Aucklands infamous red light district | “K ROAD” walkthrough 

For Tommys testimony click here : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A9Ablv2Li6U.html

Finally a NZ RU-vidr with a decent content.Good work brother hope you do more contents like this

Omgggg my old friend from the streets!!!! Wussup Naomi its Koko!!!! Oh how i cried watching this... i havent seen you in well over 25 years... wow look at you all grown up!!! god is good!!! I recently reconnected with Patty... Tai was living with me here in Wgtn for a bit and im sorry to say our dear friend Penelope has passed away... she is laid to rip in Puhoi... id love to catch up with ya when im in town!!! Much love ❤❤❤❤❤

I used to work for Rendals department store on K. Rd, which is no longer there. This was back in the 70's. There was a snooker joint on the side street from George Court, which I used to visit weekly. I have many stories I could share about back then, but maybe will leave it for another video. Great video and thank you for sharing.

From a Christian sister, bless you both.Never ever ceases to amaze me how our awesome God, changes our ashes to beauty. Blessed be the Lord God Almighty. Your video is an eye opener. Kia kaha, kia toa,kia manawanui,💯🙏❤️

You have a beautiful heart Tommy. Your understanding of those around you is admirable and I wish more people had this perspective rather than judgement towards others.

This is home to a lot of people. We grew up here. Surrounded by broken cycles but this place had a lot of love in it. Memories all over. Overtime they have tried to drown out the people from the streets but in many corners you’ll still find the oldie Goldie’s ❤

I was homeless from age 15. I suffered a childhood full of the most atrocious abuse (sexually in a ring type situation orchestrated by my father), physically by my Mother and older brother. I became a regular on k road and lived under Grafton bridge. Love to everyone still on K Road, i live in australia now, and wish to come back eventually and visit K Road and it's wonderful people. Yes, some of the people were scary and dangerous, but a lot more of them were helpful and took care of me. ❤

Remember back in the 90s hanging out as a youngsta. It’s was full on. West terrace was dark. Thanks for this upload bro. My grand mother used to feed the street kids back in the 70s and 80s.

Thank you for sharing this meaningful and insightful video. I like the fact that you found someone who knows the ins and outs of this place :) Continue to spread awareness and be the voice of those unspoken.

I remember the KRd Ballroom with all its pool tables, a good charlotte video was actually shot in there. I also remember the Rendals store, the Deka and the big old Mc Donalds. The Turkish Cafe, The Rising Sun, DTM, Staircase, Legend, Voyager, Ink, Bed, Bacio, Kiss Bar, Jones Bar, 24/7 Bar, The supper Club, The male rent boys on Beresford Street "B Street". The sex workers behind the Sheraton Hotel, The Gundry, Finale, Caluzzi, The diary with 'One Eyed Willy' selling his brown bags with a toot, all the bouncers - August and friends.... The NZPC, ADIOS needle exchange when it moved from Greylynn, Mercury Plaza, Various street identities, Gank, Authur, Gale, Panther..... Good times

Kia ora brotha... Excellent presentation, we enjoyed watching. You got the interviewing gift!! Wahooo !! Bless all who've been lost to create the change ❤

Bro this was good . Tommy is an angel man power and love to Tommy . I grew up around there as a kid . The Gang violence and everything Tommy said is 💯. Made me emotional to be honest I lost a lot of friends. In the 80s around that place. Anyways this was awesome. Peace ✌️. Bless ya souls.

I remember being young back in the 90’s and there was that murder all over the news of Natasha Hogan, she had her head beaten in by a Rock in the Symonds Street cemetery across the rd on the top end of K Rd. That was real sad. Such a bad time in the 90’s and early 2000’s on that street I remember the drug addicts everywhere seedy environment.

Awesome brother. God bless you and all those helping the most vulnerable. Subscribed.

The area has changed for the better and safer communitys working together That city has a lot of unforgettable history

shots bro. youtubers like you guys are the only i watch these days - showing reality. big props

Great content and presentation and real life experiences in NZ been watching for a while your vlogs are so real and not sugarcoated and your guests are too keep up the good work and info about the 501s and their struggles

My grandparents lived in grey Lynn had such good memories of allthe colourful People I met with my grandparents xx appreciate all the night workers for looking out for me walking home after graveyard at Starbucks on queen street

I remember Tommy from when I was in highschool think he was a couple years older always thought he was brave for being unapologeticly himself.

