Aewsome Uso. My Dad was born and raised there! It looks abandoned to the untrained outsiders who don't know the region but bro some of the best weed growers in the Country still live there, if you know you know. 😉

Ohura used to be the home to thousands of people when the coal mines and sawmills were booming back in the early to mid 1900's. Highly recommend doing the rail-cart experience that goes through several abandoned towns in that area.

My family lived there. Grandma, Mums side was the head mistress of the local school for a number of years. Mus brother, Don Craven, started his first job there at the railway, and became stationmaster until the line was no longer used. Mums Dad was a carpenter. He built a lot of the govt houses there as well as Khalills garage. My Dadas Dad managed the Tatu mine there for a few years. Some of my family are buried in the local cemetary. I know quite a lot of the history of the town, but the most knowledgable would be members of the McKenzie family, a few of rhem are still in the area.

the bros acting like they’ve never saw a sheep before 😂😂😂😂

Thank you for visiting Ohura! This is very close to my whanau home, and I felt a rush of nostalgia watching this. Although it may look abandoned there are still many people who live in or around Ohura, esp in the neighbouring areas like Nihoniho and Matiere!

The tunnel was constructed in 1935-1936 by the Public Works Department, after they had completed metalling the road. Mr. Townley was the engineer, and Mr. Birss the overseer. It was dug using two power jack-hammers driven by a coal-fired steam compressor, which was situated at the western Tahora end of the tunnel. The coal was supplied from the Tangarakau Gorge mine, and was brought to the site by Mr. Ron McCartie, a Tahora settler. As the work on the tunnel continued, the coal-fired compressor was replaced with a diesel-powered air compressor, lessening the need for coal. While the tunnel was being dug, many unique fossils were found. About two decades ago, a witty traveler nailed up a sign re-naming the Moki Tunnel as the “Hobbit’s Hole”. This nickname is still used today. The Moki Tunnel is a fine example of the unusual and well thought-out work completed by the road engineers and surveyors of early New Zealand. It has been appreciated by many travelers on the road, and is seen as one of the remote tourist attractions of Taranaki.

Uso getting into that KZfaq algorithm 😂

Such great content uce... breaks my heart to see towns like these left abandoned here in NZ hopefully country towns will see more life in them again someday

For those wondering about the hand prints: When someone touches your car their hand leaves oil/ residue on the car. When you drive on a dusty road the dust collects on the oil. There ya go

Bro its like its completely frozen in time. Really cool you are looking at these unexpected places New Zealand has

My family moved to this town in 1925. I have many ancestors buried in the local graveyard. MacClures and Goodwin

We invite you back for the Ohura Medieval Festival, 2nd March. We have heaps of stalls, games, knights and fun times. It’s not a ghost town if we fill it back up with people and joy. ❤

So proud of you uce look how much weight you have lost!! You’re unstoppable bro much love from Sydney ❤

Ohura is not a ghost town. Go there on a Saturday morning and you will hear the lawnmowers running and locals mow their lawns. You might not be able to see them from the main street, but you will be able to hear them.

yo Uce Gang welcome to ohura my home town been in this town my hole live bro I am so happy you have came

So incredible man - all those years abandoned and no vandals because the windows are not all smashed. Her in Perth where I live, every time a new house goes up in the suburb where I live, within one or two days the vandals smash all the windows and they have to board them up until the people move in. I have a fresh appreciation for the wonderful country that I grew up in.

Awesome content Uso, I grew up in that area and its cool to see on this channel.

I rode my bike through that tunnel a few weeks ago - did the kiwi tunnel too. All part of the Renegades Muster - 850km self-supported through the back blocks... Slept the night in the memorial hall in Ohura. Pretty sweet spot.

I feel sad when I think of the hard working generations that have past. This town would be a beautiful memorial to their memories. Awesome tunnel...toot toot! 😂

Loved it man, interesting really well edited 🔥

More adventure videos plsss... Also be great for you to learn abit more about the areas your visiting and share some knowledge etc or why yall decided to visit etc etc

wth? that construction worker you filmed in that town is my cousin Jared Crichton. Trippy thing about it is that he passed away 5 years ago at work in a small town.

