I see this as an eye opener to reverse cycles. I was born & raised in Otara, my whole life. I moved to Australia at the age of 21. I seen so much violence and crime growing up in otara and thought that was a normal way of living. I knew in my heart it was bad, but I was exposed to it. When I’m in front of a healthy way of living, like no violence or crime, I use to not know how to act because I wasn’t use to love and healthy living. When I hear these people’s stories it makes me want to do better and I have the opportunity to, so I’m going to take advantage of it . Thank you for this video. On to better things
Thanks for the memories. I was a skinny little white boy from Australia who grew up with Māori stepdad in Auckland in the seventies. He had lots of family in Otara . Spent a fare bit of thin there at his mums and with my cousins. Lots of fond memories. Chur from Queensland Australia. 🤙
This brought back so many memories 😌 fleamarket, Bairds Rd, Sandbrook Ave, Wymondley, kirikiti/league at Ngati Otara Park, Dawson, ETS, GWAYS, Snakeway 🤣, Flatbush, rec centre & pools, chicken & taro from the bakeries at 5-6am 🤤, Chatters Laundromat, bingo at Lady Siotara, polyfest (borderline Manukau but meh lol), Clover Park vs Ferguson, Tangaroa vs Hillary, the creek/s 😂, “sample boss” Velvet Cres - IYKYK, Win’s Diner, rugby games at ETRC, socials at ET Community Hall 😆, Matāfaga 👀, giant slide & bball games at Otamariki Park … list goes on. Otara will always be home. 274EVA 🤟🏼
Love the vids bro. Keep it up, you're getting much deserved attention on the platform and thanks for showing the world parts of New Zealand too many people are ashamed of. God Bless your journey brother
This is reality for most South aucklanders Otara is no different, I've lived in Auckland most of my life but seeing this is truly an eye opener, I don't see what most 'outsiders' see but when it's shown like this it really brings it home of how most Poly families live yet they remain proud ... alot of talent has come out of these places yet we can see how desolate these places are yet they triumph & it's due to the people's determination & pure love for where they come from & for that I'm sad but immensely proud of the people❤❤❤
@@evoids ... to make comparisons when in different countries makes your opinion on my comment is rather 'insensitive', I'm speaking 4 my country & what I see, this is not a 'popularity contest' to see "who has the biggest bragging rights" or who's country is the "most hardened" or who 'gets the most brownie points' ... I was not judging but merely making a comment BCOZ I LIVE HERE & this is my/our reality NOT YOURS so please don't make assumptions on 'how can this be eye opener' when you don't have any idea about my/our country THANK YOU (Not dissing/hating just my opinion ok)🙏🙏
Why are you even commenting obviously you HAVE NOT heard or received the message related to this story/podcast our I repeat OUR COUNTRY AOTEAROA 💯💯💯💯❤❤❤❤
Lived in Otara as a youngster on Ferguson Rd lived with my grandparents for awhile early 90s I came from the deep south of the sth island I attended Dawson primary for a bit and tbh coming from what I knew as a norm and living in Otara was a real eye opener even as a 11 year old at the time their norm was my wtf? Getting jumped for my 20 cents for street fighter seeing kids walkto school in bare feet and pissing down with rain was all new to me we didn't stay long we moved back to the deep south but far out I always imagined what my life would've of been if we stayed on in Otara coz even in the South I was no angel shot for the watch bro big solid shout to you for your content God Bless you brother
Shoutout from California. Was just in NZ for my cousins wedding and got a haircut from the toko Keenan at the Hotspot barbershop. Dope channel bro keep it up
Where your inspiration comes from, it’s meant to be, I was raised in Otara, now I live in Australia over the past 14 years, my husband is Australian, I come home to Otara. Great job
@EmilDamil-wt1yf home is Where the heart Is bruh nz government is trash can't survive here with the living cost high asf gas prices etc so why not leave to better your family
From a kiwi who grew up in south Auckland ( rewa) now living in Australia ( longtime now) loving these videos, I’ve done ok for myself in Aus and very grateful for that, but will always have a big soft spot for the people of south Auckland
I'm so glad the Otara scorpions guy mentioned the subject of rubbish ! 🗑 sick of certain people who litter! I'm from Wellington and the only people who litter are the filthy lazy refugees which I witnessed one time 4 or 5 years ago! I notice in Auckland many not all ethnic people litter and leave filthy messes after hiring event venues! I use to inspect locations all over Auckland when I moved here 1.5 yrs ago. I was horrified! I'm from Wellington and affluent, and very nice middle class suburbs was all I knew. And same with Auckland until I got my job which required me to drive all over the place! I only drove thru otara at times when I was going to inspect in ormiston. Went exploring in south Auckland and West and I hated it 😂 Was like so traumatizing to see slums. Another world I didn't know existed in Auckland! I knew about otara cos of once were warriors film but that was it! I moved to devonport when I came to Auckland. I've ever known the lovely part of Auckland Inner city and takapuna devonport. Your videos fascinate me 😮 I look forward to watching more. Your stories their stories so interesting!!! Good on yahs! 👍 👌
I left Otara in 95, home has changed, was in-between Wymondly and Glbert Road, my cousins still live in Wtmondly and My mum still live in Gilbert Rd, its amazing how much has changed. Love the insight thank you so much bro, wow so the shop is a barber shop now, use to be one of my fav fish and chip spots lol, got some stories lol, awesome bro.
