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[@SlowmovingGiant]

Possibly the biggest thing this video missed mentioning is the ANZAC history. In WW1 The Australian and New Zealand Army Corp was formed to fight in the war. ANZAC Day is one of the most respected Days in the Aussie calendar as we remember all who served in our Military. Australia and New Zealand are like Cousins who grew up with each other. Also Aus has the 5th longest mountain range on the planet- The Great Dividing Range which runs from Victoria up through NSW and deep into the North of Qld, it runs along inland of the eastern seaboard and hooks west in Vic. It is the longest range that is within 1 single country, it's abut 800 miles shorter than the Rocky Mountain Range in the U.S and Canada

[@tileux]

Personally, I’m still peeved at the kiwis for accidentally pulling the guard detail off the maleme airfield on Crete. Aussie forces on Crete had just finished inflicting 100% casualties on German paratroopers in the Aussie sectors and were sitting around having a well earned smoko when some kiwis turn up and go "uh, look, bros, we accidentally told the detail on the airfield to leave and by the time we figured out that was a mistake the Nazis were landing reinforcements. So any time soon nazi tanks are going to be turning up here. We, uh, think it might be time for everyone to go". (Add the uptick at the end). I am, however, a big fan of Colonel Malone and his Wellington Rifles. He’s the guy who famously cleaned up Quinn’s Post and had plans to plant a small garden up the back (Thats what he told his wife in a letter, anyway). Sadly, the formidable Colonel Malone was killed by a British naval bombardment on chunuk bair during the hard fought august 1915 offensive.

[@samyorke4636]

@@tileux don’t forget that on Crete the Māori battalion took on a force that was 10 to 1 if not more with the most amount of losses on Crete and it was miss communication from the British generals and the lack of air support from the from the RAF so really Crete was a mess made by the British like the Dardanelles campaign

[@tileux]

@@samyorke4636 No mate, it wasnt. First off the general in command on Crete was Freyberg VC - a new zealander. And his staff were new zealanders. Second, the german paratroops had been defeated comprehensively at every landing area - except Maleme Airfield. And it was a flat out screw up by the New Zealand officers there that gifted the airfield to the surviving german paratroopers there and allowed them to flood in reinforcements, including tanks. If Maleme airfield had not been lost Crete would never have been taken. German high command only allowed operation mercury as a bit of a gift to the luftwaffe parachute commanders, who had to lobby hard to be allowed to do it. German high command was appalled by the casualties and Hitler was furious. The germans would never have reinforced the attack on crete if the airfield hadnt been captured. The loss of Crete was absolutely the result of New Zealand officers incompetence. It doesnt give me any pleasure to say that but thats the facts. Freyberg himself was a dolt, even though he won a VC at Gallipoli (for the weird act of swimming around placing the landing marker buoys). For what its worth quite a lot of the woes caused at ANZAC were the result of officers like the new zealander Godley and the Australians Hughes and Antell, as well as Birdwood. While British management of Gallipoli was appalling so was the work of most of the ANZAC officers above the rank of colonel, with exceptions like Walker and Bridges - Monash was average at Gallipoli. Australian officers who were superstars in France later - like "Pompey" Elliot - were often colonel rank or below at Gallipoli. The Kiwis would definitely have benefited from not fighting as part of british divisions for most of 2 world wars.

[@madswansfan1]

@@samyorke4636 my grandfather became a POW in Crete.

[@3scarybunnies211]

Fun fact - my gandfather was born on The ANZAC day.

[@alicemoon-star367]

I spent my whole life in NZ and travelled so much in Australia. The best things about our countries is nature and Wildlife 🙂

[@katechiconi]

As someone who emigrated to Australia, I can tell you it's not 'easy'. Many trees died to provide the necessary paperwork, much money expended, and time spent on learning what I needed to know to establish myself successfully here. Permanent residency is what you need if you want to stay, otherwise there are lots of different kinds of visas for shorter term stays. It was totally worth every difficulty, every cent and every sleepless night. Yes, OK, books are expensive, food isn't dirt cheap and travel is always going to be more pricey because, well, distance, but oh, the compensations...

[@coopsnz1]

More luxury cars in Auckland than Sydney , this Include supercars

[@michaelcrane2475]

Yeah. Because we have more filthy rich.... here.

[@lieutenatgaming8885]

In Australia we only get Snow in a couple of regions and some in the Blue Mountains but very rearly.

[@leanneweir2163]

I am what I feel as a person is an AusNZ, moved from NZ to Aus a few years ago now. I was entertained watching this react, I just feel that I need to clarify, as far as what was pertained to music from NZ was concerned ... sure, NZ has had Lourdes out of NZ, but there has also been the Finn brothers, from Crowded House & Split Enz, come from Te Awamutu, only minutes from where I grew up & Jon Stevens, who still entertains on a big scale even today. Aus claims a lot of NZ talent as there own because Aus has more opportunity for artists, etc, to be able to make their way. The likes of Peter Jackson, Lord of The Rings, etc, I guess is creating more of a pathway for NZ talent hopefully, instead of using Aus (actors and musicians alike) as a gateway /opportunity to their success. Love your channel ❤️

[@cassandraletton]

Hello from the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia (Mediterranean Climate) - Near Adelaide

[@AndyViant]

The tallest peak in Australian claimed territory is over 11,000 feet tall. This depends on whether or not you count the Antarctic Territory. Mawson Peak is over 9000 feet, and Australian responsibility for that is not up for debate. Even ignoring these external islands and territories Australia still gets a fair bit of snow. Australia has a LOT of mountains over 5000 feet tall, from South West Tasmania to Far North Queensland, and snow falls in every mainland state and territory as well as Tasmania. Snow falling in the Northern Territory and Queensland is not an annual winter seasonal event, but happens every few years, so it isn't THAT rare.

[@sarahjenkins4356]

New Zealand music rocks too - 'Crowded House' is the most internationally known. One thing we have in common with our Aussie cousins is the ability to laugh at ourselves. It is a little older than the Outback movie you watched but you should see the movie - Footrot Flats -Free here on KZbin - kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6i3gaBngdR0ZqM. Wal Footrot is a stereotypical Kiwi male (Kiwi sense of humor). Oh and while the unofficial Auzzie song may be Men at Work - Down Under; Kiwi's have 2 really - both by the same Singer. Dave Dobbyn and Herbs -Slice of Heaven and Loyal.

[@lez9443]

If you like mountains search up the pyramid which is near Cairns

[@brontepetropoulos4755]

Talk to our indigenous first nation people they are experts on the land we have a lot to learn from them they care for our land Ozz

[@shanepontague3518]

Hey bro Australia it's an island continent 😂🍻love your shows😂

[@franbradford1182]

This content of Info, I must add, I believe is, the most Believable, Shared content

[@MiChael92617]

Lower cost and taxes are not true the cost of living is very high in NZ almost $3 a liter of fuel and the average price for a house is over $700,000 nzd. Also renting prices are to high, and shopping for food is very expensive.

