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Auckland city harbor with skyscrapers and ferries.

Auckland Part 1

Auckland - Part 1

At the upper end of the North Island lies New Zealand's largest city, Auckland. The port city is located on a 380 km long and up to 80 km wide isthmus between the Tasman Sea and the Pacific Ocean.

Isthmus

An isthmus is the narrowest point of a land bridge, which is bounded on both sides by water and connects two larger land masses. As counterpart to the isthmus is the strait, a place of a sea, at which two land masses come close together and form a bottleneck of the sea.

Multi-lane highway with moderate traffic under a bright blue sky and scattered clouds on a sunny day

Around 1.5 million of the 4.8 million New Zealanders live in Auckland. Nevertheless, Wellington is the capital of the oceanic country with more than a million fewer residents.

Capital of New Zealand"

New Zealand has had three different capitals in its history. The first capital was Old Russell (Okiato) from 1840 to 1841, and Auckland from 1841 to 1865.

Since 1865, the capital of New Zealand is the at the south-western tip of the North Island located city of Wellington. It is the southernmost capital of a sovereign country and holds the record as windiest city with an average wind speed of over 26 km/h.

Curved, light gray architectural structure against a blue sky with clouds.
Large white cruise ship bow with rows of cabin windows and teal glass balconies under a cloudy sky
Auckland city bike lane sign: Look both ways for cyclists.
Dawn Princess cruise ship with lifeboats visible.
Gray naval warship with colorful signal flags docked at urban waterfront
Auckland city harbor with skyscrapers and ferries.
Auckland city modern skyline featuring three buildings: a glass and steel high-rise, a gray concrete high-rise, and a white glass high-rise.
Historic stone office building facade with a projecting clock and ornate metal panels above the entrance
Construction workers on scaffolding in front of a Zurich building.
Black and white low-angle view of a tall telecommunications and observation tower rising between modern skyscrapers under a cloudy sky
Historic stone clock tower with classical architecture against a bright blue sky
Ornate white heritage building with classical architecture, domed towers and dark green doors on an urban street with pedestrians
Reflective glass skyscraper facade mirroring an orange curved building beside white columns with tree leaves in foreground
Heritage brick building with white ornamental trim beside a modern curved orange louvered facade under a partly cloudy blue sky
Tall curved wooden sculpture with wire mesh sail on a river stone base in front of a modern glass building
Large Lego Christmas tree in Auckland.
Shopping plaza storefronts with Asian supermarket and home warehouse signage, parking lot, and urban street view
Cars parked in a multi-level parking garage.
Urban street scene with pedestrians crossing, parked cars, high-rise buildings, and construction equipment in a city center
Historic red-brick corner building with retail storefronts on a city street corner
Modern turquoise glass tower rising behind historic brick buildings with metal fire escapes
Modern glass building facade with a yellow crane reflected in the windows above a bus stop and city sidewalk
Street view of coffee shop storefront with bus stop and pedestrian on city road
Auckland
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row of numbered apartment mail slots mounted on a dark textured wall

Auckland - Part 2

A city with numerous unique mailboxes.
Auckland city harbor with skyscrapers and ferries.

Auckland - Part 1

row of numbered apartment mail slots mounted on a dark textured wall

Auckland - Part 2

Silhouetted trees on a hill against a clear blue sky.

Auckland - Part 3

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