This is my favourite kind of travelling. I hate going to tourist sites and taking pictures of famous things, i like glimpses of the secret lives of others like walking, observing and experiencing the "normal way of life" of the locals in a country.
Good on you for attempting to pronounce maori words and places. Most wont even try & say its too hard. Its not hard. Its just they dont want to. A credit to you. Lived in London 28yrs returning home in 2020. Love London. My home too...I owe London my career & my life ❤
Many new Zealanders were raised with the belief that its "disrespectful" to try and learn maori as it's "not theirs" and then suddenly in the last 20 years it's become "disrespectful" if you don't. Dammed if you do, dammed if you don't.
There are 2 native languages in NZ plus sign language, 1 everyone must speak and 1 that we dont have to speak. Why would you want to learn a language of the people that troubled me most in school, stole my things and tried to attack my mates all the time. How about no i wont learn it or care to speak it.
Bro can actually pronounce Te Reo Māori words correctly. Amazing. It's always the immigrants from English speaking countries, never the people who have lived here forever.
People in general react to other people in the way they percent themselves. You're a friendly, open, funny guy and people, everyone, likes friendly people. Its like reverse physiology.
Awesome to see you visiting all these areas. Yes at night these places can be dangerous but that's when all the drunks come out. At the end of the day these places still have good people
I remember Lim's was a Electronics shop next to the old post office then it moved to where that Lim's Food shop is now, then obviously became Lim's food. When he showed the Library across the road i also remember good old Barry's Bulk store was over there. Just thought i'd throw that in there for good measure. Metro at intermission used to have someone come out on stage and do entertainment . one time it was a bloke doing yoyo tricks .Went to Sat flicks then Sun morning church at the Metro Enjoy peeps.
It’s awful, originally the area was meant to be a successful example of multiculturalism, as a cold there was a fifty fifty blend of European and Polynesian. The Polynesians basically drove Europeans out with crime, poor behaviour general antisocial behaviour and turned it into the dump it is today.
I’ve never understood the attitude towards South Auckland either and there are other places in NZ painted in a similar light for no real reason. More often than not they are the incubators for our best creative talent.
I grew up in mangere but now live in Manurewa, Ive lived in south auckland my whole life and it's actually something most of us polys are proud of lolz. This place is home and it's really not as ghetto or dangerous as people might say, Maybe some of the southies js say it is to look hard, But it's actually js a vibe. If anyone was to ever visit js go to mangere town centre and culture will be blasted in ur face 😂
Normally in Auckland when someone starts running up behind you like that normally means your about to have either your shoes stolen or your about to be rushed by ATLEAST 10-15 guys 🤣
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A side of NZ most tourists never see - silly really because the Polynesian/Pasifika population in South Auckland is very large ...and NZ is a Pacific nation after all.
That first Countdown store you walked past was originally the first 3 Guys supermarket opened in NZ back in 1973. It was an Aldi-style discount chain unlike anything seen before in NZ, and had the cheapest prices ever seen in an NZ supermarket. 3 Guys was the creation of a then-recently arrived Welsh businessman, Albert Gubay, who made his money in the UK with his Kwik Save brand of discount shops. When he died in 2016, in Cheshire UK, he was worth over two billion NZ dollars. That vege store you went to across the road was originally a petrol station, called Mangere Motordrome. The library before that flash one was built was just a large old wooden house that had been converted into a library. And that large brick hall was once the Metro picture theatre, one in which I watched quite a few movies as a young lad back in the 1960's - 'Planet of the Apes' being one I particularly remember seeing there!
#Beachcomber NZ Hey, thankyou SO much for writing about the history of the area. That supermarket was amazing!!! Even as a girl I understood how low the prices were there. We went to one somewhere near Mt Eden. Dad was a factory worker at Crown Lynn Potteries. He worked with nearly all Pacific people. They have been looking for these people who will be old now. Not in dawn raids...but because Crown Lynn is recording its' history. I don't know if Dad could have sent 4 kids to Epsom Girls Grammar School, paid for music lessons and bought a house with 3 mortgages without 3 Guys Supermarket and lots of double shifts at work. Anyway, it was so helpful and it jogged my memory of the days when the food budget for 6 was $20 a week. Enjoy your senior years with lots of beauty and joy here in NZ, mate.
You are probably my generation. I grew up there in Mangere East. Like you visited the Metro Cinema to see the movies. I remember going to see the Planet of Apes back in 1968. I used the library in the early 1970s, and remember it being in a converted house. I had a job after school at Three Guys in the butchery washing up bloodied meat trays and other things. Yes the Vege shop was once a petrol station.
@@barbsmart7373 Thanks for that! Yes, 3 Guys was a game changer for people on limited incomes. Prior to 3 Guys, we did all of our grocery shopping at either a small 4 Square store, or a small IGA store, both of which were in walking distance of our house. Those shops were really busy on paydays, despite their small size. They also let you buy on credit, something you'd never see today.
