1. Sauce/ketchup not included You do not get sauce/ketchup when you buy fish and chips takeout. The price of sauce/ketchup is often $3 for a little cup. It is easy to get around this when you are getting it around town, but when you are traveling the extra expense becomes hard to avoid. 2. Campervans and motorhomes Driving on the …
The cost of eating out at a restaurant in New Zealand seems very expensive. It takes a little bit of breaking down the cost of a restaurant meal to get the “true” price of the meal. Since tipping is not part of the culture in New Zealand and GST is included in the listed price, so the amount that you …
Moving to New Zealand or any new country with a different currency brings up the question of how to think about money. Chances are that you are making a salary that is different than your home country and prices are different than your home country. It is sometimes difficult to adjust to your new salary and cost of goods. When …
“I am not a tourist. I now live here” is something that I frequently thought when I moved to New Zealand. I found that I was repeatedly telling people that I lived in New Plymouth. The reason why was that I wanted to fit in as an expat and not be perceived as a tourist. This was something that I …
My quest to find the best VPN for New Zealand has not turned into an easy one. My first four reviews were from larger companies with a lot of reviews, Surfshark is a lot smaller. They do not have tons of blogs claiming they are the best VPN for New Zealand. My review was done from New Zealand with a …
PureVPN is a VPN that has mixed reviews on the internet. My review is based on my experiences using PureVPN in New Zealand. Since New Zealand is basically at the end of the world internet wise, performance on VPNs can be very different than a review done in the states. Free Trial PureVPN does not offer a free trial. They …
NordVPN is one of the most heavily advertised VPN networks on the internet. Many websites give it exceptionally good reviews, and some even call it the best. My review is based on my experience using NordVPN in New Zealand. Since New Zealand is basically at the end of the world internet wise, performance on VPNs can be very different than …
When you are new in New Zealand, you will inevitably need to buy many small items from coat hangers to paper towel holders that you did bring with you. New Zealand has excellent thrift stores which are called opportunity shops or op shops. My town, New Plymouth, has eight op shops and most of them are a little different. Our …
Here are the 15 best apps for living in New Zealand. Some of the apps are only available through the New Zealand App Store. You need a debit or credit card issued in the country of the app store that you want to use. You can switch back and forth between your home country’s app store and New Zealand’s, but you …
What is the best VPN in New Zealand? That is a hard question to answer, and everyone has a different on what the best VPN for New Zealand. Our reviews are done in New Zealand using the VPNs that we test. We pay for the VPNs and do not accept free trials. Our rankings change based on testing new VPNs …
