Is This New Zealand's GHOST TOWN? Porirua City Center Tour 🇳🇿
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- Опубліковано 7 лис 2023
- In today's episode, we explore Porirua, another town on the outskirts of Wellington. Porirua is known as the home of Pataka Art and Museum, a popular and diverse museum and art gallery. Porirua completely surrounds Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour, which is a popular spot for windsurfing, waterskiing and jet skiing.
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Fun fact, the first McDonald's in NZ was built in porirua 😂
whats the chances! haha thanks for filling us in brother.
Yeah and my brother was with Lucas plumbing who plummed it out
1976
We say “reckon” in wales a lot too 😂 guess I’ll be used to some of the lingo when I’m in NZ
Thanks for tripping over to Porirua guys and a very entertaining posting. You are quickly learning all the Kiwi tricks like finding the nearest supermarket for a free car park. This weekend weather also looks great so hope you get out and explore some more.
Always hunting down the free car spots don’t worry about that Mike 😎😀
7:39
The window: Dynasty
Glen: D E S T I N Y 👁👄👁
Lol, nothing new with Glen a.k.a Chick-A-Piece lol.
Bro bought prawns and said he was having fish. Lmao.
You need to go out to Tītahi Bay next time you come out to this area, about 3 k from cbd, best beach in Wellington by far
Nice Sharing
If you had a mountain bikes you could see a lot more....the trails up the massive hill behind porirua.gives amazing views and a fun ride down. So many nearby great trails on Kaori Belmont and Wainuiomata.
The place you thought was a rundown shop that has the word Halloween in the window, is the emergency accommodation hotel. It's called The Post because it is in the old Post Office.
The Whitaker Chocolate is up on the hill above the town. Up Prosser Street, turn into Mohuia Crescent.
You missed out the main shopping mall North City. Porirua CBD is quite disjointed and spread out
Beautiful country Newziland Beautiful people's 🇳🇿
Wow ! What a shiny blue sky ⛅🌈
Like a bird 🦜 my heart wish to fly 🐥
I 🕺will roam unheard-of 🪐🌏 here & there
Will relish universe ,stars,🌟 nature..🌴🌿
Shouting my insatiate soul will say
Cheer cheer 👻
Nice
What a Good channel mam and sir, I hv only arrive 2 week ago am currently travelling NZ in the north isl and slowl makey way south, I am come from Siberia. I am current in Napier which is beautiful and everywhere is beautiful but there is hardly people anywhere like Moscow except auckland.
amazing brother, hope you are having an amazin time here in new zealand. We wish you all the best and that everything works out well with your adventure :)
Porirua was the place to be back in the late 90s to mid 2000s. It changed after the upgrade
Try some steamed NZ green lip mussels 👌
Poirura isn't NZ's shining example of anything :-) They even wanted to change its name...due to high crime and gangs etc
Nobody wants to change the name. And there’s no “gangs”, there’s only 1. Porirua is literally the only city in the country with only 1 gang, which means there’s no gang problems.
You missed a fair bit of the city centre shops.
Welcome 😊
Thank you! 😃
Chur bro love the kiwi slang 😎
Thanks for visiting my home town of Porirua. Unfortunately it has a few issues and as you can see a lot of it is empty or run down. Because it is so close to Wellington its more of a 'living' city than a 'tourist/entertainment' or 'business' city, so it doesn't really need to put on much of a show, and anything cool is usually in Wellington anyway. It also drives the house prices up as people live in Porirua and work in Wellington. Then you add in mismanagement by the city council to make things worse. I hope you checked out the North City Plaza and Mega Centre, they are the best shopping areas in Porirua, and Titahi Bay beach is one of the best in the area. I do love and miss my home town but I can't afford to live there and even if I could it's not worth it anymore unfortunately.
PS. when you get to the South Island if you go through Fairlie you should stop at the Fairlie Bakehouse for some pastries. They do the best steak and pepper pie I have ever had, and I've tried pies all over the country.
