11 Noticeable Differences in New Zealand (From the USA)
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- čas přidán 17. 07. 2024
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In today's video, we talk about immediately noticeable differences we have experienced in New Zealand from the USA. Hope you enjoy!
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For the record, parks are still called parks in New Zealand - reserves are usually just parks that have a bit of native bush or something or alternatively they've been called a reserve by the city council to make it sound fancier than it is.
Generally though if I heard 'Reserve' I'd be expecting a walkway with a bit of bush or forest, rather than just a park.
There is legal distinction between 'parks' and 'reserves' that is determined by national legislation passed by parliament. The Reserves Act of 1977. Essentially a reserve is piece of land which for natural or recreational reasons is given some degree of protection in national law and management to preserve that land for enjoyment by the public. Almost always they have other controlling laws/rules and oversight over and above a local authority's (council) control for example of say a simple park. Many reserves are completely out side local council control.
It doesn't usually make much difference in how the public uses an open/ green area, but it does become more complex if for example say a sports or recreation group want to change use or say put a building up on a reserve vs a park.
A reserve would a require a lot more approvals from few different authorities (local and central) and even potentially a law change by parliament to make major changes. Where as a park (the exception of course being National Parks- which confusingly have the most national legal and administration rules/laws effecting them ) is completely controlled by a local council and they can make changes to use and function very easily through standard council processes. A council could grant land for say a new scout hall in a park much simpler than say if it was in a reserve. www.doc.govt.nz/about-us/our-role/legislation/reserves-act/
Areas with play equipment are also called Playgrounds - even if the sign says Reserve. If they are near roads you may see road signs warning to slow and take care because of the proximity to children.
FYI , the slow mail you are experiencimg from the States is not a NZ problem , some months ago , because of supply chain issues the USPS suspended mail to NZ and I believe Australia . And I would add that even precovid their service to this part of the world was pretty awful , for instance I recieved some Cds from Scotland within 3 days at the same time some cds I'd ordered from the US took 3 months . They apparently sat in a depot in Georgia for 5 weeks !!! I know this because I was able to track them .
I live in Melbourne and I've just experience the same problem ordering an item from the states. It took weeks before it actually left the states. According to tracking, it was just sitting around going nowhere.
agree, i ship from every part of the world and get items super quick, US forget it, the items months away
Yep I’ve always found shipping from the US to be very slow and usually a product sits somewhere for a week at least.
The no one rule about ordering something from the US to literally anywhere but the US (Or Canada) is to avoid doing so & instead order it from the UK.. Even in 2013 if i ordered some skate shoes from the US, it would take about 7 weeks to arrive & cost $50 post. Whereas if i ordered some mtb wheels, tires, & other mtb gear, all more bulky than a pair of shoes. It would take about 5 days & sometimes free postage. USPS is horrendously bad, & Fedex isnt much better, DHL & other European/UK couriers are far superior in service & price.. A few weeks ago i ordered some mtb rims, tires, seat, shoes, & shirts from the UK, & it took about 7 days & postage was free..
But obviously any experiences a few months ago are non-comparable because the entire global shipping infrastructure was backlogged, so packages were literally being shipped instead of flown. But now that backlog is over because flights are back to reasonably normal, so postage times are back to normal, save anything from the US that is, because any postage from the US has always been horrifically bad at the best of times. Also learn to avoid using Amazon, because they rely on exploiting workers & their business model is in destroying small or medium businesses.
There is a possible work around for Amazon: NZ Post allows you to set up a US address for shipping (basically a PO Box at a warehouse), and NZ Post then handles it from there. Price is about the same as using US Post to do the work. Haven't tried it since the pandemic though, so...
Kia Ora Kotou and Welcome to Aotearoa (Land of the Long White Cloud) New Zealand Our culture is Whanau (Family) based and we Kiwis are very laid back and easy to get along with. I lived in Illinois USA for 5 years and I understand the culture and lifestyle differences between New Zealand. As for Tipping, you can tip as an extra however it's not mandatory. As for languages we have three official languages, English, Te Reo Maori, and Sign Langauge. Our 3ltr milk is equivalent to 1 Gallon we don't have 2% but skim milk is about the same. Our Food industry is focused on healthy eating as I know by experience while living in the US there was so much sugar, fats, and processed foods, Not here in NZ, love your Video and hope that you really enjoy living in one of the best counties in the World,
Ka kite ano, tena Kotou Katoa ( Welcome to you all and bye for now)
Moving to a new system can be very hard, we moved to Auckland over three years ago and it took some time to adjust but i really really love this country, they brought the best and healthier side of me.
