Western Springs
District of Auckland
in Auckland of Auckland, New Zealand
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Auckland International Airport (11 mi) - Ardmore Airport (17 mi)
- Waiheke Reeve Airport (18 mi)
- Coromandel Aerodrome (41 mi)
- Thames Aerodrome (48 mi)
- Whitianga Airport (51 mi)
- Great Barrier Aerodrome (57 mi)
- Raglan Airfield (66 mi)
- Westhaven Boat Harbor (marina, (1 mi)
- Auckland Zoo (zoo, (3 mi)
- Butterfly Creek (amusement park, (11 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -36.849 and 174.763 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -36° 50' 54" and E 174° 45' 48"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - NZD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Maori
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 01:49 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 8:51 am and 7:48 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 36.855 and -5.323 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
El Gastor - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to New Zealand.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning New Zealand. Last Update: 2024-04-19 08:03:45
Delve into Western Springs
The district Western Springs of Auckland in Auckland (Auckland) is a subburb in New Zealand about 305 mi north of Wellington, the country's capital town.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Hamilton, Whangarei, Tauranga, Rotorua and Kaitaia. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 63 °F
| Morning Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Night Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 16% |
| Air Humidity | 97% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
18°C (65 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
18°C (64 °F)
15°C (58 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 23rd of April 2024
19°C (66 °F)
15°C (60 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Mollies Boutique Hotel
VR Queen Street - Hotel & Suites
City Lodge Accommodation - Hostel
Swiss-Belsuites Victoria Park
St Marys Residence Private Luxury
The Surrey Hotel
VR AUCKLAND CITY
AMORA HOTEL AUCKLAND
YMCA Hostel
Quest on Beaumont
Videos from this area
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Herne Bay, New Zealand
Suburb:Herne Bay City:Auckland City Island:North Island Surrounded by - to the north - to the east - to the south - to the west Waitemata Harbour Saint Marys Bay Ponsonby, Grey Lynn Westmere, Coxs Bay
Eden Park
Eden Park is New Zealand's largest stadium. Located in the heart of Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, it is centrally located three kilometres southwest of Auckland's CBD, straddling the boundary between the suburbs of Mount Eden and Kingsland. Eden Park's rich sporting and social history, and its international profile, is unmatched by any other stadium in the country.
Grey Lynn
Grey Lynn is an inner residential suburb of Auckland City, New Zealand, located three kilometres to the west of the city centre. Originally a separate borough, Grey Lynn amalgamated with Auckland City in 1914. Grey Lynn is centred around Grey Lynn Park, which was not part of the original subdivision of 1883, since the land was too steep and too wet for house construction. In 1914 the land was drained and levelled for playing fields.
Ponsonby, New Zealand
Ponsonby is an inner-city suburb of Auckland City located 2 km west of the Auckland CBD, in the North Island of New Zealand. The suburb is oriented along a ridge running north-south, which is followed by the main street of the suburb, Ponsonby Road. A predominantly upper-middle class residential suburb, Ponsonby today is also known in Auckland for its dining and shopping establishments – many restaurants, cafes, art galleries, up-market shops and nightclubs are located along Ponsonby Road.
Western Springs
Western Springs is a residential suburb and park in the west of the city of Auckland in the north of New Zealand. It is located four kilometres to the west of the city centre, situated to the north of State Highway 16. The suburb is dominated by the large park (featuring a lake with a variety of birdlife), within which are situated Auckland Zoo, Western Springs Stadium and M.O.T.A.T.. The park is the location of the annual Pasifika Festival, one of Auckland's most popular public events.
Western Springs Stadium
Western Springs Stadium is an entertainment venue in Auckland, New Zealand, that consists of a natural amphitheatre. During the winter it is used for club rugby union matches and over summer it is used for speedway. It is also occasionally used for large music concerts and festivals. Western Springs Stadium has a crowd capacity of 30,000 for sports and upwards of 50,000 for concerts. It is located four kilometres west of the city centre in the suburb of Western Springs.
Museum of Transport and Technology
The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT) is a museum located in Western Springs, Auckland, New Zealand. It is located close to the Western Springs Stadium, Auckland Zoo and the Western Springs Park. The museum has large collections of civilian and military aircraft and other land transport vehicles. An ongoing programme is in place to restore and conserve items in the collections.
Kingsland Railway Station
Kingsland Railway Station is on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network. It is near Eden Park, the major rugby stadium in Auckland. The station has a side platform layout and is reached from both New North Road & Sandringham Road. During rugby games this station, 400m from Eden Park, is very busy, with thousands of supporters using it.
Baldwin Avenue Railway Station
Baldwin Avenue Railway Station, in the suburb of Mount Albert, is on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network. The station has offset side platforms connected by a level crossing.
Morningside, Auckland
Morningside is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It lies four kilometres south-west of the city centre, close to Eden Park and Western Springs. The residential suburb lies between the suburbs of Grey Lynn, Kingsland, Sandringham, and Mount Albert, near the arterial North-Western Motorway and Western Railway line. The name comes from a farm estate called "Morningside" that was subdivided in 1865 for housing lots.
Newton, New Zealand
Newton is a small suburb of Auckland City, New Zealand, under the local governance of the Auckland Council. It had a population of 837 in the 2001 census. Since the construction of the Central Motorway Junction in 1965–75, Newton has been divided into two parts, and as a result, lost much of its size and coherence. The northern part is centred on Karangahape Road, and the southern part on Newton Road. Both Karangahape and Newton Roads intersect with Symonds Street to the east.
