 Hey, welcome back to my YouTube channel, guys. Good news this week, the borders of New Zealand are finally opening early next year. And so that means more travel, immigration will start opening up. It's very, very exciting. And I will hopefully get a trip back to the US in 2022. And so I'm sure things will change. COVID has just kind of got its new variant and it's getting a little crazy. But there's hope that we can be traveling a lot more in 2022. And so because of that, I thought there may be a lot of people moving here or traveling to New Zealand. I thought today I'm going to give you the 10 most important things that I think that you should pack or bring, whether you're moving or visiting here if you're coming to New Zealand. And these are in the order of the most important to the least important, because I know none of you get through my whole video. So 10 things that you need to be if you're traveling or moving to New Zealand, you're not going to miss this. Here we go. 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It's a little bit of a survey, a little bit of information just to tell me what is that you like because I'd only like to create something that's useful to you and not waste a bunch of my time. But with that being said, let's get into it today. In my opinion, the number one thing that you should bring to New Zealand is a really good rain jacket. That's windproof and rainproof, okay? The rain jacket, I would say is the most important. Now, you can leave your umbrella, especially if you're coming to, well I did because it's so windy, there is no point. So have a raincoat that can deal with the wind and the rain and my opinion is got to be, it's just the most important item that you bring. And I say this to so many people that are traveling here or moving here and a lot of them don't really listen to me or they just bring this really cheap poncho. No, go and get a nice rain jacket, you will thank me. Number two, really good shoes. Now, you don't have to get full-fledged hiking shoes. In fact, I recommend for like a traveling purposes is that you get those kind of like those ones that have some really good traction on the bottom but also kind of look like a tennis shoe on the top so they're not like they go up your ankles and it's like this huge shoe that you're clunking around all day on. But it's something that you could, that does really well on any sort of terrain and traction but also something that you could just wear out normally on a day to day basis. So I highly recommend some decent shoes and make sure that they are very clean before you go through immigration here and you have to have all of the dirt off of your shoes before you enter. So get some nice shoes, break them in, don't wear them for the first time when you get here and yeah, just be aware of the biosecurity when you get into New Zealand, you have to have all of the dirt off of all of the items that you're bringing in because that's how they keep this land so beautiful and pest-free and just things that don't belong in the environment here. So number two, good shoes. And number three, a hat, okay? Now I have lived here for six years and I cannot believe how bad I still am at this and making sure that my kids have hats and I'm wearing a hat. You guys don't understand, the sun is really strong here and actually very dangerous. And so it's very important that you're applying your sunscreen and that you are wearing a hat. It's very important in New Zealand. So you're gonna want something that covers the front and the back and maybe the sides and you're gonna be looking good when you're in New Zealand but you won't have skid cancer. So that's good. So a hat is very important is number three. And number four, what I'm gonna have to go with it because I'm doing this in order of importance is a day pack. Now, whether you pack a suitcase to come here or you have backpack to come here, you're gonna want a smaller pack to just take around on a day-to-day basis. You can't just be wearing fancy purses. It just doesn't work. They're just the most beautiful parts of New Zealand are free and that's just a lot of hiking or just walking tracks or going to the beach. You're gonna wanna have a small day pack that you can pack your lunch in, water bottles, bring a water bottle in your day pack as well. And that's number four, make sure you have a day pack. And number five, very important, you're gonna need an outlet converter. So if you're coming from the Europe or the US, you're going to need the three prongs converter that we have here in New Zealand. And so with that being said, also be aware of the voltage differences. So don't bring things. If you're moving here and you're bringing stuff that have like, I guess, small like little engines inside or like blenders and mixers and those sort of things, I wouldn't bring it because you have to get like a whole huge step down converter to plug it in and then, yeah, and then you can use it without blowing it up because it's 240 volts here and it's 120 in the US. Don't ask me about Europe, I don't know. And so just be aware of that. I know that there's ways to get it changed. And so it's not that hard if you really wanna bring it. But in general, if you're traveling, just make sure that you have enough of those so that you can plug in, you know, your hair curling irons are gonna be fine, probably not your blow, your hair dryers because they're, yeah, that would probably blow. So don't bring that. Maybe just like your hair curlers at the most, your hair straighteners should be fine. But yeah, outlet converter. In number six, I'm going to say that