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Travel Home > Directory > Destinations > Oceania > New Zealand > Auckland
Auckland. Pop. 1,354,900 million. Currency – New Zealand Dollar (NZD). Language – English. Time Zone GMT + 12 hours. Auckland International Airport (AKL). Best Time to go – All year round destination, although warmer weather is between November and February. Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand, but not the capital as that title is held by Wellington. It is located in the northern part of North Island and is made of 4 main districts - Auckland City, Manukau - South and outer east Auckland, Waitakere - West Auckland, and North Shore. The city lies on Waitemata Harbour, is close to the Hauraki Gulf and is known as the "City of Sails" due to the huge numer of yachts and sailing craft that fill the harbor areas in the city. Auckland is also the largest city in Polynesia and has a large number of ethnic minortities who have successfully integrated into the cultural and business life of the city. The city has some significant attractions and the principal ones include - Auckland War Memorial Museum, New Zealand National Maritime Museum, Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland Zoo, Auckland Harbour Bridge, The StarDome Observatory, and MOTAT (Museum of Transport and Technology). However, the most noticeable feature is the Sky Tower which is 328 metres (1,076 ft) tall, making it, currently, the tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere. If you are feeling brave you can jump of the the tower by using the 'SkyJump', which is a cable controlled jump from the observation deck. The city is also a famous rugby union venue and is home to the Blues (formerly the Auckland Blues) professional New Zealand rugby union team. The Blues play at Eden Park which was also the venue for the 2011 Rugby World Cup final and is the biggest capacity sports venue in the country. Outside of the city theer are some excellent viewpoints including - the volcanic island of Rangitoto that stands prominently near the entrance to the Waitemata Harbour, and the Waitakere Ranges.
Auckland Hotels Reservation including – Auckland Hotels, Sky City Hotel, Rydges Hotel, Copthorne Harbour City Hotel, Copthorne Anzac Avenue Hotel, Airedale Hotel, Aachen House Boutique Hotel and Giverny Hotel.
Each of the 316 rooms at this fine 5-star hotel feature superior amenities. Guests will find inhouse movies, ironing board, non-smoking rooms, internet access – LAN waiting in each room. Guests will enjoy the hotel's excellent facilities and services including coffee shop, meeting facilities, shops, and restaurant.
Eden Park is the biggest sports ground in Auckland, New Zealand for both rugby union and rugby league for national team during winter, and cricket in summer (although most domestic cricket games are played on the Outer Oval, which is situated next to the main stadium).
A guide to New Zealand vacations leads to magnificent and wild places in bush and at the coast. Magical and unexpected, wild and wide, breathtaking, tranquil or full of activity all is found in close proximity of Auckland.
The Auckland metropolitan area, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with 1,354,900 residents, 31 percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world.
Auckland is the largest metropolitan area in New Zealand, with a population of over one million. It is in the northern half of the North Island, on a narrow isthmus of land that joins the Northland peninsula to the rest of the North Island.
