Venatus 2 Report post Posted January 15, 2014 Hi guys, Im one of the admins of the site www.urbex.co.nz - we are back for 2014 with a fresh new look. Its all about abandoned and derelict buildings (amongst other stuff such as storm water drains) in NZ and includes photos/videos etc. Its a bit unorthodox and a bit unprofessional at times but hey, we have a lot of fun doing it and its something different to most peoples day to day lives so thought at least a few people might enjoy what we have done. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil-540i 166 Report post Posted January 15, 2014 I haven't got Facebook, but yea, really koooool what you've done there. Primo photography too - well done, keep it up.......... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M5V8 337 Report post Posted January 15, 2014 very cool pic. looks like the old fever hospital on my vic before the SPCA took it over. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffbebe 1559 Report post Posted January 15, 2014 Very cool. You're probably familiar with Andre Govia's work - he takes amazing pictures of abandoned and forgotten buildings... http://www.flickr.com/photos/andregovia/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
huff3r 347 Report post Posted January 15, 2014 Managed to get into the brewery tower yet? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sargasm 2 Report post Posted January 15, 2014 How does one get into something like this? I'm not particularly interested in the photography side of things, just general exploring. I regularly browse 28dayslater.co.uk while I'm working to kill time and it just fascinates me! Obviously we aren't blessed with the extensive history and old abandoned buildings as much as Europe but I'd love to meet like minded people and see what our country DOES have to offer in way of urbexing locations. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twisted 45 Report post Posted January 15, 2014 Love urban exploring/urban decay. Great pic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Venatus 2 Report post Posted January 16, 2014 Cheers guys, I usually actively hunt these places out, whenever I take a long trip from palmy to auckland I typically force myself to take a new route through the backroads, this how you find things. The facebook part of it is really run by Nathan, i typically run the website nowadays, though I was fairly uninvolved for a long time there. as for those in the lower north island/wellington, Im always keen to meet up, ill be in wellington on the 24th/25th/26th, Im not sure if ill get up to anything abandoned but ill try let the forum know if anyones keen for a bmw/urbex meet - the two can go pretty well in hand photography wise. At the Tui brewery meet you may have noticed I disappeared with my beers for a while - was poking round trying to find a way in - fairly secure if youre not into illegally gaining entry (I avoid this at all costs - my motto is wait until someone far more unscrupulous leaves you a way in!) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Venatus 2 Report post Posted May 24, 2014 FINALLY got around to adding a new location to the site, this is what happens when you work 3 weeks straight etc, nothing else gets done. This is also why the e30 is falling apart AGAIN. The new location is the abandoned Waikune Prison near the National Park township. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonic_attack 89 Report post Posted May 24, 2014 Being a bit of a hunter/collector I'll comfortably say there's a fortune in medical equipment props laying around discarded in the dirty old Hawera Hospital. A long time ago (25+years) I got to explore an abandoned pub. The Mungamahu Tavern out in the sticks from Wanganui. This wasn't just any pub, an old victorian establishment that would have served a huge area in isolation. Quite a surreal place with china cabinets full of knick-knacks, a floor to high stud ceiling library stacked full of books, pots and pans in the kitchen and on the coal-range, cutlery in the drawers etc, bedding, carpet and embossed wallpaper peeling off the hessian covered kauri. Was to be a thriving place but for the railway line being laid elsewhere and the place shrivelled and died, but for the pub/hotel which was so magnificently built. Nice work there anyway, I like it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nath 134 Report post Posted May 24, 2014 Cargill's castle in Dunedin is a wicked ruin Sent from my GT-I8190N using Tapatalk 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg111 13 Report post Posted May 24, 2014 We have 3 hospitals in HB that are all abandend, one of which will be turned into apartments this year. They are very spooky. I'd love to explore them! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antil33t 90 Report post Posted May 26, 2014 The old Burnside Freezers are pretty funny to wander round, they're in use with a car wrecker, so it's full of cars.. but heaps of the old warning signs/eyewash stations/big metal doors are still remaining. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pldubs 308 Report post Posted May 26, 2014 + 1 for cargils castle, Also the old airforce base area in hobsonville is pretty sick, some sweet graffiti aswel https://maps.google.co.nz/maps?q=auckland&ll=-36.794904,174.676116&spn=0.013935,0.01929&hnear=Auckland&t=h&z=16 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoKer 58 Report post Posted May 26, 2014 most of Dvke Hospital gone now: tunnels and few parts remain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Venatus 2 Report post Posted October 29, 2014 (edited) Hey guys, sorry Im useless at this upkeep of a website/social media etc thing. (Got sick of the e30 when it crapped out again, now in the process of m52'ing it.) We have finally gotten around to updating the website in the last couple of months etc. (added some south island locations and a couple more north island) In reply to peoples posts in this thread; The first pic in the thread is the old Hawera Hospital (Demolished now) To get involved just PM/email myself or Nathan, or visit the Facebook Cargills Castle is awesome, but I only got to see the outside The Burnside Freezers also looked awesome, but got a lot of filthy looks rolling round that area from the scrappers/car yard guys. They could probably guess why I was there. Still got to get around to seeing hobsonville unfortunately, though people do say theres some pretty cool parts still left. Dannevirke Hospital is pretty close to gone last time I went through, though I did get through an auxilary building last time I was over for work. (Lunch break of course) Edited October 29, 2014 by Ven Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Venatus 2 Report post Posted October 29, 2014 (edited) In reply to Hawkes Bay hospitals, I was only aware of the big one on hospital hill (unless youre counting waipuk/pukeora/dannevirke), where I was born, in this room pictured below most likely. When I got in, everything was completely mint, all the operating equipment still there. Such a waste, but such an awesome explore. It involved security, and that always involves fun... Edited October 29, 2014 by Ven Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Venatus 2 Report post Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) I believe I have snuck around that location but not frequently enough to find a way into the main towers, have been into a couple of the smaller auxilary labs though not much remains in those ones.. Accidentally walked right up to it and knocked on the door when I noticed a couple nice 4wds parked up...turned out it was the cops running the dogs round inside the main towers. From my last scope out it looks like a chunk is now used by a local boxing club, didnt know whether they would be keen for a fight over me sneaking around or not! Edited November 14, 2014 by Ven Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
