SERIOUSLY?? 7 Unusual Things in New Zealand (That Outsiders Are Clueless About)

[@ItsaDrama]

I can't believe we didn't even straighten the blanket on the back of the couch before we started filming...🙄😂

[@ceddyspaghetti7905]

Lol if it’s not the couch blankets it’s our floor carpets 🤣👍🇳🇿

[@ItsaDrama]

@@ceddyspaghetti7905 🤣

[@strengthandmindset5318]

Didn’t even noticed it until reading your comment 🤣

[@ItsaDrama]

@@strengthandmindset5318 damn...🤣

[@RM-ti8nf]

😂 hilarious that you care about that 😂 I probably would too, but you shouldn't, cos it's your freestyle that makes your channel so watchable.

[@kenhorlor5674]

You both tell a great story. My grandfather came to NZ from Acton, alone at the age of 20 in 1902. The ship got stranded on a sand bar off the west coast of Africa but was refloated successfully. He arrived in Wellington after stops at Capetown and Hobart. He travelled with his references and about 15 pounds in his pocket and a letter introducing him to his host family. He told the story of the family taking him in and never asking for rent. Then at his first meal they produced mutton and a pound of butter was placed on the table. He couldn't believe his eyes, he'd never seen so much meat before and never tasted butter. He found work quickly but was never asked for references, all prospective employers would simply ask: what could he do? He married an Australian lass in Wellington and had 8 children; he never travelled back to England. Horlor Street in Naenae is named after him.

[@ItsaDrama]

This is a wonderful story Ken! Thank you so much for sharing that with us. You must feel very proud of your Grandfather's achievements ☺️

[@raegenpio7497]

Wow what a small world, my mother is from Naenae, Judd crescent, my grandfather would visit the Olympic hotel many a nites

[@sonitakinui00275]

Nice journey

[@lindamcbride8813]

We were visiting our daughter in London 12 years ago and were walking down the street saying good morning to people. We got no response except a suspicious look. Then one man we said good morning too said, 'you must be from New Zealand because the English don't say good morning to each other.'

[@AKarcticmallard]

I love the banter between the two of you. I feel like I'm right there having a conversation with you. 😂

[@ItsaDrama]

This makes us very happy to hear as this is always our wish! Thank you for sharing and for taking the time to say hi, we really appreciate you! 😘

[@ceddyspaghetti7905]

My Great grand father came to this country in 1922 from Napoli served in WW2 for 2yrs and settled in Auckland. We will never go back to Italy not even for a holiday Aotearoa is our home now 😎👍🇳🇿 MAURI ORAAAA!

[@ItsaDrama]

Thank you so much for watching and for sharing Ceddy 😊

[@ceddyspaghetti7905]

@@ItsaDrama sweet az karē 🤗

[@rocketbacteria629]

What’s your best Italian song?

[@ceddyspaghetti7905]

@@rocketbacteria629 La vo it’s an Italian folk song. 🇮🇹🥰🇮🇹

[@rocketbacteria629]

@@ceddyspaghetti7905Wow thats beautiful bro 😢 mafia az lol

[@NeilJR]

We are ‘rural’ in Australia and rely only on water off the roof so to speak. We have 40,000L above ground storage. I have been drinking it unfiltered for 35 years with absolutely no negative results. Townies even bring down bottles to fill up and take home.

[@ItsaDrama]

Thanks for sharing Neil, we appreciate your comment and hellloo over in Australia 😁🇦🇺

[@TrascyJaac]

In the house I grew up in (in Lower Hutt) we had a Cabbage Tree in the back yard! It didn't actually grow cabbages, but that was what it was called. They are fairly common in NZ :-)

[@ItsaDrama]

Yes! The name cabbage tree was a bit confusing to me too...I'm still waiting for a cabbage to drop off 😆🥬

[@raegenpio7497]

Lol

[@crystaltan49]

Your rural address is known as a Rapid fire number, and are directions to help emergency services to find you asap. People who live rural will often use landmarks when giving directions to their visitors rather than an actual mailbox number. However at night time these landmarks are virtually impossible to see. Hence, your rapid fire number (or address) is so emergency services know how far from the main road to travel before they ‘should’ come across your property. It’s useless to the general population but essential for an emergency.... really enjoy your channel 😊

[@ItsaDrama]

Thanks so much Crystal, we never knew that. Really appreciate you taking the time to watch and to comment! 😊

[@gretchenboyd69]

We wrote ours on the back on the phone handset

[@NZTanzya]

That is fascinating, I have always lived in a town or city and did not know this! (Currently the ever popular Auckland - lol) You can put a little temporary fence around your lemon tree to protect it from sheep - you can buy some thick plastic or wire netting from garden shops and some stakes to keep it up.

[@denisemckinlay4783]

That street numbering system is for emergency services to find your property.

[@ItsaDrama]

I never knew that Denise! That makes a lot of sense. Thanks for watching 😁

[@ceddyspaghetti7905]

That’s right 😎👍

[@larryrayner3826]

@@ItsaDrama Yeah mate I'm an Ambo and that's correct

[@ItsaDrama]

@@larryrayner3826 big shout out to you and your crew...thank you for everything you do x

[@ThePigletpilot]

@@ItsaDrama RAPID numbers. Rural Address Property IDentification if I remember correctly.

