Why 80% of New Zealand is Empty

[@alfredpek2812]

"New frames need analyzing; click Analyze" between 9:32 to 9:48

[@MichalMlejnek]

Probably forgot to apply stabilization...

[@louissuliac]

Someone exported their video to quickly

[@JF134]

oh your mum

[@WLTR-]

Whoops

[@wordytoed9887]

The background music keeps making me turn my head. Sounds like somebody is calling out. Bruh needs an editing team.

[@Karl.Zimmerman]

One thing you didn't mention: Since the Polynesians had a tropical crop package, they couldn't undertake full-scale agriculture as effectively in temperate New Zealand. Their crops, like sweet potato and taro, only grew well on the North Island, and they somehow lost access to the domestic pigs and chickens that other Polynesians had. As a result, they reverted to more sporadic use of agriculture supplemented by hunting (and became almost entirely hunter-gatherers on the South Island). Introduction of the European crop package was revolutionary for the Maori - in particular potatoes, which grew much better in New Zealand and quickly displaced other tuber crops as a primary carbohydrate source - but it came too late, at earliest probably during Captain Cook's exhibition. Contrast this to Madagascar, which was only settled a few centuries earlier, but developed dense populations in the highlands, because the area was conducive to high-intensity rice farming, which happened to be one of the crops the initial settlers from Borneo took with them.

[@Josh92626]

Bro ain't nobody going to read that

[@dope7143]

​@@Josh92626 ong

[@chandy3859]

​​​@@Josh92626i did read them. Interesting stuff

[@paparoo9924]

You said tropical crop package 😂

[@Lucas_Antar]

@@Josh92626 maybe people with a room temperature IQ and the attention span of a tiktok thot won’t read it. He gave some more understanding to the video and shared his knowledge with the willing to learn.

[@OrchestrationOnline]

RealLifeLore, I'm just shaking my head over here in Wellington New Zealand in disbelief. You missed and misstated so many important historical, economic, and scientific points that are easily discovered and clarified by a quick web search. For instance, the 58 percent casualty rate of New Zealanders at Gallipoli, not to mention the rest of WWI in which 20% of the male population left NZ, and only 4 out of 5 returned. Those who did return included many severely wounded physically and emotionally. This percentage of the population represented the men who would have been starting families in the late 'teens and '20s. Many in NZ feel this was one important reason that the population didn't grow as fast as Australia or other Commonwealth countries. Another huge hole in this analysis: NZ's lack of certain essential trace minerals, like selenium, iodine, and chromium. While these may be imported today, their lack in previous centuries may have had an effect on the quality of food grown here. But the worst is mistaking the Australian flag as the NZ flag. If I were running a channel on geopolitical analysis and commentary and I got the flag wrong in a video, I'd take that video down and rerelease it - even if I got a quarter million views in the first few hours. My dude, you can do so much better than this. Fun fact: the NZ flag design predates the Aussie flag design, so we're not copying them as some sort of little footnote in their political sphere.

[@pinkiepie6880]

I was going to watch this video but after seeing so many comments like yours I'm not going to. Misleading facts isn't knowledge.

[@Shaun.Stephens]

Am I the only person who was annoyed when he showed which way was north and south (equator and South Pole) the arrows went upscreen and downscreen instead of actually north and south? (He'd skewed the country to fit multiples on screen.) 11:18

[@T3RR4212]

also one of the major reasons Maori populations were decimated after European settlers was because they traded guns to the locals and a wave of wars were waged from north to south as tribes with guns massacred tribes without guns, then backed off when they got their own guns, who in turn would fight the next tribes down who didn't have guns.

[@Shaun.Stephens]

@@T3RR4212 ... Also known as "The Musket Wars". Between that and European diseases you can see why the Maori population declined.

[@braveworld2707]

@@pinkiepie6880 I got to 1:55 and then stopped but I stupidly made a couple of comments which the algorithm likes. 🤦‍♂

[@Helviuss]

Native Kiwi here. Alot of land is also protected due to conservation, and building construction has to follow a strict and pretty expensive build code so that the building can survive the many many earthquakes we get over here on a yearly basis. Acquiring materials to build is also a complete nightmare.

[@TyreseSummers]

Lots of conservation land is pretty difficult for anything anyway but doc has bought land and expanded it via farmers doc control most of it but youd honestly be suprized how much land local councils have aswell. I mean hell ive seen old paddocks just get overgrown with grass and be used for nothing. I know abit of this because i work for a restoration company which works with council and private owners for ecological restoration. But doc mostly has land of not much use. Not all of it is useless just most of it.

[@buyondocharles-v7g]

I want to move to newzeland please any one to help me move

[@rebecca.lily-nz]

@@buyondocharles-v7gget someone from NZ to sponsor you in a job. Write to businesses in NZ and apply for a position

[@nonyanae2]

​@@buyondocharles-v7g Um, how exactly are we supposed to do that?

[@Whatsdadogdoin]

Make more vidios

[@joshuakan4531]

As a New Zealander, I always assumed everyone knew us for our cows and milk, and didn't know for ages that everyone thought we were sheep people

[@HazeTvAus]

Yeah, it’s pretty funny as Australia has a way higher sheep population 🤦‍♂️ People are always so silly…

[@Warku285]

It's because the quality of our sheep is much higher

[@Uberaroundtheworld530]

Damn sheeples

[@kanaotsuyuri546]

Same here lol

[@k7u5r8t4]

@Joshua Kan Well, I grew up on a dairy farm in Denmark, AND also went to school! So I have "always" known about BOTH the sheep and the dairy part! Coming from Denmark the dairy-part was the most important, since "we" are competing on the world market with New Zealand. And have very few sheep anyway.

[@michaelprice3040]

Part of the reason I love NZ is having low population, it’s great going to a city and there’s space to walk freely and if you get up early enough it’s almost like you’re the only person in town but all the shops are open just for you.

[@missunderstood4246]

Miss having a 24/7 Kmart and Pak n Save, 3am shopping was a vibe.

[@LuisSierra42]

That sounds like something i'd love

[@neriothefurry]

i know. the small population also makes it feel friendlier to me. in my town, many of us know each other and it just feels so welcoming.

[@varenwilson1514]

I live in auckland, I dont know what you're talking about

[@ThatNorwegianGuy-]

@@neriothefurry That is a natural result of human behaviour.. The denser and higher the population, the less cohesive and more hostile it grows. Especially when those numbers consist of differing cultures and ethnicities Humans spent hundreds of thousands of years evolving to live in smaller communities where everyone shared the same purpose

[@nochmalbayern5674]

Next video be like: Why Antarctica is 99% empty

[@Eldraphine]

99.9%

[@ramadhan2335]

😂😂😂😂 Underrated comment

[@Zword.]

Yep, Antarctica is definitely 99% Empty.

[@joecoreano]

Its full of secrets, not empty at all ...

[@utkarshkale6113]

6 9

[@69ratpoison69]

Why 80% of New Zealand is Empty.. because a salary is 50k a year after tax and a house is $1.5m

[@letsdoodlesomethinghome3404]

Where’d you get that from? Minimum wage is 23$ NZD before taxes (23$ after April 1st 2024). Average houses are indeed 1-1.5mil tho (sometimes 600-700k if you count those houses that are like 4 small houses right next to each other in a space for 1 house). Housing is horrendous 😢😢 But then again… compared to USA that is *somehow* better?? (In most states at least, apparently their minimum wage is still 7$ USD but some states have more, which is about roughly 13$ NZD… yikes)

[@letsdoodlesomethinghome3404]

*so it’s not 50k but 39k 😅😅

[@the_real_skateboard]

@@letsdoodlesomethinghome3404 in all fairness that's minimum wage

[@miyeon.butterrjk]

as a New Zealander, I can confirm it’s true. I got my 2 story house for 1.7m

[@miyeon.butterrjk]

@@letsdoodlesomethinghome3404do u live in nz?

[@PaulG.x]

New Zealand currently grows sufficient produce to support 50~60 million people. Most is exported. Soil fertility is not an issue. The only major problem was around the Volcanic Plateau in the central North Island , where the soil is deficient in cobalt ,selenium and iodine . This deficiency caused animals raised on pastures there to suffer malnutrition referred to as "bush sickness". This problem was eliminated many decades ago by using stock food supplements. Ironically, the Volcanic Plateau is the area that has received the most volcanic ash in the last millenium.

[@warwicktaylor347]

PaulG. If only that were true, the entire pastural lands require P (phosphate) to be producing economically and all is imported. Unfortunately it is also a limited resource worldwide, an underapreciated threat to worldwide food supplies.

[@Vengir]

>Ironically, the Volcanic Plateau is the area that has received the most volcanic ash in the last millenium. Ironically? This is exactly what you would expect to happen in a place called volcanic anything, is it not?

[@ms3862]

@@warwicktaylor347 this is not a problem unique to New Zealand. If the world runs out or stops allowing artificial chemicals like fertilisers, phosphates etc to be thrown into the soil then world's food production would reduce by 50% overnight. The earth is greatly over populated if we stop using chemicals for farming

[@rakibkronos]

Of course it’s called ‘bush’ sickness…😂

[@critical_always]

Yet we way $1 for a single damn egg and $4 for a nearly expired brocolli.

[@tobystirling4019]

I love this channel but as a New Zealander i must point out that the Southern Alps were formed via a strike slip fault (which is the same kind of fault as the San Andreas) not by a subduction zone

[@paulsmit2695]

It's a transform fault linking two subduction zones (Puysegur and Hikurangi). And it's oblique strike slip as there is a small component of vertical movement (dip-slip) as well as the dominant horizontal (strike-slip) movement.

[@BosworthMcG]

These guys tectonic

[@Slipperygecko390]

That's incorrect and correct. The Strike Slip fault is caused by the subduction zone.

[@paulsmit2695]

@@Slipperygecko390 The strike-slip fault is caused by the plate vector motion of the Aus and Pac plates. Wants to link the stresses up between the two subduction zones.

[@meany5038]

No no mo , it was caused by me railing everyone's mother while in full Gandalf costume .

[@lukegoatley8501]

I grew up on a sheep farm in southland. I think I was extremely lucky to grow up with that lifestyle far away from everything and all the world's problems. Now working in tourism

[@Arltratlo]

i am grown up in the center of Europe, an international border 200m behind our house! so what exactly i missed out??

[@toolbaggers]

1st sexual encounter was with a sheep?

