Sir John Cleese.british actor ,, said Palmy,was the suicide capital of the world,,1990s -2000s,,, I laughed for years,,,. born and bred,,,. still laugh...
I'm from hamilton, grew up here. You should go to the hamilton gardens, duck island ice cream, hire a bike and bike the river track (can cover much more ground, make a day of it), the base if you're into shopping, the Hobbiton is not too far out which is popular with tourists, Raglan Beach 45 mins from hamilton. If you're here on the weekend there is a farmers market on Saturday and a gourmet in the gardens on Sunday. You missed hamilton east but there is nice shops
Na Mate - the Micky Ds and KFC he showed are in Ham east, right across from Steele Park. It was fun for me to figure out where he was as I haven't lived there for 40 years and haven't been back to NZ since before Covid. Miss it a bit...
@@TNP1990 San Diego since late last century :). I used to live down cook street from the Mickey Ds in the vid. My sister lived a few blocks the other way. Just fell into this Poms channel a few days ago and making me homesick ( a bit)
Those crossings without the white lines are called ‘courtesy crossings’. Motorists aren’t required to stop for people crossing, but usually if there’s not much traffic people will stop to let you cross. Usually courtesy crossings will have a slightly elevated path.
Hamilton is a city that serves it's rural province and also is has a big university, whereas Auckland and Wellington are port cities so there is a different kind of vibe, Christchurch is somewhere in-between. I think the gloomy winters don't help it's reputation also
Like nearly in most of the country of my birth, I do miss the sea and the harbour ports around the country. There are very few places too far away from the coast in New Zealand. Shipping, once a preferred method of transportation of freight and people before it wasn't any more made for the excitement of movement and thoughts of far off destinations. Provincial ports, were once a hustle and bussel of coming and going and mechanised activity. Large cranes stood like sentinels along tar and sand covered planks where trucks received their loads, often waiting in lines along sturdy wooden wharves. The smell of the sea, ever present and defining where kids fished for "spotties" using hand lines wound around a wood stick. British seamen and ship girls, Fishing Boats from Taiwan, seagulls loudly squawking overhead or fighting among each other for food scraps. Mussel shells; their flesh scraped out ending up as bait on lines to tempt fish who had seen it all before and now seldom took any notice other than sometimes nibbling at the Mussel bait skillfully avoiding the hook.
Yeah I remember the story of the Beatles. They lived in Liverpool a port city. The sailors would come off the ships bearing the records of chuck berry , little Richard etc. and wearing the latest wildest rock and roll threads from the USA. I guess Wellington and Auckland had these switched on vibes as well being port cities. I would reckon curls might know all about Liverpool as well!!!
I live in Hamilton, everything bad you've heard is absolutely true. Its only advantages are 1. It's not Auckland 2. It's an hour-ish to Raglan, Tauranga, Rotorua, Taupo, Coromandel, Auckland.
found this hilarious, like watching paint dry but funnier somehow. Curls, I think you are a perfect match for the NZ sense of humour, though reading the serious comments about their lovely town you wouldn't think so.
If you have a smile on your face and are friendly, you won’t go wrong most places…… Snarl frown and be standoffish, no one will want to know you regardless. When it comes to things being open, we are a small country of 5 million people. Most of us like weekends off and a easy going lifestyle. That’s why we live here, that is our countries character. If we want 24/7 everything we can move overseas.
I moved to welly from Hamilton 8 months ago and this was so lovely to watch. Grey street was my old neighbourhood at one point so it just feels so nice to see a POV walking down my old streets. Glad you enjoyed Hamilton/Kirikiriroa!!
6:10 The Waikato Regional Theatre is being rebuilt but they are preserving the façade to be on the new theatre building. Also to the left of the theatre is Embassy Park where there is a statue of Riff Raff but it's closed during the construction of the theatre, Riff Raff is temporarily in front of the museum just down the road. Edit: Yes, that's Riff Raff at 10:23
I grew up around where you were walking past the KFC, in wellington st. It was such a nice thing you did and my brother and Ispent many school holidays on the banks of the Waikato. I hope part 2 is at the gardens they are so nice to visit. Loving your content.
Loved seeing a vlog of you strolling through my city and enjoying yourself, I think I nice place in Hamilton to go to Till's Landing, it's a lookout located in Dinsdale 😊
Not the worst city in NZ, has heaps to offer. That river pathway network runs from top to bottom & connects most of the city it also runs all the way to the town of Cambridge. The Hamilton Gardens are it's crowning glory, don't miss them, hope you get to spend some decent time there!! Also while in the Waikato hope you're fitting in Matamata - home of Hobbiton, The Firth Tower & Wairere Falls (tallest waterfall in the North Island).
The Riff Raff statue is usually where the Embassy Theatre used to stand, where Rocky Horror's film creator Richard O'Brien was inspired to write Rocky Horror. He played Riff Raff, thus the statue. He worked as a barber and after work would watch double feature horror and science fiction movies at the Embassy. Being Rocky Horror's birthplace is probably the most unknown fun fact about Hamilton :) The statue has been moved while the new theatre is being built, but usually has a webcam in the statue so you can look at Hamilton through Riff Raff's eyes :) Pretty cool!
