Best of New Zealand - 3rd March - Auckland

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Handy Hints to Auckland

Restaurants

Angus Steak House
8 Fort Lane
Select your own Steak, Venison or Lamb
$34 inc Salad bar, side dishes extra.

Tony's
27 Wellesley Street
Steak, Pasta, Lamb and Chicken
(Use the attached voucher for drink or discount)

Little Italy
Victoria Street
Italian Food

Lord Nelson
Victoria Street
Steak, Pasta, Lamb and Chicken

Sightseeing

Devenport
Take the short ferry ride (12mins) to Devenport, on arrival join a 1 hour tour, Historic architecture and landmarks as well as galleries and cafés, restaurants and speciality shops make this a relaxed outing for every visitor to Auckland.

Auckland Museum
Our People, Our Land, our Stories, from the great pacific navigators – the Polynesians and New Zealand's indigenous people, the Maori – through the pioneers who settled New Zealand in the 19c.

Skytower
Open from 08.30 -23.00
Excellent panoramic views over the city

Maritime Museum
Cnr Quay and Hudson Street
Eve those with little interest in boats will enjoy the exhibition galleries


Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World and Antartic Encounter
Ride on the moving walkway through the Plexiglas tunnel inside a tank, with fish swimming around the sides. The Antarctic Encounter features a replica of the Cape Evans 1910 hut of the South Pole Explorer Robert F Scott, complete with ice and winds, ride on a Snow Cat through the sub antarctic landscape, past a penguin colony.

Getting Around
City Circuit Bus – a free service every 10 minutes from 08.00 – 18.00
Look out for the RED bus.

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