New Zealand or Canada? Where's BEST to Live (& what your $$$ will get you)
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
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"You'd have to be a millionaire to get what you want."
New Zealand and Canada are at the top of the list of countries to emigrate to, but which is the best place to live?
In this week's show, you'll meet our lovely friend and NZ Ahead community member, Allison. Allison is Canadian and has lived in New Zealand and Canada... twice!
In this podcast, she shares the pros and cons of both countries, what your $$$ will buy in Canada and NZ and gives her final verdict on the best country to live...New Zealand or Canada?
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This is ringing a few bells. We came to NZ in 2003, had to come back to the UK in 2011 for a variety of family reasons. We are now planning to return to retire, our children are just finishing up at Uni and they are on board. We are so looking forward to our return, selling all the STUFF that you have and coming with an empty bucket. Planning to arrive, buy a truck and caravan, and as the kids say, the olds are going on tour. Cant wait!
Woo Hoo! Pauline!! Go for it girl! Your big return adventure awaits! 🥳🚐🚐 🇳🇿 x
Check the conditions regarding your pension
You can buy my caravan if you like 😂
I really enjoyed Allison’s experiences. My Canadian daughter left Canada to finish her education in Wellington and stayed for 14 years. She absolutely loved it and commented many times to my wife and I how similar NZ was to Canada and that she felt instantly at home. My wife and I visited in January 2013, hired a car and we drove from top to bottom, east and west coasts. I said many times that I could easily live there. My daughter moved back to Nova Scotia in 2023 with her Kiwi partner to be closer to her “aging parents”. Since then my wife passed away and there is talk of a return to live in NZ and I have been asked if I would like to move with them. Of course, if I am able, and immigration laws permitting, I will without hesitation. So to hear Allison’s story starts me thinking about what it would really be like. Granted, I am retired and won’t have to worry about working nor will I need to think about lodgings as I will be fortunately included in their plans.
What a fabulous message, Brian, thank you so much. It sounds as though you have some adventures ahead of you! Allison is also hoping to have her parents live here (they will come on the parents visa) fingers crossed so you will be on similar paths. How wonderful that you have your daughter and her family to be all together with. I can't think of anything lovelier for you. I wish you all the best and hope to hear that you are settled and happy here in NZ soon ❤️!
Liz
Do your research on parent immigration it is not an easy process.
I've been ping-ponging from Canada to NZ too, I can relate to almost everything said here, thanks so much. Not only it's insightful but it's also making me feel I'm not the only one experiencing this!
You are so welcome, we are so glad that it was helpful. Thank you for joining and for sharing your experience, you in turn have helped others. Thank you! ☺️
Yes! I AM SO OVER IT TOO! Where I live, I am never treated nicely because I don't care about money and the big show people think I should put on! Bravo for New Zealand! I realize that in order to be treated as someone who has human value, I really need to move.
Thank you for sharing and for joining us, we appreciate you! 😊
Much respect for taking such a gigantic leap to find the happy.
What a lovely woman 👩. So great to hear she changed her mind about living in New Zealand. Welcome. You fit in well.
Thank you for being with us, Ivy! Yes, Allison is wonderful 😊
Awesome listen. Really thankful I came across this. I'm Canadian as well and did a WHV in NZ 9 years ago. I returned to Canada to finish school and here we are all this time later and I still think about NZ almost daily.. I'm destined to return to say the least.
If I won the lottery I'd honestly return in a heartbeat. Everyone's situations different but particularly for me at this stage of my life (early 30's) it just doesn't make sense financially.
I know it was mentioned in this video that part of the love for NZ came from the lack of consumerism and competition between peers which is something I admire as well but I still need to be able to pay my bills and put a roof over my head and eventually retire.
In my particular profession to switch over to NZ I'd be earning about 50% of my annual take home. My mortgage would cost double. I'm past the point In my life of wanting roommates so I'd definitely want to own upon my return.
Can currency is also is also worth quite a bit more so the more I can prepare myself now the better! I'll definitely return when the time is right.
Lived in NZ for nearly 20 years - no way would I go back. Canada in a heartbeat.
Thank you for sharing! We appreciate you being with us 😊
Allison is bang on the money with the 3 year settling in period, I hated living in the UK for the first year, but 20 years down the road it seems unthinkable to return to NZ.
Thank you for joining us, my friend, (I think it's time to get you on the podcast and fly that British flag for us, what do you say?!! 😂) Sending you love as always,
Liz x
Really enjoyed listening to the journey of a fellow canuck - From a hoser to a slacker 😉🤔
I knew you would!! Thank you, as always for joining us, my lovely friends 🇨🇦🥰x
You are so lucky your realtor friend gave that advice I asked the same question of my realtor friend at about the same time he advised a repaint and other work which delayed everything by 8 months I believe that cost us half a million dollars.
