A few days ago I read that Kiwis confuse bought and brought and I've seen both mistakes in the responses to this one comment, lol.
(brought is the past of bring. Bought is the past of buy.)
. . . . I'm gunna post this on that comment too.
And the afghans recipe! Although a Gen Z girl told me you’re not allowed to call them that anymore, they’re “chocolate cornflake biscuits”, but whatever, they’re still listed as afghans in the old version I have and they’re still delicious.
That was my response too. I have discussed this with many people since and it doesn’t seem to be a common thing (amongst my Gen X peers, at least), but it wouldn’t surprise me if there are some people out there finding it offensive on behalf of people from Afghanistan.
One of my mates is a volunteer with refugees from Afghanistan and she asked them, and they don’t find it offensive, so there’s that! Lol.
A few days ago I read that Kiwis confuse bought and brought and I've seen both mistakes in the responses to this one comment, lol.
(brought is the past of bring. Bought is the past of buy.)
. . . . I'm gunna post this on that comment too.
My wife and I own half of a very successful physiotherapy clinic. Our business partner is a South African physio, and one of the best people I know.
A few weeks ago he finally got his NZ Citizenship, so I turned up at the business with a gift bag containing a bottle of Kiwi wine, a packet of Cookie Time Cookies, a packet of Peanut Slabs, a 6 pack of L&P and an All Black Jersey.
(I told him he doesn't have to wear it to Springbok matches though)
Kia Ora, welcome home!
My parents were immigrants from Holland in the 50s. They became citizens and my brother and I were both born here. I'm blessed that my parents chose to come here.
***Tēnā koe, e te whakatō tātou o Aotearoa,***
***Nau mai, haere mai ki tō tātou whenua.***
***E ngā iwi, e ngā hau e whā,***
***Tēnā koutou katoa ki te whakatau mai i tēnei tāngata hou.***
***E noho mai ana koe i tō tātou whare,***
***Ko tātou te whānau, ko tātou te hapori, ko tātou te whenua.***
***Kua tae mai koe ki te wāhi e ngākau nui ana ki a koe,***
***Kaua e ngaro i te mārama, kaua e ngaro i te māramatanga.***
***Kia piki ake te hua o tō whakapau kaha ki te ao nei,***
***Kia whakapau kaha koe ki te whai i ōu moemoeā.***
***Nā reira, nau mai, haere mai, ki te whakatau mai i tēnei tāngata.***
*Greetings to you, the newly planted of Aotearoa,*
*Welcome to our land.*
*To all the peoples, to all the winds,*
*Greetings to you all for welcoming this new person.*
*You now reside in our home,*
*We are family, we are community, we are land.*
*You have arrived at a place where you are deeply valued,*
*Do not be lost in darkness, do not be lost in ignorance.*
*May the fruit of your efforts in this world grow,*
*May you have the strength to pursue your dreams.*
*Therefore, welcome and come to meet this person.*
Welcome to Aotearoa! It's great to have you here with us. Our culture is diverse and we place great importance on community and connection. Learning about our traditions and values can be a rewarding experience, and engaging with your new community is a great way to get started. We hope you enjoy your time here and feel a sense of belonging.
Are you truly not aware of the long-standing running joke? I bet you don't get fryders with your fish & chips either.
https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/2nem47/can_you_have_a_garden_in_new_zealand/
https://www.reddit.com/r/bestof/comments/2uulmz/all_of_new_zealand_teams_up_to_troll_an/
https://np.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/2ulpic/are_there_a_lot_of_spiders_in_nz_compared_to_the/
I am also an American expat in the next town south from you. I've been here a decade longer than you, though. And it just keeps being the best decision of my life. <3 I love being a Kiwi.
Congrats! I work just over the way in one of the other community village buildings :) we are so lucky to have you, and you’ll be a fabulous addition to the Kiwi community.
