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Touring Vauxhall
The district Vauxhall of Narrow Neck in Auckland (Auckland) is a subburb located in New Zealand about 309 mi north of Wellington, the country's capital place.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 19°C / 66 °F
Morning Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
Evening Temperature | 15°C / 58 °F |
Night Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 49% |
Air Pressure | 1021 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 32% of sky |
General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
19°C (65 °F)
14°C (56 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
16°C (62 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
17°C (63 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
WALDORF CELESTION APARTMENT HTL
WALDORF STADIUM APARTMENT HOTEL
Ascot Parnell Boutique Bed and Breakfast
Peace and Plenty Inn
Hilton Auckland
THE SPENCER ON BYRON HOTEL
The Esplanade Hotel
VR Takapuna
Auckland Harbour Oaks
The Quadrant
Videos from this area
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Auckland City and Sea Timelapse with tilt shift effect
A time lapse of Auckland city based on the Waitemata harbour. Used a tilt shift filter in post(Magic Bullet 2) to create a tilt shift effect.
City of Sails - America's Cup Experience HD (www.bellamarsail.blogspot.com)
Viagem a Nova Zelândia, fev 2010. Um lugar fantástico, onde existe a maior quantidade de veleiros per capita no mundo. Depois dos feitos de Sir Peter Blake, que venceu a regata de volta...
North Shore Coastal Challenge
Total Sport and North Shore City present the North Shore City Coastal Challenge.
Olympus SH-1 - Ferry at Night
With night videos, the SH-1 behaves pretty much like the SH-50. The processing I used in AVS Video Converter was Gamma 10 Contrast 3, and a change in colour balance:at RED 10, GREEN 5, BLUE.
KTM 690 Enduro Adventure Gear setup timelapse
Getting ready for a 10 day Lower North Island of NZ trip.
As the Tide was Flowing - Time Lapse
Last night I recorded five 10 minute time lapse sequences, collapsed into 134 seconds after editing (with the Olympus SH-1 travel zoom). I also recorded 90 minutes of real time video with the...
Bertha and the Bee Man
Belmont Primary School Room 11 - Year 2 performs Bertha and the Bee Man at assembly.
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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.
Devonport, New Zealand
Devonport is a harbourside suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is located on the North Shore, at the southern end of a peninsula that runs southeast from near Lake Pupuke in Takapuna, forming the northern side of the Waitemata Harbour. East of Devonport lies North Head, the northern promontory guarding the mouth of the harbour. The population of Devonport and the adjoining suburb of Cheltenham was 5,337 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 126 since 2001.
Rangitoto Channel
The Rangitoto Channel is one of several passes between the islands of the inner Hauraki Gulf, close to the mouth of the Waitemata Harbour to the east of Auckland in New Zealand. The channel is an important stretch of water as it is the only deep water approach to Auckland Port for large ships such as container cargo ships and passenger cruise liners. The channel separates the volcanic cone of Rangitoto Island from the East Coast Bays of North Shore city, to the north of the Waitemata's entrance.
Mount Victoria, Auckland
Mount Victoria (known to the Māori as Takarunga) is the highest volcano on Auckland's North Shore, rising to 87 m. Its age is currently unknown. Its lava flows now line much of Devonport's waterfront. An important pa once occupied its slopes, and some of the pa's earthworks can still be seen. A scoria mound known as Duders Hill, on Mount Victoria's southern slopes was mostly quarried away.
Devonport Naval Base
Devonport Naval Base is the home of the Royal New Zealand Navy, located at Devonport, New Zealand on Auckland's North Shore. It is currently the only base of the navy that operates ships, and was a navy base from as far back as 1841. The base consists of HMNZS Philomel (the administration centre for the base), the Fleet Support Organisation, and the Fleet Personnel and Training Organisation.
Bayswater, New Zealand
Bayswater is a suburb of Auckland City in New Zealand. It lies on a peninsula which juts into the Waitemata Harbour. The population was 2,307 in the 2006 Census, a reduction of 3 people from 2001. The suburb is in the North Shore ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions of Auckland City. Bayswater was originally named O'Neill's Point after the first European settlers in the area, brothers Allan and James O'Neill.
Belmont, Auckland
Belmont is an Auckland suburb. The name, which means "good view or hill" derives from a farm estate called "Belmont" subdivided in 1885. The population of the "Seacliffe" statistical area, which is substantially the same as Belmont, was 3,297 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 162 from 2001. The suburb is in the North Shore ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions of Auckland City.
Narrow Neck, New Zealand
Suburb:Narrow Neck City:Auckland Island:North Island Surrounded by - to the east - to the south-east - to the south - to the west - to the north-west Hauraki Gulf Vauxhall (813 m) Devonport (1.6 km) Bayswater (2.0 km) Belmont (647 m) Narrow Neck is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. Until the mid-19th century, Devonport was connected with the rest of the North Shore by a causeway between Ngataringa Bay and the Hauraki Gulf. This causeway gave the appearance of a "narrow neck".
Hauraki
Hauraki is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is under the local governance of the North Shore City Council. The population was 5,631 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 261 from 2001.
Vauxhall, Auckland
Vauxhall is a suburb of North Shore City, Auckland, New Zealand. Alison Park lies directly to the east, separating Vauxhall from Lake Road, which carries the majority of traffic between Takapuna and Devonport. It gets its name from the Vauxhall Gardens established here by pioneer settler William Colby in the 1870s. These in turn were named after the Vauxhall Gardens in London, some of the gardeners of which were brought out to New Zealand.