[@annaleekale2957]

Watch the making of the lord of the rings. Peter Jackson hired a separate film crew to film everything behind the camera. They are movie length but in separate little films. There's on on the stuntman, digital, the actor, props, even the horses used and riders in film.

[@PlasmaMongoose]

I was taught in school that Australia is an island continent.

[@danielfutcher1764]

There is more great Aussie music (in my opinion), but a real standout from NZ would be Split Enz (& Crowded House)

[@listayngeorge6929]

Island continent.. Official languages English and Auslan( sign) Too many indigenous dialects to pin point one as Official sadly. We are both ANZACS, gone but not forgotten

[@waynesmith2287]

There was no mention of the ANZAC (Australia New Zealand Army Corp) and the bonds that formed on the battle fields of the world. Today ANZAC's means a group of Aussies and Kiwi anywhere in the world. People from both countries love giving the other a hard time. Brother v Brother but get out in the world it is us against everyone else.

[@stuwhiteman3810]

Ha ha well said Smithy,...awesome!

[@bigbastard23_2am8]

much love brother love from NZ

[@dosdahrk4504]

100 percent..we can give each other shit ....but...anybody else give my ozzie brothers grief watch the fk out son ..we got those ocka lads to the death

[@JDWDMC]

It's meaningless. If the US whistled and told Australia to ignore andinvasion of NZ by China, you can guarantee that Australia would close it's borders to NZ refugees and throw NZers living in Australia into concentration camps, just to be sure that the US understood that Australia COMPLETELY understands what the US wanted it to do. The ANZAC is a historical colonial artifact of the WW1 era. NZ has no global political power and no economic value. Australia would happily sell us up the river if the US demanded it.

[@dosdahrk4504]

@@JDWDMC sad but true brother..even if the people tried to fight back the Australian govt would fk us over..

[@bon7572]

I'm Australian and will always take care of New Zealand people like a family, my sister's daughter has children with a Maori indigenousi New Zealander and my grandfather was born in New Zealand. The fires here in the Victorian High Country In 2020 was like living in hell all around us was a burning hell Ian we was luck to survive I pray we never go through that again 🙏

[@ryan_dpbf2682]

Can't say the same lol.

[@sausagesizzler649]

Chur to the Aussie cuzzies!

[@vickiemather1223]

Having lived in both countries, i know this guy got it wrong! Cost of living is definitely higher in NZ

[@jeringatai3156]

Exactly. Rent is by far alot cheaper. Groceries are about the same unless you have an Aldis nearby. Or something similar. Milk is $1per litre in Australia and you cannot find that in NZ which is odd considering one of NZ exports is dairy products.

[@andrewcoulter323]

1--% my mate moved back to NZ but came back due to the cost of living...

[@paulgrimmond6351]

Yep cost of living is plain wrong. Fuel way more expensive, groceries a little more (and deli type products same price but not as good - in the supermarket). Housing is bonkers more expensive in NZ too, I would say 25-40% more expensive for a similar property in a similar demographic area. Pretty weird considering the wages are about 25% lower on average and if your mahi (work) is portable to Australia, the exchange rate is a real blessing. That said, NZ is a better place to work and live in my opinion, but it wouldn't work for everyone.

[@stinkypunani69]

australia is definitely more expensive

[@cgkennedy]

The MacDonell mountains west of Alice Springs have been eroded over millions of years. They were similar in size to the Himalayas. Australia is an island but has a continental shelf.

[@DaveWhoa]

frustrates me so much when 'documentarians' say "so many of Australia's native wildlife will actively try to kill you" ... NO, THEY WON'T.

[@AUmarcus]

They will if you piss them off.

[@gerardbryant4840]

They don't actively try to kill you. They're pretty laid back and casual about trying to kill you.

[@garthwaters2495]

Yeah they don’t try to kill you lol , but they can if your stupid

[@thebushmaster3193]

I've survived this long (56) and have seen plenty of snakes, spiders, crocs and even sharks. These types of comments shit me. People who've never been here!

[@Evidencecontainers]

Except the drop bears.....

[@Ragnar6000]

He was way off about Australian soil being no good for farming lol, He also got it totally wrong about living cost and income! Australia is very diverse in terms of living cost....its a big place with thousands of cities/towns spread across the country. for example there are 8 million+ in NSW and not all those people live in Sydney lol

[@godamid4889]

No, it's true about Australian soil. It is some of the lowest quality/nutrient soil in the world. It is testimony to the smarts and efficiency of our farming sector that we have such productive land. But we are also heavily dependent on imported additives, fertilisers, gypsum.

[@graemeelliott8576]

I think over all . Down where I am around Nowra is great dairy . But out bush ? There’s no top soil .

[@madlep]

No, that’s correct. Australian soil _on average_ is garbage. It’s just that there is a LOT of it. So even if only a tiny proportion of land is suitable for farming crops, it still allows production of far more food than could ever be eaten by the population, so farming for export does well all the same.

[@oneeyebandit2639]

Love your reactions to Australia and our brothers and sisters from over the ditch lovin'both cultures respect mate my people are from the Torres strait Islands Australia should have a look at my culture and on February 12 we have a Rugby league cultural game between aboriginal and Torres strait Islands all-stars v Maori all-stars you should have a look at that Game keep up the awesome reactions love to see you and your family in Australia soon you'll fit in well

[@jason78981]

even if he justs watches the haka and the aboriginal war cry

[@oneeyebandit2639]

Yeah mate last year Haka and the war cry was spine tingling

[@julzhunt7790]

When i was in NZ my parents came for a visit from WA. First thing my Dad said was ‘Geez God must’ve been angry when he made NZ’ wasn’t meant in a bad way just the mountains and windy roads etc. He loved NZ. It is stunning. Hobbiton is in Matamata in the North Island. I was in NZ near Whakatane a couple of years back when Whakaari (White Island) exploded. NZ is fairly volcanic but Australia has no volcanoes. I was born in England, lived in Holland and Kuwait as a kid. Came to WA at 14 spent the majority of my adult life in WA but also a few years in NZ. I have the choice to live in Australia or NZ… how frickin lucky am I 😁

[@markwaters3050]

Mate Australia does have volcanoes, and active ones too (in that they are not classed as dead). There is a caldera not far south of the blue lakes of Mt Gambier in South Australia (which are prior vent sites) that is an active volcano. It just hasn't expressed itself in a bloody long time. Vulcanoligists suggest that if it did let go, well it would some very, VERY serious damage. There are another one or two dormant volcanoes in the state of Victoria... again, dormant is the key word.

[@julzhunt7790]

@@markwaters3050 there are only 2 active volcanoes in Australian territories and both are in Antarctica.

[@daveg2104]

@@julzhunt7790 Yeah, no active volcanoes outside of the territories. Mount Schank and Mount Gambier in South Australia last erupted about 5,600 years ago. The cause of the string of volcanic activity down the East Coast is not well understood, maybe it's a "hotspot", but there isn't a clear age progression - oldest in the North, youngest in the South. We certainly wouldn't want something like the Tweed Volcano (Mt Warning) to occur near a populated area - that thing was huge.

