This is one of the most beautiful green spaces I've ever seen in my life. I thoroughly enjoyed…read morewandering through the grounds of the domain. Especially the greenhouses. I wanted to stay in those spaces, smell all the flowers, touch all the plants, and pick some of the very ripe fruits and vegetables. I admit to smelling some flowers and touching a few plants, but no fruits or veggies were at risk. Highly recommend the Auckland Domain if you are in Auckland. It's free, beautiful, and walking it is great exercise. It's made of win.

Green lawns, ball fields, gazebos with live music, clean public restrooms, unique trees & shrubs,…read moreendless trails with lots of benches & a very nice day. I loved the trees, I expected to see a Hobbit crawl out. We were walking to the museum & then back to our hotel. We passed pristine rolling hills, a bowling center, tennis center, Olympic aquatic center .... Many were biking, walking, jogging and enjoying the green space. There is a botanic garden near the museum.

Our hotel was a walking distance from the ferry terminal. Really nice to stroll around. We boarded…read morethe Fullers 360 to Waiheke Island. The information and ticket offices was just in front of the terminal. Very easy to find.

The Auckland Ferry Terminal is a beautiful Edwardian Baroque building. It was built in 1912. Its…read moredesign is similar to the San Francisco Ferry Building in California. The terminal connects Auckland with ferries going to the North Shore, West Auckland, South Auckland and the surrounding islands. It is centrally located at the end of Queen Street. It was the principal way to reach the North Shore until the Auckland Harbor Bridge was opened in 1959. Nice place to sit and enjoy the view on a sunny summer day in Auckland.

Wow... we saw 4 guys sky jumping from highest building in Auckland... mainly we heard them…read morescreaming as they jumped then we saw them... Amazing people watching... an outdoor restaurant & bar below the skyline tower...

To see all of Auckland, the bay bridge and the Port take a ride on the Sky lift. The view is…read morereally neat. You may see a cruise ship. You can see a McDonald's logo on a roof that is the former location of the NZ corporation office. The old City Hall is nearby. If you know where to look you can see the park and buildings of the Māori Council, the Indigenous people of NZ. Up on the enclosed viewing area you can spend as much time as you'd like. Cool is that in the floor are see-thru panels to the ground below. You can avoid walking on these if you wish. A floor above is a cafe, a bar and souvenir shop. I believe this is handicapped accessible. Call to make sure.

Highwic is the Gothic colonial villa of a prominent colonial stock trader. The home was occupied by…read morethe family until the 1970s and the bought by Auckland city council and renovated as a museum. The rooms are decorated in a period style with some family belongings original to the house. When I arrived it was a quiet summer afternoon so the docent had the time to explain all about the family and life of the house. You could really imagine living here with the bustle of children (21 in total), balls in the living room and tennis on the lawn. That being said, knowing that a wealthy family in Auckland only had this kind of a home reminds you of how precious everything was in New Zealand at the time, so far from Britain. I toured the home and then strolled the gardens. I'd recommend a picnic lunch and a visit if historical houses are your thing. If in doubt come, it's a beautiful piece of history.

Highwic House is a wonderful illustration of what enrichment heritage buildings can bring to a…read morecommunity. Smack bang in the middle of the busy Newmarket shopping precinct, it seems a rather incongruous place to find such a place, but it has stood the test of time in this location, its been there since 1862! Up a steep driveway and surrounded by a lovely manicured lawn and trees, its hard to believe that you are still in one of Auckland's most bustling areas. The day I was there, I was there solely for a visit to the 'museum', the inside of the house itself has been preserved as would have been back in the day, which provides a interesting insight into this specific time period. I loved all the old antiques and things. My friend who came with me actually commented that she had been before as her cousin had his wedding/ reception at Highwic and she thought it was an amazing venue for that sort of thing. That it is.

Alberton was definitely in the running when I was choosing a wedding venue as it is just so…read morebeautiful. It's one of those places that is constantly used for fashion, film and even music video shoots because its historic character is so well preserved. It is grand, old and beautiful but there are some rules and regulations that apply to keeping it that way so keep that in mind if you are thinking of using it for an event. The great thing is that it's open to the public so all you have to do is wander on in and explore all its nooks and crannies at your leisure. You will have to pay for the pleasure but that's as it should be in order to keep preserve places like this for future generations. The grounds are stunning as well and a visit here can take you back in time for some romantic day-dreaming. Great for kids too - history is so much more interesting when it's tangible.

Auckland's got a bad track record of hanging on to our historic buildings. Noteworthy architecture?…read moreImportant cultural heritage? Nah, let's tear it down and put up a featureless grey box full of leaky apartments. Sigh. At least we've got it right here though. Alberton House is from the mid 1800s, and it's a pretty neat place. It's a good venue for events (I was here for a wedding), but even without that it's cool just to have a wander around looking at the building itself, with its rabbit-warren servants' quarters and wooden everything. Also if you go upstairs (I say stairs, it's more like a ladder built for elves), they've got a few rooms set up with period furniture, and some of the creepiest dolls I've seen in a long time. This place is worth a visit, especially if the weather is good.

Interesting to stroll through the Victoria Park Market…read more From 1905 to 1918 a series of brick buildings were constructed to...deal with the removal of rubbish in Auckland. At the turn of the century in the early 1900s, rubbish was moved by horses. Due to fears about the rats spreading the bubonic plague via the garbage, the Auckland city council approved an incinerator to be built to intentionally burn the city's rubbish. The power generator used coal initially, however steam generators were later added to keep up with the demand for rubbish removal. Now the Victoria Park Market is repurposed from the original waste depot and incinerator complex. Check out the Celebrity Walk which features prominent New Zealanders like Sir Edmund Hillary and other famous athletes, authors and politicians. An interesting slice of Auckland history.