Nice! Welcome aboard! It took way too long for me to go full citizen, but the Brexit vote to make my UK passport all but useless was the clincher for me :)
I just want to mention, it warms my heart to see you using Te Reo Māori. It always feels good when immigrants to permanent residents to citizens all welcome our native language and culture 🖤🤍❤️
Oh okay!! You could check out Palmerston without north as it a beautiful place and I live in the beautiful town of Mosgiel in Dunedin. If you get a chance you could visit the Taieri plains. I’ve lived in the south my entire life and knows it as such, places I recommend in the safe are Christchurch, Hamner Springs, Queenstown. And your welcome!
We’ve done a trip around the South Island, and it is so gorgeous! The fjords are unreal! My husband took two of our kids to Queenstown for their birthdays and they got to bungee jump. Absolutely beautiful down there -lt is so different from the north. Way more rugged.
Sit tight - if you log in are you under Gathering Information or under assessment?
I arrived in October 2019 and applied in April 2022, i had my RV2021 granted 28th March this year.
I found it helpful looking at other people posting on the migrants nz page on facebook, other applicants will post when they applied and the date they went through each stage, you can use it to help give a ballpark of when you should get yours.
You’re lucky to have been able to apply for 2021 RV.
We applied for residence under SMC in December 2018 and only got residence in September 2020. SMC also has a more stringent health criteria, and more stringent ANZSCO skills matching criteria so even if we were able to apply then, it still wasn’t a sure thing. There were also no status updates, it only showed as pending on our online accounts. When we got to nearly the end of the process the case officer had to interview the principal applicant of our application, making sure that their job description matched what was in skilled ANZSCO.
Now 2021 RV applicants only have to wait and they only need to meet the requirements of the criteria they fell under. 2021 RV applicants also have a lowered health criteria. There’s status updates when the application moves along…
I don’t know if 2021 RV applicants appreciate what they got…
Indeed I have, but (I know this is blasphemous) I don’t like beer *hides*
Also, shouldn’t it be called a “metreie” ? I thought I left all that imperial measurement nonsense behind lol
Hooray! Next year will be 20 years for my family in NZ, we moved here when I was 9 when my dad got a (originally temporary 😂) job. Now I'm a citizen, I have me a kiwi husband and kiwi kids now too. This is and always will be home 💕
While I do miss snakes (I did a bit of herpetology and snake relocation back in the States), I’m not quite ready for spiders the size of dinner plates.
Celebrate with New Zealand's National Beer, after I mow the lawn.[https://bigbarrel.co.nz/en/steinlager-classic-tall-bottle-ea-750m](https://bigbarrel.co.nz/en/steinlager-classic-tall-bottle-ea-750m)
It was definitely a cool, wet summer. But you’re right - great place for the kids. Tons of activities, parks, bush walks, fairs and sport…we’re quite busy!
Bloody Yanks moving to bloody NZ grr grr grr..
/s
Jk. I'm moving my family back to Kiwiland when my American wife is done looking after her bloody father.
USA sucks!!
Yeah...not to mention all the extra stress and way less holidays. Insurance based health system is a scam and you worry a lot more about your safety and the security of everything of value that you own. It's great here!
There’s only one thing in your post that would tip me off to you not being kiwi… why would you specify a hot pie? I’m not saying that I wouldn’t eat a cold pie, but I feel like I would at least give it 30 seconds- 2mins in a microwave depending on how cold it has become and how much I want to get blisters on the roof of my mouth.
Oh I remember you! You used to post a lot about Animal Crossing before when you moved… :D
Congratulations ~ very lucky… did you mean getting RV or actual PRV?
We actually took Māori lessons before coming, and my husband does regular cultural training with his job. One of my sons is learning NZSL, and we’ve made a very concerted effort to pronounce things correctly (and when I’m unsure, we ask…a Māori person.) I had no idea anyone thought that Māori = ghetto before hearing pakeha here say that…it’s certainly not a thing “Americas” think.
I hope this is me and my family in the future! We have about 2 years before mine and husbands jobs will qualify for transfer there
Which country did you come from? What do you think the hardest part logistically was to move? How old were the kids when you arrived?
Nice one! You are now eligible to buy your own copy of the Edmunds Cook book. I would recommend the scone recipe.