[@julzhunt7790]

@@daveg2104 Australia is lucky to be one huge landmass, it’s not sitting where two tectonic plates collide.

[@markwaters3050]

@@julzhunt7790 My apologies, the word I should have used was dormant... and there most definitely are volcanoes of that status on the Australian mainland.

[@gazzasinkers4140]

As an Aussie I will always stick up for our Kiwi brother or sisters, unless it is the cricket or footy. No one puts crap on them. When "it" hits the fan you will generally find that both countries will try to help each other out. We get bush fires, NZ get earthquakes. Both can be devastating and help from volunteers fly both ways many times. Most Aussies treat Kiwis as if they were from just another state, not another country. Some of the best Aussie bands are actually made up from Kiwis, like Split Enz becoming Crowded House. Another great band was Dragon, who moved to Sydney to try to break into the music scene, maybe the NZ music scene at the time wasn't enough to go straight to the US or the UK, but hey were welcomed in Aus with open arms and wallets for their music.

[@The_Absolute_Dog]

I consider Australia to big like our big brother. We'll give each other shit, and even fight, but if someone else steps in, we have each others backs.

[@nikiTricoteuse]

Spot on Gazza! Chur!

[@SilentHotdog28]

@@The_Absolute_Dog The fight turns between each other to us both beating up the other person, then we go to the pub and try to outdrink each other haha.

[@ironside210]

AUS is geologically VERY old, hence our mountains have mainly been eroded to rounded hills. NZ is geologically quite young, hence the alpine vistas. Auckland is about the same latitude as Sydney, and there is a lot of NZ south of there. Kiwis come to AUS for the higher wages, lifestyle and other factors being about the same. Except for Kiwis, there is a points system to emigrate to AUS. It helps a lot if you are young, married with a couple of kids, with a skill which is in demand. So, if you qualify, it is easy to emigrate. If you do not, Sorry, no way! Haka simply means song, and there are different hakas for different situations. The wedding haka Ian watched is not a patch on a full on the sporting haka which is an adaptation of a war haka. A Kiwi will tell you the haka is a welcome. Don't believe it! The sporting haka basically says "I see you. If you come any closer, I am going to rip you apart". There is even a throat slitting gesture to back it up. Overall, Kiwis are good people, and good friends. The only thing wrong with Kiwis is that they do not let us win the Rugby. Ever! It is just not fair! See kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2TKk6GbedlgiZY See kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnqZhYWKd7-Ig68

[@Z4Zander]

Waiata is a song.Haka is a challenge,a chant.Still,not bad going for an Ocker.

[@dosdahrk4504]

A haka is a challenge..man or mouse type of shit..our people come from a warring race brother..if you hearty we all good..if not you will be treated as such..anyone aaying im wrong is a sjw..just facts...our Army is actually called ..children of the god of war...and we are ahahahaha...you would be fkn blown away how involved our people in the world of warriors..science etc..we just keep stuff really quiet..seriously have a nosey bud it'll trip you out

[@siwa7160]

Bro, that's not true, we let you win the rugby a few times in the 80s and 90s. 😊

[@SilentHotdog28]

@@siwa7160 The last time we won a match in New Zealand was like 2002, also the last time we won the Bledisloe cup, I may be a year or so off.

[@davidbroadfoot1864]

Auckland is not about the same attitude as Sydney. It is a lot closer to Melbourne's latitude. Auckland is 3 deg south of Sydney, and 1 deg north of Melbourne.

[@Magz_Was_Here]

Anyone ever told you about "The Bush Tucker Man" Major Les Hiddins, expert survivalist and expert in Australian native foods ie "Bush tucker" or you being a car guy I recommend another legendary series "Bush Mechanics" a docu/drama series, showing Aboriginal culture and mechanical "fix it on the go" with whats at hand situations. Love the vids, hope y'all saying safe.

[@BK45AUS]

I sent him the complete Bush Tucker Man dvd set, 3 seasons plus extras, no word on if he's seen any of em yet.

[@Smokey7186]

Russell Coight...

[@jadecawdellsmith4009]

Bush mechanics was the best. And Les hidden I a legend

[@TheMichaelStott]

He couldn't think of a successful New Zealand Band? I guess because I'm an Aussie, Crowed House came instantly to mind. You play their songs and Aussies and Kiwis come together 🤩 There was one song I knew growing up that came from New Zealand which could do the same in any pub. It was called "Slice of Heaven" by Dave Dobbyn. It was written for the Animation film "Footrot Flats" the comic Footrot Flats was a big hit in newspapers and was made into many comic books us kids enjoyed. Yeah, we joke a lot about each other but no one better mess with our ANZAC brothers ☺

[@Erizedd]

Yeah, Crowded House was the first I thought of, too. that being said, I don't really know any other bands from New Zealand (or can't think of any). I grew up with Footrot Flats, too - those comics were great. I especially loved Dog and the female dog (can't remember what she was called), that always had the little love-hearts coming off her to indicate she was in heat. lol.😀

[@chrisrumble2665]

And Split Enz of course.

[@chrisrumble2665]

@Elle Bee No they weren't. Do some research.

[@paulbaker9277]

@@Erizedd mother goose, dragon, split ends, misex, crowed house and so on, their is a few mixed band members too like in ACDC.

[@TheMichaelStott]

@@chrisrumble2665 Yes! 😃

[@NeilBlanco]

Mate you'll love Australia and New Zealand when you and your family eventually come to visit. Great video.

[@leuinangawaka309]

New Zealand was part of NSW as a colony for 3 years.. until we became our own country. A lot of Kiwis have Australian ancestry as I do. When we were a territory it was free travel (no visa) between the two. It is the same today we can move to either country with no visa except for the usual eg no criminal record. Just like in the states moving from state to state. All we need is a valid passport. As for the cost of living, I moved to Melbourne it's a lot better economically.. we definitely can tell the differences in accents, be the same for me that I can't tell the accent between an American and Canadian yet you can..

[@SilentHotdog28]

Yeah exactly, as soon as we hear each other "Oh you're a Kiwi" or "Oh you're an Aussie" But yeah it is so difficult to tell the difference between Canadians and Americans, (unless they are from like deep south U.S with that Southern twang).

[@brontewcat]

My partner can often tell the difference. However it is not so much the accent, but different words and language use.

[@L07dLuc1f3r]

yes it is an island its called the west island 8). Australia and New Zealand are family we will always fighting over sports and mocking each other but if one of them is attacked by another country the other one will go to war to defend there family. can you do a video on john britten and the v1000 motorbike thanks and love the videos

[@travelingman6511]

New Zealand brought to Australia great rock bands and singers split enz,mi sex,max merrit and the meteors,ray columbus and the invadars,Dragon,the swingers,crowded house,danah lee,john Rowles and the la de das

[@waynesmith2287]

And all the Aussie Bands with New Zealanders in them like The Angels, Noiseworks. AC/DC ( The only Aussie in the band Phil Rudd became a New Zealander decades ago)

[@travelingman6511]

@@waynesmith2287 oh i forgot sharon oneil but new zealand brought us great bands and singers

[@gavinbraid242]

I always liken Australia 🇦🇺 and New Zealand 🇳🇿 to siblings. That might tease one another and squabble occasionally but in a crunch they will always have each other’s backs.

