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Description: The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area of ... more

Auckland ... the country. With over 1.2 million people it has over a quarter of the country's population, and demographic trends indicate that it will continue growing faster than the rest of the country. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world. Auckland lies between the Hauraki Gulf of the Pacific Ocean to the east, the low Hunua Ranges to the south-east, the Manukau Harbour to the south-west, and the Waitakere Ranges and smaller ranges to the west and north-west. The central part of the urban area occupies a narrow isthmus between the Manukau Harbour on the Tasman Sea and the Waitemata Harbour on the Pacific Ocean. It is one of the few cities in the world to have harbours on two separate major bodies of water.

Newest Review: ... Visit Mount Eden, a dormant volcano, once at the top it has amazing views over Auckland. If you enjoy good views another must do is to go up the Sky Tower, in the middle of Auckland and it's cheap. Once at the top of the Sky Tower there is a glass floor and massive glass windows around the circular room. You therefore have a 360 degrees of Auckland, views of the beautiful harbour, the ... more

... volcanos, and other city buildings. If you are a dare-devil type why not take the 192m jump from the top with a 16seconds free fall. After all that excitement take a walk down to the harbour and have dinner in one of the many restaurants looking out over the wo...more

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Auckland, New Zealand (173 words)
by ben_1907 - written on 11/09/08 (Useful, 15 readings)
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I have been to Auckland twice now, once in 2005 and again in 2007, I would definately recommend it to anyone who is thinking of going to Auckland or to New Zealand as whole. If you decide to vistit Auckland then there are a couple of things one must do. Visit Mount Eden, a dormant volcano, once at the top it has amazing views over Auckland. If you enjoy good views another must do is to go up the Sky Tower, in the middle of Auckland and it's cheap. Once at the top of the Sky Tower there is a glass floor and massive glass windows around the circular room. You therefore have a 360 degrees of Auckland, views of the beautiful harbour, the volcanos, and other city buildings. ...

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by citygrl - written on 02/03/03
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Auckland - Advantages: Clean, green, Friendly ppl, Cheap - Disadvantages: Unpredicatble weather, Poor public transport, Boring to live in

Auckland: City of Sails (1761 words)
by The Duke - written on 03/08/02 (Very useful, 232 readings)
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Auckland is New Zealand's largest city, situated at the top of the North Island with a population of around 1.5 million. This represents about 33% of the population of the whole country! Auckland is also supposedly the second largest urban sprawl in the world, after Los Angeles, which might give you an impression of the size. The main city and suburbs cover an area of 60 square kilometres, with many of the suburbs having their own unique character. In fact these suburbs are quite important, as, apart from the CBD, there is no real central area of Auckland like you would find in a typical English town or city. Each suburb has it's own characteristics and ...

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