@@carltwidle9046 Yes, same generation, and may have been at the same screening of 'Planet of the Apes'! I remember biking around and on the concrete foundations of that 3 Guys store when it was being built. Living in Mangere East back then is a source of good memories.
@@BeachcomberNZ Yeah i liked going to the Metro cinema on a Saturday afternoon. Saw a number of Elvis Presley movies there in the 1960s. I went to Robertson Road Primary school 1967 foundation year to 1971, then Mangere Intermediate 1972 to 1973 then Aorere College in Papatoetoe from 1974 to 1977. Did you attend any of these schools ?
Try being trapped in it. I’ve lived here fifty years. I don’t know one person here, that’s actually a good thing. Safer that way. It’s one thing for an outsider to visit and put on a positive spin, it’s another thing to immerse yourself in it. Not my cup of tea.
I can relate. After 8 yrs in Manurewa I just moved to north auckland. I didn't feel safe any more. From having things stolen to being mauled by dogs whilst walking, many times . Visiting is fine, but living there is a different story
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Mate Mangere isn’t dangerous at all I go there every week and have never had a problem I’ve traveled a lot and I’ve never felt worried in so called dodgy parts of the world Like you said you can be in the wrong place at the wrong time
Well thank you Curls for taking me back to the area I lived in for years. My family moved to Mangere East in 1964 from Tuakau. So I was raised in this area. Walter Massey Park is where i did Athelitics in Summer and Rugby League in Winter. The shopping center has changed, i would get my hair cut in a salon there. 50 years ago hair salons were called unisex. I had an after school job in a supermarket called Three Guys in the mid 1970s which no longer exists i see. Brought back memories for me Curls. From Carl.
@@donaldduck2139 Thanks for your comment. Three Guys didn't last long. It was a pack your own groceries type of supermarket. So people had to take along boxes and bags to put their items in. People wanted to gave their groceries packed as a service.
Live here in Mangere and I noticed all the places you went to! Always good to see people spread the word about NZ. Mangere can be iffy but as you said don’t be im the wrong place at the wrong time 😂.Love from Mangere!
I lived in Mangere Bridge for 20 years and I’d love to move back anytime it’s a bit up market compared to Mangere Town Centre and East. It’s really not as bad as people make it out to be
I’ve never in all my 42 years of life experienced someone yelling out of their moving car to say something to me as I walked. Must be a New Zealand thing 🤷🏻♂️
As a kiwi I would say if you are nice to people are they nice to you , you only get out what you project most of the time . If you look for trouble you will find it tho lol . I would say that's probably the same any where in the world . I live on the shore and I'm from Gisborne and people are often more nicer than gisy I find . Would I walk down the street where I live in the middle of night hell no , it's one of the worst places in Auckland . Just depends on whos down the street dong whatever at the time , but for the most part it's usally very safe you could say . Even Gisborne is probably just as dangerous . Crime is everywhere in nz but ya can't live your whole life in fear . I find island people very interesting , my gf is half Samoan and her son lives with me they are lovely people most of the time , just don't get too drunk and fck them off or watch the fck out lol . I have been very lucky to have had them in my life . Being a white prick from Gisy , my half brother is Maori and was a rather agro guy lol . Not saying all Maori are like that , he was just always rather agro . Most Maori people are very friendly also . Amazing how nice most people really are here in NZ , I think we are lucky like that . You should check out some skateparks in Auckland , we have some amazing skateboarders and scooters and bikers . Often most people are real nice at skateparks also , now and then ya get rough sorts but just avoid them and you will be fine .
Kia ora Curls - just watched your post :) I was born and bred in Mangere and I am very proud of that fact. South Auckland as a whole is given a 'bad wrap' why I don't know when it's one of the most culturally diverse places in New Zealand and I for one am very proud to have come from this part of Auckland. The fact that you went to have a look at this place for yourself and drew your own positive conclusions from this visit means alot even for the 'reputation' that this suburb has - thank you for your honesty and your own unique perspective 🙂🙂🙂
When your born and raised there everybody knows you, therefore you don;t get jumped. Iv'e been jumped there 2 times, and had my priceless Honda 88 Integra broken into just for them to rip the seats up for reason and just wreck the spotless interior. It had been in mint condition since 1988, i parked up for one hour at MIT in Otara and while it was raining it got smashed into. I know many more people that have had their cars broken into and physically assualted in South Auckland. I wonder..... that may be why its given a bad wrap. But that's just a possibility.
I dont want to shit on Mangere but i am curious to get to the bottom of the reputation. What are crime rates like? Is there much poverty? As someone from Chch, south auckland seems to be similar to the east side out here and there is a reason the east has a reputation. If crime rates and poverty are highest in that area then its justified that poeple say to avoid it. thoughts?