Awesome to see Otara, from Yendarra kindergarten, Yendarra Primary, Ferguson Intermediate and Tangaroa College. Plus go to school with Vinny, and many more. Otara is where the heart is.... Thanks for the vid!!!
Bro OMC!!! OMG!! I just can’t believe it. It’s like a path of reckoning for me since that was my favorite childhood number and now I’m in South Auckland listening to this revelation!
Yes, it’s really noticeable if you compare it to 30 years ago. It used to be a dump, but now it’s nice, well cared for, maintained. People have definitely got more self respect and dignity.
Good to see the legend Sully and Lionel still doing good things in the community. Something in the waters in Pearl Baker, D Bell, V Matautia, R Wiki, M Vatuvai, Sorb rip, and Ermein rip across the bridge. Shout out to legendary youth worker Alan Va’a rip. Tin City forever the promise land.😮
Hearing that young fella talking about Vern Wilson was a bpast from the past. I remember him when he played at the Magpies. Also Andy Pereira ex La Salle. Good winger and great person.
Good to see the old neighborhood. Pearl baker brings back childhood memories. There was lots of challenging issues, but there was also lots of amazing things happening in the community, the place was alive and the heart of the hood beats strong. Keep shedding light on the real aotearoa brother Dave. God bless 🙌🏿 🙏🏿
Im proud to see one of us SEHC people making something of themselves and sharing love to the community 27:31 good old keenan. Never knew until i watched this video lol. Everyone is doing a beautiful job to uplift otara and to put away old narratives. Keep it going and no doubt it is all out of love. 🙂👍🏻
I remember back in the 70s in Otara its changed from back then as has Mangere Town Centre...awesome I actually love watching the bikes go past my whare on the GSR...cos Im allowed...😊
I really like New Zealand people.They are laid back,calmer and nicer then a lot of Australians. The Country is just more chilled.Australia is uptight,everything has a rule or law attached to it.Penalties for so many things.New Zealand seems to let people be a lot more.Better adventures too❤
As a kiwi I have found a lot of Australians to be openly hostile to anyone that doesnt possess their unique twang. There are always exceptions to the rule though 😊 Queenslanders tend to be great folk.
I’m a New Zealander and some of the people here can be “too chill”, to the point where bad behaviour is tolerated and even rewarded. Leaders don’t hold menaces accountable and we always make excuses for our poor decisions.
@@Jimjones-o5d I agree with the points made here. Australians are too in love with cotton wool and being a nanny state and hostile against anybody who isn't Australian. They do not tend to like New Zealanders. However, the standard of living is very high here, life has more potential and richer with more culture. I did get treated better after I lost the kiwi accent. There is good and bad.
Bro thanks for the memories! Otara born raised lived Clayton Ave & East Tamaki Rd, East Tamaki & Yendarra primary moved to oz when I was 10, still have family there. Now living UK. Otara will always be home 274
Karlos is cool Mr Sicc hes very loyal to his city big ups to Ngati Otara Iwi for doing something positive & all the different hoods that make up a very multicultural city to be fair that is a true reflection of Tamaki Auckland city as a whole.
When working on the roads we would always try to stop at the Otara town centre for lunch break. The cheapest lunch bars for pies & Fried chicken in Auckland. 👍
43:24 I remember that 8-tracc, bc it was the same 8-tracc from T.C i tried to take Home to make Instrumentals on 😅😅😅😅😅😅 Being there to witness 1st hand FlatBushWard ( Mr. Sicc x G-Locc x Facekilla x Eitch.T )create musical memories in our high skool years...still gutted i lost that only cassette Copy 🤦🏽 - salute to the homeboy Sicc x Big Roccs RIP TREMAR aka Facekilla #HOTB
Good to hear different insights of Otara from the OG’s talking about there up bringing in the hood! Nothings changed the OG’s have just grown up & just trying to pave a way for the younger generation to do better! Keep up the solid movement in the community my brothers! GOD IS GOOD!
