Watch this BEFORE going to New Zealand! Important things to know before going to NZ

As a kiwi, I would like to share with you several things to know before visiting New Zealand for the first time. Going to New Zealand or moving to New Zealand can be the experience of a lifetime, but you've still got to be prepared! I hope you enjoy these insights into life in New Zealand and please feel free to ask if you have any more questions.
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Are you planning a trip to New Zealand? Visiting new Zealand soon or know somebody who is? I'll be the first to admit, the kiwi people in New Zealand are friendly, laid back and easy going. However, there are particular aspects of the social norms and culture that you should have in mind so you don't make any faux pas. There are also things you need to keep in mind to protect yourself and stay safe in New Zealand!
This video gives you Tips for Visiting New Zealand or moving to New Zealand for the very first time! Enjoy!
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[@SouthernSara23]

My fiancé and I are flying to New Zealand to get married in less than two months. In preparation for the trip, I have been reading a lot of history. The Maori culture of New Zealand is long and rich. It has been fascinating to learn so much and I can’t wait to visit. So, just a friendly reminder white Euro centric history is not the only history in the world.

[@nargis.m3115]

I was literally born and raised in auckland, no idea why im watching this lmao

[@asuna.akabane6388]

Is it true that vegetables and fruits cost much money?

[@nargis.m3115]

@@asuna.akabane6388 compared to what country?

[@asuna.akabane6388]

@@nargis.m3115 France

[@katiexxpaige]

@@asuna.akabane6388 local products are less expensive than things that need imported. So they are "cheap" based on cost of living

[@hstechnohunk52]

I love you nargis

[@alinechaussade6087]

Hi Rosie, I am french and one year ago I commented one of your video, and told you I was planning to go to NZ. It's been 10 months now that I am here and it's awesome. I was in Milford Sound one week ago! So great!! 😉 You're video is so true to what I have noticed here! 😂

[@Epsillion70]

That is so true about the harshness of the sun in New Zealand. When I was visiting a friend in Wellington a couple of years ago. I was there on a calm 20 degree summers day. I was thinking I would be okay out and about with no sunscreen. Having lived in sub-tropical Brisbane, Australia for 14 years. Nope! I got sunburn that made me look like a lobster. My friend then apologised for not telling me about the ozone layer issue you have there. :-)

[@owenmclain3327]

Australia is also risky for too much sun exposure and in both places people appear much older from too much sun exposure, skin like a camels legs.

[@MrYogidoo]

Video starts at 0:57.

[@angelzxxiix9873]

Thanks!

[@abcxyz-cx4mr]

The New Zealand sense of humour sounds a lot like the British sense humour; we have something called “taking the piss” where we dig into others (usually our friends) or make fun of others

[@deedee7198]

That's literally our sence of humor aswell. It's all just for a laugh though. 🙂

[@abcxyz-cx4mr]

Desiree Canterbury - Yup, no hard feelings attached

[@stevetici2668]

I can relate to the heat in Australia. It's probably worse, in comparison to NZ since the summers get 40 + degrees & the nights are pretty muggy and humid, at least that's the case here in Sydney. Went to the beach the other day & had sun cream all over except my legs so they were burning for about 20 mins. Afterwards they looked like a cherry tomato.

[@Camila53658]

Best of luck in the coming year Rosie! Thanks for your content on youtube. Love from Texas💕

[@gibranmendozamagana8850]

Merci de tes mots ! J'ai hâte pour ma départ vers la Nouvelle Zélande l'année prochaine !

[@MRresievil310]

I’m going to NZ in July. I am excited to see what awaits me!

[@stevo728822]

That strong Sun and high UV is good for damaging Covid-19.

[@ButacuPpucatuB]

This makes me all the more excited to see New Zealand ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@christiancuadra7836]

Going to Wellington this saturday and im completely stoked!. Will be roaming the north island for 20 days. Hopefully i ll learn some of the slangs from your videos to make life easier for me there haha. Great channel and thanks for the tips!

[@SnoozeAddict]

Happy New Year to you!

[@germaineboatwala-sidhva1079]

I've noticed that even indoors on a hot day, it feels like a burning sun in summer. Strange that 😀. But I love NZ! 💕

[@jandobson2768]

Might be worth mentioning gorgeous NZ, like our darling Tassie, is not necessarily a 24 hour economy. Especially in the country areas and especially outside the season, it can be tricky to source fuel, food, pharmaceuticals, public toilets, wi fi or even phone access et al

[@rickchollett]

New Zealand is on my list! And I'll definitely concur that you are very pretty!

