WATCH THIS if you want to see grocery shopping in Auckland New Zealand l With prices in NZ$

[@nshvle]

Good on you for shopping Pam's products they are a life saver when shopping on a budget and are good quality items

[@BeingBedingfield]

Yeah, totally agree 🤗

[@carenvisser607]

Loved this video. So nice to see what your supermarkets sell and stock.

[@BeingBedingfield]

Thanks so much for watching Caren 💕

[@DM-te6ci]

I am in South Island NZ, so good to see prices from PaknSave, so much cheaper, I miss the Christchurch store. Cheers Diana 😊

[@BeingBedingfield]

Thanks so much for watching Diana 💕

[@KingsCrossVIP]

Good video = i was telling my daughter NZ needs more youtubers lol

[@BeingBedingfield]

Thanks so much for watching 🤗

[@christinecoxhead45]

Loved you're content and I would love to see more​@@BeingBedingfield

[@BeingBedingfield]

@@christinecoxhead45 aww, thank you sooo much, really means a lot 😁

[@cathiekuypers9322]

pretty cool to see you in my local :) see you around :P

[@BeingBedingfield]

😅 maybe we’ll see you around ☺️

[@renatamortazavi2450]

Great video once again our happy couple💖 👍👌 Very informative-thank you for sharing. 💖 The prices seem comparable to ours here in Ottawa. It looks like we're all facing the challenge of rising living costs.🙉. Loooots of love 💖💖💖

[@BeingBedingfield]

Thanks so much for watching Renata! Good to know that prices here aren’t far off from Canada!

[@motech7168]

Thank you for the insight!!😁

[@HannahMitchell-Art]

Yay you got my fav cereal! It goes down to $5.50 every 3-4 weeks or so, so I buy lots of bags then. Also, that cadburys choc special was a killer. I ate so much more than I normally would + Christmas = put on weight 😅

[@charmainen2846]

Interesting to see your prices, we are South Africans living in The Netherlands ❤ Lucky for us we have a SAFFA shop about 15min from us, if we miss some SA products :)

[@BeingBedingfield]

How do these prices compare to Netherlands? We have so many Saffa shops here in Auckland 😅 and the grocery stores often have international sections with our favourite SA products (c&b mayo and Mrs b chutney 🤭)

[@TommyBrisbane]

Meat prices aren't much different from those in Australia, but fruit and vegetable prices are cheaper here however I would say that the quality would be better there in NZ.

[@Andy_M986]

Yeah it is,only downside,it's seasonal.

[@estherhutchings6000]

Enjoyed watching this video. We always do our grocery shopping at PaknSave, by far the cheapest. Would you mind sharing your butter chicken recipe please??

[@Mcfreddo]

I LOVE South African canned peaches! They are branded as Pams peaches. They are tangy and do not taste sickly sweet and too soft, like the New Zealand brand -Watties. (Always bought in juice for both types.) Woolworths own brand also uses S.A. P peaches (all canned in SA of course,) but theirs are sweeter.

[@BeingBedingfield]

Ooh, we didn’t know that! Will give it a try 🤤

[@Mcfreddo]

@ Oh update lol, the Woolworths one come from china. Who knows where the fruit comes from, but they seem very similar.

[@wm9696]

I always love shopping at PaknSave when I’m back home in NZ, miss the variety of certain things like yogurt that is just terrible here in Japan. Though prices for things may seem expensive in NZ, be thankful you have the option to weigh fruits and vegetables, as opposed to having to enter the number of apples you are buying, for example. FYI apples are pricey in Japan.

[@BeingBedingfield]

So interesting! We would love to visit Japan one day 🤗

[@HannahMitchell-Art]

Lots of things are counted by number in nz - capsicum, cucumber, broccoli etc

[@vanessamay3689]

I love these videos and I live in New Zealand 🇳🇿 but all experiences are informative. This was great as I get most of what I need from PnS. Great video ❤️

[@BeingBedingfield]

Aww, thanks so much for watching 💕

[@men7822]

So informative May God bless Peetu in Auckland

[@Jak3HxC]

bruh that $13 a kilo for lamb is insane, Coles in Australia is $19 per kilo, Have a good Christmas to our favourite Kiwi Saffas 💗💗💗💗💗

[@southernfriedkiwi7726]

We buy OZ or NZ boneless leg of lamb here in the U.S for $5-6 a pound usually.