[@JamesHurford]

If you grow them against a north facing wall, you can grow a type of banana in NZ. At least in the North Island, and probably most of the South Island. The cold doesn't kill bananas, it's the frost that kills bananas. Putting it up against the wall will protect it from the frosts. You can grow lots of subtropical plants that way. I did a permiculture course when I was in my 20s and one of the place we went to had a banana growing there. I was told they weren't big bananas, but they were bananas. Most people don't know about this and those that do, don't bother, and it isn't commonly available

[@ItsaDrama]

Thanks for this info James! 😊

[@janwickliffe1492]

Kiwi kids grow up eating feijoas. From when they're toddlers cos they're everywhere

[@rossmcintyre381]

Always drank rain water and never had any major health problems.

[@ItsaDrama]

Me neither, and when you wash your hair in rainwater it is always really soft which is a bonus! Thanks for watching Ross 😁

[@michellealexander2544]

I've drunk unfiltered rainwater all my life. Never been sick from it 🙂

[@Auckland-girl]

Hi guys, bananas grown in northland are beautiful and they're everywhere, we had bananas growing in our backyard in Auckland too , mmm feijoas are delish

[@ItsaDrama]

Hi Tamara, I think I might need to take a trip up north and some banoffee pie! Lovely to see you comment, thanks so much for watching 😊

[@shauncummings2361]

Lady fingers

[@terrymccarthy3429]

I was born in and brought up England with an English mother and New Zealand father and have lived in NZ for many years. I have never laughed at a KZbin video so much for a long time. My grandmother was from Cornwall and I even lived in Bath! But, you lovely, couple, come to the South Island.

[@ItsaDrama]

Oh Terry...what a small world! Thank you so very much for not only watching us but for taking the time to share such high praise...we feel very grateful ☺️ Proper job anzum my beauty x

[@sonitakinui00275]

We lived in Mangere South Auckland and my dad grafted a lemon and a lime tree. We also grew a Tamarillo tree, grapes and 3 different types of peach trees, and also 2 different passion fruit vines!

[@garywheaton-lifewithgaz50]

Awesome vid team, its awesome that you are so positive about the differentness and embrace our weirdness and not moan about it. You have a new subscriber here, keep up the good work.

[@ItsaDrama]

That's so kind, thank you so very much, we are excited to have you with us! 😊

[@oramonika9758]

As a kiwi that Rugby story has me in stitches lol

[@ItsaDrama]

Really? Oh! That makes me feel better 🤣Thank you!

[@davewilson4058]

The friendliness was the first thing we noticed when we came out in 1965. It soon became the norm to casually chat to stranger's. My Daughter went back to live in England and when we visited her, I automatically spoke to people we met on our walks and my Daughter was horrified. "You don't speak to people here Dad." I'd forgotten totally the English reserve..

[@ItsaDrama]

Ah, Dave...love this story...and yes, totally agree. You forget and think and think that everyone is as friendly as in NZ! Thanks for watching 😊

[@motherofcatsnz]

I lived in England from 1984 to 1989 and traveled to work in Streatham by train. I always used to greet the person on the seat next to me and chat away about the weather, world events and current scandals. The responses ranged from panic to astonishment. When working as a housekeeper companion in the Warwickshire countryside I used my half day to visit local sights by bus. After chatting with the other passenger she turned to me and said "You must be Mrs Bourne's new girl from New Zealand. I have heard about you."

[@shadycatz85]

feijoa tastes like a cross between apple, pear, and green grape.

[@CEToorn]

Funny fact about water: Whichever route water takes, or through whom it passes, there is always the same amount of water on earth.

[@DomingoDeSantaClara]

My first job as a 14-15 year old driving a tractor on a sheep station in Otago,I would stop at an old barn which had a rain fed tank attached,the water was beautiful on a hot summer day. One day I thought I'd climb up and check it was free of leaves etc,no leaves but there was a possum carcass that was only skin and bone floating on top,everything else had decomposed...I never drank from that tank again. After coming to the UK,I was at the front of the house where there happened to be a banana passionfruit tree growing,I noticed a few were ripe so I was standing there eating one when the landlord showed up,he asked me what they were as he had no idea they were edible and he'd owned the house for over twenty years. I loved picking them when I was a kid,they were everywhere. I've found Brits are quite disgusted at the thought of drinking water off a roof,it doesn't come more natural than that and as Brian said,the water comes from reservoirs with birds,fish and all sorts of wildlife crapping and swimming in it.

[@ItsaDrama]

The thing I love about these comments are hearing other people's stories...thanks so much for sharing. (I covered my ears and said la la when I read about the dead possum 🤣)

[@ninjahz2857]

LOL that’s funny Banana trees are growing everywhere here at the back of my house here in Auckland, where we sometimes have it green or leave it till it’s ripe and make smoothies out of it. We also have Feijoas lemon plums yellow peaches persimmons apples oranges monkey apples taro leaves growing around the house. We did have a apricot tree avocado tree grapes silvabeet tomatoes pumpkin and a white peach tree but my father had to remove it when we renovated and extended our family home. My father loved planting and growing things and making a garden. My father always taught us that growing vegetables and fruits in your back yard is a MUST! It’s something to ensure that you can fall onto when you have nothing else to support or feed your family. He would always give veges and fruits to our neighbours friends and family. We also save rain water but we only use it to clean windows and cars or water his garden when it’s not raining. Sadly he has passed away but his garden is still bearing fruits and vegetables and my family is still enjoying what he had planted in his memory.

