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Often people want to store their luggage for the day only, between flights or between a flight and the departure of a cruise ship. This has become increasingly difficult since the age of terrorist threats.

In Auckland you can store your luggage at all i-sites (Visitor Information Centres).

Here is a list of the locations and operating hours:

Auckland i-SITE Visitor Information Centre
Atrium, SKYCITY Auckland, Corner Victoria and Federal Streets
Phone: +64 9 363 7182 or 0800 AUCKLAND
Open: Seven days, 8am to 8pm

New Zealand i-SITE Visitor Information Centre
137 Quay Street, Princes Wharf, Downtown Auckland
Phone: +64 9 307 0612 or 0800 AUCKLAND
Open: (Oct to Mar) Mon to Fri: 8.30am to 6pm. Sat to Sun: 9am to 5pm. (Apr to Sept) 9am to 5pm

Auckland International Airport
Arrivals Hall, Auckland International Airport
Phone: +64 9 275 6467 or 0800 AUCKLAND
Open: Seven days, 24 hours

Auckland Domestic Airport
Air New Zealand Terminal, Auckland Domestic Airport
Phone: +64 9 256 8480 or 0800 AUCKLAND
Open: Seven days, 6am to 10pm

Waiheke Island
Matiatia Wharf, Oceanview Road, Waiheke Island
Phone: +64 9 372 1234 or 0800 AUCKLAND
Open: Mon to Sun 9am to 5pm

Favorite thing: Based on the British Blue Ensign (since New Zealand was a British colony), the New Zealand flag consists of the Union Flag in the upper hoist position, and the Southern Cross represented by four five-pointed stars in the fly. It is very similar to the Australian flag (which does cause a fair bit of confusion), except there are ONLY 4 stars in the Southern Cross on the New Zealand flag, while there are 6 on the Australian flag. The stars are also white-outlined red in the former, and totally white in the latter.

Fondest memory: Like Australia, Queen Elizabeth II is the Head of State and appoints a Governor-General to act in her place.

Favorite thing: ELECTRICITY
Like Australia, New Zealand uses the oblique flat blades with ground plug.

Voltage is 230V; Currency frequency is 50Hz.

AIRPORT TAX
New Zealand Airports impose an International departure tax of NZ$25 (circa May 08), to be collected separately from the air tickets. You can pay via cash or via credit cards. Look for the collection booths.

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Favorite thing: Karangahapi road is a bizzare spot to watch some of the weirder sights that Auckland has to offer. At night is has all sorts of stuff on show from every sort of 'lady of the night' to an interesting mix of clubs and pubs. Of note is Joybong, a Thai restaurant & bar, Casera for coffee and QPR for kebabs.

Favorite thing: 1. Doctors
Auckland Metro Doctors. BNZ Tower, 125 Queen Street (off Swanson Street Walkway). Tel: 0508 306 306.

2. Pharmacies
a) Downtown Pharmacy (Downtown Shopping Centre). 09 309 0648.
b) Cammell The Chemist, between Vulcan Lane & Durham St. 09 303 4253.
c) Strand Arcade Pharmacy. 09 379 0570.

Favorite thing: For 2 NZ dollars you can leave your luggage for up to a day down in the "Discover NZ"" tourist office at 180 Quay street.
It's very conveniently locatied, as it's downtown right at the quay and across the street from the bus station. Also from here you can pay for and get the airbus to the airport in case you need to get there

http://www.discovernewzealand.com/about-us.aspx

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Favorite thing: The views of Auckland and the Waitemata Harbour from Mount Victoria in Devonport, are, in my opinion, some of the best in Auckland. This is especially so on a Saturday morning when yachts and pleasure boats are heading out for a day on the Hauraki Gulf.
Nearby North Head also has great maritime views.
Here are some pictures taken on a Saturday morning in March, 2006.

Favorite thing: One option to see the city's major attractions is via a conducted tour like Great Sights.. once you book they pick u up form your hotel and then we gather at their office just after Queens Street we board a bus and we off. The drivers are friendly, the busses are great and a/c is perfect along with th seats. The busses have wide talk windows so one can see outside better. I had visited Victoria park Market, mt Eden, War Memorial Museum & Kelly Tarltons withthem which we finished in the morning itself. One nice thing was at Kelly Tarltons there was a long line of people waiting to enter... we luckily walked past them as if we were VIP's. Visit them at www.greatsights.co.nz