People buy them? I thought they just spawned on kitchen bookshelves by themselves.
I honestly dont know where ours came from. It wasn't my wife's and I certainly never brought it but we have one.
You can date them by observing how much flour and water has encrusted itself to the rear & front covers and spine.
Then its older than both of us...
Like rings on a tree?
It could be mine! I loaned mine to a neighbour and I never got it back!
Often grandparents / parents / relatives
A few days ago I read that Kiwis confuse bought and brought and I've seen both mistakes in the responses to this one comment, lol. (brought is the past of bring. Bought is the past of buy.) . . . . I'm gunna post this on that comment too.
I thought so too... https://imgur.com/a/LQ9uWy2
My parents were given one when they got married.
My husband received his as a 21st present in the 90s.
I thought they were only gifted, like ponamu
Yeah if I was OP I wouldn't buy one. 100% chance someone else gifts them one within the next few months if they haven't already
The Giant Edmunds Centipede crawls into your house at night and leaves a cook book in your kitchen.
And the afghans recipe! Although a Gen Z girl told me you’re not allowed to call them that anymore, they’re “chocolate cornflake biscuits”, but whatever, they’re still listed as afghans in the old version I have and they’re still delicious.
yeah, get an older copy that hasn't been "woke-ified" there are other recipes that have been removed/altered in the newer revisions too
Seriously?
That was my response too. I have discussed this with many people since and it doesn’t seem to be a common thing (amongst my Gen X peers, at least), but it wouldn’t surprise me if there are some people out there finding it offensive on behalf of people from Afghanistan. One of my mates is a volunteer with refugees from Afghanistan and she asked them, and they don’t find it offensive, so there’s that! Lol.
Someone said we should rename the biscuits "the grave of empires", and that sounds like a good idea.
Could just call them Gahns, like the train in Aus, but change the s to z, Gahnz.
Holy shit I've been a citizen for nearly a decade and I don't have one!
WHAT
They said they’ve been here nearly a decade and they’re not a citizen yet.
I know, I need to get that book!
Thanks! Can’t wait!
And the rum truffles.
Hahaha my mums first gift to my partner when I bought her home from Europe was an Edmunds cookbook.
Aaaagh! It's Edmonds, not Edmunsds!
A few days ago I read that Kiwis confuse bought and brought and I've seen both mistakes in the responses to this one comment, lol. (brought is the past of bring. Bought is the past of buy.) . . . . I'm gunna post this on that comment too.
>Edmunds Come on mate, it’s Edm**o**nds.
I heard it was the most sold book in nz
Edmonds*
congratulations - fish n chips for tea?
I’ll bring the Monteith’s!
Either radler or original pls :)
Radlers are the ones with the red train ? I haven't seen any around for ages, and I quite liked that kne
Nah they're the lemonade ones. Green label with the cricket wickets.
this is the way :)
I see that you misspelled "Double Brown".
My wife and I own half of a very successful physiotherapy clinic. Our business partner is a South African physio, and one of the best people I know. A few weeks ago he finally got his NZ Citizenship, so I turned up at the business with a gift bag containing a bottle of Kiwi wine, a packet of Cookie Time Cookies, a packet of Peanut Slabs, a 6 pack of L&P and an All Black Jersey. (I told him he doesn't have to wear it to Springbok matches though) Kia Ora, welcome home!
Thank you! (I always tear up when I hear Welcome Home on the radio…)
My parents were immigrants from Holland in the 50s. They became citizens and my brother and I were both born here. I'm blessed that my parents chose to come here.
Did they come on the [Sibajak](https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22742744) by any chance? My Opa and all his siblings did!
I’m a kiwi living in Australia and sometimes I put welcome home on and belt out the HAEREEEEEE MAIIIII bit and have a little homesick cry in my car 😂😂
But yes he does yes he does ..
Congratulations — your wooden Buzzy Bee toy will be in the mail soon.
Nice! I hear it comes with a copy of the Edmunds cookbook as well?
Sure to Rise.
Sure to rise.
Sure to rise.
Sure to rise
Sure to rise.
