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Exploring with Mark
New Zealand
Приєднався 10 бер 2015
Welcome, My main aim is to document the past and keep a digital preservation of the places that may never be seen again. At the end of the day I just like an Adventure and hope at the same time you enjoy my videos! If you enjoy what you see, please consider subscribing to the channel as this helps me out immensely. NEVER STOP EXPLORING!!
**DISCLAIMER**
I purely go to these places to take photos and film. I do not force entry into any locations I visit and explore and do not commit any offenses involved in any criminal activity such as burglary, damage, break in etc... Urbex can be a dangerous hobby so safety and awareness are always very important. “Take only photos, leave only footprints”
**DISCLAIMER**
I purely go to these places to take photos and film. I do not force entry into any locations I visit and explore and do not commit any offenses involved in any criminal activity such as burglary, damage, break in etc... Urbex can be a dangerous hobby so safety and awareness are always very important. “Take only photos, leave only footprints”
Morice Settlement Reserve
Exploring Morice Settlement Reserve.
(This was bit of a random explore I did using a app called OsmAnd. I searched for abandoned objects on the app and one showed up in Morice Settlement Reserve. I had no idea what it was or if it was still there so I pinned its location and went for a explore and I'm so glad I did as there was a creepy old shed in the forest and on the way back out I spotted a waterfall that I went off track and down the side of a hill to get to.
Morice Settlement Reserve, abandoned shed and walk tracks don't show on Google Maps and only the reserve shows on NZ Topo Maps. OsmAnd has the tracks and everything. Is only really parking space for 1-2 cars. I will have to do some more abandoned object and historic ruins explores using OsmAnd as it was lots of fun.
OsmAnd (OpenStreetMap Automated Navigation Directions) is a map and navigation app for Android and iOS. It uses the OpenStreetMap (OSM) map database for its primary displays, but is an independent app not endorsed by the OpenStreetMap Foundation. It is available in both free and paid versions; the latter unlocks the download limit for offline maps and provides access to Wikipedia points of interest (POIs) and their descriptions from within the app. Map data can be stored on the device for offline use. Using the device's GPS capabilities, OsmAnd offers routing, with visual and voice guidance, for car, bike, and pedestrian. All of the main functionalities work both online and offline.)
(This was bit of a random explore I did using a app called OsmAnd. I searched for abandoned objects on the app and one showed up in Morice Settlement Reserve. I had no idea what it was or if it was still there so I pinned its location and went for a explore and I'm so glad I did as there was a creepy old shed in the forest and on the way back out I spotted a waterfall that I went off track and down the side of a hill to get to.
Morice Settlement Reserve, abandoned shed and walk tracks don't show on Google Maps and only the reserve shows on NZ Topo Maps. OsmAnd has the tracks and everything. Is only really parking space for 1-2 cars. I will have to do some more abandoned object and historic ruins explores using OsmAnd as it was lots of fun.
OsmAnd (OpenStreetMap Automated Navigation Directions) is a map and navigation app for Android and iOS. It uses the OpenStreetMap (OSM) map database for its primary displays, but is an independent app not endorsed by the OpenStreetMap Foundation. It is available in both free and paid versions; the latter unlocks the download limit for offline maps and provides access to Wikipedia points of interest (POIs) and their descriptions from within the app. Map data can be stored on the device for offline use. Using the device's GPS capabilities, OsmAnd offers routing, with visual and voice guidance, for car, bike, and pedestrian. All of the main functionalities work both online and offline.)
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Maitai Cave
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Exploring Maitai Cave. (It was about a 3 hour return hike and spent about 40 mins in the cave. Very cool place and loved the cave but be ready to get mud on you. There is a couple of ropes inside to help you get in and out. A gift to the city. The trails and tracks you enjoy today are largely on land that Thomas Cawthron gifted to Nelson City in 1913. Following the closure of the Dun Mountain m...
Puketeraki Railway Tunnel
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Exploring Puketeraki Railway Tunnel. (A short tunnel at only 157m long. Line deviated around in a cutting. Partly collapsed and ends have been fenced over but have been damaged. Abandoned about 1936. The small town of Karitane is located within the limits of the city of Dunedin in New Zealand, 35 kilometres to the north of the city centre. Set in rolling country near the mouth of the Waikouaiti...
