Mate, for the real Porirua experience you should have headed east towards Cannons Creek and Waitangirua. The cultural and community experience is far more genuine than the sanitised shopping centre.

you're better at pronouncing maori words than most of new zealand!

Stumbled upon your channel. Although you are putting titles for clicking... what I do admire and RESPECT.. is that YOU have taken it upon yourself to try pronouncing the Māori names and language with its correct sounds. You are doing much better than some of the NZers that live here and REFUSE to pronounce the correct sounds. Thanks and got a sub from me.

One of the first memories I have as a child is exiting the train station and gazing curiously upon ……… shopping trolleys - typically dumped into the river …. 34 years on It’s heartwarming to see we’ve upgraded to the curb 😂

I have lived in New Zealand all my life with a few years elsewhere in my 53 years. Even 30 years ago I was told to avoid Porirua for good reason... I can only imagine its a lot worse now. But your video did in fact convince me it looks very nice and like everywhere else.

I grew up in Porirua back in the 60s until the early 80's. I lived in the area's of Waitangirua and Cannons creek. The Mongrel Mob had a big present back then, but as kids we didn't see a big deal in the gang present. I loved my growing up in Porirua(the good and the bad times) because what i had experienced in those times was that people were real, we (the whole community)all looked out for one another, helped one another out (in many ways), plus there was no major racism - verbal attacks towards one another back then, mainly due to people were friendlier and more accepting of others. The community was of mixed cultures, mainly consisting of Maori and European/Pakeha. I am Kiwi of Maori and European/Pakeha lineage . Waitangirua Mall was newly built back in the 70's, to us the complex was huge and flash....... our new hang out place. Cannons Creek shops was epic, the bakery use to sell 5cent Sally Luns(Boston buns); Our Place(little community building) was new back then - kids and adults had a place to play pool, watch movies or just hang out. The schools , Windley, Tairangi, Porirua College, Brandon Intermediate(especially the Poly club) and Glenview primary were good schools including most of the teachers. Our community wasn't rich in the monetary sense, but we had something far more rewarding and that was our rich NZ culture and the solidarity of a great community unit. For me, growing up in Porirua back in the day, was the best.

You took me on a trip down memory lane. From birth until around 30 years old, I spent so much time around here. From working at kmart, to working at the bank of New Zealand. Little fun fact: The Cob & Co you wandered past was where the first McDonald's in New Zealand was.

Respect this guy's done his homework he pronounces Maori words better than most kiwis do you've earned a sub from me

Nothing wrong with the place. I don't listen to people's negativity anymore. I'm older generation and when i was younger i was easily influenced by people. I found out that it's best to find out for myself about things.

🤗Thanks for the Kiwi fix Curls. This Kiwi is in Denmark and not been home since 2014.

Now imagine this video done in the style of a David Attenborough nature doco: "Here I am, 20 kilometres north of home in the land of Porirua, lost and in search of the elusive supermarket trolley. Oh look, here is one now, the impressive supermarket trolley in its natural habitat...." :)

If you had wanted a real gang town head up north to Gisborne or Wairoa.

Great video! I haven't been to Porirua in a few years, I might have to take the train up there on a day off sometime just to walk around and get a bite to eat. Te Rauparaha Arena has a lot of different sports facilities, but it's probably best known for its excellent public swimming pools, something that Wellington seems to be sorely missing. By the way, kudos on your Te Reo pronunciation skills, dare I say they're even better than those of a lot of kiwis!

I remember the supermarket prices were cheaper there, than in town (same supermarket). It was almost worth the petrol cost to go out there to buy the groceries

Because of you Curls, I love Porirua! & your correct that don't believe people say about other place. We should not judge the place but rather visit them & see for yourself. Thanks Curls! Love your NZ vlogs! 😎💙❤

There are gangs everywhere. Many you notice, many you don’t. Not all gang members are nasty, not all are nice. Not all your friends are friends and not all that smile at you, like you. Porirua looks like a great place to visit especially shopping. Many different stores compared to B.O.P.

3:33 my sister painted that taniwha mural

Hi Brother Curls it is I Bruce from your live the other night. Porirua is a fantastic place. I live in Whitby a suburb of Porirua . It has a lot to offer. Yes in the old days it had a reputation but those days are long gone. Every city in NZ has gangs From the far north to the deep south .

Kiwi living in Liverpool here... you just made me miss the cultural diversity of NZ. I'm from Auckland and I miss the amazing ethnic foods from Krd and Dominion Rd etc. My family is from out the Hutt you should go to Taita/Wingate etc too although I've not been back for a good explore and visit in many years. Porirua looks flash as since I was last there. Gonna follow you for more of my home land videos 💜

That was an indoor playground that closed down only recently.

