5 Reasons I would NOT move to New Zealand (full honesty) | ft. The Oodie

These are my top 5 reasons why I, personally, would not want to move to New Zealand long term. No country is perfect and it's important to me that I remain honest about my experiences living in New Zealand. There's far too much sugar coating about NZ and I am going to share my opinions despite the hate this will bring. This is still an AMAZING and incredible place to live and I'm truly fortunate to be able to call it my home, even for a short time.

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[maxfuller]

For people looking to move to new Zealand or kiwis still living in nz dont lived in the uk for 7+ years. Everything is in the uk is more expensive. Nz minimum wage is more than the uk.
Rent is cheaper in nz depending on location

Housing again cost all depends on location.

Nz has more going for it than the negatives

[marleymarl]

I’m a kiwi living abroad and you made great points. Most downsides of NZ are about money I think. New build houses (not cheap investment properties) have much better insulation.

[chloeclout]

As a Kiwi who had lived in Europe for 12yrs and travelled to the US, we moved back to NZ, it’s a beautiful safe place, house prices are crazy but you can build your own (not a Mc Mansion) if you learn how, forget fomo and your ego competing with your friends, and you can build reasonably priced, yeah you earn more in Aussie because they are natural resource rich but you don’t cook(to hot)in summer in NZ goldilocks climate, if you don’t like the outdoors don’t pick NZ move to Seoul, and don’t come here for work if you have no skills, but there’s a reason billionaires buy here and people raise there kids here because it’s safe, beautiful food, and you don’t live to work, when I come home every time after travelling abroad I sigh in relief and thank god I live here.

[tomickes]

In New Zealand, my home is fully insulated, heated, and equipped with solar panels, meaning I don't even pay for electricity. It's a 4-bedroom, 2-bathroom house built 12 years ago, purchased for $500, 000 three years back. While groceries are pricey, my profession earns me more than my American and Canadian counterparts. Driving on the South Island is excellent. I was hired from the UK before moving here. Essentially, what you're saying is that if you lack a career in a sought-after field or financial stability, you'll face challenges. But isn't that true everywhere?

[carostanners]

Insulation is compulsory for new builds here...older houses from the 1920's (victorian, colonial, bungalow homes) may not have had insulation but with so many people renovating older homes, they certainly are insulated including under floor heating and heat pumps etc. Rental properties need to be insulated to meet building codes now too.

[bl]

I immigrated to Australia from the UK a few years ago, and visited NZ for a conference a few months ago. Honestly, the natural beauty was amazing and it was a great place to visit. The funny thing was even as a Brit, I was granted an Australian Resident Visa upon arrival which technically allowed me to live and work indefinitely in NZ if I wanted to. However, petrol was crazy expensive (it is in the UK too, but public transport is more available there and I've also got used to the cheap prices in Australia...). Property prices in Australia are pretty bad and have got worse in the UK (London is on another level ofc) but when I had a look at NZ, it was insane. I couldn't find anything decent in the town I was in (Wellington) for less than $1 million. The salaries in NZ do not reflect this. Even at the conference I attended, my counterparts from NZ were prob on 30-40% less than what I'm on but with much higher living costs compared to Australia. I'd consider moving to NZ one day, but only if I had a ton of money and enough to not struggle. Otherwise, it's a holiday destination for me.

[gavinlocke]

I was born in Auckland you are so right. New Zealand is crazy expensive it's simply not worth it anymore to live and just rent so many problems are getting worse like gangs and crime. So happy I'm out of there.

[easyartisan]

Weve been here for 20 years. By the time I fully realised how much I did not want to be here anymore, ( all the reasons you mention and more), it was too late as my kids have grown up here and now I have a granddaughter here too. They feel they belong here and want to stay while I would LOVE to go home. This is a problem for many people who immigrate to NZ who feel they dont belong but get trapped due to family and halso by ow hard and costly it is to emigrate again tback home or to another country. '

[richlee]

The houses. Swiss Prices, Albanian Quality.

