Greater Auckland Travel Guides

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Mount Victoria

Mount Victoria, at 87 metres, is a 10-15 minute walk from the Devonport ferry terminal. Maori fortifications can still be seen--Takarunga...

Rangitoto Island

A mere 10km from Auckland's city centre, the low, conical island of Rangitoto is an unforgettable landscape of fractured black lava and...

Getting to Auckland

Auckland is New Zealand's largest city and international air hub. It is located in the north of the North Island. With a population of 1.4...

Auckland International Airport 

Situated 21km south of the city centre, Auckland International Airport is an international and a domestic terminal providing flights daily....

Connells Bay Sculpture Park

Hosts John and Jo Gow's vision is to unite art and nature by planting sweeps of native trees and creating special spaces for site-specific...

Mikes Garden Tours

These are Auckland's only tours that combine sightseeing with visiting private gardens. Auckland is well known for it's subtropical...

Waitakere Ranges 

Visitors to the Waitakere Ranges will find no shortage of activities and attractions here! Well maintained walking tracks criss-cross the ranges...

Hauraki Gulf Islands 

The Haruaki Gulf is scattered with 65 recreational and conservation islands of varying sizes, although some are no more than rocks.

The...

Country Cottage Garden Centre

Country Cottage Garden Centre has an extensive range of superior trees, shrubs and ground covers for reasonable prices, ranging from $1 to $100. ...

Gardens to Visit

Gardens to Visit provide a comprehensive database of wild and wonderful New Zealand Gardens which are open to the public.

Gardens to Visit...

Motutapu Island

Hollard Gardens refer to Taranaki Regional Council

Waiheke Island 

Waiheke is the most populated of the Hauraki Gulf islands, with 8,500 residents scattered throughout the forest, farmland and coastal areas. It...

TiriTiri Matangi Island 

Tiritiri Matangi Island is a wonderful bird sanctuary, only 30km north of Auckland. Since farming on the island ceased in the 1970's, the...

Kawau Island 

The elegant historic Mansion House of Kawau, the home of Sir George Grey (one of New Zealand's first governors and later a prime minister)...

Getting to the Coromandel

The Coromandel lies between Auckland and the Bay of Plenty, on the North Island's northwest coast. It is around 90 minutes drive from...

Rapaura Watergardens

Rapaura is an example of man in harmony with nature. Abundant native bush and ferns, watergardens, birds (Tuis, Fantails, Silver Eyes and Wood...

Beaches of the Coromandel 

The township of Coromandel is close to the beaches of the northwest coast, with easy access to the many towns scattered along this stretch of...

Tapu Valley Garden Animal Park