[@ItsaDrama]

Your father sounded like a wonderful man, how lovely that you have his garden to remind you of him 🥰Thank you for sharing!

[@miken4591]

As a child we lived on rainwater, unfiltered. There was no taste of chlorine etc. Never had any issues. Any poos etc drop to the bottom of the tank, less than in reservoirs. Feijoas are wonderful and make excellent jam and ice cream. They are not yet exported as they have yet to be breed to cope with long distance travel. This will come.

[@ItsaDrama]

Thanks for sharing Mike! 😊

[@Deadbeatkooklord]

I agree, city water is so disgusting, I'll take rain water off my roof any day

[@Deadbeatkooklord]

Drinking rain water is advanced, literally free water that's clean and eco freindly, i grew up on unfiltered in nz and literally never anything ever happens, city water is so disgusting, miles and miles of dirty old pipes, I remember the first time I went to England I remember thinking the water smelt awful, so I never drank it

[@ItsaDrama]

Thanks for watching Geoff! 😊

[@icebergrose8955]

I work for a paint company. At 7 the tradies come in for the days paint and a cup of coffee. By 10 I have to kick them all out, just sitting around talking crap, go to work! Lol.

[@karinaw977]

My grandparents lived in Toowoomba Australia and had an above ground rain water tank all their lives (till 2011) and they wouldn’t touch ‘town water’. Never filtered the water and it was the cleanest water I ever tasted.

[@ItsaDrama]

Agreed! Just been to Wellington for the weekend and the water didn't taste as lovely as our tank water! Thanks for watching Karina😊

[@roryhebberd9766]

I'm a kiwi and didn't know what a feijoa was either until I was 17 or so. They didn't grow in the south no bananas either. Backyard fruit was apples, berries, plums, peaches in central Otago.

[@ItsaDrama]

That makes us feel a bit better Rory! Thanks so much for watching, sending warm greetings down to the lovely south ☺️

[@motherofcatsnz]

RAPID stands for Rural Address Property IDentification. It gives every rural property with a dwelling an address. This means that you can explain exactly where you live on a long rural road. RAPID is particularly useful for emergency services such as Police, ambulance, fire service and Civil Defence.

[@kiwikathy]

You may not see this comment....But I grow bananas 🍌 in Auckland yield of 10 bunch’s this Summer - along with lemons 🍋 lines, fejoas, mulberry 🍇 grapes.😊I’ve never heard Kia ka ha pronounced in three syllables. Love you guys ❤️ 16 mins I was in tears of laughter ALL BLACKS when I was in Venice test match on between NZ & Australia. NZ won we all shook hands then post match yakking till two in the morning. I also love soccer ⚽️ World Cup 👌🏼✨💫

[@ItsaDrama]

I can see you Kathe! Thanks so much for taking the time to come and say hi, we really appreciate it ☺️ Brian and I are still working on his pronunciation of kia kaha, please be patient with us, we will eventually get it right 😉😁 Have a great week kathe! ☺️

[@moniquegin8444]

Geez I didnt even know that about rural house numbers. When people here in US find out I'm from NZ they always bring up All Blacks, I'm surprised how many know of the All Blacks and I don't bring it up. When I bought my place in Gisborne it already had 2 feijoas and 2 avocados and a grape vine, I was sooo happy!

[@ItsaDrama]

Hehe! I don't know how on earth I got through life not knowing about the AB...I do know a lot about LFC though...🤣Lovely to see your comment Monique ☺️

[@bremCZ]

Birds of a feather tend to wave at eachother in NZ. Bus drivers, taxi drivers, motorcyclists, tradies, truck drivers, even car dealerships and tyre dealers... Definitely not just New Plymouth.

[@ItsaDrama]

That's so cool! I love that attitude. 🥰Thanks for watching Brem! 😊

[@devilsadvocate2656]

I live in Auckland's Eastern suburbs and its quite common for people to greet you as they pass (or in fact chat with you when you're both waiting for say the bus, your order of fish & chips etc). My girlfriend comes from Aucklands western suburbs (which Aucklanders call the Wild West 'and people who live there, Westies). Anyhoo, we were walking through the nature reserve close to my house, when a passing stranger said hello to us. After she'd passed, my girlfriend gave me the strangest look and asked if I knew her. Apparently exchanging pleasantries with strangers is not something that Westies do. So clearly, there's a difference of attitude depending upon what part of Auckland you live in (or it could just be confined to the west where you're probably more likely to be shaken down for your wallet).

[@ItsaDrama]

Thank you for not only watching but for taking the time to leave such a great comment, we really appreciate you being here with us. Have a great Weekend and sending warm wishes up to Auckland! ☺️

[@NZTanzya]

It varies hugely from person to person in all areas, on the shore some we walk our dog regularly, and lots of strangers say hi, or smile, others pretend they dont see you.

[@kaygriffiths8759]

Load of rubbish, lived in West Auckland for 30 years, everyone friendly, no trouble at all, so unless there has been a colossal change this isn’t true.