The Munted Medway Footbridge
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Exploring The Munted Medway Footbridge. (The Medway Street footbridge, which crossed the Avon River, was seriously damaged in the September 2010 earthquake. The Christchurch City Council dismantled the bridge due to safety concerns, and it was cut into three pieces and placed in storage at the request of local communities in 2013. Now part of the bridge wreckage has been placed alongside the Av...
The Little Old Red House
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Exploring The little Old Red House. (Had permission from the owner to photo and video this place. He told me and my friend that the house is abandoned and to just be careful. What a cool little house out in rural location away from the busy towns. Many thanks to the owner for allowing me and my friend to have a look at your place.)
Avalanche Creek Waterfall
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Exploring Avalanche Creek Waterfall. (Very short walk track to a viewing platform. The waterfall is bit of a distance away from the viewing platform so I made my way up the creek to the bottom of the waterfall for better views. After getting to the bottom I found out there was a bench seat and a old walk track that went up to here at some stage but a slip had taken out part of the track so its ...
Westland Wessex MK2, XR511, WA136
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Exploring Westland Wessex MK2, XR511, WA136. (After finding out about ZK-IDL and getting a tour of it and its parts I ended up finding out about 2 more Westland Wessex helicopter from Dave Paul and there location so I had to go have a look at them. After some research online I found out about NZ Civil Aircraft blog that had history and photos of them. I then got in contact with Andrew Brian and...
Moeraki Boulders Beach
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Exploring Moeraki Boulders Beach. (The Moeraki Boulders (officially Moeraki Boulders / Kaihinaki) are unusually large spherical boulders lying along a stretch of Koekohe Beach on the wave-cut Otago coast of New Zealand between Moeraki and Hampden. They occur scattered either as isolated or clusters of boulders within a stretch of beach where they have been protected in a scientific reserve. The...
Slope Point Lighthouse
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Exploring Slope Point Lighthouse. (Despite what you may have heard about Bluff (and no-one there will rush to enlighten you) this is mainland New Zealand's actual southernmost point. It's too easy to forget that the country doesn't lie north-south, but at an angle of almost 45 degrees - so that makes this small peninsula in, naturally, Southland, the closest point to the South Pole (unless you ...
Arthurs Pass
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Exploring Arthurs Pass. (Some clips from around Arthurs Pass. A visit to Arthur's Pass is well worth the winding mountain drive, and you'll find plenty of natural attractions to explore on the way, including waterfalls, secluded caves and fascinating rock formations. Arthur's Pass, previously called Camping Flat then Bealey Flats, and for some time officially Arthurs Pass, is a township in the ...
Cass Bay Naval Armament Depot, Asbestos Removal
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Exploring Cass Bay Naval Armament Depot, Asbestos Removal. Walk track from Summit Road to Cass Bay Naval Armament Depot: ua-cam.com/video/jlVv4RaG894/v-deo.htmlsi=SQfc6aei5f5Iui3U 1st time going: ua-cam.com/video/neE4K6Saigk/v-deo.html (Wasn't totally open to the public when I did this video, Open to the public April 2023 and I went back for another look. Ten brick and concrete magazines, an am...
Shag Point Boulders
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Exploring (Shag Point/Matakaea has a rich history, from early Ngai Tahu settlement to historic coalmining. The area has diverse marine life. It has interesting flora, is great for wildlife viewing, and is geologically fascinating. Matakaea is jointly managed by DOC and Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu. Matakaea has Topuni status. The mana (authority) and rangatiratanga (chieftainship) of Ngai Tahu over t...
Early 1900’s Building In Morven With Vehicles
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Early 1900’s Building In Morven With Vehicles
Temple Basin Ski Area, Page Memorial Shelter
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Temple Basin Ski Area, Page Memorial Shelter
9G-DAN, Full Metal Jacket Westland Wessex Mk60 Series 1
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9G-DAN, Full Metal Jacket Westland Wessex Mk60 Series 1
Seacliff Asylum Ruins at Truby King Reserve
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Seacliff Asylum Ruins at Truby King Reserve
ZK-IDL, Full Metal Jacket Westland Wessex Mk60 Series 1
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ZK-IDL, Full Metal Jacket Westland Wessex Mk60 Series 1
Port Levy Saddle, Windswept Totara Forest
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Port Levy Saddle, Windswept Totara Forest
Horomaka Island, Port Levy Hut Has Been Removed
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Horomaka Island, Port Levy Hut Has Been Removed
Sumner Scarborough Clock Tower, Skull Face
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Sumner Scarborough Clock Tower, Skull Face
Godley Head Gun Battery & Campsite Reopened
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Godley Head Gun Battery & Campsite Reopened
Welcome to the H E E T. ( Hideously Expensive Ego-Trip) .
lol
Can you say to the museum to make replica of this torpedo boat
@@Thanhnganaviation That would be cool to see.