[@imallowedmyopinionok2354]

Are you related to grant goatley?

[@lukegoatley8501]

@@imallowedmyopinionok2354 yeah

[@lukegoatley8501]

@@Arltratlo it's not better or worse just different

[@grantstrahl1142]

As a kiwi i lived in CANADA for 30 years and traveled extensively there and the USA, living back in NZ its great ,the climate, pace of life ,civil society is great ,personal freedoms, ect love the place

[@Saundersstrong]

Im thinking about moving to NZ from Canada

[@lols486]

I had the opportunity to visit New Zealand last year and it is now one of my favourite places that I've travelled to in my life. I always thought I was more of a city person as I grew up in a densely populated city, but the openness, grandeur and freedom I felt when I visited the South island was so exhilarating. NZ now holds a special place in my heart.

[@christophersandquist1092]

I agree completely. I visited last Fall for 2 weeks. I wish we would have done atleast a month. There is so much to see. Spent a majority of our time on the south Island. It was surprisingly more affordable than I thought it would be. The most spectacular trip we have ever taken. From the Landscape, the inhabitants and the foods and hospitality. I've never been saddened more coming home from a trip. Normally hit a point where you're ready to be home in a long trip away but that never happened with NZ.

[@annatetiad.4991]

Ive lived here for 14 years (lived in 3 other countries) - it's gone downhill over the entire time. It might be beautiful but crime has increased, taxes and living expenses are outrageous. It's similar to Hawaii except much colder. It rains most of the time so things are wet and moldy - homes are glorified sheds. I miss people from overseas, as workplace bullying is an epidemic here. @@christophersandquist1092

[@jonssu0000]

​@@christophersandquist1092Damn these make me want to travel to New Zeland so bad.

[@christophersandquist1092]

@jonssu0000 it's worth the long flight. If you can find a friend or someone to go with to split costs it's not too expensive. We splurged and did literally everything possible and spent 4k a piece for 13 days, that's including flights, luxury hotels, bungie jumping, white water rafting, luxury car rental, ferry from north to south island and everything. We could have gotten away with 2K a piece but we went all out due to the fact we probably won't make it there again atleast anytime soon. Hard to get 2 weeks off for me.

[@dillogdall1]

@@christophersandquist1092 i think it is pretty weird to say 4k for less than two weeks is 'not to expensive'

[@wibblytimey]

Love your work usually, but I can’t help but feel the quality has slipped a little in this one. We’re used to the typical mispronunciations and etc, but this one needed a little more. With the wrong flag displayed, pictures of ijen crater (not in NZ) and leftover notifications from premier, this one could’ve done with a bit more polishing. Not sure if it’s just me but the audio is also a little off in this one. Could just be new equipment or not processing fully, not sure. Always love your work, hopefully this doesn’t become a regular thing

[@michaelkeller5927]

"Jenghis Khan" 😂😂😂😂😂 It's like Steven Brule was talking lmao

[@Concorde1059]

Yeah, his microphone is clipping or something pretty bad. Sounds like the failing speaker in my car.

[@TeTaongaKorora]

Not to mention discovery “by chance.” This has long ago been disproven as a racist myth to downplay the wayfinding skills of Polynesians. Pathway of the Birds is an excellent source on this- there is extensive evidence that it was known there would be a landmass where Aotearoa is due to the bird migrations, cloud patterns, and wave patterns

[@paulfreed6394]

​@@TeTaongaKorora If you look long and hard enough into your Maccas breakfast you will find racism. If you don't, look harder!

[@markhantla7915]

@@michaelkeller5927 Dringus Khan

[@nomdaploom]

Having been fortunate to visit over 60 countries during my life, I can honestly say that New Zealand is the most beautiful country I have ever come across. I am too old to move anywhere now, but if I could, I would move there tomorrow and never look back.

[@daveyboy6985]

Where do you live now?

[@nomdaploom]

@@daveyboy6985 England, a rotten and decayed husk of what it used to be.

[@aziatix1168]

Excuse me, but what about Philippines, Thailand, Norway, Poland?

[@nomdaploom]

@@aziatix1168 I've visited all of those countries.There's far too much poverty in the Philippines to ignore. Thailand used to be nice forty years ago but now its over commercialised. Norway is beautiful, but I prefer Sweden, having lived and worked there for a year. As for Poland, I've only ever visited Warsaw so it's not fair for me to reach any conclusions - London is not representative of England and I imagine the same is true about Warsaw. Obviously these are just my opinions based upon my own experiences, and they are worth no more than anyone else's as they are wholly subjective.

[@aziatix1168]

@@nomdaploom thank you for your honest opinion. My comment was just a simple teasing- it wasn't seriously. I just like all the country I mentioned, but I've only ever been to Italy, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Austria and Germany so far. I'm Polish and I have been 2 times in Warsaw, only in the centre- you're right, it doesn't give an entire Poland. I'm from non-popular southern Polish city named Jastrzębie-Zdrój, it's very green full of meadows, forests, parks, trees and grass surrounding the main streets and post-communist blocks that fulfill the entire city. It's very beautiful at spring. I never been to New Zeland, nor I know I'll ever be but I got fixated on NZ lately, watched a lot of photos and I gotta give you that- it's definitely (one of) the most beautiful place in the world. It's like the end of the world. Till yesterday I never even know that its climate and landscape is so different from Australia...I always thought that they were so close that they must be identical...how wrong I was.

[@FMCookies]

Fun fact: about double of the population of new zealand has watched this video

[@GlitchBonnieYT]

True and I'm part of the new zealand half

[@Tula.m-b7t]

Yeah I'm also from nz...I bet everyone that's from here is listening closely 😂😂

[@missbellarubens5255]

Yep!

[@Mike-h8m]

United States is way larger than NZ.

[@captainsensiblejr.]

As someone born and raised at the very bottom of the South Island of New Zealand , I am proud to say I love my country deeply, and am proud of what we have achieved.

[@JohnSmith-nz2yq]

Inverness

[@durban55]

Invercargill?

[@marilynschmidt6400]

Wish the same could be said about New Zealand's gang culture

[@fallenangel_899]

@@marilynschmidt6400 That's what happens when people have been displaced. Although its not the only reason.

[@mclovinyousaucin]

new zealand has gangs? 😂 i’m sorry but i just can’t imagine gangsters with that accent, love the country though

[@Stubones999]

An interesting note I found out about New Zealand is that MOST aircraft tracking systems originated in New Zealand. Apparently, in the 1970's, someone's airplane disappeared on the way to Australia. There was a massive search but no wreckage or survivors found. They said "Why can't we track aircraft?" and eventually, there were about a half dozen companies offering aircraft (and other vessel) tracking systems.

[@zets8238]

The first flying aeroplane was believed to be built in New Zealand, not the Wright brothers, kind of a funny coincidence there aha

[@Dishbsmeosisusujsjsjs]

Wow New Zealand actually invented something other than the electric fence and cows paying taxes…

[@Battleneter]

@@zets8238 Many dozens of aircraft were built built and tested before the Wright brothers around the world, but the Wright brothers were the first ones to demonstrate powered sustained flight but most importantly doucement it. So as a Kiwi myself, pictures or it didn't happen :P

[@facepalm7345]

@@Battleneter as a fellow kiwi, I also agree. I love to think that we had the first but I am happy enough knowing that around that point in time unrelated to the wright brothers a kiwi had done it too!

[@DavidIvory]

Not quite correct - The Wright Brothers were the first to demonstrate CONTROLLED powered flight - they could steer and go up and down. This is the true innovation and other pioneer aviators were in awe of them for this reason... that and they thought to put it up on KZbin... um I mean... to film the flight.@@Battleneter

[@pravdomirdobrev4850]

Just arrived back to London after 3 weeks exploring NZ, which saw me drive 3000km around both North and Southern Islands. This place is magical, the southern island is my favorite 😍 small populated areas and full of mountains, rain forests, fjords, volcanos, emerald lakes, crystal clear lakes and rivers, pristine beaches, adventure activities and great food. I had a few moments when I cried from pure emotions when i saw the nature landscapes and their beauty. Totally worth it visiting if you have the opportunity.

[@someone-nf3ui]

Thanks for coming over here and saying such nice things!

[@gbw28]

Really glad you had such a good time here. You’ve probably seen more of my country than I have!

[@Icewallowcome123]

Hope you visited the mighty south Auckland lots of friendly people there

[@pravdomirdobrev4850]

Oh yes, the city of sails - Aukland was my last stop and met a former colleague of mine who lives there. Wonderful and hospitable nation ❤️

[@someone-nf3ui]

@@gbw28 Same lol. I have been a auckland boi my whole life.

[@karensheep7141]

80 percent of NZ is not empty. The other 80 percent is filled with bush, forests, mountains, hills, lakes, countryside, and rivers.

[@Jaminwitu111]

At 2:41 you circled the "Auckland region" but completely missed the actual city of Auckland, you mostly got the Kaipara Harbour instead of Manukau Harbour where Auckland is located

[@sjwilkin]

oh yeah lol - slipped here

[@RareTS]

this video seems rushed a lot of mistakes and repeating the same points

[@silver2164]

@@RareTS thats pretty much a RLL video. A 5min video stretched into a 20min video.

[@Secretlyanothername]

Who cares? Probably nobody.

[@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist3]

Repent to Jesus Christ “just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭20‬:‭28‬ ‭NIV‬‬ h

[@nateb2715]

It is amazing that the Polynesian peoples were exploring the Pacific ocean hundreds of years before anyone else. I mean they were sailing 1000s of miles in small fleets of basically large canoes

[@partricklambaste1235]

Apparently the canoes they used are almost exactly the same shape as modern racing vessels, they were pretty advances

[@delinquentinparadise]

The clue is in the name of that ocean. Pacific by name and pacific by nature.

[@blackbette07]

@@delinquentinparadise Yes is the Indian the same? Polynesians also sailed to Madagascar and Zimbabwe and possibly South Africa.

[@berniegumbira2370]

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[@onepercenter13]

@@berniegumbira2370 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Horse Sh@t

[@smugmcmuffin]

Most of the north island is far warmer than England and for longer throughout the year.

[@missybuchanan9631]

Oh we’re way hotter and dryer than the UK. The population was out by at least 2 million. I think Chch might be bigger than Auck too, wouldn’t put money on that tho.