[@nicolesoltau3168]

Awesome video, thanks!!❤ I would love a video about different cities in NZ to live in or to visit, that would be amazing!

[@virtualspanner]

Hi Rosie, your videos are very helpful and I am learning from it a lot!

[@dmxos5336]

Thank you so much for tips! Have a good New Year!❤

[@himalayan8315]

Kia Ora Rosie😚hey you forgot to inform the people that the residents of Rotorua have a steady diet of baked beans,eggs and kina🙊and the best haircuts in the world are found in Southland🙈,shot for the upload again👏👍

[@hausolivier3188]

Bonjour Rosie, je suis un fan de votre chaîne. Bien souvent quand vous parlez de la France, je trouve que vous frappez juste et trouve cela vraiment interessant, et je trouve que cette vidéo sur votre pays, la Nouvelle-Zélande, est bien plus interessante encore. Je pense que vous devriez faire bien plus de vidéo sur votre culture. En vous embrassant et vous souhaitant un "Happy New Year" à vous et votre mari.

[@jcben]

Thanks for those precious advices.

[@samanthadarcy-bruce1721]

I have a lot of family in New Zealand but I've never made the trip, definitely going to go within the next 2 years, can't wait x

[@obsessedwithapps18]

I have wanted to visit New Zealand for such a long time, so my boyfriend and I have been trying to save up to travel there (we would be flying all the way from the US so flights aren't cheap). The longest my boyfriend can get off of work would be about 2 weeks, so I'm leaning towards visiting one of the islands to really experience it. However, I can't decide which island to visit!!! Please help!!! I want to see as much of the beautiful landscapes and wildlife as I can, but from what I've read both islands have a ton to offer! I'd love to see Fiordland, but also see the Waitomo glowworms!

[@igot1subs901]

Visit South Island much more expensive but more pleasant to the eye.

[@RalphDratman]

Excellent! Thanks so much for that great information.

[@yuliyas2336]

Very useful video! Thank you!

[@jellybee68]

Happy New Year Rosie....have a great holiday. you should brush up on all the quirks that kiwis have and do a vlog on that :-)

[@norbertfontaine8524]

A propos de l'intensité du rayonnement solaire; quels sont les conséquences sur les animaux ou la végétation ? Les animaux ne mettent pas de crème solaire j'imagine ;-)

[@espritpastequien3522]

Wooow this really makes me want to go to NZ! 😍 it seems so special! Maybe someday 😄

[@Ant_Scal__Lf_]

So DO I pacificly aukland

[@MrWillt100]

I'm not insecure and don't require others to tell me how beautiful New Zealand is. To ask or expect someone to tell me how beautiful our country is not a done the for Maori. Why because we we already know this.

[@ronaldhill1192]

Now that you have a strong following it's time to branch out: standup comedy or song & dance?

[@wishicouldshowmyname5815]

Thanks for the info. That is what I was looking for. However, I can deal with bad words and sarcasm. But the bugs I don't have much experience. Thanks for that.

[@lucien5700]

Je rajouterai que la chose la plus importante à savoir sur la NZ avant d’y aller et... Qu’il faut tout simplement y aller :) ! Le pays est magnifique et les Kiwis ont une hospitalité incroyable ! Je n’y ai été que quelques mois, mais c’est une des meilleures décisions que j’ai pris dans ma vie ;) !

[@johnlewis1078]

Happy New Year, Ms Rosie!!!

[@CrazyPandaBrew]

Thanks this is super useful!

[@ludivinnenobu2088]

Hey ! Bonne vidéo, merci à toi ! Je voulais juste te remercier pour tes vidéos xD je m'entraîne en anglais en te regardant avec la traduction automatique à côté... et puis tu parles de choses intéressantes ! En tout cas, bonnes fêtes et bonne journée :3

[@deedee7198]

As a Kiwi, I can fully agree with the sand flies (aka midgies), swearing and sarcasm. The sandflies are literally everywhere, and what makes it worse is that you can hardly see the little critters and don't realise you've been bitten until later when you've got a million lovely little itchy bites. Sarcasm, yeah. Were pretty sarcastic, but majority of the time it's just for a laugh. Were a nation who loves a good laugh, even if means roasting ourselves. Lol. And for the swearing, yes. We do swear.... alot. Majority of the time we're not trying to be offensive though, it's just our way of describing things I guess. But I love your videos girl. 😁