[@devilsadvocate2656]

@kaygriffiths8759 Ahhh... So the tale my GF tells of her daughter walking hm from the train station one evening was imagined. Apparently a gang of several "big fellahs" surrounded her & marched her to the ATM where she was forced to withdraw money for them. Sounds real friendly to me.

[@annaboivin9209]

"Is that true Brian?". Omgosh I laughed so hard. Yes, there are some banana trees. I have seen a few here and there. :) Also ran into a kiwi in Brighton when the All Blacks were touring, they told us to go and watch the game at a pub that was friendly to kiwis. I took my two teenage girls. We were there about 15 mins when my daughter said "don't say a word mum, these guys are getting mental cause the English are losing". We sat very quietly as the All Blacks won (pretty convincingly) and snuck out without saying another word. LOL.

[@ItsaDrama]

Haha! Love it! 🤣

[@NZKiwi87]

She’s right about being able to smell smoke in water. Women have a much stronger / more sensitive sense of smell - my own husband has been surprised on multiple occasions by things I’ve sniffed out. It can be a very helpful skill for safety sometimes 👍

[@ItsaDrama]

Yes! I knew it! Thank you ☺️I wasn't blessed with this big nose for nothing 🤣

[@NZKiwi87]

@@ItsaDrama haha! My own husband thought I was a bit mad when we first met but now if I sniff anything he immediately pays attention, especially if it’s a hot electrical smell 😂

[@jodeeaicken6839]

Yep I was brought up on tank water and I could taste smoke in water in winter as it was just collected off our roof

[@kingstontahau2302]

TBH i dont like Feijoa's either as kid it was the best thing we use to raid the neighbours tree. I agree alot of tradies and truck drivers wave out to eachother its common all over NZ. Also love the channel im very grateful for your love towards my home country^^ Kia Ora

[@ItsaDrama]

Thank you so much, we really appreciate you being here! 😊

[@user-wickedflower]

My whole farm in Northland uses rain water, all the animal troughs & the house also. My house tank has a filter & i clean out the gutters on my roofs.

[@ItsaDrama]

Thanks so much for sharing this Kate, we really appreciate it! 😊

[@stephenevans5648]

Bananas, I have seen growing also in the Hawkes Bay. I live in Wellington and I have so many mandarins, peaches and apples that I have to give them away in summer. I think we are lucky to have a climate that is never really too hot, or too cold. I have just come back from the UK, so I can appreciate that now. Thanks. Steve.

[@ItsaDrama]

I think the climate here is perfect too...That is one of the big draws to New Zealand I think, is that we have seasons. I'd love to have a peach tree but I think it might be a bit too windy where we are. Thanks so much for taking the time to say hi Stephen! 😁

[@pianoman4967]

Good stuff and normal humourous presentation! Love it. I do think you're a bit over the top filter wise with your rainwater, however to each his/her own. If someone's mum wouldn't drink the water, get her to consider the fact, that in London for example, the water you drink has been through at least 7 sets of kidneys before yours! True. Here in NZ the rains first notable experience with kidneys are yours!

[@ItsaDrama]

Thank you! I remember when we first learned that at school about how many times the water passes through other people! It's one of those things that you decide to block out of your mind isn't it?! Thanks so much for watching ☺️

[@tgapete01]

When I was a kid growing up in the far north, we had the standard quarter acre section. We had a lemon tree, plum tree, apple tree, grapes, feijoa tree and my favourite, the guava tree. We would stand around it having a good feed. On the back part of the section mum and dad grew sweetcorn. Beautiful when fresh. Tomatoes, peas, carrots, spuds are some of the other crops I remember fresh from the garden. A good way to grow up. Oh yes, we had a rainwater tank for drinking as well. Bore water was used for washing. One of mums relatives grew gapes on their section, for home made wine. Delly plonk we called it. And yes, I can remember the odd banana tree around, though they were a small type, unlike the ones you normally find in the shop.

[@ItsaDrama]

Ohh... that sounds like something from a children's story book 🥰What a lovely description. I'd like to try a glass of that deli plonk! Thanks so much for watching and for sharing this with us 😊

[@eqmcgoon]

@@ItsaDrama I don’t think “dally plonk” means deli as in delicatessen. The far north was settled by many Dalmatians (Croatians) who went up looking for gold and Kauri gum and made a little wine on the side. The names are all over the place - Nobillo, Selak, Babich, Frankovich - North Auckland rugby teams always had an Urlich or Vodanovich in them. So anyway, dally wine is wine made Croatian style, not delicatessen style.

[@tgapete01]

@@libbysevicke-jones3160 Mums Hibiscus tree. Now you have the old memory going and me longing for home.

[@ItsaDrama]

@@eqmcgoon that is fascinating...thank you so much for this wonderful information. Oh...We feel so blessed to have all of this inside information from people who know what’s what...thank you so much xx

[@thatbird2]

Ahhh... Macrocarpa. The old pioneer standby for a windbreak, back in earlier times. We kids used to use the seed balls as ammunition for our slingshots, a practice which left a hefty bruise, and was forbidden but we did it anyway. :)

[@ItsaDrama]

Love it Wendy 😆Thanks for sharing!

