One Tree Hill (Maungakiekie) Auckland

Nous voilà débarqué à Auckland! Tres grand centre urbain, megalopole du pays, elle se situe dans l'ile du Nord. Elle est la ville la plus peuplée de Nouvelle-Zélande avec environ 1 300 000 habitants (environ plus d'un quart de la population du pays). Auckland est également la ville du monde qui abrite le plus grand nombre de personnes d'origine …

We have had such a brilliant day today and were luckily graced with a beautiful sunny day; perfect for long walks around some of Auckland's mesmerising volcanoes. There are fifty volcanoes situated in Auckland - not all of which are extinct - but it was an easy choice to prioritise the ones we HAD to see. Considering how Auckland is the largest …

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Today I went to One Tree Hill with Paul.

You're all probably thinking...THAT One Tree Hill?

No. Not that one. Although, admittedly, my mind did go there first.

Auckland's One Tree Hill is an important New Zealand and Maori memorial inside …

I had been planning on getting up at 9 am so as not to get hit by jetlag really bad, well the other people in the hostel really didn't take that into consideration when they decided to set the fire alarm off at 3amL, so out we all trek down the stairs, only to stand outside for half an hour while the fire brigade look at something and then tell us …

Heute Morgen lächelte mich bereits sehr früh die Sonne ins Gesicht. Das war perfekt für den heute anstehenden Coast to Coast Walkway (16km) quer durch Auckland. Nach dem Frühstück ging ich mit Elisa zum Bus. In Auckland City angekommen trennten sich unsere Wege. Sie musste zur Schule (Extra Englischsprachkurs für späteres Studium) und ich Richtung …

Nach weiteren zwei Stunden Flug konnte ich das Land der Maori durch die Rumpf-Kamera entdecken. Der Airbus hatte drei Kameras: am Bug, an der Rumpfunterseite und der Seitenflosse (Ja, ich habe erst mal nachgeschaut, wie die Fachausdrücke heißen, hihi). Diese Kameras sind so ein bisschen der Ersatz für einen Gangplatz.

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... city, several volcanic cones, both harbours and surrounding islands.  Jason asked the on-site Maori guide which peak was the One Tree Hill that U2 sang about on 'The Joshua Tree' and he not only pointed it out but also passionately shared the story ...

... shells at a stall) we dropped off our shopping and set off for the coast to coast walk across Auckland. The Auckland Isthmus is New Zealand's narrowest neck of land, about nine kilometers wide. The walkway takes you over two of the cities popular ...

... only 24c???) at Albert Park, gradually retreating into the shade, reading through the million or so pamphlets to decide what to do. New Zealand is not like Australia - the path is slightly less well worn, and you dont really know the sights until you ...

... and checked out some of the parks and the art gallery (free...seeing a trend here?). I probably would've gone out to One Tree Hill but apparently the lone tree atop the hill was removed a few years back (Maori had attempted to chop in down in ...

... a bungy jump! The following day we embarked on a mamouth 17km walk from one harbour to the other, taking in the local suburbs, one tree hill (no sign of the tree but a memorial to the maori instead)the city museum and a walk through trendy Parnell. As ...

... took a walk around the dormant volcanic crater whilst taking in the views of the city skyline before heading further out to One Tree Hill. Chris was a little disappointed to find that the hill had more than one tree at the bottom (a forest/park really) ...

... ;to us, taking us around places to visit, out to diner and letting us use their computer.    Peter took us to see One Tree Hill, or No Tree Hill as it is now known due to a fateful attack by a chainsaw wielding Maori, apparently ...

... through customs but on stepping out of that airport the fresh air felt intoxicating. We all then did a speedy tour of Auckland taking in One Tree Hill (now no tree hill) and Mount Eden. I did a quick jog around the crater that only served to ...

... out of the downtown core, and hopefully into a lotnice area. This will include the harbour bridge, and Mt Eden, which is where One Tree Hill (something to do with U2). I am in a 6-bed dorm, yesterday there were 2 German girls who were with SWAP, but ...

... which was really pretty.  We picked up the car after this and drove to Mission Bay for lunch which is a gorgeous area right next to the water with a beach.  Before we left Auckland we went up to One Tree Hill for panoramic views over ...