You may find it interesting but that colorful sculpture in front of riff raff is designed to be "Rakau" (sticks) that are used mainly to teach the colors in Te Reo Maori. Quite often acompanied by the song "Ma is white "
I guess you know about Duck Island from Wellington but it originates in Hamilton East across the street from where you were walking. Its an icecream place if you don't know.
Hamilton was where the 'McGillicuddy Serious Party' originated in the 1980s, the city was a lot less interesting back then so people made their own entertainment ;-) It's also the only city left with an active "Alfs Imperial Army" regiment.
The wide angle shot request, is because for a while people were taking close ups all round of art ( mostly pottery ) to copy stuff. At least one prolific offender was busted. Not cool. Also dumb, as it is difficult to get away with that in NZ.
As someone from Hamilton this amazing! Its great to see walk around the shops and being able to regonize them. I always thought Hamilton was pretty broing, but its nice to see how enthusiastic people are coming here.
Welcome to my hometown. Nice little walkabout you are doing. From the comments below, looks like there are a lot of Hamiltonians follow your videos. Enjoy our lovely city
I grew up in Hamilton East, my cousin and I loved it, was close to the city and we walked everywhere, down by the river or over to the lake. Has some really great restaurants. The Base. river walks. I usually tell people who are travelling that Hamilton is a great place to use as a base to travel from, you can go on day trips to Rotorua, Taupo, Thames - Coromandel - Waihi, Raglan, Waitomo Caves and Auckland.
Aussie here. KFC. Reminded me of my trip to Apia. Transit in Auckland. Evening flight out 1998 (well before 911). Distinct kfc smell in the cabin. Ask crew “what’s that about?” “oh that’s the kfc in the overhead. Returning family bringing it home. This is the kfc run!” Classic
Hamilton is in between a rock and a hard place regarding the cultural fabric of New Zealand. It cops the "bigger brother"-style teasing from the likes of Auckand and Wellington but also receives some "tall poppy syndrome" sledging from the rest of the country.
Hamilton may have a population of 180000. If you go to the Base, that's where 179000 are 😂. Hamilton is what you make of it. It's so beautiful. Its the outskirts of Hamilton that's amazing!! The rural areas are vast, green and clean❤️❤️
@@ILoveAngie69 Horrible road system around Te Awa..it's crazy on a slow day. The mistake my kids made was to work there and not get their car licence 🤦
I hate the weather there, but otherwise there's nothing wrong with Hamilton. The damp cold in the winter, and the humidity in summer is horrible (my opinion only) but it's a perfectly nice city.
This place looks great, curls always keeps positive and he makes the best of things. He manages to walk around this town and it is so quiet he seems to be on his own but he seems happy about it and makes the best of things. NZ is curls kind of place.
I have lived here for 6 years after leaving Auckland where I was born and lived so far this city is better than my old home city of Auckland...but that's just my opinion..but enjoy 😉
Funny you said Las Vegas, you were about 200m from the Tainui Casino & Hotel! Hamilton is also a university town with around 20,000 NZ and International students invading it from March. Went there myself 40 years ago, even though Auckland Uni was closer as the Waikato campus is beautiful and away from the centre.
Well done for you're first outside vid great picture and sound I like Hamilton mainly because my best friend lives there still a lovely place and people ❤️
Was brought up in Hamilton. The place where the fountain is use to be called garden place. There use to be two shallow pools with fountains back in the day. As a kid we use to have a swim before catching a bus home. You use to catch the buses on Victoria street.
Me too, I used to love going to Garden Place, I loved seeing the fountains as a small child and lost a baby tooth standing next to one of the fountains as I was eating a toffee. Loved going to Woolworths and getting the pic n mix lollies and sometimes as a special treat we would go to the top floor lunch room at the department store (forget the name of it now) and had lunches that seemed so sophisticated to me, with salads that included beetroot, boiled eggs, ham and tinned green peas, lol! The DIC, that's it, anyone remember the DIC?
I’ve lived in Hamilton for nearly 30 years and I’ve never been in the Art Post building although I’ve passed it many times. Looks like I’ll need to visit cause it looked awesome. The only thing I’m starting to dislike about Hamilton is the amount of traffic we have now compared to a few years ago otherwise I love living here. Just the right size and it’s beautiful down by the river and the lake. Lots of good things to enjoy 👍
The Tron's not the worst city. It's kinda like Rizzo from Grease. Has a reputation but is quite nice when you get to know it (although some suburbs are no-go-zones). Did you see the Richard O'Brien/Riff Raff from Rocky Horror statue? And also Hamilton Gardens are amazing!!
Mate you should definitely look at settling in this place, it looks grouse! Walking around there it looks to be a very calm and sedate place where you could really get your head together. Good Onya Curley ,after your ordeal in Aussie this place could be the go!
Whoever says Hamilton drivers are bad, tell them to try Christchurch. Drivers will run over a woman with a pram crossing the road if they have right to turn with no red lights on. They will shout at you if you are carrying a bag full of groceries. I had so many near miss around the Kaikoura motorway at night, people dont check their side mirrors. I saw one clearing the windscreen when was on the road and stopped at the traffic light with his arm. I have a huge list lol I used to live in Grey Street. You freshened my memories. But hey you did not go to Huntly. Real Hamilton lol
Too true, drivers in Chch are unmatched and it’s definitely my least favourite thing about living here. Trying to cause accidents in merge lanes to no end is a competitive sport which is pretty depressing but all you can do is be courteous and try to buck the trend.