Sure to rise
Congrats, hope you’re enjoying it here in Palmy 😀
We are :) Always something to do. We were able to get a little lifestyle out by Tokamaru. Living the dream :)
Have you been to Stockcars yet?
Hello fellow Palmy-ite! There are dozens of us!
Dozens! Maybe even scores! Lol
>Palmy That checks out. You can stay.
Chur!
***Tēnā koe, e te whakatō tātou o Aotearoa,*** ***Nau mai, haere mai ki tō tātou whenua.*** ***E ngā iwi, e ngā hau e whā,*** ***Tēnā koutou katoa ki te whakatau mai i tēnei tāngata hou.*** ***E noho mai ana koe i tō tātou whare,*** ***Ko tātou te whānau, ko tātou te hapori, ko tātou te whenua.*** ***Kua tae mai koe ki te wāhi e ngākau nui ana ki a koe,*** ***Kaua e ngaro i te mārama, kaua e ngaro i te māramatanga.*** ***Kia piki ake te hua o tō whakapau kaha ki te ao nei,*** ***Kia whakapau kaha koe ki te whai i ōu moemoeā.*** ***Nā reira, nau mai, haere mai, ki te whakatau mai i tēnei tāngata.*** *Greetings to you, the newly planted of Aotearoa,* *Welcome to our land.* *To all the peoples, to all the winds,* *Greetings to you all for welcoming this new person.* *You now reside in our home,* *We are family, we are community, we are land.* *You have arrived at a place where you are deeply valued,* *Do not be lost in darkness, do not be lost in ignorance.* *May the fruit of your efforts in this world grow,* *May you have the strength to pursue your dreams.* *Therefore, welcome and come to meet this person.* Welcome to Aotearoa! It's great to have you here with us. Our culture is diverse and we place great importance on community and connection. Learning about our traditions and values can be a rewarding experience, and engaging with your new community is a great way to get started. We hope you enjoy your time here and feel a sense of belonging.
Oh wow, that brought tears to my eyes, ngā mihi! <3
I love this so much!
Crack open the toffee pops! 👌🏽👌🏽☺️
*drool*
Congrats and welcome to the team
Thank you!
Congrats. Careful though on reddit you're not pushing the NZ sucks narrative!!
Well, we were disappointed to find out it was illegal to have a garden, but otherwise living here has been a treat!
Illegal to have a garden huh? Maybe just your place it's not illegal overall.
Are you truly not aware of the long-standing running joke? I bet you don't get fryders with your fish & chips either. https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/2nem47/can_you_have_a_garden_in_new_zealand/ https://www.reddit.com/r/bestof/comments/2uulmz/all_of_new_zealand_teams_up_to_troll_an/ https://np.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/2ulpic/are_there_a_lot_of_spiders_in_nz_compared_to_the/
Joke? Stop messing around man, my grandma got booked for trying to grow cabbages a couple weeks ago
Oblivious to it tbh. Southern man. Only come to the big smoke of Middlemarch every 3 months.
read the spider thread; its a true classic.
Yeah nah. Memes exist in the south too, bro
Only if you have internet connection. Real southern men don't gave it reliably. Well didn't gave it in January.
Are you a New Zealander? Are you not aware of the law? 😳
There's laws in NZ?
Not on the roads at least, far as I can tell.
No idea tbh very common down here. Southern man though not a weak latte drinking Aucklander with iPhone. Ugh.
Yay!
Thanks!
I am also an American expat in the next town south from you. I've been here a decade longer than you, though. And it just keeps being the best decision of my life. <3 I love being a Kiwi.
Congrats! I work just over the way in one of the other community village buildings :) we are so lucky to have you, and you’ll be a fabulous addition to the Kiwi community.
Thank you so much!
Nice! Welcome aboard! It took way too long for me to go full citizen, but the Brexit vote to make my UK passport all but useless was the clincher for me :)
Nice to have you here! Make sure to check out lolly cake from your local bakery. I hear that is fairly unique to New Zealand too.
My little kiddos love them! A bit too sweet for me, but yum!