You will probably find that food in NZ has more flavour than in the US due to the lack of additives & the fact that it is grown/raised in natural conditions in the 'great outdoors'. You have a LOT of Kiwi slang to come to terms with - some could be a real eye opener :).
Kia ora! Just a quick tip on the milk in decreasing fatness - red is cream, purple is full fat, dark blue is whole, light blue is "light", dark green is semi-skimmed, light green is fully skimmed, and yellow is trim (light green + calcium).
There's also grey for ordinary pasteurised but non-homogenised
Just thought I'd offer a couple of (admittedly... detailed) notes and tips that you might find useful or interesting:
A Give Way sign isn't entirely the same as a Stop sign, which do exist in New Zealand but are much less common than the US. A Stop sign _requires_ you to come to a complete stop before continuing _even_ if there's not a single car in sight, whereas a Give Way sign only requires you to slow down and be ready to stop in order to... give way. Give Way signs are more common because most of the time it's not necessary to force a complete stop, so if you can see that there are no cars coming then you can just nip through. Also, if one car is at a Stop sign and the other is at or approaching a Give Way sign on the opposite side of the road, the car at Give Way has priority and _doesn't_ have to give way to the car at the Stop sign. It's might sound confusing, but Give Way just means "give way if you need to", which is not the case when another car is at a Stop sign because they're already at or must come to a complete stop. Stop signs tend only to get used when there's some specific reason, such as traffic-flow management, a high frequency of vulnerable pedestrians (such as near a school or rest home), or low turning visibility. They're also common in grid-patterned suburban neighbourhoods for all of those reasons, which often results in bunny-hopping down the road as you stop at each intersection because you chose the wrong direction to come from.
I know a lot of Americans get intimidated by round-abouts because they seem chaotic with cars flying around everywhere and other cars pulling out all over the place, but that's precisely the point because it keeps traffic moving, so hopefully you'll learn to love them like we do. It's actually quite simple because you're all going in the same direction (clockwise) and are always giving way to the oncoming traffic, so if you think you can make it before the next car arrives, you just pull out. The part that's actually tricky with round-abouts (and even Kiwis can sometimes struggle with) is the all-important blinker rules/etiquette, whereby you should signal in the direction you ultimately wish to go (left, right, or not at all if going straight across) as you approach the round-about, but then ensure you provide a left indication once you're approaching the exit you want to take so that other cars on that road know they can pull out without you cutting them off. Naturally, you'll want to look out for this too, as if you're waiting to pull out and the oncoming car is indicating to their left, they'll be exiting onto your road and thus you're free to pull out if there isn't a car immediately behind them that might cut you off.
An important thing with those Health Star ratings that even many Kiwis don't realise is that those ratings are intended to represent the _nutritional value_ of the product, which doesn't always align with everyone's perception of what is or isn't healthy. This means that products which are rich in vitamins, minerals, dietary fibre, and other nutrients or dietary needs will receive a higher rating, while products lacking in nutrition and loaded with 'empty calories' will receive a lower rating. This means that some products which people might consider to be 'less healthy' could receive a higher rating than expected because it provides a lot of important nutrients along with, say, a bunch of sugar. A number of companies used to game this system by stuffing their questionably healthy products with a bunch of superfluous nutritional additives (*cough* UP&GO), but it has since been reformed to eliminate such abuses and coincidentally the UP&GO recipe was overhauled just a couple months later. Also, the star ratings are based on the recommended serving size of the product, so eating more of something can also make it less healthy than it otherwise appears from the rating, especially if the nutrients in a single serving already provide most of the recommended daily amount. A lot of nutrients don't do very much for you if eaten in excess of the daily amount, but eating more sugar will still add extra pounds and diabetes. So yeah, just remember that nutritious is not always the same as healthy.
Don't worry, we still call them parks. More specifically, any patch of green land that is in or sometimes around a town/city will be classified by the local council as a reserve, and they are typically named as such because they were established merely to reserve the land as green space within the city. But when a reserve happens to also have a playground within it, which many have had added to them later in order to make them more functional (especially when the land isn't really appropriate or big enough to function as a sporting ground), people will typically refer to it as a park due to its recreational function. Likewise, a lot of reserves that have no playgrounds but function as sporting grounds will be referred to as a park (and might even be named as such if that was the original intention). So on the one hand, a birthday invitation might say "Location: Boulevard Reserve" because that's the actual name, but on the other hand people will talk about taking their kids to the park or walking their dog around the park (assuming it permits dogs) in reference to the Boulevard Reserve.
