(EP8) HubNut Goes Global: Tradition, trains, toilets!
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- Yes, this one has it all. Maori tradition at Waitangi and remarkable scenes at Kawakawa, home to a vintage railway that runs right down the middle of the high street AND famous public toilets! Thank Hundertwasse for that, an Austrian (not German) architect who certainly likes colour and non-comformity.
Sadly, this video does contain pantograph wipers, but not in action. I just saw some coaches I liked.
Thanks for watching! hubnut.org for all the traditional stuff.
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Not Bleakly not meekly , beat me on the bottom with a woman's weekly !! R I P , Victoria Wood 👍🏻☮❤
Glad to see you plan on heading to Tasmania! If you need a motor to get around in I would be honoured to offer my W126 Mercedes :)
I love the mix of all different vehicles, the history, the scenery. It makes for an interesting vlog. Why must one must concentrate on cars? All different vehicles and transport keeps it fresh and interesting! I like seeing everything from your POV.
This trip down under is turning into something special. The BX is a worthy steed, the countryside is stunning and I'm finding out a whole lot about a country I know very little about. So all is good! That railway is fabulous.
It's nice to see the lack of litter on the streets.
I'm shocked how much rubbish you see along the English roads.
@@dortkommendieclowns1474 Some people here don't know how to work a bin
@@deadmeat6563 UK is an absolute disgrace when it comes to litter. It infuriates me.
Deadmeat I noticed that too
@@HubNut Makes me mad too. Funny thing down our road the road sweeper comes on a Monday and the bin men empty the bins onto the roads on Tuesday.
I like the Victoria Wood reference ‘No one to smack on the bottom with a Women’s Weekly’ 😆 Great footage. Loved the railway down the middle of the street. Have fun!
I had a quiet little chortle to myself at that one too.
@@AndyMarsh It took awhile to sink in, as the actress said to the Bishop.
I love this so much. Such a nice bloke. Cars and adventure. Fantastic.
The more of NZ I see, the more I like the look of it. Keep up the good work and have a great time.
You should go, I went there in 2006. Unfortunately had a 5 year old Nissan Almera as a hire car, and me only in my glasses (not sunglasses) and its vague steering an a hair pin bend and chalk roads nearly sent myself off a cliff at Matakana. But it is great fun there. Martin's Bay well worth staying near.
Yeah, some cars are almost uncontrollable on dirt roads. I remember driving an older. Sunny on gravel and it was very hard keep it in line.
What you want for the dirt is an HQ Holden as it was designed for the dirt. Better on dirt than tarmac.
I've been there six times and seen most of it.
I find the world stops when a new video appears. Nice to learn about new areas and cultures.
Truly amazing Ian! Thoroughly enjoying all of your travlogging
Yes. Just waiting for the BX to 'rise to the occasion'! :-)
I'll get me coat.
The BX rising had me laugh all the time when I was a child
@@julienbee3467 I had a Xantia a few years ago, and we had some local flooding. I used to amaze the locals when I flipped the suspension right up, tip-toed through the flood, and settled it back down again! :-)
@@chrisskelhorn5727 oh I never thought of that. Anyway the Xantia is more classic than the BX, nothing to laugh about
@@julienbee3467 I loved my Xantia! :-)
@@chrisskelhorn5727 what engine was it ? Was it reliable and fun to drive ?
Two of my ancestors signed the treaty, Tawhiao, (2nd Maori King) and TeMorenga,chief of the Nga Puhi and Te Rarawa ,both were my late grandfathers Grand fathers.
i have photos here taken in the 60's of a full size steam train driving up the main Drag of kawakawa . The roads were still pretty bad right up to the 70's. One of the locos on the kawakawa Line is owned by an old family Friend ,Graham.
Incredible (if true).
Just a wee note about those nagging signs... 5 - 10 yrs ago there weren't that many, but the road deaths have been so many, (and a high percentage have been foreigners who usually drive on the other side of the road... Note the arrows on the roads to point which side of the road and which direction to go), that the signage is one way to try and help drop the deaths on the road. Change of speed limits is another way. Trying to educate drivers not used to driving on the left hand side of the road is another way.
Another good video.
Keep death off the road - drive over a cliff.