Kingsland, New Zealand
Kingsland is an inner-city suburb of Auckland, the largest and most populous urban area in New Zealand. Kingsland is under the local governance of the Auckland Council. It is the home of Eden Park, New Zealand's largest stadium, which hosted the finals for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Kingsland has a village centre that contains a series of shops, restaurants, pubs, and monthly markets.
Arch Hill, New Zealand
Arch Hill is a small suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. Arch Hill is under the local governance of the Auckland Council. The area is called Arch Hill due to its "natural features".
Mount Albert Grammar School
Mount Albert Grammar School "(M.A.G. S)" is a semi co-educational state secondary school in Central Auckland. It teaches from year 9 to year 13. Mount Albert Grammar is one of the largest secondary schools in the country. It is also one of the most multi-cultural schools in New Zealand.
Auckland Zoo
Auckland Zoo is a 16.35-hectare zoological garden in Auckland, New Zealand, situated next to Western Springs park not far from Auckland's central business district. It is run by the Auckland Council with the Auckland Zoological Society as a supporting organisation. Auckland Zoo opened in 1922 experiencing early difficulties mainly due to animal health issues. By 1930 a sizable collection of animals had been assembled and a zoological society formed.
Westfield St Lukes
Westfield St Lukes is one of the big three shopping centres in the western suburbs of Auckland, New Zealand, and is located on St Lukes Road. It receives about 6 million shopper visits annually. With 43,000 m² gross floor area (2002 data), it features a Farmers, K mart, Foodtown, a Village SKYCITY 8 screen cinema complex and approximately 125 shops (2004 data). Its main competition is LynnMall in New Lynn and Westfield WestCity in Henderson.
MOTAT collections
This list collects the transport-related vehicles exhibited or owned by the Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT) in Auckland, New Zealand.
Fowlds Park
Fowlds Park is a small public reserve in the northern part of Mount Albert, in Auckland City.
Marist College, New Zealand
Marist College is a Catholic girls high-school located in Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand. It teaches from year 7 through to year 13 with a curriculum based on Roman Catholicism. It has a maximum student capacity of 800 girls.
Western Springs College
Western Springs College is a co-educational state secondary school in Auckland, New Zealand. It teaches students from years 9 to 13 and is located near both Western Springs Park and Auckland Zoo. The school was originally part of Seddon Memorial Technical College but was moved to the current Western Springs site in circa 1960.
St Paul's College, Auckland
St Paul's College is a college for year 7 to 13 boys and offers a Catholic education to its students. It is located in the central Auckland suburb of Ponsonby. The school originates from 1903 when the Marist Brothers opened Sacred Heart College, Auckland on the site. In the early 1950s the school was split with part, taking the name of "Sacred Heart College", being relocated to Glen Innes.
Hawke scout hall
The Hawke scout hall is a building located on the edge of Coxs Bay, which is between the suburbs of Herne Bay and Westmere in Auckland, New Zealand. It is primarily used by Sea Scouts.
Soho Square Ponsonby
Soho Square Ponsonby was a failed development in the suburb of Grey Lynn in Auckland, New Zealand. The $250 million project was announced in 2006 and was meant to be a major attraction in the area with apartments, office space and retail areas. Construction started on the site of an old yeast manufacturing plant, but progress was slow and the developers had gone into receivership by the end of 2009.
Eden Valley, New Zealand
Eden Valley is an inner-city suburb of Auckland, the largest and most populous urban area in New Zealand. The suburb grew around Dominion Road, one of the Auckland’s main arterial routes. Eden Valley's commercial hub is made up of a collection of businesses, shops, and dining options that service the area. The eclectic collection of shop fronts and signage on Dominion Road has aptly been described as, “colour and chaos”.
Coxs Bay
Coxs Bay or Opoututeka is a bay located in the Waitemata harbour in the Auckland region of New Zealand. The settlements of Westmere and Herne Bay are adjacent suburbs to the south and north respectively. The first purchase of land by Europeans in Auckland was in 1840. The western boundary of this land was “the river called Opou” or Cox’s Creek. It was soon after, in the early 1840s, that John and Jane Cox started market gardening in the area. The district was then called Richmond.
These districts also belong to Auckland.
- Arch Hill
- Balmoral
- Beach Haven
- Birkdale
- Birkenhead
- Eden Terrace
- Ellerslie
- Epsom
- Freemans Bay
- Glen Innes
- Glendowie
- Grafton
- Greenlane
- Grey Lynn
- Highbury
- Hillsborough
- Kingsland
- Meadowbank
- Mechanics Bay
- Morningside
- Newton
- North Shore
- Northcote Central
- Orakei
- Oranga
- Panmure
- Point Chevalier
- Point England
- Royal Oak
- Saint Heliers
- Saint Johns
- Sandringham
- Southdown
- Tamaki
- Te Papapa
- Three Kings
- Wai o Taiki Bay
- Wesley
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Auckland.
Newmarket › South: SH1/SH16 Central Mwy Junction, Newmarket (source)
Newmarket › West: SH16 Bond St Overbridge, Newmarket (source)
Avondale › East: SH16/20 Interchange East, Avondale (source)
MOUNT ALBERT › East: SH16 Carrington Rd Overbridge, MOUNT ALBERT (source)
Avondale › South: SH16/20 Interchange South, Avondale (source)
Avondale › South: SH20 Waterview, Avondale (source)
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