Also, speaking of parks, keep an eye out for one with a playground that has a 'flying fox' (basically a suspended metal rope with a crude seat hanging from it), which is a beloved favourite of Kiwi kids but a dreaded injury liability to American councils. I know it might _look_ like a death trap to many American parents (especially the ones that just have tree bark or dirt rather than padding underneath), but riding on one is the most fun you'll ever have as a kid and it's _mostly_ safe so long as it's appropriately supervised. Every now and then, some kid might turn up at school with a broken arm because they didn't understand the meaning of 'hold on' and so they fell off the flying fox, but thanks to ACC you don't have to foot the hospital bill so there isn't _that_ much to worry about. They'll often have a sign around listing any height, weight, or age recommendations, but otherwise observing other kids and their parents is always a good gauge of how appropriate an unfamiliar flying fox is for a given child. Some of them are faster than others, and some of them slow down naturally at the end while others have a tendency to smack into the tyres and throw you off if you're not holding on tight enough. Flying foxes are not a one child fits all type of thing, so at least for a while there might be some that are appropriate and some that aren't.
Speaking of playground equipment, it should be obvious, but not all playground equipment will be suitable for all ages of children, even two things that might be right next to each other. The liability issues in the US mean that somtimes playgrounds are so obcessed with safety that they become boring for all but the youngest children, whereas a playground in NZ will happily put things that are suitable for young children next to things that might be unsuitable or even dangerous for them. New Zealand doesn't really wrap kids in cotton wool (an ethic that is facilitated by ACC), and expects parents to take responsibility over what equipment is appropriate for their children, whether that means supervising them or instructing (and trusting) them. Our local park had a giant multi-level wooden fort in the playground, and my mother forbade me from ascending the upper levels until I was old enough because she felt I was too young to hold onto the ladders properly and might fall off. She trusted me enough to play there unsupervised so long as I was with friends, but she made me promise I wouldn't go up the ladders even if my friends went up and wanted me to come with them, and trusted me enough to know that I wouldn't (and indeed, I never did until I was old enough, something I querried her on every time we went there).
I've owned several Cadillac's here in Auckland and getting parts from Virginia to Auckland used to take exactly 7 days. Even last year I ordered parts from Wisconsin on a Wednesday, arrived the following Wednesday, and that's with a COVID backlog. Not too shabby.
Yeah American processed food is pretty much banned world wide outside the USA due to all the illegal chemicals it has in it.
I think our Watties Tomato sauce is much better than that Heinz Ketchup.
If you get invited to a "bring a plate" BBQ or get together it means bring a plate with something on it (food) to contribute to the dinner. Many non- Kiwi's get caught out turning up with empty plates to eat off and no food to contribute.
We have iced coffee in Auckland (should be available in most cities). The paper straws just don't cope with an iced coffee though so if you have a meal/glass/bamboo reusable straw I'd bring it! You need thermal curtains in that dining rom. They'll make a huge difference in keeping the warmth in (it's spring now but you'll probably want some before next winter).
Yes, "standard milk" is whole milk. If you need trim milk, you need to buy a bottle with a green lid. That's a universal colour coding across the country, to the point that most people refer to them as "blue-top" and "green-top" milk.
I'm a service technician, grab a crescent (adjustable wrench) or decent pair of snub nose pliers and get as close as you can to the base on any plug or adapter, twist the two pins to match the wall outlet / \ You don't need an earth as they're all double insulated. Obviously don't do that to any 110v hair dryers etc but you will already be using a step transformer for them anyways. I do this trick all the time.
Be very careful! Adaptors are not just about pin positioning - US amperage and wattage are different from NZ. Plug the wrong thing in without an adaptor and you will fry it!
@@butterbuttersbetter3689 yes 100% but virtually all adapters are travel adapters meaning they work from 110v up to 250v and its clearly labeled on the adapter itself.
Thanks for such a great and informative video, we are really enjoying them. We absolutely loved Tauranga and NZ in general so nice to see this content.
Last, loveliest, loneliest.
(Rudyard Kipling quote after visiting NZ).
Thank you both so much for sharing!