@tone167 nope! 😋
And Victoria Wood references 😂🤣😂🤣
12:18 Oh look some prisoners! you just made my day
Yes funny! 😁
😂😂😂😂
Ozzie tour bus
No graffiti, no littler, people who respect their environment. How alien!
It's almost if you treat people decently that wicked socialism might actually work eh
@@jusb1066 socialism has never worked in any place it has infected. Merely made people poorer in a race to the bottom.
Litter isn't a thing. Graffiti is when you get to the towns. There are also lots of people with very little income, but generally everyone I've met has been friendly.
Yes Tim, you're right. If only more thought like us. It's really simple in practice - make a mess - clear it up!
Yeah there's always a catch somewhere, if its too good to be true.....
Really nice documentary so far!! I have become a true fan of all of your work.
Great video, Kawakawa railway used to run to Opua to serve the cruise ships. There used to be an old fella working there from Wales, he used to volunteer on the Festiniog railway.
Just like the Croatia trip so addictive loving it . One of my favourite channels
Loving these video Ian, great job. NZ is awesome.
Yeah I agree hubnut ? Stay clear of history , it’s a minefield which the Citroen is not built for and besides I just enjoy your everyday activities and scenery, commentary. Looks fantastic and hope it’s going well . It’s always a little strange travelling solo but your doing great. Thanks .
Solo ? We're all right behind you ! (Nearly 51k subs now). Keep going like this, subs will get into second gear. Could have 500k in the next year.
A lot of memories from this part of NZ. Many, many years ago I did a road trip with a car club mate. From Wellington to the Bay of islands and back in a mazda RX-4. Keep an eye out for 70's Mazda rotaries, still alive and well in NZ. Nice Victoria Wood reference there too.
Ooo it's a close call today, looking out of my window and seeing it absolutely peeing down, dark and miserable or standing by that railway bridge.
Yeah close, really close.
If you're worried about the local drug dealers ripping you off. That part got me Ian, Too funny!.
I think you should really seek sponsorship from the NZ travel board, as I'm feeling inspired to travel the north island now! Good stuff as always! My 18mth old son particularly liked the train, "toot toot!"
You should check out the Great Ocean Road west of Melbourne when you get to Oz - it's absolutely stunning.
Cows, horns, irony, this is what I come here for. That'll be a fibro board house I think, just don't go punching any walls as the resultant fibre might com back to haunt you ...or so I'm led to believe. No teenths in NZ, just a whole big bag. Again, so I'm led to believe.
Terrific to see you having fun, Woman's Weekly smacky bot had me chuckling..keep well HubNut.
Can I recommend Motat in Auckland. Mechanical stuff you wont see anywhere else. Not sure if they still have the Richard Pearse VTOL on display. Lots of fire engines old trains and other bits. As a kid spent plenty of time in the aviation section cleaning poo off the aeroplanes :)
I had an awesome 4wheel steer Honda prelude which I loved.
I have a feeling the Severn Valley Railway have some volunteers who visit from New Zealand occasionally to actually volunteer. Maybe they come from the railway you were on. They mentioned that they had volunteers from all over the globe come to play trains when I had my volunteer induction day at the SVR.
With reference to your comments on road signage in New Zealand, when I was out there in 2012, I found their signs to be much more informative than ours back in the UK. The bends ahead signs with a speed limit on them were very accurate, much more so than ours.
Yes, but I'm fast discovering they don't put them on every sharp bend! I've had a few hairy moments because of that.
Victoria Wood, looking down, approves...
I'm quite new to hubnut . What a nice pleasant channel.
It is indeed. With interesting content with a bizarre bias toward the quirky - so keep watching in anticipation of wiper action, cats and numerous cars in various states of decay.
Personal favourites.
Cows that don’t like horns - apparently ironic
Ooo look ... Prisoners
A double bed ... sadly under-utilised
Brilliant - after all the trepidation’s of packing and leaving, must say things are sounding pretty chipper 👍
Great video loved the train ride. Good times!
Christchurch is that little sticky outy bit on the right side of the south island. It's quite a way from Queenstown. 480kms or so.