Wish you'd made it to Aotea Lagoon, it's beautiful. I live in the northern suburbs and prefer to go to Porirua than into Wellington City any day! Edit: Try to get out to the weekend markets in Porirua too, you will find an abundance of culture and delicious food there!

LOL he should have checked out Canons Creek or Waitangirua for contrast.

Have fun, Curls 🎉

Bro I live in Wellington and yeah the mall area is good, but go walking down cannons creek, you may not walk out again, About 5 minutes on other side of motorway, you go walk around there filming brother see what happens

8:25 right as the fat walks by he says "tank there" had me LMAO.

I use to skate those stairs outside New World when on Holiday in Plimmerton at my Aunties 😎 Very nice set of stairs those were...lol.

Loved your video. Loved your commentary. Its a quick sneak peak in to Porirua. Loved the humorous inclusion of the trolleys lol. I moved to Porirua 10yrs ago and quite frankly, don't think I would consider living anywhere else in Wellington. I have lived in Karori, Newlands and Paraparaumu. I have now subscribed to your channel and look forward to watching more of your vlogs :) Thank you for visiting and hope you made it to whittakers! I live round the corner from it, i smell it from my house everyday. But im yet to visit it myself (if thats even allowed, lol).

The last time visited Waitangirua/ Cannons Creek there was a Volleyball and Basketball Court in the town center. I thought that was pretty cool. This was about 30yrs ago 😊.

Porirua is the chocolate capital of the world, world's best chocolate is made there

Great video, again, mate!

Chur bro mean vid shout out to the SH35 hoodie @11:22 east coast represent

You didn't mention that Porirua has nice beaches. Also Aotea Lagoon is a nice park with a lagoon, miniature railway, rose gardens and a playground. I lived in Porirua for years. What you said about the sports arena is wrong. There are basketball courts as well as swimming pools and a gym. Porirua is a lovely place with a bad reputation that it no longer deserves.

How many shopping trolleys are in the river I wonder?

been waiting for this

I notice its allways during the day in the apparent dodgy areas.. Lets see you in the middle on Saturday night midnight .... hahah :)

i was born and bred in Porirua and it was a great place - severely maligned in the past from people that had never been to Porirua but were always told it was gang city and very dangerous - BS to that we have great people in Porirua and you should head to cannons creek upto waitangirua - that is where the Porirua experience is

Te Rauparaha Arena and Aquatic Centre, has a great wave pool, always busy, take your own food, or have a birthday party there. When they built the Mall in Porirua, the outdoor area which was always busy became quiet and lots of shops closed down. Other Malls, such as the small one in Johnsonville and the Upper Hutt Mall just weren't the same again, as people just travelled to Porirua Mall.

I remember when the mall first opened, North City plaza. Had a farmers in there too back then. Not sure what it’s like these days, been over 20 years since I’ve been back to NZ. I remember when Peter Andre went to the mall back in the 90s, pretty much the whole town went to see him 😂

There are a lot of people here who have been dealt a squarely unfair hand, and a lot of childhood trauma comes out of that - but poor people are kinder than rich people, and I have never felt in any kind of danger here. Gangs have their own business to be getting on with - and it's not good business to be hassling civilians.

This video made me anxious as f****.

I use to walk night times there all the way upto whitby hills from cannons creek had no problems.

born and raised porirua nice compared to early oughts and then my c.o says thats nice compared to seventies are you still in wellington?

Need to visit suburbs like Cannons Creek and Waitangirua bro that's the part of Porirua that seems to always be spoken about negatively usually by people that live outside of Porirua or by those that live in suburbs like Whitby or Aotea.

I live in porirua 😂 love the exposure for my city love that you didn't listen to the haters alot of the nicest people in porirua are gang members

Been to Porirua heaps of times, never had any problems. It was calm and settled. Had loads of friends down there.

North city in Porirua has good shopping as does the other shopping area where the warehouse is. The Majestic cafe in North City make the BEST eggs Benedict I’ve ever tasted. I wondered wether you you go to Aotea to Whittakers. Another good informative video Curls.😊

how do businesses survive the places you visit seem abandoned compared to here in South East Asia. They must all be in Aus. Explains the expensive food prices paying for two and get only one to compensate for the absent ones overseas while here its buy one get one free.

should do an edit of this with sinister music and hiphop music to skew the perspective 🤣

Your Maori pronunciation is excellent Curls, cool vid, thanks💯😎

wow - Porirua is way different to when i lived there 25 years ago

I used to live in Tawa and never had any problems with the gangs and would often visit Porirua, Cannons Creek (I went to a wedding there), and Naenae. Even had one walk right up to me and ask "Who do you know?" and when I said no one - which was kind of true - not originally being from Wellington, he just smiled and laughed, and went about his day.