When I was a kid it was a thing my parents friends would arrive here from the UK be gone after a year then back again for life quite soon after. That was in the 70's nothing changes.
Thank you for being with us, John and for sharing your experience we appreciate you very much! 😊
I think but might be wrong if you brought a lawnmower it would have to new unused. If used, it would have to be cleaned to a specified standard Biosecurity
Thank you for joining us, Jo! You can bring used lawnmowers into the country but as you say, they need to be cleaned thoroughly to meet Biosecurity standards 😊
Thank you - a great chuckle
Glad you enjoyed it, Richard! Thank you for joining us! 😊
Why would anyone choose NZ when all the New Zealanders are literally moving to Australia in droves 😂 and have done so for decades
Exactly, Australia has all NZ has to offer plus more, with cheaper living!
I think it must be 'cuz me and Bri live here...😉😁😂🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿❤️
Thank you, Liz, for another amazing interview.👍 Wow....Allison's story is incredible. She has such a beautiful energy that I could listen to her forever. 🌞
Good for you, Allison. You guys made a great decision to finally😜 move to New Zealand. Wishing you all the best.💕
We would move to New Zealand if we could - age is the problem. New Zealand is my "soul place." I guess we have to bribe 😜our son to move there so we can follow.🤔
I completely agree with your guest that you need time to feel at home in a new country. What worked for us, 36 years ago, was making friends with the people around us. Also, we went back to university, which immediately made us part of a new culture. We didn't surround ourselves only with people from our own culture but embraced everyone. This helped a lot.
Glad to see your happy face, Liz. Your interviews are so informative, well done - always. Lots of love.💖
Beautiful and wise words, as always, Renata. I look forward to you making the trip back to your soul place, I love that...
Thank you for always being so wonderfully kind and supportive. You mean the world to us 🥰🇳🇿🇨🇦
@ItsaDrama you are to kind❤️....yes. we can't wait to visit and finally have chat wt you and Brian...one day🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️
Liz, these videos are some of the most enjoyable to me. Real people telling real stories of real experiences. Interesting to hear about the girls schooling after having to listen to this idiot government we have. Hardcase I wrote this 2 minutes before you talked about having her( sorry I haven't picked up on her name) back on to talk about the education system.
So glad that you enjoy them! I love doing them too and hopefully they help others who are thinking of making the move and want to hear info straight from the horses mouth.
I hope that Allison will join me again for a part 2! Have a great weekend 😊
Hi Liz, I would like to connect with you. We are moving to Taumarunui from SA in 6 weeks. I have been watching your videos for a year now. Hope to meet once we are there.😊
How exciting, Alida! Woo Hoo!! The best way to connect is through our NZ Ahead community. This is where Brian and I hang out 🥳 You can find out more about the community here: ➡️ itsadrama.com/ilovenz/
Alternatively, there are lots of videos on the channel that will prepare you for the big move. I hope to chat with you soon but in the meantime, remember to bre-e-a-a-the! You are almost there! 🥰🇳🇿 Liz x
You're moving to Taumaranui?? I'm super curious why there???
Oh man why would you wanna move to Taumarunui theres nothing there
We fought hard to provide midwife care in New Zealand. Before 1990s you had to be under a GP who had to be present at the birth. Not now. If it's a normal pregnancy with no complications midwife care is free. You do not need an Obstetrician.
Thanks for sharing, Jo 😊
Very interesting. With so many Kiwis moving to Australia, I would be curious if Allison and her husband had considered Australia.
Thank you for joining us, as Allison mentioned, her in laws live in New Zealand and they wanted to be close to them 😊 🇳🇿
You are Canadian and you are actually moaning about the cold in New Zealand hahaha..are you kidding , everyone knows how freezing it is in Canada...fridge house we call it 😊 unbelievable 🤣
You have to have some grit to live in NZ.
Please feel free to not come here if you are soft.
I do hope your parents are healthier and can maintain their independence. Not placing any more financial strain on our healthcare system. Plus pay for any rest home care
Bit harsh, eh?
Everything is expensive in NZ , house, food, mortgage, which is not worth
Thank you for joining us Jack and for sharing your thoughts.
Sounds a lot like most western countries atm.
Inflation has increased globally, not only in NZ, Australia and Canada included
We fought hard to provide midwife care in New Zealand. Before 1990s you had to be under a GP who had to be present at the birth. Not now. If it's a normal pregnancy with no complications midwife care is free. You do not need an Obstetrician.