with.amelie]

I can't remember if I've shared this with you. I found your channel when i was looking to move to NZ and we found out about NZ shores in one of your videos. We're waiting to hear back (hopefully soon) our residency. We've hit a desk over 2 months ago. Our son was born here. NZ Shore made the whole process way easier for us. Especially through baby and covid :)

[@AThousandWords]

They are great! So glad they could help you. All the best with the rest of your journey, hope you are able to settle here soon.

[@carolkrishnan7842]

Its good to highlight that we don't have a good public transport. With less the 5 million people there us no way we can afford one. We have two islands that has a slightly larger land mass than the UK and they have 65 million plus people. Economies of scale they call it.

[@frankclarke6651]

Big stores always close at 5:30/6pm except late night shopping. Not wanting our stores to be robbed after hours.

[@sigidprabowo4578]

Greeting, Great video, love the back sound.

[@harrycurrie9664]

The sea snakes very rarely found on NZ beaches are victims of cyclones and current in the tropics, I recall one being found on a west Auckland beach a few years back, it was almost dead and euthanised by authorities, they said it would have died anyway as the waters around NZ are too cold for them and the type of food they require are not available in our waters.

[@adamcfmacdonald]

Thanks for this video. When we had children we relied heavily on IKEA (and Amazon). That’s a drag it’s not there yet, but makes sense because of shipping. Thanks and stay well.

[@AThousandWords]

Still holding out hope for IKEA, sadly Amazon is a distant dream.

[@Talula101]

You can get Amazon here but NZ is too small for Ikea.

[@s6r231]

No Ikea but there's Kmart which sells a lot of the same kind of kit set furniture items

[@SankhaH]

Love your clips keep doing what you do it helps ppl

[@AThousandWords]

Thanks, will do!

[@shaunmckenzie5509]

There used be lots of 24hr supermarkets in NZ in the main cities, but most of them have had their hours reduced. Don't know why.

[@timeheals8]

Love that there are no land snakes.

[@AThousandWords]

Me too!

[@konsuelafox1700]

I always enjoy your videos.So interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[@AThousandWords]

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching :)

[@johngardner1898]

You are a marvelous example of the hierarchy of lovely accents; #3 Australian. So earthy and strong. #2 New Zealand. Very graceful and interesting. And the #1 best accent is South African. Simply the finest way humans may elocute.

[@bhanani5480]

Pretty cool, good observations. Never heard of the sea snake one - would be interested to see which areas these snakes have been spotted. Agree with yr public transport comment, even in Auckland the buses and trains dont go to all the areas, but fair comment. Good video 👍👍👍

[@Amara000]

What are your thoughts on immigrating to England vs New Zealand?

[@THEchiQ]

I’ve been surfing since the 70s. I’ve never seen a snake here, on land or sea.

[@patspadd8243]

Hello Jen and good 9:10 video thanks as I’m well aware of what you say about the five things you don’t have in New Zealand compared to other countries as me with my open mind know of those factors as I’ve seen some previous videos for yours about New Zealand and have learned about the ways of New Zealand through various sources so one self while there must appreciate the pluses and tolerate the minuses and generally weigh things up and set a structure for ones life in New Zealand so thanks for reading stay safe and cheerio

[@ludcee1168]

Gosh! your comment about having a gun when you lived in Cape Town gave me goosebumps, was it really that bad back then? Was town as dodgy as people say it was? Live in Tamboerskloof now and often walk around with peace of mind and cant at all imagine having/needing a gun! 😧

[@AThousandWords]

Yup, I hated living like that and could only see it getting worse (which it has) which is why we left :(

[@lovebug321]

i want to move to new zealand from south africa so thank you

[@sarahr7279]

I heard on the news last night that New Zealand is totally covid free. Is that true? If so, congratulations! It's.... Crazy in the US... I'm happy for you guys if that's the case 🙂♥️.

[@megrandall9687]

We pretty much just live normally - just wear masks on flights & use sanitiser & a tracing app when going into shops. Other than that, just normal life.

[@WinterWind]

New cases coming in trickles through the border but are caught and contained there as you have to do 14 days in a hotel first. Haven't had community clusters or spread for months now. Go hard, save lives. It worked 😊

[@sarahr7279]

@@WinterWind I wish! People are so hard headed here. People not wearing masks, large get togethers, people not thinking this is a real thing. I just want to get it over with!

