Auckland City Centre Staycation - The Grand Hotel, Ice Skating + Matariki Celebration
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- We grew up, studied, worked and lived in Auckland, New Zealand almost our entire lives so normally we'd never need to stay in a hotel while in Auckland but thanks to Mum and Dad who gifted us a free stay at The Grand by Skycity, that's exactly what we did in this vlog!
We had lunch at Little Yum. A small Chinese restaurant in Auckland CBD who serve up delicious Shanghainese food.
小扬生煎 Shanghai Little Yum
Address: 39 Victoria Street West, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010
Hours: Mon-Fri 11am-6:30pm
Closed Sat & Sun
We bought our Aotea Square Ice Skating passes and skate hire from GrabOne:
new.grabone.co...
NB: Only available until 1 Aug 2021
GameOn (the games arcade we were playing at) is located on Queen Street, a short walk from Aotea Square. Loads of fun games for all ages!
GameOn
Address: 291-297 Queen Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010
Hours: Open daily, 10am til late
A hāngi is a traditional Maori method of cooking food in a pit, dug in the earth (an earth oven). Rocks are heated and used to cook the food which is buried in the earth. It's is a great way to experience Maori culture, as is watching kapa haka performances. We got to experience both during Matariki (Maori New Year) right in the heart of Auckland city in Britomart. The wonderful kapa haka performance was done by the very talented Te Wharekura o Hoani Waititi kapa haka group.
Learn more about the Hangi Master and follow his updates:
/ hangimasternz
Watch more performances by Te Wharekura o Hoani Waititi:
www.maoritelev...
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VLOG DATE: 23 & 24 June 2021
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Your vids are awesum.. the editing is just amazing
Thanks diesel appreciate the compliment 👍
Love the skating rink... so romantic for both of you. 😍🥰💖
Auckland is awesome at night.
Another awesome video guys.
Love you guys Peter & Yen ✌️😎🇳🇿
Hahahaha always gotta keep that romance alive 😂 thanks mate glad you enjoyed the vlog
What a great day out! Im a sucker for arcades. Gotta stop in and play a few games. 😊😊
Yeah yen n I had a great time putting this together, so lucky matariki was on too topped it all off
Oh my goodness I remember those stairs & the video game parlour.. I loved going there to play games & take card photos.
That’s a really good time to go ice skating it’s basically empty
That's what yen used to do all the time too 😁 we just went at a time when everyone was finishing school and work. Once we left it got quite busy 😉
I love how you guys eat 😊 also I’m fully going to do a staycation what a great idea!!
😁 it was a lotta fun, might find another suburb in Auckland and do a round 2. Would you go city for your one?
@@PeterandYen I think I might do a random suburb lol I work in the city so don’t wanna see that hahaha
😁 far west and far east both have some great spots 👌
Love the childhood memories! Miss those old school arcades
They're so nostalgic, do they have any good ones in the US?
Love staycations! we do them more often then go away because we have animals hehe! such a good idea! I remember interviewing the guy who brought the hangi to the middle of Auckland city a few years ago. How cool tat it's cooked right there in the CBD!!
O that's cool you got to interview him 😯 it was awesome to get a proper earth cooked hangi. Haven't had that since I was a kid! Just not the same out of the steel cooker.
great vid. brings back so many memories. i lived in auckland and worked at sky city when it first opened back in 1996. opening week was hectic to say the least.
the last time i was in auckland was for rwc2011 final. gosh time flies. one of my fave areas was vulcan lane and high street probably cos it reminded me of melbourne.
O wow 1996 that was the pinacle of sky city. Back then everyone had to be dressed up to go inside. Now there's no dress code hahaha. Rwc2011 was an insane atmosphere 🥳🥳🥳
Lavish hotel! Me like! 👍😁
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Team Vinegar right here!
Yeah! Solid choice 👌 - Peter
What a nice staycation and showing us more of Auckland.
We are soy sauce team!!!
What an amazing hotel room, mom and dad are the best!
There's always a first for everything no? Even after 16 years 😂
Love the native culture, thank you for sharing that part of your day.
😂 yes too true, firsts are still awesome. Though less common now.. it's still like you learn something about each other and you're like Hey! I didn't know that about you 😂
That's so nice of your mum and dad to treat you guys, Yen!