Kia ora guys new to your channel, hope aotearoa lives up to your standards, love your take on the differences btw the two countries each have their pros and cons, take care guys glad to be part of your journey, oh and a happy belated 4th of july to you guys🥰
For your heat pump issue get a dvs or hrv transfer system. Works a treat. Try Wattie’s sauce as it’s the most popular here.
Americans I feed it too can’t believe how sweet tasting it is
Yip, Watties is the real tomato deal. Heinz is a mass market additive but cheap appeal.
This is a really good video guys- as a kiwi who lived in the states and then came home, you’ve really nailed the whole differences thing.
Some info: all cheese is made from 100% grass fed milk.
NZ does not allow GM foods - hence why so many USA brands taste different.
Great video! Not sure if I have the count right, but it was pretty fun to try. I watched twice to be as accurate as possible. So…I think eight outfits (including Charlotte’s) and I counted 68 “so” words plus the four you said before the official video started. 🤷🏻♀️ Love you guys! ❤
Crumpets! Chuck them in the toaster until lightly toasted, then put butter and honey on them. 🥰 (And also FYI butter has two ingredients, salt and cream. American butter has like 10-15 ingredients. I have no idea why you have so many??)
Crumpets = yummy 🤤
Might need some Maple syrup on those crumpets to satisfy the North American palate.Yummmm!
Great video, I'll be sharing it in my Moving to New Zealand Facebook group.
Charlotte is so cute ! I laughed at that bit at the end . Anyway welcome home , I'm sure you'll relax into place in no time .
Great video! I went to NZ for my 50th back in 2018 plan on going again this year for a few days! BTW i counted approx 45 'so' statements...FUN! :)
Welcome to NZ. You both come across as nice level headed family-oriented folk. That is appreciated obviously by the number of Kiwi's making positive comments to help you with your transition. All the best for your future.
Lots of great information, I am moving at the end of August and appreciate all your information!
So three months in how are you finding it Mark?
@@jonathanmoeg1202 Having a great time! Lots to pick up in the differences.
@@markchambers6030 Glad to hear it. Sounds like you've got the right attitude to fit in and enjoy your time in New Zealand.
Hi from Oz. We have the same set up with public loos in terms of kiddies facilities and the same with playgrounds in malls and also here in pubs.
Having lived in the West island, the States and in NZ. Aotearoa is notable in how extensive child facilities/family rooms are. You find them in banks, real estate agents, large cafes, and practically every library. Hell they have full children's playground in the front of Parliament in Wellington - which was damaged by the anti science crowd who invaded it, showing how deranged a large section of this group were.
Best video of differences of all I’ve listened to.
Remember the power difference in voltage on your appliances ? Single Phase power of 220 to 230 volts is standard in NZ not 110 volts like the USA if using an adapter, And Commercial or Industrial applications is 3 Phase with 350 to 400 volts approximately?
480 volts for 3 phase.
240 volts is the Root Mean Square - it peaks over 300 per cycle (100 times per second)
Kia ora guys, welcome to Papamoa, just watching and recognised the shops. Ill say gidday if i see you about 👊
kia ora, welcome, you seem to be adapting very well. Power outlets, the on (red) off switch is there for a good reason!! Red means that outlet is on & receiving current, if left on means you are drawing power & adding to your power bill for no reason ...
The size of your coffee can change dramatically between cafés. We have two cafes in our tiny settlement here in the Far North, and they are chalk n cheese with the coffee. One has very small cups and their iced coffee is exactly that - two shots over ice - yuck.
The other are very generous with their sizes and their iced coffee is two shot with cream or ice cream(customer choice) with the option of caramel, or vanilla, with fresh whipped cream on top - yum yum yum 😋.
The food in both cafes is amazing, fresh locally grown organic ingredients fresh on the plate.
Service can be painful slow, especially at the height of the tourist season, but holidays are meant to be a time to slow down and watch the fish jumping. Enjoyed another video, thanks guys 😘
A good place to buy electrical adapters is one of the $2 shops. Alternatively you could go to The Warehouse or Countdown. There are Stop signs in NZ, though the US has a lot more. Not all parks are called reserves in NZ. A lot of houses in New Zealand are fitted with heat exchange systems.
K mart also has cheap-as-chips plugs for phones…
Great video guys, perhaps Amazon-Kiwi would be a good business op' you guys to explore.
For milk, go by the colour of the lid. It doesn’t matter which brand. If it has a silver top, it’s only pastuerised and is full-fat with a plug of cream forming at the top. This is the most natural and least processed milk you can buy.
