Bush Babes documentary - Robert Long and family - New Zealand

The Long family lives as hermits in South Westland, New Zealand. They live in a makeshift hut without even the basics of modern life and have had no contact with the outside world for over 15 years.

[@jeffcameron1995]

Wow I hate the way the media slant things and trry to make it sound like what they are doing is wrong or bad. I envy the long family. Good on them!

[@joshrobertson3187]

Jeff Cameron what gives him the right to develop and destroy untouched wilderness but not the rest of us. If we start letting people there whats stopping someone building a suburb or resort there.

[@nicenigga5663]

Josh Robertson, nature is free. stop taking everything away you corporate stooge!

[@lovelyjubbly7456]

@@joshrobertson3187 That sounds like an unfortunate attitude that is so prevalent in NZ. He's looking after a DOC site that DOC has agreed to.

[@secluded7772]

same thoughts i hate this interviewer

[@tomhercus6676]

NZ media is so bias

[@aiya5758]

Look at Chris now. He have a great job which many people envied of. He credited it from living in isolation and how he was brought up. He’s now travelling the world, and even the daughter is on some conservation job. Clearly mom and dad has done a good job.

[@TheLollygirl69]

Yep well done mum and dad

[@Rocio1988]

This family live in good health with pure nature lifestyle far away from noise, pollution, crimes from cities. Thanks for sharing this documentary.

[@KINGDOMBOSSLIFE]

I think this is incredible. How your parents taught you how to really survive in the world. God bless you. I believe you have so much to teach the world.

[@halfpipefreak]

Being rich in life and nature issooo much better than stupid silly money

[@whyaskwhy2238]

To me what clicked in Dad decades ago was the realization of the chaotic world we live in. He then decided to move away from that insanity. Extremely lucky way of existence bring up children in the same calm and peace, the true nature of an intelligent human. I remember reading a comment by someone years back who said ' Look at those kids eyes' so calm and peaceful. Total truth. Living a life of taking only what is needed. Best wishes. Hope I have the good fortune to come by and visit. Bless you all.

[@rebeccaranger1607]

Amen

[@ClayTallStories]

I take my hat off to mum and dad. Parenting done right. The grandfather in Ozzy has no idea who his son really is and that's sad not only for his son but also for the grandchildren.

[@corycr100]

He was never going to live up to a father who can't see what his child needed

[@fentonpene6131]

the reporter is such a hater bro

[@BlackPete...]

Yep. It's pretty hard to swallow her so-obviously-limited city slicker take on life. These guys have it so much more together than your average urbanites and the kids have turned out to be fine human beings. If Robert had simply buckled to pressure and followed his father's dreams rather than his own (as so many people do), there would be no story to tell here.

[@daniellewis6976]

fantastic family!. Lot of respect for Robert for having the balls to do this.. Living the right way. The interviewer was terrible. She had a negative outlook the whole way through. Trying to bait the kids into saying they were missing out on something

[@KahurangiSteez]

of course they're missing out on something lol. they grew up in social isolation. cruel as hell

[@LitoGeorge]

@@KahurangiSteez grow up child. The world is not precisely the same as you. One mans poison is another mans meat and all that. As a socially supremely confident person in my younger years, I lust after social isolation now. I envy folks who have managed to set up their lives and dwell in utter peace without societys influence. And so thats how I will die - in peace, in the bush, away from people. Its heavenly. Quite opposite to how you describe it.

[@lauriacrawford7574]

Cool way of living what a awesome video and thank you for sharing this ❤

[@craigperry7376]

I don’t think the reporter was anti the Long’s chosen Life, but had to be asking the questions that’s others would be thinking about, & everyone’s story has aspects that we individually, wouldn’t understand or agree with. I believe Robert & Catherine Long , raised 2 very bright adaptable children who have great futures because of their beginnings.

[@KWAkson]

Ah, beautiful people!