Yup mum and dad are nice to us like that 😁
Ahhhh yeeeeah pull down the punch ball!!! 🥊 Hahaha love it!! All time fav!!! (Puzzle Bobble too😁). As soon as you guys said staycation in Auckland I got excited for the food and you guys didn’t disappoint. Wife is team vinegar and I’m team soy sauce. Yen’s noodles looked yummmm, but the hangi(?) did it for me 🤤. Glad there wasn’t much driving (if at all) involved with this vlog. Enjoy and make happy memories! …and now gotta get ready for..Tai Tuivasa …oh, and I think there’s some other Irish guy fighting too😁
…have to add 😲😲😲 👟 🍺
Cheeeehooo good job Tai, he kinda got a lucky break cause hardy just walked right into his punch 👊😅 yeah... that shoe skull... 😂 lately I've been super into baseball cause of shohei ohtani though. Even signed up to mlb.tv to watch hahaha. Watching a living legend.
The hangi was delicious 👍 and yen n I had a lot of fun putting this together, doing random stuff is always fun 😂
@@PeterandYen Hangi definitely looked delicious! I agree... when I was younger, I planned everything meticulously. Nowadays, I enjoy having no plans and being random much more... speaking of random, kinda of random....but if/when you and Yen go to Korea, Studio Ghibli opened a store in Seoul. Just google Studio Ghibli Seoul store. They sell a bunch of cool stuff~ Stay safe!
@@PeterandYen ...by the way, am I referring to hangi incorrectly? It sounds like hangi is more the method used to cook the different meats/vegetables/roots... so do I just call all of that hangi?
😅 I was originally using hangi in the wrong context too but yen told me it is the cooking method not the food.
Googled the store it looks awesome. When we went to the store in Japan I really wanted to buy the original used film cells. They were so cool but also soo expensive 😅 if we go Korea will 💯 check that store out.
Often these days even if planning something will leave lots of wiggle room to soak in what ever is happening at the time. Then the journey can be enjoyed more.
@@PeterandYen just saw this headline on my news feed: Over $200,000 Raised To Help Save The Studio Ghibli Museum
Thanks for showing us. Happy Matariki and enjoy the Kai
Happy Matariki 😊 🇳🇿
Thanks, this video brought back memories of my time as a university student living in Auckland’s CBD. Missed the restaurants and the ice skating rig in winter as well as Event Cinemas.
Thanks for dropping by and leaving us a comment Andrew, glad we were able to bring back some memories of uni 👍
We love staycation, though can’t do it often because it would be an expensive spent.
You guys off with a great start, some dumplings and noodles first. Looks amazing and affordable too 👍🏻
It’s so nice to have the whole ice skate ring to yourself. Love that ice slide!! Must be feel like being kids again 😄
Yeah true it's much more expensive making videos here in New Zealand and I imagine the same with Australia 🇦🇺 our accommodation costs especially have been so much higher
Staycations are so fun. You always discover new things about your city. Yassss to those spring onion noodles! All of that food looks amazing actually. We would be all over that arcade, Peter! 🙌 Maria lovessss ice skating. I'm not the biggest fan. I prefer that slide. That looks fun! And that street festival is also something we would enjoy a ton. Would love to try hangi pit food.
The hangi pit was a real treat, not often you get to experience that even in New Zealand. Tasted amazing too 🤤
Glad i've found your channel! We're heading to Auckland in a couple months and it's nice having a locals view so we know where to go when we get there. Love your channel!! 😊
Thank you glad your enjoying our content, hope you enjoy your time in Auckland 😊
I also work in Auckland CBD and the road works along Victoria st and nearby areas is pretty disruptive. Awesome video guy
😅 yeah definitely 🤞 it gets done soon. Glad you enjoyed the video 👍
That was so much fun watching you guys having fun! It was like being there with you. And 16 years, orsum!
😁✌️ we are still two big kids at heart 😂
@@PeterandYen Best way to be 🥳
Oh wow the ice slide is so cool!
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Good job peter your power level over 9000
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Soooo close to that high score, Peter! You definitely backed it up. Yen’s got a pretty sweet shot
😅 still disappointed that I didn't get the high score... better train that right hook 😂
Mmm xiao long bao! Team vinegar with ginger here. Love watching them being made by hand
Ooooooo the OG combo 👌
The hotel looks so nice 😍😍 The view is amazing too!
😁 not too shabby nice to stay in a hotel in the city for a change
Oh man! Can't remember the last time we skated in an ice ring! The skates had strings no locks like those 😂😂
😂 yeah! True same for our last time hahaha
Damn I remember that spacey parlour in Elliott St. Like you I spent many an hour in there with my cousins. Hangi as well. Brings back great memories.