If it has a dark blue top, it’s pastuerised and homogenised, with less fat and no cream forming at the top.
Light blue to green to yellow tops indicate that the milk is more manufactured than natural, and more watery. I think the yellow-top milk has added calcium.
Recently, I switched back to silver top full fat milk after decades of having light-blue milk.
The colours come from the fresh milk that was delivered each day in glass bottles to our letterboxes. The silver relates to the silver foil that sealed the bottle, and cream often formed at the top of the bottles. I recall the blue top was printed blue stripes on the silver foil, but back in the 70’s silver-top milk was the most popular.
Light blue is semi-skimmed and green is skimmed (Trim). It's all natural milk.
There's a couple of things you mentioned that aren't quite right.
Firstly we do call them parks, it's just the occasional specific area that might have technically been legally designated as a reserve when it was originally created, because of the way in which it was made/donated as a public space. If so it might have retained the name reserve as part of its official name, but it will always still be called a park. It's still much more common for them to be named [whatever] park anyway.
Also Edam definitely wouldn't be the most popular cheese, usually mild is the most popular, or colby. Tasty is reasonably popular. All three are more popular than edam.
The dark blue milk you have there isn't exactly full cream, but is the closest after actual cream. If you want the ones with less fat there's three options: light blue is the 'light' option (thinner but still tastes like milk), green is 'trim' milk (quite thin) and yellow is trim with calcium added (very thin).
Disagree on the cheese comment. Tasty, Edam and Mild are all really popular. I think it depends on your personal preference.
Welcome. I can get packages from the UK pretty fast. But the US has really slowed up. The joys of living on an island in the middle of nowhere. lol. Mighty Ape does same day and next day delivery for common goods. A lot of the NZ companies order their online stuff from overseas when you place your order. So, it feels like you are shopping locally, but you aren't really. It can be really annoying.
Usa=coffee creamer. Nz= full cream milk. were my first noticeable differences living in Amarillo and the bread from krogers is like cardboard white or rye tastes the same and never grew any mould on it even 3 weeks later. Nz chocolate doesn't have any Butyric acid in it like alot of usa uses.
NZ power points are pretty good. If you don't like the hassle of switching them on, just leave them switched on. They're 240v and can run some surprisingly powerful equipment. I have a 2400w mulcher that I put 4 trees through (minus the trunks ofc) with no issues, using an extension cable from my office. The ground connector is extra long so it's the first and last prong to make contact. It's really well thought out. I do wish the world had more commonality with power connectors, I came across 4 different power standards on one trip through Europe.
When traveling to a country with different power sockets, I always take a power strip. Use a single adapter on the power strip and you get 4 - 6 plugs for all your things.
But please watch out for some of the American appliances which are not designed for the higher 240V (vs US 110V). These may burn out or be an electrical safety risk. Most phone chargers now are made for both voltages, but a lot of things aren’t (Iron’s, curling tongs, many lights etc). Check the label to see if it says 110/240V.
Most cafes have iced coffee if you ask, at least down here in Dunedin.
Also there are a few USA 🇺🇸 shops in North Island. In Auckland called Marthers Vinyard I think and there was one in Hamilton. If you really miss home..lol. Plastic bags are illegal at shops and supermarkets here now as a way to stop plastic getting into the waterways.
NZ are slowly doing away with cash. Most use eftpos (debit card) even for very small amount, and Banks encouraging us to use internet banking as they charge I think $5, if you use a teller that is going into the bank. They have also started to do away with buildings and not as many ATMs. Note that credit card use incur usage fee but there is an investigation by the banking Ombudsman looking at the fair Trading Act of such fees. Most banks fees no longer apply so it is timely to question this. You will also notice that we no longer use cheques or in USA "checks". When one says having tea means dinner but if you are thinking of beverage then we would would you like a cuppa or cup of tea, coffee etc.
At work when one says morning/afternoon tea does not mean it is only tea - basically having a break and if drinking it can be any beverage
If you are employing tradies to say paint your house,or you visit a factory dining room,the folks will take two breaks a day for the usual “Smoko”.This is a preferred drink and maybe a biscuit or a filled roll,meat pie.Strenuous work sharpens the Kiwi appetite.
Oh, the Henry & Ted cafe! People always have their dogs there lol
FYI that’s full fat milk your buying, light blue is lower fat, green is lowest fat, and yellow has additional added calcium.