Mechanics Bay
Mechanics Bay is the name of a former bay (now filled in) on the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland City, New Zealand. It is also the name used to describe the area of the former bay that is now mainly occupied by commercial and port facilities. Sometimes the bay formed between Tamaki Drive and the western reclamation edge of Fergusson container terminal is also referred to as Mechanics Bay.
Takapuna Grammar School
Takapuna Grammar School (TGS) is a decile 10 secondary school located in the suburb of Belmont, North Shore City, Auckland, New Zealand. Established in 1927, TGS currently has a roll of around 1600 students from the North Shore. It serves many communities such as Bayswater, Belmont, Devonport, Takapuna and Milford. The current principal is Simon Lamb.
Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium
Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium (formerly Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World) is a public aquarium in Auckland, New Zealand that was opened in 1985. It was the brainchild of New Zealand marine archeologist and diver Kelly Tarlton (1937–1985). Built in disused sewage storage tanks, the aquarium used a new form of acrylic shaping, which allowed curved tunnels rather than viewing areas with flat panels only, as in previous aquariums.
Bastion Point
There is also a Bastion Point near Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia. Bastion Point is a coastal piece of land in Orakei, Auckland, New Zealand, overlooking the Waitemata Harbour. The area has significance in New Zealand history for its role in 1970s Māori protests against forced land alienation by non Māori New Zealanders.
Stanley Bay, New Zealand
Stanley Bay on the North Shore, New Zealand is a small suburb near Devonport. It is mostly residential; the surrounding towns and shops are only a walk away. The Devonport Naval Base lies to the east of the bay on the south side of the Stanley Bay peninsula and is connected to storage facilities on the north side at Ngataringa Bay by a tunnel. The population was 2,187 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 24 from 2001.
North Head, New Zealand
North Head (or Maungauika, the Mountain of Uika in Māori) is a volcanic cone forming a headland within North Shore City, New Zealand, in the suburb of Devonport at the east end of the Waitemata Harbour. It is a public reserve (part of the Hauraki Gulf Maritime Park) known for its sweeping views over the harbour and the Hauraki Gulf.
Ports of Auckland
Ports of Auckland Limited (POAL), the successor to the Auckland Harbour Board, is the Council-owned company administering Auckland's commercial freight and cruise ship harbour facilities. As the company operates all of the associated facilities in the Greater Auckland area (excluding the ferry terminals and local marinas for recreational yachting), this article is about both the current company and the ports of Auckland themselves.
Navy Hospital, Devonport
The Navy Hospital, historically the Royal New Zealand Navy Hospital (RNZNH) is the hospital of the New Zealand Navy. It is located in Devonport, on Devonport Naval Base in Auckland. The hospital specialises in surgery and hyperbaric treatment.
Belmont Intermediate School
Belmont Intermediate School is located in Belmont, North Shore City, Auckland, New Zealand. It was established in 1957. Contributing schools include: Devonport Primary Vauxhall Primary Stanley Bay Primary Hauraki Primary St. Leos Belmont Primary Bayswater Primary. Pupils attend for years seven and eight. As of 2007 there were just over 500 pupils enrolled. At the end of year eight the majority of students move to Takapuna Grammar School, which is located next door.
Auckland Marine Rescue Centre
The Auckland Marine Rescue Centre is the control centre for the Coastguard Northern Region and Surf Lifesaving Northern Region, New Zealand. It also houses other marine services such as the Harbourmaster and the Maritime Police. It is located in Mechanics Bay/Parnell, Auckland City, at the eastern end of the Ports of Auckland container terminal.
Hauraki Primary School
Hauraki Primary School is a state school located in Hauraki, North Shore City with a roll of 330 students with 25 staff. Hauraki Primary has students from New Entrant to Year Six when they move on to intermediate school. The majority of year sixes transferring to Belmont Intermediate School or Takapuna Normal Intermediate School. School facilities include 14 classrooms, 3 playgrounds, 2 fields, Hall, Music room, Swimming pool and various courts.
Duders Point
Duders Point on the North Shore, New Zealand, is a small peninsula near Devonport. It is mostly residential, as the surrounding towns and shops are only a walk away. Duders Point sticks out into Ngataringa Bay between Stanley Bay, New Zealand and
Calliope Dock
The Calliope Dock is a historical stone drydock on the grounds of the Devonport Naval Base, in Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand. It was built in 1888 to service ships of the British Royal Navy, and is still in use today.
Parnell Rose Gardens
The Dove Myer Robinson Park more commonly known as the Parnell Rose Gardens are rose gardens located in Parnell, New Zealand. Some of the plants in the area have been bred by internationally celebrated rose breeders and each year in November, the gardens are host to the Parnell Festival of Roses, which showcases New Zealand craft stalls, art exhibitions, music, strolling performers and thousands of roses. The park is named after the longest serving mayor of Auckland, who served for 18 years.
Mount Cambria
Mount Cambria (also Sheep Hill or Takararo) is one of the volcanoes in the Auckland Volcanic Field. Located north-east of Mt Victoria, it's 30m scoria cone was quarried away. The site is now Cambria Reserve. It was named Heaphy Hill after Charles Heaphy by Ferdinand von Hochstetter in 1859, but this name is not used.
Duders Hill
Duders Hill (also Takamaiiwaho) was a 20 metre high scoria mound located on the Devonport coast, on the lower south-east slopes of Mount Victoria, in the Auckland Volcanic Field. It was mostly quarried away in the early 20th century. It is thought to have been a section of Mount Victoria's upper scoria cone which was rafted downslope with lava flows.