[@BeingBedingfield]

Awww, merry Christmas to you too and thanks for watching 😊 We absolutely love the lamb, and sometimes it goes on special for even cheaper 🤗

[@BeingBedingfield]

@@southernfriedkiwi7726thanks for sharing, interesting to see prices from other countries 😊

[@heatherhoward2513]

Well nz is full of sheep!

[@edwardreuben6650]

That's pretty good going. We spend $400 + per week in Brisbane Australia.

[@BeingBedingfield]

Thanks for sharing your grocery spend…for how many people is that?

[@runforrestrun1965]

Was in Australia little while ago, and to be fair the prices weren’t much different overall.

[@BeingBedingfield]

Very interesting! We’re always hearing how food prices in Australia is so much lower compared to here 🤔

[@grecordings2946]

@@BeingBedingfield yeah, but Aussie's earn around 30% more on average so it feels much cheaper.

[@simonwatling2203]

noticed they had brocolli for 89c !!! a few of those + rice and the drumsticks would have feed me for ages for $20!

[@BeingBedingfield]

Yeah, not bad!

[@justin.880]

My wife and i are looking to start the process to immigrate next year and was wondering if anyone can vouch for a agency called "New Zealand Shores" just super nervous about the whole situation thanks Chantal & Craig you guys are awesome! Hope you guys have a lekker Christmas :D

[@BeingBedingfield]

Exciting time ahead for you! We didn’t use an agency. Have you tried looking at the INZ website? Thanks so much for watching and hope you have a lekker Christmas too 😁

[@justin.880]

@@BeingBedingfield We have, we thought it might be easier doing it through an agency as my wife is a teacher.... thought that the agency might give us a little extra peace of mind considering the cost of the whole thing...

[@peterericakaiser1717]

​@justin.880 We moved out about 9 years ago and we used an agent mainly for the reason that you stated. I haven't heard of the one you were asking about. We used Greenstone Global immigration. They are very good. Might be worth comparing them. Just make sure whoever you use is licensed by INZ. An agent is more expensive, but they make sure you have everything you need and they should stay up to date or even anticipate any changes to the requirements.

[@robinlee9690]

You don’t need to use a Agency!

[@meatavoreNana]

Dont squeeze the avocados 😮 Just gently nudge the stem bit. It will fall off a ripe avo. I prefer to buy mine green so that they aren't bruised to buggary.😊

[@BeingBedingfield]

Oops 🤭

[@CandyPeauvale-xd8hj]

$150 per person a week includes household items. Great shopping choices and buy veges at markets. Easy x

[@jenniferhylkema5834]

Canadian groceries are higher! We win😂

[@BeingBedingfield]

This is one competition I would be happy to lose 😂

[@vickimarlene4905]

When my sisters and I went home we loved Pak n save. They had all our favourite NZ lollies. They had really good ready fresh meals..wish they had them here in Oz. Would give other supermarkets here some competition. The meat is cheaper there. It’s a horrendous price here now. Chocolate is so much cheaper in NZ. It’s $6 here. Ridiculous.

[@BeingBedingfield]

Whittakers is $7 now though, that’s why we went with the Cadbury’s 🙈

[@vickimarlene4905]

@ actually Cadburys was $7 today at Woollies, but there’s a strike on and prices are going up even at Cole’s. How awful at Xmas time when things are tough enough.

[@DimereseiniNRobbyRavouvouRavou]

yep we have Pak and Save also in Fiji islands they started here after 2006 coup and yep super cheaper indeed

[@karenmbbaxter]

Just looking at the prices compared to Australian prices and your cheese, yogurt, milk and chicken, onions seem to be the same price but your lamb is wayyyy cheaper and it makes sense with all your sheep. Carrots and fresh vegetables seem to be double the price of Australia but I only had a quick look at your video.....I come from a family that kills plants but I grew some silverbeet and anything youtube tells me is easy so U might want to try this. I only have a small yard.