Great video so many cool things, hope you got a chance to check out the central library in garden place, and the meteor theatre (a lot of surprisingly good community theatre groups in Hamilton)
The worst town in NZ is Hastings, IMHO. Generally, it's the friendly people that make up for the uninteresting sights. Ever walked around a town where you feel as if the council don't care enough? If not, visit Hastings.
I love Hamilton brother, I lived there for 14 years and its shat on a lot but honestly its a beautiful city in the heart of the Waikato surrounded by a lot of greenery. It has everything you need, its not to big or small and best of all it is central to places like the east coast coromandel. You have Raglan, Waitomo on the west coast, Taupo to the south and if you like the big smoke (Auckland) that's to the north. There's also a lot of nice hikes, walks, scenic things to do in and around Hamilton. The people of Hamilton are as i like to say my kind of people haha. The critiques are most likely coming from people who have never lived there and don't know anything about Hamilton. I went to the gardens for the first time 12 years ago and they looked nothing like they do today, they have come a long way and it is beautiful.
I've driven many places in NZ and by far the worst drivers I found were in Tauranga and Auckland. Spent many years in Hamilton and have also lived in all 3 cities I've mentioned.
Hamilton is fine. It's reputation is an old one and it's well changed sincd it earnt it. Worst city in New Zealand is Palmy North, followed closely by Whanganui.
Use to go to Hamilton for work for day visits. They have great pubs 👍👍👍. Also was good place when they had the V8 Supercars racing there. Great video too.
Art Post is great, taken photos in there myself. Next time you are in Hamilton check out the “Hamilton Gardens” a really unique collection of themed gardens. There is a short taster video on my channel if you want to check it out. I was often in Hamilton for work a few years back, nice place, not so stupid busy as Auckland 😀
@@itscurlsbaby hey man Huntly is voted the worst town in NZ consistently x'D Hamilton is a nice place to visit if you stick too the right areas just stay out of Nawton, thats Mob territory and east Hamilton belonga to the Tribal Hucks (thou honestly they are pretty nice guys for meth dealers) You should definitely hit up the Zoo thou that place is awesome and make your way over to the Taranaki region, the mountain the sea the coastal region will blow people's mind!
Lived on Hamilton in the 60's Hillcrest, went to Hillcrest Normal School, loved my time there running round garden place and Hamilton lake use to trample up and down the stairs in the was it called the plaza, can't remember long time ago 😊
Hamilton's great. Easy access to many other cities. Close to the Coromandel, Auckland, Taupo, Rotorua and raglan. Great for people who like to get out town in the weekend and do stuff. Less traffic than most other the cities. Close to agriculture. Less windy than any other city in NZ. Colder nights than any other city. Lots of rain but that is NZ.
I lived in the Waikato for 6 years in the 2000s/2010s. Got nothing against Hamilton really. Ragging on it is just banter mostly from my perspective, haha. I worked there for a year and commuted for most of that year from Cambridge because my flatmates and I had a really bad experience flatting in Hamilton. We moved to Ham East and only lasted about 2 months because we got burgled twice and some big burly dude came around to case the place another time. Apparently the area around Waikato Uni is bad for burglaries because students are easy targets. At last that's what the cops said at any rate, haha. But I don't hold it against Hamilton. Stuff like that happens everywhere. We were just unlucky. I've had plenty of amazing nights out in town there and the city is lovely to walk around during the day. Shops are clustered very nicely together in the city centre. Shoutout to Mark One Comics on Vic St! 😅Crazy to see how much has changed, but I knew exactly where you were at every point in the video, haha.
Haha! Hamilton ain't that bad. You'll have to check out Palmerston North also. Another city that has a bad rep, but is also a university city, so is quite multicultural and surprisingly arty and quirky.
So I'm also a NZ immigrant, and I'm also mad about sushi. Here's what I don't get about sushi in NZ though (maybe a topic for a future video): why are there so few fish options?? I mostly see salmon, chicken, vegetables, etc, but rarely ever any other fish (tuna? mackerel? eel? prawn even??). We're an island nation, surrounded by fish, yet so few fishy sushi options.
The statue of Riff Raff from the Rocky Horror Show, is outside the Hamilton Museum because Richard O'Brien (Riff Raff) was born in Hamilton and went to school here.
Only reason people hate on Hamilton is because its like the only major city that is more than an hour away from a beach. Also got mean sports teams in every sport close to canterbury
Which is exactly why it is going to boom and have good logistics. The port cities are in terrible locations to expand. Auckland, Wellington, Tauranga in particular have no free land to go to
I enjoyed the video huge that Christmas tree fab sushi bar and omg that museum " Hamilton " beautifull lots of shops its like alternative Ashford In the uk only bigger 😀 thanks for sharing have a great day 😀
First of all welcome friend. Hamilton can be boring if you are a boring person. We got a lot of lovely walking areas lots of parks then our Waikato river then at night night clubs
I don't know why it gets a bad rap. Hamilton's alright. Good mix of urban and rural, central, other cities are not that far away. Pfft ... any city in NZ can have it's bad patches. Depends on what sort of lifestyle you like. Personally, I've never liked Auckland ... bad traffic, too many crowds, too expensive to live, crime, people can be a bit uppity and unsociable ... never saw the appeal to live there.
