Auckland Scenic Post-Congress Tour
This whole day tour departs Kings College at 9.30am on Wednesday 21st January 2009, returning in the late afternoon. The cost will be $75 (includes entry fees but lunch is at your cost).
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This whole day tour departs Kings College at 9.30am on Wednesday 21st January 2009, returning in the late afternoon. The cost will be $75 (includes entry fees but lunch is at your cost). |
 | One Tree Hill (Maungakiekie) One Tree Hill provides some of the most wonderful 360 degree panoramic view of Auckland. On a fine day it is a sight you will remember for your lifetime. Maungakiekie is the largest and most complex volcanic cone fortress in the southern hemisphere. It has hundreds of living terraces, food store pits, defensive ditches and banks that for centuries supported a population of 5,000 people. From the tihi, signallers would communicate with the network of volcanic Pā across Tāmaki. Sir John Logan Campbell, who is buried on the summit, gave the name One Tree Hill to Maungakiekie. He was inspired by the sacred Totara he saw on his first visit here in 1840. It was cut down as part of the colonisation of Auckland during the 1850s and 60s. Campbell attempted to replace the Totara however only a single Monterey Pine survived. The tree was damaged after successive attacks by Maori protestors, and was eventually felled for safety reasons in 2001. |
 | Cornwall Park The park is renowned for its landscape design and its wide variety of mature trees. It is centred on volcanic cone, Maungakiekie (One Tree Hill), with many interesting geological features. A pre-European Maori fortification (pa) was built on the cone, many features of which can still be seen. Acacia Cottage lies within Cornwall Park. It is one of Auckland's oldest surviving buildings. When John Logan Campbell first settled in Auckland, he and his partner John Brown built this cottage in Shortland Street Auckland, moving into it in 1841. The cottage was moved to Cornwall Park in 1920 and has been restored and furnished as it may have been early in its life. |
 | Auckland Domain The Auckland Domain is the city's oldest park and is spacious and diverse. The 75 hectare park has been developed around the cone of an extinct volcano. The park has the classic charm of formal gardens, green clearings edged by mature trees and an impressive statuary. Most pieces are in the formal gardens, including one of the most striking - a large free-form reflecting pool with three bronze sculptures. The Auckland Domain hosts Auckland War Memorial Museum and the Winter Gardens. The Wintergarden complex was established after World War I and is a protected heritage site. It consists of two display glasshouses, one containing temperate plants, the other containing tropical plants. |
 | Civic Theatre The mighty Civic Theatre stands at the corner of Queen Street and Wellesley Street in Auckland. It is owned and revered by the people of Auckland and has a most elaborate Egyptian Themed interior. Once the pride of the country's movie palaces, it is now part of an entertainment complex. It re-opened on the seventieth anniversary of its first performance, on December 20, 1999 |
 | Auckland waterfront While driving around Auckland you will have the chance to view Auckland’s waterfront which provides magnificent views of the Waitemata Harbour. |
 | Howick Historical Village enables you to step back in time and experience the past. Set in over five acres, this award winning ‘living museum’ presents life in a Fencible village during the early European settlement of Auckland. The Village has one of the most extensive collections of early colonial buildings in New Zealand including raupo cottages, schools, Fencible cottages, a forge and general store. Heritage gardens are well established and complement the buildings within the Village. |