Auckland New Zealand - The City of Sails
Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand. The largest in size and also the largest in population. Auckland is normally the first place that visitors and travellers to New Zealand see as most people fly into the Auckland International Airport. 
The Auckland climate is mild, both in summer temperatures and winter temperatures. The city sits on two coasts and the weather is dictated by what the oceans are doing.
They call Auckland the city of sails as the magnificent Hauraki Gulf is the playground that many water loving Aucklanders make the most of. There are swimming beaches just minutes from the Auckland CBD, with places like mission bay being popular destinations for locals and tourists alike.
Places to Stay in Auckland New Zealand
Things to Do in Auckland New Zealand
There are hundreds of places to visit and activities to do in Auckland, New Zealand. We have listed a range of places to go and activities that will suit people on a backpacker budget as well as those who are happy to spend a bit of money. This list is not all inclusive and if you know of something we have missed please feel free to contact us and let us know.
Silo Park – Auckland
Silo park is an inner city oasis that has things going on all the time. There will often be free concerts, movie nights and other events being held here and it is a great place to catch up with friends. Every friday night from 5pm there is a DJ playing tunes and from 9pm the
movie night starts. They project a movie onto one of the silo’s and best of all its FREE!
On the weekends there are food trucks as well as activities and giant puzzles that will keep the young and young at heart entertained. There is music playing on the weekends and there is a relaxed bar so you can have a cold drink.
The picture to the left is the kids playground next to silo park
Auckland Museum
The Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira (or simply the Auckland Museum) is one of New Zealand’s most important museums and war memorials. 
Its collections concentrate on New Zealand history (and especially the history of the Auckland Region), natural history, and military history.
The museum is also one of the most iconic Auckland buildings, constructed in the neo-classicist style, and sitting on a grassed plinth (the remains of a dormant volcano) in the Auckland Domain, a large public park close to the Auckland CBD.
Auckland Museum’s collections and exhibits began in 1852. In 1867 Aucklanders formed a learned society – the Auckland Philosophical Society, later the Auckland Institute. Within a few years the society merged with the museum and Auckland Institute and Museum was the organisation’s name until 1996. Auckland War Memorial Museum was the name of the new building opened in 1929, but since 1996 was more commonly used for the institution as well. From 1991 to 2003 the museum’s Maori name was Te Papa Whakahiku