Went back for visit to the otara market ,and sad to say it has lost the spark and volume it had a few years ago.You could get just about everything you want,there where heaps of stalls,now there seems to be very few,maybe it will bounce back,but hard to see that happening in todays climate.Avondales market seems to have more to... More

a good market & lots of people. Lots of Trees to sit under an have a feed. More

The fruit and vegetable stores have wares that you do not always find at supermarkets, so if you are Indian or an Islander, it probably makes sense to buy there. Prices are by and large not a big drawing card. You can get approximately the same in any Asian food shop, or even at Pak n Save. Then there are... More

Well Otara Market is the the place and I'm surprised not more tourists visit. We are now Aucklanders have been for couple of years. Shopping for way cheaper veges and fruit on a Saturday morning has become the thing to do for us. Far far cheaper than supermarkets. We were a bit dubious about the food caravans but tried some... More

We landed on Saturday earlier and wishing to do something different went to Otara Market. We found it a good place to see the locals shop for basic fruit and vegetables along with Chinese imports of toys, shoes, hats, etc. If you need to shop and want good prices then go, as far as a tourist spot, go only if... More

Well, what can I say "I was born St Helens Hospital and bred in Otara" my whole life was Otara, I went to Sandbrook primay, fergie, back in the dayz... everytime I go back to Aukalani, I have to hit the OTARA markets, there has always been a sense of belonging regardless, how long i've been away from my old... More

I grew up in Otara then moved to OZ many many moons ago and still is where I reside.. As a child the Otara Markets have always been the place to be on a Saturday morning...as an adult when I am back home I still make sure I visit the Otara Markets before I head back to Oz.. There is... More

I absolutley adore otara market, after growing up in new zealand and then heading over the ditch to aussie i miss alot of the cultural mixes of auckland, i believe at this market it offers alot to be seen, heard, smelt, tasted and trouched..... great range of native maori jewelrey, and fresh exotic fruit and veges from the paciffic. also... More

I've read a few glowing recommendations for this market so feel a little bit sad to say it wasn't that great. My girlfriend and I were in Auckland for the weekend and drove down on Saturday at around 11:00. To get there from Auckland, drive down the southern motorway and take the Otara exit. Turn left onto the main road... More