[@Dug6666666]

As a Kiwi in Australia I sure miss those mountains. I remember driving to the car park at the top of Australia's tallest mountain (Mt Kosciuszko). Here in Adelaide the impressively named Mt Lofty is bit of morning exercise up a sealed pathway. Great view but foot hills in New Zealand are more lofty.

[@wildeturkey2006]

Pretty much my entire family left NZ to Australia for better work and warmer climate, but love NZ, who doesnt, its amazing.

[@SilentHotdog28]

Yeah it's amazing, a very beautiful country. Very cold though haha.

[@jeringatai3156]

Australia pays better and rents more affordable

[@ReDz083]

In Aus.. we learn that it is both The Largest Island and The Smallest Continent.

[@mikespearwood3914]

The largest island is Greenland. Australia is the threshold, so not considered an "island"...despite literally being one.

[@queenslanddiva]

Aussie here. I agree about the mountains - NZ has the best! This video is pretty accurate about most things. Very interesting. I don't live in a city - I'm in the Central West of NSW and it is SOOOO beautiful here. Crowded House is an AMAZING NZ band (but we like to claim them too). NZ is the only other country in the world that I would live in. I love it. We also share the ANZAC legend. We both kick arse! Go us.

[@bigbastard23_2am8]

much love brother love from NZ

[@ellefitzpatrick6339]

Crowded House were formed in Melbourne Australia in 1985. Its founding members were New Zealander Neil Finn and Australians Paul Hester and Nick Seymour. Later band members included Neil Finn's brother, Tim Finn, and Americans Mark Hart and Matt Sherrod. So perhaps cannot be claimed as NZ band.

[@queenslanddiva]

@@ellefitzpatrick6339 yes, I am aware

[@mikespearwood3914]

Crowded House is categorically an Australian band. One of the founding members was a New Zealander (Neil Finn).

[@FionaEm]

Australia is a continent because it sits on a continental shelf. In primary school we learned that it was also the world's largest island. Don't know what they teach these days. NZ does have beautiful mountains! I once stayed with a friend in the capital Wellington. Driving just 20 min or so out of the city, we saw the most incredible vistas around every bend. The flipside is that they have a shirtload of earthquakes 😱 As for accents, the main difference lies in vowel pronunciation, like the narrator says. While we say ten, Kiwis say tin. We say six, they say sux. We say chips, they say chups ... and so on.

[@A_nony_mous]

According to the Kiwis, we say seex to their six and cheeps to their chips, maybe seex of one and half dozen of the other. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Nightwench13]

@@A_nony_mous it's true though cuzzy...you really do hahaha 😆

[@mikespearwood3914]

@@A_nony_mous That's just kiwis being cringey. They're extremely sensitive to being mocked.

[@stevenbalekic5683]

As of a few days ago we had an uncommon weather phenomenon where monsoonal air from the north was pushed south. It caused torrential rain and extensive flooding to the desert areas of South Australia where it has cut off the rail and road connections to the Northern Territory and Western Australia where food shortages have been occurring.

[@daveg2104]

That's the second time this summer we have had a mass of tropical air move south into Central Australia, and then east. In NSW, we were warned that this wasn't going to be a typical Summer, at least for Dec and Jan. So far, no strong Southerly Changes (traditionally known as Southerly Busters), with accompanying storms, to lower temperatures and drive away the humidity. Although we have also missed out on the really high temps as well. Not complaining about that.

[@buxymaiden]

100, Im in WA the shelves are a lot barer again, talk of sending ships to bring us supplies today, IDK I just live here, havent seen tonights news yet, but damn Im over this heat, summer, cook or drown, ugh good lord thank the gods we love the place :P

[@stevenbalekic5683]

@@buxymaiden Omg yes. I'm in Adelaide and that week was the most humid, sweaty hot time I've experienced. 30 degrees at night with that humidity was murder and even my portable aircon kept filling with condensed water and shutting down. Right now it's actually pretty cool as we had a 21 degree day today...but what happens in Perth happens in Adelaide a few days later...sometimes with added winds from the centre to jack up the heat even more...or (hopefully not) drag humid air from the far north.

[@AussieTVMusic]

NZ had great bands. Split Enz, Mi-Sex, Dragon and the Finn Brothers in Crowded House.

[@haleyrichardson8818]

Also the Exponents, the Mutton Birds, Dave Dobbyn and any of the bands he was in, Herbs, the Feelers, Supergroove, Che Fu, Shihad, Tadpole, Atlas, Aridijah, Stellar, Bic Runga, Hello Sailor, Opshop...Check em out IWrocker 💗

[@michelletewhata7768]

I lived on the Gold Coast in Australia and loved it there, so much opportunity and things to do.. Money is good, shopping is cheap and the beaches is good for family bbqs parks and bbaq areas set up and swimming is safe. Overall i enjoyed my time there, I got homesick for some real food , a maori boil up lol yeah I had really good aboriginal and aussie mates and I have alot of family there so i never felt lonely... You had to watch out if you smoke cigarettes. A few times had to run for the hose. I never crossed path with any snakes and only saw a giant cobweb stretched across from one tree to the other. I hate to imagine the size.The bats come out at night, and the lightening is wickedly cool.

[@pinayladyoz8044]

I think half of NZ population is living in GC lol

[@SilentHotdog28]

When I went to Tauranga while travelling NZ I felt like I was in the town of my birth, smell of the sea and the fish and chips were amazing, fresh and people were awesome.

[@SilverScriptz]

Australia is called an Island continent ... as it is both really. :) At least that's what I say when asked. lol

[@BellumCarroll]

A huge chunk of the Kiwi population lives in Australia, so that answers a fair bit. Both are awesome countries though.

[@mama--rua]

Huge numbers of Australians live all over the world its normal

[@SilentHotdog28]

Yeah some Aussies live in NZ as well.

[@mfitz1991]

@@SilentHotdog28 yeah but more then 1 in 10 kiwis live in Australia, no matter how hard we make it for them to move over

[@mikespearwood3914]

@@mama--rua It's nearly 15% of NZ's population which lives in Australia, which is absolutely staggering.

[@archie1299]

My mum as a child in the 1960's Aussie Outback, used to breed redback spiders in a fishtank, milk their venom and donate it to the CSIRO. It was a secret hobby of hers, until my grandma found out and torched it 😨 Cool though to know she contributed to today's antivenom, that has saved thousands of lives!