Enjoyed this mbro more please of Auckland city. Shoutout to Tommy thank you 🙏😊

Amazing vlog and so good you had someone connected to the place taking us on a journey with you

Brother Dave... you are a Saint bro and a Kaumatua for these whanau. Thank you so much for being a Leader. Bless you

Love your work 👏 thank you Tommy for sharing your story and all ❤️ Blessings upon the both of you ❤️🙏

This was mad insightful, been living here for almost ten years and been to K-Rd a hand full of times but still didn't know how its run, fuckin sick content bro, much needed as well!

Thank you for the memories and thank you Tommy for your testimony ❤❤❤

Thank you both for this video and especially a big Kia Ora to you Tommy for your story 🙏🏾 bless you both

Che too much Dave, appreciate your pod cast time and energy

Bless up Tommy and all others out there doing they thing. great doco great insight to something that matters!

Appreciate your korero and Tommy's journey. Lots of love

80s were haydays, it was jam packed everynight, cigarettes, lipstick , the lot. Still has character however 😊 thanks for the video

Thank you for sharing. Love your content. Gods blessings bro

I love krd. I’ve always loved the diversity and colour. Thank you for this amazing video.

Great content Uso . Great Questions and information. Shoutout from Melbourne

Every city needs a K road. Just have fun, don't judge, enjoy all that want to chill and embrace life.

Wow Dave you getting better and better. Doing the good work.

Love your work brother!

Loving your content.👌 lived up the road in grey Lynn and as a child . Remember k rd well . Born in Australia but lived in Auckland in the seventies from 5-11 . Many many fond memories. Love and light from Queensland Australia. Chur bro .🤙

Tommy it's Tommy from South Africa thanks for u 2 guys great greAt video looking forward too the next video

Kia ora Tommy, you’re looking well, loved hearing your kōrero thank you for sharing the massive journey you’ve had. Hope you’re still singing too, used to love hearing you sing back in the day. All the best to both of you

Looooove this music❣️ especially-young solider of God-steady marching❣️ ooosh got the goose bumps singing that❣️ loving your Mahi too brother- a true solider of God❣️

Great show ..watching from 🌏 . . .and great music!

Mad love from USA! Most High strengthen and protect you!

Really interesting presentation. Thank you for sharing. I like your style and storytelling.

Great clip bro. I'll be watching plowman perform this weekend at festival one. ❤

God bless you and your ministry bro and Tommy too❤

Top notch vlog bro much love to you king dave !!!

Hi bro welcome home, thank you for sharing this story much Aroha and best of luck for 2024, God bless you bro,👍🏼😁💜

Good one Thomas. Insightful bro.

Brilliant content brother! Keep it going !

Praise the Lord Tommy, The Lord never took his hand off you. Keep growing in the faith Brother and continue to share the Hope that is in you!

New here. Tommy broke my heart. What a beautiful person. I have no idea about the life some live/lived in my home land. Been living in Aus for the last 23 years. Talk about living under a rock. Thanks Dave.

Shot bro really enjoyed the podcast. God bless bro and keep it up

🙏🏽Bless you brother. Keep safe and keep up thegoodness

Awesome interviewing/vlogging very talented & personable I hope you continue to do more 🙏🏼

This was a good watch i look forward to seeing more of your content. Have you done a vlog on your own deportee story and where you are in life now.

Wow I love watching stories and docs about Auckland and Krd. It's loving its funny and its goodness is great

Love what you do God bless you and keep you safe x love from Australia

This was fascinating! I love New Zealand 🇳🇿 never been, but hope one day aloha nui! Mahalo. 🩷

Love this! God bless you! We are called to love God and love people as we love ourselves. I have definitely liked and subscribed.

Great vlog keep up the good work

Nice to See Tommy.. My Fether was the caretaker of the Grays ave Flats in the 90's I rember The area well but was actualy pretty safe back then. no real issues.just street kids. and Glue. mostly. Infact my Dad use to let the kids sleep up stairs in the Laundra area. but asked them to respect the Tenents. and leave in the morning. we had no issues with them . and allways had positive interactions with the street kids. in the building and Downtown... Love you're Vlogs keep up the good work. Had some crazy story's about the People who. lived in the Flats. 1. was the Lady that went up to the Jewish school and stabed a bunch of kids.... was quite sad my Mother befriended her. and tryed to help her. God Bless and keep safe.

