Sam’s guidebook
Arts, culture and history
This is a fantastic introduction to New Zealand cultural and environmental history. Well worth a visit, for an hour or three! See traditional Maori waka, tools and models of fortified villages, as well as skeletons of the giant Moa, a volcano simulation, and early settler history and artefacts. New Zealand is a unique country with a history worth knowing.
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Auckland Ratni Spomenik Muzej
This is a fantastic introduction to New Zealand cultural and environmental history. Well worth a visit, for an hour or three! See traditional Maori waka, tools and models of fortified villages, as well as skeletons of the giant Moa, a volcano simulation, and early settler history and artefacts. New Zealand is a unique country with a history worth knowing.
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki
Wellesley Street EastGardens
These two large greenhouses and outdoor fernery are a showcase of a stunning array of plants from New Zealand and across the world. It's right in the heart of the Domain, a huge public park in the center of Auckland, just 30 minutes walk from my apartment. Great day out in any weather, especially since it's warm year-round!
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Domain Wintergardens
Wintergarden RoadThese two large greenhouses and outdoor fernery are a showcase of a stunning array of plants from New Zealand and across the world. It's right in the heart of the Domain, a huge public park in the center of Auckland, just 30 minutes walk from my apartment. Great day out in any weather, especially since it's warm year-round!
Sightseeing
This is not only a stunning lookout over Auckland's harbour, it also has an important history, as this land was fought to be returned to Maori who had it taken unlawfully, creating a precedent for the colonial government to redress unlawful and unjust land confiscations or thefts that happened since colonisation began.
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Bastion Point
19 Hapimana StThis is not only a stunning lookout over Auckland's harbour, it also has an important history, as this land was fought to be returned to Maori who had it taken unlawfully, creating a precedent for the colonial government to redress unlawful and unjust land confiscations or thefts that happened since colonisation began.