Not Bleakly not meekly , beat me on the bottom with a woman's weekly !! R I P , Victoria Wood 👍🏻☮❤

I love the mix of all different vehicles, the history, the scenery. It makes for an interesting vlog. Why must one must concentrate on cars? All different vehicles and transport keeps it fresh and interesting! I like seeing everything from your POV.

This trip down under is turning into something special. The BX is a worthy steed, the countryside is stunning and I'm finding out a whole lot about a country I know very little about. So all is good! That railway is fabulous.

12:18 Oh look some prisoners! you just made my day

And Victoria Wood references 😂🤣😂🤣

It's nice to see the lack of litter on the streets.

I love this so much. Such a nice bloke. Cars and adventure. Fantastic.

The more of NZ I see, the more I like the look of it. Keep up the good work and have a great time.

Yes. Just waiting for the BX to 'rise to the occasion'! :-) I'll get me coat.

I like the Victoria Wood reference ‘No one to smack on the bottom with a Women’s Weekly’ 😆 Great footage. Loved the railway down the middle of the street. Have fun!

I find the world stops when a new video appears. Nice to learn about new areas and cultures.

Just a wee note about those nagging signs... 5 - 10 yrs ago there weren't that many, but the road deaths have been so many, (and a high percentage have been foreigners who usually drive on the other side of the road... Note the arrows on the roads to point which side of the road and which direction to go), that the signage is one way to try and help drop the deaths on the road. Change of speed limits is another way. Trying to educate drivers not used to driving on the left hand side of the road is another way. Another good video.

No graffiti, no littler, people who respect their environment. How alien!

Truly amazing Ian! Thoroughly enjoying all of your travlogging

Two of my ancestors signed the treaty, Tawhiao, (2nd Maori King) and TeMorenga,chief of the Nga Puhi and Te Rarawa ,both were my late grandfathers Grand fathers. i have photos here taken in the 60's of a full size steam train driving up the main Drag of kawakawa . The roads were still pretty bad right up to the 70's. One of the locos on the kawakawa Line is owned by an old family Friend ,Graham.

Yeah I agree hubnut ? Stay clear of history , it’s a minefield which the Citroen is not built for and besides I just enjoy your everyday activities and scenery, commentary. Looks fantastic and hope it’s going well . It’s always a little strange travelling solo but your doing great. Thanks .

Just like the Croatia trip so addictive loving it . One of my favourite channels

Loving these video Ian, great job. NZ is awesome.

Victoria Wood, looking down, approves...

Really nice documentary so far!! I have become a true fan of all of your work.

Ooo it's a close call today, looking out of my window and seeing it absolutely peeing down, dark and miserable or standing by that railway bridge. Yeah close, really close.

Terrific to see you having fun, Woman's Weekly smacky bot had me chuckling..keep well HubNut.

If you're worried about the local drug dealers ripping you off. That part got me Ian, Too funny!.

Great video, Kawakawa railway used to run to Opua to serve the cruise ships. There used to be an old fella working there from Wales, he used to volunteer on the Festiniog railway.

Lovely Jubbly, another fascinating look at life on the other side of the world, many thanks Mr HubNut.

Personal favourites. Cows that don’t like horns - apparently ironic Ooo look ... Prisoners A double bed ... sadly under-utilised Brilliant - after all the trepidation’s of packing and leaving, must say things are sounding pretty chipper 👍

Luv'n all the scenery and local color you've become quite the accomplished videographer. Carry on, admiration sent from LA.CALIF USA Rich And carnivorous kitties.

Just as I was with the Croatia trip,,,am well and truly addicted,,,😎

Loving these uploads Ian,always quality editing and content 👍

Nice looking forward to more of your adventures 😁👍

Great video loved the train ride. Good times!

Seeing the south island is highly recommend

Just beautiful, thanks Ian.

Lovely video, as usual.

Brilliant ! I could live there SO happily. Shades of the Wisbech and Upwell tramway there! Thanks Ian really enjoyed that trip out.

A lot of memories from this part of NZ. Many, many years ago I did a road trip with a car club mate. From Wellington to the Bay of islands and back in a mazda RX-4. Keep an eye out for 70's Mazda rotaries, still alive and well in NZ. Nice Victoria Wood reference there too.

Loving the view through the BX sceeen and wiper assembly of the winding NZ countryside. The train through the centre of town looked very surreal. This part of NZ def has a wild west look to it the way the town and shops are layed out and the bridges etc. Ps. Cant beat a bit of Haka in the morning. Thanks Ian great video as usual.

What a wonderful adventure. Lovely places and some railway action too. Great stuff. I'd complain about the reading material in the 'Air B and B' though. Geoffrey Archer indeed! Many thanks.

You should check out the Great Ocean Road west of Melbourne when you get to Oz - it's absolutely stunning.

