Americans Moving to New Zealand. "We're Leaving Before It's too Late"

Americans Moving to New Zealand. "We're Leaving Before It's too Late"

April 7, 2026 · 1h 10m

About this episode

The episode discusses the experiences of an American couple who moved to New Zealand and the challenges they faced.

🇳🇿FREE 5-DAY NZ VIDEO GUIDE HERE ➡️   www.nzahead.com/free  Is moving from America to New Zealand (unseen) in your 50s even possible? Today, we sit down with Chris and Hope, an American couple (and members of our private  NZ Ahead Slack community !) from Washington, USA, who moved to New Zealand and changed their lives in just 10 short months. In this episode, you will discover: How to navigate the 55+ age cutoff for NZ residency Why selling your house in the USA before you have a job offer in New Zealand might be the right move The power of community (and how the NZ Ahead Slack group helped) What surprised this American couple the most about life in Tauranga, New Zealand The honest truth about leaving family behind Thank you for being with us, and don't forget to subscribe and (Please!) leave us a review wherever you listen to this podcast. Links mentioned in the show:  Here’s how you can learn more about our private NZ Ahead community. Your first step to moving to NZ. Take the free 5-day video guide, and on day 5, we will share details of how you can join the best NZ community in the world! Sign up now for free:  www.nzahead.com/free 🇳🇿If you are…

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Hosts: Liz Deacle, Brian Deacle

Guests: Chris, Hope

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Places: New Zealand, USA, Tauranga, Washington

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