[@MetzCunningham]

@@missybuchanan9631 As a Kiwi who lives in Auckland and visits family in Chch once a year, Auckland is wayyy bigger

[@missybuchanan9631]

@@MetzCunningham I’m only a Wellingtonian, who visits both so I am never sure 👍🏻

[@jo-anneclark7897]

@@missybuchanan9631 with a population of around 400,000 people, I somehow do not think that Christchurch is bigger than Auckland... and yes, I live in Christchurch...

[@Halbared]

What is the average temperature?

[@sangrilamoon3575]

The "Ok I Think Its A Little Bit Of A Problem Now" Got Me Rolling On The Floor

[@tayzonday]

I’ve never heard the UK characterized as having a good climate. I mean . . . it’s not Miami, San Diego or Barcelona.

[@sweetpeach3649]

As an American it seems nice because they don't get half the snow we do in the midwest and northeast

[@VanSanProductions]

I guess in a way the weather isn't extreme in any direction. Not too hot, not too cold. That is what NZ is like too.

[@peer5761]

rain is good for human settlement

[@peer5761]

also hey tay zonday

[@sargentthiccboi9333]

@@sweetpeach3649 but the humidity would suck in Miami. I’m from the Midwest so I guess perfect for me would be around southern Tennessee

[@vipertwenty249]

It's not empty! It's full of really impressive mountains, trolls left over from Lord of the Rings and drunk rugby players (same thing really). You have to shoulder your way through just to get to the bar.

[@skylineXpert]

oh yeah and Fonterra trucks and imported danish butter (lurpak is my countrys greatest export alongside lego)

[@YujiUedaFan]

@@skylineXpert I didn't know that Lurpak was from Denmark!

[@callticketron]

@@skylineXpert thanks for the butter 👍

[@bbbadkitty9638]

As a Canadian, I can relate to a lot of uninhabited land. I would not change it for anything. Our nature, wildlife and clean air and water are priceless. Luckily, it gets a little chilly so not everyone wants to live here, which I also love. 😊😊😊

[@GhillieSuit]

Canada is too cold for me

[@Amazinggrace1984]

Canada is beautiful!

[@libbysevicke-jones3160]

Did my time there, too bloody cold for me. Very beautiful though. I love our low population in NZ. More than three people on a beach and it’s crowded.

[@marlindagomez5766]

Canada is throwing their garbage in the Philippines

[@joeblack1126]

Yes very nice but you d know you live in a fascist state run by Herr Trudeau, your country is a joke & full of stupid people all the good ones have left.

[@ericlind454]

Sorry you missed a few things mate. The South Island is also a major fruit exporter from the South Island. Also Wine with most grapes grown in the South Island. Also a lot of wheat is grown in Mid Canterbury in the South Island.

[@johnsmith-ht3sy]

South Island have safari farmers with large Deer herds, venison exported.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

New Zealand actually has a subtropical climate too in the very north! The southernmost palm tree, the Nikau palm, is in New Zealand! The very north has the kauri tree, with individual Tāne Mahuta being the largest tree outside California. And something else to consider is the fact that about a third of the country's land is dedicated to conservation through nature reserves that are vital to preserving their native wildlife and plants. Thirty-three species of introduced birds and thirty-two species of introduced mammals are now widely accepted as a part of NZ fauna. Because of their domination as well as pastoral farming and past widespread logging, the government has taken the steps to make sure they preserve the important things that makes NZ unique. When it comes to beauty, New Zealand really is heaven on Earth, they filmed the Lord of the Rings movies there for a reason! I don't blame Peter Jackson for choosing his own country. As for the Māori (which don't forget about the Moriori on the Chathams; descended from mainland Māori), they've rebounded since then! There's around 800K of them currently! The Treaty of Waitangi, which establishes that Māori retain full chieftainship over their lands, protects a lot of land to iwi or the crown which slowly due to the Waitangi Tribunal is able to be claimed back by Iwi. So this is also another factor.

[@rgTORO_grOSO]

I lived in the Kauaeranga for a year and also Thames near by ... best time of my life!

[@tbraghavendran]

Can any outside join them ?

[@bertplank8011]

@@tbraghavendran not if you're not Maori.....one of the contradictions.If Europeans did this they would be racists. But Europeans are now not in charge of their own countries.....another race calls the shots....unfortunately You Tube censors all discussion on this subject...hardly surprising since it is own by this other race....like all the TV and newspapers too.

[@balls9420]

Kind of like Cornwall in the South West of the UK.

[@dinaashford-more1172]

New Zealand is my favorite holiday destination and always recommend it to my friends, family, and coworkers to visit. I can honestly say my family and I did not meet a mean person when we visited. The kiwis are very friendly! New Zealand is the most beautiful country in the world.😊❤

[@penglawrence1281]

As a Chinese, I am very glad to have the experience living and studying in New Zealand from 2019 to 2021. I traveled a lot of times and visited so many small towns and cities. The kind kiwis, fabulous natural views and relaxing lifestyle impressed me a lot. I had dreamed so many times that i returned to NZ after i came back to China. I hope i can have the opportunity to visit there soon with my families. 🎉🎉🎉😊😊

[@pranav5532]

Why don't you stay there in NZ?

[@BillsNz]

@@pranav5532 need work visa or marriage lol

[@KeiKei-l2e]

We will be here to welcome you and your whanau when you do return. Im Glad you had a wonderful time here. x

[@krustycloth]

stay out we dont want yellows here or Indian's

[@Kiwi_Dad]

You are welcome back my bro.

[@dronescapeaustralia6717]

I've been around the world and had fly miles to use which were due to expire. I had enough for a flight to NZ but thought it was similar to Australia so wasn't excited but still went. Well how wrong I was. NZ is simply the most physically beautiful country I have ever laid my eyes on. It is beyond breathtaking!!

[@chimakalu5195]

God bless you richly. You are so fortunate to be enjoying a very sweet life.

[@davidlp3019]

NZ is as scenic as the swiss alps. Queenstown NZ is unreal according to my dad. Never been to NZ as an aussie I will have to take a trip over the ditch soon.

[@nishaaa7435]

@@davidlp3019 i haven’t even been to queenstown and i’m from nz but yes that’s a must here ❤

[@drum420]

If ur from aussie, fly direct to queenstown, itll knock ya socks off before you even get near a towm

[@backwardsbandit8094]

If you want to go to nice spot but cabt afford queenstown, then I recommend Wanaka or Te Anau.

[@superblahman]

Speaking of Cows... near a little town called Otorohanga, the Royal Family's personal cattle is farmed here in New Zealand. They usually visit the little town anytime they come over for their tours. it has roughly 3k people.

[@haydenphillips5956]

thats my hometown lol, and thats bullshit theres no royal cattle here, our family farm borders a decent chunk of it though

[@regalherbsman5938]

@@haydenphillips5956 LOL way to burst his bubble

[@superblahman]

@@haydenphillips5956 The Ferguson family.

[@pacoramon9468]

As a fun fact, if you made a tunnel from New Zealand to the other side of the planet you end in Spain, the other country where a Lord of the Rings movie was filmed.

[@MissRebel12]

Lord of the Rings was filmed in New Zealand

[@stephenm9285]

Fun fact: If you made that through the planet tunnel you’d probably end up with a remake of Total Recall. And yeah I know 😂 you’re gonna get fried. Oy! Who put that molten core there?

[@IThinkImJudgeJudy69]

interesting enough, but Rings of Power is a series, and i would hardly call it "film" both due to poor writing and effects and due to the fact that it's such a non-canon insult to the previous films. the hobbit films weren't nearly as bad as some people claimed, but RoP was way worse than it's been reviewed. both LotR and The Hobbit trilogies were filmed entirely in new zealand, though.

[@snork_games]

fun fact, that is called an antipode. So Spain and New Zealand are antipodal

[@LOLquendoTV]

​@@IThinkImJudgeJudy69theyre talking about the Ralph Bakshi animated Lord Of The Rings. They were filmed in spain and then animated through rotoscoping.

[@mackakiwinz4353]

NZ food is cheaper overseas than in NZ. The cost of living compared to income is ridiculous in NZ and most of us just survive living paycheck to paycheck.

[@roilhead]

I live very well in NZ and people that have a decent amount of drive for as well.

[@Tensquaremetreworkshop]

True almost everywhere- many spend up to their income- or even past.

[@andrewtilley8786]

Kind of like Canada eh

[@preppingonabudgetuk8212]

I’m a New Zealander living in the UK. It’s the same here, most people live paycheque to paycheque, and many people in work now find themselves using food banks when not too long ago they could easily afford to feed themselves and their families. Just so you know, a leg of NZ lamb costs around £14.70 ($31.31) per Kg in the UK, where it only costs around $16 per kg in NZ. Granted a fair chunk of that will be profit for the supermarket (British supermarkets aren’t known for paying farmers a fair price whilst charging their customers extortionate prices). 30 years ago, when I left for the UK, nearly everyone with a garden grew their own veggies or bought from local markets and “honesty boxes”. Does that no longer happen? (Returning home with my husband and kids soon so genuinely interested).

[@hawkshalo]

@@preppingonabudgetuk8212 It does, but not in heavily populated areas. Rural, yes, urban, no.

[@glrasshopper]

As a New Zealander, I've always been perplexed at how we are one of the extremely few "westernised" society that can feed themselves without food imports. If some of the SciFi end of the world scenarios occured, we would generally survive as a country. We're also sitting on a large amount of untapped resources (Oil, Titanium, Gold, etc) that often gets overlooked as much of it is found in environmental conservation areas. We choose to protect our environment, over exploiting the trillions of dollars worth of resources in the ground (much to the disgruntlement of our mining communities).

[@monke.2191]

we need more mining

[@slooob23]

NZ still imports food, the only bloody garlic I can afford now comes from China

[@nua1913]

@@monke.2191 we really don’t

[@kiwitrainguy]

We have to import some foods such as Tea, Coffee, Chocolate, Sugar, Bananas, Pineapple, Rice. But if we got cut off from the rest of the World instead of drinking tea and coffee we could always brink beer and wine which we make here.🍇🍾🍷🍺🍻🥂 Bring it on 😏🤭😃😃😃

[@Lordgrayson]

@@kiwitrainguy But mah English Breaskfast :(

[@necronyx7176]

5:39 "Maow-ree" is a very common and annoying mispronounciation. In te reo (the Māori language) the word Māori sounds more like "Moh-re" with a slight roll on the r. The line above a vowel (called a macron) means it is a long sound. There are 15 sounds in the māori alphabet, and it's very fun to speak and beautiful to hear sung.

