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.
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 ?
"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 😊
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!
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.
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.
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?
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.
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
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 💯
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
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.
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.
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
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
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 🤷🏻♂️
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.
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.
Wow! I live in Australia now and this was soooo good to watch because this is my hometown I grew up as a kid. I need to come back for a visit with my family
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
Birthing Centre really is where you can go to have a baby. They are really nice too. An when a baby is born, theres a baby sign that lights up, blue or pink for the gender
"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 🙏🏽💚
There are far more rugged hoods in Auckland than Mangere, for the most part it is considered a "lower" socio economic area, but it has a strong sense of community, I have cousins who lived in Mangere, and Mangere East, some of them still live in the area, but some have moved away. I have had the good fortune to travel many places overseas, and I enjoy going into the suburbs, away from all the touristy places, just to get a glimpse of how the "real" people live, and what truly goes on in a city. You might want to consider some of the outer suburbs in Sydney, like parts of Mt Druitt, and parts of Cambelltown like Airds. Cheers
Cruising through Mangere Central one of the most notorious hoods, saying it’s all good you just caught a good day 😂🦾 glad you enjoyed the experience bada. You needa do a vlog eating in S.A for one day
🤣💯 I grew up in this hood Mangere East, n West Central Avondale, New lynn wayz. I played for Mangere East, and played for Marist league Hardout. 90s baby Memory lane. 💯❤🔥🔥🔥🤙😎🍹 Uce.
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 🩵
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 am born and raised in south Auckland, you are literally just around the corner from my best friends house at the start of this video he lives on the other side of the park behind the library. Cool video brother.
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
One of the kids that walked up to you was my friend during my intermediate school years. He's the big guy his name is Siaso Alele. Really nice guy to be around. I'm glad to see he's having fun in life rn. God Bless man this vid made my day
My old stomping grounds born n raised. Awesome bro, the boys gave you a good welcome lol. The Mangere pools was where the Mangry was created most ppl call them manus but we call them Mangrys. The home of David Tua, Mark Hunt, Joseph Parker. 275erz home of the tough.
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 .
nice one mate, from Manukau close to Otara here, been living here for 17years now and loving it... born in the Philippines... Otara is like a haven for peace compared to where I came from 😂... anywho, people here are leg8t as, awesome people and friendly... nobody will bother anyone unless they really ask for it so yeah, love this place and planning on staying here for life... only problem is the house... bloody unaffordable 😂
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.
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.
Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner...........growing up surrounded by the grim aftermath and mess of the Blitz............but I visited once and within 2 years, we and our girls were permanent residents in NZ. Friendly folks, always laughing, a great sense of humour with a bit of respect and kindness thrown in.
Former kiwiwiwiwiwwiwwiwi here, your pronunciation is very good! The way you pronounce your Te Reo Maori is very impressive compared to the other people who visit!
I would recommended to any travellers comming to NZ to skip the South Island, Coromandle, Taupo, Great Barrier Islands etc and head straight to Otara spend 5 nights then move over to Otahuhu then Manurewa.
Great vid, I lived and worked there for a while. But in Maori the ng is never separated and pronounced as a nasal sound much like the ng at the end of song. So rather than Man _ge_re its more like Ma_nge_re.
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.
These arent locals, they're overstayers. Over breeding and robbing people.
The amount of people that wanted to stop and say hello or called out from their vehicles 🥰 True kiwi catch ups!
U mean got any tinneys s cuz is probably what they said🤣🤣
Camera causes different behaviour. Never experienced this.
@@superfly7160 nah more like "u got a eye problem g wanna shin to the teeth"
@@madmaxrerisen That's true but it's happened once or twice with me up the west side of the north island even without a cam
😂 NZ church = KFC had me in stitches
There are a ridiculous number of KFCs over here honestly
You never see people vlogging in NZ 😂 Love it!
Usually I see Livestream in NZ
Are a lot. They are just foreigners comparing new Zealand to their home country. Most are American or British. So its very repetitive.
Because your camera will get stolen if you are vlogging past 6pm
Love how much you get recognised and respected here bro, so proud and happy for you to be here please never leave
I don't reckon anyone appreciates NZ more than curls so leaving would be pretty unlikely..
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.
You couldn't have worded it more accurately 🙌🏽
Nicely said ❤
Only see the south island on the TV ads promoting NZ tourism 😂😂😂
That’s cause most tourists don’t travel down south Auckland it’s like going to the hood
Funny as I had seen my friend Mau among those boys aye.
