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TOP TIP: Experience Māori culture at Auckland Museum with a daily Māori cultural performance, regarded as one of the best in New Zealand. The haka finale will make your hairs stand on end.
The New Zealand Maritime Museum Home to New Zealand’s largest maritime collection. Learn about Team New Zealand at the Blue Water Black Magic Gallery and book an America’s Cup Tour.
TOP TIP: Set sail with the New Zealand Maritime Museum with twice daily sailings aboard their old ketch, Ted Ashby. On a onehour cruise, help to hoist the sails if the weather permits.
In Their Words Local creatives have each written a few words about central Auckland; the results are in the Queen Street area – keep a look out.
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Quarter Power to the Pedal Take an electric bike on a fully guided cycling tour of Auckland. There are various routes and group sizes are small. SailFit Wellness Cruises Spend an entire day on an ocean retreat. Cruise the Hauraki Gulf while luxuriating in wellness activities like yoga, meditation and water sports Commercial Bay Bars Public Bar has the air of a British pub, Ghost Donkey is a Mexican-influenced tequila bar and Liquorette is a glitzy cocktail room.
TOP TIP: Britomart Transport Centre is a premier transport hub right in downtown Auckland and a stone’s throw from the ferry building. Grab an AT HOP card for cheaper fares. Face masks are currently compulsory.
MORE CITY MUST-DO’S... > Academy Arthouse Cinema
> Miann Dessert Bars
> Albert Park in the heart of the city
> Odyssey Sensory Maze in Sky World Entertainment Centre
> Aotea Square > Auckland Historic Bar Tour > Britomart Sunday Market > Civic on Queen Street > Coast to Coast Walkway
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> Myers Park playground
> Skydive Auckland > Te Ara I Whiti/The Lightpath > Victoria Park > Weta Workshop Unleashed
Wynyard Quarter This revived and pedestrianised waterfront precinct is brimming with harbourside eateries, gelato parlours, surprising silos, modern play areas and funky green spaces to sit and relax. There’s also a cute Container Library where you can swap and borrow books, or simply sit and read one. TOP TIP: Wynyard Quarter hosts various year-round events including food trucks and weekend markets. In summer, the one-day Ice Cream Sundae Market takes
over Silo Park with games, music and of course, delicious sweet treats. Auckland Fish Market A 96-year old building with the Sandford & Son fishmonger at its heart and plenty of contemporary eateries, too. With a décor that pulls in as much natural light as possible, it feels alfresco while being protected from the elements. Dishes are as simplistic as mussels and frites and as polished as freshly caught lobster. Silo Park The six silos at the end tip of Wynyard Quarter were once used as giant containers to PAGE 9 - REGIONAL MAP