My hometown! (Don’t judge me 😅) there’s not much to do if your a tourist but personally I love that!😂 when the beach towns and tourist spots are crazy busy I’m in Hamilton like…ah the serenity 🤷🏽♀️ And btw the only sushi I eat is St Pierre’s 👍🏼
Hamilton?.. rural city?.. true. but get this. .what would be a World Top50 restaurant is there.. Gothenburg. Not tooo expenzive, for a stunning 20m cielinged/windowed super-classy menu and service. Worth going to Hamilton to experience
I love Hamilton City, but if I have one complaint & that would be the so-called bypass which isn't. A Bypass is supposed to take you around a city & decrease your delay reaching your other destination, instead this bypass has regular stops, traffic lights etc all increasing your delay getting to somewhere else. Total waste of time actually. I agree with your comments, that this city is beautiful. cheers
Did pretty well. Visited some of the stabby areas without incident. Honestly during the day like that, usually people just tell you to eff off. You did well.
Good video stabilisation 👍 Zhiyun ? Try to rotate a little slower to avoid whiplash. Was this filmed before new year? It's strange the Xmas tree🌲 is still up. I share your love of Sushi 🍣 😆 I think bubble tea places are mainly for Asian students & teenage girls. "Awnings" are called Verandas in Australia and they're mainly for Sun protection, not rain mate 😉 Why the hell was everything closed at midday ? Was this filmed on a public holiday ??
Title - Is this New Zealand's WORST city?
My Brain - "I bet he's in Hamilton"
My first thought was Palmy, but then I realised he said “is” and there was no way he’d still be asking the question if he was in Palmy.
Bang on yo, I seen the back ground and recognized the shithole
Same😂
Thank god for the Waikato expressway. No need to go to Hamilton ever again
Sir John Cleese.british actor ,, said Palmy,was the suicide capital of the world,,1990s -2000s,,, I laughed for years,,,. born and bred,,,. still laugh...
love this style of video and your attitude! makes me think to appreciate daily things we get used to
I'm from hamilton, grew up here. You should go to the hamilton gardens, duck island ice cream, hire a bike and bike the river track (can cover much more ground, make a day of it), the base if you're into shopping, the Hobbiton is not too far out which is popular with tourists, Raglan Beach 45 mins from hamilton. If you're here on the weekend there is a farmers market on Saturday and a gourmet in the gardens on Sunday. You missed hamilton east but there is nice shops
Duck Island just opened a new ice cream parlor at Newmarket, Central Auckland.
Yup, got a Duck Island here in Welly too
Na Mate - the Micky Ds and KFC he showed are in Ham east, right across from Steele Park. It was fun for me to figure out where he was as I haven't lived there for 40 years and haven't been back to NZ since before Covid. Miss it a bit...
@@gurkharugbyray where you now bruiser?
@@TNP1990 San Diego since late last century :). I used to live down cook street from the Mickey Ds in the vid. My sister lived a few blocks the other way. Just fell into this Poms channel a few days ago and making me homesick ( a bit)
Those crossings without the white lines are called ‘courtesy crossings’. Motorists aren’t required to stop for people crossing, but usually if there’s not much traffic people will stop to let you cross. Usually courtesy crossings will have a slightly elevated path.
Different cities have different attitudes too. In Wellington drivers will stop for pedestrians almost where ever. Especially in the central areas.
Also known as speed bumps.
@@AholeAtheistbruuuh the one way streets are annoying though tbh
@@AholeAtheist And in Tauranga they couldn't give af how long you wait
Since when cars stopping firstly in NZ😁
Hamilton is a city that serves it's rural province and also is has a big university, whereas Auckland and Wellington are port cities so there is a different kind of vibe, Christchurch is somewhere in-between. I think the gloomy winters don't help it's reputation also
Like nearly in most of the country of my birth, I do miss the sea and the harbour ports around the country. There are very few places too far away from the coast in New Zealand. Shipping, once a preferred method of transportation of freight and people before it wasn't any more made for the excitement of movement and thoughts of far off destinations. Provincial ports, were once a hustle and bussel of coming and going and mechanised activity. Large cranes stood like sentinels along tar and sand covered planks where trucks received their loads, often waiting in lines along sturdy wooden wharves. The smell of the sea, ever present and defining where kids fished for "spotties" using hand lines wound around a wood stick.
British seamen and ship girls, Fishing Boats from Taiwan, seagulls loudly squawking overhead or fighting among each other for food scraps. Mussel shells; their flesh scraped out ending up as bait on lines to tempt fish who had seen it all before and now seldom took any notice other than sometimes nibbling at the Mussel bait skillfully avoiding the hook.
Yeah I remember the story of the Beatles. They lived in Liverpool a port city. The sailors would come off the ships bearing the records of chuck berry , little Richard etc. and wearing the latest wildest rock and roll threads from the USA. I guess Wellington and Auckland had these switched on vibes as well being port cities. I would reckon curls might know all about Liverpool as well!!!