[@thatbird2]

@@ItsaDrama My pleasure. Thank you for bringing back the memories!

[@jleljlel]

Did you know you can use base tank overflow,so that when the rain tank overflows a pipe on the bottom that cleans the bottom of the tank.

[@ItsaDrama]

No! I wonder if Bri knows that...I'll go and ask him! Thanks so much for watching and for the tip Jul ☺️

[@Argo3351]

Yes there are banana trees here in NZ. I live in Whanganui and there are a lot of people here that grow banana's. They are nit like the banana's you see in the supermarket they are much smaller. The variety that a lot of people grow here are Ladies Fingers, I guess because as they grow they look like fingers on your hand. Much sweeter and seeds are more noticable than what you see in banana's you buy in the supermarket.

[@ItsaDrama]

Thank you for watching and for taking the time to say hi Jason, we really appreciate it ☺️

[@heatherwatson8273]

Liz from one kiwi to another (which you are now), get in the car girl and drive to Auckland, you can see banana palms growing on the road side and the further up the east coast you go the the more you will see.

[@ItsaDrama]

Love it! Thanks Heather point taken 🤣🍌

[@patchadams9282]

Kia ora guys have only just discovered your posts/videos. The rural numbers are called "Rapid Response" numbers. Insurers ask for them if you have farm insurance in New Zealand. Keep doing what you are doing. Chur Bro and Bro-ette :-)

[@ItsaDrama]

Kia ora Patch! So glad to have you here 😊Thanks for the info and for taking the time to say hi!

[@johnwatson6164]

Filtration suggestion. 10 micron (big lumps) 1 micron (small lumps) carbon filter removes various poisons and some chemicals like chlorine and a UV filter for any bugs that made it through the other three. After that your water should be potable. JW

[@ItsaDrama]

Thanks John! Great advice. Thanks so much for watching and for taking the time to comment 😊

[@denisegibson819]

Fejoas taste very similar to a guava with a slightly tart taste. The texture is very similar as well. In South Africa, guavas grew everywhere as birds and monkeys eat the guavas and spread the seeds.

[@raegenpio7497]

I think it taste/smells like sunlight liquid, just FYI, it’s such a hard fruit t9 describe

[@spacecadet35]

We don't tend to get bananas in New Zealand. But we get plantain, which is a very close relative. They grow bunches of 'bananas', but they are ripe when they are still green. They do not turn yellow. You can still eat them though.

[@ItsaDrama]

Thank you for watching and for taking the tine to comment! We really appreciate it 😊

[@raegenpio7497]

Banana trees are usually found in PI’s backyards, as they use the leaves for umu’s

[@raegenpio7497]

Kiwi’s: can any one remember the name of this fruit, from a tree, they were yellow and had a brown pip inside then, remember eating honey suckles on the way home from school, back in the day when you never got a ride to school

[@heatherclark8668]

Lots of people in Australia have lemon trees too especially if they are Italian or Greek.

[@fredwheki1088]

Kia ora what a classic intro to the life of discovering New Zealand. Very entertaining had me in Fitz so funny.

[@ItsaDrama]

Kia ora and thank you so much Fred, we really appreciate you taking the time to stop by! 😊

[@catchcryhamm275]

House numbering in rural areas in Australia are like that too now, maybe not 100's kms from town, but just outside the towns.

[@ItsaDrama]

That's interesting. Now it's got me thinking what do rural houses in the UK do? I think we just have house names? Hmm? Thank you so much for watching Catherine😊

[@debraticehurst2583]

I am on rain water tank here, from the roof. I do not filter my water. Never been sick, nor has any one else who comes here.

[@ItsaDrama]

Thanks for the feedback Debra! 😊

[@flashrobbie]

Bananas grow in Auckland and up from there, maybe a bit down from there too.

[@ItsaDrama]

Thanks for the info Robert, I have never seen them here in Taranaki but now I'm going to be on the lookout!

[@carolynrose753]

If you numberby dwelling on a rural road it does not allow for subdivision and more houses hence the distance number of metres from the start of the road.

[@ItsaDrama]

Didn't think of that but now that you say it it makes sense otherwise (it would just be a lot of a, b, cs etec I guess! )Thanks Carolyn 😊

[@billylanauze3576]

We used to put an eel in our water tank. It has to be big enough to not fit up the pipe. It will keep your tank clean of any weed, insects or anything else that may find its way in there.

[@ItsaDrama]

THAT is fascinating! Really? Wow…I’m off to tell Bri! Thanks so much Billy 😃

[@nikiTricoteuse]

That was traditional when l lived in ltaly too. They used to eat one of the eels for dinner on Christmas eve.

[@paulwallace7115]

Hi love your videos , I live in Auckland and grow Bananas Oranges Lemons Limes Grapefruit Tamarillo and Feijoas and peaches. Cheers Paul Wallace

[@ItsaDrama]

Thanks for sharing Paul! 😊

[@dennisknight7563]

your right about the water smelling like smoke after a rainfall,i had a water tank and it always did that

[@ItsaDrama]

Thank you Dennis! I was beginning to think that I'd imagined it! 😂

[@cdalesupersix]

I grew up on unfiltered roof water. Probably helped my strong immune system. Tastes better than town water. Situation normal.

