Heritage Auckland

... ; took a heli ride back to auckland, and had dinner up at the museum which was an old war building. also went sailing on auckland harbour in an americas cup boat. and the highlight was jumping off the auckland city sky tower.  tho i expected it to be ...

We arrive in Auckland airport at 12pm the 6th of january NZ time, and had planned two days stay in Auckland at The Heritage hotel. After a good nights sleep at the hotel we went out to explore the city wich is a very small and very inspired by the ...

... that has really made history fun with some fantastic interactive exhibits and a lot of fascinating information about NZ's cultural heritage and identity from the early Maori settlement to European migration in the 1800's to the present day. From ...

... We are staying at the Elliott Apartments, a heritage listed apartment cnr Elliott and Wellesley Streets Auckland. You hear Heritage Apartment and probably think old world charm and are fairly correct, however, a more accurate description ...

... spread out) - last time we were here (for all of 24 hours) thought it was a bit souless (a common complaint apparently but Auckland and its inhabitants seem to get a pretty hard time from all the other kiwis!). In summary, have really enjoyed NZ is ...

... 3 Taiwanese who all really nice but not so sociable. I spent the afternoon at the Treaty House where I was told about the Maori heritage and saw demonstrations of song and dance and had a tour of the Maori meeting house. Another 3km walk back to base ...

... . Its a very important place for the maoris and their culture.Lots of youngsters on school trips listening and learning about their heritage and culture, and they were genuinely attentive and interested. Did you know the word "maori" wasn't a word in the ...

... und lauter frohe Gesichter.... Tja, aber der Nebel, der ja am morgen noch da war....hat es dazu gebracht, dass Auckland Airport geschlossen wurde und die Delegation mit Christian Wulff leider nicht kommen konnte. Schade, wäre echt klasse gewesen. ...

Managed to get a good industry rate for The Heritage City Life on Queen Street. Andrew was excited to be staying in a flash hotel "like the movie stars"...he even recorded the entire event on his video cammy. We met up with my good friend Dana Banana in ...

... ! We touched down in Auckland on the 11th September and, after a short bus ride from the airport, we checked into Auckland Central Backpackers (no more than a dull office building that's been converted into hostel accommodation). We dumped our bags, ...

... as I needed to be on time for the Maori Cultural Performance show.  During the show, we were treated a dance, song and traditional heritage displays by a talented group of Maori people.  They were also a lot of fun to be with and watch.   ...

I'm so bad with logging entries on road, who really has time for that anyway? anyway here is 6 weeks, Auckland to Milford sound. If at first you don't see it all, why not go again? Kiwi Escapades, Round 2. This past October I went to New Zealand ...

... Esquires cafe free internet, mooched around town a bit more and then had a look at the photography exhibition near the Auckland town hall building. Impressive photos of land from the sky including glaciers, deserts and everything in between. There was ...

... a meal in the Orbit restaurant in the SkyTower, which rotates through 360 degrees each hour and affords wonderful views of Auckland and the surrounding area. We went a little before sunset and so experienced the view both in daylight and at night. The ...

... bought myself a hot dog.    After leaving the park I walked back along Karangahape Road which had a lot of heritage buildings and unique architecture.  I walked over the Grafton Bridge (which when it was completed in 1910 was the longest ...

... Meet Moose. Moose isn't the bouncer. What he is is 5'10", probably 240 lbs. Mostly muscle, his broad "stocky" body shows dutch heritage. His light hair is cut short, military style. He's dressed like a local. His accent gives him away. He kind of ...

... day yesterday, then so be it, because I had a time. Got up early and went down to Te Puia, which is a combined Maori heritage site and geothermal nature walk - it is built on the site of an old Maori village, called Te Puia, funnily enough, and they ...

... animals that live there. From the largest sand island in Fraser which is covered in Tropical Rainforests and Lakes, The World Heritage Great Barrier Reef and World Hertige Tropical Rainforests of the north, where they meet at Cape Tribulation, to some ...

... work and Jake at school. Decided to take 10.30 Ferry across to Rangitoto, a volcanic Island about 25mins ferry ride from Auckland Ferry Terminal. Landscape like something out of Jurassic Park, black lava flows and twisted vegetation, 1 hr walk up to ...