Aukland, New Zealand Travel Blogs

Arrival In New Zealand
Jan 13, 2006 (4 photos)

... last McDonalds meal and were off on our 12 1/2 hour plane ride. After crossing the international date line we arrived in Auckland to start our journey. It wasn't long before we hit our first road bump getting our rental car. After unpacking all our ...

Roughing it is an expression, Not a Necessity
May 3, 2007

... find a campsite with Sky television, so we agreed that we would continue north until we found such a luxury. As we grew closer to Auckland and with no sign of a campsite with Sky, we decided to contact Tarun and ask him if fancied joining us as the lads ...

Cricket!
Feb 26, 2005 (3 photos)

... he didn't flinch and continued the abuse! Classic! I learnt that there is a big rivalry within New Zealand between Aucklanders and the rest of the country. Auckland is home to about a third of the population and apparently the further south you go, the ...

5..4..3..2..1..bungy!!!
Feb 25, 2005 (3 photos)

Today has been my best day in New Zealand by far! Over the last couple of days I have been trying to persuade the other BUNACers to take part in the Auckland Harbour Bridge bungy jump (www.ajhackett.com). They were a little hesitant to be honest, but I ...

Kia Ora!
Aug 26, 2004 (5 photos)

Well, here I am! I'm on Queen St. in Auckland above a Starbucks and near a McDonalds...so far from home. ha. Well my flights went well. The flight from Milwaukee was ok except for the boredom. At least I didn't have anyone to sit next to. LAX was a ...

Big Day Out
Jan 21, 2006 (3 photos)

... on. It was pandamonium once their set had finished, as everyone made their way to the Orange Stage to see Fat Freddy's Drop, New Zealand's biggest band. It was like being in the moshpit, such was the crush, and the current simply took us through the ...

Auckland
Jul 14, 2008 (9 photos)

... mainly aimed at children, Kim and I unashamedly still had a great time!   The afternoon was spent wandering the grand Auckland museum, although all parties were starting to feel a little weary from a frantic few days of sight-seeing.   Sadly ...

On top of Old Smokey
Apr 29, 2005 (7 photos)

... Before too long I heard the beautiful song of a tui, a common and very musical visitor to gardens round Auckland. Then a huge New Zealand pigeon dropped in, followed by tiny whiteheads, stitchbirds, saddlebacks and bellbirds chirping away. I don't think I ...

Back in Auckland
Jan 29, 2005

... him a bag of sweets so he let me put in all on. Jackie had kindly said that I could stay at here house while I was in Auckland, which was great. She came and picked me and my stuff up when I arrived back in the big smoke. I have been in Auckland now for ...

Auckland Again
Oct 28, 2004

... money, for a pretty girl here too. Suited us fine as the drinks were bloody expensive. It's the killer Heels that does it. Jackie had agreed to pick us up the next day and show us round the parts of Auckland the buses don't cover. Another early start

And Then There Was One
Jun 1, 2008

... the entire world without flying. The feeling that if I don't finish it now I never will hangs heavy on my shoulders. Trouble is, New Zealand doesn't exactly encourage saving money. Not only do they have a flat tax rate of 20%, with no benefit for low ...

for the love of Buddha... what am i doing...
Mar 10, 2006 (1 photos)

... incoherently due to lack of sleep and lack of decent food. (fish and chips, pad thai, vegemite sandwiches and a plethora of other new zealand foods which make no claim of having anything to do with nutrition...) you will pleased to know (as I am) that ...

Auckland and the Northlands
May 22, 2008 (21 photos)

... was spent digging them out!! Our final day of the final road trip was to end at Mahurangi, about an hour north of Auckland, where V's folks have a weekend home.  We had arranged to meet V&G at a buzzing little place called Matakana.  This ...

Oh, Aotearua...
Dec 17, 2004

Hello from Auckland! We have only been in New Zealand for a little over 12 hours, and we have been wandering around this city most of the day, mostly trying to keep our eyes open. But we're happy to say that it's 9:00, and we're probably still due for a ...

