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Pro
A large city, very multicultural, with many multi lingual signs (including Maori & Japanese)
Con
Absolutely disgusting traffic problems. And getting worse.
In a nutshell
Charming city not too big not too small
28 Reviews If you want to shop or just look around in Auckland go to Queen Street. It is the major commercial area of Auckland CBD. It is a quite long street from the Upper Queen Street beginning at Newtown Road to lower end of Queen Street which ends at Custom St East (see google map). Our Queen Street walk...
51 Reviews The Skytower dominates the Auckland skyline and provides a great reference point wherever you are in the city. The said building is the tallest tower (328 meters) in the Southern Hemisphere. It's a bit expensive but worth the cost for the great views. For the adventurous type of people, you can also...
15 Reviews After seeing pictures of Mount Eden, I made sure I made the stop there - and Im so glad I did! Getting off at Mount Eden station I walked up one of the many walking trails. Even though I was exhusted after the walk (as well as dodging cattle and sheep), it was well worth it - what an awesome view of...
22 Reviews Devonport was one of the highlights for me when I went to Auckland. Located on the north shore it is just a 12 minute ferry ride away from downtown Auckland. (This is one of the best ways to see the Auckland skyline by the way - keep camera in hand!) When you step off the ferry you can immedialtly...
38 Reviews This is Auckland's premiere site. Make sure to reserve plenty of time for this great museum. It is really 3 museums in one site. A Maori/NZ cultural museum, a natural history museum and a war museum. Each museum has its own floor. The museum has no entrance fee but Maori Cultural shows (3...
19 Reviews Located near downtown Auckland, Parnell Rose Gardens is a good way to spend a hour or two of your day. There are a variety of roses to look at which some have been made by international rose breeders.
Kelly Tarltons Underwater World
17 Reviews The Antartic part of this is a cheesy tourist trap is a ride through a penguin display. However the kitcsh of this part is made up by a fairly nice aquarium that is included. It's quite a long ride from downtown but a free shuttle runs from the Skytower. People can also make reservations on...
Albert Park & Auckland University
16 Reviews Auckland was the original seat of government in New Zealand on 1856. The capital was later transferred to Wellington on 1865. The original seat of government still sits in Auckland University and is being used for various university functions.
Viaduct Basin & Downtown waterfront
13 Reviews Viaduct Harbour (Basins) was developed for the Americas Cup in 2000. It is Auckland most popular spot for entertainment and very expensive residential areas. We found great place for a walk and admiring the surrounding view. It is a relaxing place, plenty of restaurants, cafes and bars. There are...
7 Reviews and 710 Opinions The rooms and hotel in general were nicer than expected, and service was good. While this hotel may...
5 Reviews and 536 Opinions Westin. Gone. Sheraton. Gone. Hyatt. Gone. Hilton Auckland is the only decent international...
4 Reviews Open 7 days, 8.00am till late. Breakfast Lunch and Dinner. Most people head for the Viaduct Basin and it's array of eateries. However it is rather expensive there, albeit nice and modern. I have known a while now about this place. Just a few steps from the Basin, and I think the best kept secret, is...
2 Reviews Cin Cin is a very fashionable restaurant and one of the oldest established restaurants in the city. It has very unique location in the old Ferry Building overlooking the water. The setting is luxurious, high ceilings, granite and beautiful table settings. The flavour is Italian and Asian with...
3 Reviews This theatre is the newest entertainment venue in the city. The theatre caters for 700 patrons and provides the state-of-the-art technology. Events at the theatre are from major local and international performers in rock, pop, jazz, dance, theatre and cabaret. For details on events, Ph....
3 Reviews This is a fantastic free of charge service that travels around the city in a clockwise direction. It leaves every 10 minutes between 8am-6pm. Look out for the bright red buses - you cant miss them! Buses are hybrid so enviromentally friendly :-) The stops are as follows: Britomart (main transport...
4 Reviews If you stay somewhere near Queen st. airbus stops, you can use that bus to and from airport. I bought return ticket from ticket booth, but the booth may be closed. In this situation you can buy ticket from the driver.
3 Reviews Höglund Glass is one of the top quality New Zealand items you may like to purchase on your visit down here. Of course transporting this medium home can be a mission, however the shop will organise this to best protect the glass, they ship worldwide. Most dignitaries are brought to this shop to give...
2 Reviews Here is a chance for New Zealanders and travellers to purchase this quality French lavender produce imported from Provence, Sth France. This range of creams, oils and such are well known and liked all over the world. The company requires strict adherence to their guidelines to sell L'Occitane items....
9 Reviews Update 24 July 2008 The ferry company operating the trip to Tiritiri Matangi has changed (and if only the name...) since I wrote my tip: It is no more the Kawau Cat Ferry but 360 Discovery - and it now costs NZ$ 66. Contact details for 360 Discovery at the end of the tip. Only one word is good...
15 Reviews One of the nice little suburbs of Auckland is Mission Bay, with the beautiful water view and the nice park set against the beach, this is definitely worth the 10 minute drive from downtown. Sarah is sitting in front of the Trevor Moss Davis Memorial Fountain, which opens in the springtime for a...
Kelly Tarltons Underwater World
3 Reviews For different view of Southern Hemisphere life, make a point of visiting Antarctica while you're in Auckland. At Kelly Tarlton's Antarctic Encounter and Underwater World you can meet King and Gentoo Penguins in a world of real snow and ice.
2 Reviews Auckland now has a fine little pocket of restaurants around its waterfront and Viaduct Basin areas. Though not comparable to the great culinary capitals of the world, Auckland's restaurants may not number in the thousands, but the food is of a high quality and varied range. This area is also nice to...
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Comments (1)
I have read some bad reviews about The Victoria Park Markets, so want to let people know that they have just spent $20million on a revamp and with new eateries and hopefully nice shops, this historic market is due to reopen very soon.