Guidebook for Auckland

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Guidebook for Auckland

Food Scene

Great Coffee & Food
7 locals recommend
The Fringe Cafe
410 Titirangi Rd
7 locals recommend
Great Coffee & Food
Turkish cuisine and bar Great Coffee & Food. There is also a Nice Bar Attached Open: 7am – 10pm – Monday – Sunday – 365 days a year http://www.decoeatery.co.nz/
74 locals recommend
Deco Eatery Cafe
418 Titirangi Rd
74 locals recommend
Turkish cuisine and bar Great Coffee & Food. There is also a Nice Bar Attached Open: 7am – 10pm – Monday – Sunday – 365 days a year http://www.decoeatery.co.nz/
Great Food & Coffee
14 locals recommend
Stripe Cafe
521 S Titirangi Rd
14 locals recommend
Great Food & Coffee
Great Pizza. For a quick and easy meal.
24 locals recommend
Hell Pizza
160 Symonds St
24 locals recommend
Great Pizza. For a quick and easy meal.
Great Food & Coffee
30 locals recommend
Humbug Cafe
32 Rua Rd
30 locals recommend
Great Food & Coffee
This would have to be one of my faviourate restarants. The Food is to die for. The Atmosphere is a little basic, but if you want great Malasian Food. This is the place. This would also be some of the best value for money restarants
22 locals recommend
Bunga Raya Restaurant
3062 Great N Rd
22 locals recommend
This would have to be one of my faviourate restarants. The Food is to die for. The Atmosphere is a little basic, but if you want great Malasian Food. This is the place. This would also be some of the best value for money restarants
This is Great Japanese Food
10 locals recommend
Musashi Japanese Cuisine - New Lynn
3073 Great N Rd
10 locals recommend
This is Great Japanese Food
This is a great collection of Restarants, right beside New Lynn Mall
41 locals recommend
The Brickworks
7 Veronica St
41 locals recommend
This is a great collection of Restarants, right beside New Lynn Mall

Arts & Culture

Nice little local Art Gallery
61 locals recommend
Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery
420 Titirangi Rd
61 locals recommend
Nice little local Art Gallery
Small Gallery with works for sale. Make sure you go to the roof. Follow the spiral stairace to the Roof Deck to get great views over Titirangi
10 locals recommend
Upstairs Gallery
418 Titirangi Rd
10 locals recommend
Small Gallery with works for sale. Make sure you go to the roof. Follow the spiral stairace to the Roof Deck to get great views over Titirangi
Famous NZ Artist home. That has been restored and added onto for Artists in resaden
8 locals recommend
McCahon House
67 Otitori Bay Rd
8 locals recommend
Famous NZ Artist home. That has been restored and added onto for Artists in resaden