Kia Ora wow that was cool vid..creepy az with those handprints can't wait to see more exploring..I subscribe and smashed that like button👍

I think youve landed on a great idea uso, you shud go thru abandoned Towns of Nz.

My uncle got married there and is currently living there haha it's really peaceful and quiet. I love it!

It would be interesting to see footage from when it used to be "bustling" to compare. I would love to be able to revitalise a town like this.

you missed the old Ohura Prison right in the middle of town

Cool video-Thanks for the tour ✨

I went to school in Ohura 45 years ago when the those empty buildings were furnished with everything you’d need. It was strange to watch you take us up the end of the main street and around the corner. I used to dream of walking that street for years after. Almost forgot I’m awake.

Fark yous are funny! 😂 Awesome discovery of that tunnel New sub.

there's a good few ghosts towns down here in te waiponamu (south island), mostly in the central otago region. St bathans (Est 1887) is a popular spot where there is a community that have saved a lot of the old buildings pre 1900. DOC saved a couple of historical buildings in Macetown which was a mining community left abandoned in the early 1900's. my personal favourite though is Bendigo. not so much of a town as a scenic/historic reserve, exploring around there are some stone huts still standing and plenty more where you can only see the foundations. the battery for crushing the quartz has also been preserved and you can still find the entrance to a lot of the old mine shafts

Cheers brother for the great vid there are alot of places like this all over nz aye

the new samoan ghost hunter show

This is exactly the place i want to visit when i retire and begin exploring my country.

Hahaha jus subscribed love the videos. Cmu the building 1928...damn ur dad be neally 100 years old then. 😂

Handprint on the vehicle! Watch out for the Boogyman!! Really good I'm in my 70s and even I learnt a couple of things, Cheers.

It’s the going through the tunnel after the handprints playing venga boys for me 😂😂🤦‍♀️

Yes, correct. "I think they're doing construction here." It's been "work in progress" for around 120 years. The name given to the town is derived from Maori, being an "uncovered spot" or "a place to uncover". Perhaps just the place to be if you wish to live under a rock. Some famous people from Ohura include: 1. Frank Glasgow, the famous NZ rugby player who played for the All Blacks between 1905 and 1908. 2. ? Well, I guess there must be more famous people who came from Ohura (maybe a coal miner, a church or store builder or perhaps a prisoner or something). Looks very "European settler" style, doesn't it? Oh, and I see that you guys met up with "Bill". He's reported to be a Pakeha ghost who hangs around that tunnel looking like a tourist with a camera. He's said to leave his prints on the side of motorised wagons and horseless carriages as well. He will always be wearing grey, and he will usually be seen lurking around the car park area at the entrance to that tunnel.

Kia Ora Dudes first time watching your vids. i live in NZ you guys keep up the awesome work

This is awesome 💯 shining some light in these towns

Good content, like the sounds in the beginning.

Cool you also made a Ohura video, i also made one too nearly three years back, guess that makes me the OG Ohura guy lol 😂, Cheers for the vid 😎👍

Need a part 2 asap uso 🙏🏽👌🏽

Buzzy video bro keep it up

Uce gang bruh your naturally funny as. Cheers for the laugh g

Awesome video guys ❤

Paranormal Hunt!! ,👀👻 Ngati Haua must need their story told Fantastic guys..this is awesome..thank you ❤

😂 this ended up cracking me up. "Oh a food market...this woulda been an old food market..." oh truuuue brudda

This video was so silly, no explanations or anything. “Oh this is a ghost town” “this must be the food store” haha

That's a tih my bro not a town lol solid brother good video💯👌

This is fantastic! ❤

Grew up in Matiere. Ohura was the only place with a shop and we'd get our fish and chips from there, though it was 25 minutes away. that house at 1:58 is still there :( Played in that as a young gun. Almost 20 years ago and all that growth behind it wasnt there.

Very interesting and funny really enjoyed your video keep going thanks

Beautiful scenery,so sad the town has gone

Cool vid boys.... Cheers!