[@Elitheenby]

Kiwi hear I'm so happy to see someone talking about this it pissed me off when I heard it

[@fearnecollis2064]

Fr

[@X1GenKaneShiroX]

RealLifeLore back at it again with another population related video like usual. RLL should make a video on why Hong Kong have more people than all of Alabama despite HK being only 1/100 the size of Alabama in land area. Both HK and Alabama have similar climate, similar temperatures, and similar precipitation but there is a huge massive difference in population density.

[@sigigle]

A lot of Chinese have always used it as a place to go when they don't want to be in China. Lots of people fled to there when the Mongols took over China, and when the English took over HK.

[@93Grimmy]

What is with west coast kids and attacking the south?

[@kaiseramadeus233]

​@@93Grimmy the south is full of Republikkkans. That's bad by itself

[@DCapps1994]

​@@93Grimmy how is he attacking the south you Goober?

[@MouseLite]

​@@93GrimmyAlabama sucks. Cheers from TN 🍻

[@cameronhorner7058]

At 10.30 you mention the east side being dry and unsuitable for crops but this is quite the opposite due to the shear amount of water that comes off the mountains most of the mid Canterbury plains are irrigated and therefore is one of the best places in the world for farming In recent years we held the wheat record and still hold the barley record

[@MrDeathray99]

But that irrigation is coming from aquifers which are quickly becoming toxic through farm runoff and will be pumped dry halfway through the century at current rates. There really shouldn't be large scale wheat farms in Canterbury.

[@ObliqueVisualsNz]

Yeah wtf was he on about our agriculture in the south is huge

[@joyatodd]

Wheat and barley are essentially grasses. Normally we convert grass into stock. But the reduced water supply to the plains limits that strategy. NZ farmers are extremely pragmatic.

[@namelessghoul615]

I'm from Finland, have lived here my whole life. Ever since I was a kid, I've dreamed of moving to New Zealand, though I've never even been there. Finland and New Zealand sound similiar in some senses, the population is almost the same, New Zealanders are very proud of their country just like Finns, and I'm used to the cold.

[@krustycloth]

@elusive4072 we dont need more people here ffs just anyone but Indians please

[@christopherbell299]

I’m a Kiwi and just came back from a holiday in mainland Europe and I found Austrian and Slovenian landscapes to be very similar to the South Island (stunningly beautiful). I didn’t really find anyplace similar to the North Island which is more ‘beachy’ and primarily farmland inland (some forest too). I’ve heard Chile and Argentina are similar

[@SalznPfeffer658]

Moi! Kiwi based in Germany here. Cycled from Turku to Stockholm years ago and IMO south Finland and the Åland islands would be more the north island with all the bays, pine forests and ferns and little bush forests but nowhere near as cold. North Finland would be more like the south island. And Sweden reminds me very much of the middle of the north island. NZ is "boring" in that it doesn't have the history European countries do nor the population where stuff happens, but you'll see soon enough that New Zealand's terrain diversity is so vast, you could find pieces of the world in it - black, white, yellow sand beaches, all types of forest, snow, mountains, fields, rolling hills, concrete jungles, provincial towns, smaller villages etc etc. You'll find your Finland there for sure. And if I must say, we are just a little bit friendlier to visitors than the European way of being reserved. 😉

[@moaningpheromones]

People here recommend Manuwera. Or Aranui. Flaxmere is nice this time of year.

[@mike_lowndes]

@@christopherbell299 you need to go to Wales.

[@AndrewLieseTheEngineer]

Great Video - I loved how the stock footage (while could be of generic streets and suburbs) were all from NZ. Fantastic effort finding high quality and accurate footage

[@ToolsAndStuffOFFICIAL]

They weren't all accurate and from NZ.

[@bob-rn8md]

He had the wrong flag though

[@Kablash]

Did you ever get around to analyze those new frames?

[@YeisonLopez-jf7pg]

Lol I was searching for your comment seeing if anyone was gonna bring it up 😂

[@MoGumbo_]

they used an Australian flag at 1:50 instead of a NZ flag

[@saulgallagher5668]

They also used the Civilisation 6 Polynesian flag for the Maori lol

[@Secretlyanothername]

Nobody can tell them apart. Should get a better flag.

[@saulgallagher5668]

@@Secretlyanothername damn right we should have the laser kiwi, or the Aussies should get annexed by us

[@DrewYoungThomas]

@@saulgallagher5668 shh, don't tell them about our secret flag... And especially not operation West Island!

[@twistylegs9005]

@@Secretlyanothername the NZ flag predates the Aussie flag, so really you should be saying this on a different video.

[@leeceyah]

Born and raised in New Zealand , I am Maori. I have never left the north Island. I've always loved that our Island is isolated on our own land. I always found it weird that other countries were separated by borders. Watching this video and how isolated we really are from the world though sounded kinda scary 😅 though Id find it scarier if we were connected to the world to closely, we already seem close enough we have tourist and refugees in and out as well lol. Most indians own our dairys/corner stores and most asians own our fish and chip shops. We are very diverse.

[@cathyizzo7886]

Seems to me like you have no reason to leave! I am from Chicago in America and we are all crowded in together. I think you'd hate it. When I was watching this video I had the same thought, wow if I lived there would I feel scared about being so far away from everyone? And I realized day to day I'm sure there's no way to notice and in the big picture I think you're better off being far away from the rest of the world.

[@kiwitrainguy]

Yes, isolation has its good points. And let's keep those fish & chip shops, they are vital to our existence.🤤🦈&🥔

[@chimakalu5195]

Leecey God bless you. You are very fortunate to be born in such a very beautiful place keeping free from many problems and anxieties of this wicked world

[@bonk940]

being a fellow kiwi, albeit pakeha, i agree that a bit of isolation is a good thing. having lived here my whole life, all i can say is that i wish the tourists would leave behind less rubbish to keep our precious taonga in both the south and north in wonderful shape.

[@bobolulu7615]

Chur

[@BlackCat4SMR]

Hey RealLifeLore! I love the video so much as a Kiwi I thought this video was really really well made I loved seeing so much information about my country wrapped up into such a small video I have an interesting idea for a video/video's for you to make. So half way through the video you mentioned that the live stock here can feed up to 40M people 8x more food than we need here in New Zealand and you mentioned no gas or important minerals that led me to think about my idea. So my idea for you to make a video or video's is what would happen if New Zealand got cut off from the rest of the world you could break down in depth what would happen obviously we wouldn't be short on food but what would we lack if completely isolated? if we lacked gas and other things what would farmers realistically be able to accomplish, you could do this for any country in the world and make a video on each country being cut off from the rest of the world you can state what natural resources the country has and what resources a country lacks and how that would play out over a long term effect Obviously this isn't RealLifeLore so maybe you'd use a sub channel with a different name but if you ever got stuck on making video's this would be a fun thing to watch I'd watch any country you made this on too see how long they'd last in the modern world we rely on international trading taking that out of the equation this would impact what certain things countries could then be limited in developing I just think it would be really cool to see something made like this hope this sparks you with an interest to make something like this or something similar keep up the great videos

[@bob-rn8md]

Really cool idea, hope he sees it

[@Pwn3dbyth3n00b]

9:30 New frames need analyzing; click Analyze.

[@tonybennett8206]

Born and raised here in NZ can I say that was a brilliantly concise and interesting history lesson surmised in just 23 mins. Nice work.

[@jiziahrobinson7163]

As I was also born and raised in NZ I agree

[@Leftystrat]

2.5 hour flight from Auckland to sydney not 4 . Great article bro

[@stormz4432]

@@Leftystrat it varies

[@chimakalu5195]

Greetings Tony. You are very fortunate to be born in New Zealand. I love your country endlessly.

[@berniegumbira2370]

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[@Kruimeldief]

I enjoy the facts and insights, but why is everything repeated twice or thrice in different words with a lot of comparisons? Some examples from the first part of the video. - UK and NZ have similar climates: 0:28 & 1:00. - UK and NZ population difference: 0:58 & 1:12 & 1:34 & 1:42 & 1:53. - NZ discovery & population start: 5:19 & 6:01 & 6:23 & 6:41. I hope this view on your content is received in good faith.

[@AnonymousFreakYT]

A method of teaching by reinforcement.

[@syndrathedarksovereign1609]

padding

[@certaindeaf8315]

Chatgp3 rambles..

[@blogdesign7126]

New Zealand has the same amount of people as Los Angeles when I seen the population figures.

[@wibblytimey]

Repetition aids learning. Like the look cover write check method when you’re learning to spell as a kid, repeating the facts helps to cement them. And also that’s just the style of RLL videos usually, repeat the same things a few times, post online, profit

[@KeeWeeFruut]

A flight from new sealand to Australia actually takes about 2 and a half hours, but I guess it’s not too far off

[@rosscollier3992]

It’s 3hr 40 unless your in Concorde my bro

[@fal9005]

No it’s 3 hour 45 to closest Aussie city

[@KeeWeeFruut]

Must of gone with the wind 🤷‍♀️ I swear every in time I’ve gone it’s been a 2hr 15 - 3 hr window

[@ruthwaugh8896]

As a NZ'er, this was almost entirely accurate. The untrue part was that Maori found NZ by accident. They had astrologers with star maps and also recognized that masses of migrating birds passing through Pacific Islands had to come from a southern land mass. Migrations to NZ were planned and successful.

[@johndcorcoran6550]

Did you mean astronomers perhaps?

[@MRsilverngold]

You are certainly guessing how the Maori got to nz,there is no written account of the actual journey across the sea,we do know the pacific islander population were very experienced in canoe building & were knowledgeable about local sea travel,but they were very primitive compared to the english

[@johndcorcoran6550]

I think that you need to do a ittle research. The Polynesian navigation skills have never died out. There are at present here in Aotearoa sailing masters who are training people in these skills, and sailing long range voyages accros the Pacific in Māori multi hulled canoes. Cook took on board a Polynesian navigator in Taliti who sailed with him as far as Batavia where unfortunately he died of a sickness he caught on the English ship. The navigation methods that the Māori use now and then, include among others, the stars, the ocean swells, the cloud formations and the animal life of the seas. The navigation skills were and are sophisticated even by any other standard, and the knowledge of others voyages were shared, just like the voyages of the Vikings, the Irish Monks and the Basques where in the late middle ages in the North Atlantic. The voyaging skills of the Māori were respected by Cook and by other early Europeans and North Americans who frequented the South Pacific in the years after Cook.@@MRsilverngold

[@rickyponitini4663]

Your right about that ​@@MRsilverngold

[@rickyponitini4663]

You guys are clueless. Read the sumerian tablets, end of story

[@jlinus7251]

I did a North Island tour recently and the emptiness was my favourite part. So good to just see nature everywhere ❤

[@superhenkable]

You mean farmland. Nature is only in the national parks.

