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About Auckland

Auckland is a city built on fifty-odd volcanoes and squeezed between two harbours, so almost everywhere you go there is water in view and a grassy cone on the skyline. New Zealand's largest city is also its most diverse, with Māori, European, Pacific Island and Asian communities shaping its food, festivals and neighbourhoods.

The Waitematā Harbour is the city's front yard. Ferries leave the downtown terminal for Devonport, the volcanic island of Rangitoto and the vineyards and beaches of Waiheke, while the waterfront around the Viaduct and Wynyard Quarter fills with diners in the evening. Above it all rise the Sky Tower and the arching Harbour Bridge.

Inland, the Auckland War Memorial Museum on its domain hilltop tells the stories of Māori and Pacific peoples, and summits such as Maungawhau and Maungakiekie give sweeping views across the isthmus. An hour's drive west, the black-sand surf beaches of the Waitākere Ranges feel a world away from the city.

Best seasonDecember to March for summer beach weather; spring and autumn are milder and quieter

Ideal stay3-4 days, plus island day trips

ArrivingAuckland Airport is about 20 km south of the city centre, linked by bus and shuttle services

12 Best Things to Do in Auckland

Landmarks 2

Auckland Sky Tower

Opened in 1997, the 328-metre Sky Tower is the tallest freestanding structure in New Zealand, and its glass-floored observation de...

Auckland Harbour Bridge

Opened in 1959, the steel arch of the Harbour Bridge links the city centre with the North Shore and has become one of Auckland's d...

Museums 2

Auckland War Memorial Museum

Standing on a hill in the Auckland Domain, this neo-classical museum holds one of the finest collections of Māori and Pacific Isla...

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

The country's largest art collection is housed in an 1888 French chateau-style building joined to a modern extension with a canopy...

Nature 2

Rangitoto Island

The symmetrical cone that dominates the harbour erupted from the sea only around 600 years ago, making it the youngest volcano in...

Waiheke Island

A ferry ride of about forty minutes from downtown brings you to Waiheke, an island of vineyards, olive groves, art studios and she...

Viewpoints 2

Maungawhau Mount Eden

At 196 metres, Maungawhau is the highest natural point on the Auckland isthmus, a volcanic cone with a deep, grassy crater that is...

Maungakiekie One Tree Hill

Rising from Cornwall Park, this terraced volcanic cone was once one of the largest Māori pā sites in the country, and the earthwor...

Neighborhoods 3

Viaduct Harbour and Wynyard Quarter

Redeveloped for the America's Cup, the Viaduct Harbour and neighbouring Wynyard Quarter now form Auckland's liveliest waterfront,...

Ponsonby Road

Ponsonby is one of Auckland's most fashionable inner suburbs, its main road lined with cafes, wine bars, restaurants and independe...

Devonport Auckland

A twelve-minute ferry ride across the harbour, Devonport is a seaside suburb of Victorian and Edwardian villas, bookshops and cafe...

Beaches 1

Piha Beach

About forty kilometres west of the city through the Waitākere Ranges, Piha is a wild black-sand surf beach divided by the huge bul...

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