Just as I was with the Croatia trip,,,am well and truly addicted,,,😎
Seeing the south island is highly recommend
Having just moved to the North from the South I can completely agree
We are truly blessed
It will happen, probably December.
@@HubNut North Island is very similar to East coast of Australia, South Island is another world, complete with Hobbits, Julie Andrews mountains, Fjoords, no mooses though, and pristine country side.
If you want to come across as a local you say "the" North Island, and "the" South Island ;)
Loving these uploads Ian,always quality editing and content 👍
Loving the view through the BX sceeen and wiper assembly of the winding NZ countryside.
The train through the centre of town looked very surreal.
This part of NZ def has a wild west look to it the way the town and shops are layed out and the bridges etc.
Ps. Cant beat a bit of Haka in the morning.
Thanks Ian great video as usual.
Ah the Victoria Wood reference. Those toilets are quite incredible. NZ was a wonderful place to visit, alas we were on a cruise ship that ended up in Auckland, starting off from Sydney.
Ah - The hydropneumatic suspension! I owned 4 of those BX's and I know with a little service here and there these masterpieces of engineering are the the holy grail of suspension that was avaliable in mass market. A shame that they gave up equipping middle-class and compact cars with this. We owned several GS, BX, CX and Xantia's in the family and it was always a great attraction "waking up" the car from it's sleep position. And since I abandoned my last BX I was never having this comfortable ride again, These suspensions could "float" over speedbumps with 50km/h which others would break their suspension at 30km/h.
Lovely Jubbly, another fascinating look at life on the other side of the world, many thanks Mr HubNut.
Thought I'm a 'mainlander' here in Oz, don't right off Tasmania too soon... it will be worth the flight and time to get there. It's a stunning island with amazing towns and top roads, you will not be disappointed. Loving your trip in NZ I was a teenager in Auckland in the early 70s and recently went back for a long camper van trip there a few yrs back. It once again reminded me what a beautiful place NZ is but a good deal of NZ motorists have little patience for camper vans, so be warned.
Luv'n all the scenery and local color you've become quite the accomplished videographer.
Carry on, admiration sent from LA.CALIF USA
Rich And carnivorous kitties.
On the trucks being American, it's only the tractor units that are American or Euro brands. The trailers are all shorter and lighter than US units, and they often have smaller wheels (& lots of them) to lower ground pressure so as to lower wear on the roads.
Wait until you see the trucks in OZ... B Doubles etc are bigger than you thought possible on the roads,not counting the units used for moving mining equipment.
I’m not sure about being shorter and lighter than in the US; the one I drive in NZ, a Mack Granite B-train, is 23 metres long with a gross weight of 56 tonnes.
I was expecting to see a load of twisted bicycles on the front of that train.
that Citroen is slowly sliding down to the Hubnut level dont worry he's not buying this one
Great video, loved the BX "waking up", it's a great car! The railway running through the road reminds me of the old line to Weymouth Quay where full size trains ran through the streets to reach the quay, to connect with the ferries to the Channel Islands. The line is still present, though trains don't run on it any more (neither do the ferries from Weymouth now, either)
A meetup with Mighty Car Mods would be epic to see if you could pull that off while you're in Australia!
Thx for sharing your trip.
08:55 - iconic NZ black tank top!
(Maybe carry a spare belt and some spanners)
More delightful stuff, enjoyed the haka ceremony - You don't get that in Aberystwyth, do you? :^)) Curious about it, I looked it up. According to Wiki the haka is ' is a type of ancient Māori war dance traditionally used on the battlefield, as well as when groups came together in peace. Haka are a fierce display of a tribe's pride, strength and unity. Actions include violent foot-stamping, tongue protrusions and rhythmic body slapping to accompany a loud chant.'
Some of the Māori buildings are breathtakingly beautiful, dark wood inlaid with mother of pearl, intricate designs. In this respect, I can recommend seeing the park hilltop located Auckland Museum, , and you can also see the remarkable 3.5m high skeleton and feathers of a Moa bird, hunted to extinction by the locals some 600 years ago.
Yes you might say it was the Moa who fueled the Haka. Until treaty was signed and McDonalds took over. Shame you cannot make Maccas extincted..
