Location: Auckland
Top Things to do in Auckland
Top 10 Scenic Walking Areas in Auckland, North Island
The Māori call Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau — a maiden desired by 100 lovers,
and a valuable territory fought over for centuries for its fertile land and
natural harbors on the Pacific Ocean (to the east) and Tasman Sea (to the
west). Today, it’s New Zealand’s largest city: A vibrant and diverse place
where nature and urban life go hand-in- hand, with 48 volcanic cones, more
than 50 islands, and 29,000 km of coastline and beaches just minutes away
from the arts and shopping of the central city.
Restaurants in Auckland
1. Pararaha Valley Track
2. Karanga Plaza
3. Kiwi Esplanade Walkway
4. Point View Reserve
5. Fernglen Native Plant Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3 reviews
6. Tamaki Drive
7. J.F Kennedy Memorial Park
8. Upper Mangatawhiri Dam
9. Mount Albert - Owairaka Domain
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 6 reviews
Reviewed By Jpeaze59
Of all the volcanic cones around Auckland, this one must be the most beautifully forested with a wonderful mix of native and exotic trees. The birds and other wildlife are amazing especially how they have embraced the diversity. There was a group at the entrance that explained what was to happen to the mountain and it would be very sad if it was allowed to happen. We all agreed that it would be fantastic to have all that native flora planted in succession as that was what was in the planning. But now, they want to cut all the exotic trees at once! What is now diverse will not be so again for a very long time. Does Mother Earth have time? Please see sense.
10. Perpetual Guardian Sculpture on the Gulf
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 72 reviews
Perpetual Guardian Sculpture on the Gulf is arguably the most influential of all New Zealand’s ‘galleries without walls’, and has gone on to inspire similar exhibitions around the world. Set amongst some of the most magnificent coastal landscape in the world, the undulating walkway, which snakes its way around the headland from above Matiatia towards Church Bay on Waiheke Island, has served as a temporary home for pieces created by a who’s who of New Zealand art, including Virginia King, David McCracken, Brett Graham, Phil Price, Gregor Kregar, Sriwhana Spong, Jeff Thomson, Chris Bailey, Anton Forde, Kazu Nakagawa, Denis O’Connor and Chris Booth. Sculpture on the Gulf is only a 35 minute journey by ferry from downtown Auckland. The next event will be held in 2022, and exciting plans are underway for an exhibition like no other. Our Matiatia headland is tūrangawaewae – a place for all artists to stand tall.