I live in Hamilton, everything bad you've heard is absolutely true.
Its only advantages are
1. It's not Auckland
2. It's an hour-ish to Raglan, Tauranga, Rotorua, Taupo, Coromandel, Auckland.
The CBD at night gets worse every time I visit, a shame as my mother grew up there, and I have been visiting since the 70s.
found this hilarious, like watching paint dry but funnier somehow. Curls, I think you are a perfect match for the NZ sense of humour, though reading the serious comments about their lovely town you wouldn't think so.
If you have a smile on your face and are friendly, you won’t go wrong most places……
Snarl frown and be standoffish, no one will want to know you regardless.
When it comes to things being open, we are a small country of 5 million people. Most of us like weekends off and a easy going lifestyle. That’s why we live here, that is our countries character.
If we want 24/7 everything we can move overseas.
I moved to welly from Hamilton 8 months ago and this was so lovely to watch. Grey street was my old neighbourhood at one point so it just feels so nice to see a POV walking down my old streets. Glad you enjoyed Hamilton/Kirikiriroa!!
6:10 The Waikato Regional Theatre is being rebuilt but they are preserving the façade to be on the new theatre building. Also to the left of the theatre is Embassy Park where there is a statue of Riff Raff but it's closed during the construction of the theatre, Riff Raff is temporarily in front of the museum just down the road.
Edit: Yes, that's Riff Raff at 10:23
Ohhh, I wondered why he'd been moved, haha. Thanks for that.
I grew up around where you were walking past the KFC, in wellington st. It was such a nice thing you did and my brother and Ispent many school holidays on the banks of the Waikato. I hope part 2 is at the gardens they are so nice to visit. Loving your content.
Loved seeing a vlog of you strolling through my city and enjoying yourself, I think I nice place in Hamilton to go to Till's Landing, it's a lookout located in Dinsdale 😊
Not the worst city in NZ, has heaps to offer. That river pathway network runs from top to bottom & connects most of the city it also runs all the way to the town of Cambridge. The Hamilton Gardens are it's crowning glory, don't miss them, hope you get to spend some decent time there!! Also while in the Waikato hope you're fitting in Matamata - home of Hobbiton, The Firth Tower & Wairere Falls (tallest waterfall in the North Island).
I love Hamiltons Gardens too.
Has he not seen the videos its Huntly that is nz's worst town x'D
@@davemonster2 I feel sad about Huntly. It could be a place to build a new Hong Kong.
Waikato river starts from lake taupo not Cambridge its the longest river in Aotearoa
The CBD has gone downhill at night in the last few years for a city of its size. When visiting now, I prefer to spend time in Frankton.
Awesome video Curls! Hope you are doing great!
The Riff Raff statue is usually where the Embassy Theatre used to stand, where Rocky Horror's film creator Richard O'Brien was inspired to write Rocky Horror. He played Riff Raff, thus the statue. He worked as a barber and after work would watch double feature horror and science fiction movies at the Embassy. Being Rocky Horror's birthplace is probably the most unknown fun fact about Hamilton :) The statue has been moved while the new theatre is being built, but usually has a webcam in the statue so you can look at Hamilton through Riff Raff's eyes :) Pretty cool!
Statue bro? 😅
You may find it interesting but that colorful sculpture in front of riff raff is designed to be "Rakau" (sticks) that are used mainly to teach the colors in Te Reo Maori. Quite often acompanied by the song "Ma is white
"
Genuinely did find that interesting! Cheers Daryl, great fact and great bit of knowledge.
I guess you know about Duck Island from Wellington but it originates in Hamilton East across the street from where you were walking. Its an icecream place if you don't know.
They just open a new open at central Auckland.
Hamilton was where the 'McGillicuddy Serious Party' originated in the 1980s, the city was a lot less interesting back then so people made their own entertainment ;-) It's also the only city left with an active "Alfs Imperial Army" regiment.
The wide angle shot request, is because for a while people were taking close ups all round of art ( mostly pottery ) to copy stuff. At least one prolific offender was busted. Not cool. Also dumb, as it is difficult to get away with that in NZ.
Thank you for letting me know this Allan! Totally reasonable request from the lady but I couldn’t work out the exact thought behind it. Cheers!
There are literally millions of sushi places in Hamilton so I think you will really enjoy your stay here
As someone from Hamilton this amazing! Its great to see walk around the shops and being able to regonize them. I always thought Hamilton was pretty broing, but its nice to see how enthusiastic people are coming here.
You should come to Napier, you'll love it. Beautiful art deco buildings and much more!
and the aquarium!
And gangs
Welcome to my hometown. Nice little walkabout you are doing. From the comments below, looks like there are a lot of Hamiltonians follow your videos. Enjoy our lovely city
I grew up in Hamilton East, my cousin and I loved it, was close to the city and we walked everywhere, down by the river or over to the lake. Has some really great restaurants. The Base. river walks.
I usually tell people who are travelling that Hamilton is a great place to use as a base to travel from, you can go on day trips to Rotorua, Taupo, Thames - Coromandel - Waihi, Raglan, Waitomo Caves and Auckland.