At times, it can be beautiful yes , but the other side of it that , what you have been told , is very true. The huge litter problem is evident of the overall communitys attitude towards their area , no one is interested in helping anyone else, and for the most part is a battleground for gangs , alot going on unseen to the public but even more in plain sight. Make no mistake south auckland is a very dangerous place Regadless of day or night , be carful out there bud
"Nau mai haere mai" How did you say that with such mana (power) your pronunciation was 100% perfect! You've only been here 3years??? Yet ignorant A.holes have been here their entire lives and can't even pronunciate our native greeting 🙄 Thank you, Nga Mihi 🙏🏽💚
More likely Labour is very soft on crime, and doesn't want to hold any Maori offenders in particular accountable, which is part of a very large conversation.
What does it feel like? What is the light like? What does it smell like? My favourite part of travel is getting off the plane and taking a smell, feeling the sun on my skin (it’s different everywhere) feeling the air for what’s in it. I love how different light looks in places too, like blue white yellow or orange colour to the air, sunlight filtering through different air in different zones through different atmosphere.
NZ prices are not reasonable. We export our best products that we work for then we are given the scraps and left overs and charged a ridiculous price even though there's no import cost.
275 OG. grew up on the streets of Man Angreas. People had respect for each other back then, but we all put in work to earn it. Lims fish and chip shop is the family feeder. top lads.
Although there's never been a day in South Auckland where police sirens aren't going off every 1-2 hours, the locals are quite friendly. My cousins grew up in Mangere, their neighborhood was and is friendly, safe, and easy to walk around for the past decade. I lived in Central most of my life and I felt safer walking the streets of Mangere and nearby suburbs tbh
People land in South Auckland cause that's where the main international airport is, and then bypass the heart of South Auckland via Motorways and Highways.
shout out to curls for giving Aotearoa a chance!!! i watch ur reels on instagram and i love seeing your take/experience on my home land, im glad to have also found your yt channel!! defs chucking in a sub
South Auckland land of the brave and fierce warrior people Tua Parker Mark hunt Jonah Lomu ray sefo not to mention many famous music artists and groups even academic scholars that have carried this countries name around the globe it never ends the next generation will carry the mantle the problem is mainstream media only wants to show the negative things attached to South Auckland those types of attitudes would never Change
Mangere always holds a special place in my heart, born n raised there and loved every bit of my childhood. Mangere Pools and the rec centre were our homes away from home 💯
Nice video curls. Im from gisborne on the eastcoast & ive been to the Fale o Samoa for a wedding inside there is Beautiful. Was amazing for me being Maori & had never experienced anything like it 🩵
"Out of adversity, comes beauty" was a pretty powerful quote to hear from you, always a lot more flavour when you're in the hood as in graffiti. Love it, great video Curls 😊
You're going on as if you don't know why people say to avoid those areas, but in the same breath stating how you obviously don't want to be there after dark. I grew up in South East Auckland (Pakuranga) and there's very good reason why people tell you not to visit the places you mentioned after dark, and even during the day to some extent. They're far more dangerous than most other suburbs. You can go to any dangerous place and make videos that make it look safe and say "what are people talking about," but if things do go pear shaped you'll know exactly what they're talking about.
Yeah obviously you’re not from the suburb in the vid so you don’t really know what it’s like. It’s not dangerous at all unless you are the one who is looking for trouble.
@@XxElJefe Pakuranga isn't far from Otara, Mangere etc. I know exactly what those suburbs are like. You saying they're not dangerous is a flat out lie. If you're white, those suburbs are not safe for you. Although you should be OK in a busy public area in broad daylight.
I find the wealthy suburbs in NZ more intimating those ppl judge harshly and have no time for anyone 'lower' than themselves , they whinge about everything, when the lower class are much more friendly and inviting!
I live in a poor area and know heaps of people who constantly complain and judge others. Also I do maintenance work in mostly rich areas and most people are just nice good people, so I disagree with the generalisation. Though I admit certain cultures are definitely more friendly and inviting.
My family are from South Auckland and I myself lived in Mangere and Manurewa for a few years growing up. It's pretty much the 80%/20% rule. 80% of us South Aucklanders are the most down to earth friendly people you'll ever meet as you encountered in this video, the other 20% are "tough guys" that perpetuate negative stereotypes. It's cool to see my people interact with you, a White person (pakeha/palangi) the same way we do with other polys.
Funny because the people being nice to the white man are brown.. if u were brown and holding that camera they probably would've looked at you funny even with your following
So friendly for a "ghetto" 😂 If you walk around with a camera in a bad area in Western Australia, you will definitely be assaulted. Not a brag, it's embarrassing....
hey bro, he isn't walking around the parts where the unfriendly people are. i'm a south auckland local. he was safe everywhere he walked, but he wouldn't be far from a dangerous area if he made a few wrong corners.
