Howdy Kiwis, from a Texan soon to visit. Are all the youth crime posts something to really worry about?

I don’t wear sunscreen and still get ID’d at 40 maybe just all the times I got 3rd degree burns as a teen have turned me into a sun mutant. I got corn flake peeling on my sunburnt stomach once that was intense.
You sound like a guy so don’t cause trouble and you’ll likely have no issues w crime.. as a woman no I don’t feel totally safe alone cause we aren’t really safe anywhere alone at night tbh but in daytime out and about sure!
One thing is don’t fk around with traffic, driving and walking. Make sure you know the road code, speeds, have patience (you’ll need it) and walking across roads safetly don’t play staunch or chicken with cars cause you’ll lose.
Have insect repellent and water with you for summer. Go to the South Island and look around first then decide where you want to stay ;) Americans talk really loud but maybe it’s just me but we are more quiet talking like British etiquette is low key around. Learn or really try your best to pronounce te reo correctly :)

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