[@AholeAtheist]

Yeah, you mean farmland. Most of the country has been deforested for agriculture and horticulture. It's a pretty sad sight from above.

[@kaisahfx1246]

you didn't make the south Island!?

[@randomname4726]

You saw the sadness of bare hills and fields, complete deforestation for a few sheep. Lovely nature...

[@fallenangel_899]

Surprised you didn't mention farmland because theres more farms than forests on the North Island

[@muppetb.lansing8374]

NZ does export 95% of its produced food, and yet we have no good food security in NZ. We have many people in poverty with foodbanks running out of food. The most egregious issue is duopolies and monopolies control all food retail here, making NZ's groceries the most expensive in the western world. Its disgusting.

[@CalciumEcho1000]

As a Maori I can say that basically the reason we haven't built more houses is because the Government has lost so much land during the time which pretty much means unless you're family owns land (Pretty much all the East Coasties) you will not have alot of options besides either going to Auckland and renting a car to sleep in or paying $1000 dollars a week in Wellington.

[@bythegraceofadoni]

The government owns all the land in nz except Maori lands. Even "private land" is actually all owned by the crown. I think it's 6 feet down? Or 3 feet? I'm not exactly sure how deep. But anyway, all land under certain depth is owned by the crown, giving the government the "right" to remove people for development or to take resources

[@ytzpilot]

In 2012 we bought a house in Wellington for $350,000, houses back then sat on the market for 6 months due to low demand and were affordable, today our house is worth over a million and would sell in under a week, not sure who has that kind of money

[@channy055]

So true but they are building new ones right now all over NZ I live in newzealand

[@CalciumEcho1000]

​ @bamtek You would be correct, The crown still does have that in order, But the only thing is that the Crown doesn't take as much responsibility for the land and will usually either sell it or will get reused as just more farmland (depending on where it is) it also usually gets sold to overseas investors, meaning basically no one even lives there.

[@BluffyMoo]

​@Matthew Kane Here's a clue- high increasing volume of Chinese. That also spells out why NZ is fast selling out to the CCP. In a few decades, NZ will essentially become a Chinese "Taiwan," one might say where the Anlo dominated population will be the minority in the next century.

[@Brutaga]

I guess I’m lucky to live in an area of NZ that your video has declared is not habitable. Long may that continue 😊

[@uhtred7860]

Same, Wait till i tell the boys down the pub we live in a uninhabitable part of NZ, they are going to freak.😆🤣

[@alpacalord3428]

same 😂

[@wilbo_baggins]

You guys are like uninhabitable pssh we will show you.

[@WKRP187]

Didn't he say "uninhabited" not " unhabitable"??

[@uhtred7860]

@@WKRP187 Either way, he's wrong.😆

[@Shxrpnesss]

i visited nz from america a few years ago and it felt so CLEAN and pure everywhere. the blue water in more remote areas is immaculate. Queenstown as my favorite. it’s so damn beautiful. as well as Milford Sound in the South island. Breaktaking.

[@charmaynebruce6215]

I lived in Queenstown during the 70s. I didn't want to go anywhere else even though I could've moved every 3 months with my job. I did though, travel the rest of the utterly beautiful Sth Island on my days off every week; flying over it in a Cessna, too; 'twas simply awe inspiring! I live back in Australia but am desperate to go back; I adore the climate and the country itself. It did only take 3 hours to get there from Brisbane which is further than Sydney, so I don't know where he gets, "4 hours from Sydney".

[@suehowie152]

For this Kiwi Milford Sound is the eighth wonder is the world..😊

[@MichaelEnright-gk6yc]

To far away, reliance of farm based commodities . Low incomes high cost of living.

[@marilyndoll2929]

Am I the only one who searched for New Zealand to see where Xtend life omega 3 supplement comes from?

[@marilyndoll2929]

Am I the only one who searched for New Zealand to see where Xtend life omega 3 supplement comes from?

[@Exoneos]

French here. That land of New Zealand as always fascinated me even before the Lotr saga. From what I saw on TV it has this fantasy feeling like a land you can only see in a book where you can meet perhaps mythical creature. I hope someday I'll visit this country and be proud to have do so. From France with love my fellow New Zealand earthling ♥

[@Lordgrayson]

I remember a story from when I was a kid about a large hill near Wellington which had these very strange looking hill formations like having valley's horizontally. It made the hill look like a huge spider and there was a story that it was a giant spider who was sleeping under the mountain. And with how everything looked you just kinda believed it as a kid

[@Exoneos]

@@Lordgrayson What an wholesome place, I gotta remember to visit this hill.

[@elixues]

Writing from Christchurch.. You'll definitely love it here 😄

[@alisterlyon778]

The French actually tried to settle New Zealand too, but they were late and the British had already signed a treaty with the Maori tribes. In 1840 the town of Akaroa was founded by some French settlers...I think most of them eventually left, but the town still remembers it French heritage with all the streets and many shops given French names.

[@Lordgrayson]

@@alisterlyon778 Mostly true, The French actually only arrived after the treaty had already been signed. But they settled there regardless. And most of the settlers stayed there and built the town. It wasn't considered part of france tho Plus NZ was settled by a lot of places outside of britain. Especially a lot of Scandinavians in the North Island

[@morzh1978]

The reason is quite simple: New Zealand, exactly as Japan, is just a tip of a volcanic mountain ridge sticking out of subtropical saltwaters. Therefore, most of the land (Japan is larger than Germany, by the way) is uninhabited due to sharp inclines.

[@asha4736]

Not really, we have vast, vast tracts of plains and low hills that aren't built up.

[@User948Z7Z-w7n]

Ignorant seeking to look knowlegeable

[@pidgeotroll]

It seems like this video needed another round of editing. Aside from what's been mentioned like the "new frames need analyzing" and the misplaces Australian flag, at 13:47 the yellow key "The only arable lands in NZ" labels the entirety of the country as arable, as opposed to the 2% of the country mentioned.

[@monke.2191]

🤸‍♀

[@solution4551]

And there was a graphic comparing New Zealand to Spain a few minutes after he mentioned their relation

[@angelafoxmusic7265]

I come from Auckland and moved to the King Country 8 years ago. (Central Nth Island.) I absolutely hate going to Auckland now. It's noisy and dirty and smelly, always roadworks and traffic jams (ithsmus), way too many people, too many cars, skyrocketing crime and violence, dreadful public transport, (when it's going), too many beggars and homelessness and gangs. Graffiti, rubbish, you name it. When I was a child 60 odd years ago it was lovely. We had 125,000 immigrants last year. We can't house people. Our dairy products sre way cheaper overseas. ($20 for a block of cheese! Made here!) Groceries astronomically priced. I'm so glad we moved away. I live in a town of maybe 125 people now, 1 hr away from the nearest town, and absolutely everything grows in my garden. Bliss! It's the best of NZ living.

[@cascade3769]

There is a sense of vibrancy with many other people being around, and the vast majority are not thugs nor hobos. I wouldn't want to be a reclusive hermit; nor would I want to live in a hamlet where everyone knows your business and half of the population is inter-bred.

[@sirspeedy9006]

One thing you forgot to mention was the ridiculously large tourism economy of New Zealand given it's size. All of the uninhabited areas provide some of the most beautiful natural places on earth and (especially in Otago and Southland) the tourism industry is huge. Notable examples are towns such as Queenstown and Te Anau, which despite their small size have booming tourism economies due to their placement next to mountains and fjords

[@deathmeter7243]

A local Queenstown preformer once said to me that the second rarest thing I will see in queenstown is him. Because hes a local, and tbh I agree.

[@TheGecko213]

Been there both Queenstown and Te Anau Honestly, they are basically Australian's playground and second homes. There are a two dozen flights, all Airbus 320 and 321, a day from Australia and another two dozen from domestic cities , to Queenstown airport which has just a single runway. My flight circled in a stack for 30 mins to find a landing slot .

[@Shaun.Stephens]

He also didn't mention that 30% of New Zealand is put aside as National Park land. You can't live there...

[@AndrewElphick]

@@TheGecko213 It could be different if ChCh Airport is allowed to develop the Tarras Airport! Wide Body planes could land too! But then again you have to factor in that Akl Airport owns Queenstown Airport and along with Air NZ has a vested interest to keep Auckland as the main international hub with the South Island being secondary. Jaffa conspiracy!

[@AndrewElphick]

@@Shaun.Stephens and they don't allow minerals such as Gold, Oil, rare earth and Uranium to be exploited

[@joshtae7285]

Including Ireland in those circles around the "UK" is going to drive some folks insane.

[@peterpickaxe09]

Yea, or using the modern tricolour to signify Irish immigration of the 1840s

[@monke.2191]

big chungus

[@lestc8579]

@Mandu grow up

[@Justin1337Sane]

There is a small Danish community in New Zealand, descended from a group of early settlers who came to clear thick North Island bush, in the middle years of the 19th century, and stayed to found settlements including Dannevirke and Norsewood. A former Prime Minister and high-ranking churchman from Denmark, Danish Prime Minister, Bishop Ditlev Gothard Monrad, settled in Karere near Palmerston North in the 1860s, and set up the first dairy plant in the region.Monrad returned to Denmark after a stay of three years, but other members of his family stayed in New Zealand. He left behind his collection of art now housed at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Other Danes came to the Seventy Mile Bush area in 1872 and founded the town which retains the Danish name of Dannevirke, commemorating the Danevirke in Slesvig. The other town created by the Danes was Norsewood.

[@Lordgrayson]

Sorry not being rude but, Who tf calls it Te Papa Tongarewa. I didn't even know that was the full name till right now. It's just Te Papa over here

[@fallenangel_899]

@@Lordgrayson Te Papas full name is actually: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

[@Lordgrayson]

@@fallenangel_899 I don't care about the full name? It's not called that by anyone who lives here, It's not even called that by the staff who work there

[@fallenangel_899]

@@Lordgrayson You don't call someones full name everytime do you? Te Papa is just faster and easier to say. If you don't care why are you even making a fuss out of it?

