Ahhh loved this vid! Thank you so much for taking the time to answer all those questions!! Just gutted I missed you asking for questions! 😂🤣😂 next time I’ll be there!! Xx
It is crazy how expensive our vegetables can be, given that the country is a perfect agriculture producer and we export so much of it. It is often dictated by a hidden duopply between 2 massive supermarket chains that own most of the supermarket brands. The suppliers and supermarkets have less competition than it should be and push pricing up while claiming ignorance. Plus the National government had a great idea about 12 years ago and allowed the best farming region (in the world) south of Auckland to be turned into housing. Another example is the top brand of Milk; Anchor, costs less to purchase in a London supermarket than it does in a New Zealand supermarket because of that lack of competition and the deliberate pricing between supplier and supermarket to inflate the prices for their profits when they should not be even close to that.
Hey! I'm a new subscriber from Scotland and I'm loving your videos so far :) My boyfriend and I are doing our working holiday visa next year and I want to try and document some of our adventures too. Can I ask what camera you are using or if you have a recommendation for one? Can't wait to watch some more of your adventures! :)
Hello! Sorry for the delayed response, thank you so much for watching! Our primary camera is the Sony ZV-1, it's a really handy compact camera perfect for travelling round but getting really cool shots. We also have a GoPro Hero 8 as our action camera to film anything underwater or in places where the Sony won't do. Finally we sometimes use our phones if we need to film subtly or we don't have the other ones to hand. We have Google Pixels for that. Hope that helps! When are you heading to NZ?
nice one guys, my parents recently brought a holiday home in Hamner Springs so we are there alot. Great place to explore or relax and its a quick drive from Chch where all of us reside.
*Kia ora (hello) You also gotta remember, that whilst you are traveling around NZ, not long after the major Auckland Floods, Cyclone Gabrielle and more storms...and now NZ is heading towards winter time. This does make a huge difference on vege's and food costs, due to lack of produce or it was destroyed during our disasters over our recent weather horrors. Great questions asked and good feedback given to any future travelers of Aotearoa New Zealand.*
Great video, really interesting to hear so much about how you are finding it so far down in NZ. Glad you are having such an amazing time. Once again I haven’t watched CZcams for a while so have some catching up to do, looking forwards to seeing all the new videos 👍
These types of videos are really offensive. New Zealand is a country with its own culture and traditions. We are not weird or strange, we are just not British and so don't do things the way Brits do them. Have some respect please!
Hi Adam, we didn't mean any offense by this video at all and can only apologise if it comes across that way! We really love New Zealand but just wanted to share our experience in response to some questions we had
@@NotAnotherAdventure That's ok. There are just so many videos like this that paint New Zealand as somehow weird because we don't do everything the same way everyone else does. Maybe I'm being precious but I just love this place so much I hate for it to be disrespected. I understand that was not your intention. I hope you had a great time and enjoy the rest of your travels.
Dude, calm down. By definition to others, we are a bit weird and strange, in the same way we find what others do kinda weird and strange (I mean really, what is with the British obsession with queuing?). It's all perspective.
@@Scuzzlebutt142 My point is that we are neither weird or strange. We are just not them. Btw I am calm. There is a plethora of these videos online and it isa just rude. I have travelled to many countries and not once have I thought to lebel anything I've met as objectively weird. People just do things differently in different cultures so stop making value judgements about it. It's called 'othering' and it is not acceptable behaviour. I'm just calling it out (in a calm and polite way).
Foraging is a theme in NZ especially shellfish, honest box stalls on roadsides sell produces,
We've started to see more and more of the honesty boxes, they're so good!
@@NotAnotherAdventure its duck shooting month, my dad was a hunter. NZ is 18th in world for gun ownership, if that is a topic? ask about pig hunting,
Ahhh loved this vid! Thank you so much for taking the time to answer all those questions!! Just gutted I missed you asking for questions! 😂🤣😂 next time I’ll be there!! Xx
Thanks Karen!! Ahh no worries, there's always next time!xx
It is crazy how expensive our vegetables can be, given that the country is a perfect agriculture producer and we export so much of it. It is often dictated by a hidden duopply between 2 massive supermarket chains that own most of the supermarket brands. The suppliers and supermarkets have less competition than it should be and push pricing up while claiming ignorance. Plus the National government had a great idea about 12 years ago and allowed the best farming region (in the world) south of Auckland to be turned into housing.
