Guidebook for Auckland

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Guidebook for Auckland

Food Scene

Fresh bread, pies, rolls, sandwiches, cakes and drinks. This would be one of the cheapest bakeries in Auckland with pies starting at $2.20, sandwiches and rolls between $3-$4 and cakes between $1-$3. The food is good overall.
Birkdale Bakehouse
150 Birkdale Rd
Fresh bread, pies, rolls, sandwiches, cakes and drinks. This would be one of the cheapest bakeries in Auckland with pies starting at $2.20, sandwiches and rolls between $3-$4 and cakes between $1-$3. The food is good overall.
Archers Sushi - Sushi and donburi are their specialties and the food is awesome and pretty standard pricing for sushi in Auckland. $1-$1.50 per piece and between $10-$15 for Donburi.
160 Birkdale Rd
160 Birkdale Road
Archers Sushi - Sushi and donburi are their specialties and the food is awesome and pretty standard pricing for sushi in Auckland. $1-$1.50 per piece and between $10-$15 for Donburi.
Serving the local area with Chinese meals ($10+), fish and chips ($2.50 fish, Chips $3 and other items), burgers ($3-$7) etc. meals are a good size and of a decent standard.
Golden Ye Takeaways
158 Birkdale Rd
Serving the local area with Chinese meals ($10+), fish and chips ($2.50 fish, Chips $3 and other items), burgers ($3-$7) etc. meals are a good size and of a decent standard.
Lovely food and coffee. Also a good place to relax with friends in this busy little cafe.
Verrans Espresso & Food
12 Birkdale Rd
Lovely food and coffee. Also a good place to relax with friends in this busy little cafe.

Drinks & Nightlife

Good food at reasonable prices and good range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Band normally plays on a Saturday night.
22 habitants recommandent
The Good Home Birkenhead
83 Birkenhead Ave
22 habitants recommandent
Good food at reasonable prices and good range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Band normally plays on a Saturday night.
Great variety of tap beer from local micro breweries in a cosy setting.
31 habitants recommandent
Birkenhead Brewing Company
17 Birkenhead Ave
31 habitants recommandent
Great variety of tap beer from local micro breweries in a cosy setting.
Selection of over 40 local beers on tap with takeaway beer available. They also have a different food truck every week offering many varieties of food. Tucked away off the main road this is a real cool spot to see.
12 habitants recommandent
The Beer Spot
54 Northcote Rd
12 habitants recommandent
Selection of over 40 local beers on tap with takeaway beer available. They also have a different food truck every week offering many varieties of food. Tucked away off the main road this is a real cool spot to see.
Waiheke Island to sample some of the local wineries and chill for a day. Ferries available in the city
407 habitants recommandent
Waiheke Island
25 Karaka Rd
407 habitants recommandent
Waiheke Island to sample some of the local wineries and chill for a day. Ferries available in the city

Sightseeing

The tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere. You can get great views of the City and Auckland and if you can also bungy and walk around the top of it, if your heart can handle it
597 habitants recommandent
Tour Sky
Victoria Street West
597 habitants recommandent
The tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere. You can get great views of the City and Auckland and if you can also bungy and walk around the top of it, if your heart can handle it

Arts & Culture

Take the Auckland Museum to discover the history and culture of New Zealand through this memorial to those who sacrificed their lives in wartime.
787 habitants recommandent
Auckland War Memorial Museum
787 habitants recommandent
Take the Auckland Museum to discover the history and culture of New Zealand through this memorial to those who sacrificed their lives in wartime.
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is the principal public gallery in Auckland, New Zealand, and has the most extensive collection of national and international art in New Zealand. It frequently hosts travelling international exhibitions.
606 habitants recommandent
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki
Wellesley Street East
606 habitants recommandent
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is the principal public gallery in Auckland, New Zealand, and has the most extensive collection of national and international art in New Zealand. It frequently hosts travelling international exhibitions.