[AlexthunderGnum]

Yes, New Zealand is one of the underpopulated western countries that started seeing the effect of the rapidly aging baby-boomer population. The economics of it just don't add up. I believe the same symptoms will soon be across all the western countries. New Zealand is at the front of it because of the small population and the distance from the rest of the world.

[sonnyday]

Very valid reasons, I live in the south and we only heat the living room and have electric blankets on the beds to take of the chill before going to bed. I guess we are used to the cold here as it does not seem to bother me.

[Penguinracer]

As a Kiwi lawyer / investment banker who has been living in London for almost 30 years - I think you really need to consider what it is that you seek in terms of work / life balance & decide if NZ is a fit for you. Growing-up in NZ I flew light aircraft in the Southern Alps, was a Ski-Patroller, keen sailor, loved off-roading, hiking & enjoyed solitude and getting away from the crowds.These things are more difficult to do in Europe. NZ is not for everyone, but if sports, nature & the outdoors are your priorities then it may make your shortlist. It's a difficult place in which to build financial independence as it's really an economy built around small businesses. If you have the skills to start your own business or are a highly skilled professional then it may suit you. In my experience our most skilled professionals either make their life in NZ or move to UK or the US. Australia is more of a draw for our trades people and semi-skilled workers because that economy can support higher pay for non-professionals.

[TheClunkingFist]

Insulation: we are a lot poorer than many other western nations, so for years, houses only had to keep the water out.

[alastairtopham]

Very good video. You are so right about the driving problem here in New Zealand. I have lived in New Zealand most of my life and I can confirm it can be very dangerous driving in this country. Some New Zealanders become very impatient when they are driving and tend to close follow your vehicle. They try to put pressure on you to either speed up or get out of the way. As you point out, the safest thing you can do is to pull over to the side of the road when you can and let them pass. On long trips and in some rural areas you can find yourself very frequently having to pull over to avoid stressful driving where you feel it is becoming dangerous when you are driving.

[chrisjackson]

I'm from the UK and moved to NZ 13 years ago. I live in Northland and I'm very happy here. I've not been back to the UK since I arrived. Most of the things mentioned in the video are applicable, but I love it here.

[MaTtRoSiTy]

I was born in NZ but I have not been back for more than a decade and the depressing fact is that I cannot afford to buy a house in the country I was born in. The failure of every government for many years has ruined quality of life there, as they have in many western nations

[tomhu]

A working holiday visa is just that, youve primarily come here to holiday and you are allowed to do some casual work to fund your holiday for 12 or 24 months. The working holiday visa is not to give people the chance to take permanent work off locals and to settle permanently in NZ.

[andycommonsincanada]

Brittany we are originally from the UK but live in BC Canada now. New Zealand is exactly like BC, expensive etc etc. But the lifestyle is worth it. Living in heaven costs more. BC NZ are heaven.

[jacobwinn]

Yep. Kiwi here. Only reason I'm still here is my kids (shared with ex wife) and parents who are getting older. I'd be gone otherwise. I hate driving here (I drive a lot for work, all over the Waikato and Bay of Plenty) due to the massive amount of trucks and the weather which combined are ripping our roads to pieces. I'm on a good salary here but I spend 50% of my income on rent, and live pay to pay. I'm looking to move to either Australia (more likely) or the States due to population size which means more opportunity and lower costs for food etc. NZ once was amazing, but now its a low wage, poor, isolated, high cost country. It might be beautiful, but unless you're wealthy you can't enjoy it. The aging population is draining NZ as well, so by the time I retire there might not even be a Superannuation.

[ALxdCrftPlays]

Australia has higher wages, cheaper retail items, lower GST, friendlier people, better beaches, better parks, double decker trains, driverless trains, and more light rail; compared with NZ. Thats why so many New Zealanders who have the money to cover the upfront costs to settle in Australia, are moving there. Average median hourly rate in NZ is only around NZ$29/hour compared to Australia's AU$40/hour. You get more value for money in Australia than in NZ. Plus average temperatures during winter in Australia are a high 20'C compared to a much more colder 10'C in Wellington.