I'm quite new to hubnut . What a nice pleasant channel.

Glad to see you plan on heading to Tasmania! If you need a motor to get around in I would be honoured to offer my W126 Mercedes :)

Great video, loved the BX "waking up", it's a great car! The railway running through the road reminds me of the old line to Weymouth Quay where full size trains ran through the streets to reach the quay, to connect with the ferries to the Channel Islands. The line is still present, though trains don't run on it any more (neither do the ferries from Weymouth now, either)

Thanks a lot for including some bus gricing content... Surely there must be some growly Leyland-sounding PCV's going on out there... *thumbs up* Excellent video as always, as are the next couple on the list that I've just watched.

I am certainly enjoying this series! I almost went there as a teenager to get a job but it didnt work out. I have just ridden on the Vale of Rheidol railway back in Wales and recognised your old garage en route! A video will follow.

Hi Ian,what a great video,you are definitely getting around there,it looks really nice,the train ride was cool,well worth the money.

This is great, Ian! As much as I enjoyed the TWC tale, and everything you've done, seeing my own country through your eyes, with your commentary is good for what ails me!! There's a railway runs across a working airport, in the North Island if your interested!! :-)

I like the feel of that place. Thanks for sharing.

What interested me was how the train seems to have nothing like we'd expect of a service running along the streets in the UK; have a look at photos of the Wisbech and Upwell tramway to see how the locomotive wheels and motion were enclosed. Oh - great video, by the way!

I had an awesome 4wheel steer Honda prelude which I loved.

You made it to Kawakawa! Worth the visit I think and the cafe was pretty good too. The road signs definitely out nag Australia and ours are pretty bad. It's interesting to see the bits I saw through your eyes. Cheers.

What a lovely place you lucky man brilliant loved the womans weekly gag👍

Brightened my lunchtime, thanks

Great country NZ seems to be. Inspirational and great video as always. Thanks Ian.

I have a feeling the Severn Valley Railway have some volunteers who visit from New Zealand occasionally to actually volunteer. Maybe they come from the railway you were on. They mentioned that they had volunteers from all over the globe come to play trains when I had my volunteer induction day at the SVR.

I think you should really seek sponsorship from the NZ travel board, as I'm feeling inspired to travel the north island now! Good stuff as always! My 18mth old son particularly liked the train, "toot toot!"

With reference to your comments on road signage in New Zealand, when I was out there in 2012, I found their signs to be much more informative than ours back in the UK. The bends ahead signs with a speed limit on them were very accurate, much more so than ours.

Great video keep up the good work.love the joke about the scales

Nice one Ian, keep em coming, that weather is destroying me :o( I hope you are appreciating it :D

Cows, horns, irony, this is what I come here for. That'll be a fibro board house I think, just don't go punching any walls as the resultant fibre might com back to haunt you ...or so I'm led to believe. No teenths in NZ, just a whole big bag. Again, so I'm led to believe.

what a brilliant ceremony!!awesome..

hubnut where you can even hunt out a victoria wood song reference (lets do it) lol, keep up the excellent work ian :)

Really enjoying watching your NZ adventure. Keeps me sane while stuck on a delayed commuter train into London. Not expecting 100% factual accuracy. Please don't be discouraged by the haters. 👍

Awesome looking place!

love your videos

Nice to see Ians meticulous planning in action.

To solve the belt for the time being (old trick from my dad) let the engine run, take a wax candle and rub the belt with it while it's running, the slipping sound is gone till you have the right tools to solve it permanently 😊 Looking to your today's episode with my cup Earl Grey, lovely! Funny to see that train in the middle of the street. What I noticed is that it's quit clean over there. Nevertheless beautiful countryside. Ok Ian, enjoy yourself and till tomorrow again. I take myself another cupper...

Very informative trip

Can I recommend Motat in Auckland. Mechanical stuff you wont see anywhere else. Not sure if they still have the Richard Pearse VTOL on display. Lots of fire engines old trains and other bits. As a kid spent plenty of time in the aviation section cleaning poo off the aeroplanes :)

Ahh......that feeling at 5.47. That feeling of "Is that it!! ?" You are not alone in feeling that old lad!

“I’m not a historian. I’ll stick to cars”. Was all going so well until you saw the Jeffery archer book !!! Seriously though I think you have the balance just right, very entertaining, keep going ,

Good video. Exactly same as my new bedroom carpet as well nice.

Great steering and brakes on BX's. Why didn't everyone drive one? Ford Telstar, cool. Good on the railway, " We were here first", class, 😂😂. Wish we were there Ian. Lurve it. More more please.