“Keep it wide” is so that art taken from the images from your video can’t be ripped off, replicated and sold online for cheap
Lived half my life in Hamilton (still do) and I instantly figured that's what this video was about when I saw the title haha
Auckland is New Zealand's worst City most Kiwis don't consider Auckland even part of NZ lol
Hell no, I think Hamilton is one of the best cities in NZ now in all honestly. Great beautiful place with a slower pace of life.
Nothing wrong with the Tron. Spent a few great years there
we used to have paddle steamers on the Waikato River in the 80's & 90's
Aussie here. KFC. Reminded me of my trip to Apia. Transit in Auckland. Evening flight out 1998 (well before 911). Distinct kfc smell in the cabin. Ask crew “what’s that about?” “oh that’s the kfc in the overhead. Returning family bringing it home. This is the kfc run!” Classic
I love your videos so much me and my friends all watched your pies rating video and we all live in hamilton. Keep up the great content
Hamilton is in between a rock and a hard place regarding the cultural fabric of New Zealand. It cops the "bigger brother"-style teasing from the likes of Auckand and Wellington but also receives some "tall poppy syndrome" sledging from the rest of the country.
Hamilton may have a population of 180000. If you go to the Base, that's where 179000 are 😂. Hamilton is what you make of it. It's so beautiful. Its the outskirts of Hamilton that's amazing!! The rural areas are vast, green and clean❤️❤️
I made the mistake of trying to go to The Base on Boxing Day. Drove straight back out.
@@ILoveAngie69 Horrible road system around Te Awa..it's crazy on a slow day. The mistake my kids made was to work there and not get their car licence 🤦
What is the "Base" One of the Forces Base?
@@billporter846 the Base is a huge shopping complex
@@ceeeno5491 Well I never would have guessed that. Nice to know tho' Thanks.
I hate the weather there, but otherwise there's nothing wrong with Hamilton. The damp cold in the winter, and the humidity in summer is horrible (my opinion only) but it's a perfectly nice city.
Totally agree with you. From what I’d heard, I expected far, far worse. Very pleasantly surprised and looking forward to coming back!
Come to Wellington then. You'll suddenly be wishing for Hamilton's weather very quickly
Worst drivers in NZ are on the South Auckland motorway haha!
Hamilton's lovely bro, doesn't deserve the hate and this is coming from an Aucklander
Couldn’t agree more mate!!
Same here
What about the bang bangs, i feel like every time there is a murder on tv it is always either Christchurch or Hamilton
It’s a dump
This place looks great, curls always keeps positive and he makes the best of things. He manages to walk around this town and it is so quiet he seems to be on his own but he seems happy about it and makes the best of things. NZ is curls kind of place.
Love NZ because of you Curls! Thanks ✌😎
I have lived here for 6 years after leaving Auckland where I was born and lived so far this city is better than my old home city of Auckland...but that's just my opinion..but enjoy 😉
Glad you enjoyed exploring my home town. Great video
Funny you said Las Vegas, you were about 200m from the Tainui Casino & Hotel! Hamilton is also a university town with around 20,000 NZ and International students invading it from March. Went there myself 40 years ago, even though Auckland Uni was closer as the Waikato campus is beautiful and away from the centre.
Hold on really I am gonna kill Charon by now
Great one. I really like the way you presenting .
Well done for you're first outside vid great picture and sound
I like Hamilton mainly because my best friend lives there still a lovely place and people ❤️
Thank you so much Sharon as always for your lovely words!! Was happy to get the first one done. Hamilton definitely exceeded my expectations
At first I thought he was being sarcastic about the place but think he's just very positive and appreciative.
Was brought up in Hamilton. The place where the fountain is use to be called garden place. There use to be two shallow pools with fountains back in the day. As a kid we use to have a swim before catching a bus home. You use to catch the buses on Victoria street.
Me too, I used to love going to Garden Place, I loved seeing the fountains as a small child and lost a baby tooth standing next to one of the fountains as I was eating a toffee. Loved going to Woolworths and getting the pic n mix lollies and sometimes as a special treat we would go to the top floor lunch room at the department store (forget the name of it now) and had lunches that seemed so sophisticated to me, with salads that included beetroot, boiled eggs, ham and tinned green peas, lol! The DIC, that's it, anyone remember the DIC?
Thanks for taking me down memory lane in my hometown, Curls!
I’ve lived in Hamilton for nearly 30 years and I’ve never been in the Art Post building although I’ve passed it many times. Looks like I’ll need to visit cause it looked awesome. The only thing I’m starting to dislike about Hamilton is the amount of traffic we have now compared to a few years ago otherwise I love living here. Just the right size and it’s beautiful down by the river and the lake. Lots of good things to enjoy 👍
The Tron's not the worst city. It's kinda like Rizzo from Grease. Has a reputation but is quite nice when you get to know it (although some suburbs are no-go-zones). Did you see the Richard O'Brien/Riff Raff from Rocky Horror statue? And also Hamilton Gardens are amazing!!
Mate you should definitely look at settling in this place, it looks grouse! Walking around there it looks to be a very calm and sedate place where you could really get your head together. Good Onya Curley ,after your ordeal in Aussie this place could be the go!
