Guide to Auckland City

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Known, as the ‘City of the Sails’ Auckland is New Zealand’s largest city offering a fantastic range of wonderful tourist attractions, lively restaurants and bars and superb shopping facilities to suit all tastes. Details of local banking facilities, postal facilities, telephones and accommodation may also be found on this page.

Main Tourist Attractions

Auckland Museum: In-depth displays on both Maori and Pacific Island culture along with a comprehensive insight into the history of the people who inhabit New Zealand – we recommend you catch one of the daily Maori cultural performances!

Auckland Zoo: Come face to face with New Zealand’s exotic wildlife and view the stunning coastal habitat with sealions, little blue penguins and much more native wildlife. You can also experience the plains of Africa at Pridelands, an enclosure of zebra, giraffe, springbok and more.

Kelly Tartlon’s Antarctic Encounter and Underwater World: Join the fun as penguin colonies swim and slide along real snow and ice and watch as they dive beneath the ice cap! You can also get up close to some sharks in the transparent tunnel of this thrilling attraction.

Sky Tower: Visit ‘the southern hemisphere’s tallest structure’, standing at 328m and take in some stunning views of Auckland. There are viewing points at three levels and you can marvel at the views – early evening offers unforgettable sunsets!

Rainbow’s End Theme Park: New Zealand’s number one theme park is 23 acres of sheer unadulterated fun for both young and old with thrilling rides and attractions in abundance.

Banking Facilities

The banking system is well established and offers a modern service, ATMs can be found right across the city of Auckland while all major credit cards are accepted without fuss.

Food & Drink

Auckland is home to some fantastic cuisine, which has strong emphasis on fresh and inventive ingredients, influenced by the Pacific and international communities that exist here.

The Princes Wharf area of Auckland is definitely the place to visit for fine dining and socialising with a variety of top class restaurants and cafes. As you wine and dine you can take in superb views of the harbour where numerous cruise ships dock every year.

For a unique experience, slide your way along to Minus 5 in Princes Wharf where a world of ice awaits – the bar, the actual walls and even the glasses are sculpted from ice; perfect ‘atmosphere’ in which to enjoy the popular vodka based cocktails served here!

Also, get yourself along to Sky City in the centre of Auckland where you can flit from one of the many bars to one of the three casinos, choose to dine in one of six restaurants, catch a show at Sky City Theatre and or grab a coffee and enjoy excellent cuisine ‘in the clouds’ at the fantastic Sky Tower. Shopping

Some of the best shopping in Auckland can be found in the fashionable Parnell district where authentic arts and crafts stores sit next door to trendy boutiques, lively cafes and endless quality restaurants – a great place to spend an afternoon or two!

Otherwise, you can make your way to Botany Town Centre, which is Auckland’s largest shopping centre with over 150 stores set amongst a well-designed and wonderfully attractive layout.

Postal Facilities

Post Offices in New Zealand are usually open throughout the week but its best to check locally for exact opening times. Postage stamps can be purchased from a range of outlets from newsagents to grocery stores.

Telephones

Public pay phones are located throughout Auckland and some accept call cards, which can be purchased from retail outlets.

Accommodation

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