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Auckland's ports are the second largest in the country, behind the Port of Tauranga, [166] and a large part of both inbound and outbound New Zealand commerce travels through them, mostly via the facilities northeast of Auckland CBD. Freight usually arrives at or is distributed from the port via road, though the port facilities also have rail ...
The culture of Auckland encompasses the city's artistic, culinary, literary, musical, political and social elements, and is well-known throughout the world. As New Zealand's largest city and one of the most important in the Southern Hemisphere, Auckland has a rich and dynamic cultural life and a long, multicultural history .
True-colour image of the region showing the Auckland urban area as the brownish area just left of centre, with the Hauraki Gulf to the right. On the mainland, the region extends from the mouth of the Kaipara Harbour in the north across the southern stretches of the Northland Peninsula, through the Waitākere Ranges and the Auckland isthmus and across the low-lying land surrounding the Manukau ...
While trams and railway lines shaped Auckland's rapid extension in the early first half of the 20th century, they were soon overtaken by motor vehicles, with Auckland boasting one of the highest car-ownership rates of the world even before World War II. Their growing popularity meant that urban development was freed from narrow corridors, and ...
Okiato or Old Russell is a small holiday spot in the Bay of Islands, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of present-day Russell, which was then known as Kororareka.Okiato was New Zealand's first national capital, for a short time from 1840 to 1841, before the seat of government was moved to Auckland.
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Auckland City was the most populous local authority in the country, with a population of 450,300 at 30 June 2010. [2] In 2010 it was made up of 188 ethnic groups, making it New Zealand's most diverse city, and slightly more diverse than in 2007, when 185 ethnic groups had been counted.
Name List Type Address Number Image Old All Saints Church (Anglican) & Churchyard (Including Grave Monuments & Markers) Historic Place Category 1: Cook Street and Selwyn Road, Howick: 11: Albert Barracks Wall (University of Auckland Campus) Historic Place Category 1: Alfred Street: 12: Chapel of St John the Evangelist: Historic Place Category 1