Alot of great people there , love the markets worked with lot of good headcases and beautiful humans, still do, always made this irishman welcome, great music , culture, stories, creativity, great watch, nice one 🤙bad elements in every community, the best come from humble beginnings, chur 💚
Been 20 plus years since I've been to Otara. Means as video g. Funny how every hood in Australia and NZ all have a big bike culture. Shout out from Perth. Keep up the good work.
Bro, love your work! My Wife's a paramedic and a bunch of the infant death is co sleeping. Co sleeping makes sense emotionally but the risk is smothering your all and everything. My heart goes out to all
Born and raised 274, so many memories, played for scorpions before moving over to mangere east, grew up with Andy watched him play in that 1996 fox final at carlaw
Ōtara shopping centre & music studio. Brought back memories, 33 years ago whilst on the dole doing an outdoors pursuits course on the shore near Devonport, we were taken there to music studio & we wrote & recorded a song
Love how these guys all smile and are basically happy people. If theyre not its very hard to see different.Great Clip Guys. Much love from Australia. I envy the chilled attitudes and they are going back to basics to prevent crime, drugs, violence etc We could learn a thing or 2 from New Zealand. We probably have a slightly better standard of living but younwouldnt know it walking around Melbourne or Sydney
Otara, Manurewa, Mangere parts of West Auckland, Otahuhu all very similar. Lots of good people live in these areas and lots of hoha people as well. At the end of the day, as someone who grew up in South Auckland, I feel safer walking those streets than anywhere else. Otara market was the bomb growing up and visiting on Saturdays. South Auckland has a problem with takeaway shops, loan shark places, alcohol all being within walking distance of each other. Go to a more aflluent area of Auckland, and you will not see a loan shark place, or takeaway shops. I wonder why that is?
Seki Dave, and all the locals still in the hood, giving back to the hood. Churchbois Vinny & Karl, Sully great to see you guys doing your thing. Otara the safest place in the world. Great place, great peoples, great schools, churches and sports clubs. So many kiwi legends come out this town. My family still reside there, no place like home... Otara 0274. So many vehicles on the streets these days, we use to walk everywhere.
What I love seeing as a kid who grew up western Sydney where there’d be islanders and Māoris and got into the graffiti scene-Was the nz straight letter graffiti in our areas. Done with the fat caps and flares. That was the first style I’d get my friends to teach me.
Seen a lot of comments here comparing hoods like it’s a competition 🤦🏽♂️ must be kids lol but tbh been and seen a lot of low social economic areas in nz south aucks, flaxmere, porirua and in Aus claymore, mounty, Logan, Inala and one things for sure they are all hoods 💯💯 good to have pride in where your from but not arrogance!
Mean watch always love and miss the good vibes in otara living there and rewa before moving to Mackay Queensland, keen to see the next one. I’ve watched spanians videos and always said and hoped he go to nz one day and do one there but I’m glad the bro Dave felon show is doing it and holding it down there and doing a awesome job thank you good bless!!
Yooooo I used to live on Lawrence Place just at the top of Velvet. Sully was the man! All us kids on the block used to go down and ask him for bikes so we can roam around the hood! Some of my best memories are in Otara! ❤ HOTB
This is awesome,i grew up on Preston Rd & i have a lot of heart warming family & childhood memories of living there.Just an idea,for more interesting content ?maybe you can go to all the Once Were Warriors locations in Auckland?theres Otara & the Pub on Great South Rd?Papatoetoe,Otahuhu & a few more that are not too far like Waiuku i think for the Marae scenes,it might be worth finding out where exactly?Good on you brother,keep up the good work,Best of Luck with your channel,God Bless You & Praise the Lord for turning your life around🙏🏽🙏🏽💜💜💛💛💜💜
Shot bro. Was good to my hood. I married my wife who lived on Dawson road. I stayed in tindall crescent. Not all was bad for me. If you wanted change the opportunity to develop. Yes we were poor but the love of your family and hood kept you safe. Look forward to the next video.
Taught scuba diving in Otara. A lot of the boys came on the course. Even the bro Shannon aka toots from once were warriors, Good times. My dad grew up in Otara, Preston road. I grew up on Caspar Rd, we would cut through to Otara under the motorway. We considered ourselves sort of Otarians lol. Wander if the brother Wiki is still on Israel?
It’s good 2 see these videos off my old stomping grounds in and around sth aucks , brings back a lot off memories from my time growing up their and around west aucks back in my early teenage years before moving here too Melbourne S.E back n 2001. Onya mbro
Kia Ora Brother Dav,thank you for the awesome video,loved it,Im from a little town in the heart of the King Country,Taumarunui, Been to Tamaki Makaurau, been through the hoods,lived on Red Hill Papakura with my Uncle,Aunty cuzzie's who's,My whanau still live there,I have heaps of whanau living inTamaki. Nga mihi brother Dav TIIII TIIII TIIIIIIHAA 👆🏽 ❤️💛💚🖤
Not gonna lie Otara started that rap shit and influenced a whole bunch of polys that made us proud to be brown. Mr sicc a real otara o.g love to the 274 from Central.
