What is Traffic - Auckland NZ 

Auckland was ok back in the, never great but ok, now it's just a badly planned, characterless mess of clogged roads and unfriendly faces.

I was there growing up in the 70's. Would buss into city, watch Bruce Lee & Clint Eastwood movies with friends from school. Buss home with connecting busses through New Market & Onehunga back to Mangere. We were 11-12 years old. Toward late 70's I was riding motorcycles to night school, Auck Tech, and going to seedy night clubs with friends. Great memories of my youth.

Judging by the number plates on many of the vehicles (Gx xxxx) This was made in 1974.

Cool footage mate, I've rode on the old bus trams from the old original railway station by vector arena.. every now and then the bus driver would have to get out of the bus and hook the poles up that connects the bus to the lines above because every now and then they would disconnect and no one complained, its just how things were in those days, it was normal, no big deal, unlike some of the petty things people squabble about these days. Any body would think that the blimim world was going to end, but in reality, it started raining and you've forgotten your umbrella, ohh dear..

Give the team an award for grabbing yesteryear l was there somewhere

That kid must have been about my age. Thanks for the memories. 1974 it seems as lots of 73 and 72 reg cars. Flared trousers. Ten speed bicycle, new XA Falcon, very flash Jaguar XJ6, the old pedestrian crossing push button plates, old parking meters still asking for sixpence (5 cents)! I remember the endless trolley buses up Dominion road. Love all the HQ Holdens, the XY Falcons + station wagon! All the so familiar buildings in town. Cheers.

I dig the "groovy" sounds, especially the 1950's brass. Note at 08:42 the blatant riff rip-off from Led Zep's Whole Lotta Love, where they get with the times, only 5 years late, LOL.

Takes me back when life wasn't so stressful and traffic was less hectic and no bycicle helmets pinball machines icecream cones and No Mobile phones...😁

Having worked in Auckland during that time - some of the shots were really familiar. Thanks for posting this.

This is great a snapshot back in time 🕞🕓🕢🕖🕟🕐

A trip down memory lane.. judging by the make & model of vehicles in traffic during this film I noticed "majority" of cars & trucks were 1960's models.... THEN I spotted a couple of 1972 XA Ford Falcons & HQ holdens in traffic so at best guess it's some sometime 1972 this film was made. Brought back cool memories of growing up as kid in late 60's to mid 70's!!! 👍👍😊👍👍

2.42 Dad got a Ford Falcon wagon cool as ,yip i remember catching buses from Mt Roskill into the city as a kid and the city was a really special place back then from Martins toy shop by the St James to Harmony House to the Army Surplus shops opposite Farmers on Hobson street to the cool arcades down queen street ,no woke or gender stuff back then and the cars were such great colours and shapes compared to today ,great video

No Covid-19

Wow! Some of the vehicles. Thanks for posting.

ALL CAUCACIANS WORKING IN VIDEO .BUT NOW ONLY ASIANS WORKING...

Nowadays Auckland City is one massive building site

Those white socks and sandals😂😂😂😂😂

Ah the times of no WOKE clowns and people would smile and say hello in Queen Street...:)

Mo

Aucklanders STILL couldn't drive back then