I really thought this was going to be about Hastings when you said gang city

Hey man are you still in the country?

You need to go across the highway and see the real side of it

Come visit Whanganui (or should that be don’t visit Whanganui 😂). Lovely setting on the river, old heritage buildings in the town centre, a paddle steamer. And we have gangs too! 😅

Awesome vid ... Chur!

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm cracking up about the super market trolleys don't have to get them from supermarket their all over the place

Spent some time living in Porirua back in 69, but anyway grew up in the general area and wouldn't be fair to call it a place to avoid, quite the opposite. Lot of good hardworking people living there.

Got my shoes stolen at the pools there years back😂😂

Only time your going to find trouble with gangs is if you make trouble with gangs I walk around all hours of the night and never get any problems

Yeah my man, I used to work at mr Whittaker house not too far from where you were. It was a Saturday morning and he got dropped off in a taxi drunk as he'll from the night before 😂

Good content mate

Great video. Haven't been there for over 25 years and even then saw less than this so it's nice being able to look around. It does look nice and yes clean n tidy . Nice art.

Countdown supermarket has recently changed its name to Woolworths.

Wow dude I saw you the other day in the mall, we called out to ya. It was super surreal seeing you irl

You should have caught busses 1 to Cannons Creek and to Titahi Bay. But you really need a Local with a car and a to show you around. If you come yo Levin and area i'll drive you around

Bros walking around porirua saying "yo" to all the mungies haha

ya man cannons creek. now thats an experience and a half

Glad you enjoyed #Poridise!

Home of NZs first Maccas

Would be interested on your take on Newtown, the suburb in Welly. Have you done that yet? (I did do a cursory seach!(

You on the wrong side of the bridge.

Bro your pronunciation of maori is so good!!!!!!!!

Those Petrol prices ,wow! When I left NZ,it was around $1.60,in 2008.

Is this how busy it gets or was this done during lockdown? 😂

I went back to my Kiwi roots and visited my childhood hometown of Otara (roughly Auckland version of Porirua) and was pleasantly surprised, it scrubbed up a lot better than expected. But it will probably spook my neighbors Woollahra.

Curls you NEED to go back and go to Top Taste chinese. Especially for their lemon chicken and orange beef.

I was visiting family in Palmerston North and drove alllllllll the way to Porirua to try a McDonalds when the first McDonalds opened in NZ in Porirua. 1976 that was. My father who was in the RNZAF had been to the USA and came back raving about McDonalds. I was not disappointed. Worth the drive in my 1959 Ford Prefect.

Awsome curls bless you❤❤

This is interesting to see..

I need more NZ Vlogs. Absolutely underrated Channel !!!!!

It was a rough area about 20 - 30 years ago. There is a large population of immigrants from the UK in Porirua. BTW Mugging in NZ is extremely rare and I can't recall it ever happening.

I was in Porirua two days ago it was chocha with kids

Nice one. The art gallery is cool to and round the headland looking back at the city

Well done, great vid

You're so easily entertained 🤣🤣😂😂

saw you leaving wellington train station

Highly recommend you take tour through Cannon's Creek. The heart of Porirua. Humble beginnings at it's finest!

Thank you for the amazing video 🙏 Keep it up!

If in malbrough you need to go to the chocolate factory here.manaku chocolates so yum and a free tasteing!

Well, there's a Denny's. I guess I'm sold.

You could go to wainui

Great job on the video blog, Curls. I've been to Porirua a number of times, each time has been great. People are great where ever you go in NZ. You have to be a very negative person to gain a negative experience of an area. The gangs leave you alone as long as your respectful and not looking for trouble. You'll hear the odd gang slogan and see the odd gang hand symbols here and there, as long as you don't use a rival gangs slogan or hand symbol or similar, you'll be fine.

This must be a comedy show, halirous

Great video of old porirua

I broke my arm next to hells pizza

I was born and bred in 🇳🇿 Auckland, New Zealand, I haven’t been to Porirua for 20 years, but yes I do remember the delicious food. But you have to make it to Auckland sometime 👍. And yes people are very friendly here, great video 💯 thank you, I like seeing our country on you tube. And yes don’t listen to people saying don’t go here or there because all of New Zealand is beautiful😀

Hi i love your videos, im impressed you can pronounce the kiwi names my goodness both my parents are kiwi moved to Australia in 1965 so i am born in Australia but have been to New Zealand 3 times and i struggle to pronounce towns and words lol so good on you, your awesome ❤🇦🇺

I never been here being from south Go to lake Taupo and Bay of Islands family and Tourist hotspots Queenstown is my stomping ground

Wow, hardly any people around.