[@WinterWind]

@@sarahr7279 we have the benefit (if you can call it that) of having seen what has happened overseas and what was happening before we locked down in March so I think that gave people some perspective and we trusted that the science was the only way to go with dealing with things

[@sarahr7279]

@@WinterWind i think it's wonderful! I hope the situation stays the same for you. Unfortunately, I think we have a long way to go.🙁🙏

[@raysiat7827]

Also no hummingbirds or fireflies.

[@shaunmckenzie5509]

You'll only find those sea snakes in the far north. And even then it's extremely rare. The waters in the rest of the country are far too cold for snakes.

[@beeutiffle]

There are 24 hour dairys

[@sitaramosaics]

Where? I've never seen one anywhere and I often travel at night!

[@beeutiffle]

@@sitaramosaics www.nightnday.co.nz/stores All over New Zealand. Been around for years! I was going to one in Dunedin 30 years ago. Map on that link above.

[@sitaramosaics]

@@beeutiffle Wow!! Thanks so much :))

[@beeutiffle]

@@sitaramosaics Christchurch has a 24 hour bakery - Buns on Ferry Road. Enjoy.

[@sitaramosaics]

@@beeutiffle Hehe, thanks! I live near Kaitaia but I'll be going on a roadie again soon :))

[@rondabixler9590]

Hope you folks have a great holiday.

[@AThousandWords]

Thank you, same to you! x

[@Butterflylovely5]

Omg I love love love the gun laws 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 and the no snakes amazing I will move there but it looks cold 🥶

[@AThousandWords]

Depends on where you go - it's pretty temperate where I live (Taranaki) - seldom gets down to 0 Celcius.

[@minuszero7910]

The South Island is quite cold, but near Nelson it’s warmer.

[@Siaa678]

There are many 24 your supermarkets probably not in Auckland city but places apart from Auckland city many places have 24 hour supermarkets

[@racketman2u]

not true, they are very rare; there was a trend towards them in Auckland for a while, but demand didn't stack up, and certainly nonexistent in the provinces.

[@Siaa678]

@@racketman2u well around the places in from the are many 24 hr shops that are open.. but true many places around don't have them

[@fifovibes256]

Public transport do you mean there are no taxis???

[@christopherrodmell1694]

New Zealand is a great country to choose a new life or start building a family, if someone just decided their own country just isn’t the right place for them, here there’s not a lot of wildlife to bother you, very strict with the guns, and of course how we stopped covid from taking hold of the country. I can see why someone maybe in America, whether it’s just an ordinary person or possibly even one of a celebrities kids, if he thinks America is not the right place for him, or if he’d prefer to start a family somewhere else because of a number of things with America that were bothering him a lot, and then America’s response to covid just shattered him and he left the country, he just left and now lives in New Zealand

[@vincentnichnadowicz4837]

Thank you for sharing. How are your poppies this year?

[@AThousandWords]

They bloomed and were pretty for a bit but then looked really scruffy (we had wind storms) so I pulled them out. I'm vlogging today so will show the bed - I left the California poppies.

[@81runaway]

Apparently we have a blind garden snake here the same size as a worm from Australia but super rare

[@Fsrjtyttzma]

Decent paid work Reasonable prices Nice weather People that aren’t judgemental and resentful No Depression

[@crispybaconnz]

IKEA is coming to New Zealand....

[@robyngordon3003]

You can buy IKEA furniture here>>> www.urbansales.co.nz/shop-by-products

[@anatoliyloboda4601]

Sorry, but gun information is not relevant. Is it eligible to have an air gun or a crossbow? Can you tell me about fishing? It it possible to catch some fish? What are the terms?

[@jackmorgan4817]

can you do a video on jobs that are in demand as i heard vet nurses are in demand mainly looking at conservation and forestry

[@AThousandWords]

skillshortages.immigration.govt.nz/

[@businessentertaining]

To me i feel like England or yk other cities like Manchester or Birmingham Cities its slightly cheaper with living cost and groceries except London unlike NZ its boring you cant do lots of stuff but its a very clean place and quiet there and not alot of crime rates too so yk its a win win ig? Thousands words i need you help would you recommend me to live in UK or NZ I cant think of both its hard!!