[@marcellek]

We moved to NZ from Australia and found that my husbands income was lower in NZ. It's a bit of a conundrum with expenses, we found car insurance, car registration, rent,school fees and second hand cars were much cheaper in NZ, while fuel, food, and a few other things are cheaper here in Australia. As for population growth it is actually easier to be come a NZ resident or citizen than it is in Australia, so people move to NZ spend a few years and get their citizenship, then move to Australia as it is easy once you are a NZ citizen. I loved the 8 years in the South Island of New Zealand we did, but Australia will always be my favourite. One of the best things about the Kiwi's is their sense of humour, Air New Zealand puts out some of the best flight safety videos and the NZ Police have some awesome ads as well!

[@suave-rider]

I have never heard of ads for Police

[@marcellek]

@@suave-rider Their recruitment ad from a few years back was great kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGrTpHyCpL6gecU

[@coopsnz1]

Middle class better off in new Zealand , 2017 Mercedes c63s $75000 , in oz $100000

[@marcellek]

@@coopsnz1 easier import laws in NZ than Australia. I loved NZ for the cheap second hand cars with hardly anything on the clock!

[@coopsnz1]

@@marcellek no tariffs , no luxury car tax , stamp duty in NZ = $30000 cheaper new in nz c63s

[@jlowe245]

Recommend checking out a video on Cocos Keeling Islands 🇨🇨 if you can. Really cool Australian territory with amazing beaches! ⛱ not too far from Christmas Island

[@maidofmilo]

Have been to Canada and USA and yeah the relationship is somewhat similar between Aus and NZ..but to be frank it's like 1st cousins rather than just really good mates or neighbours, think it's the ANZAC history/experience we share along with our alone together at the bottom of the globe kinda thing too. Mind you, we're very competitive with sports, more like siblings in that 🤔😆

[@michaelcrane2475]

The reason NZ is growing faster than Australia is thanks to the last GOVT who thought it a great idea to open the borders and let in a whole load of cheap labour. They were a conservative GOVT only interested in boosting business by keeping wages down. Thank goodness they were voted out and immigration was re assessed. But too late. Thanks to the huge boost in population there isn't enough housing and Kiwis who were born here can't ever imagine being able to afford to own their own home. Australia were smart. They clamped down on immigration and banned non Aussies from buying homes. As a result in Australia homes are homes. In New Zealand they have become comodities to buy and sell for tax free profit.

[@alanbrooke144]

Sounds quite reasonable, however NZ’s immigration settings have not substantially changed regardless of which party was in government. Also if you think Australian house price inflation of over 25% pa, with average house prices of A$1.6 million as ‘homes’ and not a commodity, then you really are delusional.

[@michaelcrane2475]

@@alanbrooke144 Our immigration policy has changed significantly. The last GOVT let anyone come in on a student visa use it as a way in. They would do a five minute business course then be able to stay here and work at a gas station, supermarket or some other low paid job. This GOVT stopped that and as a result, wages have started to rise again for the KIwis who used to be able to survive on those jobs ten years ago. Kiwis trying to raise a family need to earn more to survive than an imigrant sharing rent with 10 other people in a cramped rental. As for Australian house prices.... I know a lot of Kiwis buying homes in Queensland because they just can't afford even the deposit to buy a home in NZ. So who is delusional???

[@allanhindmarch7323]

I'm an Aussie and have to agree, the New Zealand mountains are some of the best in the world. They win hands down.

[@the-flatulator]

Kiwi's like their sheep and often sneak up behind them with Velcro Gloves. Nah, just kidding. I've never met a kiwi I didn't like and the country is stunning. There is some rivalry between our two nations, but it's all in good fun. Australia likes to claim their great actors like Sam Neil and others who are often called "Aussie". We love em over there, some of the friendliest folks ever.

[@putnamehereholdmadoodle]

I never meet a sheep a kiwi didn't like

[@snooze1974]

We live on the west island of NZ you know?

[@brendanfromnz]

Mate, you are welcome to claim Russell Crowe as your own, no dramas lol.

[@the-flatulator]

@@brendanfromnz Nah, you can keep him :)

[@420kiwiwarrior]

Haha crack me up about us sneaking up on de sheep with Velcro gloves lmao that was good.You guys hold on to Skippy's tail and get extra thrust everytime Skippy jumps haha my attempt at a comeback,All fun n games.

[@4x4andfishing]

Agree with the mountains in NZ, been there twice and on some of our drives, was telling the misses you can't take a bad photo here as I stuck the camera out the windows and took a photo without even looking and you could enlarge it and hang it on your wall, just beautiful not to mention the snowboarding options there, w a s there for 10 days and went to 6 different mountains and one of them twice. Oh dam I want to go back

[@rodlytton765]

NZ is grouse!!! It has become synonymous with Lorde of the rings, kiwifruit, Rugby Union and now through the Peter Jacksons NZ produced documentary, the Beatles. Lots and lots of stuff happening down there. Lorde has recently " dropped" another smash hit release that's topped charts everywhere.hometown heroes Six60 sold out stadiums while the rest of the world was locked up inside. Russell Crowe is a kiwi actor of renown who has often cleaned up come academy awards time. NZ is grouse!!!!

[@charliew4823]

Ian we Aussies rebrand a lot of Kiwi bands / actors as ours so as a country the Kiwis punch a long way over their weight in those stakes.

[@dijo7086]

Croatian, living in New Zealand for 30 years, I can say this country has everything in just a one-time zone. I love New Zealand; it's my home by choice.

[@scottspinner]

I’m from Tasmania and we call Australia the big island

[@carokat1111]

or the north island.

[@bernadettelanders7306]

Well I never knew that, never heard that before and I’m in Melbourne. You learn something every day on KZbin.

[@SilentHotdog28]

@@bernadettelanders7306 Tas is often forgotten, it's such a quiet and beautiful place. Hobart is more like a big town than a city.

[@bernadettelanders7306]

@@SilentHotdog28 I’ve never forgotten Tassie, how could lol, born and bred Aussie , I’ve just always called it Tassie or Tasmania, nothing else.

[@SilentHotdog28]

@@bernadettelanders7306 Calm down, I was mucking around lol, it's not actually forgotten lol.

[@Kalashboy420]

got a few kiwi mates, they are alright when they aint trying to claim pavlova and pharlap hahaha...love you guys! lord of the rings is a must watch! The original Xena tv show was filmed in NZ too if I aint wrong.

[@SilentHotdog28]

Let me guess they will try to claim Crowded House and Split Enz too, can't trust them lying Kiwis haha. I am of course joking encase anyone cannot tell.

[@karl_day]

Pharlap was born in the same place I was. Fight me

[@almostyummymummy]

I'm a Kiwi and I have never watched the LotR films. I lived at the time about a 35 minute drive from where decent portions were filmed.

[@mikespearwood3914]

@@karl_day Had nothing to do with NZ apart from being born there.

[@wildeturkey2006]

Check the news, massive flooding in the NT at the moment, amazing photos of Ayres Rock with waterfalls

[@parrotking8315]

Actually when they mention Australia is a continent. It is but both Tasmania and New guinea Are Actually part of the Australian continent and the land bridges from Tasmania and New guinea to mainland Australia are underwater. The name of the Australian continent is Sahul.