[@JERios-wv8lx]

I HOPE TO MOVE THERE IN THE NO SO DISTANT FUTURE.. HOWEVER AFTER HAVING READ A LOT AND WATCHED MANY VIDEOS ABOUT NZ, I CAME TO THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSION : 1- I WILL NEED A HIGH QUALITY SUN SCREEN 2- I WILL NEED A VERY STRONG INSECT REPELENT FOR THOSE SEA FLIES 3- AND AS FOR THE SKY- HIGH COST OF LIVING (HOUSING, GROCERY, GAS, ELECTRICITY, ETC.) I HOPE THAT THE US DOLLAR WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONGER THAN THE NZ DOLLAR -(MY SOURCE OF INCOME WILL PAY ME IN US DOLLARS.)

[@kissykrab]

Hello! I'm planning to come visit the Auckland area June 2021 and I was wanting to know what you would suggest when it comes to currency exchange. I'm coming from the US and I've never travelled internationally before. Thank you

[@Flaura2710]

Les kiwis aiment qu’on leur dise que la NZ est belle, mais si on ose dire que ce n’est pas aussi beau qu’on le pensait, ils se vexent, surtout si on leur dit qu’on a préféré l’Australie haha 😅. Je ne savais pas qu’il y avait des radars cachés en NZ, heureusement qu’on restait à 100km/h malgré ceux qui essayaient de nous pousser sur la route car c’est dur de respecter quand quelqu’un vous colle aux fesses 😅.

[@shauncummings2361]

Flr Vn you sure you’re not a Pom avec tous la complaining

[@richardcyr9040]

Why is it called NEW Zealand? Where/what is “old” Zealand?

[@giselledenbreems3992]

Richard Cyr i used to think that all the time when i was little 😂 (i live in New Zealand)

[@PierreGuinoiseau]

"Old Zealand" is the Dutch province of Zeeland, which New Zealand was named after. There is also a Danish island named Zealand but it's not related.

[@camembertdalembert6323]

every time you see "new" in the name of a place of former european colony, it refers to a european place.

[@mp131231]

In Netherlands

[@PSYCHOTRONICbrdcst]

@@PierreGuinoiseau Cool info there! I've wondered about "New" Zealand myself. Btw, the Danish island is only called "Zealand" in English; in Danish it's called Sjælland and thus not related to Zeeland or New Zealand at all (and incidentally I live on the island of Zealand/Sjælland).

[@TheLatiosnlatias02]

Merci beaucoup pour des idees

[@jbutfc]

On my way there in Feb!!! Wooooooooooo

[@bambino9235]

9:18 Something with "cunt" is that in NZ it seems to have friendlier connotations. I might call my mate a funny cunt (but I'd more likely call him a funny fuck[er]) but otherwise "cunt" is almost always a plain old insult

[@stephen10.]

French are like the newzealanders , we ask often to foreigners what they think about france .and we dislike if they find france not nice. We are the same than newzealander.

[@rebeccalafontaine8738]

Don't forget people freezing in their own home cos there's no insulation 🙄

[@williamkazak]

I was caught in a rip tide in southern California when I was young.

[@silentlightning2013]

Hmmmm „Natural bush“ 🌳

[@jimmykerr2983]

Yess we have a supper model and was married to rod stewart 😅

[@philippemellomida1058]

Watching from Philippines🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@gilbertquintereaudelachanc4906]

As a french guy who absolutely worship the entire filmography of Peter Jackson especially the LOTR trilogy. I would say that I just want to visit (or maybe moving to) New-Zealand cause I so want to meet ant talk with Peter Jackson (one of my dreams) and cause........IT'S FREAKING MIDDLE-EARTH !! lol

[@Verlander0]

Je comprends pour les douanes et c'est normal... J'aimerai pas qu'on ramène des bactéries et autres dans mon pays ...

[@khalidaassour9785]

Oh yeah nice mutch thank for you my dear

[@edwinswezey5028]

Thanks for the subtitles, Rosie: With your lovely but very thick accent, I find you hard to follow in English (I'm American but speak "mid-Atlantic" English). Also, thanks for the tips: I've always wanted to visit NZ but will now be wary of the harsh sun, rip tides and brush. I guess what's left is the cities, which don't interest me much; but the people do, even if they would swear too much for me, so what you say about them would charm me, like their sharp and sarcastic humor. The nature within hand's reach also seems great: wildlife on the beaches (but I would hate the insects) and would love to have the Kea bird steal something from me.