I remember that area from 1999 to 2009 after which i moved to waiheke island, tommy may or may not know me from back then (don't know how old tommy is), yeah, the queens (trans girls) were all around the lower end of east st, the fish (cis girls) were all around hope st and there was another group of island queens that were around the church where siones wedding was filmed, and the gay boys were around the back of the supper club

Yessss uso this is the content we need man love to see how far you’ve come uso keep it up 💯😤

Good work David

90s teens remember kroad and Meyers Park. Taggers and bloods and crops all hung around the bridge. Salute that was part of our childhood!

Thanks for sharing again

Love your show brother 💕👍

Well done this was really interesting

Karangahape Road (K Road) has changed so much. Born and raised 90's 366 Karangahape Road & West Terrace (Tce).

Bizarre, I've lived in Auckland more than 40 years and seen the Michelangelo Moses (it has horns) at St Peters in Chains in Rome and never had a clue that there was a replica down the road! Will have to go visit! Thanks bro

17:35 that's was my poppas church across the road! 👍🏾 I was born and raised in the city in Kingsland I know heaps of stories I know about that place lol gangsta stories and stories of the skin heads and full on bar brawls back in the 80s and 90s

Awesome. Lived in Gundry St. Howe St and in the St Kevins Arcade in the early 2000s. Good to see the old hood

Nice vlog brother I'm a 501 and true came back with no support had a docco made about my journey it's on Maori TV called section 501 I'm still struggling trying to find my feet brother

Awesome vlog bro. Love K Rd, the people are down to earth I preferred working the doors there than the CBD. Good to see the bro Tommy he's a good dude funny as, man Auckland's a small place!🤣

Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful mate!!!🤠💪🤙🤙👌👌💯👍Nice 😊

How beautiful to hear Tommy called out and in seconds He was shown He was loved told he was loved. The music is so good that every time it cut out I wanted to keep listening 😂 Thanks for sharing this and for not being busy looking for a wife 😂

This was a good watch. Insight into a street workers life. Shot brother. Going to watch Tommys story now

I spent my youth up the rohe Karangahape . Learnt alot about life . Has my respect

bro this video fire, pls do more

that was interesting brather please do more my man nga mihi

I remember working in George court in the late 70s best place how sad how it’s changed ❤😂❤

Tena hoki koe e te mangai, ka nui te mihi ki a koe i haere ki ena waahi hei whakapuaki ki te whenua. Really appreciate what you are doing with regards to walking our hoods and bringing the reality to our people throughout Aotearoa and beyond. All the places like Mangere, Otara and KRoad, Auck city is where we used to skate in the late 80s and early 90s. Coming from the FFN in Te Kao, seeing the streetkids, sniffing glue etc... was shock. Felt alot of aroha and so, would spend time with our people on the streets whilst skating around, especially the backstreets and skating was becoming banned in the various towns. Is there a link we go to to help with financial support? Kia arahina tonutia koe e te Wairua Tapu kia tutuki pai ai nga whainga kei mua i te aroaro...

doing ya thing my bro 🤙🏾

Lived on the Rd literally in this building 14:53 it was full of wild characters in 09 and part of 15' oh and there's a story to tell. always is with K Rd

Mad video, thank you.

Mean stories Tommy. Choices are yours💯 and a upbringing is not a choice 💯

Tommy, wot a beautiful soul u r. Ur en3rgy is pure light. Let Your Year Ahead Bring You Abundance, In All Areas Of Yoir Life. I could see Tommy runnin somethin 4 LGBTQ Community🙏🏽💜💫💜💥💯

Mean content bro 👌🏽

you should go to NZPC and interview Annah if you want to know more about KRD.

Hello 👉🏽💯 oh man Nz what a place I Absolutey love it I'm from ENGLAND 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 keep winning keep smiling and keep it Real God bless you all

Awesome blog. Btw. That vatican Moses statue has horns also.

AMEN BLESS YOU TOMMY 🙏 💜💚☝️☝️YOUR A WARRIOR

Hey this was great.

KRoad was way different, a lot of prostitutes were around especially drag queens.. i remember attending P.I.C Church where they did scenes for sione wedding... and i use too see polynesian drag queens getting yelled at by poly church members... this was in the early 90s..

Good work I like Auckland

Im a Wellywood guy, through n through.Yo.hooners,' metalheads. That was good man Salute

Haha running the East Ave gauntlet to the vending machine and back. Memories 💉💊🧪😌

u havent seen nothiiiin bout k road til u been there at 4 am on fri/sat night truly some sights