you're gonna need like a light fleece or like a jersey, just a thin one that can then fit under, say, your raincoat or if you're bringing, if you're coming in the winter and you're bringing more of a puffer coat to fit under there, just a layer up. It is very important in New Zealand, it can be very cold depending on what you're doing. So I'm just trying to talk general no matter what you're doing, these are the things you have whether you're a backpacker or you're a luxury travel person, you should have some layers, okay? And so there's always good to have like that thin fleece material to have underneath that you can put on this extra cold because it could be, depending on the time of year, very cold in the morning or very cold in the evening and you're gonna wanna have that extra jersey or fleece protection. I don't know about you but I have been putting off creating my website until I found my solution with Squarespace. 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But anyway, my recommendation, you know just like a set of sheets just like price small and thin just something that you can pack with you that you can bring depending on where you end up staying it just gives you that flexibility without having to buy anything when you're coming to New Zealand. And number eight, I'm gonna recommend that you bring a shopping bag. At least have one of those ones that you can fold up real small, you know in your purse that you can pull up because there are no plastic bags here in New Zealand. You can't, there are paper bags but they are so crappy and like everything you put in just like this bus. So we're very sustainable here. They don't, you bring your own bags when you go to the grocery store. And so, you know, a lot of the places that you stay will have those for you and stuff but like just as a tip, I would just bring those really small ones I always have one in my purse and I never regret it. Okay, it's so nice to have the bag in your purse when you're like, oh, I just picking up a couple of things in the grocery store and now I have something to put it in. So just bring a little shopping bag. And number nine, I'm going to say bring your driver's license. I know that some people just bring their passport because that's, you know, what you need to travel around but they don't always think about bringing their driver's license and I'm gonna say bring your driver's license because if you're gonna rent a car, you can drive so I can speak for Americans anyway. If you're an American coming to New Zealand, your American driver's license is valid for a year of traveling around here without having to do anything. You could literally get off the plane, go and get your car rental and you could drive away. So bring your driver's license. It will come in handy depending on what you end up doing. I just think that's really important not everybody does that. Okay, number 10, maybe think about some travel insurance. That's just always, insurance is like this necessary evil is how I like to describe it. Like it's so annoying having to buy it. You never really have to use it but you're really mad if you don't have it and you need it, right? Now here in New Zealand, if you're a visitor and you come and you get sick or something happens, you need to go to the emergency room that's all covered with a small copay. So there isn't a lot of fear around healthcare as it would be if you were a foreigner going into the US and using their healthcare system. And it's varies by country. So look into it, like I don't know all of the details about the travel insurance but it's just good to have some protection over some of the important things that you're bringing like your laptop and your phone and just everything that you bring really. And then also I just wanted to touch on money. So people are like, should I bring money? Should I bring cash? Bring a little bit of cash. If you have one of those credit cards or debit cards, you can generally pull things right out of the ATM at the airport. It's not a problem. Never had a problem but I also have one of those credit cards that can be used internationally. Just kind of know what you're doing. And so that's important. And then also your cell phone, you can just get a SIM card right into in the airport that will give you a number of, normally you could buy like Australia, New Zealand region and you can make phone calls here in New Zealand. Okay, so those were my 10 tips. So I had to think about all of them. Now there's a lot more than that and you could find tons of great resources out there. Actually the New Zealandpocketguide.com is amazing for if you're traveling here and you want some resources, it's great, I recommend that. I'll put the link below. But just know that these are just the top, if you're just thinking of 10 things that you don't wanna forget, if you're gonna come here, you're welcome. So these are the ones that I recommend. And definitely check out my link below and let me know what you think would be helpful for me. Do you want me to do a webinar next year, maybe before everybody comes and just talk through all of your questions? Is there a product that I could provide or informational sheet, let me know. I would really appreciate your feedback on that. It's just kind of a brief survey. And then also thank you for Squarespace for sponsoring this video and don't forget you get 10% off a domain or a website with them. And I love Squarespace, I use it for all of my businesses are on Squarespace. So I hope you enjoyed the video this week. Don't forget to comment below. 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