Wonderful WorldAucklandTāmaki Makaurau (Māori)

 

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View of Central Motorway Interchange, Auckland, New Zealand

 

Auckland is affectionately known as the 'City of Sails' and is located on a unique narrow strip of land rich in natural, Māori and European history. It is flanked by both the western and eastern coastal shorelines; with only 800 meters between them at the narrowest point.

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Tāmaki Makaurau (Māori)

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View of  Auckland from Devonport

 

Albert Park in Auckland CBD.

 

This angle of the Auckland Harbour Bridge was taken from the North Shore looking back over the Auckland City.

 

Palm Beach on Waiheke Island

View of Palm Beach, New Zealand - from an elevation of 31M above sea level - Looking North at low tide.

 

 

Auckland (/ˈɔːklənd/ AWK-lənd; Māori: Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about 1,478,800 (June 2023). It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of 1,739,300 as of June 2023.

 

It is the most populous city of New Zealand and the fifth largest city in Oceania. While Europeans continue to make up the plurality of Auckland's population, the city became multicultural and cosmopolitan in the late-20th century, with Asians accounting for 31% of the city's population in 2018.  Auckland has the fourth largest foreign-born population in the world, with 39% of its residents born overseas.  With its large population of Pasifika New Zealanders, the city is also home to the biggest ethnic Polynesian population in the world.

 

 The Māori-language name for Auckland is Tāmaki Makaurau, meaning "Tāmaki desired by many", in reference to the desirability of its natural resources and geography.

 

 

오클랜드 전경

(도시전경은 북향이다.)

 

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Maungawhau / Mount Eden

At 196m tall, Maungawhau or Mount Eden is the highest volcano in Auckland. From the summit, you can enjoy spectacular views of the city and its harbours.

 

 

UNESCO City of Music

since 2017

 

With music and language intrinsically linked in Māori and Pacific culture, these communities add a richness and a unique sound to the Auckland’s cultural fabric: Māori waiata (songs) and moteatea (laments) serve a particularly important function, capturing otherwise untold histories and expressing our city’s stories of love, fear, anger and loss.

 

 

Muriwai Heights, Dunes and Beach Loop Track, Auckland

 

Auckland's West Coast | 100% Pure New Zealand

Auckland's West Coast | 100% Pure New Zealand

 

The western part of   Waiheke Island, Auckland

Waiheke Island (/waɪˈhɛkiː/; Māori: [ˈwaihɛkɛ]) is the second-largest island (after Great Barrier Island) in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand. Its ferry terminal in Matiatia Bay at the western end is 21.5 km (13.4 mi) from the central-city terminal in Auckland.

 

Waiheke Island Vineyards & Bush Walk

 

WAIHEKE ISLAND

 

 

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 Allans Beach and Hoopers Inlet, Dunedin, Otago Peninusula, South Island, New Zealand

 

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Hoopers Inlet

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