[@Lordgrayson]

@@fallenangel_899 You are the one making a fuss my guy, I was just saying that no one calls it Te papa and expressing how until now I didn't know the full name cause it's not used. No one needed, or asked for your input, and yet you are mad because I don't give a shit?

[@ladykiwi_nz4102]

Maori, who are classed as Polynesian, did not stumble across Aotearoa, NZ but sailed here, following their ancestor Kupe, who discovered the land around 500AD. They left from Rarotonga and this is known as the final migration. They were accomplished sailors and had been travelling by water over hundreds of years, for many generations. As they migrated throughout the pacific, each generation before settled islands in the Pacific which is where those who followed were able to fix their waka (sailing vessels), drop people off, stock up on food etc. All of them were following their ancestors who had gone before. Maori have genealogy links to Rarotonga, Tahiti, Hawaii. Settling NZ was easy for Maori as they are hunters, gatherers and easily adapted. When colonisers came here, Maori had schools of learning in Astronomy, agriculture, fishing, hunting. They traded with other countries and ran businesses and in 1835 signed a declaration of independence with the King of England but that all changed when in Queen Victoria's time, British soldiers came and started slaughtering Maori for their lands so more British could come. With the settlers came all the ugly diseases that didn't exist pre European. I could write a book.

[@ourpeople-g7r]

News 24 headline: "Shock over Maori infant brutality" They have been scalded, burned with cigarettes, raped, had bones broken and been beaten unconscious, sometimes to death. Horrific cases of Maori youngsters - some under two years of age - being tortured, abused and KILLED BY MEMBERS OF THEIR OWN FAMILIES Among the grisly headlines that have dominated the nation's media over recent weeks are stories of a 28-month-old Maori girl in a coma after suffering severe head injuries, a broken arm, cuts, bruises and cigarette burns over most of her body. The toddler's 52-year-old grandmother was being held in prison on assault charges. Police in the central North Island town of Carterton are investigating the death a week ago of 23-month-old Maori girl Hinewaoriki Karaitiana-Matiaha who was sexually abused, scalded with hot liquid and beaten before being taken to hospital by relatives. The child, who was put in the care of her grandmother by the Child, Youth and Family Service after consultations with the toddler's family just short of her second birthday, was dead on arrival at Masterton Hospital late on Sunday, July 23. And last week, a coroner in the east coast town of Tauranga found that two-month-old Marcus Te Hira Grey died from a brain haemorrhage following a severe beating by his father. These cases follow the recent release of a report into the gruesome killing last April of four-year-old James Whakaruru, beaten to death by his stepfather for failing to call him Dad. The stepfather had been jailed once for assaulting the boy, but the youngster endured a lifetime of horrific beatings, despite being under the eye of various child welfare agencies, and his hellish existence went unnoticed. The proportion of extreme cases of brutality towards children among the Maori population - which makes up about 15 percent of New Zealand's 3.8 million citizens - is far higher than for any other ethnic group.

[@MRsilverngold]

@@ourpeople-g7r they really get very violent when they drink alcohol,growing up I knew when they started drinking there would be a fight at some stage,

[@Elusive257]

So the Maori aren't actually native to New Zealand?

[@hunha991]

So the Maori never "slaughtered" each other or the Moriori for land? Oh wait, that's exactly what they did previously and even more so after they got their hands on firearms.

[@hunha991]

Oh yip.

[@charlotteweir4955]

THANK YOU for mentioning how long if takes to fly from NZ to Aus alot of people outside of our 2 countries seem to think its just a easy flight OR EVEN A BRIDGE IN SOME CASES. when i was in the UK recently i mentioned to my cousin how i was seeing a group in Aus and how i had to catch a 3 hour flight to get there and her response was and i quote "why do u have to fly?" WHAT

[@shirlzitting647]

Yuh gees, just swim and save on gas. Of course, you'll need alot of methane body gas to bridge the gap, which is a bit greater gap than the 2 sides of your butt cheeks.

[@chicanesandford8338]

😂😂😂

[@Dave5843-d9m]

UK has it’s fair share of stupid people but most of us know that NZ is a very long way away from anywhere. But I am surprised how recently any people came to NZ.

[@pman07]

lol

[@SpeakTheTruthLouder]

@@chicanesandford8338 I think it might be just some people, though. I mean I'm terrible at geography and live nowhere near that part of the world. Even I can gauge you would need at least a 2-hour flight but I would have guessed more.

[@XraptorNZ]

Also, another thing to note about Auckland is that it has more Polynesian inhabitants then on the Polynesian islands themselves. Samoan, Tongan, Fijian and other islands combined.

[@jacksonstewart6095]

NZ is a Polynesian island(s)

[@caliphate6774]

No it doesn't have more Polynesians than all the islands combined. Fiji alone has a population of close to a million. Auckland is the largest Polynesian city in the world though.

[@HarryBuddhaPalm]

It's 'than', not 'then'.

[@KeyserSoze23]

Insanity.

[@fredotufangavavlu4479]

Haha you ant wrong mate

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

What a beaut of a country! Hope to visit someday. The closest country to Sydney isn't even NZ, it's FRANCE thanks to New Caledonia (1,969 km from Sydney to Nouméa; 2,155 km to Auckland)! I know people like to say Australia and NZ are next to each other, but considering the size of the Tasman Sea when compared to the small gap of the English Channel between the UK and France, two countries legitimately next to each other...they're really not. The US is also closer to Greenland than NZ is to Australia! Crazy thought! That aside, when you were comparing the population density with the UK at 1:47, you used the AUSTRALIAN flag for New Zealand! New Zealand's flag has RED stars, and the flag does NOT have another star under the Union Jack, just the Southern Cross. Australia's flag does because that seven-pointed star below the Union Jack is the Commonwealth Star. Originally it had six points, representing the six original states of Australia. But an extra point was added in 1909 when the Territory of Papua (of course now part of modern-day Papua New Guinea) was proclaimed in 1905. This point now represents any current and future territory.

[@carfluence]

dont nuke us pls

[@feenixpg3d]

@@carfluence LOL I WAS GOING TO SAY THE SAME THING

[@kiwitrainguy]

Wellington in New Zealand and Melbourne in Australia are further apart than London and Moscow.

[@feenixpg3d]

@@kiwitrainguy WOW 👏

[@bingonamo7520]

However, New Caledonia is one of the most outrageously expensive places in the entire world to go to, which is why people from Australia and NZ, do not bother with it. Instead we go to Fiji, which is way cheaper than anywhere in French Polynesia. Samoa and the Cook Islands are also 2 other destinations we go to. The Cook Islands is known for its wedding packages. It appears Americans have a fascination with places like Bora Bora and French Polynesia and the prices are hiked up by the locals to exploit that. Americans never consider Fiji or the South Pacific outside of the French part and have no idea how cheap it is in comparison.

[@mikebrice7255]

I was born in NZ and lived there for twenty years, I also lived in the UK for twenty years and I can assure you quite categorically that New Zealand’s climate is way different to the UKs.

[@tbraghavendran]

He develops his script according to his wish.

[@danieleyre8913]

Hmm. Did you live anywhere else other than NZ and the UK?

[@fal9005]

Yeah nz is way more tropical and warmer then uk

[@SlurryNoises]

I love how one of New Zealand's Southern-most islands is simply named "Disappointment Island" 💀

[@deathmeter7243]

and for some reason Google maps says its part of auckland even though auckland is on the other side of NZ.

[@lost_porkchop]

Kiwi dads always threaten to send their sons there

[@TheGecko213]

and there is a "Doubtful Sound " 😃 and a Secretary Island

[@daniellloyd2740]

@@deathmeter7243 Auckland islands

[@konguy3]

@@deathmeter7243 its because it's a part of the auckland islands archipelago which has nothing to do with auckland city

[@Winstonrodney6989]

I stream radio online and my favorite station is from New Zealand. I love hearing them talk and they have such a great attitude. I would really love to visit some day

[@djdB]

Me too! I stream Mai FM all the time. What about you?

[@Winstonrodney6989]

@@djdB I think the one I stream is the rock FM out of Auckland. I’ll check out Mai though. I found the rock because the guy I work with wanted some heavier music but I love all kinds of music of every genre.

[@LDW1961]

South Islands Brian FM "Playing what we feel like."

[@Winstonrodney6989]

@@LDW1961 I’ll check it out!

[@rolston4107]

Brian FM is the best radio channel! Shame broadcast range ends north of where I live.

[@JasonNissan]

THATS AN AUSTRALIAN FLAG AT 1:49 NOT A NEW ZEALAND FLAG

[@IronMan-u2m]

Why no bridge betweem Nz 2 islands?

[@samanthamwahhh]

As someone who lives in Christchurch on the Eastern side of the South Island the winds from the West Coast are still FREEZING

[@ClayTallStories]

South Island NZ is my home. As a KZbinr myself it has offered amazing scenery, animals, birds, native bush, rivers, lakes, mountains, and sea for creating interesting content. Hunting and fishing are next levels and the people are creative and friendly.

[@crazyhorse2995]

Same. Onya.

[@claudiamcfie1265]

When this video has more views than the entire population of New Zealand...

[@jared2232]

If i was rich id live in New Zealand in an absolute heart beat. I feel like its honest to god the one spot on earth humans are supposed to live. It's beauty is unmatched. I'm from Canada and lived there for a year in 2015-2016 and absolutely loved it. I was 110% taking a step back in lifestyle though. I would consider myself middle to upper class in canada and in New Zealand I felt borderline poor. Materialistic items aren't everything but im definitely alot more comfortable in Canada. I also felt out of the loop with the rest of the world at times because you're so isolated.

[@AA-bc8nr]

I live in nz and would love to live in Canada, everything is so expensive here and our income is lower, we can get paid alot more for doing the same job overseas

[@jared2232]

@@AA-bc8nr I hear you. Both have their pros and cons don't get me wrong. As far as raw beauty and weather I'm definitely giving NZ the upper hand. But unfortunately we all need to fund our day to day lives to live a promising life. Everyones profession will be different but when I was working in NZ I was earning $50,000.00NZD less yearly than I would have in Canada which is obviously HUGE for a normal person.