[@BeingBedingfield]

Unfortunately we don’t have a garden, but we’ll be trying to get our little greenhouse up and running again on our balcony this summer 😅

[@user123-x2r]

other stored have a discount for petrol on the receipt which can help with the budget

[@dubravkabelogrlicdubravka]

I just want to draw your attention to on line veg and fruit shop called Farmers Box.They have amazing deals every week .Like this week mango was 99 cents and tomatoes were 1.89 per kg. Lots more. They often have action for free freight but are also affordable if you pay freight. It gets even cheaper if you can pair with friend. They deliver swiftly and quality is amazing. I am still in mourning that I now live in BOP where they do not deliver :( Good video Thanks for sharing. Cheers

[@BeingBedingfield]

Ooh, thanks for sharing. We’ve seen a lot of ads for it, but have never tried it 🤗

[@BeingBedingfield]

99c mango 😮😍

[@dubravkabelogrlicdubravka]

@@BeingBedingfield It was on special when I wrote to you but they have specials of great stuff every week. Good luck

[@Andy_M986]

Mangoes here in Perth,are the same price, Capsicums are the same, there lots of things the same price here as back home in NZ. Western Australia has now become the most Expensive state for housing as well.

[@BeingBedingfield]

Seems like prices have gone up everywhere 😮

[@sarahnadan4062]

Wages are higher on AU, so really prices in NZ are killing people.

[@WyMustIGo]

That would be 194.85 here even if we had high prices. Salary is also much higher here, and comes with benefits even if you are not college educated. Most people I worked with before I retired (I have no college education) were making around $260,000 a year (in NZ dollars), $150k in USD.

[@michaelsmit9370]

I don't know. People say that food prices are crazy in NZ, and while there are obviously expensive items (mangoes 👀), there are so many things in NZ that are the same as or cheaper than in SA. SA prices have also sky rocketed over the past 10 years.

[@BeingBedingfield]

So true, cost of living has gone up everywhere. I think fresh produce is probably the biggest difference and a lot cheaper in SA. But will be interesting for us to go visit SA one day and see how prices have changed 😅

[@WolfgangOrlinski]

Why specifically has SA food costs risen so much?

[@nshvle]

So true here in NZ, it seems to be weekly items increase in price Woolworths cheapest brand cheese went from $10 to $10.50 how the he'll do you get a 50 cent increase on cheese all of a sudden day light robbery

[@chadnz1003]

What about gas??mc donalds?fish and chips? Bakerys? Does S.A have those.. house prices/rent etc .. must be happening world wide

[@jasonyoung1230]

The problem in nz is also low wages

[@nshvle]

Meat and dairy prices are ridiculous here in NZ, considering it's all produced here $8 for a pound of butter crazy supermarket meat isn't export quality. The problem is that you only have two major food SUPPLIERS here in NZ who seem to be able to dictate food prices. we need a couple of other major players to come and break up the monopoly.

[@Auckland-girl]

Oh no, and I just brought 20 mangos for $20 at Costco westgate, also $1.20 each for an 🥑 ... wth, farmers markets, 30 cents each...

[@Andy_M986]

Have you considered Costco for bulk items.?

[@BeingBedingfield]

Yes! We don’t have a membership yet though and have just not gotten around to it yet. But sounds like a good idea for a future video 🤗

[@Auckland-girl]

​@@BeingBedingfieldsince shopping at Costco I haven't had to shop at pns, ww or nw in over a year..

[@kylewestran3343]

Hey guys, quick question. What are the malls like in new Zealand? are there any malls similar to South Africa, maybe not as big as gateway mall, but similar? Seems like a lot of their stores are 'street side' and not a shopping complex, where you walk in and shop?

[@PaulAndrew-t7e]

When is Aldi going to open in New Zealand. The prices are much higher than Europe.

