Talk:Karangahape Road

Better image


"and formerly, for being a red light district" needs to be changed, k road is still very much active in this regard

Now here I was, about to upload an image for K'Road, and there is already another here. To be honest, not really a good one. Problem is, mine is not much better (but still, maybe a bit). I'll post it here first, and unless people disagree, may eventually replace the current one. Though if somebody (or me myself) makes a better one in the meantime, that would be best.

Best would be a picture from somewhere higher up. Any publically accessible 'outlooks' along K Road? MadMaxDog 12:51, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
 * With all respect to the other photographer, the one in the article at present isn't worth including, in my opinion. Max's photo may not win any awards either, but it is a much better picture, and should replace the one in the article.- gadfium 21:58, 29 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Have produced a better picture today in the same spot. Already replaced, see right-hand side. MadMaxDog 06:03, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

I can take some pictures since I work along there. My office is set a little back though so no good overhead views (and the winodws on the road side can't be opened). Any requests? - SimonLyall 08:47, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I've put the photos here. Thoughts on ones worth keeping? - SimonLyall 09:43, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
 * You've got the permissions set up so I can't see the photos. Also, it would be nice if you put the photos into a gallery there, so we don't have to click on each one.- gadfium 19:05, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Permissions fix sorry. Getting some gallary setup working is somewhee on my todo list, not this week though - SimonLyall 19:14, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I like this a lot and this a little less, but both could be improved by tweaking the balance and contrast (I use Paint Shop Pro's one-click photo fix for many of my shots). We should keep MadMax's photo too, there's room in the article for three photos. I like this one of Symonds St too, but I'm not sure what article it should go in.- gadfium 21:07, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Err you said the same one twice, could you please clarify and I'll updaload them for people to play with. Symonds St one was a possible for Bus lane - SimonLyall 10:22, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I've now fixed the first link.- gadfium 18:07, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Sample pictures added below. I am away for the next couple of days. Feel free to add as is or tidy. - SimonLyall 20:13, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

I do not like any of the current images on offer. Too much ashphalt in all of them. Need to get a couple of front on pics of shop frontages especially in the more "colourful" end of the road. The article could do with a cleanup as well - lots of red links etc. Alan Liefting 21:51, 18 May 2007 (UTC)


 * The problem is that its actually hard to get a good view down the shop frontages without either: a) having only one or two buildings at most in the image or b) getting 'lots of asphalt'. I have been trying to find a higher vantage point from which to take some photos, but no luck so far. MadMaxDog 09:12, 19 May 2007 (UTC)


 * As for the redlinks, they are (mostly) unproblematic, as they are based on heritage information, (sadly not inline). Technically, you could remove the links themselves, but there is no extreme need. One day somebody may create them. MadMaxDog 09:14, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

259 k' road
Eagle bar currently. Interested in heritage or history Rhys Snell (talk) 01:10, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

Article length/tone
Currently there's a lot of issues with this page; lacking sources, overly detailed, and poor pictures. I can get more recent photos in the next week or two along with trawling some archives, but I'm not sure how much to cut down on info due to notability issues. Don't think the notable residents/buildings lists need to be as long, but I'd prefer a second opinion before doing that. Dudsud (talk) 08:31, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
 * The article is under 60 kb of markup, which is not excessive. Much of the material on notable buildings and landmarks was added by a local historian who used to conduct guided walks in the area, and even though some of it is unsourced I think it is valuable. The redlinks could be unlinked, and it wouldn't be difficult to improve the sourcing, e.g. for the Vegas Girl (the strip club was called Las Vegas but I believe the artwork is just called Vegas Girl). I think we could remove all redlinked entries from the list of residents - this is our usual standard for such lists. I'd be happy to keep any which are given a relevant reference, so lets leave the pruning of that list for a month to give any editors a chance to go through it.
 * Improved photos are always welcome. There are discussions above on photos which several of us tried to improve in 2007.- gadfium 18:31, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
 * We have quite a few K'rd-related books at the Auckland Museum library - I've asked our Wikipedia summer students if they're interested in working on the page, and they seemed keen! They might have some time in mid-February. --Prosperosity (talk) 02:12, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
 * On second read-through the buildings/landmarks are good to have, I'll chip away at the page for now trying to improve the overall tone, and leave any removal of information until after Feb. Dudsud (talk) 08:47, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
 * The Famous Shops on K Road section appears unencyclopedic. It is entirely sourced, reads like a directory, just full on trivia. I've flagged it an unsourced for the short time. Ajf773 (talk) 10:40, 7 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Actually, that section has three sources. It should have a source per line, but it isn't entirely unsourced, so I have removed your tag. I would have replaced it with a more sources, but there's already such a tag on the article.-Gadfium (talk) 19:23, 7 July 2024 (UTC)