Auckland Maritime Museum

Arrived in Auckland after our flight in - no food on the plane!!!! Apparently we had the no food tickets. It has been cold and windy and wet in Auckland so far.
The nine drop bears went separate ways this morning -Richard and Gabrielle went to the Maritime museum, Kelvin and Gilbert went up into the Sky tower, Cheryl and Bear waited below and …

Der erste Geburtstag von Wynyard Quarter wurde an diesem Wochenende am Hafen gefeiert. Eigentlich wollten wir nach Devenport fahren, aber Kirsten hat uns ans Herz gelegt zum Hafen zu gehen, weil es dort sehr viele kostenlose Aktivitäten gäbe. Wir entschieden uns zum Hafen zu gehen, da wir jedes Wochenende nach Devenport können, dieses Event jedoch …

... returned in the evening to the casino for some cheap fish and chips and a look around. On Thursday we wandered down to the Maritime Museum as there was an exibition about the Rainbow Warrior. However we were running low on NZ money so we decided not ...

Auckland is by far the largest city in New Zealand. In fact over 25% of the country's population is there. It was the first time we felt like we were really in a city. All the diversity that was lacking in the rest of the country was here. There are not ...

... of sacred Maori site and much controversy from the BBH where we checked into before catching the bus into town. Went straight to the Maritime Museum on the quay side - superb views across the bay, with boats of all sizes, from liners to small dinghys. ...

... 20 minutes ). We want to enjoy the sites in Auckland so visited the Maritime Museum , now known as the Voyager Museum. New Zealand has a long maritime  lineage from the migration to New Zealand by the Maori,  the arrival of Capt Cook and the ...

... Emily's high tea birthday party Visits to the cinema Visit to MOTAT (Museum of Transport and Technology) Watching the Mystics lose to the Swifts :-( Visit to the Auckland Maritime Museum All Black open training session and autograph hunting! ...

... Mission Bay, which had a very Californian coastal feel, albeit with added Welsh rain. From there we came back downtown to visit the Maritime museum. That turned out to be quite excellent as well! It was of course big on the NZ nautical history, but they ...

... the camper the repairs were well underway and the weather had been good and dry.    Our remaining time in Auckland was spent at the Maritime Museum, harbour and a sailing trip out on the bay - this 90 minute cruise was just right for a sunny ...

... this would be a good start. then after a bite to eat and a wonder through some of the gardens we went to the maritime museum. the brochure said its one of the finest maritime museums in the world, not that ive been to many maritime museums but this one ...

... Island and Bean Rock Lighthouse.  When we got back to shore we went to have a closer look at the outside of the Maritime Museum which we'd spotted from the boat, as it's covered in whale and dolphin murals to highlight the need for their ...

... been predominantly southwards but you know what happened the last time we took that idea to its limit! We visited the National Maritime Museum. It covered all nautical topics (that´s a surprise) from the travels of the original Maori settlers from Asia, ...