I love New Zealand!

[RecoveringwithChrist]

I just gotta say this.

I'm from a portuguese family and I was born in Canada but I wish I was born in New Zealand! I love New Zealand I don't know why, something about it just fascinates me. I love where it's located and I love the climate and different terrains(beaches, forest, green plains). I love the accent, it sounds so cool... I'd love marrying a girl from New Zealand lol I want to give New Zealand big Hug.

Anyways that's just my New Zealand rant I bet some people feel the same way about Canada I gotta learn to love what God has given me and where He's put me.

 

[madaz]

I was born in New Zealand and recently immigrated to Australia and although NZ will always be my homeland I have no desire to ever return there. Sure the landscape is beautiful and the people so friendly but the reality is its just a cold rainy wind swept nation of small island's with a majority population born in Asia. NZ presently has a struggling economy and remaining there would have been detrimental to my family. Leaving NZ is probably the best thing any young kiwi family should do if they want to thrive and live a good life.

 

[RecoveringwithChrist]

I was born in New Zealand and recently immigrated to Australia and although NZ will always be my homeland I have no desire to ever return there. Sure the landscape is beautiful and the people so friendly but the reality is its just a cold rainy wind swept nation of small island's with a majority population born in Asia. NZ presently has a struggling economy and remaining there would have been detrimental to my family. Leaving NZ is probably the best thing any young kiwi family should do if they want to thrive and live a good life.

nooooo and

 

[Johnnz]

Hi from a Kiwi who really appreciates our country, warts and all.

John
NZ

 

[joey_downunder]

Hi Johnnz, do you find many Kiwi financial immigrants decide to return home when they retire?

 

[Ariel Gavriel]

I ♥ NZ too. It's my country and my people Off to the Coromandel now, for some sightseeing and pic taking...Ahhhh thank you God for my country

 

[Johnnz]

Hi Johnnz, do you find many Kiwi financial immigrants decide to return home when they retire?

I don't really know. Some immigrants use NZ as a staging post. They get NZ citizenship then use that to go elsewhere such as USA.

As for Asian dominated. That's a silly, prejudiced comment. There are far fewer Asians that our Maori, and Polynesian groups are also quite large.

John
NZ

 

[Susie~Q]

Hello, I just moved to your wonderful, beautiful country. I married a terrific Kiwi, we met on line here actually. He came over to America where I am from, and from there, we were inseperable. I moved here October 9. We live in Hanmer Springs, sure is lovely.

LOL, I do have a hard time pronouncing a lot of the cities here, like learning a new language, but, it is fun.

I miss my country America, but, the folks here are awesome, so friendly and helpful, it will be good I am sure. I am told I need to live here a year before I am a resident, no problem, I have been here 3 months already.

Oh, LOL, this Christmas was sure different for me, back home in Washington State, we have 2 feet of snow, here, we had our church service outside and it was in the 80's, that was different for sure.

Well, nice to meet you folk. I want to add that I LOVE your national athem, I am memorizing it.

Hugs to all
Susie

 

[tbeliever]

From a kiwi here. I love NZ so much, I don't even want to move from here. I love it.

 

[RobertMerton]

I used to live in Auckland for around 4 years.

Moved to Australia in 1997.

It's a beautiful country, but the economy isn't that great.
Maybe if I can get a good job in NZ i'll move back there, or at least live there for a year or two.

 

[HereIStand]

I've recently become interested in New Zealand in an unlikely way. I've been introduced to the music of New Zealand singer Gin Wigmore. She's really good, as is her band. They recently appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live: Gin Wigmore Performs "Man Like That" - YouTube

From reading about Gin, I've discovered what a kiwi is. And have even looked at books on New Zealand history on Amazon. I would like to visit there someday, but it would have to be in the far off future, probably during retirement years.

 

[Ariel Gavriel]

Gin Wigmore is pretty unique isn't she. I like her style and absolute love it when she is accompanied by the ukulele. Off the top of my head, I can recall that she did an advert Jingle for one of the companies here and an American guy heard it while he was here on business and he hunted her down. The rest is history

Ya gotta come over some time!

Bless ya!

 

[Sectio Aurea]

I lived in New Zealand for a long time, great country, nice lifestyle, friendly people.

 

[captainkate]

Hello, I just moved to your wonderful, beautiful country. I married a terrific Kiwi, we met on line here actually. He came over to America where I am from, and from there, we were inseperable. I moved here October 9. We live in Hanmer Springs, sure is lovely.

LOL, I do have a hard time pronouncing a lot of the cities here, like learning a new language, but, it is fun.

I miss my country America, but, the folks here are awesome, so friendly and helpful, it will be good I am sure. I am told I need to live here a year before I am a resident, no problem, I have been here 3 months already.

Oh, LOL, this Christmas was sure different for me, back home in Washington State, we have 2 feet of snow, here, we had our church service outside and it was in the 80's, that was different for sure.

Well, nice to meet you folk. I want to add that I LOVE your national athem, I am memorizing it.

Hugs to all
Susie

That's awesome! I have been married to a Kiwi for 14 years..will be 15 this year. He is so cute and sweet.. I LOVE his accent! Sometimes I don't even know what he said, but the accent is dreamy. He has mixed in a Texas drawl on occasion which is really cute.

We went to Hamner Springs last May. It is such a nice little town. I am so glad you are enjoying it! I did love the fish and chips! I never knew shark could taste so good.

 

[Toasted Sandwich]

mmmm fish n chips

 

[Ariel Gavriel]

Mmmm....and tomato sauce

 

[Toasted Sandwich]

yes mmmm and tomato sauce

 

[captainkate]

yes mmmm and tomato sauce

I did notice that the 'tomato sauce' was nothing like ketchup

 

[Toasted Sandwich]

totally

 

[TravelerFarAwayFromHome]

I just gotta say this.

I'm from a portuguese family and I was born in Canada but I wish I was born in New Zealand! I love New Zealand I don't know why, something about it just fascinates me. I love where it's located and I love the climate and different terrains(beaches, forest, green plains). I love the accent, it sounds so cool... I'd love marrying a girl from New Zealand lol I want to give New Zealand big Hug.

Anyways that's just my New Zealand rant I bet some people feel the same way about Canada I gotta learn to love what God has given me and where He's put me.

you are right, new zealand is an absolutely amazing place to live in

if you ignore the bad job market as well as an incompetent government

as for Canada, my sister is living over there.

She told me Vancouver has similiar climate and offers a comparable lifestyle, but has the bonus of being a city that is far more cosmopolitan than say Auckland.

Auckland by comparison is kind of boring....

the only downside with Vancouver, she told me, is that the housing price is so ridiculous high, which make decent housing a bit struggle....