Parks & Nature

This is your first port of call to find out about all the bush walks in the Watakeries Ranges
111 locals recommend
Arataki Visitor Centre - Waitakere Ranges
300 Scenic Dr
111 locals recommend
This is your first port of call to find out about all the bush walks in the Watakeries Ranges
Small Local Walk to a private Beach. that only the locals know.
Davies Bay Reserve
Small Local Walk to a private Beach. that only the locals know.
Great little sheltered Beach. Great for Swiming. It also has a Boat Ramp and has a Yacht Club, you can watch the little boats practicing their skills.
13 locals recommend
French Bay Beach
13 locals recommend
Great little sheltered Beach. Great for Swiming. It also has a Boat Ramp and has a Yacht Club, you can watch the little boats practicing their skills.
This is a Great Family Friendly Beach. It also has a Playground for the little ones.
Titirangi Beach
Aydon Road
This is a Great Family Friendly Beach. It also has a Playground for the little ones.
Great Beach, Nice to stop and get a icecream at the local dairy and eat it on the park benches
Laingholm Beach
Laingholm Drive
Great Beach, Nice to stop and get a icecream at the local dairy and eat it on the park benches
Great Family Beach. Good for Swimming at Low or High Tide. Large park, good for picnics
8 locals recommend
Cornwallis Beach
Pine Avenue
8 locals recommend
Great Family Beach. Good for Swimming at Low or High Tide. Large park, good for picnics
Great Wharf. to walk along and fish. The beach is also good for swimming down this end.
Cornwallis Wharf
122 Cornwallis Rd
Great Wharf. to walk along and fish. The beach is also good for swimming down this end.
This is a Great location if you want to go for a long walk. Very large flat sandy beach. Dog walking area
Kakamatua Inlet
Huia Road
This is a Great location if you want to go for a long walk. Very large flat sandy beach. Dog walking area
This is one of the best little beaches in this area. Great for swinging at High or Low tide
Kaitarakihi Beach
This is one of the best little beaches in this area. Great for swinging at High or Low tide
This is a great location for a long walk along the beach. You can look across the harbour entrance of the Manukau Heads
18 locals recommend
Whatipu Beach
18 locals recommend
This is a great location for a long walk along the beach. You can look across the harbour entrance of the Manukau Heads
Iconic Surf Beach, Very popular with the locals. Get great takeaways and eat them on the beach and watch the sun go down. Very important this beach has large surf. You must swim between the patrolled surf lifesaving flags
229 locals recommend
Piha
229 locals recommend
Iconic Surf Beach, Very popular with the locals. Get great takeaways and eat them on the beach and watch the sun go down. Very important this beach has large surf. You must swim between the patrolled surf lifesaving flags
You can get to the top of this rock. Only for the serious fit mountain goat types.
18 locals recommend
Lion Rock
18 locals recommend
You can get to the top of this rock. Only for the serious fit mountain goat types.
Walk along a Dam access road to a picnic area
Upper Nihotupu Reservoir Picnic Area
8"E Queen St
Walk along a Dam access road to a picnic area
Fantastic Beach
47 locals recommend
Karekare Beach
2 Karekare Rd
47 locals recommend
Fantastic Beach
Drive on Bethells Beach Road to Find the Lake Wainamu Car Park. Then you can Walk over the Sand Dunes to the Lake, I would sugest walking in the shallow stream on the L/H Side. Swim in the lake, or walk 1/2 way around the lake to Wainamu Falls, and have a swim in the pools
16 locals recommend
Lake Wainamu
16 locals recommend
Drive on Bethells Beach Road to Find the Lake Wainamu Car Park. Then you can Walk over the Sand Dunes to the Lake, I would sugest walking in the shallow stream on the L/H Side. Swim in the lake, or walk 1/2 way around the lake to Wainamu Falls, and have a swim in the pools
Black Sandy beach, Walk to the Right Hand Side, between Ihumoana Island and the up the sand dune into Oneill Bay
106 locals recommend
Bethells Beach
106 locals recommend
Black Sandy beach, Walk to the Right Hand Side, between Ihumoana Island and the up the sand dune into Oneill Bay
Watch the Gannets come and go, and see the magnificent views from the lookout point to Maori Bay & Muriwai Beach
76 locals recommend
Muriwai Gannet Colony
428 Motutara Rd
76 locals recommend
Watch the Gannets come and go, and see the magnificent views from the lookout point to Maori Bay & Muriwai Beach
Walk the Access Road to the Upper Huia Reservoir, If you are visiting the Lower Reservoir
Upper Huia Reservoir
Walk the Access Road to the Upper Huia Reservoir, If you are visiting the Lower Reservoir
This is an easy walk, along an access road,
Exhibition Drive Filter Station Carpark
Woodlands Park Road
This is an easy walk, along an access road,
You can get to this via the Arataki Visitor Centre or Exhibition Drive, When you hit an access road it drops down to a car park and the old Access Logging train Station is located hear. ( Rainforest Express )
Beveridge Track
283 Scenic Dr
You can get to this via the Arataki Visitor Centre or Exhibition Drive, When you hit an access road it drops down to a car park and the old Access Logging train Station is located hear. ( Rainforest Express )

Sightseeing

This is a Great Little Local Yacht Club that is situated over the water. There is a French Market on certain days. and other local produce in the hall. http://www.frenchbay.org.nz/ https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2012/french-market/auckland/french-bay
French Bay Yacht Club Inc
Valley Road
This is a Great Little Local Yacht Club that is situated over the water. There is a French Market on certain days. and other local produce in the hall. http://www.frenchbay.org.nz/ https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2012/french-market/auckland/french-bay
If you are in this area, you should check out this freshwater dam. You may need to park at the bottom of the road and walk up.
Lower Huia Pump Station
23-29 Huia Dam Rd
If you are in this area, you should check out this freshwater dam. You may need to park at the bottom of the road and walk up.
This is a short walk to some fabulous views to the sea
6 locals recommend
Tasman Lookout
1 Marine Parade S
6 locals recommend
This is a short walk to some fabulous views to the sea
Large expansive view over the Waitakere & Auckland City in the Distance
Pukematekeo Lookout
Large expansive view over the Waitakere & Auckland City in the Distance

Shopping

A mid-sized mall that has Movie Cinema attached
81 locals recommend
LynnMall
3058 Great N Rd
81 locals recommend
A mid-sized mall that has Movie Cinema attached
Great Little Wine Shop in Titirangi
8 locals recommend
Titirangi Village Wine & Spirits
402 Titirangi Rd
8 locals recommend
Great Little Wine Shop in Titirangi

Entertainment & Activities

Good Local Movie Theater
50 locals recommend
Reading Cinemas
3058 Great N Rd
50 locals recommend
Good Local Movie Theater

Essentials

9 locals recommend
New World Green Bay
64 Godley Rd
9 locals recommend
Local Store
26 locals recommend
SuperValue Titirangi
429 Titirangi Rd
26 locals recommend
Local Store