Whoever says Hamilton drivers are bad, tell them to try Christchurch. Drivers will run over a woman with a pram crossing the road if they have right to turn with no red lights on. They will shout at you if you are carrying a bag full of groceries. I had so many near miss around the Kaikoura motorway at night, people dont check their side mirrors. I saw one clearing the windscreen when was on the road and stopped at the traffic light with his arm. I have a huge list lol I used to live in Grey Street. You freshened my memories. But hey you did not go to Huntly. Real Hamilton lol
Too true, drivers in Chch are unmatched and it’s definitely my least favourite thing about living here. Trying to cause accidents in merge lanes to no end is a competitive sport which is pretty depressing but all you can do is be courteous and try to buck the trend.
Should’ve have gone to the sushi shop that you can see just before you spotted the bakery, best sushi in town.
I did both of those things mate but my stupid video editing software meant I had to cut so much out :( hopefully will splice them into part two!
@@itscurlsbaby check out Last Place bar and Wonderhorse if you're still in town too
Great video so many cool things, hope you got a chance to check out the central library in garden place, and the meteor theatre (a lot of surprisingly good community theatre groups in Hamilton)
The worst town in NZ is Hastings, IMHO. Generally, it's the friendly people that make up for the uninteresting sights. Ever walked around a town where you feel as if the council don't care enough? If not, visit Hastings.
I love Hamilton brother, I lived there for 14 years and its shat on a lot but honestly its a beautiful city in the heart of the Waikato surrounded by a lot of greenery. It has everything you need, its not to big or small and best of all it is central to places like the east coast coromandel. You have Raglan, Waitomo on the west coast, Taupo to the south and if you like the big smoke (Auckland) that's to the north. There's also a lot of nice hikes, walks, scenic things to do in and around Hamilton. The people of Hamilton are as i like to say my kind of people haha. The critiques are most likely coming from people who have never lived there and don't know anything about Hamilton. I went to the gardens for the first time 12 years ago and they looked nothing like they do today, they have come a long way and it is beautiful.
I've driven many places in NZ and by far the worst drivers I found were in Tauranga and Auckland. Spent many years in Hamilton and have also lived in all 3 cities I've mentioned.
I was at the gardens, they are good
Hamilton is fine. It's reputation is an old one and it's well changed sincd it earnt it. Worst city in New Zealand is Palmy North, followed closely by Whanganui.
Use to go to Hamilton for work for day visits. They have great pubs 👍👍👍. Also was good place when they had the V8 Supercars racing there. Great video too.
I love how there’s a Tesla Model Y that passes him at the start lol.
Did it burst into flames
Art Post is great, taken photos in there myself. Next time you are in Hamilton check out the “Hamilton Gardens” a really unique collection of themed gardens. There is a short taster video on my channel if you want to check it out. I was often in Hamilton for work a few years back, nice place, not so stupid busy as Auckland 😀
Hey mate :) Hamilton gardens coming in part two, absolutely loved it!
@@itscurlsbaby hey man Huntly is voted the worst town in NZ consistently x'D Hamilton is a nice place to visit if you stick too the right areas just stay out of Nawton, thats Mob territory and east Hamilton belonga to the Tribal Hucks (thou honestly they are pretty nice guys for meth dealers)
You should definitely hit up the Zoo thou that place is awesome and make your way over to the Taranaki region, the mountain the sea the coastal region will blow people's mind!
the excitement!!! when u say you're easily pleased..!!! so true..great tour..cute as..
Hamilton, where I was born. I live in Europe now, but I really miss NZ pies, (and L&P, can't get them here;)
Dont miss out on the Te Aroha Soda Mineral baths
Lived on Hamilton in the 60's Hillcrest, went to Hillcrest Normal School, loved my time there running round garden place and Hamilton lake use to trample up and down the stairs in the was it called the plaza, can't remember long time ago 😊
I've lived in Hamilton for 7 years now and I love it.
I live in Auckland and I think I could move there... Quieter, just the right size
you have done a great job of the video, loved it.
Hamilton's great. Easy access to many other cities. Close to the Coromandel, Auckland, Taupo, Rotorua and raglan. Great for people who like to get out town in the weekend and do stuff. Less traffic than most other the cities. Close to agriculture. Less windy than any other city in NZ. Colder nights than any other city. Lots of rain but that is NZ.
I lived in the Waikato for 6 years in the 2000s/2010s. Got nothing against Hamilton really. Ragging on it is just banter mostly from my perspective, haha. I worked there for a year and commuted for most of that year from Cambridge because my flatmates and I had a really bad experience flatting in Hamilton. We moved to Ham East and only lasted about 2 months because we got burgled twice and some big burly dude came around to case the place another time. Apparently the area around Waikato Uni is bad for burglaries because students are easy targets. At last that's what the cops said at any rate, haha.
But I don't hold it against Hamilton. Stuff like that happens everywhere. We were just unlucky. I've had plenty of amazing nights out in town there and the city is lovely to walk around during the day. Shops are clustered very nicely together in the city centre. Shoutout to Mark One Comics on Vic St! 😅Crazy to see how much has changed, but I knew exactly where you were at every point in the video, haha.