[@furonwarrior]

Thanks for uploading! I remember seeing this years ago but it got removed

[@fentonpene6131]

the reporter is such a hater bro.

[@wawewawe1316]

A bitch for twisting words, full of negativity and. No depth of love

[@jonglewongle3438]

@@wawewawe1316 How so ? You gotta get beyond the second-guessing. Its second-guessers twisting things.

[@geoffbell166]

Why would she,she probably makes 500k a year and has 3 showers a day,city people got know idea.

[@Aethuviel]

It sounds so critical, but it's ONLY because what they're doing is rare and different. Kids don't have every opportunity out there? Sure, just as a city kid who dreams of wide open spaces, horses and fishing will find that very hard to do. These reports slamming "off grid" living, especially raising children in such a way, seem to operate from the idea that modern city living is the "standard", or the only acceptable way of living that all people should strive to. It's completely wrong.

[@stchew49]

Amazing family. Good to see that they eat okay and are in good health. My best wishes to them. Would they object to like-minders joining them?

[@y.harveynorman1392]

Kids look healthy, happy, and intelligent.

[@rrocketman]

Fascinating family and location.

[@rainbowpony3999]

What a terrible interviewer. She just couldnt cope with the fact that this is a valid and happy way of living. She just couldnt stop putting her beliefs above theirs and her words into their mouths.

[@gnoski100]

But she did manage to get her point across by asking the young budding female of her opinion to maybe how she would prefer to live.

[@craigperry7376]

One thing I took from this is the Long’s still enjoyed contact with other humans, whether through their town trips or visitors dropping into Gorge Rv.

[@_innerpeacekeeper]

I think what the Long family is doing is great. We need more people like them. The reporter needs to check herself and get off her high horse.

[@moemm804]

Wow so awesome to live like the Long family .

[@giveaf9370]

What an amazing man.

[@AndreasK6rgend]

Such lifestyle would be fantastic with more people, as a Community instead of lonesomely .

[@jonglewongle3438]

Then, with enough of the get-away-from-it-all dickheads, they are gonna start squealing for infrastructure, gonna start building extensions, then zoning and rating conflicts with municipal interests, then they get rinky dink and start bringing in pest animals, then they start getting business-minded, and pretty soon there goes the wilderness to more urban expansion.

[@babyblue6743]

I thought that

[@vinekeep1]

it is clear that the senior long 'living the life' is committed to taking his guilt to the grave

[@rocketsauce08]

Media spin on this kinda sucked. Gd

[@blueamenaa749]

I am so jealous. I want to live this way. Modern world is corrupt and is killing the planet. Their parents are the best.

[@mulyanimartha739]

Crtis long ....wery nice frend and Always welcome to bali Indonesia

[@joewatson6686]

Sorry but mankind is not doing “pretty well”

[@patrikpass2962]

actually, there are more people than ever so i would argue we are thriving

[@OO-qt7ec]

Exactly. Mankind is going downhill. Bad western diets are leading to recessive facial features, gmo is leading to oversized babies that can't fit out of their mother naturally. Big corps are polluting our food, cosmetic products and clothing, our traditions in Europe are being replaced.

[@Mistanyycguy]

@@patrikpass2962 More people than ever, yes. As a matter of fact we are overpopulated. Consuming more resources and polluting the environment faster than the Earth can keep up with, potentially leaving a mess for future generations to clean up. They are doing their part by living minimally. There's so much joy in not needing happiness from the amount of possessions and money you have.

[@hajduk1919]

i wonder how there going now? and what there up too?

[@eifossnomis3176]

Wauw his music!

[@umop3plsdn]

Clearly living better then all of society and looked down on cuz they don't have the latest iphone or television LMFAO. IS THIS WHAT SOCIETY HAS COME TO? open your eyes interviewer. She really can't be that daft can she?

[@cooledcannon]

Kiwis generally do not have the latest iphone or television. That being said they are living in even higher poverty than the typical Kiwi.