Is that above sumner?
Yip up there off Summit Road. Not sure if its still there.
Really cool tunnel man! Need to go there 😅
Yeah. Have another 6 tunnels on my list to do.
Me and my friends used to cross the old bridge twice a day when we were at high school. The high school got munted too ☹️
Yeah the red zones are a interesting spot to walk around. some hidden things still around. Is some old walking platforms and docks still around up the river on Lower Styx Road is a couple hidden spots. Horseshoe Lake Reserve is another spot.
Great channel. This is a hidden gem channel. Would be nice to put the map of each location in the description. Cheers
Did another waterfall today that's a bit off normal roads people go and its not listed on google maps but the track shows up when zoomed in. Look up Braeburn Falls. Super nice track and the waterfall is so good.
I worked on this particular chopper in Northern Ireland 81-83 on 72 squadron based at RAF Aldergrove,nice to see the walk round took me back...
Oh wow. Nice one. Hopefully brings back memories for you.
me to 91 to 94,,,
Would have been so amazing back in the day, that old wallpaper is awesome
Yeah so would have been. :)
That can be cleaned out for a cabin in a years time.❤
They need to build a new one in its place that looks the same when this one falls down.
Loved the explore especially with natural sounds
Thanks.
Wow its been a while since I saw a food safe. Showing my age now but I remember my grandmothers house having one of those to keep food coolish while keeping bugs and birds out.
Yeah seen couple of them over the last couple of years. Always interesting to see.
The way real-estate is these days this old house could be a fortune... Thanks for posting.
Yeah and the cost of rent.
@exploringwithmark price of paint in 2024, lets leave with patina... Good work mate.
This helicopter was fondly known by the U.S. Soldiers in Vietnam as the "Jolly Green Giant."
:)
no think that was a different chopper ch53,,, something like that
What mother board do you use is it 32 bits. What is the program used?
@@nilosantos4862 no longer have it.
I remember these being a common sight in Northern Ireland.
Yeah they are a interesting machine. I'm so wanting to check out a Bell UH-1H Iroquois.
This one brought back some memories... You really get around mate, thanks so much for posting.
@@kevinjames9860 Yeah love to go to different places. I really want to go back to Stewart island.
@@exploringwithmarkstewart is way bigger and more diverse than most folk realise... Spent couple years working for L&S Reserves early 80's; Quail Is, Little River, Akaroa & Eastern Bays - reserves development & maintenance, way pre-internet. Thanks sincerely for your great work.
@@kevinjames9860 yeah went when I was young with presents hiked around the island for over a week staying in the huts. I should upload the video of it.
@@exploringwithmark should indeed 👍
Mi Fitzgerald res. is up high west side Little River, access from Montgomerys Rd up Western Valley; cool place.
Theres some BIG Totara up at Mt Fitzgerald reserve
Sweet will look it up.
Great channel here Mark, easy to see you put real effort into production; thanks for 'leading' me here, thanks for sharing... Have spent much time on the peninsula over the years, its truely a wonderland to those who appreciate. Thanks again.
Appreciate you checking it out. Cheers. Going to be doing more stuff up around the top of the south island very soon.
Wish they could have left the Golden Hall standing but who knew back then how popular the trilogy was going to be and how many people would be visiting these filming sites twenty four years later. They got a second chance with Hobbiton.
Yeah would be cool if some of the stuff was still there.
Ohh I found this a few months ago
@@thebigworldofnz Nice. :)
Probably caught fire or insurance job Who would steal a Tesla
Insurance job I was thinking. Maybe battery needed replacing.
Have been inside there before they put that door on when I was in high school with some mates pretty big in the inside
Yeah closed up for good now because of the earthquakes.
cool find, very interesting
Yeah was a interesting find.
Is this in Canterbury?
Yip
Saved ❤🎉
:)
Well spotted. I had no idea they were there. I must stop for a look if I happen to be passing at low tide.
Worth a look if in the area.
An amazing find, it`s hard to believe that all this is still as is.
