Visit Auckland New Zealand, the gateway and largest city

Much of Auckland's urban area lies on top of the dormant Auckland Volcanic Field. The region is dotted by 49 volcanoes of varying age with the oldest being in the region of 150,000 years old. The most recent eruption occurred approximately 600 years ago, ending a few hundred years of activity during which Rangitoto Island was formed.

Around Auckland

region

On the mainland, the region extends from the mouth of the Kaipara Harbour in the north across the southern stretches of the North Auckland Peninsula, past the Waitakere Ranges and the isthmus of Auckland and across the low-lying land surrounding the Manukau Harbour.

The Auckland Region is one of the fifteen regions of New Zealand, named for the city of Auckland, the country's largest urban area. The region encompasses the Auckland metropolitan area, smaller towns, rural areas, and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf. With one third of the nation's residents, it has by far the biggest population and economy of any region of New Zealand, but the second-smallest land area.

Auckland region

The region ends within a few kilometres of the mouth of the Waikato River. It is bordered in the north by the Northland Region, and in the south by the Waikato Region. It also includes the islands of the Hauraki Gulf.

Auckland is the largest and most populous urban area in the country. Auckland has a population of 1,418,000, which constitutes 32 percent of the country's population. The Auckland Council area has a population of 1,529,300.

The 2011 Mercer Quality of Living Survey ranked Auckland 3rd place in the world on its list, while the Economist's World's most liveable cities index of 2011 ranked Auckland in 9th place.

In 2010, Auckland was classified as a Beta World City in the World Cities Study Group's inventory by Loughborough University.

It is approximately 50 kilometres south of Auckland City, between the southern shore of the Manukau Harbour and the mouth of the Waikato River. The Bombay Hills form the natural southern limit of the Auckland region

It is located on the isthmus of a peninsula which extends south into the northern waters of the Waitemata at the harbour's eastern end. With a coastline on Shoal Bay, an arm of the Waitemata to the southwest.

Maori for "the dawn,is the name of two suburbs in western Auckland, New Zealand: Te Atatu Peninsula and Te Atatu South. They are located next to each other some 10 kilometres to the west of the Auckland city centre.

A major suburb of Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 13 kilometres to the west of Auckland city centre, and two kilometres to the west of the Whau River.

An eastern suburb of Auckland. Due to the relatively buildings and other historical remnants from its early European past, it has been called " Auckland's most historically conscious place"

In its position on a narrow section of the Auckland Isthmus, it is an important part of Auckland's southern transportation approaches, containing a major bus interchange and Otahuhu Train Station.

A south-eastern suburb of Auckland City. It is located 11 kilometres southeast of the city centre, close to the western banks of the Tamaki River and the northern shore of the Panmure Basin.

Notable sports facilities include an indoor-outdoor swimming pool, an international-quality athletics track, a sports stadium, and venues for rugby, netball, golf, tennis, badminton, soccer, and many other sports.

A suburb in the Auckland region. One of the larger suburbs of the area commonly known as South Auckland, it is located to the northwest of central Manukau, and 18 kilometres southeast of Auckland city centre.

A northern suburb of Auckland, and one of the several cities in northern New Zealand. The name derives from Alba (Gaelic for Scotland) and its Latinisation. It is located to the north of the Waitemata Harbour.

The City of Sails. The 2014 Mercer Quality of Living Survey ranked Auckland 3rd place in the world on its list, while the Economist's World's most liveable cities index of 2011 ranked Auckland in 9th place.

A suburb of Auckland, in northern New Zealand. It is located on the north shore of the Waitemata Harbour, four kilometres northwest of the Auckland city centre.

A residential suburb of Auckland, in New Zealand's North Island. It is sited on the northern coast of the Manukau Harbour, and is also close to the administrative boundary between Auckland City and Waitakere.

Devonport is a harbourside suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is located on the North Shore, at the southern end of a peninsula that runs southeast from near Lake Pupuke in Takapuna.

The town is a tourist attraction, largely because of its many historic buildings, the Hot Springs at Parakai and the Parakai Aerodrome, and its proximity to Auckland, and the nearby wine producing region around Kumeu,

Auckland region of New Zealand

We need Regional contributors to help us gather information about attractions, events, and the local visitor services available. If you are keen to promote your own region, please contact us.

Regional contributors are wanted

单击下面来看看在新西兰的地方的图片