Home of the brave!! Back in the wolf pack days from up in Tupu library down to cross power down in lovegrove! Grew up along side the stormtroopers when I was a kid, then slowly moving into the heat of crown Cres JC3s. Mad love to everyone in 274, RIP Allan Va’a BP!! ❤️
I went to school over the subway in papatoetoe and when walking home one day we saw them filming the scene where the tree was getting cut. It is directly opposite Caspar road.
Chuur bruddas . Hard times, harsh area, hard life. Sending aroha n vibes to thr dirty s. It's enlightening to see hoods round the motu. #livelearnrespect❤ oh and bomb ass rhymes.
New Zealand needed this series keep it up ❤
"If you're not doing something constructive, you're doing something destructive"
Great message.
I see this as an eye opener to reverse cycles. I was born & raised in Otara, my whole life. I moved to Australia at the age of 21.
I seen so much violence and crime growing up in otara and thought that was a normal way of living. I knew in my heart it was bad, but I was exposed to it. When I’m in front of a healthy way of living, like no violence or crime, I use to not know how to act because I wasn’t use to love and healthy living. When I hear these people’s stories it makes me want to do better and I have the opportunity to, so I’m going to take advantage of it . Thank you for this video. On to better things
You’re a woman too?
MAD LOVE TO EVERYONE IN OTARA !
The links to all the music played in the vlog are in the description.
Buthr ik those hits were mud yk honestly went wid da wrong fob oh shi Yous gospel😅
Much love brother.. Welcome to mah hood🙏we are blessed. Looooove your vid shots of the drones..
Zaa brotha you should do a video on the Darkside of Pukekohe #Fisttown✊🏾✊🏾
Amen bro Amen
Thanks for the memories. I was a skinny little white boy from Australia who grew up with Māori stepdad in Auckland in the seventies. He had lots of family in Otara . Spent a fare bit of thin there at his mums and with my cousins. Lots of fond memories. Chur from Queensland Australia. 🤙
Chur Brother ✌
Goldie?
@@stupidhead9117 Sunshine Coast
I really miss home
This brought back so many memories 😌 fleamarket, Bairds Rd, Sandbrook Ave, Wymondley, kirikiti/league at Ngati Otara Park, Dawson, ETS, GWAYS, Snakeway 🤣, Flatbush, rec centre & pools, chicken & taro from the bakeries at 5-6am 🤤, Chatters Laundromat, bingo at Lady Siotara, polyfest (borderline Manukau but meh lol), Clover Park vs Ferguson, Tangaroa vs Hillary, the creek/s 😂, “sample boss” Velvet Cres - IYKYK, Win’s Diner, rugby games at ETRC, socials at ET Community Hall 😆, Matāfaga 👀, giant slide & bball games at Otamariki Park … list goes on. Otara will always be home. 274EVA 🤟🏼
Hagayyy
I was brought up at 44 wymondley when I wasa kid use to go there every holiday miss that place that was our grandfather's whare ❤❤
WORD FREAL4REALZ
My grandparents lived on wymondley from the 1950's to the 1990's. I used to ride my bike from mangere east to visit them.
Kura hard 👀
Love the vids bro. Keep it up, you're getting much deserved attention on the platform and thanks for showing the world parts of New Zealand too many people are ashamed of. God Bless your journey brother
These walkthroughs of back home are good value!! So many memories of what growing up in NZ in the 90s was like. So many hoods look like this.
