The City of Sails

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We are now in Auckland, north island, New Zealand. With a population of some two million people, it is the country’s largest city.

The best views of the city are to be seen from the Sky Tower offering amazing 360 degree viewing decks with the highest one sitting at 722 feet (220 metres).

Westhaven Marina is located a short walk from the city centre and is the largest marina in New Zealand. The bridge behind it is the Auckland Harbour Bridge, an eight-lane motorway over the Waitemata Harbour. There are more boats per person in Auckland than in any other place in the world giving it the nickname of “The City of Sails”.
Viaduct Harbour Marina is located in the heart of Auckland’s inner city waterfront precinct and is home to 70 berths.
The Auckland War Memorial museum is one of New Zealand’s most important museums and war memorials. Its neoclassical building constructed in the 1920s and 1950s stands on Observatory Hill, the remains of a dormant volcano.