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Parnell: Parnell Rose Gardens
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  • Dodo22
  • By Dodo22 on November 30, 2003
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  • Roses - Auckland
    Roses
    by Dodo22
    If you love colour then this is the place to go.

    They are just around the corner from Parnell and as well as roses there are many mature trees. The roses are mainly modern with over 4500 rose bushes. From late Spring to early Autumn the rose bushes will be at their best so that is the time to go.

    Admission is Free and the gardens are open dawn till dusk daily.

    You can also walk from the Rose Gardens down into Judges Bay (best when the tide is in.

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  • Directions: 85 Gladstone Rd, Parnell
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    Parnell: Judges Bay
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  • Updated By Dodo22 on November 30, 2003
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    White Church
    by Dodo22
    At the other end of Parnell you will find Judges Bay. The Bay has now been cut off from the water by the road, creating a salt water "lake" which is still used for swiming on a regular basis. Just opposite the Parnell Rose Gardens is another Reserve with this lovely church which is affiliated to the main Anglican Cathedral just up the road.

    There is plenty of open space to picnic on (great during the summer) without crowding too close to the church

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  • Address: Judges Bay Road
  • Directions: Suburb of Auckland, near the inner city. Judges Bay Road is just off Gladstone Road, Parnell
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    Parnell: Pleasant surroundings.
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  • Updated By kiwi on August 11, 2007
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  • Saatchi & Saatchi building. - Auckland
    Saatchi & Saatchi
    building.
    by kiwi
    Inside the renovated Saatchi & Saatchi building is a nice little café.
    The Strand Café,

    Just to go into this building is worth your time.
    There are several business resident here, and the dining area / foyet area in the very middle of the building is so perfect for meeting people and just taking in the ambience.

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  • Address: 125 The Strand, Parnell.
  • Phone: 09 - 359 9442
  • Directions: Suburb of Auckland, near the inner city.
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    Parnell: Parnell Rose Gardens
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  • By keeweechic on January 11, 2005
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  • Parnell - Auckland
    by keeweechic
    The Rose Gardens provide a great view of the harbour. Sloping down above Judges Bay, the gardens contain some 4,500 roses. Occasional outdoor concerts are held during the summer months. There are many old trees and pleasant paths to wander and just enjoy the scent of the roses.

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  • Address: Gladstone Road, Parnell
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    Parnell: Parnell
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  • By keeweechic on January 16, 2005
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  • Parnell - Auckland
    by keeweechic
    Parnell sits up on a hill overlooking Auckland city and harbour. It is Auckland’s oldest suburb. The Auckland Domain backs into Parnell as there are some wonderful old Victorian homes here. Bishop Selwyn made an early decision that Parnell was where he wanted the focus of the Church of England to be based in Auckland and chose the site for a future cathedral in 1842. He also established St Barnabas Church, Ste Stephen’s School (which was initially for Maori girls), St Stephens Chapel, Church Grammar School, Cathedral Library, Bishopscourt and the first St Mary’s Church.

    During the 1870’s a railway bridge went over Parnell Road and a tunnel through Parnell Hill and there were tramcars running up Parnell Road in the early 1900’s.In the 1870s a railway system saw a bridge over Parnell Road and a tunnel through Parnell Hill. Tramcars ran up Parnell Road in the early 1900s. When Tamaki Drive was cut out of the foreshore, Parnell was then severed from the open harbour. Since this time, much of the old buildings and homes have been refurbished and restored and a unique olde world shopping centre ‘Parnell Village’ has been created up Parnell Road making it a prime tourist and residential area.

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  • Address: Parnell
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    Parnell: St Stephen's Chapel and Churchyard (Anglican)
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  • By keeweechic on January 13, 2005
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    St Stephens Chapel overlooks Judges Bay and was one of the first Gothic Revival churches commissioned by Bishop Selwyn. Again designed by Frederick Thatcher, it features the same characteristic board and batten exterior walls, shingle roof and exposed internal truss work as does Bishopcourt. The chapel was built in 1857 and has a Greek Cross plan. It was originally built for the signing of the Constitution of the United Church of England and Ireland in New Zealand.

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  • Address: 12 Judge Street, Parnell
  • Directions: Suburb of Auckland, near the inner city.
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    Parnell: Selwyn Library
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  • By keeweechic on January 13, 2005
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    The library of Bishop Selwyn was the first part to be built of the Bishopscourt complex in 1861. The designer Frederick Thatcher incorporated a Gothic Revival style which was chosen by the Bishop himself as being appropriate for ecclesiastical buildings. The Library and the Belfry front onto St Stephens Ave.

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  • Address: 8 St Stephen's Avenue, Parnell
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    Parnell: Jubilee Building
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  • By keeweechic on January 13, 2005
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    This building is a replacement for the original Jubilee Institute for the Blind which burned down in 1897. Built between 1907 and 1909, the institute was originally established as an old boarding house in Parnell before the more permanent school was built on this site in 1891 with money set up to celebrate the Jubilee of Queen Victoria. In 1926 additions were added for adult accommodation, a shop, workshops and a women’s dormitory. The building now an Auckland City community centre and library.

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  • Address: Parnell Road
  • Directions: Suburb of Auckland, near the inner city.
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    Parnell: Bishopcourt (now Selwyn Court)
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  • By keeweechic on January 13, 2005
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    Bishopcourt was the residence of Bishop Selwyn and his successors and it was built somewhere between 1863 when it was started and 1866 when the building was finally paid for. Originally on the property was also Bishop Selwyn’s private chapel ‘St Barnabas’, which was later moved to the grounds of the Auckland Diocesan Girls School. The name Bishopcourt has now been changed to Selwyn Court. The complex has characteristic vertical board and batten walls with a shingle roofing.

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  • Address: 8 St Stephens Ave, Parnell
  • Directions: Suburb of Auckland, near the inner city.
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    Parnell: Auckland Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
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  • By keeweechic on January 11, 2005
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    The Auckland Cathedral of the Holy Trinity is quite an impressive building on Parnell Road. It is the centre for the Anglican Church in Auckland as well as for the Parish of Parnell. There are free guided tours at 2.30pm daily although donations are welcome.

    The Cathedral was dedicated as an Ecumenical Cathedral of Hope in the early 1990’s with 8 denominations committed. Sunday Communion is held at 8.00am and 9.30am and Evenson at 5.00pm.

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  • Address: 446 Parnell Road, Parnell
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