This is reality for most South aucklanders Otara is no different, I've lived in Auckland most of my life but seeing this is truly an eye opener, I don't see what most 'outsiders' see but when it's shown like this it really brings it home of how most Poly families live yet they remain proud ... alot of talent has come out of these places yet we can see how desolate these places are yet they triumph & it's due to the people's determination & pure love for where they come from & for that I'm sad but immensely proud of the people❤❤❤
how this a eye opener go to latin america make these places look like paradise even Sydney to
@@evoids ... to make comparisons when in different countries makes your opinion on my comment is rather 'insensitive', I'm speaking 4 my country & what I see, this is not a 'popularity contest' to see "who has the biggest bragging rights" or who's country is the "most hardened" or who 'gets the most brownie points' ... I was not judging but merely making a comment BCOZ I LIVE HERE & this is my/our reality NOT YOURS so please don't make assumptions on 'how can this be eye opener' when you don't have any idea about my/our country THANK YOU (Not dissing/hating just my opinion ok)🙏🙏
Love your kaupapa my brother I understand you
Why are you even commenting obviously you HAVE NOT heard or received the message related to this story/podcast our I repeat OUR COUNTRY AOTEAROA 💯💯💯💯❤❤❤❤
@@bernadettetai5122 if it's so good why do you all move to Australia 😂
Mount Druitt: Yeah im pretty hood
Otara: hold my taro dox
Bahaha mt druitt ain’t hood
I grew up in Otara and now close to Mt Druitt - both are hood in their own ways
naaah, people from mt druitt aren't escaping to come to Otara, its the other way around .@@bp792
😂😂😂😂
Onefour have roots in Otara and Samoa 🇼🇸
Lived in Otara as a youngster on Ferguson Rd lived with my grandparents for awhile early 90s I came from the deep south of the sth island I attended Dawson primary for a bit and tbh coming from what I knew as a norm and living in Otara was a real eye opener even as a 11 year old at the time their norm was my wtf? Getting jumped for my 20 cents for street fighter seeing kids walkto school in bare feet and pissing down with rain was all new to me we didn't stay long we moved back to the deep south but far out I always imagined what my life would've of been if we stayed on in Otara coz even in the South I was no angel shot for the watch bro big solid shout to you for your content God Bless you brother
Shoutout from California. Was just in NZ for my cousins wedding and got a haircut from the toko Keenan at the Hotspot barbershop. Dope channel bro keep it up
Where your inspiration comes from, it’s meant to be, I was raised in Otara, now I live in Australia over the past 14 years, my husband is Australian, I come home to Otara. Great job
@EmilDamil-wt1yf hater
@EmilDamil-wt1yf it's called a better life bruh
@EmilDamil-wt1yf home is Where the heart Is bruh nz government is trash can't survive here with the living cost high asf gas prices etc so why not leave to better your family
You can take the 3rd generation of Samoans in Australia. That are still Living in government housing if you want them.
absolute TRAITOR.
From a kiwi who grew up in south Auckland ( rewa) now living in Australia ( longtime now) loving these videos,
I’ve done ok for myself in Aus and very grateful for that, but will always have a big soft spot for the people of south Auckland
Yassss!!!! This right here 🤙🏾
Funny and cool dude talking in the black & yellow t shirt black Cao 😅😂 👍
I'm so glad the Otara scorpions guy mentioned the subject of rubbish ! 🗑 sick of certain people who litter! I'm from Wellington and the only people who litter are the filthy lazy refugees which I witnessed one time 4 or 5 years ago! I notice in Auckland many not all ethnic people litter and leave filthy messes after hiring event venues! I use to inspect locations all over Auckland when I moved here 1.5 yrs ago. I was horrified! I'm from Wellington and affluent, and very nice middle class suburbs was all I knew. And same with Auckland until I got my job which required me to drive all over the place! I only drove thru otara at times when I was going to inspect in ormiston. Went exploring in south Auckland and West and I hated it 😂 Was like so traumatizing to see slums. Another world I didn't know existed in Auckland! I knew about otara cos of once were warriors film but that was it! I moved to devonport when I came to Auckland. I've ever known the lovely part of Auckland Inner city and takapuna devonport. Your videos fascinate me 😮 I look forward to watching more. Your stories their stories so interesting!!! Good on yahs! 👍 👌
Solid watch brother! Dope to see Colorway OGz showin love & sharing a bit of their past with Us 🙌 RIP FACE. RIP ERMEHN. All love from Htown 🤟
I left Otara in 95, home has changed, was in-between Wymondly and Glbert Road, my cousins still live in Wtmondly and My mum still live in Gilbert Rd, its amazing how much has changed. Love the insight thank you so much bro, wow so the shop is a barber shop now, use to be one of my fav fish and chip spots lol, got some stories lol, awesome bro.
Churr finally plugged steady marchin🙌🏻 love your work brother!
from Scotland 🏴🤜🏻🤛🏻
These are the most humble interviews ive ever witnessed 😢
Love my home| love my people! Thank you for sharing this. Niue hosts, represent!!!
Awesome to see Otara, from Yendarra kindergarten, Yendarra Primary, Ferguson Intermediate and Tangaroa College. Plus go to school with Vinny, and many more. Otara is where the heart is.... Thanks for the vid!!!
Nice
Bro OMC!!! OMG!! I just can’t believe it. It’s like a path of reckoning for me since that was my favorite childhood number and now I’m in South Auckland listening to this revelation!
This was a solid ep!! Love ur work, heaps of history in Otara hundred!!!
Keep em coming keep em coming!
Best podcasts in my opinion period!
Much love to you all.
God bless! 🙏
The houses and yards in the estate look well maintained, credit to the occupants. There is dignity there.
Yes, it’s really noticeable if you compare it to 30 years ago.