In nz there is a product called dvs it transfers heat around the house cheap to run
Most towns have Post Office mail delivered 3 days a week. MON, TUE, WED. Should only take 2 weeks at the most from US. Check with your NZ Post mailing center. They may have it there if its a parcel. Take some proof of address and an ID
Some mail is delivered Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Courier deliveries are on week days
GST is like American sales tax, except that it is included in the advertised price. Tipping is allowed, but it is not expected or common. Restaurant staff are paid fairly here; they are not expected to live off tips. The service charge is included by the restaurant in the calculation for the cost of your meal.
A large park in New Zealand can be called a "Domain". Eden Park in Auckland is actually the largest stadium in New Zealand. Sylvia Park in Auckland is actually a shopping mall. Albert Park is a public park right opposite Auckland University.
The shipping delays have only been an issue since COVID I think because of the huge huge increase of online shopping the courtier companies have not been able to keep up, to me it seems they have taken a long time to adapt but then there is a labour shortage as well. Before COVID most things arrived overnight or maybe two days and overseas maybe a week. I order stuff from overseas a lot and have noticed watching the tracking that it is taking a lot longer right through the chain, I am sure eventually it will improve. Btw Tasty is my favourite cheese I wish it was Edam as it is so much cheaper. Also with milk green top is skim milk, light blue is low fat, dark blue is regular homogenised and grey is full cream non homogenised.
Update I just ordered 2 items from two different sources and both arrived overnight Yay! So I guess things are getting better
things taking weeks to months longer than they should (while costing 3 to 6 times the price to ship compared to ordering the same item from the UK or Europe) has been a thing for over a decade, and most of the delays happen within the USA. but for stuff within the country, yeah, Shipping delays are new.
Currently due to covid etc New Zealand 🇳🇿 is experiencing a driver shortage of couriers, truck drivers, postal delivery staff etc and that's why things take a while to be delivered nationally. The pre grated cheese ive found usnt as good as the blocks of cheese if that helps. Milk comes in many many varieties. Amazon is a mission here as we are literally at tge bottom of the world but some companies do ship here via Amazon but another don't, U just have to find the ones that do unfortunately. It took 3 months to send a small parcel to Ireland..lol
Not a coffee drinker but I think the iced coffee in NZ is more like a shake! Another lingo thing is people say "far out!" or "have a feed" to eat! And dryers are way less common. We've lived without a dryer for the last 3.5 years!
Standard is equivalent to whole milk and skim is called trim (which we don't get)!
I only know one household without a dryer! Winter is the only time it gets used at our place as the clothes line doesn't get much sun then lol
@@drayner2517 We stayed at multiple Airbnbs without a dryer (even in the winter) and just kinda not gotten one to stay minimalist. Gotta say that our first time hanging our clothes out was in NZ though!
Welcome to NZ - I'm from the states and I hope you enjoy living here as much as I do. I moved in 1996 and will never move back to the states. Be careful there are some 4 way stops - Kiwis don't know how to use them so be extra careful. It's like playing chicken - just use hand signals and you'll be fine. They are few and far between.
Giving way to traffic coming from your right is a good rule of thumb. 👍
We do have stop signs and its a ticket if you don't stop, even if ya way is clear! they are often used at an intersection where there is also a giveway on another entrance, Giveway has right of way over a stop sign, or in NZTA's words "At a stop sign, you have the least priority and all other vehicles have the right of way before you, unless they are at stop signs, too, in which case the give way rules apply."
Yes, New Zealand didn't really adopt air con years ago. People had wood fires- like the old times. Ducted systems are coming along. Australia's similar with only heat pumps (split system air con) on the wall. A Ducted system would have the pump unit on the roof- (probably that's obvious lol)
Now that things are getting hotter, more units are going in.
Fans use quite a bit of power really and especially anything that heats by element, like oil heaters-.
Blah blah lol.
I live in Melbourne. I have ducted cooling but no heating. Not cold enough often enough to bother. But ducted systems are popular here, as are the wall mounted reverse cycle systems.
Oh dear, if you haven’t seen the STOP signs there could be a problem. They are everywhere here in NZ
An ice box is called a chilly bin if you plan taking food to the beach or picnic
Hey guys for the pizza salami grab some hellers pizza salami from the super market its really nice and doesnt have lots of pepper corns!
Hi, a great vlog :-) Would you send sth on your teaching job in NZ; how did you choose the area to live in ? :-)
The early childhood center we work for was specifically looking to hire people out of the country. We got the jobs and moved to their location! We didn’t really get to pick where we ended up in New Zealand and we were fine with that. We just wanted to be in New Zealand and we love it here!