You're wrong about going in mate if that's a Samoan birthday party half the people there weren't invited😂
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 ?
"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 😊
I love how positive and excited you are about everything. Good reminder to appreciate the small things in life.
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.
was a good store the ol Three Guys. the first of that type of store in NZ am pretty sure...sad if it is gone...we went to the one in Papakura
@@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.
They were bought out by Progressive Enterprises, "Foodtown", - Countdown, and soon to be Woolworths, I think.
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!
People were friendly which was great to see.
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.
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 ❤
wanted to comment the same. Bro definitely hit the mark on a few Māori words
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.
You seem to be world famous in New Zealand bud
I grew up in Papatoetoe, South Auckland. South Auckland is one of the friendliest places in the country. Especially the Pacific Island community
My Great Grandfather was from Croydon, I grew up in South Auckland so I liked the South London/South Auckland analogy :)
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 🙂🙂🙂
Born and raised here in Mangere as well, always love to see people in Mangere!
Me too and living now in beautiful Mangere Bridge
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.
Of course you don't lol. You're not in any danger.
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?
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.
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
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 💯
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
Malo Curls!! Fa’afetai lava for showing this side of NZ. Keep it up uso ❤
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.
Love how positive & interested you are on everything. So great to see. Hope you enjoyed your time.
Respect fr getting involved with the locals
On Northshore Auckland the crime rate increased after the motorway extended from South Auckland, funny that
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.
It's really awesome to see Mangere TC mall more covered in now... Shows how long it's been since I last went there.
your attempt to articulating your words is hearty ! appreciate! ❤
Too good Curls 💯
Love to see you embrace the life of South Auckland. Hope to see you in the hood the next time you're here 🙌
Love seeing subscribers acknowledge you!
So cool seeing all these spots ive lived around my whole life on display for thousands to see! Love the content bro!
You the man bro!!! Thats my hood when in Auckland. Much respect
What a great place and the people are so lovely
cheers for 10K !!! NICE JOB FOR YOU CURLS !!
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
Because they don't sh*t where they eat
😭😭😭😭😭 i havent heard sirens in 5 hours 😭😭😭but its so true
@@5intmaybe not ‘police sirens’ every two hours if you catch my drift 🤣🤝💯
@@swagdesu6636 💯💯
I couldn't agree more! From Wellington and I agree, the people of South Aucks are some of the best in the world!
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
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 🤷🏻♂️
happens a lot here man
All the time
Haha being from nz and very used to it happening it's quite funny realising that other places don't do certain things 😅
Normally they are trying to step you out
Haha enjoyed this video, but to your question "am I easily pleased?" ... I think you answered that when you said "Laundromat.... very nice" lol
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.
Nicest way to say the other 20% are probably window washing hood rattis
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.
Wow! I live in Australia now and this was soooo good to watch because this is my hometown I grew up as a kid. I need to come back for a visit with my family
Hey @Curls, just want to say good work on capturing the real side of New Zealand that 99% of most people won't see. :)
Never want to see that sucky place either.
People there are so lovely! Thank you Curls for this! I wanna live there also. thanks 😎
I grew up here and it was an awesome place to live.
Woah, I still can’t believe you walked everywhere! And you made it in time for both flea markets lol love your work, Curls!!
I love your refusal to be put off by a place’s reputation but this place looked pretty good for an ordinary district ❤🏴
in daytime
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
Do you go there to score weed ?
Birthing Centre really is where you can go to have a baby. They are really nice too. An when a baby is born, theres a baby sign that lights up, blue or pink for the gender
Nice video Curls, love the content. Keep it up ❤
Thanks for visiting South Auckland! I love it here, come to Mangere Bridge next time. Safe travels 🙏
Great video-Looks like a great part of New Zealand mate-Thanks for sharing!
"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 🙏🏽💚
There are far more rugged hoods in Auckland than Mangere, for the most part it is considered a "lower" socio economic area, but it has a strong sense of community, I have cousins who lived in Mangere, and Mangere East, some of them still live in the area, but some have moved away. I have had the good fortune to travel many places overseas, and I enjoy going into the suburbs, away from all the touristy places, just to get a glimpse of how the "real" people live, and what truly goes on in a city. You might want to consider some of the outer suburbs in Sydney, like parts of Mt Druitt, and parts of Cambelltown like Airds. Cheers
Cruising through Mangere Central one of the most notorious hoods, saying it’s all good you just caught a good day 😂🦾 glad you enjoyed the experience bada. You needa do a vlog eating in S.A for one day
good on you for showing normal ppl places , you will find very friendly ppl every where in nz
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I grew up in this hood Mangere East, n West Central Avondale, New lynn wayz. I played for Mangere East, and played for Marist league Hardout. 90s baby Memory lane. 💯❤🔥🔥🔥🤙😎🍹 Uce.
