Auckland Markets
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Topic: Auckland Markets
Posted By: MissCandice
Subject: Auckland Markets
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 9:18am
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Hi there
DF wants me to ask if you know of any Saturday markets in Auckland? Thank you! ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
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Posted By: Shorty
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 9:35am
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There is the Otara market in South Auckland. It is easier if you get there early as it can get quite packed.
Can't think of any others sorry. |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 9:59am
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Not that I can think of. Most of them are on Sundays. Like the Farmers markets etc. Isn't the Otara Markets on Sunday though? ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 10:04am
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I think Otara Markets is Sat... but then it was about 5 years ago I last went so it may have changed..
And yeah most of the ones I know of are Sunday  ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 10:09am
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Aotea Sqaure & Victoria park Markets ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 10:14am
| Avondale markets? I'm sure that was on a saturday, but I might be wrong. |
Posted By: Shorty
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 10:25am
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Otara is a Sat and Avondale is a Sun.
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Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 10:30am
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I told DF about the Otara market being on saturday. He said that isnt otara like the scary part of auckland? Hes worried that because hes big white and bald it might cause trouble?? Or attract unwanted attention??
LMAO i think hes just being paranoid! ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 10:34am
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I don't think he needs to worry, all kinds of different people go to the Otara markets. ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 10:39am
| omg lol @ Otara.. Its the most placid place i've ever been to. It has such a stigma about being rough etc - Try living in Manurewa. They'll steal your wheels off your car while you're driving ;) |
Posted By: Shorty
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 10:40am
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That is the great thing about Auckland, it doesn't matter what you look like no one will look twice at you.
When we lived in CHCH we could not go out without trouble! Never caused by us either! My DH is tall dark and handsome lol
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Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 10:41am
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LMAO MissAngel!
We have never been to Auckland so DF just didnt want to rock up to the bad part of town with them thinking hes a skinhead. Hes not though he just has AFRO as hair and hates it so shaves it.. ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 10:42am
Tall dark and handsome aye  thats the opposite of my DF hes Tall, well built and white lol, its just cause hes bald trouble comes to him------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 6:07pm
Whats wrong with Manurewa!! My friend lives there well Hill Park area and its not that bad. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
MissAngel wrote:Posted By: Neeks
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 6:24pm
Manurewa on the other side of the railway tracks is the bad part.. I should know, I lived there and someone stole my mags and I had JUST parked outside our house  -------------  
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Posted By: Shorty
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 6:55pm
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I suppose each suburb has its moments....we are in BHB and my DH had his wheels stolen from infront of our house!
Tall dark and handsome....black in otherwords lol
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Posted By: JadeC
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 7:01pm
Don't tell me that!! BHB is supposed to be quiet and full of old people! lol! And Otara market is cool, and your hubby will be fine. Most people are really really friendly there, but I wouldn't hang out there at night! ------------- http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 7:04pm
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Hell no! The whole of South Auckland scares me these days and I used to BE a gang banger!
Willie goes to the Avondale markets every few weeks, he fits right in with the wide cultural mix there  -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 7:44pm
Tall?!?!? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 7:50pm
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i still drive thru otara with my doors locked! def a south auckland thing!!!
dont leave bags in sight at otara markets in your car or they wont be there when you get back... |
Posted By: popcorn
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 8:04pm
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haha! The otara markets are great for fresh fruit/veg and funny t shirts etc, Chris is part samoan and so loves going there for a feed too
The Aotea square markets are really cool, food stalls and the AUT student designers etc do clothing, you can pick up one offs really cheap all sorts of stuff there, I rate it, you can park at the civic car park for about 5 dollars or so. Hope you have fun up here! |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 8:39pm
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Thanks guys.
LMAO about the driving through Otara with the doors locked. Dont know if we will go might just stick with dressmart and sylvia oark. We are going to have a look around before we head to dressmart. ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: popcorn
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 8:43pm
| u might run out of time hun, dressmart and SP are huge |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 8:45pm
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Well that was supposed to say Sylvia Park lol, but you knew what i was talking about. Yeah we might just stick with them. I want to go up the skytower too lol. ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: popcorn
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 9:15pm
| hehe you are going to have a busy day! shame you cant stay longer! |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 9:17pm
Yeah i know i wish we could. I think we are going to have to come up again and just fly there and back, we might bring Kylah next time though  ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: popcorn
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 9:19pm
| sounds good! you should come up for one of the ohbaby meet ups |
Posted By: KH25
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 9:22pm
Lol me too! I grew up in Papatoetoe, which is the next suburb from Otara - its so scary now, going back to visit my parents after living in nice safe Cambridge for a year! ------------- Kelly, mum to DD, 19Jun06 (26wks 1lb15oz) DS1, 24Oct10 (32wks 4lb11oz) and DS2, 31Dec11 (32wks, 4lb11) http://lilypie.com"> 
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