Finally arrive on the other side of the World!
May 1, 2004 (5 photos)

... to pool there (well kind of!) You'll see from one of the photos above that I aint much good although getting better! Auckland is a really cool city with a good buzz about it. Although the rumours we had heard about the drivers are true, their nuts ...

Auckland Sunday 19th Sep 2004
Sep 22, 2004 (2 photos)

... I started to hear bag pipes, the mo heard them so we followed the sound and in the middle of Victoria Park, and Auckland New Zealand there was a full bag pipe band, with drums. They were practicing as they enter a lot of competitions and the season was ...

Auckland 23rd Sep 2004- the big met
Oct 2, 2004 (7 photos)

At last I finally met all the people i had been chatting to on the inter net. I was great that everyone turned up and be able to put names to faces. I had a great time and there was a lot of swapping Email addresses and telephone numbers. Its strange how ...

Back in Auckland
May 9, 2007

... the trees, plus some of the carvings, tables etc are absolutely stunning. The last few days we have spent just outside Auckland in a campsite chilling out. Yesterday we Took in a flick in the cinema (Perfect Stranger - would recommend it) And today we ...

AucklandMonday 20th Sep 04
Sep 22, 2004 (3 photos)

Today I managed to gate crash a free city tour; it covered most of the main landmarks in Auckland. Mont Eden was spectacular; the views were amazing it's almost a 360 view of the city. It was hard to believe that I was standing on a volcano. I had seen ...

Cruising around...
Feb 28, 2005 (3 photos)

... later in the day. It was well worth it. So, in between cruises, I went for a stroll around Auckland and would you believe it on a Sunday in New Zealand...I had a roast dinner!! Don't worry Mum, it wasn't even in the same league as your dinners (and ...

Auckland Wed 22nd Sep 04
Sep 23, 2004

... from one of the islands, so the three of us headed downstairs. Base Hostels offer a travel service and they are trying to start a new promotion which sounds really good, all they really wanted us for was to bounce the idea off of us to see if we liked it. ...

Final Destination...
Apr 21, 2005 (7 photos)

... and relaxing with a proper cup of coffee in Starbucks , I was prepared for the final leg of my journey... In New Zealand anyway. Many people have told me the Auckland is not much of a city and gets really boring after a while. They may be right , but I ...

Auckland life
Jul 26, 2006 (12 photos)

Day to day life has been ticking along calmly lately and I have got my residency for New Zealand, meaning I don't need to keep applying for work permits. And also meaning I am allowed to leave the country and come back! Being round the other side of the ...

Goodbye Aus, You'll Miss Me.
Jan 11, 2008

... said goodbye to Perth's great beaches. Goodbye Aus, I'll be back, and mad as hell...for some reason. Our flight to New Zealand went well, I didn't sleep much as I was too excited drawing up battle plans for the invasion and drinking free beers. As ...

Meeting up on the opposite side of the world
Jan 30, 2006 (2 photos)

... , which I guess you never lose with good friends; no matter how much time has passed. Rachel and John (her husband) are in New Zealand for a week, visiting John's aunts and doing a little tour. If someone back then at the climbing centre had asked me ...

Tall ships
Feb 6, 2004 (5 photos)

Auckland's harbour is very busy all year round, with a substantial sized port constantly loading and unloading bulky containers from huge cargo vessels. Quite often during the summer some passenger ships make there way to the port and add a little ...

Road trip to Northland
Sep 20, 2003

In about an hour I shall be off on my first adventure in New Zealand. Sebastian bought a car yesterday and we are heading north to do a weeklong tour of Northland. It should be a little warmer the further north we go, as much as five degrees warmer than ...

Coast to coast walkway
Jan 17, 2004 (6 photos)

... 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 ...

Whanau
Jan 31, 2006 (8 photos)

... a button and recounts in her Cockney accent every detail that I ask her about from the 1950īs when she immigrated from London to New Zealand with my grandfather. She tells me that I look and sound just like him, and she gives me two faded black and white ...

Train from South to North of the North island
Jan 4, 2007 (46 photos)

... all the laughter then thankfully the wheels begin to move and we are finally on our way again. As we near Auckland every fence, wall and bridge becomes a canvas for graffiti artists with brightly coloured scribble and pictures offending the beautiful views ...