Another example is the top brand of Milk; Anchor, costs less to purchase in a London supermarket than it does in a New Zealand supermarket because of that lack of competition and the deliberate pricing between supplier and supermarket to inflate the prices for their profits when they should not be even close to that.
We've heard a lot about the supermarkets monopoly on food!
Hey! I'm a new subscriber from Scotland and I'm loving your videos so far :) My boyfriend and I are doing our working holiday visa next year and I want to try and document some of our adventures too. Can I ask what camera you are using or if you have a recommendation for one? Can't wait to watch some more of your adventures! :)
Hello! Sorry for the delayed response, thank you so much for watching!
Our primary camera is the Sony ZV-1, it's a really handy compact camera perfect for travelling round but getting really cool shots.
We also have a GoPro Hero 8 as our action camera to film anything underwater or in places where the Sony won't do.
Finally we sometimes use our phones if we need to film subtly or we don't have the other ones to hand. We have Google Pixels for that. Hope that helps! When are you heading to NZ?
nice one guys, my parents recently brought a holiday home in Hamner Springs so we are there alot. Great place to explore or relax and its a quick drive from Chch where all of us reside.
Ah nice! Hanmer Springs is so relaxing, we actually went back a couple of weeks later just to go back to the pools 😂😂
*Kia ora (hello) You also gotta remember, that whilst you are traveling around NZ, not long after the major Auckland Floods, Cyclone Gabrielle and more storms...and now NZ is heading towards winter time. This does make a huge difference on vege's and food costs, due to lack of produce or it was destroyed during our disasters over our recent weather horrors. Great questions asked and good feedback given to any future travelers of Aotearoa New Zealand.*
Kia ora Andrea, thanks for your comment! Yes that is very true and good to bear in mind, especially heading into winter
Great video, really interesting to hear so much about how you are finding it so far down in NZ. Glad you are having such an amazing time. Once again I haven’t watched CZcams for a while so have some catching up to do, looking forwards to seeing all the new videos 👍
Thanks so much! Hope you're keeping well
That was a great one, guys! Happy to see you chose my questions, too 😅
Thanks for the questions, they were great to answer!
Great video! Lol I can definitely relate the LOTR characters to you 😊
It was a great question!
I can’t even tell you how much a it made me smile when I had a shoutout!😀😀
Awh we're so glad!! Your questions were great, thank you 🩷
Great questions and answers... ❤
Stuffs exspesive because of the cyclone that has happened
V nice 👌
Thank you;
We may speak English but don't forget this is Polynesia, many countries look like NZ, this is not Britain
These types of videos are really offensive. New Zealand is a country with its own culture and traditions. We are not weird or strange, we are just not British and so don't do things the way Brits do them. Have some respect please!
Hi Adam, we didn't mean any offense by this video at all and can only apologise if it comes across that way! We really love New Zealand but just wanted to share our experience in response to some questions we had
@@NotAnotherAdventure That's ok. There are just so many videos like this that paint New Zealand as somehow weird because we don't do everything the same way everyone else does. Maybe I'm being precious but I just love this place so much I hate for it to be disrespected. I understand that was not your intention. I hope you had a great time and enjoy the rest of your travels.
Dude, calm down. By definition to others, we are a bit weird and strange, in the same way we find what others do kinda weird and strange (I mean really, what is with the British obsession with queuing?). It's all perspective.
@@Scuzzlebutt142 My point is that we are neither weird or strange. We are just not them. Btw I am calm.
There is a plethora of these videos online and it isa just rude. I have travelled to many countries and not once have I thought to lebel anything I've met as objectively weird. People just do things differently in different cultures so stop making value judgements about it. It's called 'othering' and it is not acceptable behaviour. I'm just calling it out (in a calm and polite way).
Have u forgotten your medications again ?
Great questions and answers... ❤