Auckland Domain

20 Park Rd, Auckland , North Island, New Zealand - Phone: 64 9 379 2020
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  • 1

    Auckland: Day 1

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    I didn't start my day until around 12noon. I'm still on Oz-time, three hours behind. I went to a coffee shop on High Street which was much cheaper than Starbucks, although High Street seems to be mostly designer shops. Then I went to Whitcoull's, the big bookshop, and got
    myself some half price books.

    After that I wandered over to Sky …

  • 2

    Hot Water & Mighty Mussels

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    We left our hostel in Rotorua very early yesterday morning. We were staying at Crash Backpackers, a former shopping mall converted into a massive hostel. "Cavernous" does not begin to describe this place- no joke, not only did this hostel have 3 floors of rooms, baths, and a kitchen, it also had a movie theater, gym, and CLIMBING WALL in it. One …

  • 3

    So long and thanks for all the fish

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    Yesterday was our last full day in New Zealand. When we drove through Auckland a few days ago en route to the Bay of Islands, we only spent an hour at the waterfront, so today we wanted to get a real feel for the city. So we spent about eight hours walking around the city; we hit the Auckland Museum, the Auckland Art Gallery, the funky vintage …

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  • 1

    Bye Bye New Zealand

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    ... ended up in a nice hostel up the road instead, albeit paying a little bit more…grrr..! Parnell is a nice area of Auckland, although a little on the fancy side with boutique shops and non-chain cafes up and down the street.  Our hostel was in ...

  • 2

    The Truth About Father Christmas

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    ... from- the elves are a myth! Santa, the scurge of the Seven Seas.... The previous weekend proved even more interesting. New Zealand Music Week culminated in a variety of events, including the K-road Karnival. K-road is the local equivalent of Soho- ...

  • 3

    All Good Things...

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    ... our way through the city. Despite our urban surroundings, we were granted one last surprise walk through a lush New Zealand forest when we entered Auckland Domain. It had been many days since we’d been within the woods, and I nearly cried at the ...

  • 4

    Groove in the park

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    Waitangi Day - a national holiday in New Zealand to commemorate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. The treaty between the United Kingdom and the United Tribes of New Zealand (and some other Maori leaders) is the founding document of modern ...

  • 5

    A bag of chips and the last bus home

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    ... was quite disturbing as the reports came in on the TV warning of the imminent danger. The final floor was dedicated to New Zealand’s part in various wars and several monuments of rememberence as always a chilling reminder of the bad points of war ...

  • 6

    Starlight Symphony

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    ... summers day by mid afternoon. Sebastian, Caroline, Marissa, Kim and myself made our way from the Railway Campus building to the Auckland Domain via one of the special charter buses put on especially for this event. On the journey there we past dozens ...

  • 7

    Doing the Museum Bit - and paying for it!!!

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    ... of games? Anyway, 5-1 is a cracking result and you can't argue with 9 points out of 9. After brekky, we took a walk to Auckland Domain, which is a big park in the city. This is also where the Auckland Museum is. We went in the museum - it's actually ...

  • 8

    Day 195

    17 photos

    ... ; Road, which really has a name so long that no-one uses it. It’s a bit like the ‘Llanfair PG’ of New Zealand. Some nice vintage shops, and a shed load of sex shops, Whatever, er, floats your boat and all that. Continue towards ...

  • 9

    Old friends, good times

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    ... Andy to the apartment for the evening. Marie cooked a curry and we spent the time catching up whilst drinking a couple of bottles of New Zealand white. Next morning Marie and Andy went to work first thing and Claire and I headed into town, we had to ...

  • 10

    Auckland mark 2

    ... the two juniors of the Australian team (Glenn Mcgrath 36 and Shane Warne 37.) Dinner was, wait for it, Roast Lamb! Having been in New Zealand for 2 months and not even getting near to lamb, i'd managed to eat it twice in two days. Heaven! We retired to ...