well, having john banks as its spokesperson hasn't done it any favours.

//Auckland is beautiful, i love it.

word.

didn't get the kisses bit though - manamana? embracing yoiur feminine side are we?

big city, people are busy, we feel left out.

if we were to think about it that much, that is.

When i first moved to Auckland in 1998, it struck me as being very soulless. I thought the people dressed incredibly boringly compared to Wellington, and there didn't seem to be any centre to anything. Part of that was due to living in Mt Roskill and spending all my time in the Queen St area, and as I got to know my way around and learnt about the different areas that changed a little, but I still feel like Wellington is more interesting and open.

I didn't want to move to Auckland, but I was quite surprised to discover that Aucklanders were not only perfectly normal, but social circles were a whole lot easier to break into than in other places I'd lived. Possibly I might have said the same about Wellington when I lived there, but I don't think I met any native Wellingtonians.

I think the reputation arose because Auckland's a really crappy place to visit. It's great living here, but it's such a different scale and setting to every other place in the country. People visit for a week from Timaru or Taihape, hate it, go home and complain about how loud and horrible it is and the people are all busy and surly*, and it just helps build on the existing reputation.

* On a tangent, I have this theory that surly doesn't necessarily equate to nasty. When you have to deal with a lot of different people every day, be it in your work or just in transit, weaving through the crowds or the traffic, you get very insular. If you're not required to interact with someone then you won't, just because you need the mental space to yourself. Thus, people in crowded cities are going to be more curt/reserved than people from smaller towns, and people in the cities actually appreciate other people being reserved a whole lot more for the same reason.

dude, dont even worry bout all those ppl bitching bout auckland. theyr jst jealous and bored cos ther aint nufn to do where they come from. auckland is kinda cool.

I don't mind Auckland, people I meet up there were friendly, even people stopped to talk to me when I walking down Queens St, which was cool, that hardly ever happans down here.
The only problem with the place it is too big & too many people.
A lot people seem to have problem down here with Auckland & a lot of them haven't been there!!
But you gotta admitt a lot people diss Invers way more Aucks, I've had it done, quite a bit on this forum too, when I mention I come from Invers I get a stupid dumbass remark from someone.

i think the media has a bit of an impact on people's perspective in a number of ways
when TVNZ moved their studios out if Christuchurch it basically disenfranchised the south island 's media voice and so because so much seems auckland generated , i think people, especially those from the south, feel under represented.

for example when that 'new zealand' music show space was on, there were so many auckland bands, and while i don't dispute that alot of good music comes from auckland, after a time it was clear that lesser talent was being shown rather than searching further afield for the best of what this country has to offer.

But in the same way, stations likes radio pacific and newstalk offer a good nationwide service
and these stations don't just take shit, if they don't like what you're saying, they cut you off
i'm surprised you gave the fool as much ear time as you did mananama

rednecks hate auckland becasue we have a few things here, like jobs, and people with the right number of toes who aren't all related to each other.

Southlanders bitch about Auckland, but Aucklanders don't bitch about Southland.
New Zealanders bitch about Australia, but Australians don't bitch about New Zealanders.

Auckland is a cool place, people just stop and think about themselves, even though its big city but its not like you guys don't use the places over here e.g: the movies, ice skating, rainbows end etc yeah thats right think twice before you dice your words people.

don't be offended its just the truth