Your New Zealand Family takes the RV into sequoia country
Two California uploads pair giant trees with a Napa Valley castle wine tour.
Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.
New Zealand Family see Sequoia National Park for the first time! (BIGGEST TREES IN THE WORLD!)
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- 0:24Dad introduces the day's RV journey from Badger, California, with General Sherman Tree on the itinerary.
- 6:31On the winding park road, Dad uses turnouts to let faster vehicles pass.
- 8:26Mum explains the distinction between the tallest coastal redwoods and giant sequoias with greater volume.
- 9:30The drive passes fire-scarred woodland, regenerating shrubs and wildflowers.
- 12:26The family stops on rocky formations for photographs overlooking the valley.
- 17:13A photograph beside the park entrance sign precedes the drive into forest filled with massive trunks.
The tallest trees and the biggest trees aren't quite the same destination. Your New Zealand Family's California RV trip brings that distinction into focus as Mum explains why they're seeking giant sequoias after seeing coastal redwoods.
Their Sequoia National Park vlog was the most watched of two new uploads, passing 107,000 views. Getting there is part of the outing: winding mountain roads, turnouts to let quicker vehicles pass, and stretches of fire-scarred woodland with new shrubbery and wildflowers. At a rocky overlook, Dad asks, "I'm sorry, what painting did we just like step into?"
Viewers bring some local perspective to the scenery. Several discuss the difference between redwoods and sequoias, while another points out that the distant view is California's Central Valley, not the ocean. Others recall growing up near Kings Canyon or watching the family's travels for years. For a channel that began exploring America online when international travel wasn't possible, these roadside stops give the original curiosity a very different scale.
The other new upload takes the family to Napa Valley for a castle wine tour. It drew roughly half the Sequoia video's total, though the channel's busiest daily viewing belongs to an older reaction, "New Zealand Couple SHOCKED at \"What if Every US Gun Owner Fought Europe...\"". A US geography reaction is also among the uploads gathering the most views each day.
Subscriber numbers held steady over the week, and daily viewing is currently around half its usual level. The California journey nevertheless supplied two distinct additions: mountain roads and enormous trunks, then wine country and castle walls.
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What viewers say
Glad you got to visit our home and appreciate it, I'm thankful every day to live here!
@RyanDeschainSee it on YouTubeAlways look forward to seeing you all have a magical time traveling!
@diningwithderekSee it on YouTubeGlad all of you got to see this. Memories for a lifetime.
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Going on almost 3 years of watching every video you guys upload. I hope I get to meet my favorite YouTubers when y'all come to Boston!
@anthonypistolese8843See it on YouTubeLove the Tracy Chapman music for the montage. Great song for a great family. Ty for sharing
@joorel65See it on YouTubeOG NZ Fam here, and Sam, this is one of the best vid edits/cinematography you've put out, in my opinion. Yalls experience at Sequoia National Park has made me want to go see it with my own eyes too. Absolutely stunning scenery 💙🫶🩵
@MsClaytownSee it on YouTubeI'd love to see these trees one day. I live in the Southern Appalachian mountains. So much beauty here. I hope you'll get a chance to visit one day 😊❤
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The videos drawing views on Your New Zealand Family right now
- Channel
- Your New Zealand Family
- Subscribers
- 603,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 450,879
- Videos published this week
- 2
- Video published
- October 30, 2026
- Video views so far
- 107,598
- Views on its first day
- 64,504
The numbers
Here is how the California uploads and the wider channel performed this week.
💡 Test your knowledge
Which California wine region features in the family's other new upload?
The family's November upload is titled "New Zealand Family see Napa Valley for the first time (AMAZING WINE TOUR IN AN ANCIENT CASTLE!)".