[@westnblu]

Theres 2 huge advantages NZ has over Australia and both have to do with pension eligibility. When u get to a pension age in NZ u get the pension no questions asked. Whether you're a pauper or wealthy u get it. In Australia they have tightened eligibility so bad even the value of your home can affect your pension even though it provides no income. Considering the cost of housing has skyrocketed the last few decades this is bad news for people approaching pension age. Secondly if youre on a pension in Australia and u want to continue working in some capacity to supplement youre income this will automatically affect your pension. Not so in NZ. Pensioners can work without affecting their pension. The NZ govt justifies this because well.. if a pensioner works they continue paying taxes so its a win win.

[@56music64]

Your residence is not taken into account, yet, unless you live on acerage larger than 2 hectares. NZ sounds a lot better than Australia re pensions, if what you say is correct. Yes the government in Australia want you to practically beg for your pension here, it is such a process, so much red tape, not exactly showing respect to your elders or those who have worked their whole lives to keep the country going, why should you have to fight for what should be an automatic payment

[@stantonclark]

13:12 Don't forget that Australia is still growing more. 1.3% of Australia's population is around 335,000 people where as 2.1% of NZ's population is only around 107,000 people. I have cousins in New Zealand and I have been there twice, Once to Queenstown (a skiing city surrounded by mountains) and twice to Auckland. It is a great up coming country and a lot of young people are moving for the lifestyle and job opportunities, it has a lot of future potential so due to that and its relative size that's why I think its growing quicker. Been watching you for a couple months now and your Vids are great, Much Love From Brisbane, Queensland Australia.

[@pameladietz1548]

@iwrocker In one of your videos you mentioned that you were interested in discovering Aussie music. Prepare to have your mind blown. Aussie has some of the best voices in the world. I have prepared a list that you could start with and no matter what your preferred genre you will have to agree that these have a VOICE. There is of course many more, some you may even know. Guy Sebastion, Delta Goodrem, Jess Malboy, John Farnham, Jimmy Barnes, Sia, Keith Urban, AC/DC, and many, many more. The one I reckon you should check out first is The Seekers singing "We Are Australian" This iconic song epitomises what it is to be Australian and many think it should be our national anthem. In fact I would LOVE for you to react to this. I am sure that there are many others who love your channel that would feel the same.

[@AUmarcus]

Australia does get earthquakes....not as often as NZ. The last major one in Oz (Newcastle 1989) killed 13 people.

[@Kidrodeo1000]

A couple of New Zealand bands are Split Enz ( later became ‘Crowded House’) and back in the 70s and early 80s there was a great kiwi band called ‘Dragon’ whose biggest hit was April Sun in Cuba. I still have the vinyl records of these 2 bands stashed away in my record cabinet.

[@bowriverblues8445]

Crowded house are technically an Australian New Zealand band because it had two Australians and one kiwi.

[@hballantyne0]

@@bowriverblues8445 Split ENZ started in Te Awamutu Neil and Tim Finn who lived on my street. They were Split Enz - Neil Started CH with his Aussie mate but it has Tim Finn and the Finn sons. Kiw bands.

[@bowriverblues8445]

@@hballantyne0 Tim Finn started split enz with Phil Judd and Neil joined the band later…crowded house was formed in Melbourne in 1985…it was Neil Australians Paul Hester and nick seymor…Tim joined crowded house later on on one album woodface…so I agree split enz is a New Zealand band, I still say that crowded house are Australian New Zealand as it was formed in Australia and has one New Zealander and two Australians…originally…

[@bodybalanceU2]

@@bowriverblues8445 technically its an kiwi band because it has Neil and his two sons in it and they outnumber the aussie😅

[@bowriverblues8445]

@@bodybalanceU2 yeah now it might be...but originally even Neil has said himself it is an Australian band...look I think we can both agree that crowded house are a great Anzac band...lets make a deal, you give us pavlova, and we give you Russell Crowe...lol

[@Dr_KAP]

Just a music comment Ian ! For Australia- check out John Farnham, Jimmy Barnes, of course INXS and AC/DC. If you want to understand Australia you absolutely need to have listened to these as they truly represent everything good about us. For New Zealand- check out Crowded House and Noiseworks for starters. For some truly ICONIC Aussie “anthems” that every single Aussie knows:- 1) The Seekers- I am Australian 2) You’re the Voice (John Farnham) 3) Working Class Man (Jimmy Barnes) 4) Great Southern Land (Icehouse) - there’s a video clip on KZbin with all of Australia’s stunning scenery!

[@vk3crg]

Oh and Ian add the bands “Dragon” and “Split Enz” for NZ bands. I’m Australian but both bands had hits all over the world 😎👍🏼

[@Dr_KAP]

@@vk3crg yes sorry I could have gone on and on but I was worried if I put too many he’d be overwhelmed and ignore it altogether 😂 thanks for the input !

[@DomingoDeSantaClara]

The greatest anthem ever has to be "Australiana" by Austentayshus.

[@Dr_KAP]

@@DomingoDeSantaClara maybe although most of my American friends don’t understand a lot of the references in it. Ian is well trained though eh 😂

[@greghansell5115]

5) Under the Milky Way - The Church

[@tkimage7016]

Tasmania and Victoria has temperate rainforest as well

[@davidmccarthy6390]

The reason we don't have high mountain ranges in Australia is the EXTREME age of the land itself. We had massive mountain ranges in the distant past, such as the McDonnell Ranges and the Peterman Ranges, both of which would have rivalled any range today for the height of its peaks. But they have all been weathered down to nothing by vast ages of time and erosion. Uluru and the Olgas were both created by silt runoff from the Peterman range into a long gone inland sea. Both of these ranges were long gone by the time dinosaurs were around, from 250 to 65 million years ago. They were around from 1.2 billion years ago to 650 million years ago. As the Australian plate has not collided with another plate for hundreds of millions of years (like the Indian sub continent did to form the Himalayas), there ahs been no mountain building here for a VERY long time.

[@richardmiller3839]

BS it is what it is. Did you go to the evolution school? Wake up!

[@richardmiller3839]

BS ancient? What dimension do you live in?

[@barnowl5774]

@@richardmiller3839 You need to "wake up" and do your homework!

[@barnowl5774]

@@richardmiller3839 I'd be asking you the same question. Australia is the remnant of the OLDEST landmass on Earth.

[@davidmccarthy6390]

@@richardmiller3839 Let me guess, You are a creationist who thinks the world is just over 6000 years old, aren't you?

[@loughman2629]

The population of New Zealand would be 5,500,000. However, over the last few years, 500,000 of the more beautiful, intelligent and telanted New Zealanders, have moved to Australia. I am very fearfull for the long term future of the land of the Long White Cloud.

[@johnwhear9600]

Without covid aus and nz have and pretty open border policy. The indigenous people do come from opposite sides of the globe. Apart from the odd political squabble, we get on alright, but don't ever call an aussie a kiwi or vice versa and don't confuse the accents (guaranteed to earn you a harsh look from both sides of the ditch). We don't mind taking the p&ss out of each other from time to time, but with a shared colonial history and long term military ties, when push comes to shove, there's normally an out stretched hand for each other.

