Is This New Zealand's GHOST TOWN? Porirua City Center Tour 🇳🇿

[@mikem922]

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.

[@GlenAndMado]

Always hunting down the free car spots don’t worry about that Mike 😎😀

[@jonathanevans9509]

We say “reckon” in wales a lot too 😂 guess I’ll be used to some of the lingo when I’m in NZ

[@florence2720]

7:39 The window: Dynasty Glen: D E S T I N Y 👁👄👁

[@margandjimdietrich9598]

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

[@maximusnz]

Fun fact, the first McDonald's in NZ was built in porirua 😂

[@GlenAndMado]

whats the chances! haha thanks for filling us in brother.

[@billthomas555]

Yeah and my brother was with Lucas plumbing who plummed it out

[@Cosmas-b1s]

1976

[@barrynichols2846]

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

[@AliyaBeghum-t6w]

Beautiful country Newziland Beautiful people's 🇳🇿

[@ProximaCentairi24]

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.

[@UNIVERSE-z1o]

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 👻

[@Ipunchickens123]

Porirua was the place to be back in the late 90s to mid 2000s. It changed after the upgrade

[@strphenz]

You missed a fair bit of the city centre shops.

[@JoeTheLion60]

Poirura isn't NZ's shining example of anything :-) They even wanted to change its name...due to high crime and gangs etc

[@AJ_Johnson.]

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.

[@michaelmarama-de4gx]

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.

[@GlenAndMado]

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 :)

[@jaredford8440]

Try some steamed NZ green lip mussels 👌

[@SohailKhan-uh7od]

Nice Sharing

[@arohamatthews2687]

in new zealand poriroa is not a ghost town but that happins sometimes

[@Shibby3k]

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.

[@johnpaki1534]

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...🤭

[@GlenAndMado]

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 😂

[@Ipunchickens123]

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.

[@johnpaki1534]

@@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

[@Ipunchickens123]

@@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.

[@Smokeyfknjoe]

the drunk guy in red is one of our locals called Dough Boy he's harmless and quite entertaining

[@GlenAndMado]

Haha good to know we should of chatted to him

[@Smokeyfknjoe]

@@GlenAndMado you wouldn’t be able to understand him, he has some mental health issues also, but he’s harmless

[@GlenAndMado]

@@Smokeyfknjoe Awh bless him! These things happen but hopefully we comes around one of the days!

[@stephenbrockett710]

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.

[@AJ_Johnson.]

That was also one of the reasons McDonalds chose Porirua for its first store, the proximity to those workers

[@DanKxxx]

Can't wait for cannons creek. It'll be entertaining. Most people will be nice, just hard circumstances.

[@GlenAndMado]

Quite an experience upload tonight 🙂

[@bitcoinbabe9353]

Nice

[@sallycowles378]

i just discovered your channel, can i ask where you are from please?

[@GlenAndMado]

Ireland and Germany :)

[@sheila9372]

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 )

[@sheila9372]

But true@UnicornCarrotPineapple

[@robyndavies2762]

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

[@GlenAndMado]

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!

[@maximusnz]

Welcome 😊

[@GlenAndMado]

Thank you! 😃

[@marias8007]

Chur bro love the kiwi slang 😎

[@louiseshadbolt7913]

Sweet as 😊

[@JB-nr8cl]

“I’m a Māori bro” classic

[@GlenAndMado]

😂😂😂

[@Hustleisreall]

“I’m a Māori bro” 😂 oh and “Can I be in the vlog” 😂😅

[@GlenAndMado]

Yup the lads!

[@bridiemcloughlin8326]

In context, that's funny as ... But it doesn't matter, we all do it!

[@modfus]

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.

[@madeleinehoniss]

Who keeps telling travel youtubers that Porirua is dangerous 😂 try going to the hutt

[@GlenAndMado]

The locals 😂😂

[@sonnyday6830]

Keep up the the Kiwi slang Glen, sounds a bit weird when you say it but good you are trying

[@GlenAndMado]

😂😂🙂🙂 il try to implement it anyways hahah

[@crucesignatidlr]

Island food is usually Samoan food.

[@MufasaAri]

Ghost town you reckon 😂

[@troyrarehale2517]

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.

[@GlenAndMado]

haha love it! awh sure let him be they say haha.

[@governmentninja]

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?

[@GlenAndMado]

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🙂

[@classicpunk]

Porirua is a bit of a dump. It’s entertaining though hearing you guys butchering NZ place names wherever you go 😂

[@neilmaloney]

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.

[@barrynichols2846]

New Zealand had record net immigration in year ended 2023. RECORD. What are you talking about

[@neilmaloney]

@@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.

[@Adebayoolatunjiyusuf-hv7ne]

I think the new Zealand government should allow migrants to come in

[@barrynichols2846]

@@Adebayoolatunjiyusuf-hv7ne increase the refugee quota

[@Adebayoolatunjiyusuf-hv7ne]

@@barrynichols2846 Migrants are different from refugees