[@zac1002]

Opposite for me bro. I'm from British Columbia, but have been living in NZ (top of the south island) for a year and I honestly feel like a refugee over here because everything is better and more affordable, more achievable here than in Canada. Rent, vehicles, insurance, phone bills, food (with dietary requirements; vg, gf, df) etc.. NZ vehicles are so much cheaper, especially if you want to buy a built up campervan, no mandatory ICBC registration comprehensive insurance ($2-3k a year in addition your already super overpriced car from Canada), insurance in NZ is optional but even if you want to buy full compreahensive it's still only 5-700 NZD which converts to even less in Canadian dollars! Phone Bill's in NZ are 60-70% cheaper than Canada for the same plan, housing is way more affordable and easier to find a place (unless you're in Queenstown- Lol), minimum wage in NZ is actually a LIVING WAGE. Making minimum wage in Canada you have no hopes of being able to afford rent and food, yet alone buy a car and phone etc. I don't even think I've come across a homeless person my entire time on the south island and I've been to nearly every town or city bar the far south Dunedin and Invercargill...

[@jared2232]

@zac1002 I'm glad you're enjoying your time there! I spent a bulk of my time working in Christchurch but traveled the entire South Island. Everyone Canada wide knows how expensive BC is, especially anyone near Vancouver. Some of the things I remember being cheaper, like you said, are the phone plans and car insurance for sure! Gas is like double though keep in mind. I did find locating a shared house relatively easy as well. Everyone's situation is different, but I live in Halifax and bought my house in 2019 for 250k. Christchurch is a relatively similar city in size, and my same house would run you around 800k.. big difference. My wage for the same profession in NZ was also half. My lifestyle took a beating, but I do love NZ.

[@zac1002]

@@jared2232 congrats on the house and enjoy Halifax, it's beautiful there! I do think it's pretty fair to use BC as a comparison to south island as it has the most similar landscape with the mountains and ocean. But ya sadly BC means "bring cash" and its overflocked with people in comparison to NZ SI anywhere around the metro Vancouver proximity through the Fraser valley even. I think the smaller towns and cities of NZ generally put off a better vibe than many of the small Canadian towns I've been to. Nelson NZ for example is lovely "big city conviencience" with a central small town setup and a storybook layout.

[@PUR3DIVIN1TY]

Islands? Im sorry, allow me to correct that for you... volcanic clusters. 😂

[@srw2289]

I sometimes watch New Zealand's nature videos on youtube and they are amazing. I'm also fascinated by the history and diversity there. I believe I will travel New Zealand someday.

[@moendopi5430]

In my undergrad Petrology class I had to research a volcano. I picked Mount Ngauruhoe, the mountain used as Mount Doom in Lord of the Rings. It's actually part of a volcanic complex and is somewhat active. I remember reading a report from around 1918 where I bomb landed and pancaked spanning 6 feet. Definitely not gonna be surviving that impact. Pretty sure even if you got to a shelter during an eruption a chunk of rock that size is gonna do some serious damage.

[@simonteesdale9752]

The best part is the dormant volcano under lake Taupo, which when it last erupted, was one of the largest eruptions ever recorded.

[@moendopi5430]

@@simonteesdale9752 Good old calderas, blowing giant holes in the ground

[@fynn530]

Did a hike on it, that thing is a ticking time bomb

[@loungelizard3922]

I did the Tongariro crossing next door to Ngauruhoe, and I couldn't believe how steep the sides looked on Mt Doom. I couldn't imagine trying to climb down it without sliding for kilometers. I could see people climbing it, just the sparkling from their gear in the distance. Magical place, Tongariro was like Mars in some places.

[@moendopi5430]

@@loungelizard3922 I climbed a cinder cone once in Arizona with sides about as steep. The trail wound back and forth and it took about 45 minutes to get to the top. Being a cinder cone, the sides were mostly loose scoria. A few of us slid down the side, straight down in about 2-3 minutes. It was pretty fun.

[@akbarmuhsin5257]

Correction: The gold in the South Island is not running out. It's more like the government has put too many restrictions on mining gold. It's as if the government decided to ban mining.

[@CodeMonkeyCharlie]

I would love to live in New Zealand, at least for a few years. Spent two weeks there a while back and it was amazing. I'd go for the south island just for the mountains and hiking. Maybe somewhere around Wanaka or Queenstown.

[@urbanurchin5930]

I visited in 2007 and it was mostly a nice vacation. I arrived in Wellington and spent one day there. Then, took the ferry across the Cook Strait to Pitkin on the south island. In Pitkin, I rented a car and spent most of my time in Nelson - which I found to be much more laid back and slower paced than the rest of the areas I visited. If I visit again, I will rent a caravan type of truck so that I don't have to stay in a hotel every night. Since most of my travels were along the coast - I think camping out and sleeping in the vehicle would be much more affordable. I didn't like the semi trucks - coming from the opposite directions - they often would cross into my lane.....it was scary !

[@joshcheck7532]

​@@urbanurchin5930 Picton

[@randomname4726]

​@@urbanurchin5930 Yeah we have utter morons that pass on blind corners too. Be careful if camping or motor homing in New Zealand, we have a crime problem and you may get robbed or drunkenly attacked.

[@fallenangel_899]

@@randomname4726 We don't have a camping or motor home robbery problem. You should be fine when you camp at an appropriate campsite. Ive never had a problem with robbery while camping in a van

[@madcaprhe]

You wouldn't want to live in New Zealand unless you are rich, cost of food and housing is almost unaffordable for many people here. I'm not even exaggerating. Queenstown is a tourist town so even more expensive than most places.

[@Jonnywhitenz]

Some points to clear up on the video, from a kiwi. Great video by the way and I love the channel! NZ climate is not identical to the UK climate, the most northern part of NZ (Auckland 36.50 S, north to Cape Reinga), is subtropical with summers that are reliable with good weather from Dec - May and mild winters. Whereas the bottom southern 1/3 of the UK as a comparison ,the closest part of the UK to the equator , including London (51.30 N) have more defined seasons with a generally reliable summer, but it starts cooling down in Sept and winters are much colder. The rainfall in the subtropical north of NZ is twice that of London, (1200mm) compared to 600mm. Also NZ is much closer to the equator than the UK is. One of the other reasons NZ populations stayed small for so long is that large immigration (one of the highest per capita the last 25 years in the OECD) is offset by mass migration to Australia for reasons like better weather and better pay. There are approximately 520k NZ born kiwi's living in Australia, which has been good for the Australian economy since they are known as hard workers and NZ has borne the cost of educating them. NZ and Australia have a reciprocal agreement where no visa is required to live in either country. NZ has both a very urban population (80% living in cities) and a highly educated population which has contributed to lower birth rates. Also the cost of living is so high with very high house prices compared to income and high living costs (being isolated and having to import a lot of stuff), means that having children in a major city like Auckland is very expensive. The Maori population has rebounded from 40K in 1890 to approx 700k in 2023. Auckland's population grew from 1.20 to 1.70 in 20 years from 2002 to 2022, which is like adding the population of Napier every 2 years. This has resulted in infrastructure issues with bad traffic, long waiting lists at hospitals for surgeries and lack of affordable housing. The conversion to an agricultural economy with the arrival of Europeans in 1750 took approximately 200 years, the US around 500 years and Europe 5k years. This resulted in one of the quickest deforestation in the world, with some estimates that 95% of the original forests were cut down. Now, around 25% of the country is forested (regrowth of old forests) and approximately 30% of New Zealand's land area is made up of national parks and other protected areas. There are 14 national parks in New Zealand, covering a total land area of over 30,000 square kilometers. The conversion to dairy and sheep farming on a large land mass made NZ one of the wealthiest countries in the world with per capita income one of the highest from 1950- 1990. Unfortunately New Zealand is now considered one of the most invaded countries in the world, with 75 animal and plant species having gone extinct since human settlement. The once-vibrant bird life has fared particularly badly, with 90% of seabirds and 80% of shorebirds threatened with or at risk of extinction. New Zealand is losing species and ecosystems faster than nearly any other country. Four thousand of NZ native species are in trouble, due to rampant dairy conversions and things like destructive seabed trawling. NZ population grew rapidly under the Key government, with a population increase of 1 million over 10 years, 4 to 5 million a 20% increase. In comparison if the UK population grew by 20% over the same period it would have added 12 million people. The NZ economy is heavily dependent on tourism, with it contributing approx 17.20 billion to GDP or 8% of total GDP. NZ is a friendly place with much of the country empty and still pristine so come down and visit and get a beach to yourself!

[@nikolabakich9709]

i grew up in nz but like lots of kiwis moved to Aus for a better life and wage

[@DARTHCJ117]

Beautiful mate,

[@slooob23]

You've overstated most of the environmental issues

[@Jonnywhitenz]

@@slooob23 I've driven through most of the country and seen it for myself, I suppose its a matter of perspective.

[@izzy031096]

@@nikolabakich9709 Same here, so glad I did. Brisbane is so much better than any part of NZ I ever lived in.

[@SimonNZ1984]

I road tripped along the West Coast a few years ago and took a tour to the Franz Josef Glacier. The guides said "we're expecting a big dump of rain over the next 18 hours, so best we get off the mountain shortly." I asked "how much rain?" "Three to six" he said. I go "3-6 inches that doesn't seem like that much for 'the rugged West Coast" He chuckled and said "Nah three to six HUNDRED millimeters" (so 1-2 feet!) 😂

[@SubieSpecs]

True fax. Can get pretty spicy with the rain, 500mm (just under 2 foot) in a 24H period happens a bit. If it doesn't rain for a week in Milford sound it's considered a drought.

[@soaringvulture]

I biked around the South Island a few years ago. Man, does it rain. And yes, there are great big mountains going the whole length of the island. Roughest riding I've ever done.

[@smartpotatogaming4035]

@@SubieSpecs As much as I love rain, the west coast just takes it to a whole new level, I'm happy here in CHCH and god damn am I thankful for the alps

[@DamienMcGuinnessKiwi]

@@smartpotatogaming4035 Correct - West Coast rain is next level. I'm surprised people haven't developed gills and webbed feet.

[@slooob23]

​@@DamienMcGuinnessKiwi well I live on the West Coast and think the weather is great. Yes it rains, but the sunshine hours are fairly high as well. lt may rain heavy, but then turns to brilliant clear blue sky. A truly magic place.