[@user-ik4cs3ir1e]

is NZ safe for a girl who wants to travel alone??

[@harrycurrie9664]

Yes, but some areas not so much, ask the locals about the areas you want to visit.

[@nuwanj2368]

Of cos considering many other countries

[@sanjaybhadra2089]

Wonderful ..but is it that medical services/pharmacy also don't work 24*7????

[@AThousandWords]

There are no 24/7 pharmacies in my area but it's possible that there are in bigger cities - pretty sure you could probably find one in Auckland, but I don't know for sure.

[@maryleecaldwell2807]

Emergency departments at hospitals are open

[@minuszero7910]

one of them is a New Zealander thinking that Australia made the pavlova

[@harrycurrie9664]

Or an Aussie thinking they invented the Lamington.

[@xstephnz]

Night and Day is open 24/7 I think

[@arthurbass5332]

Fuckn oath it is that shit saved me so many times at like 4am in welly

[@adelaidewilson7917]

Just saying Aotearoa N Z it is better than those countries you came from and why is it important to find a supermarket at that time so lighten up if you intend to stay kia ora

[@mariz9122]

Hi, can I work there

[@RR-nw3fo]

Madam, can international students come nz july 2021

[@lmball]

Public transportation in NZ is really a pain in the ass.................

[@basirghorbannejad2061]

👍

[@ChelleBeeby]

💜💜💜tfs💜💜💜 you forgot spiders, don't you not have spiders either? As an arachnophobic I'd totally want to live in NZ just for that reason.

[@maccladoz]

Of course, we have spiders. The spiders used in the film "Arachnophobia" were from New Zealand.

[@ChelleBeeby]

@@maccladoz 😳 nope don’t like that ☹️

[@shaunmckenzie5509]

We do, but none of them are venomous

[@johngardner1898]

And no guns is why I would want to move to New Zealand. The number of guns held by the public is inversely proportional to the mental health, happiness, sense of humor and trust of the public. Kiwis are great!!!!

[@rajeshaggarwal2346]

There cant be any jungle without snakes. Snakes are needed to reduce rodent population if there are more rodents then a certian number, then they will eat the seeds before the plants or grass grow. So snakes are very important for the jungle eco system

[@jrmop0965]

Ikea is overrated af

[@abdelhamidhamidissa8912]

What about Black people? Would I find some there ?

[@meganmills6545]

Yes of course, we have people from all over the place in the world who have moved here. But among the people I live and work and socialise with in NZ we don't talk about someone being black or brown or white etc. If you're a citizen, or have just lived here quite a number of years, then you're a Kiwi. You might have Nigerian or Ugandan or Chinese or Indian or Turkish or Irish or French or what-have-you family history or culture and when we draw distinctions it's more an acknowledgment of the different cultures we have and the different places we or our families came from than the colour of our skin. What's interesting about someone is the kinds of foods they eat and holidays they celebrate and so on. It's probably because one thing we all have in common, even our indigenous people, is that we undertook long journeys from far away across the sea to get here. The Maori (sorry my Maori friends, I don't know how to put the macron in!) only arrived sometime a little over 700 years ago (we currently think) - so for virtually everyone in NZ it's not really very long ago our ancestors came here, even if we were born here ourselves. You'll find the greatest concentrations of different cultural communities in the larger cities and the further south you go the less diverse it gets, broadly speaking. (It takes those with things like the hardy Scots genes to stand the cold winters down there - cold by NZ standards that it is - people from warmer climes tend to like the North Island climate a bit better, that's my tongue-in-cheek working theory anyway). :-)

[@81runaway]

Cannot have 24hr open stores...you'll get robbed no fail

[@abdelhamidhamidissa8912]

I love watching your clips as well but I am not sure though how are your views about black people... I never met a white south africaine and he was not a racist

[@WinterWind]

People of Pacific Island descent are more common than African descent but we have a multicultural society. Auckland is the most diverse and other cities are less so. Some places it would be quite rare to have a large ethnic population that isn't NZ European.

[@AThousandWords]

I'm so sorry you have had that experience! I am anti-racist, people are people and it's their choices that define them, not the colour of their skin

[@abdelhamidhamidissa8912]

@@AThousandWords Amen please keep up the good work we enjoy your channel so much