Yeah, I never thought of NZ as any kind of paradise, so, there’s that.
“In the United States, Americans enjoy the great privilege of being able to go out for a drive at any time without “your papers, please” moments such as these. Additionally, American police can (legally) pull you over only if they have probable cause to believe that a crime has been committed.”
This guy has obviously not been driving about the land here these days with the proliferation of “drug and DUI checkpoints” designed to seize your money, car and freedoms. Probable cause: no, for the privilege of driving on the kings highway, you are required to submit because we don’t need no probable cause.
Reads like Texans telling Californians how bad Texas is. Don’t come here, it’s terrible.
This guy just made an excellent case for the lefties to move there because what they are trying to inflict on us here is already in operation over there.
Having spent 18 days in New Zealand, I would offer the five positives and five negatives.
Negatives: (1) Auckland is mostly the only ‘big’ city of the country, and I would qualify the next five cities in size as ‘not that thrilling’. If you were drawn to urbanized areas, this is not the country for you. (2) Vast areas of the both islands where you are an hour or more away from any kind of grocery store. (3) Things are awful expensive. (4) Virtually everyone has acute criticism of politics and government accomplishments. If you thought it was bad in the US...it’s worse in NZ. (5) Tourism has probably ruined NZ, and no matter where you go...you will bump in Brit, American, Aussie, or Chinese tourists.
Positives: (1) No snakes. The complete opposite of Australia. (2) Virtually every single NZ guy will lay claim to twenty different skill sets, and be master of none. Houses all have obvious ‘mistakes’ built into them. But these folks all have the ‘can-do’ attitude about themselves. (3) Because of limited connections to the rest of the world....locals all read a lot. (4) For outdoor recreation, I don’t think any other country can compete for the options available within a square mile radius. (5) I ate out at five different establishments during the trip which featured bar-b-q’ed ribs, and would strongly recommend them for some of the best ribs in the world.
You're forgetting all about the Maori Wars the Brit settlers and Maori natives had.
This sounds like my friends from Texas, every time I talk about moving there from New Jersey, and they talk about how it is 120 Degrees in the shade and there are cock-a-roaches the size of seagulls.
I’m so lucky they’re looking out for me, convincing me to stay in New Jersey.
One thing left out by the article...how many hoops you have to jump through just to set foot on the place.
Want to visit? There’s an app for that, where they ask 20 questions, you scan your passport and take a photo and swear you have a ticket back to where you came from. Then cough up $80 bucks per couple to process the approval.
Want to stay 1 year (the max allowed)?
Add copies of your bank account info. You need to prove you have money or they won’t let you in. You need to prove you’ve had TB and other vaccinations or they won’t let you in.
I’ve heard that trout fishing is excellent in some NZ rivers and streams. I’d visit for that, given the opportunity.