[@BeingBedingfield]

We’ve never been to an Aldi, but have heard about it from our fam in Oz 😅

[@Auckland-girl]

​@@BeingBedingfieldaldi is amazing in Europe, in oz its meh... be more excited if lidl or Walmart came to nz

[@stwaters1147]

I find the chicken is watery whenever I cook them..I read on a forum people were saying they inject water into the chicken make it seem bigger im not sure if thats true or not

[@BeingBedingfield]

Mm, interesting 🤔

[@nt5626]

There are SA products in Countdown and in SA stores.

[@DimereseiniNRobbyRavouvouRavou]

most of the fruits vegetables from other countries and some from Fiji islands farms as well they super cheapest

[@avocadoextreme]

The restraint to not get things on the list you stronger than me

[@DimereseiniNRobbyRavouvouRavou]

the thing with food you eat it it is finished right so that is why many countries encourage more supermarkets to be build so that there is competition and prices lower and affordable when you have few supermarkets in a town or city there is no competition and prices are higher like that is not good for the farmers and factories again who supply the supermarkets so more supermarkets brings cheaper prices a lot and same time more jobs

[@marcanderson8669]

I nearly pissed my pants when you bought ham and cheese 😅

[@BeingBedingfield]

Did you expect anything else? 🤭😂

[@marcanderson8669]

@@BeingBedingfield Now that I think about it, probably not

[@BeingBedingfield]

@@marcanderson8669 😂😂

[@jasoncarmichael4540]

Wow , this is cheaper then Aus , we used to be so much cheaper then NZ , not anymore, we now are very expensive

[@BeingBedingfield]

That’s interesting!

[@JSparrow275]

Yeah. But your wages makes up for it , you still have 38 working week time 1.5 after 8hours and ×2 after 10hours at least that's what my son is making over there.

[@Auckland-girl]

​@@JSparrow275dude speak for yrself, I make more in nz, I know that triggers you but calm down😅

[@JSparrow275]

@Auckland-girl standing on the corner on K.rd doesn't count .🤣

[@Auckland-girl]

@JSparrow275 that's not the win you think it is dude

[@MariaanDuPlessis]

Can you please visit Costco!

[@deficator750]

Is that for 2 people?

[@BeingBedingfield]

Yes, for the two of us 😊

[@SamSmithVev0]

Nice video. In my opinion there’s only really 30-40 bucks in the difference with Pak n save and woolies these days. Woolies produce much more choices and the use by dates further ahead. If that’s the pak n save In glen Innes- it’s the worst ever store for short dates meats that should be special reduced prices. They’re gougers!

[@BeingBedingfield]

Thanks so much for watching! We didn’t actually come across any specials on our shop at PnS this time. We do Woolies during the week when needed and honestly, not a massive difference in prices.

[@chelesetukuafu7240]

Nz butchers for meat is sooo cheap, but the supermarkets no no it’s sooo expensive !! Aussie is way cheaper for food

[@gissyb1]

So not true. Compared to coles in Brisbane these prices are cheaper except the mangoes. But nz has better food.

[@BeingBedingfield]

🤔🤔 probably depends on the shop and the area in Aus?

[@jedison7]

Australia is NOT cheaper for food. Especially here in Sydney. When the exchange rate is factored in, NZ is definitely cheaper.

[@Jak-Hammer]

All your stuff you shop is quite expensive if you shop around you'll get cheaper deals like if you come out south Auckland you get cheaper deals like eggs you'll get $9 for tray of 30, meat you can go to the butcher's around here they pretty cheap for you vege's you can go to the flee market on Saturday's and buy in bulk even the warehouse cheap on toilet paper and milo , washing liquid, things like i only go paknsave for tin and pantry things but yeah just shop around you'll find cheaper things else where

[@grandadneal8114]

New world is owned by the parent company of pak n save

[@Gerrardboss-v2g]

Howzit from Durban , your groceries for the month in rands is R 12 000 😢 Vooi tog , yuhs like , haai Bo , hey lanni - what kind ? 😁

[@marbra1928]

You are wrong coz 1 new Zealand dollar is equivalent to R10.68. they are in New Zealand and not America🤦

[@BeingBedingfield]

😂😂howzit bru! lol!! Yeah, we try budget around 300 a week, but some of that normally goes toward some weekend fun activities 🍻

[@Gerrardboss-v2g]

@@marbra1928 300 × 4 = 1200 now multiply that by 10 .

