Australia and New Zealand Compared

Which two countries should I compare next? I must have been tired while making this video, as I misspoke two times in it. My daughter and friend Dan caught them! At 3:45 I butchered the word "Shire" and at 12:56 I said "720" but I meant to say "1720." Again, thanks to State of the World for collaborating with me. Don't forget to check out his video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg8o3VuTU9Y

small correction: in new Zealand there is no minimum drinking age, only a purchase age, so with express consent from a parent or guardian a 5 year old could drink

As an Aussie who has moved to NZ, I can confirm that the cost of living is actually a lot higher here in NZ. Housing, food, fuel etc. are all upwards of 50% more here with similar wages being earnt

The relationship between New Zealand and Australia is like a sibling rivalry

As a new Zealander, living in Australia I can tell you NZ has slightly prettier landscapes but I think living in the land of Oz gives you a far greater lifestyle other than that there is very little difference between our 2 great nations

I’m a Canadian who now lives in the U.S., but for part of my childhood I lived in New Zealand and visited Australia. In my experience there’s a strong similarity between how Canada and New Zealand view themselves in relation to their bigger neighbours. Thanks for this video!

Australia has much larger scale fires. I live in Auckland and the sky was completely orange/red for a day during the 2019-2020 forest fires. The fires were over 2,200km away.

I am a New Zealand Moari, great job man. Entertaining and spot on, the relationship between Kiwi's and Aussies is like a sibling/brother relationship. At each other's throats but, you got their back against everyone else ❤️😁

New Zealand is so much beautiful country and people are so peaceful . I love NZ.❤️🇳🇿❤️

Finally, after all these years. We have been noticed. The Entire New Zealand Population praises you for not just making sheep, lord of the rings, and not existing references. Instead choosing to look further into the culture and good parts of New Zealand… like how we’re not Australia

NZ & AUS will always have our sibling bond. We fight, joke and bully each other, but if someone else ever tried to hurt either, the other will ALWAYS be there to back them up. Countries don’t mess with Aussie without NZ defending them. Same as countries messing with NZ and Aussie will be there to defend us too.

I'm Aussie and I'm learning from this. 6:42 Note: Australia's agriculture industry is actually quite large, I feel like it's downplayed a bit in this video.

As a Kiwi that’s pretty accurate. Northland (top of north island) was settled by a lot of Yugoslav/Austrian people, the men making money in the kauri gum industry. Large Croatian population still in Auckland (as with my mothers family). Not a lot of Kiwi bands get international recognition fan wise but influenced other bands and artists. I think UB40 was influenced by The Herbs. Both NZ and Aus have provided several of the worlds most famous actors, many Americans don’t realise until they hear their natural accents.

NZ is not only notable for being the first country to grant women's suffrage, but also because it wasn't conditional on race, class, land ownership, or marital status. Many other countries (including Australia) didn't grant full suffrage until many years later.

The cost of living is actually higher in New Zealand. I've lived in both countries and NZ was a fair bit more expensive.

thank you so much someone finally remembered about us New Zealanders I think all New Zealanders agree that we have been left out a lot and feel a bit hurt but I ad probably many others thank you for noticing and talking more about us and our culture!!!

When I was young there were a fair few Kiwi bands playing in Sydney, like Split Enz, Dragon, Mother Goose and DD Smash. They were amongst the most talented groups on the pub circuit. So Kiwi musos have a strong track record. Crowded House had two Kiwis and an Aussie. Not many people live in the far north of Oz because it is uncomfortably hot and humid, prone to cyclones, has disease-bearing mosquitoes and the coastal waters feature crocodiles, Irukandji and box jellyfish.

Minor correction: when you showed pictures of New Zealand's possum, you put a picture of the American opossum, but I learnt a lot even as a Kiwi!

I'm a Brazilian living in New Zealand and must say I love this country with all my soul! ❤

Something to add. The sky tower, in Auckland, is the tallest building in the southern hemisphere.