Good work team uce gang

My oldman is from ohura.. my grandfather is buried up on the hill.. remember all the trips we would make to visit all our loved 1s ❤ cried watching this.. I saw my dad's school 😢

Bro you should do aye night video on abandoned places.😂😂

oosh g we got some uce gang on the sky discovery channel now g

Interesting video, many old museum gems there.

That’s childhood memories that place. Remember when that shop was actually open and the town had people

Theres definitely spirits all through that area, when I drove through that tunnel the hanging sign fell off just as i came out... weird sh!t, cool tho. Took me 5hrs to drive that highway from end to end. Loved it and will do it again

You guys could start up as NZ ghost hunters ❤❤😊

"Wind up the window g" 😂😂😂😂😂

Used too go too tokirima primary when i was a kid and we used too go too ohura for sports carnivals sometimes, so much fun. Bit sad seeing this town empty... had some friends from taumarunui highschool hostel from there, wonder if theyre still around

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Cool video! 🙂

Welcome to Ohura awesome views places tunnels 👍💯♥️👏gb

Good video bro.

It's fascinating to imagine the town's vibrant past with a population of 5,500 and five working garages.

Such a wholesome video lads

Someone’s lil cousin had too much kfc back in AKL and decided to wipe their hands on the truck 😂😂😂

Spent 6 months there a the local boarding house, against my will, back in the early 90s 😜...played the locals at rugby, and indoor bowls. Just stumbled across this video.... brings back good and bad memories👍

HUWOT! no gas sign ive never seen one before. BiG Ups Ohura Big Ups Uce Gang, Fresh Content 👆❤🙏

I love the Irish music and that tunnel is crazy 😜

Oh that tunnel...perfect place to shoot a Horror Movie....

1:19 That Sheep just chillin

Sheep or other cattle on the road was so common when I was growing up. You made me laugh because you were so surprised 🐑

Love that area, I live out of Hamilton and belong to the King Country 4x4 Club at Ngaroma forest and we often hold fund raisers for the local area drive through there often. Lovely people ma d place around there.

U boys hit a gold mine. Look at all them antiques

My dad use to work on the railway back in the 1980's and use to describe all these old towns and settlements. I even went to the prison down there.

That’s a good place for a zombie movie scene!

Not the low key freaking each other out and hunting ghost ones 😂 theirs a few towns like that in South island aswel.

Also the handprint on the car thing has happened to me in the past as well. You couldn't even properly wash the one I had off. Still haven't been able to figure that one out.

Traffic control in a ghost town. Bro give me a job like that too bro

The town virtually shut down when Ohura Prison was closed down and the prisoners went to Rangipo Camps or Waikeria Prison. The staff all moved out of the prison village, and the houses were taken away.

kid with a geasy hand touched the truck up in Auckland, driving through the tunnel the dust stuck to the grease. Someone got a young cousin that loves KFC? Cool vid watching you city boys out in the "🎶country roads"

With the mountains it kinda looks like Numbin and you know what this town and Nimbin have in common 👌🏾😉🍃💨

I've worked here a lot, I used to live down the road for a few years in Matiere, there was an awesome second hand shop still there a few years ago, I always said it would be an awesome place to film a horror movie lol. That tunnel was built by hand, it's all bout the main trunk line that used to carry out rakau. Churr, shot

Only thing that guy was doing Traffic management for was the ghosts 😂

2 of us had to go there to collect furniture from the 4square owner.he made us a big fry up lunch,while his mates done all the work.this was 98/99

Great video.

I knew it was Ohura soon as I saw it middle of nowhere in the king country ! Quite pretty but abandoned but people starting to live here again I understand

I was looking at purchasing a property there at some point, including the old Police Station complete with a holding cell in the backyard. Spent some time in the old jail which was kitted out as a B&B at the time.

Is this your new content the bros from SA going exploring hick towns of NZ?

Im from a place not far from there, place called Aria, where legends are made

Love watching this guy on insta tooo funny

You guys are so funny 😂

7:00 guy coming out of tunnel that’s who the hand print belongs to😂

The Patupaiarehe having fun playing with you fullas. Thats the Tahora tunnel not far at all from Ohura