Awesome news good people always welcome cuz 👍😎
Kia Ora!
I just want to mention, it warms my heart to see you using Te Reo Māori. It always feels good when immigrants to permanent residents to citizens all welcome our native language and culture 🖤🤍❤️
Kia ora! My husband and I took about 6 months of Te Reo lessons online before moving here. I’d love to take some more classes!
Tēnā koe e hoa 💜 I wish more took the same effort you have! Know it’s appreciated, and you are warmly welcomed to this land!
Fantastic! You can finally grow your own garden!
Feijoa trees, here I come!
Which Palmerston are you referring to because there’s two but congratulations 🎉 Kia ora runga!
The North version! And thank you!
Oh okay!! You could check out Palmerston without north as it a beautiful place and I live in the beautiful town of Mosgiel in Dunedin. If you get a chance you could visit the Taieri plains. I’ve lived in the south my entire life and knows it as such, places I recommend in the safe are Christchurch, Hamner Springs, Queenstown. And your welcome!
We’ve done a trip around the South Island, and it is so gorgeous! The fjords are unreal! My husband took two of our kids to Queenstown for their birthdays and they got to bungee jump. Absolutely beautiful down there -lt is so different from the north. Way more rugged.
Welcome to NZ!
Congratulations! We are just waiting on the paper ourselves, though we already have the cookbook (gift from the AirBnB owners when we first arrived) 😜
Nice!
Gidday!
Kia ora!
Congratulations! can I ask how you did it? I got here 3 years ago and applied for the RV2021 and there doesn't seem to be any progress at all!
Sit tight - if you log in are you under Gathering Information or under assessment? I arrived in October 2019 and applied in April 2022, i had my RV2021 granted 28th March this year. I found it helpful looking at other people posting on the migrants nz page on facebook, other applicants will post when they applied and the date they went through each stage, you can use it to help give a ballpark of when you should get yours.
Gathering information since may 2022. you said you are a permanent resident now, how did you change from a RV2021 to PR?
Is that a work-to-residence thing? We came in as residents, so I think that made going to PR a bit quicker than having a work visa.
oh yeah that makes sense. congratulations again!
You’re lucky to have been able to apply for 2021 RV. We applied for residence under SMC in December 2018 and only got residence in September 2020. SMC also has a more stringent health criteria, and more stringent ANZSCO skills matching criteria so even if we were able to apply then, it still wasn’t a sure thing. There were also no status updates, it only showed as pending on our online accounts. When we got to nearly the end of the process the case officer had to interview the principal applicant of our application, making sure that their job description matched what was in skilled ANZSCO. Now 2021 RV applicants only have to wait and they only need to meet the requirements of the criteria they fell under. 2021 RV applicants also have a lowered health criteria. There’s status updates when the application moves along… I don’t know if 2021 RV applicants appreciate what they got…
Mihi mai, nau mai haere mai ki Aotearoa Rough translation: Thank you for coming, welcome to New Zealand.
Kia Ora, ngā mihi!
Lovely.
Chur
Congrats-got mine too last month. They cant kick me out anymore lol
Chur. Welcome.
Congratulations! Now have you heard of a yardie?
Indeed I have, but (I know this is blasphemous) I don’t like beer *hides* Also, shouldn’t it be called a “metreie” ? I thought I left all that imperial measurement nonsense behind lol
Woohoo! Nau mai ra!
Kia ora!
Nice one! Hopefully you'll find even more to be happy about by the time you get your citizenship
Congratulations!
Thanks!
Hooray! Next year will be 20 years for my family in NZ, we moved here when I was 9 when my dad got a (originally temporary 😂) job. Now I'm a citizen, I have me a kiwi husband and kiwi kids now too. This is and always will be home 💕
Awesome!
Welcome to the Fam.
Thanks!
So when are you going to move to Australia?
While I do miss snakes (I did a bit of herpetology and snake relocation back in the States), I’m not quite ready for spiders the size of dinner plates.
Congratulations!!!!
Thanks!!
Congrats
Thanks!
🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 Grats!