[@ItsaDrama]

Thanks so much for watching and yes, agreed about the immune system bit! 😊

[@WavegirlThinks]

I live in Auckland, NZ, and we have a grove of banana plants that produce bananas each year.

[@fin7251]

Feijoas to me taste like sweet soap. It's one of those foods that you either love it or hate it, no in-betweens. (Just like Marmite)

[@BoldRam]

Fejoia's are over-rated, It's like having a depressed passionfruit. :)

[@ItsaDrama]

That's a wonderful simile! I might steal that and use it in a book 🤣

[@haleyrichardson8818]

😲 How DARE you...

[@bubblemummy1]

That's a lovely pic of you in your burger van! Xx

[@ItsaDrama]

Oh thank you....Little did I know when that pic was taken that we'd be living in New Zealand and sharing it on KZbin?! Thank you 🥰

[@paulacharman]

Looks like Liz is wearing the very same pendant in this video and the photo of her inside the posh burger van! 🤩

[@lindamcleod887]

Regarding the numbering of properties. It used to be, and may still be in smaller towns, that the start of a road’s numbering was at the end closest to the Post Office. I can recall being told this as a kid and I’ve checked ever since. It appears to be so.

[@ItsaDrama]

That's interesting to hear Linda, and a really good point. (I'll be looking ot for that now!) thank you 😊

[@gracepreston9995]

Good on yous 👍 thank you for sharing your vids, love it❤️

[@ItsaDrama]

Our pleasure!Thank you so much for watching Grace 😊

[@gracepreston9995]

@@ItsaDrama yous are very welcome, it is nice to see a lovely couple from the UK that are now kiwis, welcome to the family so nice to have you both here ❤️

[@ericshepherd5672]

If you have a lemon tree best thing you can do is go out once a week in spring and have a pee around the base of it.. Urine is rich in nitrogen and potassium and citrus plant like it.. It's an old NZ custom that probably very few still do... I still do it just for the hell of it

[@ItsaDrama]

Thank for the tip Eric! *Just off out for five minutes Bri...* 😆

[@chrisorourke2110]

Spent first 12 years of my life drinking tank water straight from the roof. Still drink it. BTW in Australia, where we now have 2 tanks.

[@ItsaDrama]

Thanks for the info Chris, always fab to know what others in the world are doing! Appreciate it 😊

[@lisad8281]

I have to admit that I love having our lime and lemon trees.....have to give them away we have soo many. And yes, you do get banana trees here!!!

[@ItsaDrama]

I wish you lived near us...I'd love a neighbour with a lime tree! Thanks for watching Lisa! ☺️

[@lisad8281]

@@ItsaDrama Yeah, bit far away up here in Auckland....maybe you guys need to sort out some sheep proof fencing or something hahaha, you've got that good volcanic soil down there too so if the sheep gave your trees a chance, I bet you guys would be the ones giving them away!! The prices of limes here are unbelievable, especially when they are quite prevalent in peoples gardens!!!

[@maniacorb]

My water is caught via the roof. Never filtered. Just get the tanks cleaned every so often to take the solids off the bottom of the tank.

[@BoldRam]

Growing up we had a big plastic 40 gallon rainwater drum collecting the rain off our shed. Dad swore by it rather than tap water for the garden and soft water was really good for mums steam iron as it didn't rust the insides or get all calcified. Us kids used to drink it when we were outside and It tasted better than our flouride tap water.

[@ItsaDrama]

Yes! Another massive advantage is that the shower door is easier to clea. Where we lived before (in a rented house) there was so much limescale on the glass doors - now we never have that problem (makes it far easier for Bri to clean...😂) Thanks for watching!

[@gissyb1]

We've got plums, nectarines, apricot, tangelos, lemons and feijoas at home.. just chucked pips out the window and they grew! Also hand bananas but too annoying to cut back..I'm in Gisborne 😊

[@Andy_M986]

There are tons of Banana trees in NZ Liz,Auckland have them all over the place,with Bananas growing on them.

[@ItsaDrama]

Oh Thor...come on...I thought you'd be on my side!...🤣Ok, I need to find some banana trees and get a pic next to them 🤣

[@Andy_M986]

@@ItsaDrama 😁

[@Megan7088-6]

Hi there, you two are so funny 😂 and I love your korero (Talk) My son is doing his building apprenticeship in Auckland, he moved there from our little country town in the Bay of Plenty where almost everyone waves or toots 😂 he can confirm that they don't wave in Auks 😂👍🏽

[@ItsaDrama]

Oh thank you so much Meg! It must just be the smaller towns then hey? Good luck to your boy and sending you both lots of love from the Naki 😊

[@Megan7088-6]

@@ItsaDrama Thank you 🙂

[@MeppyMan]

Just found your channel and love it. I’m a Kiwi and had no idea about the house numbering.

[@ItsaDrama]

Welcome aboard Mark! So grateful that you found us 😊

[@nikiTricoteuse]

I think they're mainly for rural properties.

[@janeosullivan345]

I have banana trees in my garden and it’s common I also have a lime tree

[@RM-ti8nf]

Mmm feijoa and ginger jam is the nicest jam I've ever tasted. And feijoa and apple crumble 😋

[@ItsaDrama]

Sounds great! Thanks for making my mouth water!! 🤣

[@dial999forme]

Yet another brilliant episode!!