@@xsduprwd3937 Perhaps history would have different if the Moa had survived. KFM might be the leading fast food outlet in New Zealand had the Moa become a domesticated fowl.
Ian could start the tradition in Wales, begin with the bx pump wail...
What interested me was how the train seems to have nothing like we'd expect of a service running along the streets in the UK; have a look at photos of the Wisbech and Upwell tramway to see how the locomotive wheels and motion were enclosed. Oh - great video, by the way!
What a lovely place you lucky man brilliant loved the womans weekly gag👍
Those prisoners were on there way to Aussie so you may see them again. The random Ford is a 95 Fairmont. I used CarJam to look it up. 😁
This is great, Ian! As much as I enjoyed the TWC tale, and everything you've done, seeing my own country through your eyes, with your commentary is good for what ails me!! There's a railway runs across a working airport, in the North Island if your interested!! :-)
I am certainly enjoying this series! I almost went there as a teenager to get a job but it didnt work out. I have just ridden on the Vale of Rheidol railway back in Wales and recognised your old garage en route! A video will follow.
Really enjoying watching your NZ adventure. Keeps me sane while stuck on a delayed commuter train into London. Not expecting 100% factual accuracy. Please don't be discouraged by the haters. 👍
What a wonderfully bizarre experience taking a train down the high street. I particularly like how close to a moving train you can getat below platform level.
“I’m not a historian. I’ll stick to cars”. Was all going so well until you saw the Jeffery archer book !!! Seriously though I think you have the balance just right, very entertaining, keep going ,
To solve the belt for the time being (old trick from my dad) let the engine run, take a wax candle and rub the belt with it while it's running, the slipping sound is gone till you have the right tools to solve it permanently 😊 Looking to your today's episode with my cup Earl Grey, lovely! Funny to see that train in the middle of the street. What I noticed is that it's quit clean over there. Nevertheless beautiful countryside. Ok Ian, enjoy yourself and till tomorrow again. I take myself another cupper...
I've known belts slip in the morning due to dew condensing on the pulleys - and actual belt tension is ok.
Thanks a lot for including some bus gricing content... Surely there must be some growly Leyland-sounding PCV's going on out there... *thumbs up*
Excellent video as always, as are the next couple on the list that I've just watched.
Very informative trip
Hi Ian my old BX used to settle overnight and after much looking for the answer it turned out to be the duplex valve for the brakes. Only revving mine up only made it more upset than ever. Especially when it was very cold. start her up AND LEAVE HER ALONE for 10 min. Cured her in the end by running her on Hydroflush oil for a month draining that out refilling with new LHM and spending the next YEAR constantly cleaning the filter out every 3 to 4 days. After that she was like a new car.
Settling overnight is entirely normal, but they should pump back up nice and quick, which this one does if you hold the revs up a bit. (cold idle a bit low). Hydraflush is good stuff, as is regular cleaning of the filters in the LHM tank.
In NZ a cottage such as your Air bnb can be called a bach,pronounced batch.Even though they are often holiday homes they are also good for bachelors,hence,,bach.
I like the feel of that place. Thanks for sharing.
Christchurch is further North and East than Queenstown Ian, do go and see the earthquake exhibition, v.good. Also, ironically, plenty of parking (where the buildings no longer stand)
Queenstown is also v.good, but only if you enjoy bungee jumping, jet skiing or tattoo parlours. Spectacular cable car though, splendid views on a clear day. And posh fish n chips.
Ahh......that feeling at 5.47. That feeling of "Is that it!! ?"
You are not alone in feeling that old lad!
Just beautiful, thanks Ian.
If you make it to the Gold Coast in Queensland there is a lovely 2008 Peugeot 308 7-seater wagon, manual 1.6 HDi that you may wish to review. The wipers have an interesting clapping action.
Brilliant ! I could live there SO happily. Shades of the Wisbech and Upwell tramway there! Thanks Ian really enjoyed that trip out.
Quite a few railways share roadspace in places.
What a wonderful adventure. Lovely places and some railway action too. Great stuff. I'd complain about the reading material in the 'Air B and B' though. Geoffrey Archer indeed! Many thanks.