[@kiki27545]

How to find a job in NZ for three months as a French ?

[@thephoenix3155]

New Zealand is like the UK but more pleasant!

[@carlthomas7101]

U kidding me nothing like pomland

[@thephoenix3155]

Carl Thomas climatically and ethnically they are very similar.

[@abcxyz-cx4mr]

@@carlthomas7101 - All Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Celtic countries are very similar to each other or they share many cultural habits.

[@SuperLepianiste]

What is the "C" word ? 😅

[@sebastienpenault2604]

Bonjour et bonnes vacances. Le savez-vous que les séries Hercule et Xena ont été tournées chez vous, en Nouvelle-Zélande. D'après de ce que j'ai vu, il y a de beaux sites à couper le souffle. Merci pour les traductions parce que mon anglais n'est vraiment pas bon. À l'année prochaine (C'est normal que l'on vous souhaite une bonne année avant qu'elle ne débute. Je crois qu'en France, il y a comme une superstition ou autre chose : ça porte malheur. Faites-vous ça en Nouvelle-Zélande ?). Profitez de chaque seconde de votre pays parce qu'en il fait froid et j'ai suivi les informations concernant l'Australie où il y a des températures caniculaires, faites attention de ne pas brûler davantage sans couche d'ozone. Salut.

[@jimmykerr2983]

Yeah talk about 4 seasons in one day 😅jaks

[@valentijn8778]

Do you still do your patreon?

[@jaemfwon2411]

Lol happy new year

[@steveboy7302]

hello rosie

[@romulusaugustule3369]

And which is the "best" city between Auckland and Wellington ?

[@GathCoiff]

In my opinion, Wellington by far. Auckland is just a huge city like there is anywhere else in the world. Wellington reflects better the Kiwi vibe 😍

[@heathilea]

I'm from Auckland and I would say Wellington is the better of the two. Wellington is quite compact and you can do a lot of things quite cheaply. Auckland is good too if you like beaches but you really need a car and bit more money to explore Auckland properly.

[@southernmapping2880]

Wellington

[@marijanewernsman6134]

Wellington, especially if you are a Tolkien fan.

[@TrenTGaming]

Can i bring pc parts to New Zealand?

[@boutineaulouis2838]

Don't you mention sharks?

[@caiodollis6159]

Here in Brazil, New Zealand is known as a development and welfare state model

[@steveboy7302]

what does that mean

[@steveboy7302]

new zealands not that poor

[@traditionalfood367]

steve boy : Means NZ is an example for other countries to imitate.

[@steveboy7302]

+Traditional Food is that good or bad

[@traditionalfood367]

steve boy: Normally we imitate only those whom we view positively.

[@camembertdalembert6323]

how I see new zealand : a beautiful country with people who falsely beleive they are on the edge of environnemental questions.

[@jogendrasingh4561]

Hii mam ... good evening

[@varmelith8941]

Is it juste you or New-zealanders usually refer to themselves as ''Kiwis'' ? C'est drôle c'est comme si les français on s'appelait nous-même ''les grenouilles'' ^^

[@GlobalDrifter1000]

The C word? Holy Shit!

[@aliciabaker9482]

Shut up NZ is an amazing place I live there

[@et5895]

She never said it wasn't. Don't be too sensitive.

[@aliciabaker9482]

e t I’m so sorry i know i shouldn’t be that sensitive next time

[@aliciabaker9482]

e t btw i subscribed to you

[@bricelarie6527]

Govs enforcement executers digging, It's same thing everywhere ! And about New Zealand ? Les "forces" gouvernementales qui creusent comme partout ! Sinon, a propos de la Nouvelle Zélande ? Nevermind ... Thought you have been travelling bit before ... It's called intercontinental standards ... Like everywhere . However some notice it stand an island ! Brilliant .

[@ishowyouapple]

Get into our natural bush lol

[@Jaguar1910]

Vous n'avez pas une très grande histoire et ce n'est pas riche culturellement? Et les maoris alors? L'histoire ne commence pas avec l'arrivée du christianisme et de l'homme blanc! Le patrimoine naturel est remarquable avec de nombreuses espèces endémiques comme le kéa ou le kiwi

[@RubenGarcia-oe1vf]

T3 amo mi amor cásate conmigo

[@JP-um1nj]

Merci pour les infos ! ^_^ Mon rêve est de pouvoir un jour visiter ce beau pays.