[@ItsaDrama]

Thank you! 🥰

[@carolynrose753]

Once you start eating feijoa you cannot stop at just one. They need to be just ripe for full flavor

[@ItsaDrama]

And with the added benefit of being good for joints! Perfect! 😊

[@thatbird2]

Feijoas are so yummm! They look like little green mice, minus the legs, tail, ears and whiskers. They are also known as Pineapple Guavas, Liz, so your sensation of Pineapple-ish flavour is right on the money.

[@ItsaDrama]

I love that description! Little mice without tails and legs (sounds like a children's storybook!) Thanks so much, Wendy, although I do have to give credit to Bri for the pineapple observation (I said they tasted like bubblegum 🤣)

[@raegenpio7497]

They taste like sunlight liquid to me, not that I’ve eaten detergent lol

[@peteryoung2883]

Growing up as a kid in Taradale we had our own well/bore, quite common back then if I remember rightly. Took me a while to get used to drinking bottled water when I moved to where I live now (Portugal). I understand it though cause the tap water here is crap. Can't say the same for the wine which is generally superb.

[@ItsaDrama]

We have never been to Portugal (I regret not going while we were so close in Span) but it is on the list! Save some of that red wine for us! 🍷🇵🇹🇳🇿

[@jeffcarroll6553]

First 15 years of my life, rain water tanks, corrugated iron, Dad emptied out one once, dead possum, no bother. Then twenty years on another tank, cleaned out the bottom after 15 years, 30 cm of sludge on the bottom, meh. Never ill. Bore water is so hard it is awful to drink or bathe in. Napier's water is now nothing to savior, thanks chlorine. Great channel

[@ItsaDrama]

Thanks Jeff, Brian has seen a few self contained ecosystems in water tanks 😆Thank you for watching!

[@phoebus007]

As a Bath Rugby supporter, I found your All Blacks admittance most amusing. Bold of you to tell the truth in NZ but, as some Kiwis may not appreciate, to make the mistake in Bath of all places. Despite its recent lack of success, until the late 90's Bath had been the top English club for a number of years and continues to have a fervent, loyal (and wealthy) following.

[@ItsaDrama]

Hehe! You can see the way that my neck and cheeks turn bright pink when I tell the tale that I was scared! Thanks, for watching Stuart! 😁

[@monowaikiwi6802]

If you want good lemons put the sheep poo around the lemon tree. Or just butya bag of sheep poo pellets. Lemons are hungry plants. Banana trees grow on the East Coast and up north - not common - but certainly growing in gardens etc.

[@ItsaDrama]

We have sheep so I will try that! Our trees are fenced off to try and stop the sheep from eating the leaves but I didn't think to feed the trees with poo. Onto it. Watch this space...we'll be overflowing with lemons soon! Thanks for watching 😊

[@johne6479]

Burt Munroe swore by taking a pee at the base of your lemon tree at times . .and he built the worlds fastest Indian (motorcycle) . .true story lol

[@dennisfoster5910]

Bananas are common

[@thatbird2]

@@johne6479 Yep. Lemons love urine.

[@jasonpayneuk]

Brilliant video! Ive made the reverse journey and now call Hertfordshire home after spending the first 26 years in NZ. Feijoas are something I haven’t had in so long, loads of older Auckland homes have them in backyards (along with citrus) and my big memory is in season people having bags of them to give away from their front yards - not sure if that’s still a thing? Also remember a great uncle growing bananas (or trying to, they need a lot more heat to thrive) and Dad had an avocado tree at our place. Number 4 did make me laugh! Thanks for posting!

[@ItsaDrama]

Thanks so much! Glad that you enjoyed it 😊And yes, (certainly here in Taranaki) bags of feijoas are seen in front gardens to give away! Say hi to England for us! 🥰

[@jasonpayneuk]

@@ItsaDrama that I will - hope you enjoy those feijoas next season - crumble is pretty good but in cakes, they’re really good too

[@LRyder65]

I’m in the US and I love the All Blacks. So yes I started laughing once I saw where your story was going.

[@nikiTricoteuse]

Another great video. I'm with you Brian, on the feijoas (taste like bubblegum flavoured turpentine) and the obsession with rugby. Liz, if you're seriously worried about bird poo etc ending up in the water, get Brian to install a "first flush" system. There's some pretty easy to make ones on the web that use a length of poly pipe and a tennis ball. From memory, the water flows off the roof taking whatever with it and fills the pipe, as it fills the tennis ball floats up and at a certain point tips a second section of pipe so the water flows into the collection tank.