It used to be a dump, but now it’s nice, well cared for, maintained.
People have definitely got more self respect and dignity.
Good to see the legend Sully and Lionel still doing good things in the community.
Something in the waters in Pearl Baker, D Bell, V Matautia, R Wiki, M Vatuvai, Sorb rip, and Ermein rip across the bridge.
Shout out to legendary youth worker Alan Va’a rip.
Tin City forever the promise land.😮
Too much my brother. Loving it. God bless you bro. 275 for life
Hearing that young fella talking about Vern Wilson was a bpast from the past. I remember him when he played at the Magpies. Also Andy Pereira ex La Salle. Good winger and great person.
Good to see the old neighborhood. Pearl baker brings back childhood memories. There was lots of challenging issues, but there was also lots of amazing things happening in the community, the place was alive and the heart of the hood beats strong.
Keep shedding light on the real aotearoa brother Dave.
God bless 🙌🏿 🙏🏿
Im proud to see one of us SEHC people making something of themselves and sharing love to the community 27:31 good old keenan. Never knew until i watched this video lol.
Everyone is doing a beautiful job to uplift otara and to put away old narratives. Keep it going and no doubt it is all out of love. 🙂👍🏻
Like the hat bro, watching from Rarotonga, Cook Islands 🇨🇰 keep up the solid content!
I remember back in the 70s in Otara its changed from back then as has Mangere Town Centre...awesome I actually love watching the bikes go past my whare on the GSR...cos Im allowed...😊
I really like New Zealand people.They are laid back,calmer and nicer then a lot of Australians.
The Country is just more chilled.Australia is uptight,everything has a rule or law attached to it.Penalties for so many things.New Zealand seems to let people be a lot more.Better adventures too❤
As a kiwi I have found a lot of Australians to be openly hostile to anyone that doesnt possess their unique twang. There are always exceptions to the rule though 😊 Queenslanders tend to be great folk.
I’m a New Zealander and some of the people here can be “too chill”, to the point where bad behaviour is tolerated and even rewarded. Leaders don’t hold menaces accountable and we always make excuses for our poor decisions.
@@Jimjones-o5d I agree with the points made here. Australians are too in love with cotton wool and being a nanny state and hostile against anybody who isn't Australian. They do not tend to like New Zealanders. However, the standard of living is very high here, life has more potential and richer with more culture. I did get treated better after I lost the kiwi accent. There is good and bad.
Bro thanks for the memories! Otara born raised lived Clayton Ave & East Tamaki Rd, East Tamaki & Yendarra primary moved to oz when I was 10, still have family there. Now living UK. Otara will always be home 274
Karlos is cool Mr Sicc hes very loyal to his city big ups to Ngati Otara Iwi for doing something positive & all the different hoods that make up a very multicultural city to be fair that is a true reflection of Tamaki Auckland city as a whole.
When working on the roads we would always try to stop at the Otara town centre for lunch break. The cheapest lunch bars for pies & Fried chicken in Auckland. 👍
Thanks for doing these vids bro. So much cool resources for our youth through our communities. Beautiful history & truths to learn too ❤️
This was a dope walk through brother. So much history.
Born n raised in this hood and now I serve the Lord
Hood 😂
And i serve my community, with my job as a community support worker.
this has got to be the best video and the one in rewa. You got some REAL OGs speaking and its great to see their lives have changed positively.
43:24
I remember that 8-tracc, bc it was the same 8-tracc from T.C i tried to take Home to make Instrumentals on 😅😅😅😅😅😅
Being there to witness 1st hand FlatBushWard ( Mr. Sicc x G-Locc x Facekilla x Eitch.T )create musical memories in our high skool years...still gutted i lost that only cassette Copy 🤦🏽
- salute to the homeboy Sicc x Big Roccs
RIP TREMAR aka Facekilla #HOTB
Oh wow the elderly man in straw hat! His testimony is beautiful!! Letting go of that pain is amazing too
Good to hear different insights of Otara from the OG’s talking about there up bringing in the hood! Nothings changed the OG’s have just grown up & just trying to pave a way for the younger generation to do better! Keep up the solid movement in the community my brothers! GOD IS GOOD!
Alot of great people there , love the markets worked with lot of good headcases and beautiful humans, still do, always made this irishman welcome, great music , culture, stories, creativity, great watch, nice one 🤙bad elements in every community, the best come from humble beginnings, chur 💚
Been 20 plus years since I've been to Otara. Means as video g. Funny how every hood in Australia and NZ all have a big bike culture. Shout out from Perth. Keep up the good work.
Legend vlog brother
Good to give Spans a shout out too
So humble
Bro, love your work! My Wife's a paramedic and a bunch of the infant death is co sleeping. Co sleeping makes sense emotionally but the risk is smothering your all and everything. My heart goes out to all
I first went to Otara when i was in my late 20s. I cried because it was so overwhelming.