Hamilton does have the highest rates of theft and burglary in NZ. Something cultural about it
Haha! Hamilton ain't that bad. You'll have to check out Palmerston North also. Another city that has a bad rep, but is also a university city, so is quite multicultural and surprisingly arty and quirky.
So I'm also a NZ immigrant, and I'm also mad about sushi. Here's what I don't get about sushi in NZ though (maybe a topic for a future video): why are there so few fish options?? I mostly see salmon, chicken, vegetables, etc, but rarely ever any other fish (tuna? mackerel? eel? prawn even??). We're an island nation, surrounded by fish, yet so few fishy sushi options.
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The statue of Riff Raff from the Rocky Horror Show, is outside the Hamilton Museum because Richard O'Brien (Riff Raff) was born in Hamilton and went to school here.
No the Tron isn't the worst city. I made some of my best friends in Hamilton.
Try Hamilton at NIGHT.
Only reason people hate on Hamilton is because its like the only major city that is more than an hour away from a beach. Also got mean sports teams in every sport close to canterbury
With ocean rise, that distance will be a good thing
Which is exactly why it is going to boom and have good logistics. The port cities are in terrible locations to expand. Auckland, Wellington, Tauranga in particular have no free land to go to
Raglan is only 30 mins drive. Not an hour to a beach...
That's not the only reason actually
I enjoyed the video huge that Christmas tree fab sushi bar and omg that museum " Hamilton " beautifull lots of shops its like alternative Ashford In the uk only bigger 😀 thanks for sharing have a great day 😀
Hahaha love the style and the humor. I didn't pay attention to what you were saying...I was enjoying how you were saying things haha
Richard O'Brien was the original Riff raff in the Rocky Horror Picture Show and he was from NewZealand, possibly Hamilton
Your pronunciation of Maori is good, are you really from England? Thumbs up for the video.
Hamilton is a lovely place. It’s 30 mins drive to/from my place.
That place witch looks like the building been pull down going to be our new opera theater
my fav is always the hot air baloonz luv them soooo much and the lake ❤
That theater has only just started being built
Look at all those empty Shops but that's every city in NZ due to the Lockdowns over the last 3 years
NZ just has a lot of shops per capita but they're not near where most people work
First of all welcome friend. Hamilton can be boring if you are a boring person. We got a lot of lovely walking areas lots of parks then our Waikato river then at night night clubs
Yooo we got an outdoor video!
I enjoy watching this bloke's videos from NZ. It's good fun, and educational as well.
I don't know why it gets a bad rap. Hamilton's alright. Good mix of urban and rural, central, other cities are not that far away. Pfft ... any city in NZ can have it's bad patches. Depends on what sort of lifestyle you like.
Personally, I've never liked Auckland ... bad traffic, too many crowds, too expensive to live, crime, people can be a bit uppity and unsociable ... never saw the appeal to live there.
1 out of 2 houses have been broken into. It’s a dump.
My hometown! (Don’t judge me 😅) there’s not much to do if your a tourist but personally I love that!😂 when the beach towns and tourist spots are crazy busy I’m in Hamilton like…ah the serenity 🤷🏽♀️
And btw the only sushi I eat is St Pierre’s 👍🏼
Yes St Pierres is safe sushi. Anything eles is chewy and yucky..
Thyme Square is closed until their insurance comes through. They were cleaned out by thieves a week or so before Christmas..
After spending a decade in Auckland and then moving to Hamilton I can confirm Auckland drivers are worse!
Hamilton?.. rural city?.. true. but get this. .what would be a World Top50 restaurant is there.. Gothenburg. Not tooo expenzive, for a stunning 20m cielinged/windowed super-classy menu and service. Worth going to Hamilton to experience
still no high rises in the Tron, my brother is Captain Compost,
I love Hamilton City, but if I have one complaint & that would be the so-called bypass which isn't. A Bypass is supposed to take you around a city & decrease your delay reaching your other destination, instead this bypass has regular stops, traffic lights etc all increasing your delay getting to somewhere else. Total waste of time actually. I agree with your comments, that this city is beautiful. cheers
Highway 1 goes straight past.
@@johnsullivan6709 Thank you John, will give it a go next trip
Did pretty well. Visited some of the stabby areas without incident. Honestly during the day like that, usually people just tell you to eff off. You did well.
Oh I have missed the sound of those crossing beacons!
My favourite city in nz and I'm from Scotland.
Just stay away from around the hospital lol
Best sushi is on ward Street.
Kiwis allover nice and friendly.... why should hamilton, New plymouth, tauranga ..... be different?
Next time you go to Auckland, try Epolitos pizza,she is Italian American, and has won multiple gold medals for her food. In Onehunga.
Good video stabilisation 👍
Zhiyun ? Try to rotate a little slower to avoid whiplash.
Was this filmed before new year?
It's strange the Xmas tree🌲 is still up.
I share your love of Sushi 🍣 😆
I think bubble tea places are mainly for Asian students & teenage girls.
"Awnings" are called Verandas in Australia and they're mainly for Sun protection, not rain mate 😉
Why the hell was everything closed at midday ? Was this filmed on a public holiday ??
Did you go down to walk alongside the river? Just down the back of the museum