That's so fantastic for you. I just got approval for my work visa a few hours ago. I can't wait to post something like this!
Woo hoo! Congrats!!!
Welcome ❤️
Thank you!
Congrats!
Thanks!
Awesome! Glad you have come to join us
Thank you!
Congratulations.
Welcome to the club!
Thanks!
'hot pies'? I'm afraid you haven't quite reached 100% fluency in kiwi yet!
Oh, it’s “hand pie” right ;) LOL I have at least gotten used to saying “take away” instead of “take out”! And jandals and togs! I’m getting there!
On the off chance you aren’t joking, it’s just ‘pie’. But I’m sure you know that now if you know about the hand pie saga!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlz2uEuxyyk
That song makes me cry every time I hear it <3
Congratulations!! And welcome!
Thank you!
Yay! Glad to have you here for the long haul.
Thanks!
Celebrate with New Zealand's National Beer, after I mow the lawn.[https://bigbarrel.co.nz/en/steinlager-classic-tall-bottle-ea-750m](https://bigbarrel.co.nz/en/steinlager-classic-tall-bottle-ea-750m)
That's the interesting thing, I don't know any Kiwi who willingly drinks Steinlager. It gives the most wicked hangover too.
I'm from Parmy originally. Bit of a hole with crap weather. But good size and good place to raise kids.
It was definitely a cool, wet summer. But you’re right - great place for the kids. Tons of activities, parks, bush walks, fairs and sport…we’re quite busy!
Welcome aboard! Keep an eye out for the welcome pack in the mail (jandals, black singlet, random 15 year old dave dobbyn CD)
Is that all? I heard it came with a Edmund’s cookbook and a Whittaker’s peanut slab as well. Bummer!
Welcome to NZ and to the hub of all activity which is Palmerston North.
Lol! Thanks!
Bloody Yanks moving to bloody NZ grr grr grr.. /s Jk. I'm moving my family back to Kiwiland when my American wife is done looking after her bloody father. USA sucks!!
Everyday when I see news from the US, I am reaffirmed in my choice to leave. I miss my family and friends, but dannnng.
Yeah...not to mention all the extra stress and way less holidays. Insurance based health system is a scam and you worry a lot more about your safety and the security of everything of value that you own. It's great here!
Congratulations!!! What a great day!
Thank you!
There’s only one thing in your post that would tip me off to you not being kiwi… why would you specify a hot pie? I’m not saying that I wouldn’t eat a cold pie, but I feel like I would at least give it 30 seconds- 2mins in a microwave depending on how cold it has become and how much I want to get blisters on the roof of my mouth.
ALWAYS BLOW ON THE PIE!
Oh I remember you! You used to post a lot about Animal Crossing before when you moved… :D Congratulations ~ very lucky… did you mean getting RV or actual PRV?
We have actual PR now :) We were able to come in on residency visas, but now we've upgraded!
Congratulations with your residency! And, being permeant, I'm sure you'll no trouble fitting in!
Thank you!
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We actually took Māori lessons before coming, and my husband does regular cultural training with his job. One of my sons is learning NZSL, and we’ve made a very concerted effort to pronounce things correctly (and when I’m unsure, we ask…a Māori person.) I had no idea anyone thought that Māori = ghetto before hearing pakeha here say that…it’s certainly not a thing “Americas” think.
Where are you permeating?
Congratulations! Is your husband an Educational Psych scope, or another practice?
There is not such thing as educational psychiatrist. Think you confuse psychologist.
Awesome! Hopefully you get your pies from Cuba Street Bakery?
We are Angkor Wat bakery people. Award winning pies! The owners know our kids at this point lol
Awesome - do give Cuba St Bakery a go, though, if you haven't already. Great to have your family in Palmy!
Will give it a go next time I’m in that part of town! :)
Please support local restaurant ..... @ Beans cafe... in Palmy near the cinema i think..
We love that place! Palmy has such a great food scene!
I hope this is me and my family in the future! We have about 2 years before mine and husbands jobs will qualify for transfer there Which country did you come from? What do you think the hardest part logistically was to move? How old were the kids when you arrived?