[@marbra1928]

@Gerrardboss-v2g they spend 300 every 2 weeks not 300 a week. At 14:46 she literally says, "this is groceries for 2 weeks"

[@Gerrardboss-v2g]

@marbra1928 o.k. my mistake ✌️ ... perhaps also read Craig's comment . 🤔

[@freedomxd2733]

It seems like its expensive to live healthy in nz , no wonder ppl resort to unhealthy choices because its cheaper

[@BeingBedingfield]

Yup, feels like that sometimes 😢

[@Andy_M986]

I use Grin toothpaste, Kiwi company, it has remineralisating properties, rebuilds enamel with Hydroxyapetite. After brushing, i rinse with a Salt water/Hydrogen peroxide drink,which kills all the bacteria, it has to be quite hot,means zero toothache, got that advice from a Dentist that was going to charge me over $770 to yank 2 teeth.

[@celben8464]

Great advice!

[@BeingBedingfield]

Ooh, thanks for sharing this info 😁

[@Andy_M986]

@@BeingBedingfield All good mate.

[@coffeetabletarot]

I like they have paper bags and not plastic

[@BeingBedingfield]

💚

[@adriannalyon9514]

It's everywhere

[@mathewrichards7309]

I don't agree that pak n save is the cheapest it just depends on the day which store is the cheapest

[@BeingBedingfield]

Yeah, definitely shop where the specials are 💰

[@iamnotmental]

that's expensive for Pak n Save, i like saw pretty much nothing on sale/special either. i shop at WoolWorths anyway because they always have discounts for "use-by-date" items, some of the items you bought i was like "nooooo you can get that for half the price"

[@gissyb1]

I never shop.at Woolworth.. nothing us cheaper than pak n save unless in the bargain bins.

[@iamnotmental]

@@gissyb1 nope, Woolies can be cheaper because they give a discount when the product is nearly/expired, cheaper than Pak n Save

[@BeingBedingfield]

Yeah, we didn’t come across any specials when we made this video. Definitely depends on the day. We often shop at Woolies as well

[@jackturtle131]

I can't understand why you are saying it's not too bad all the time with those prices

[@PWC67]

Life is so much better in NZ as South Africa goes to shit. You made a good choice. Enjoy a safe and peaceful life in NZ.

[@BeingBedingfield]

Thank you ❤

[@WyMustIGo]

Way more expensive than the many states in the USA.

[@rob.e.t.9107]

Ah yes perked up shopping with purpose. As a couple..apart from time & price, do you see shopping as mundane 🥱 or routine? 🤔.

[@BeingBedingfield]

😅 good question…it’s always better for Craig to go shop on his own, if I go with we take a whole lot longer 😂 grocery shopping is not my favourite thing, but I still manage to find new and interesting products that I haven’t seen before 😅

[@TravelTarget779]

Why is the chicken that cheap?

[@BeingBedingfield]

Not sure, but we’re not complaining 🤗

[@richardscanlan3419]

Shop at Pak;n;Save,and they are the cheapest supermarket.That is offset by less range than the other supermarkets. Food in general here is very expensive.

[@chicka-chickaslimcheyney2914]

Never get avocados from pak n save idk where they get them from but they're always very bitter and horrible any time ive bought them. Actually all of their produce is pretty shit, tbh

[@BeingBedingfield]

Aw 🙈 it probably depends on the day 🤷🏻‍♀️ we haven’t had a bad experience yet 😊

[@gailnel8812]

Why do u giggle all the way thru the shop

[@BeingBedingfield]

🤭

[@cookiestephen6431]

$5.99 mango come to the BOP it's only $4.99 each PNS

[@iamnotmental]

so 8 hours round trip to save $1...seems legit

[@gothkidd8712]

Mangos are only $2.50 each here in Sydney.

[@cookiestephen6431]

@@gothkidd8712 Even better

[@heatherhoward2513]

Will you please learn how to check the ripeness of an avocado! Stop squeezing the damn thing, just press the top gently, if it gives, its ripe