Yeah very cool spot and out off the main road.
I think I visited there about 3 years ago and nothing has changed! Good job documenting them.
Yeah after seeing photos of the place on Facebook I had to go check it out. Very cool location.
Nice Mark, I love the videos. Keep them coming. Be good to do an exploration with you sometime.
Thanks. :) Just watched your drone video of New Brighton. Nice work.
@ExploringwithMark Cheers Mark , I'm not Geoff Mackley, but give it a shot.
@@jcmsir Haha yeah aye he drones a lot of places.
Thank you for your service ZK-IDL 🫡
Yeah so cool to see this in NZ.
What an awesome discovery Mark, right here in our own backyard! I too am a huge fan of Full Metal Jacket so this video is definitely appreciated 😊
Glad you enjoyed it! Will have another Westland Wessex video out some stage. Just got to finish editing it.
What did the security do/say to you?
@@jontyleary4699 just ask what I was doing, told them just taken photos and videos. Then told me I shouldn't be in here because it's dangerous and that they are having problems with people getting in. He also let slip that the 2 story building I didn't go in has alarms. They seen me on camera walking around outside and also another person was there that I didn't know about at the same time. Told me not to come back as if I did they can trespass you and fine $220. The place is a lot worse now and there are some shipping containers in the front yard.
I get told about that place all the time I need to go have a look
Worth a look if you are in the area.
I fear soon all we will have of some of these historical sites are your videos, some photos, and tales
@@tylerjones6862 Yeah say they be gone very soon.
Where is this?
Hampden, a small town in North Otago, South Island, New Zealand.
I used to take school groups on their outdoor adventure camps at Tautuku Outdoor Adventure Centre. There used to be a track up to the top of the falls, and one year a few of us went up there and abseiled down in the waterfall. Nice place, loved it down there!
Cathedral Caves is 1 of 2 locations I still need to check out and just looked it up and looks like its Temporarily closed. Jack's Blowhole is the other.
@@exploringwithmark Jack's blowhole at Jacks Bay is still accessible as far as I know, but Cathedral Caves have been closed for years by local Tangata whenua over disputed access across Maori land from what I understand. If you had a boat you could launch from Tautuku peninsula and head around. They can't stop access from the water. You just need a 4 x 4 to get your boat to the peninsula.
@@mirandahotspring4019 is very strange google says closed but there sites says open. lol www.cathedralcaves.co.nz/
I would be very interested to know where this is
Timaru
What happened to your cracroft cavern video
Had to take some videos down for now because of legal stuff.
Thanks for the video! I have loved this type of helicopter since I was a little kid. A couple of years ago, I got to watch one being used in lieu of a crane, on a construction site. Great experience to see one fly in prrson!
Thanks. Will have 2 more videos out some stage of another 2 of them. Got to go inside and sit in one also. :)
I gotta check that out someday damn!
Yeah dude worth a look. Also is another 2 out Rangiora and 1 of them is also from the movie.
Was that one the one they had outside liquorland on barbados st ages ago?
Yes it is.
I wonder what it’s like in the hospitals of the 1800’s I bet it looked different inside
Yeah. :)
Yeah its a nice walk. We did the cave walk on the way back from Dunedin to Christchurch. Didn't have time for the track to the bluffs on that visit unfortunately. That inland road from Palmerston is a nice drive also.
Nice one yeah is a nice area.
Love the vid, can really feel Mister Omega's Presence
Thanks. I loved this place.
Brooo those trees are buzzy as!
Yeah man is a cool spot.
Thanks for going where I no longer could
Lovely spot indeed. But please film and render at only 60fps. p30 is basically a herky-jerky flashing slideshow. High resolution means nothing, unless it's matched with a proper framerate of p60. But they don't tell you that at the place you buy your camera.
Thanks will test it out.
Between Reefton and Christchurch?
@@thebigworldofnz na this was on way to Nelson.
Strange! As if it were burnt elsewhere then left in a parking lot? Buzzy as
Oh aye yeah true. No parts on the ground and no burn marks on the ground.
That's a good idea, add in the sound of a helicopter so people won't know you were flying your drone over there without permission.
What drone it was helicopter. :)
I don't understand why they would do that
Was told it was unsafe. But sucks and they should build a new one on there. Would be a cool spot to stay the night.
@ExploringwithMark it survived how may years in port levy, seems safe to me lol