@@newlynewzealand thank you :-)
milk here is color coded, most of the time based on the cap color. Silver top is full cream milk, Green is trim (like sex in a Canoe), yellow is extra calcium, Blue is standard (homogenised milk)
The colours of the lid will tell you what milk you have.
Whole milk - dark blue lid
Light milk - light blue
Skim - yellow
Postal has issues at the moment but it is on the track and trace of most postage especially big items and it depends on where you get your items from.
Skimmed is green (Trim). Yellow has added calcium.
The switch protection for wall outlets is because the NZ supply is 230 volt compared to 110 for US.
So here we don’t do American iced coffee because to us American iced coffee is just cold coffee with ice in it and that’s just weird. Here for an iced coffee you’re likely to get a frappe which is an ice blended drink often with whipped cream(real cream) and sometimes ice cream. It’s usually really nice. Cheese wise, cheddar is the most popular and you can get several kinds of commercial cheddar, mild, tasty, or colby(which is a softish texture) or you can get hand made artisan cheese which is lovely. If you’re making pizzas, why not use proper mozzarella, which you can get in tubs or vac packs in the supermarket. You can definitely do grocery shopping for next day delivery here. Purchasing a bulky item from another country however, particularly the states is going to not only take a LONG time but it must’ve cost a fortune. We DO have baby product specialty shops that probably would’ve worked out cheaper not to mention being much quicker delivery. The dark blue topped milk is homogenised. This means it’s full fat but the milk is heat treated so the cream stays mixed into the milk. You can also get light, with a light blue top(semi skimmed) or fat free, green top(skimmed). Red top is cream, which is pure cream and whipable. Insofar as tipping anywhere goes, you CAN tip if you get great service but it’s by no means required. We do try to ensure that everyone gets paid a living wage, but extra for great work is appreciated.
Wow you have been taking the kiwi culture in nice
FYI. Standard milk is homogenized (mixed so that fat is emulsified) and 4% fat, Lite milk (homogenized) and Trim milk = 2% fat, Farmhouse milk is 4% but not homogenized so the fat will float to the top when stored.
Buggy, also called pushchair,
Sidewalk... Path, footpath, track
Milk dark blue more fat, light blue and green are less fat
Crumpets are called the same here and in UK Muffins the same,
Things are slow bcuz of labour shortage due to cv19
You can tip if the service is good. its up to you how much you give
I mean you CAN but, it's usually actually seen as a bad idea. I remember having policies on it saying not to accept tips from customers as it could be construed as a bribe or you pocketing the profits meant for the workplace. Just a totally different culture I guess
last one XD we call them parks in conversation, they are just legally termed as reserves (meaning the land has been reserved for a purpose)
You can add more heat pumps quite cheaply. Government will pay 80% iive in certain areas, or your lower income.
Interesting. Give it a couple of years and the differences you don't like or are surprised with will probably make sense. As for the same-day on-line ordering, well it's more of an American than a Kiwi thing. If you don't support the retailer here, soon we won't have retail. Touch, taste, smell and seeing a product in 3 dimensions will vanish! Why didn't you buy your car on-line l wonder? On-line is handy but reliance on it will bring up the delivery issues you hint at. And from experience, the majority of shipping and postal issues stem from sender's end.
I love you guys. The concept of tax and tips just freaks me out. I want to know what I am buying and what its costs
Besides.......DON'T reply on tips to hide the fact that you pay wait staff shit wages!!!!
Large stores DO have home delivery service close to your neighbourhood.
We have Amazon Prime in Australia but I prefer going to the local stores. I grew up in NZ. Born in Napier, lived in Dunedin for 8 years before moving Melbourne. Could never go back to the Hawke's Bay area, the pollin almost killed me.
Hope your enjoying the slower pace in New Zealand 🇳🇿
There are lots of stop signs in Auckland.
There is legal distinction between 'parks' and 'reserves' that is determined by national legislation passed by parliament. The Reserves Act of 1977. Essentially a reserve is piece of land which for natural or recreational reasons is given some degree of protection in national law and management to preserve that land for enjoyment by the public. Almost always they have other controlling laws/rules and oversight over and above a local authority's (council) control for example of say a simple park. Many reserves are completely out side local council control.
It doesn't usually make much difference in how the public uses an open/ green area, but it does become more complex if for example say a sports or recreation group want to change use or say put a building up on a reserve vs a park.