[@bucinsk]

We take the piss out of each other, but if you're from any other place, don't you fckn dare!!!

[@davidjohnpaul7558]

Well I would consider myself as living on a continent - it's just too big to be considered an island. Things are not that rosy in NZ. A lot of Kiwis emigrate to Oz.....Very hard to get into Oz if you don't have enough skills....

[@jetscout194]

“New Zealand looks so much better, sorry Australia” As an Australian myself, I am greatly offended at how undeniably true this statement is. Honest to god, New Zealand is beautiful

[@gaius_enceladus]

@Joshua Pole - NZer here - thanks, mate! Aussie has some great scenery too though! Great events too - Bathurst and the Melbourne Cup being two of my favourites!

[@SilentHotdog28]

I wouldn't say one is more beautiful than the other, Australia has a lot of diverse scenery, some parts are absolutely breath taking. New Zealand all over is very lush and green, its mountains are awesome.

[@aliciabridges5181]

I don't know how I found you but I'm glad I did.. I am loving learning more about my country (Australia) from an American 🤣 As for our mountains, this is why we think we're in a fairytale when we go to Europe, Canada, New Zealand etc it's just so magical to see in real life..

[@gordowg1wg145]

Not sure about the cost of living - I live in Auckland which is the 4th most expensive city in the world to live in, apparently. Wages in NZ are also lower than Aussie. Yes, even before 'the COVID' it was actually quite difficult to immigrate into either, as they can be quite picky on who they consider 'qualified'. [cough] Crowded House. [cough, cough] THE biggest girl group in the world, BLACKPINK, has a New Zealand born member, Rosé, and another, Jennie, who spent several years here being educated - a bit of a stretch, but we'll take it 👍

[@louislynge]

The mountains in australia were once as big as the Hymalaya's BUT over time (since Australia is the oldest continent) they eroded and became what they are today.

[@richardmiller3839]

BS! The mountains in Australia were never as big! You are delusional.

[@daveg2104]

​@@richardmiller3839 It depends on the timeline Louis is referring to - but "once" covers a long period of time. There are certainly very thick sedimentary layers that show a lot of erosion, folding and faulting has occurred over a long period of time. Uluru is a good example of that. And of course, Australia isn't currently near a plate boundary, so our mountains are eroding, not growing. Given what we know, "never" is a big statement. With the exception of volcanoes, the last major mountain building probably occurred when Australia, Africa and Antarctica were one - Gondwanaland. So well over 200 million years ago. The MacDonnell Ranges in Central Australia were originally twice as high as Mount Kosciuszko. So maybe unlikely, not provable? But enough with the "delusional", keep it friendly.

[@louislynge]

This is completely true. Over millions and millions of years old. The hymalayan mountain range is the youngest on the planet, (and still growing). Look at Australia's gorges and waterways, you can see the erosion that is hundreds of feet in solid rock. This place is very old.

[@mrtnite9780]

@@louislynge not true. The Himalayas are well over 8km high. It would take billions of years to erode a mountain by 6-7km

[@yoesomite2199]

there was actually 7 or 8 times more land burnt in bush fires during 1975 than 2019 -and even back in the 1800s and early 1940s there were some very large bush fires comparable to 2019.

[@Jackjackjack580]

Hello IWrocker, Enjoy your videos and your interest in my country Australia. You must come sometime. Maybe some promotions company will send you free tickets and you do videos in Oz. In your video you mention Australian band AC/DC, don’t forget the BeeGees. Although born in England they came here as very young boys and grew up here starting their musical career here. Did you know the Black Box in planes is an Australian invention? Also QANTAS is the oldest commercial airline in the world and has the safest record. Not to mention John Travolta is a QANTAS pilot!!!! True. May do a video on his love of QANTAS. Anyway look forward to your next video. Regards and well wishes to you and your family. Jared

[@kimpiper8654]

Even as a kiwi i dispute the lower cost of living claim. Not sure where he got his info from.

[@joannemurdock7899]

Yes I thought NZ was DEERER for a start help In the north is.nz! Was $2.20 A litre! Dairy products deerer too!

[@NZMOPAR]

It depends . to reg a car is way cheaper here but fuel is mad high at the moment .old car's are like lest then 100 to reg for a year and newer ones are not much more . But most things are not cheap at the moment because of covid . And beer and wine and spirits are way cheaper here

[@mikespearwood3914]

@@NZMOPAR Most state governments have compulsory universal no fault third party insurance as part of car rego. Car rego shot up in WA a decade plus ago because of this exact reason. I don't think NZ has this, hence why car rego is a lot cheaper there.

[@NZMOPAR]

@@mikespearwood3914 change of ownership is only $9 or 10 here to

[@mikespearwood3914]

@@NZMOPAR Wow, that's cheap!

[@lindascott6902]

NZ was the first country in the world to afford women the vote (1893), making it the first true democracy (Maori men had been able to vote since about 1870). NZ is considerably more progressive politically.

[@Darryl_Frost]

You are killing these video's my friend, also, if you have a skill or profession or a trade immigrating here is not too hard, depending on what it is.

[@peterwesty6006]

Probably one thing this video did not touch on is the ANZACs which mean Australia and New Zealand Army Corp, we we are famous for our Diggers( Soliders) who fought together mainly in World War 1& 2 we Remember our fallen in all wars Past and Present with April 25 ANZAC DAY a Public Holiday in Australia and New Zealand each Year .

[@godamid4889]

I'm not sure about the US Canada relationship, but in Oceania we are like a family. Australia is the oldest, bossy, irritating to the younger siblings, but has all the right connections - and mostly has your back. New Zealand is like the second oldest. Not bossy, a mediator. Uses their smarts to gain influence rather than muscle, and treats everyone with respect. Loved by all, and always ready to show up the oldest with skill and finesse. I can't speak for every Aussie, but I love my Kiwi brothers and sisters. I have a helluva lot of respect for how they go about things. A beautiful country filled with beautiful people. If Zealandia and Sahul were still above the water line this area of the world would be the dominating powerhouse of the globe. Crowded House/Split Ends - great NZ frontmen.

[@johnbethell1952]

You should check NZ music history via youtube. Plenty of New Zealand bands on there, especially from 1960 onwards

[@trevorkidd293]

The main reason New Zealand has higher mountains is most of Australia got blown away before NZ poped out of the ocean yesterday !! All the best. Bluey

[@KiwiHelpgeek]

During the Aussie forest fire season Kiwi's help with the fire fighting efforts. During the 2020 fire season skies in New Zealand turned an orange colour on April Jan 5, 2000k (1200 primitive miles) from where the fires were. It was freaky.

[@stevenbalekic5683]

Australian and New Zealand accents are almost the same except New Zealand has shifted vowels (a, e, i, o, u) that pop out at you and you go...yep, that's a Kiwi.

[@SilentHotdog28]

People from other countries can't tell though, until they have lived in either Aus or NZ for a while.