Sweet as 😊
in new zealand poriroa is not a ghost town but that happins sometimes
Porirua looks like the cleanest hood iv ever seen🤣😂 nzs not as animated or over the top when it comes to whether we believe in Santa Claus, the bunny rabbit or Halloween but all in all celebrated none the less...🤭
Yeah it was actually pretty clean! And we also have noticed they don’t go to the extreme to celebrate holidays which ain’t bad! Let’s see how they do Christmas in the summer, it’s a first for us 😂
Things changed when they took the canopy away,it use to be one of the worst for crime and the streets was tagged up,houses had barbwired windows because all the windows was smashed,people getting jumped on a daily, but since they upgraded,hoodlums stopped hanging around,crime went down but so did the attraction. I guess its safer these days.
@@Ipunchickens123 totally agree mybro and it still is a shithole, but iv been and seen the hoods in aussie and England, porirua doesn't even compare, I guess people need travel to really understand
@@johnpaki1534 or people should stop comparing hoods, nz isnt as bad as many places around the world im pretty sure we all know this. Our gun laws make our country safe and we resolved most our fights with our fist not a gun.
When are yoh heading to south island guys? We are getting Bluebridge on monday the 13th Nov ! Then off to Nelson. Love you goys. Mado we have a young lad from Frankfurt with us who is excited to see the south island. We are from Whakatane
Heading on the 16th by ferry! We’re actually trying to figure out our itinerary at the moment and looking for house sitting or woofing places in the South Island 🙂 hope you guys have an amazing time in the South Island and maybe we cross paths!
the drunk guy in red is one of our locals called Dough Boy he's harmless and quite entertaining
Haha good to know we should of chatted to him
@@GlenAndMado you wouldn’t be able to understand him, he has some mental health issues also, but he’s harmless
@@Smokeyfknjoe Awh bless him! These things happen but hopefully we comes around one of the days!
i just discovered your channel, can i ask where you are from please?
Ireland and Germany :)
“I’m a Māori bro” 😂 oh and
“Can I be in the vlog” 😂😅
Yup the lads!
In context, that's funny as ... But it doesn't matter, we all do it!
This town a number of years ago and because of economic restructuring,lost it’s major resident employer,Todd Park ,an enlightened Chrysler-Rootes car assembly plant.The region took a while to get over this financial kick in the teeth.Thank Heavens for Whittaker’s chockies basing their operation at Porirua.
That was also one of the reasons McDonalds chose Porirua for its first store, the proximity to those workers
Can't wait for cannons creek. It'll be entertaining. Most people will be nice, just hard circumstances.
Quite an experience upload tonight 🙂
It wasn't long ago and it was about $2-3 for a scoop of chips, and $2-3 a piece of fish also. All of the sudden they have become $6 a scoop, and $6 for a piece of fish😜. I don't know who decides that. But if you want a cheap delicious snack, you're better off going to a supermarket. You can get a whole bag of frozen chips for less than $6. Or a whole box of crumbed fish for $6. Takeaway stores have been seriously hurt financially because of competition, that's why they have to charge more. They never had so much competition in the past. I've noticed that the pieces of fish are much larger for $6. But don't expect the fish to stay large. I don't understand why they don't just keep the fish the same size, and increase the price by 50c, instead of $3. It's like some kind of game going on there. Because believe me, give it a few years, and they will make the piece of fish smaller again. They 'always' do!😜.
