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Popular Warnings or Dangers | Other Warnings or Dangers Tips | All Tips (17) The Auckland City council has an alcohol ban in force – In Parnell and Newmarket, it operates in public places from 10.00pm to 6.00am on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturday nights in designated areas. This was to curb the alcohol related problems resulting from the special Wednesday night drink deals which were being offered by Parnell's bars and clubs. The bans forbid people from bringing, carrying or drinking alcohol in public places within a ban area. This includes the possession or drinking of alcohol in vehicles within ban areas but does not cover drinking on private property or licensed premises. If you want to know more about these laws you can check out the website given. Leave a Comment
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The ozone layer above New Zealand (as with Australia) has been significantly eroded by ozone-depleting chemicals, and unprotected skin is more susceptible to sunburn and skin cancers than in other similar latitudes. Be careful in the sun and wear protection. Leave a Comment
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Auckland is known for its angry drivers so if you are driving in Auckland never touch the horn! I have seen taxi drivers hope out of there cars in peak hour traffic to punch the guy who was tooting there horn at them.In most occasions a member of the public would try and stop the fight and gets caught in it themselves. Most Auckland drivers carry weapons in there cars so NEVER roll down the window or open the door if some one confronts you unless you are ready for a fight.
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I grew up in Auckland and after moving to Australia in the early 1980's decided to head home for a visit after 25 years abroad-What a change of landscape- all my old haunts have gone, horrible office buildings in Queen St, not even close to what I remembered. I left because I was fed up with the violence and "staunch attitude" of people. What did I find on my return- well it has calmed down a bit from my teenage days as a boot boy/punk, but it is still there! I can count on one hand the number of serious fights I've seen here in Melbourne. It took me years to stop looking over my shoulder, but once home, it all came back. Why do we feel the need to bash one another for petty reasons? I've never encountered so many drunks as I do in Aussie, but they just enjoy themselves and get on with it. (Intelectually our trans-tasman cousins aren't exactly brain surgeons or even close to it, they are still rascist and sexist, socially backwards in many ways) and apart from a fair bit of mouthing off thats as far as it goes. I was in central AK for only an hour before I saw my first fight, some young teenagers brawling in High St, and people just walking past like they were playing with yo-yo's. In my 2 weeks back home I saw more violence than I have encountered in 25 yrs in OZ. Come on kiwis, get over yourselves, I'm just glad guns aren't easily available!
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My wife and I went to NZ for our 10th wedding anniversary 2007, We stayed in Auckland for three days,every-where at night there are thugs old and young, i think they are maori and pacific islanders, they stand around in menacing groups, many are dressed like american gangsters and covered in disgusting savage tatoos, we came out of a nightclub at around 1.00am and saw these two tatooed woman fighting on the sidewalk surrounded by a gang of drunk savages cheering them on, there were no police anywhere, we swiftly walked in the opposite direction.
We found all the places we stayed at in NZ had gang problems and was clearly evident by the number of youths and gangsters roaming the streets.
It wasnt till we got to Queenstown (south island of NZ) we felt safe, as we saw none of these tatooed mongrels or maori youth hanging round the shopping centre,,Tip Queenstown is good but stay away from all the other towns and main centres, from what we have heard many tourists have been murdered in NZ.
Also do not drive there, the young people in their raced up cars dominate the roads at night, and they are out of control, dont think the police give a damn about anything in NZ. we will never go there again. Leave a Comment
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In case you are tempted to fly aerolinas argentinas from Sydney into Auckland, DON'T DO IT!! I met this guy on the way to auckland and he told me his flight had been cancelled twice in the previous journey.. i thought he was just kidding... well... my flight was cancelled when i was at kiwi's place in the countryside and fortunately i was able to buy a new ticket with air nz... so far.. NO REFUND FROM FUC KING AEROLINAS... they told me, by email (like everyone is reading emails on vacation) that if i wanted to leave 5 days later i had to call the office in Milan!!!!).. so i assume they would want me to pay for my extra 5 days in nz...
SCREW THEM!! I hope they go bankrupt! Leave a Comment
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this is the signboard that welcomes you into Victoria Park Market....and it clearly states what is prohibited in the market. so note that no dogs allowed which will be an issue for some people.
on a lighter note, this photograph was taken for a reason. see, my parents' occupations are hawkers back here in singapore. they have been filling people's tummies with delicious yong tau foo(famous chinese dish) for abt 25 years now! so we jokingly exclaimed "what! they came all the way here and they can't go in!" :P Leave a Comment
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