[@JadeC]

I want to live there

[@toko631]

I think they got a good life once they have a tv things could get worse no covid down there, or media spinning B's... nice and simple and kids can go when there ready..

[@rebeccaranger1607]

❤

[@TheLollygirl69]

Love that hes not claiming this land as his ❤❤ To often people grift on land not theirs, n then go public about being kicked off like it shoukd be gifted to them 😮😢

[@user-zf1rl1kn1y]

Media making it look so bad.

[@natethen2595]

Trying their hardest but its too real hahahahah

[@dinoleo3804]

This is the life i want

[@semeillonjouaultnaoli922]

The only thing i think is wrong is that the kids didn't socialize with people of their age

[@Mistanyycguy]

I dream of a day when all people understand that there is no rule book saying you have to be part of this sick modern society! We should put more emphasis on doing what we love and what we want, not what society expects of us.

[@estherthompson6469]

Fuck that looks amazing

[@jonglewongle3438]

Yep. He got the hippy bug. Didn't breed up as much as hippies normally would, but there he goes with " House Of The Rising Sun ". Don't give him a sniff of title, because then its extensions, then others getting away from it all, and there goes the wilderness. I've seen junkie ex-hippes busking and they know all the radio airplay from the '60s and '70s. Never gonna get a recording contract on their given renditions, but they know them all. Australian Aborigines, too. They'll do the didgereedoo, but they can take out a guitar and they know all those songs.

[@travismoonstar4638]

how did these kids get such straight teeth?

[@charmainewelsh3510]

Eating a whole food diet. Weston A price has a good read on this

[@LitoGeorge]

I've got perfectly straight teeth. Never had any braces. It can happen you know.

[@MrKurtd1800]

Based

[@deprimat666]

They all look baked lol

[@jiecao9323]

Man at 2:55 look like Charles Muntz from Up film.

[@ihaventbeenmyselfeversince7331]

Slap the possum to that reporter!

[@DOCTRJ]

What a nice feast you just need a motor bike or moped to go to town for supplies :

[@markwymer3180]

The perfect lifestyle.

[@jonathansilby2314]

It is a shame that many aspects of this documentary are incorrect, as stated by Chris Long.

[@sneed8119]

based

[@katalinapasi514]

The life everyone wishes they had now eh lol ladie has no idea

[@natethen2595]

Reporters not nice

[@_Rafalowski]

Simply do not.

[@KahurangiSteez]

damn, those poor kids. growing up in social isolation is weird af.

[@rrocketman]

Dude this happens to loads of people especially in cities

[@JJWo]

Obviously sacrifices have to be made … dentistry for a start

[@_Rafalowski]

I feel sorry for the animals that have to die at their hands.

[@LitoGeorge]

Have you ever eaten meat? What about the plants that die at your behest for your cereal, bread, etc. Those pork chops, eggs, chicken thighs and steaks taste so good. But they dont come from the supermarket ,friend.

[@lizbotica2965]

Possums have to be controlled, they were brought over here from Australia and have no natural predators.

[@user-sw2wy1sm7l]

Today my wife and I watched a Ben Fogle movie about you. How you and your wife Catherine live on the edge of the world near the ocean. My wife noticed that Catherine was very sad. And sincerely rejoices at his daughter and Ben. She noted that Catherine is also a biologist, just like me. Since childhood, I have dreamed of living in my own house. My dream came true only in 2012. I am 69 years old now. And I think that life has just begun. My friend told me - "don't look for a house, but look for a neighbor." And also - "the higher the fence, the better the neighbor." Your fence is an ocean. Therefore, only good people come to you. These are the neighbors who love you. I'm happy for you. You have great willpower and a big dream. I wish I could speak English. This comment is translated from Russian automatically. Robert, I have some very good news that will be pleasant to you. If you give me your email address, I will send it to you. Sincerely, Alexander. Alexander Rynychnov [e-mail]