Hahaha
😂 what Otara Markets hit
Born and raised 274, so many memories, played for scorpions before moving over to mangere east, grew up with Andy watched him play in that 1996 fox final at carlaw
Too solid brother!! OTARA 4 LIFE!!
God Bless always 🙏🏽💯
Cheers for taking me around brother 💛
Those once were warriors references were graaaagub uce😂😂😂
Ōtara shopping centre & music studio. Brought back memories, 33 years ago whilst on the dole doing an outdoors pursuits course on the shore near Devonport, we were taken there to music studio & we wrote & recorded a song
Love these - keep them coming bro. 275 Peace!
Love how these guys all smile and are basically happy people. If theyre not its very hard to see different.Great Clip Guys.
Much love from Australia.
I envy the chilled attitudes and they are going back to basics to prevent crime, drugs, violence etc
We could learn a thing or 2 from New Zealand.
We probably have a slightly better standard of living but younwouldnt know it walking around Melbourne or Sydney
Otara, Manurewa, Mangere parts of West Auckland, Otahuhu all very similar. Lots of good people live in these areas and lots of hoha people as well. At the end of the day, as someone who grew up in South Auckland, I feel safer walking those streets than anywhere else. Otara market was the bomb growing up and visiting on Saturdays.
South Auckland has a problem with takeaway shops, loan shark places, alcohol all being within walking distance of each other. Go to a more aflluent area of Auckland, and you will not see a loan shark place, or takeaway shops. I wonder why that is?
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Yes 👍🏻 so true. Especially the takeaways.
Face killa hasn't left my speakers since i first heard him so so many years ago. RIP.
Seki Dave, and all the locals still in the hood, giving back to the hood. Churchbois Vinny & Karl, Sully great to see you guys doing your thing. Otara the safest place in the world. Great place, great peoples, great schools, churches and sports clubs. So many kiwi legends come out this town. My family still reside there, no place like home... Otara 0274. So many vehicles on the streets these days, we use to walk everywhere.
Yeah it's only safe during the day though 😄 you have to keep looking over your shoulder during the night
What I love seeing as a kid who grew up western Sydney where there’d be islanders and Māoris and got into the graffiti scene-Was the nz straight letter graffiti in our areas. Done with the fat caps and flares. That was the first style I’d get my friends to teach me.
Seen a lot of comments here comparing hoods like it’s a competition 🤦🏽♂️ must be kids lol but tbh been and seen a lot of low social economic areas in nz south aucks, flaxmere, porirua and in Aus claymore, mounty, Logan, Inala and one things for sure they are all hoods 💯💯 good to have pride in where your from but not arrogance!
I've been listening to your podcast fron the start bro. Keep up Gods work Salute bro.
The best musician's come from Otara south Auckland 274 hood❤lots of talent takes off here.
Big facts! So much hidden talent in Otara
Mean watch always love and miss the good vibes in otara living there and rewa before moving to Mackay Queensland, keen to see the next one. I’ve watched spanians videos and always said and hoped he go to nz one day and do one there but I’m glad the bro Dave felon show is doing it and holding it down there and doing a awesome job thank you good bless!!
Finally! Grew up on Capstick Road/Ferguson (3 min walk from Crown Cres iykyk) 274 🦂🇨🇵
Holy!!! 60A Cobham here 😂
@@Maaardie good ol Cobham hahaha my aunt lived on Nola Ave.
@@spaea2062 Oooosh!!! My grandparents lived at Cobham for over 20yrs. It wouldn't surprise me if they knew each other depending on the times hehe.
Crossing from Otahuhu to Wymondley across the pipe to see the then missus, carrying a friends casket into WhaiOra, mixed memories from long ago
Church Bois! Chur. I remember meeting you guys at Festival One a few years back.
Yooooo I used to live on Lawrence Place just at the top of Velvet. Sully was the man! All us kids on the block used to go down and ask him for bikes so we can roam around the hood! Some of my best memories are in Otara! ❤ HOTB
This is awesome,i grew up on Preston Rd & i have a lot of heart warming family & childhood memories of living there.Just an idea,for more interesting content ?maybe you can go to all the Once Were Warriors locations in Auckland?theres Otara & the Pub on Great South Rd?Papatoetoe,Otahuhu & a few more that are not too far like Waiuku i think for the Marae scenes,it might be worth finding out where exactly?Good on you brother,keep up the good work,Best of Luck with your channel,God Bless You & Praise the Lord for turning your life around🙏🏽🙏🏽💜💜💛💛💜💜
Love these vlogs bro, keep em coming!