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 🩵
I think the people are are quite religous
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
🤔Im gonna sub just for the fact that your pronunciation of your polynesian words mean that you actually put the effort in. 🤨Legend....💓
Oooh shopping trolley.. loove it😂
Yes ma bro you R easily pleased😂
I grew up in South Auckland and yes you are right it can be extremely rough.
But its still my home.
I am born and raised in south Auckland, you are literally just around the corner from my best friends house at the start of this video he lives on the other side of the park behind the library. Cool video brother.
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
One of the kids that walked up to you was my friend during my intermediate school years. He's the big guy his name is Siaso Alele. Really nice guy to be around. I'm glad to see he's having fun in life rn. God Bless man this vid made my day
Thanks for all your videos . Coming to NZ soon. Could you please post a video on living cost in NZ especially for a student if you can .❤
Did you literally "walk" around South Auckland. That is commitment. I'd have bussed in between all the areas
My old stomping grounds born n raised. Awesome bro, the boys gave you a good welcome lol. The Mangere pools was where the Mangry was created most ppl call them manus but we call them Mangrys. The home of David Tua, Mark Hunt, Joseph Parker. 275erz home of the tough.
I really appreciate your optimism dude.
White Anglo Saxons built the civilization in NZ. Like they did pretty much all over the globe.
Your welcome anywhere in new zealand bro love your content
This is my hometown... Broke my arm on the slide at Massey park when I was 4. Lived on henwood rd.
@@Sa.d.bo26 Jesus... 😳
Good on you CURL'S, mix n it up, if you follow that rd either way it's a great little stretch know matter what
Thanks for sharing our side of NZ good ol Mangele ❤ we aren't that bad
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 .
I lived in Mangere for most of my life and it was the best 💯 Thanks for an honest representation of the 275
Have you been to Christchurch yet? If you love street art you will love it here, it is similar to Melbourne in a way.
Love this bro!
nice one mate, from Manukau close to Otara here, been living here for 17years now and loving it... born in the Philippines... Otara is like a haven for peace compared to where I came from 😂... anywho, people here are leg8t as, awesome people and friendly... nobody will bother anyone unless they really ask for it so yeah, love this place and planning on staying here for life... only problem is the house... bloody unaffordable 😂
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.
Omg I'm ..Missing home....I know this Hood well... I remembered the Weed drive thru....Beautiful place..food and culture
I grew up in mangere, its definitely not a hidden gem lol
lol Well, Thats a Different Way Of Sayin Mangere!..One Of My Old Hoodz & Otara!
Did u make it out to Ambury farmland and camping site by the waterfront in Mangere? Strawberry farm does yummy icecream and walk up Mangere Mountain
That's were my dad's family lives and I sure do remember Lim's Fast Food takeaways😋
Omg my nan lived on Buckland. Everything has changed. Havent been back since the late 90s
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.
You’re literally metres away from my old house 😂 rough area but you get used to it. What I will NEVER get used to tho is the bloody potholes 🤦🏽♀️
Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner...........growing up surrounded by the grim aftermath and mess of the Blitz............but I visited once and within 2 years, we and our girls were permanent residents in NZ. Friendly folks, always laughing, a great sense of humour with a bit of respect and kindness thrown in.
I kove how your open to visiting these places love this about your channel
Former kiwiwiwiwiwwiwwiwi here, your pronunciation is very good! The way you pronounce your Te Reo Maori is very impressive compared to the other people who visit!
As a person from NZ, I am not stepping foot in south auckland.
KFC is like a church for Polynesians lol
I would recommended to any travellers comming to NZ to skip the South Island, Coromandle, Taupo, Great Barrier Islands etc and head straight to Otara spend 5 nights then move over to Otahuhu then Manurewa.
Ur a troll
That's what I always do.
Thanks so much for showing South Auckland, rich in culture. People always promote the CBD and central. Good to see a difference ❤
Great vid, I lived and worked there for a while. But in Maori the ng is never separated and pronounced as a nasal sound much like the ng at the end of song. So rather than Man _ge_re its more like Ma_nge_re.
All of the friendliest people I met when I lived in Auckland I met out South, I love South Auckland ❤