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  1. Reasons to move to New Zealand
  2. 1. No pennies, all prices are rounded to the nearest 5 cents
  3. 2. Sales tax is included in the price of items on the shelf
  4. 3. No snakes
  5. 4. No poison ivy
  6. 5. No poison oak
  7. 6. No poison sumac
  8. 7. General healthcare is universal and smaller services like ambulances and doctors appointments are privatized
  9. 8. No tipping at restaurants
  10. 9. Almost no air pollution. There is actually so littler pollution that the risk of skin damage from the sun is higher than California.
  11. 10. Extremely rare shark attacks
  12. 11. No deadly jellyfish
  13. 12. Dolphins
  14. 13. You can see the southern lights
  15. 14. Blue and green oceans
  16. 15. Glaciers
  17. 16. Volcanoes
  18. 17. Waterfalls everywhere
  19. 18. Glow Worms
  20. 19. Most beaches have no resorts and not a lot of tourism, camping is usually anywhere from $6 to free.
  21. 20. The entire population is only 4.5 million
  22. 21. Rainforests
  23. 22. No ticks
  24. 23. No Lyme disease
  25. 24. the only poison spider is rare and endangered
  26. 25. New Zealande was voted the friendliest nation in the world
  27. 26. One of the few countries that doesn't hate Americans
  28. 27. They speak English
  29. 28. Sea Lions
  30. 29. days paid vacation required and 11 paid holidays.
  31. 30. In Auckland, the temperature range is 40s in the winter and 60-70s in the summer
  32. 31. The seasons are reversed which means Christmas on the beach
  33. 32. 33. Sea kayaking
  34. 33. There is no legal drinking age, only a minimum age to buy alcohol, and it's 18
  35. 34. Public intoxication is legal
  36. 35. Snowboarding/skiing
  37. 36. Tons of little islands
  38. 37. Very slight gun control, only background checks
  39. 38. Low crimes rates.
  40. 39. Para-sailing
  41. 40. Fishing
  42. 41. Almost no poverty, one of the great things about only having 4.5 million people.
  43. 42. Hot springs
  44. 43. Geysers
  45. 44. Small cars are common, unlike in America.
  46. 45. Penguins
  47. 46. Hardly any bugs
  48. 47. No rabies
  49. 48. Secular government
  50. 49. You can get fresh milk delivered to your home
  51. 50. Quality of living is on par with the US
  52. 51. Food quality is on par with the US (unlike most of Europe)
  53. 52. It's a small, secluded island in the middle of an ocean close to the south pole. Nothing will bother you here,
  54. 53. No nuclear weapons
  55. 54. No religious fanatics
  56. 55. Sheppard's pie and pot pies are eaten a lot here
  57. 56. Mountain Goats
  58. 57. Olive trees
  59. 58. Don't need to file tax returns
  60. 59. No General Capital Gains Tax
  61. 60. No local tax
  62. 61. No state tax
  63. 62. No payroll tax
  64. 63. No social security tax
  65. 64. No health care tax
  66. 65. Google any survey for friendliest country in the world, New Zealand is probably on top.
  67. 66. Kick ass national anthem
  68. 67. Age of consent is 16
  69. 68. They can name political parties
  70. 69. The sheep to people ratio is 10:1
  71. 70. Calling code is 64. Easy to remember (not as easy as 1 though)
  72. 71. Adult literacy rate of 99%
  73. 72. Not much of the adult population has a college degree, the time to go is now.
  74. 73. Ranks higher than the US in personal freedom
  75. 74. Ranks higher in the US in economic freedom
  76. 75. Ranks higher than the US in opportunity
  77. 76. Ranks higher than the US in having a Z in its name
  78. 77. Was the first country to allow woman to vote
  79. 78. Gay marriage is legal
  80. 79. They have not killed off most the indigenous people.
  81. 80. A lot of hiking
  82. 81. They get so much sun that the trees get too much photosynthesis and become obese. That was also a lie
  83. 82. The crime rate is so low most people leave their cars unlocked when they go into stores
  84. 83. Price of property is really low
  85. 84. People farm as a hobby
  86. 85. Life expectancy is longer than the US
  87. 86. Most gas stations pump gas for you
  88. 87. Less social class distinction
  89. 88. Lots of rock formations
  90. 89. Whale watching
  91. 90. Limited government interference
  92. 91. Scuba diving
  93. 92. They are one of the most peaceful nations on Earth
  94. 93. What do you call a sophisticated Australian? A New Zealander
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