Parks & Nature

Visit Takapuna beach for a leisurely stroll along the water’s edge overlooking Rangitoto Island. Some stunning views in this area.
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Takapuna Beach Boat Ramp
16 The Promenade
15 habitants recommandent
Visit Takapuna beach for a leisurely stroll along the water’s edge overlooking Rangitoto Island. Some stunning views in this area.
Great views of the Harbour bridge and City from the North Shore. Also some local bush walks here as well.
12 habitants recommandent
Little Shoal Bay Reserve
Council Terrace
12 habitants recommandent
Great views of the Harbour bridge and City from the North Shore. Also some local bush walks here as well.
Great area to go exploring with great views of the city and local islands
Vauxhall Sports Field
Cambridge Terrace
Great area to go exploring with great views of the city and local islands
This beloved bush walk offers a chance to get away from everything without having to travel far, offering pristine bush in the middle of urban Auckland. The track includes boardwalks, steps and bridges, plus a lookout platform with views of the stream and surrounding bush. The bush leads down into restored wetlands of Little Shoal Bay.
19 habitants recommandent
Le Roys Bush
212 Onewa Road
19 habitants recommandent
This beloved bush walk offers a chance to get away from everything without having to travel far, offering pristine bush in the middle of urban Auckland. The track includes boardwalks, steps and bridges, plus a lookout platform with views of the stream and surrounding bush. The bush leads down into restored wetlands of Little Shoal Bay.
https://walksinauckland.com/eskdale-reserve-bush-walk/. Local bush walk to home. Good for all types of walkers, but does have a couple of short steep inclines.
Eskdale Reserve
Glenfield Road
https://walksinauckland.com/eskdale-reserve-bush-walk/. Local bush walk to home. Good for all types of walkers, but does have a couple of short steep inclines.

Shopping

Good shopping at the local mall with over 80 shops. Also the adjacent streets offer a good variety of niche shops, bars and restaurants.
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Takapuna
101 habitants recommandent
Good shopping at the local mall with over 80 shops. Also the adjacent streets offer a good variety of niche shops, bars and restaurants.
Westfield Albany provides over 2,000 carparks for around 150 specialty stores, as well as a large-format 2 floor 10,000 m² Farmers, a Kmart and a New World, and also contains an Event Cinemas multiplex cinema and a 560-seat food court which includes major fastfood franchises
117 habitants recommandent
Westfield Albany
219 Don McKinnon Dr
117 habitants recommandent
Westfield Albany provides over 2,000 carparks for around 150 specialty stores, as well as a large-format 2 floor 10,000 m² Farmers, a Kmart and a New World, and also contains an Event Cinemas multiplex cinema and a 560-seat food court which includes major fastfood franchises
Another local shopping mall.
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Glenfield Mall station
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Another local shopping mall.

Entertainment & Activities

Stardome Observatory is a public astronomical observatory situated in Cornwall Park in New Zealand's largest city, Auckland. Founded in 1967, the observatory is administered by the Auckland Observatory and Planetarium Trust Board.
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Stardome Observatory & Planetarium
670 Manukau Rd
41 habitants recommandent
Stardome Observatory is a public astronomical observatory situated in Cornwall Park in New Zealand's largest city, Auckland. Founded in 1967, the observatory is administered by the Auckland Observatory and Planetarium Trust Board.
Auckland Zoo is a 16.35-hectare zoological garden in Auckland, New Zealand, situated next to Western Springs park not far from Auckland's central business district.
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Zoo d'Auckland
382 habitants recommandent
Auckland Zoo is a 16.35-hectare zoological garden in Auckland, New Zealand, situated next to Western Springs park not far from Auckland's central business district.
It's fun on demand at Rainbow's End so how will you play it? With over 20 rides and attractions, there's something for everyone. If you are a thrill seeking enthusiast the Stratosfear, our brand new ride, is just for you. Or if you'd like something a little less scary, perhaps the Log Flume or Pirate Ship.
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Fin de l'arc-en-ciel
2 Clist Cres
138 habitants recommandent
It's fun on demand at Rainbow's End so how will you play it? With over 20 rides and attractions, there's something for everyone. If you are a thrill seeking enthusiast the Stratosfear, our brand new ride, is just for you. Or if you'd like something a little less scary, perhaps the Log Flume or Pirate Ship.