A reserve would a require a lot more approvals from few different authorities (local and central) and even potentially a law change by parliament to make major changes. Where as a park (the exception of course being National Parks- which confusingly have the most national legal and administration rules/laws effecting them ) is completely controlled by a local council and they can make changes to use and function very easily through standard council processes. A council could grant land for say a new scout hall in a park much simpler than say if it was in a reserve. www.doc.govt.nz/about-us/our-role/legislation/reserves-act/
Hi guys, welcome, we have an app here called "first table", so you can book a table for upto 6 people for bfast, lunch or dinner and pay just half the total bill, really worth it, you should check it out for restaurants around tauranga, 😉
You sometimes have to ask for ice coffee and I like mine with ice cream and whipped cream not a shot poured over ice, which if you want that way you need to explain how you like an ice coffee
My exp was that a heat pump will heat the adjacent room if there is a big gap like your vid. not so good forcing air through a standard doorway.
almost anywhere will do you an ice coffee if you ask, less likely at places like coffee carts but if they do smoothies they got the gear ^_^
also your heat pump remote is still in its wall bracket, if you're renting then pick up some 3M strips from Bunnings or Mitre 10. good placement on the wall lets you use it as a pannel in the bracket or take it with you to the couch ^_^
Kai for food is Te Reo (or "The Maori Language") it's also a national language in NZ and we are trying to implement it more commonly as it was in Aotearoa long before English, it had more regional dialects in the past but has since been unified into a single written and spoken language. My favorite word is Puku (which means stomach) and we use it interchangeably with tummy, especially when coo-ing at little ones.
The cheese and milk is alot more natural also. Items being mailed and shipped from the us have taken ages since the start of covid
Oh yeah welcome to New Zealand 🇳🇿. Auckland has a specific children's hospital called Starship. Be sure you find midwife early as they hard to find at last minute etc. Have you seen Kiwiamericans CZcams channel?
Depends where you are in Auckland - Kidz First is part of Middlemore in South Auckland, tho I agree Starship would deal with the full spectrum of childhood diseases, especially the more obscure or rare ones.
@@derekmills5394 sweet, I actually heard of Kids First but knew nothing about it. South Akld does have alot of facilities.
You can get iced coffee anywhere they sell coffee ☕️ you just ask.
Just a comment ANZ is pronounced ANZed not ANZee and you will need to learn how to pronounce aluminium correctly too (just a light hearted joke) welcome to the (truly) best country in the world, we have our faults but they are not too big. l installed a ducted heat pump in my house that does go to every room when l removed my fireplace because as you said 1 heat pump does do the whole house, would strongly recommend installing a ducted system into your house when you buy one, whole house warm/cool, damp free and so much healthier.
You are in Papamoa Beach
They are called parks in most places in NZ.
SO many Times
A N Zed !!!! not zeeeee!😂
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Banking is going to be 24/7 soon, no weekend shut down, thats a WOO.
hi guys, welcome to NZ . .if you want Skim milk, we call it Trim milk here ;-)
So many times, so it so😁
Thing is we NZ born do use a lot of Maori word Kai just means food Kaimana is seafood
*kaimoana
@@Moamanly sorry me and spell check don’t get along
Mate is Australian slang
No gun here aaaaaa
not actually true. There are still plenty of guns to be found. Just fairly strict restrictions on who can have what where and why. For one thing, to my understanding its not uncommon for police to have a shotgun in their police car. Litterally Everything about how that is handled is different from in the USA, mind you. also hunters and farmers have (single shot) rifles and shotguns, shooting clubs exist and often have pistols, etc.
Kai is the Maori word for food.
if you are easily annoyed by our plugs with a switch - then mate you have no worries in life - really mate!!!! Kai isnt an english word its Maori which means food - so many Maori words are entwined with english words in nz so not surprised you were puzzled
About the milk, Yes its whole milk, no its not bad for you. (who the hell said it was bad???) if you want to buy 'skim milk' (or milk with no fat... (no goodness). they will have a green lid.
Do need to be aware when transferring money from phone to phone when it could be intercepted by a scammer. Best direct debt from bank acc. to bank acc.
Crumpets are not a version of English muffins they are their own thing. We have English Muffins as well. It appears you just haven't spotted them.
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Oh yeah another cool fact if our money compared to the U.S bills is ours are made of plastic with holograms.
no central heating......no sameday or two day shipping when shopping online......welcome to new zealand.