[@will7375]

I think you guys are a wonderful couple... As I watch your vids I become more convinced, that you are more then worthy to receive information that pertains to this land from a descendant of the first to arrive in these lands rather then the narrative of Kupe being the first to these shores. Firstly, around 88BC a man called Hakotah (AKA: Hawaii-Loa, Akata, Hakotah, and Hako was born . He was a curious man and set out from the Americas into the Pacific ocean. After a time, he was guided by a "long white cloud" to these shores. Hakotah being a righteous man and believed that the God of all things favoured those who sort to be obedient and righteous and that God would reveal all for his progeny. When Hakotah (Hako) arrived on the fringes of this land, he gave homage to God almighty. He took a portion of scripture to give this land it's name. "Ao te aroa" the meaning being "LOVE THE WORLD". Let me break it down for you. AO = World Te = The AROA=Love . AROA is Cook Island Maori for LOVE, and just like AROHA, ALOHA AND TALOFA is love in a few of dialects of Polynesia, the fact remains, God guided my ancestor to these shores. I am a direct blood descenadant of Hakotah, AKA: Hawaii-Loa, Akata, Hakotah and Hako. His descendants are Ngati Hako of of Hauraki. Like all Polynesians, we descend back through to the house of Joseph through Manaseah and Ephhraim. It's a privilege to reveal the true meaning of the original name of this land to you. I felt compelled to do so because of your love for this land. The advice I give to you now is, Love one another to the day you die and in so doing, fulfill the meaning of this land. That "Love prevails above all else". Love the world. Kia ora tatau.

[@ItsaDrama]

Oh Will...we don’t know what to say. Thank you so very much for not only sending us such a beautiful comment, but for taking the time to share your ancestors wonderful history with us. We feel very honoured and privileged. Thank you so very much. X

[@pukicat]

Thank you Will , very interesting comment . I never knew about your ancestors . I was always told about Kupe as , I suppose , most Kiwis were . I will do a bit of research and see what I can find . I do enjoy Liz and Brian's videos as they are very positive and have a great sense of humour. Cheers Will.

[@Lynnefromlyn]

Gosh what inhospitable people in Cornwall London and Bath, Oop North people are far friendlier, and in fact, we’ve moved to Norfolk and people wave and say hello often..

[@ItsaDrama]

Glad to hear it Lynne! Thanks so much for watching - say hello to the North for us! (Especially Preston, where I was born), you are right there are no warmer people than those in the North 🥰

[@juliewilliams3579]

When I went to England I thought I could buy a ticket to a final at Wembley 🙄

[@ItsaDrama]

Hahaha! Yes! Glad it's not just me Julie! When we first arrived in New Zealand, the very first day we saw a huge whale out to sea up in the Northlands. 🐳 We were super excited and took lots of photos and then after a while, we said "oh well, let's not get too excited, we'll probably see these every day". Twelve years later and never seen one since...😐🤣

[@bronniem5884]

Feijoa= tart gritty sand. Love!

[@layxianassif1985]

Yes. There are banana trees in New Plymouth. The fruits are so delicious.

[@ItsaDrama]

Well, I never..! Brian was right! 🤣(Sshhh...) 😆

[@mothersuperior6751]

Feijoa. They are ripe when they drop off the tree. They are a citrus fruit and therefore tart. I find them an acquired taste. Feijoa and apple shortcake. Yum.

[@ItsaDrama]

Ohhh...now that sounds nice..I love shortbread! yum! 😁

[@johne6479]

nice! . .haha on the flame trees (Don't try to climb them ;-)..)

[@myresponsesarelimited7895]

You guy's have a great chemistry that's funny to watch, we'll let you off on the All black thing, we normally bannish someone for such a heinous transgression but we like you so we'll let it slip, everyone used to greet each other back in the day, but the bigger the city the more that's a thing of the past, I love when you drive through the whop whops and country people wave to you like your a friend, where I come from (more of a Maori thing)... but if you make eye contact your obligated to smile and flick your eyebrows and head up a little all at once, I experienced what you guys spoke about from people in Auckland, it was so weird and made the place seem strange and unfriendly, made me homesick, even when you made eye contact and acknowledged them, they would look away and pretend they didn't see ....fkn jafa's 😁

[@ItsaDrama]

Thank you Sam. Soz about the AB thing. I actually know quite a lot about them now...honest...🤣 🇳🇿

[@robert3987]

Feijoas are wonderful.

[@ItsaDrama]

I like them, especially when my mum makes that crumble...yum!

[@umumclean8161]

Kia ora Korua. Great show. Thank you, just another Maori Kiwi.

[@bb21again.67]

In the 90's I read about a London plumber who moved to Auckland and used a Bently GT as his work car.

[@dominicray-chaudhuri4576]

I used to see a tradie (I can't remember if it was a plumber) driving around the North Shore in his Bentley Continental GT with his name on the side and ladders on the roof. Haven't seen him for a few years. Hate to think what a Bentley-driving plumber would have charged!

[@ItsaDrama]

😆😆 That’s hilarious! I wonder if it was a marketing ploy? You’d certainly never forget him!

[@bb21again.67]

@@ItsaDrama I don't think so it was a story in "The New Zealander",an NZ based paper here in Australia.

[@randomoldbloke]

Rainwater is the best water you can get , have never had a filter on any of my tanks , have been sick from town water never tank

[@ItsaDrama]

Thanks for the feedback, Pete! 😊

[@sutherlandshots2954]

You guys are seriously funny !!!! Yell out if you ever need a part time plumber !

[@ItsaDrama]

Will do! Have a wonderful week 😘

[@bernicebabe4154]

Funny! By the way, we used to live out of Whangarei and grew bananas and pawpaw. Here in the northern South Island we grow most things prolifically.

[@ItsaDrama]

Thanks for watching Bernice! 😊