😁👍 sounds like you had some good times there too. Memories crowding around a machine while one or two friend plays and tries to beat the levels, classic
@@PeterandYen Not sure been a while now but think there was another one at the bottom of Queen St where Commercial Bay is now. We used to jump from one to the other depending on which place was vibing the most. Good times.
Yeah! That one was called stages near the bus station. Would go there sometimes too just to race ppl on Daytona 😁
Wow you had that ice skating ring for yourself lol 😂, haha peter so uncomfortable 😝, you can tell the camera changed to go pro for peter “fail proof” incase 😬, man that slide is awesome
😂 yes I am extremely stiff and awkward doing certain sports unfortunately 😅 there were more people later it was just cause we went during work and school finishing time
Love your videos. Kiwi watching from Aussie. I'm not too familiar with Auckland, although I did live there for a small time in my middle years. Some nostalgia. Love your food tasting... and the hangi. Plus the adventres.
😁🤙 thank you for the message glad you enjoyed this one from our home town
Awww little yum what a cute name! The food there looks great. That's a good tip for eating dumplings I always end up with the water splashing all over me 😅
😅 you mean the soup from the dumpling?
Nice performance (and food) you got the next day! 👍
Such an awesome way to top off the staycation ✌
Love Queen Street. 👍💕
🤙😁 totally
Yum the hangi looks delicious! I would love to try that one day, I can imagine that it will have a really nice smokey flavor
Really yummy, a bit hard to find in New Zealand cooked the traditional way these days
Oh my gosh I remember the spaces arcade! 😂 We used to stop by there every time we had lunch at seafood imperial garden restaurant 😁
😂😂 omg imperial garden! That was the OG Chinese restaurant I used to like looking at their aquarium 😁
Omg.. wish i could be there. The last city i visited in 2019 was Auckland. Xiao long bao is so bigger than we normally had in DinTaiFung. My daughter will love it, @xiaolongbaogirl.
Oooooo dingtaifung..... miss that place. The last time we went was our Shanghai trip and mum shouted us some truffle soup dumplings for a treat. They are amazing! 🤤🤤
@@PeterandYen ohh, they serve truffle xiao long bao too, $6 per xiao long bao. Haha
Yeah so pricey 😅
lovely place, I was also checking the architecture of that place and some corners look really nice and industrial style.
😁 yes Auckland has a nice mix of architecture, new and old as well as interesting textures and styles
Looks like you had a great time revisiting your youth and going on a 'first date' at the ice rink ⛸️
😁 we did rob it was an awesome day out, funnily enough our real first date was at an arcade too 😂
Ohhh how cool is that Hangi pit?! Awesome way to end the staycation with the Maori new year celebration
💯 that was icing on the trip, didn't plan it either so lucky
Another awesome video guys! It looks like it was really cold though I have no idea how the Maori dancers were able to perform dressed like that, I was genuinely worried about them lol.
You'll find a lot of kiwis have a ridiculous level of cold tolerance. The more South you go the more shocking it gets. While at one of the waterfalls near Christchurch yen n I were fully layered up and it was 0 degrees out with frost everywhere... then out pops this southerner guy in shorts and t shirt 😂
@@PeterandYen Yeah I've heard that before, how was the temperature in Auckland compared to when you were on the South Island?
Auckland is around 6 to 10 degrees normally in winter which is pretty good 👍 where as South island is more like -1 to 6 degrees and the wind is icy 💎
@@PeterandYen Lol okay yeah North Island it is then, I may have to move to the very top of the North Island lol.
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That was such a fun vlog, you guys are super adorable 😃👍👏
😂 thanks Daryl, it was quite a random vlog but we're glad you enjoyed it anyway 👍
@@PeterandYen it was impossible not to enjoy it 😃
Wow your old work place and apartment were so close to each other
Hahahaha yeah most our working lives was a short 5 to 10 min walk to work. We started off living an hours drive away but that is horrible getting stuck in traffic.
Thanks guys for the mention.
Love your vlog and as always the way you guys enjoy the food makes me hungry. That HANGI man 😋
No worries Actor 👍 the hangi was awesome 🤤 want to eat it again
Yup i need that kingsize bed - we have a queen - helmi like to hog 3/4 lol
😂 why do the lil ppl always take up the most bed space
9:27 that looks fun! 😂
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It's a fun video guys, well done. The Shanghai Little Yum noodles look interesting. I think Peter's skating skill is far inferior to Yen's, he should be led instead. Never tried a Hangi, one day perhaps ? We used to go near to Yifans on Elliot Street once a week for a Yum Char lunch nearly every Saturday. Pity, we didn't meet you then, Peter.