Solid mabro OTARA home of the brave Cookisland represent
This is an awesome and honest doco! Thank you for your mahi, keep doing it 👊
Shot bro. Was good to my hood. I married my wife who lived on Dawson road. I stayed in tindall crescent. Not all was bad for me. If you wanted change the opportunity to develop. Yes we were poor but the love of your family and hood kept you safe. Look forward to the next video.
Thanks for the tour King Dave, keeping it real. g’day Otara sending love from Perth Oz
Taught scuba diving in Otara. A lot of the boys came on the course. Even the bro Shannon aka toots from once were warriors, Good times. My dad grew up in Otara, Preston road. I grew up on Caspar Rd, we would cut through to Otara under the motorway. We considered ourselves sort of Otarians lol. Wander if the brother Wiki is still on Israel?
Old Shannon tahere
@@josephpaerau9144 true he’s a Tahere. Is he still down pearl baker.
He had the baddest orange ute
He had the baddest orange ute
@@josephpaerau9144 yeah they were always working on cars. Had a mean skyline too at one point.
It’s good 2 see these videos off my old stomping grounds in and around sth aucks , brings back a lot off memories from my time growing up their and around west aucks back in my early teenage years before moving here too Melbourne S.E back n 2001. Onya mbro
Home of the brave !!! Loved it
Love this episode uso!!!!! Really brought me back home. God is good. Also always appreciate you using my songs! Love you my uce!
Thank you for letting me use them ❤️. keep ‘em coming !
Solid episode brother 🤜🏾🤛🏾
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Kia Ora Brother Dav,thank you for the awesome video,loved it,Im from a little town in the heart of the King Country,Taumarunui,
Been to Tamaki Makaurau, been through the hoods,lived on Red Hill Papakura with my Uncle,Aunty cuzzie's who's,My whanau still live there,I have heaps of whanau living inTamaki.
Nga mihi brother Dav
TIIII TIIII TIIIIIIHAA 👆🏽
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lol used to live opposite Bairds rd shops when Mrs little owned the laundry and the dairy?colleen,marshall.older brothers called :”Tin city jammers”
My home 🥹💛 love this brother. Thank you for putting Otara on a world stage x
Not gonna lie Otara started that rap shit and influenced a whole bunch of polys that made us proud to be brown. Mr sicc a real otara o.g love to the 274 from Central.
Put some respect on Young Sid aswell bruv he put Otara on the map big time
Shout-out to the brother, Awesome content. Also massive to Albert And the rest of the the brothers nothing but love and respect to you all
Sully is a legend of Otara 💯💯💪
Best podcast around. Making Nz proud my brother, proud to be South Auckland always forever! Home 😎🙏
this video made me go check out there music .. real talent Seki uce
awesome learning about different parts of the country and how other people live!
OTARA to the world solid brothers 274❤💯🔥🔥
Another banger my g!
Love what you’re doing with these hood vlogs brother! Keen to see where you take us next 💯
Back when I lived there-it was the land of the Storm Troopers
you must be pretty old
Hard it was now it seems like tribesmen
Bruh the samoan guy i worked with is 65 years old now and he was a kid under the storm trooppers back in the day😂😂
@@KanyeEast-sx1iinah killer Beez now brother
The place is where legends are maid
Back with more quality content bro . God bless you and your team
Home of the brave, let's roll...💪🏾😎
Home of the brave!!
Back in the wolf pack days from up in Tupu library down to cross power down in lovegrove! Grew up along side the stormtroopers when I was a kid, then slowly moving into the heat of crown Cres JC3s. Mad love to everyone in 274, RIP Allan Va’a BP!! ❤️
Awesome job Los
“Our social media was the liquor shop” lol. The good ol’days.
Big up fellas, keep doin your thing Dave 🤙
Rocky talking facts, much love from 275
Why is the wearing Lady Sunglasses?
@@vd0o666there your ladies
I went to school over the subway in papatoetoe and when walking home one day we saw them filming the scene where the tree was getting cut. It is directly opposite Caspar road.
I remember the legionaries used to chill in that red hut back in the days used to be BHB boulevard home boys
You need a part 2 and 3 lol,i was very interested in it 👍
Cheaa all the Niueans haha 🇳🇺✊ solid video boys🙏 #SA
What's that song at 24:37 ??? Hectic jam!
Chuur bruddas . Hard times, harsh area, hard life. Sending aroha n vibes to thr dirty s. It's enlightening to see hoods round the motu. #livelearnrespect❤ oh and bomb ass rhymes.
I'm from Clendon. But this right here made me shed a tear. Iykyk 💯 🙏 memory lane
Ohh and of course Rest In Peace to FaceKilla the best South auckland rapper of all time in my book
Along with ermehn Rest In Peace uso