The re-opening of this Auckland icon was heralded for the weekend of 15-16 November 2015. We went…read morealong for a nosey and had high expectations. Previous attempts at rejuvenating VPM have been pretty abysmal so this had to be better. All we can say is "ho hum". The design is nice except they have failed to allow for crowds of dawdling people. Bi-fold doors open out on to the walkways, restricting access for people, and large pot plants add to the already narrow access. The shops/stalls are not really anything new. There are still empty shop spaces. The stall holders were all looking desperately at the meandering crowds who had little use for their handmade wares. I predict that many will not return. There was not enough food for sale - we arrived at about lunchtime - and unbelievably the sushi shop had a practically empty cabinet and hungry people were walking in and out again. The remaining food outlets: a couple of cafes, were ill-equipped to cope, slow and struggling to serve the throngs of people! This, on the opening day of a market that had so much promise but seriously failed to deliver. Such a shame. Someone with a mobile coffee caravan could do a roaring trade down at VPM - coffee can soothe the savage breast and much can be forgiven when you have a good hot coffee fix in your hand! Good luck to them for the future - I really hope they succeed...

Beautiful views from the Michael Joseph Savage Memorial Park at Bastion Point…read more Take the Explorer Bus to stop #8 and enjoy the park. The bus comes about every 30 minutes. The memorial has a sunken reflecting pool, a huge obelisk and the most beautiful surrounding garden. Climb up and down the steps to get a better view. Walk through the park to get a better view overlooking the harbor. What a difference a day makes. Monday was blue skies and so sunny as compared to the intermittent thunderstorms and overcast skies the day before. A nice way to enjoy a beautiful summer afternoon in Auckland.

Michael Savage is a popular destination for tourists and locals alike in central Auckland. From…read morehere you have spectacular views of Auckland city; I've seen several sunsets here and I'm never tired of them. You're also able to visit the memorial of the park's namesake, Michael Joseph Savage, who founded the Welfare State and was the first Labour Prime Minister of New Zealand. The monument is such a great piece of New Zealand history and is surrounded by a pond and beautiful gardens you can walk through. The parking spaces fill up quickly here but there's more than enough room for everyone, whether you're exercising, having a picnic or going for a leisurely stroll. The rolling grass areas are huge and give you a great view no matter where you are. If you aren't travelling by car, there's pedestrian access on the west end of Mission Bay. If you forget to bring dessert with you, there's almost always an ice cream truck there in the afternoon. My partner and I make frequent visits here usually after lunch dates on Tamaki Drive, as its a great place to digest, chill out and appreciate this great piece of our city. Wedding parties are also a common sight and its no surprise considering the beautiful backdrop the memorial offers. You're sure to see tourists by the busload every hour here, viewing the scenery and taking snaps galore. Its nice to know that visitors get to see this place, as it really is an Auckland marvel through and through.

I am a previous tenant. watch out the international students from overseas! This place is…read moredefinitely a trap. Although it could be reserved from overseas, still recommend you guys to find a local apartment. Cause the room is expensive and small, minimum term 6 months, the unfriendly staff only passionate about getting your money out of your pocket as much as possible!

I would have given this a five star rating... until I witnessed the way that an employee treated my…read morenon-white friend far different than I have ever been treated here. As of the actual building Rooms are nice, far larger than what I was expecting (from a city that packs students in tight) if anything has an issue they will fix it quickly (only if you email them not if you fill out the form online). Make sure to take pictures and document things the main guy at the front desk is amazingly friendly and always says hello, quick to solve problems. I will say the RAs are rather standoffish but honestly, it's a studio apartment so doesn't really make sense that they'd be as involved like in the US Freshman dorms. My sink leaked when I moved in they got my move in date mixed up and didn't have my linens ready, all was promptly sorted within a few hours. the room had not been thoroughly cleaned (when I had to move the fridge there was so much grossness) the shower is kind of small and the shower curtain doesn't do shit (hence the drain in the floor of the bathroom). The sheets you can buy through the university housing are cheap and the quality reflects that rather itchy had to use fabric softener (which I have never used before in my life) the desks are really long plenty of room heater works great and if you gave some boxes storage works perfectly. The carpet had not been steamed cleaned before I moved in and the windows could really use a washing. All that said I WOULD HAVE given this still a 4.5 out of 5, way better than anything I've had in the US way cheaper than the housing options comparable at my university. Beds are wider but beware KING SINGLE meaning not many places have this sheet size not at the warehouse either. The gym is mediocre, nice to have a trash shoot and the hallways really should be cleaned more often, still, I've loved living here until this larger issue occurred see below. It is super close to town and has several minimarts within a five min walk as well as a liquor store/bottle shop. Only a ten minute walk to the general library (at least for me some say 15). But then I had a bad experience with one of the employees, one of my friends came to pick me up from my residence and pulled into the car park (there were 4 spaces open) I got in and we were chatting before we would leave. The guy came up very aggressively told us to leave and quite frankly seemed to have been much harsher to my friend because he was black. I was astonished and so ashamed because the employee also happened to be of my nationality. My friend was very politely explained that we would be leaving soon and apologised, he continued sternly to tell us to leave and threatened to call the tow truck... we had a not even a FIVE MINUTE conversation catching up. We were doing nothing wrong minding our own business no alcohol no smoking just chatting in one of four other open spaces in the evening. I have seen Ubers wait there for longer. So disappointed in the blatant form of prejudice and racism, regardless if those were the rules that we can't park it was causing no harm and he should have been far more polite. He loomed over us until we were completely out of the parking lot! I cannot speak from experience if this is a safe place to live if you are not white but I would definitely ask around to make sure it is a safe supportive space before you chose to live someplace in general