[@desi_patriot]

Way back in 2002, I and my wife had driven along the south island from Christchurch to Queenstown... One of the most magical sceneries we had ever come across in our lives. LoR country without a shred of doubt,, The Milford and Doubtful sounds ....UNFORGETTABLE

[@crazfulla]

New Zealand is definitely a country worth visiting. I live in Christchurch and have travelled much of the country. The variation of terrain and climate types is insane. It's like an island out of a survival game where you have different biomes to explore. Like you say it ranges from arid plains to towering snowy alps to tropical beaches to volcanic rock formations... many locations were shown off in the Lord of the rings. It's just a shame thr government here heavily restricts freedom camping. You need a special certification on your camper, thr standard for which is unreasonably high. Most vehicles now do not meet that standard and thus using them risks fines in the hundreds of US dollars (upto $1000 NZD). This is the one thing that really sucks about the country. We have all this wonderful scenery but it's so difficult and expensive to see it.

[@krustycloth]

christchurch sucks m8 theres nothing to do here

[@somefatkid2080]

aye I have never met someone from Christchurch as well on here

[@somefatkid2080]

@@krustycloth You arent wrong

[@michellefox-bishop38]

Ahh don't know where you hire or buy your vehicles from, must be from some really cruddy place cos 99% can sell only the roadworthy ones....and no it's not a shame that it's made harder here for freedom campers, at all. We're the only country in the world that truly offers this. So if you can't afford to hire a vehicle that meets the basic health & road safety standards then we don't want you here, polluting our country & causing accidents because of crappy vehicled. Esp as it's freedom campers who are literally leaving their 💩 behind everywhere which is disgusting. So yes get a proper roadworthy vehicle with a chemical toilet, it's not hard, if you want to spend time in our beautiful country!

[@Skribble_Skrabble]

Bro other than vineyards and the luge its empty@@krustycloth

[@ravent3016]

New Zealand is a beautiful country and I want to visit someday. From the Auckland house prices, I can see why there are all those videos of tiny homes in New Zealand.

[@chimakalu5195]

God bless you. I love hearing you talk about going to new Zealand. You are very fortunate to have such life time privilege

[@joshduthie3401]

In part, it's because new housing is built as intensive flats or apartments. Traditionally, we've always been about having a house with land around it. But again, in part. The biggest problem is regulation preventing new housing being built.

[@Damon242]

The World Wars also had an enormous impact on our population and its recovery afterwards

[@monke.2191]

[@otearoa]

Maori Chief Ruatara sowed + harvested the 1st crop of wheat in NZ in 1813 + had a hand-operated flour mill in 1814. Maori exported wheat to Australia in the 1840's.

[@ellykara1]

The beauty of New Zealand is it's diversity of landscapes and climate. You can travel in a few hours through such spectacular landscapes that would take you days or weeks in the US or somewhere like Russia or South America. New Zealand has it all - mountains, lakes, glaciers, rain forests and dry arid land, wild coasts and the forest-fringed Milford and Marlborough Sounds. In the North Island the landscape changes again to rolling green countryside, volcanic landscapes and thermal springs. You can see a lot of NewZealand in a couple of weeks.

[@NevilleCropp]

The story is that when God was creating the world, when he was finished there were all these bits left over (like Ikea) so God scraped all the bits together and plonked them at the bottom of the world.

[@seanodwyer4322]

@@NevilleCropp = Godzone. James Cook landed here on 7th October 1769 , aged 40 with a crew off 40.

[@number1genoa]

Other countries have similar natural beauty often on a bigger scale its just that in NZ its more compressed so that you can see the full spread over relatively short distances particularly in the South Island.

[@markrowland1366]

The world's highest annual rainfall was discovered by my great grandfather a century ago. The headwaters of the Taramakau river, eighteen metres or sixty feet. The road he was surveying would have been washed away every week.

[@goatmenace]

Yes a very important fact!!

[@KimAhrina11]

cool great great grandfather

[@obviouslyPSM]

The best part of your videos is the comparisons to similarly situated locations that have vastly different outcomes. Really puts it in perspective.

[@monke.2191]

👻

[@poshko41]

Before watching the rest of the video. My three guesses: 1.) Remoteness of the islands 2.) Relative youth of the country as an immigration destination 3.) Geography - mountain ranges rendering development of agriculture and urbanization difficult Let's see if I'm right.

[@nixilonaa]

I am proud to be a Kiwi born and raised, and I thank you for going into the ups and downs of this Island, but New Zealand is a lot more than pretty places, unique species of plants/trees, and birds/animals, I don't think anyone realizes how much of a crisis many people are in and I wish it would be acknowledged more. Our economy, government, and schooling systems are terrible, and a lot of people are struggling to get by, and we are having a housing crisis. I just wanted to say this. It isn't a complete paradise, but if you love beautiful places you won't find anywhere else, a climate that never makes its mind up (🤣), species of animals and wildlife that aren't anywhere else with sometimes TOO kind people with an ungodly amount of money you'll spend. It's a great place to visit. Also, we may have enough cows and sheep and food production, but a lot of this land is being taken by real estate agents for housing because everyone needs money since we are in a recession where everything is unnecessarily expensive, and we won't get out of this recession for at least a few years yet. Thank you!

[@roilhead]

NZ's problem is being 'kind'. We're a socialist country and people have been lied to by the extreme Left that has drained the country of cash and failed to produce in the process... F Labour they always fail!

[@kingtrance307]

@@roilhead - The global elite love to build their bunkers in New Zealand. At least you guys have plenty of places to “bug out” too when the SHTF!! 🚀 💥 🔥 ☢️

[@suspiciousman2216]

I have to say RealLifeLore teaches me more history and current stuff in one video than any teacher could in a year

[@mewtwo.150]

You really like learning Geography, Politics with this channel, unlike the old school systems

[@RationallySkeptical]

Wow, you had shit teachers then. Where'd you grow up? Logan County West Virginia?

[@Chrisko1492]

That‘s because you are a peasant attending public school in ghettos. In private schools you learn these things in one or two periods.

[@Raintiger88]

I've been living here a few years now and I love it. The weather makes the isolation totally worth it. Just takes more time when you order from places like Amazon. I live south of Hamilton and I HATE going to Auckland due to bad traffic (I lived in Shanghai for 5 years, so this is saying a lot).

[@SpeakTheTruthLouder]

Green and isolation is what anyone would want after living in China.

[@hammurabigaming9730]

I’m moving to New Zealand soon

[@Azmaray547]

Planning to go there Could u explain about what island fits best Looking for a mountainous tropical region but close to city as well. Are there any Downside to NZ. What r the best areas

[@hammurabigaming9730]

@@Azmaray547 same bro I love New Zealand

[@anthonyjackson3907]

@@Azmaray547 Start at the top of the South Island around Nelson . Use to grow Apples and Hops , Now Kiwi fruit and Grapes . As for mountains it's the gate way to the West coast . Bring a coat .

[@LadyVoldemort]

Moving to New Zealand had been a long time dream for me. I am a LOTR fan, a loner (INFP) hermit, and having a hill of cows and a serene, peaceful, solitary, self-sustainable home is my one of my goals in life. 🏞🏡🐄🏞 Unfortunately, even if I sell every assets I own here in Indonesia, I still can't afford the price of buying a land and moving there. 🥲 And I'm now already too old and sick to live alone in a cold place faraway from the cities. So this dream most likely will always be just a dream for me, but I still want to visit New Zealand someday.

[@vikas1520]

Good place only to meditate peacefully

[@Cragdognamedbear]

Warp stabilizer didn’t finish at 9:37. FYI. Great video

[@detectiverogers5766]

Born and bred mainlander here (just means South-Islander) The dry arid plains are more isolated to the central Otago region. Lived up there my self for much of my life and travel there often, and you are correct, Central Otago is not known for its crops... but if you start going a little more north or south along the east coast, you'll hit more agricultural low lands in either Canterbury or Southland respectfully, much of which is used to grow crops. Not a farmer myself, so I don't know how good quality the land actually is, so most likely you're right about it being unsustainable but many farmers seem to have made it work.

[@korakys]

Indeed "New Zealand has bad soil" and "New Zealand produces enough food to feed 8 times its population" don't add up.

[@happyriches]

@@korakys Doesn't have to add up. That's called multiplication: 1x1=1. LOL

[@joshduthie3401]

Canterbury is very dry too. It's only since irrigation has been put in that the plains have been useful agricultural land. And Central has it's own niche, a lot of fruit is grown there.

[@devapala879]

@@korakys not if all the food is dairy and meat, but yes I was confused by that too

[@matthewbaxter8558]

New Zealand and Canada must have made the Scott's feel at home, with a similar climate and geography.

[@nicklavine6497]

Canada is nothing like Scotland.. What?

[@luiskross6454]

Wtf were the scotts and irish thinking going to puerto rico, nothing like that shitty great britain

[@JamieEmmons]

im from england and same

[@boodashaka2841]

The second largest city in the south island (Dunedin) is named for the Gaelic of Edinburgh. Lots of Scottish heritage and culture down there

[@wordytoed9887]

@Mr. Schrader Overcompensating by using caps on every word.

[@TopBananna]

I'm scottish and lived in NZ for 2 years. It's the most beautiful country and would advise anyone to visit .

[@lg.studio]

@9:40 i have tried click "Analyze" but nothing ha happened, 😄

[@ingridjansson4284]

Polynesians were skilled navigators who knew how to find land in a vast ocean and did not accidentally stumble upon new zealand by chance. The went out with intention to discover and inhabit new lands.

[@impulse187]

Right we navigated through the sea’s using the sun, moon, stars which only a select handful were using at the time. So cool

[@pman07]

you tell them ingrid

[@TheRealMikeMichaels]

@@impulse187 which this technology was taken from Muslims, ironic.

[@edwinov]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Good one!

[@kiwitrainguy]

They set out in all sorts of directions, travelling against the prevailing winds, which sounds counter-intuitive but actually makes a lot of sense. If you go in a particular direction and find nothing, the winds will blow you home again.

[@carolethoresen9995]

We truly enjoyed your video this week and so look forward to the next! Thank you! In another note, regarding Jason’s comment about your videos of special places being not good enough, I beg to differ. Even a video in what you term as “not good enough” to capture the grandeur, those of us who haven’t been there would most certainly enjoy them. Thank you again for doing many of the things we will never get to do. We are very appreciative!