| Page Views: 3,332 Last Visit to Auckland: - I Live Here | Kia ora!!! Welcome to Auckland, the City of Sails. by Robdaz - last update: Jul 16, 2005 |
Auckland City | Westhaven Marina and the Auckland Skyline. |
Auckland my hometown since 2001, is the main gateway to the excitement ,the beauty of the land of the long white clouds.
Auckland's Maori name is Tamaki Makau Rau, the city of 100 lovers. A named earned because of it's conquests by many fighting for control over the area in the past.
The Auckland region have 48 volcanic cones and more than 50 islands. Several of these dormant volcanic cones dotted around the city provide great panoromic view of the city.
Auckland's population stands at 1.3 millions which is about 1/3 of the country populations. The city is the world’s largest Polynesian city. Around 62% of its residents are of European descent, 12% are Maori, 11% are of Pacific Island descent and there is a growing Asian population of around 9% mainly of chinese and indian descent.
With it's increasingly cosmopolitan population you get a great mixed of cultural festivals and cuisines. The word “Pacific Rim”, blending Asian and Pacific flavours.
This is my Auckland and as I'm living here I will be constantly updating informations and pictures so do come back often. |
|  | Beyond the City * There are lots of Beautiful Beaches, Bays, islands, mountain ranges if you venture outside the city limits. Here are some of my favorites......Piha , Muriwai, Catheral Cove in the Coramandel , Tutukaka Coast in Northland....endless choice of white or dark sandy beaches, calm or surfing ones. |
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| Pros: | "Beautiful beaches and Parks everywhere." | | Cons: | "Poor Public transport" | | In A Nutshell: | "More than just a gateway to NZ." |
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JessH Wed Nov 29, 2006 05:16 UTC
Hi Rob. You are very fortunate to live in a country with such amazing natural beauty! I enjoyed your tips very much; my ratings are with you :-) Greetings from Dubai / Jess | AyurinHiro Thu Dec 29, 2005 04:15 UTC
Hi! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Your Japan Day photos look like as if they were really taken in Japan. Interesting ! | Rodan44 Fri Aug 5, 2005 01:32 UTC
Auckland seems like a great place to live. I definitely hope to go back some day. Thanks for stopping by my pages! | GillianMcLaughlin Thu Feb 17, 2005 21:00 UTC
great start - looks like a lovely corner of the world :-) |
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