😁 yes you'll have to try little yum sometime it's a nice place for soup dumplings. 99% confidence 1% skill that's what I have when it comes to ice skating ⛸😄
Soy sauce for dumpling generally! But whatever they have available or offer!
O another one for team soy sauce 👌
Love your videos, I want to be like you, I have made several travel videos, I would be happy to collab with you on a vlog series sometime, I live in Hamilton NZ
have you ever actually seen anyone win a prize with the grabber thing. Convinced it is literally impossible!
😂😂 one time in Japan I was playing a crane machine to win a dragon ball z toy for my friend back in NZ I used so much money the store person gave me the toy for free 😂
good video
Thanks Joseph glad you enjoyed it 👍
That food 🤤🤤 I think I prefer soy sauce too! Cute you guys used to work so close to each other 😆Nice hotel room! Ohhh I used to hang out at that video arcade too!! 😂 I would mostly go for the photo booths though 😂 You guys are good at ice skating! Haha Peter was so hyped for the slide 🙌🏼 That confidence though for the punching bag game! Omg really thought you were gonna win that minion ay. Oh wow a proper hangi, looks so good!
😂 Yen used to go for the sticker machines too. I would say yen was pretty good at ice skating ⛸ i can admit I was kinda gumby 😂 the proper hangi was the bomb though, so good 👍
@@PeterandYen Haha oh well on video it looked like you could both skate 😆 Mmm looked so yum! I’ve actually never had a hangi before 😅
O really? Time to get yourself a hangi for the vlog then Lana 😂
@@PeterandYen 😂😂 Yes!
YiFunz, thats my Auckland Uni days, lol.
Hahahaha nice! Did you have a favorite game?
@@PeterandYen Marvel vs Capcom 2, didn't realise your parents owned the place.
O mean! That games awesome the juggles were too complicated for me though 😅 dad had a share of it
I'm for both vinegar and soy sauce with dumplings. Why not? ;-)
😁👍 solid best of both worlds
Peter: "I'm going to do the romantic thing in the ice skating rink and take the lead"
Yen: "Shut up and stop trying to be a macho" ;) Yen power!
😂 too true... I'm so used to yen putting me in my place now
I remember there being an awesome asian food court on Elliott Street. Is it still there?
yes
Atrium on Eliot food court? Still there 😁👍
How come everything seem so empty 🤔 even the arcade almost like you book the place for yourself haha
O I just answered this in your other comment 😅
We'll be there first week of January 2024, staying at the Grand one night embarking on a cruise to Sydney. I'm a hockey player but looks like the rink won't be available because of the season. Such a short time in Auckland any suggestions for sightseeing for just one day stay? Would you recommend the Sky Tower? We've been up the CN Tower in Toronto, the sky needle in Seattle, the tower in Niagara Falls to name a few.
Skytower is a nice tourist spot and you'd definitely want a clear day to go up but if you wanna make the visit more exciting you can do a sky jump (controlled bungee off it) and/or a skywalk where you take a walk around the top outside part of it. If you're staying in the grand, you could also check out Weta Workshop Unleashed (it's upstairs of The Grand). Otherwise you can always just go down to the waterfront area and wynyard quarter which is nice to take a stroll around 🙂 Hope you enjoy your time whatever you end up doing!
i knew it was soya sauce!!
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Hahahaha we kinda similar. My husband and I together for 15 years and married for 13 years. Of course we are older than you guys and my husband used to love playing arcade games, he likes playing online games more, mostly shooting. We love xiao long bao too. Have u guys tried Ding Tai Fung in Sydney?
😁 you guys have been together for a similar time to us. We've been together 16 years married for 9. We've been to ding Tai fung Sydney it might even be on one of our Sydney videos 😂
@@PeterandYen we have a little things in common. We are Vietnamese and have 3 children lol. Cool. I'll check it out.
😆👍 we've also been to the very first OG din tai fung in Taiwan too 😊✌️ that was a cool experience!
@@PeterandYen me too. We were there back in 2019. I was pregnant with my third so didn't have much appetite. We love Taiwan and the night markets.
Ooo we were there in 2019 too! Think it was Feb or March.. Just before our dash back to NZ 😅 What about you guys?
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The arcade looks so empty 😥
I think it was just the day that we were there cause it was a work week. Normally on weekends and school holidays it is much busier
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