Welcome to inflation haha. But let’s be honest freshly sliced potatoes compared to frozen chips is so much different 😂 I never sacrifice quality food haha. And also same with the fish. 🐟 but we do feel it’s quite expensive but it hasn’t become slightly cheaper since the winter since we arrived 😀
@@GlenAndMado There has always been inflation though you see. I took that into account. I'm born in NZ Palmerston North, and fish and chips have 'never' increased my that much in a year. It's usually small increments of like 50c to a dollar. But both one fish and one scoop of chips, has gone up by a whopping $3 in just one year. Because I used to live on fish burgers a few years ago, and I knew the prices. I honestly think it's all the new super cheap stores, and new fast food outlets cropping up. I just don't even buy takeaways anymore, because it's not cost effective. Eg. One fish and half a scoop of chips is the best part of ten dollars. That's excluding sauce, which is another $2. I used to buy two fish and one scoop, with money still left over from $10. It's so much more cost effective to just go to the supermarket. Eg. One large cooked chicken is around $14, and can last most of the week in sandwiches etc, if rationed. It's a clear money saver. It's a shame really. Not that I think takeaways are a good way to eat anyway. But it was convenient and saved cooking etc. People still waste their money on takeaways though. Even if I had more money to burn, I still wouldn't get takeaways at that price. Unless I was wealthy enough that spending money didn't matter so much. Most ppl don't have that privilege. Interestingly, those that do buy takeaways, usually cannot afford to live very well, and are often complaining. Just like those ppl that use those electric scooters, for $20 an hour, cannot afford to live very well. I don't get it at all😜. And I have 'no' sympathy for them if they cannot afford other basic essential items. As for NZ being dangerous, that is just a 'myth'. Eg. A few of the very bad stories. But really, bad experiences only happen to those bad ppl looking for that intentionally. You basically have to seek it out in other words. Which is not easy to do. Eg. I've lived as a rebellious teenager and alternative artist for years, and come across no serious violence. But I still wouldn't go walking around at strange hours of the night alone, in areas I'm not familiar with. As long as you stay away from trouble and don't seek it out, and don't provoke it, you usually cannot get into trouble. Stay around common places where there are people and cameras etc, is your safest bet. A simple 'hello' is all that's required. Difficult characters will be confused if you say much more, and might fly off on another tangent of suspicion. You want to keep things as simple and casual as possible, esp around the rough uncivilised types. You will know who you should be cautious of, just by their mannerism and dress. Good travelling. Cheers!
Island food is usually Samoan food.
“I’m a Māori bro” classic
😂😂😂
Ghost town you reckon 😂
Take care you two intrepid adventurers😉 ....NZ is generally pretty safe but the rising crime rate isn't something Kiwis are proud of. However, most people in these small towns are welcoming and kind.
Keep up the the Kiwi slang Glen, sounds a bit weird when you say it but good you are trying
😂😂🙂🙂 il try to implement it anyways hahah
Of course we have crime in NZ, what country doesn't ? But I think your being a bit unfair on us, NZ was voted the 2nd safest country in the world to live in 2021 where Ireland only made it to number 7 and that was only out of European cities. Also we don't have to ( salt ) Grit our roads like you do in Europe so our cars don't rust out in 10 years like your Irish / UK cars , hence you will see older models still in very good condition body wise driving about. ( having a garage helps as well )
Ooo, anaa! Preach oi lol!
But true@@UnicornCarrotPineapple
You can butcher our names all you like guys. Most kiwis can't pronounce Celtic names or are able to structure a Germanic sentence correctly. Keep the uploads up guys. Enjoying it! Surely you are in Christchurch already if this was done on 31st October?
Oh mado is the expert at pronunciation but myself it just ain’t happening 😂 we actually extended our stay and will be heading for Christchurch on the 16th🙂
Get out of here bro, since when did bastardising was normalized? Far out, ignorance is bliss.
3:47 that is a wiga, a wanabie Maori, or a White Maori be interesting to see his Whakapapa. Think of Elizabeth Warren pretending to be native American.
haha love it! awh sure let him be they say haha.
white peopl
NZ is not going well, lots of towns full of empty shops and the country is losing too many people to Australia. Even Auckland is looking run down in places.
New Zealand had record net immigration in year ended 2023. RECORD. What are you talking about
@@barrynichols2846 Im talking about this...New data from Statistics New Zealand confirms that 2022 saw the largest annual net migration loss to Australia in nearly a decade.
Since July 2023, there’s been an increase in the number of not just New Zealanders moving to Australia, but those applying to become citizens.
I think the new Zealand government should allow migrants to come in
@@Adebayoolatunjiyusuf-hv7ne increase the refugee quota
@@barrynichols2846
Migrants are different from refugees
Porirua is a bit of a dump. It’s entertaining though hearing you guys butchering NZ place names wherever you go 😂