Auckland - Lonely Planetmedia.lonelyplanet.com/shop/...3-auckland-preview.pdf · Auckland is...
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Why Go?Paris may be the city of love, but Auckland is the city of many lovers, according to its Maori name, Tamaki Makau-rau. Those lovers so desired this place that they fought over it for centuries.
It’s hard to imagine a more geographically blessed city. Its two harbours frame a narrow isthmus punctuated by vol-canic cones and surrounded by fertile farmland. From any of its numerous vantage points you’ll be surprised how close the Tasman Sea and Pacific Ocean come to kissing and form-ing a new island.
Whether it’s the ruggedly beautiful west-coast surf beach-es, or the glistening Hauraki Gulf with its myriad islands, the water’s never far away. And within an hour’s drive from the city’s high-rise heart, there are dense tracts of rainforest, thermal springs, wineries and wildlife reserves. No wonder Auckland is regularly rated one of the world’s top cities for quality of life and liveability.
When to Go¨¨ Auckland has a mild climate, with the occasional chilly frost
in winter and high humidity in summer.
¨¨ Summer months have an average of eight days of rain, but the weather is famously fickle, with ‘four seasons in one day’ possible at any time of the year.
¨¨ If you’re after a big-city buzz, don’t come between Christmas and New Year, when Aucklanders desert the city for the beach en masse; the sights remain open but many cafes and restaurants close, some not surfacing again until well into January.
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Best Places to Eat¨¨ Depot (p67)
¨¨ Ima (p68)
¨¨ Blue Breeze Inn (p71)
¨¨ Little Bird (p69)
¨¨ St Heliers Bay Bistro (p73)
Best Places to Stay¨¨ Hotel de Brett (p63)
¨¨ Auckland Takapuna Oaks (p66)
¨¨ Verandahs (p64)
¨¨ 23 Hepburn (p64)
Sights...........................46Activities....................... 56Tours............................. 58Festivals.&.Events........60Sleeping....................... 63Eating........................... 66Drinking.&.Nightlife......74Entertainment.............. 76Shopping.......................77Hauraki.Gulf.Islands......81West.Auckland.............. 94North.Auckland............ 99
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Omaha Beach
AnawhataBeach
Matingarahi
Miranda
Kaiaua
Wellsford
Kawakawa Bay
Mangatangi
Kumeu
Waitakere
Pokeno
Paparimu
Tuakau
HunuaDrury
Pukekohe
Bombay
Glenbrook
Parakai
Huapai Riverhead
Whitford
Maraetai
Huia
Waiwera
Leigh
Te HanaPort Albert
Te Henga(Bethells Beach)
Titirangi
Pakiri
Whatipu
Clevedon
Warkworth
Helensville
MuriwaiBeach
Orewa
Puhoi
Auckland
Matakana
Sandspit
Swanson
Patumahoe
Awhitu
Grahams Beach Papakura
MaramaruaMercer
Orere
Woodhill
Waimauku
WaitakereRanges
RegionalPark
TawharanuiRegional Park
ShakespearRegional Park
ScandrettRegional Park
MahurangiRegional
Park
Hunua RangesRegional Park
MangatawhiriForest Park
North ShoreAerodrome
MercerAirfield
WoodhillForest
WenderholmRegional Park
Hauraki Gulf
ManukauHarbour
Pakatoa Island
MotuiheIsland
Kawau Island
Motuora Island
Tiritiri MatangiIsland
MotutapuIsland
RangitotoIsland
Rotoroa Island
PonuiIsland
LongBay
WaitemataHarbour
MahurangiHarbour
KaiparaHarbour
Tamaki Strait
Wai
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Anchor Bay
Cape Colville
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Auckland Highlights1.Going.with.the.flows,.exploring.Auckland’s.fascinating.volcanic field.(p57)
2.Getting.back.to.nature.on.the.island.sanctuaries.of.the.beautiful.Hauraki Gulf.(p81)3.Being.awed.by.the.Maori.taonga.(treasures).of.the.Auckland Museum.(p52)
4.Going.west.to.the.mystical.and.treacherous.black.sands.of.Karekare.(p95).and.Piha.(p96)
5.Swimming.with.the.fishes.at.Goat Island Marine Reserve.(p104)6.Schlepping.around.world-class.wineries.and.beaches.on.Waiheke Island.(p82)
7.Buzzing.around.the.cafes,.restaurants.and.bars.of.Ponsonby.(p69)8.Soaking.up.the.Polynesian.vibe.at.the.Pasifika Festival.(p61),.held.in.March.at.Western.Springs.Park