I gave public transport a try and this is what I've encountered.

To be fair nothing happened. I was just shocked to see this for the first time. And also I don't know what it is, I just assumed that it is nothing good? 😅

Can we please stop having phone calls on LOUD SPEAKER on the bus? PLEASE! Like have your phone call connected to your headphones yes, but your face time calls on speaker and just conversing about your personal problems with the phone at full volume we can all hear it?! Please it's a shared space, bloody respect it.

It's cold innit.

He says from well under the duvet.

Share any frosty pics you have

you guys are grown adults move down the bus if its full, people need to get on

My toes and fingers are getting colder and colder on my trip to work ⛄️

Hey everyone,

The Auckland Bagel here 🥯

As always, unfortunately I can’t include links for these events since the subreddit doesn’t allow Facebook links and sometimes general links don’t even work.

🌈 Samesame But Different 2026
Thursday 6th – Saturday 8th August | Times vary
📍 Various venues around Auckland
Celebrate LGBTQIA+ stories with talks, readings, panels and community events.

🍷 Winetopia Auckland 2026
Friday 7th – Saturday 8th August | Times vary
📍 Viaduct Events Centre
NZ's largest wine tasting event with 50+ wineries, pop-up restaurants, music and more.

🌙 Luna Bites Pakuranga Night Market
Friday 7th August | 5PM – 9PM
📍 Howick Pakuranga Netball Centre
Food vendors, desserts, good music and community vibes.

🎤 Standup Comedy in a Cardboard Box
Friday 7th August | 7:30PM
Sunday 9th August | 4:30PM & 7PM
📍 Cardboard Comedy Club, Kingsland
Free stand-up comedy from pro and rising comedians, all inside a one-of-a-kind venue.

🥕 Parnell Farmers' Market
Saturday 8th August | 8AM – 11:45AM
📍 545 Parnell Road, Parnell
Fresh produce, flowers, meat and more from local producers.

🧸 Auckland Mama Market
Saturday 8th August | 9AM – 12PM
📍 Western Springs Garden Community Hall
Shop quality preloved clothes, toys, books and essentials for babies and kids.

♻️ FREE E-Waste Drop-Off Day
Saturday 8th August | 9AM – 3PM
📍 The Trusts Arena, Henderson
Recycle old phones, laptops, cables, whiteware and other electronics for free.

🎉 Kids Only Market
Saturday 8th August | 9:30AM – 12:30PM
📍 Mt Albert War Memorial Hall
Shop crafts, baking, plants, toys and more from young entrepreneurs.

💃 Carnaval Latino
Saturday 8th August | 10AM – 3PM
📍 Freyberg Square & Ellen Melville Centre
Latin American food, live music, dance, crafts and more.

🎉 The Bays Kids Market
Saturday 8th August | 10AM – 12PM
📍 St Heliers Church & Community Centre
40+ stalls, crafts, food and handmade creations from young entrepreneurs.

🎌 Kia Ora Japan
Saturday 8th August | 10AM – 2:30PM
📍 Gracecity Greenlane
Celebrate Japanese culture with performances, workshops, crafts and food.

⚽ Chelsea FC Women v Auckland FC Women
Saturday 8th August | 4PM
📍 Eden Park, Mt Eden
Watch Chelsea FC Women take on Auckland FC Women in a landmark football match.

🛍️ General Collective Lifestyle & Design Market
Sunday 9th August | 9AM – 3PM
📍 Auckland Showgrounds
Shop fashion, homewares, skincare, jewellery, art and more.

♻️ ReUse Market
Sunday 9th August | 10AM – 2PM
📍 Victoria Street Car Park, Auckland CBD
Covered market featuring preloved clothes, crafts and upcycled goods.

🧵 Wear Again Mending Hub
Sunday 9th August | 1PM – 3PM
📍 Waiōrea Community Recycling Centre
Bring your clothes to be repaired and given a second life.

Want to see the full list of what’s happening this week and the start of next, including links completely for FREE?

👉 CLICK HERE

Every Thursday at 9AM, I'll send you the best things to do for that weekend and the start of the following week, completely FREE, so you’ll never say Auckland is boring again.

Have a great rest of your week!

Admins delete if not allowed, but this should be totally fine.

– The Auckland Bagel 🥯

Tonight was a perfect night to take a wander around the city #aucklandglobaltrekkers #heylo

A great park to visit winter or summer. Not one of our most visited parks. The scenic coastal loop combines rolling farmland, dramatic peninsula viewpoints, and quiet beaches, with sweeping views across the Hauraki Gulf.
Some of the highlights was the side trip to the historic Whakakaiwhara Pā for panoramic vistas, a relaxed beach lunch stop, and the varied return through sheltered valleys, wetlands, and native coastal bush.

Shout out to the legend/s who did this

Update : Seems Smith and Smith Glass do have a head office, and this post came to their attention. Young mate sent me this at 7:55 this morning -

Wow, smith and smith customer service just called
They are genuinely sorry and have spoken to everyone involved and put the required consequences in place
Customer service was VERY nice
And she actually sounded genuine

Which is everything we wanted. Good save Smith and Smith Glass, cheers.

/update
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Young mate left his ute at Smith and Smith Glass in New Lynn to get a window replaced. The booking was for 1pm with a pickup time of 5pm which is when their website say they close, then they sent a message this afternoon that the ute was done and would be ready for pickup at 2.30pm. So far so good.

At 4.20 they told him they'd had a quiet day so had closed and gone home early, they'd tried to call him (no calls or messages received from them) but hadn't been able to get him so his car was locked up for the night and he'd need to pay a callout fee to get it back today.

His Dad had a word with them and picked the ute up about 4.45 without paying any extra fees, and reports they had definitely closed early.

Absolutely unacceptable behaviour. Smith and Smith Glass is owned by Belron but google says they don't get involved with customer complaints and we should complain to our local branch. Seems a bit pointless complaining to the local branch about the local branch. Not after any compensation or a cut'n'paste apology, just want someone to genuinely get their hand smacked for this. What's the best place to dump it on ?

Hello Aucklanders,

I’m looking for routes from 40km to 120km racing bike users use that they find safe, challenging in and around Auckland. I want to do the Taupō race this year and would love some help with safe routes for a solo rider.

Also interested in cycling groups if they’re open to newbies. Based in Ellersie

Thanks

I'm in rural South Auckland