Woman’s Weekly: The finest of to-hand punctuitive correctional paddles. What an sun-spanked delicious edition of the HubNut Travelog! That took me right out of myself in an most delightful way! New Zealand is an fabulous place, I often think I’d like to live there if I had the money. Then I think, but it could probably continue just fine without me. Then, I think well they have told the gun grabbers to **** Off by handing 20% in so far and I just have to love the Kiwi attitude. And it is an attitude!
Nice to see Ians meticulous planning in action.
Nice one Ian, keep em coming, that weather is destroying me :o( I hope you are appreciating it :D
You made it to Kawakawa! Worth the visit I think and the cafe was pretty good too. The road signs definitely out nag Australia and ours are pretty bad. It's interesting to see the bits I saw through your eyes. Cheers.
Hot Hot Hot Hot windscreen wiper action, not just two or even three but quad wipers on the big IMPC bus, oooo materin.
hubnut where you can even hunt out a victoria wood song reference (lets do it) lol, keep up the excellent work ian :)
0:29 Don't forget to check the oil regularly :Don
0:45 And the belt. Right.
6:25 "If you get it wrong you get absolutely bloody lynched". I sure hope THAT'S true. Otherwise... Oh wait.
7:59 You rebel you!
12:52 I do like that view :)
13:40 That too. I'd love to take a walk there.
18:02 th-cam.com/video/yoI8IrtAE_w/w-d-xo.html Musical intermezzo
18:43 Wifi. Good.
18:54 Ah, this is a drugrunning gag now?
Nice map update.
Map men map men map map map men men.
"not sure how Australia's going to work" - we're all wondering, even those of us already here.
"This is a car channel, so back to the cars..." Turns into railway channel for 10 mins... :)
Only joking Ian, lovely work m8.
Amazing 👍👍👍
Ian, I don't care whether you're meant to be a car channel or not, you could just show us NZ snacks and I'd still watch! It's a shame Fred Dibnah isn't still alive to help them with that steam engine. And to top it off, you referenced a Victoria Wood song! They've recently erected a statue of her in her home town where I live, as well as painting random lyrics from her songs on the walls of the public toilets. Another great vid dude.
NZ looks fantastic! I think I’d rather like to visit one day!
I too had a problem with early morning rising...maybe the citroen dealer misunderstood the issue...however, new balls appeared to fix it...mmm the last person to decide that is now my ex wife 🤔
Finally...many people are likely to have missed your quiet observation " smacked on the bottom with a "Womans Weekly" ....they need to look up the best of Victoria Wood..
No I don't - it's been covered in another comment. Thankfully.
Hi Ian,what a great video,you are definitely getting around there,it looks really nice,the train ride was cool,well worth the money.
New Zealand (so far) seems to be a perfect combination of the sunnier US states, with the relaxed attitude and general tidiness of Canada. Strangely, though, it reminds me so much of my childhood holidays along the south coast of England, in Dorset. Maybe it is just the time of year (early spring) but the light seems to white and clear. Although a certain amount of that may be because there is no really major industry for several thousand miles in any direction.
Lovely video, as usual.
Subaru Forester would be ideal and reliable for the South Island. Not very Hubnut but I'm sure there is a slightly scabby poverty spec edition available.
Great country NZ seems to be. Inspirational and great video as always. Thanks Ian.
Wooden railway bridges; public toilets with grass growing in the gutters; railways down the street..... Sounds just like WALES!
I don't think I'd have been able to contain myself at the man with the stick grunting at me, though I am a cheeky little shit generally.
you HAVE to visit Invercagill and Burt Monroe's house/museum!!!!!
@tone167 Another one of his was a TV sketch where he rushes to (an actual Melbourne) workshop called "The Dashboard Doctor" acting it out as if his dashboard were a critically-ill person
For the purposes of this trip call it Invacargill!
Great steering and brakes on BX's. Why didn't everyone drive one? Ford Telstar, cool. Good on the railway, " We were here first", class, 😂😂. Wish we were there Ian. Lurve it. More more please.
Ian next to a railway..... home from home!
Some prisoners. What did they get charged with? I didnt think the boy band was that bad, although clearly not worth 50 dollars
Brightened my lunchtime, thanks
Love the Victoria Wood reference 😊
I love Northland. It has its own feeling. Relaxed and spiritual