[@Monkey_MagicMan]

Can't believe they missed out our national sport Aussie Rules Football or AFL. Rugby is quite popular as well but mainly in Queensland and NSW, whereas AFL has a much wider following nationwide

[@michelletewhata7768]

Kiaora Bro from NZ, tumeke reaction to the video.. Awesome,,😄😆 NZ has no poison animals or insects. Just the weasels wiping out our native bird the kiwi, thanks to the Briitish bringing them over lol We dont have snakes here only eels which are quite nice smoked, otherwise we do have a big giant ugly weta size of big rat.

[@bill9845]

and bloody good fly fishing,

[@justmyopinion4101]

Katipo spider in coastal Canterbury is venomous but very small population almost extinct. but that's the only one. Kia-kaha

[@michelletewhata7768]

@@bill9845 Ae fishing is excellent

[@michelletewhata7768]

@@justmyopinion4101 yes i forgot about that and the white tail spider

[@davecheffie5706]

No need to apologise about like NZ's mountains more, we know theirs are bigger. I worked at a ski resort in Australia once, the same year I was offered a job at an NZ ski resort. I wish I went to NZ, we ended up with the worst snow season on record, NZ was digging out chair lifts on a daily basis... The cost of living in NZ isn't a huge amount lower than Australia, but you get paid a fair bit more for doing the same job in Australia. The "similar median income" is incorrect. As a chef, I'd get paid $15K less in NZ for doing the same job. Australia is easy to migrate to if you can speak English, and you do a job that's in demand. Crowded House is the only NZ band worth mentioning... even though it's half made up of Aussie band members lol.

[@epicbeardface2981]

At primary school in the 70s I was taught by my teacher that Australia was the world's biggest Island and smallest continent. Also originally NZ was just part of NSW he missed that.

[@pissiole5654]

personally i think its both, i think of us as an island nation in the sense that we dont share our landmass with any other country and therefore have a society and mentality that i would imagine is the same as countries that occupy proper islands. Our island is just big enough to be considered a continent in the geographic sense, in an economic and social sense i think we are an "island nation"

[@bernadettelanders7306]

I found this below. Apparently we aren’t an island, until someone else says we are lol ••At about 3 million square miles (7.7 million square km), Australia is the smallest continent on Earth. ... According to Britannica, an island is a mass of land that is both “entirely surrounded by water” and also “smaller than a continent.” By that definition, Australia can't be an island because it's already a continent.••

[@Andy_M986]

This guy got the cost of living stat wrong,it's very expensive to live back home in New Zealand,food ,fuel,housing,all the most important things,are so much more expensive then Australia. Although lately,the fuel in Australia is cheaper ,by around 50 cents a litre after recent price hikes.

[@tileux]

New Zealand may have mountains but we have the bungle bungles. New Zealand cant match that. And shark bay... New Zealand is growing faster because its easier to emigrate to New Zealand - then go to Australia... Emigration to Australia is pretty easy as long as youre employable and have some sort of qualifications - or you can claim to be a barista - no joking, that used to be on the list of special occupations we had a shortage of. If you have a qualification that we're short of you get extra points that make it easier to get in. Right now if youre an accountant then you can pretty much just walk in the door, subject to covid slowing everything down. The criteria for emigrating to New Zealand are a lot looser. That frequently pisses off conservative Australian federal governments, who regard the Kiwi's more generous immigration system as a dastardly plot by Kiwis to flood our country with refugees disguised as Kiwis. A redback spider will make an adult sick but wont kill them (unless you have some kind of underlying condition). The difference in accents is that the Kiwi accent is bloody awful. Thats an easy one. Also, most people who arent Saffers or Australians think Kiwis are Saffers when they hear them - which shows how awful the kiwi accent is. Having an argument with a 7 foot, 150 kg, Maori is always a bit easier than you'd expect because Kiwis generally sound like placid 5 year olds who just found their dad's bong... We have more camels than the rest of the world put together. Occasionally a herd of wild camels will saddle up (not literally) and raid an outback town and cause a bit of mayhem. Usually they target water supplies and the Pub (okay, Im joking about the Pub, although, with Aussie camels, Im sure theyve probably done that). We used to export our camels to the middle east because they are the best camels for camel racing (which is very popular in the Middle East) but I think that trade got stopped because camel racing jockeys in the middle east are young boys and eventually some bright spark finally realised the sport is systemised child abuse. Now theyre experimenting with robot camel jockeys (and, again, Im not making that up!). Fun fact: there used to be a company based at Eastern Creek in Sydney that was in the business of cutting range rovers in half and lengthening them. The work was commission work for rich arabs who need the extra length to fit their falcon cages in (no-one makes any model of car specifically for falconers - go figure). Not making that up either. Once I saw a lengthened range rover with a SOLID GOLD customised gun rack in it - you could fit your AK 74 (or whatever it was) straight into the outline slot made for it. That range rover was probable worth a couple of million just because of all the gold in it. New Zealand bands - split enz, crowded house (actually, on reflection, thats really the same band, but Im sticking up for our Kiwi cousins here). Also, Russell Crowe is a Kiwi/an Aussie. Discuss. I'll be back in 10 hours when that debate is over...

[@tambustarfire1115]

Australia can keep Russell Crowe

[@politicallyincorrectpanda]

I smoke cannabis regularly, I don’t smoke cigarettes or drink alcohol… and I can 100% say that nowhere in Australia has legalised it! And even for medical use it’s almost impossible to get! Some family on the news had to move to America 4 years back because they couldn’t medical cannabis for they daughter with cancer!!

[@gavsfishing5461]

On the band thing, there are great kiwi bands out there, they have been let down by bad marketing to the global population. This is why most move abroad and join other bands. Our small population, combined with so many genres, makes this a no-brainer for many musicians, so they move abroad for a bigger target audience. Google best NZ bands of all time, they will not disappoint- cheers from NZ!

[@Bbeavis]

Oh heads up, there's a typo in the video title Ian.

[@coopsnz1]

2009 Porsche 991 turbo $160000 NZ , Australia $200000) new Zealand better country if you love cars

[@hudsonsled454]

When you have our beaches and climate you don't need big mountains, just sayin 🇦🇺

[@FakeclinicalAssa]

You gotta react to the Emu war by oversimplified And The history of Australia by animated suibhne

[@luciahaswell71]

Aoraki (Mt Cook but that's the coloniser name) is so beautiful, you can take a trek to it's glacier lake and they also (sadly) have a beautiful memorial for all the climbers that died climbing Aoraki.

[@kingkatyusha2424]

most of us Australians, well in Queensland ,think Australia is an island, friends and so on, I've never done a survey so don't take my word haha, I found out the other day that people were saying it wasn't an island, I was pretty shocked so I had to google and confirm, Australia is not an island. but something in me believes it's still an island, maybe because I was raised my whole life being told it was an Island.

[@jaypod]

NZ is stunning, no doubt. But google some pictures of Victorian High Country. We get a lot of snow. :)