Auckland and Related Topics

Auckland isthmus

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Wetlands and swamps surrounded by Cordyline australis (cabbage trees / tī kōuka) formed in many of the unforested areas of the isthmus (pictured: Cabbage Tree Swamp in Sandringham, circa 1910)

Terracing on Maungawhau / Mount Eden, one of the most populated locations on the isthmus during the Waiohua confederation of the 17th and 18th centuries

Kūmara (sweet potato) was widely grown on the isthmus during the pre-European period, and stored in rua kūmara (storehouses) (pictured: storehouse pit remnants on Te Tatua-a-Riukiuta)

The Auckland and Parnell settlements on the isthmus in the 1860s, as seen in a watercolour by Edward Harker

A pictoral map of the Auckland isthmus circa 1860, looking south from the city of Auckland towards the settlements of Ōtāhuhu and Onehunga

The proposed Waitematā-Manukau harbour canal, along the Whau River (1907)

Fiat 500s being manufactured at Ōtāhuhu in 1966. By 1967, New Zealand had one of highest per capita car ownership rates in the world.

The morning traffic rush on the Auckland Northern Motorway in 1975.

Aotea Square in the 1990s, showing the Edwardian Auckland Town Hall surrounded by newly built high rise buildings

A 1914 map of the Auckland isthmus, composed of the city of Auckland and surrounding boroughs/road boards, composing what was known as Eden County.

The Auckland isthmus, also known as the Tāmaki isthmus, is a narrow stretch of land on the North Island of New Zealand in the Auckland Region, and the location of the central suburbs of the city of Auckland, including the CBD.

Waitematā Harbour

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The Auckland City skyline from the Waitematā Harbour

The eastern edge of Herne Bay, one of the wooded beach reserves typical of the harbour.

A container ship sailing out of the harbour

The Auckland waterfront, one of the most popular areas of Waitematā Harbour

A sketch by John Johnson (1794-1848) of Waitematā Harbour as seen from the suburb of Ponsonby

Waitematā Harbour with the Sky Tower and Maungawhau / Mount Eden (behind Sky Tower) in the centre, as seen from the North Shore somewhere between Bayswater Marina (left) and the Harbour Bridge (out of frame, to the right).

Waitematā Harbour is the main access by sea to Auckland, New Zealand.

Auckland CBD

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The Dilworth Building, one of the few remaining stately older buildings along Queen Street

The CBD economy is dominated by Ports of Auckland and by business and financial support services.

Late 2000s apartment block on Nelson Street, considered by some to be an "eyesore". Many of these buildings saw strong criticism – and sometimes lack of tenant interest – due to perceived problems with building quality, lack of urban design and too-small unit sizes (with a bylaw banning very small units coming in only in 2005).

Symonds Street of the Auckland CBD overlooking the Auckland University of Technology (middle) and the University of Auckland (right).

The Auckland Ferry Terminal on the waterfront

View over Auckland CBD from the Sky Tower

View of Auckland CBD from North Shore City

The Auckland Central Business District (CBD), or Auckland city centre, is the geographical and economic heart of the Auckland metropolitan area.

Wellington

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Capital city of New Zealand.

"The Old Shebang" on Cuba Street, c. 1883

The Old High Court, since restored as the Supreme Court of New Zealand

This early map of Wellington County District shows a number of important historical sites, including Māori pā, pathways, wāhi tapu, and pre-1840 battle sites, as well as battle sites from the New Zealand Land Wars

Thorndon, the centre of government in Wellington, c. 1929. The original Government House (now the site of the Beehive), Parliament Buildings and Turnbull House are in the background

Old Government Buildings, Lambton Quay, the second-largest wooden building in the world and the largest in the Southern Hemisphere

Wellingtonians gathered for the Anzac Day dawn service (2011)

Old St Paul's was the Anglican pro-cathedral, and is one of the oldest structures in Wellington

The old Public Trust Building in Lambton Quay is an example of Edwardian architecture in Wellington, built entirely from granite

Wellington Museum occupies the Bond Store, a classic Victorian building in the French Second Empire style in the early 1890s.

A row of classic weatherboard houses in the Mount Victoria neighbourhood, emblematic of the style of the area

Te Papa ("Our Place"), the Museum of New Zealand

Cuba Street, Te Aro, looking north. The street is considered the microcosm of Wellington's culture, being "quirky", colourful, and packed full of shops, cafés, restaurants and art, such as the Bucket Fountain pictured.

Te Wharewaka o Poneke on the Wellington waterfront

Wellington Town Hall on Te Ngākau Civic Square

Victoria University's Kelburn campus, one of four in Wellington

Commuting patterns in the Wellington region during 2006; darker red lines indicate greater traffic. Source: Statistics New Zealand.

The Wellington urban area (pink) is administered by four local authorities

Population density in Wellington region (2008) based on census data

thumb|St. James Theatre on Courtenay Place, the main street of Wellington's entertainment district

Te Auaha, venue and performing arts school, Wellington

Te Whaea, venue and home to the New Zealand School of Dance and Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School

Wellington became the capital city in place of Auckland, which William Hobson had made the capital in 1841.

North Shore, New Zealand

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View over the Waitematā Harbour towards Birkenhead, connected by the Auckland Harbour Bridge

The Sentinel is a luxery residential skyscraper in Takapuna

The North Shore is part of the large urban area of Auckland, New Zealand, located to the north of the Waitematā Harbour.

Terraces carved by Māori into the slopes of One Tree Hill

Auckland volcanic field

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The Auckland volcanic field is an area of monogenetic volcanoes covered by much of the metropolitan area of Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, located in the North Island.

Auckland Region

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One of the sixteen regions of New Zealand, which takes its name from the eponymous urban area.

The region encompasses the Auckland Metropolitan Area, smaller towns, rural areas, and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf.

Manukau City

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Manukau City was a territorial authority district in Auckland, New Zealand, that was governed by the Manukau City Council.

Portrait of Capt. William Hobson by James McDonald, 1913

Capital of New Zealand

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Wellington has been the capital of New Zealand since 1865.

The first Government House in Auckland, as painted by Edward Ashworth in 1842 or 1843

Auckland's third Government House, shown here in the 1860s or 1870s, is today known as Old Government House

General Assembly House in Auckland in the 1870s, known as the "Shedifice"

1867 watercolour of the Wellington Provincial Council Building by L. B. Temple

Auckland was the second capital from 1841 until 1865, when Parliament was permanently moved to Wellington after an argument that persisted for a decade.