Thx for sharing your trip. 08:55 - iconic NZ black tank top! (Maybe carry a spare belt and some spanners)

Woman’s Weekly: The finest of to-hand punctuitive correctional paddles. What an sun-spanked delicious edition of the HubNut Travelog! That took me right out of myself in an most delightful way! New Zealand is an fabulous place, I often think I’d like to live there if I had the money. Then I think, but it could probably continue just fine without me. Then, I think well they have told the gun grabbers to **** Off by handing 20% in so far and I just have to love the Kiwi attitude. And it is an attitude!

Pschoooo! To you Ian! Hope you're enjoying your self.

Christchurch is that little sticky outy bit on the right side of the south island. It's quite a way from Queenstown. 480kms or so.

More really good stuff. And puns, railway cafe, just the ticket . Arf, arf! Looks like the BX could do with a little tlc maybe.

Ah the Victoria Wood reference. Those toilets are quite incredible. NZ was a wonderful place to visit, alas we were on a cruise ship that ended up in Auckland, starting off from Sydney.

What a wonderfully bizarre experience taking a train down the high street. I particularly like how close to a moving train you can getat below platform level.

Its nice to see theses nice videos There really good

On the trucks being American, it's only the tractor units that are American or Euro brands. The trailers are all shorter and lighter than US units, and they often have smaller wheels (& lots of them) to lower ground pressure so as to lower wear on the roads.

Thought I'm a 'mainlander' here in Oz, don't right off Tasmania too soon... it will be worth the flight and time to get there. It's a stunning island with amazing towns and top roads, you will not be disappointed. Loving your trip in NZ I was a teenager in Auckland in the early 70s and recently went back for a long camper van trip there a few yrs back. It once again reminded me what a beautiful place NZ is but a good deal of NZ motorists have little patience for camper vans, so be warned.

Amazing 👍👍👍

A meetup with Mighty Car Mods would be epic to see if you could pull that off while you're in Australia!

Ah - The hydropneumatic suspension! I owned 4 of those BX's and I know with a little service here and there these masterpieces of engineering are the the holy grail of suspension that was avaliable in mass market. A shame that they gave up equipping middle-class and compact cars with this. We owned several GS, BX, CX and Xantia's in the family and it was always a great attraction "waking up" the car from it's sleep position. And since I abandoned my last BX I was never having this comfortable ride again, These suspensions could "float" over speedbumps with 50km/h which others would break their suspension at 30km/h.

Love the Victoria Wood reference 😊

More delightful stuff, enjoyed the haka ceremony - You don't get that in Aberystwyth, do you? :^)) Curious about it, I looked it up. According to Wiki the haka is ' is a type of ancient Māori war dance traditionally used on the battlefield, as well as when groups came together in peace. Haka are a fierce display of a tribe's pride, strength and unity. Actions include violent foot-stamping, tongue protrusions and rhythmic body slapping to accompany a loud chant.' Some of the Māori buildings are breathtakingly beautiful, dark wood inlaid with mother of pearl, intricate designs. In this respect, I can recommend seeing the park hilltop located Auckland Museum, , and you can also see the remarkable 3.5m high skeleton and feathers of a Moa bird, hunted to extinction by the locals some 600 years ago.

NZ looks fantastic! I think I’d rather like to visit one day!

Always had a 'hankering' to visit New Zealand Ian......You're not helping my cause!....lol

Interesting to see the differences on the first BX compared to the later ones. Used to work in a Citroen garage but never seen the first style BX, the switch gear is definitely "Citroen"!

If you make it to the Gold Coast in Queensland there is a lovely 2008 Peugeot 308 7-seater wagon, manual 1.6 HDi that you may wish to review. The wipers have an interesting clapping action.

Make sure you come to Hawkes Bay Ian. Lots to see here. Plenty of us to,show you around.

Those prisoners were on there way to Aussie so you may see them again. The random Ford is a 95 Fairmont. I used CarJam to look it up. 😁

Christchurch is further North and East than Queenstown Ian, do go and see the earthquake exhibition, v.good. Also, ironically, plenty of parking (where the buildings no longer stand) Queenstown is also v.good, but only if you enjoy bungee jumping, jet skiing or tattoo parlours. Spectacular cable car though, splendid views on a clear day. And posh fish n chips.

I liked that little BnB too

I was expecting to see a load of twisted bicycles on the front of that train.

In NZ a cottage such as your Air bnb can be called a bach,pronounced batch.Even though they are often holiday homes they are also good for bachelors,hence,,bach.

New Zealand (so far) seems to be a perfect combination of the sunnier US states, with the relaxed attitude and general tidiness of Canada. Strangely, though, it reminds me so much of my childhood holidays along the south coast of England, in Dorset. Maybe it is just the time of year (early spring) but the light seems to white and clear. Although a certain amount of that may be because there is no really major industry for several thousand miles in any direction.

that Citroen is slowly sliding down to the Hubnut level dont worry he's not buying this one

I love Northland. It has its own feeling. Relaxed and spiritual