Central Auckland
Central Auckland is the central business district and central suburbs of Auckland, located on the Auckland isthmus between the Waitemata and Manukau harbours.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: isthmus
- Description: urban area of Auckland
- Also known as: “Auckland isthmus”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Auckland Art Gallery and Auckland Town Hall.
Auckland Art Gallery
Art gallery
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Auckland Art Gallery is the principal public gallery in Auckland, New Zealand. It has the most extensive collection of national and international art in New Zealand and frequently hosts travelling international exhibitions.
Auckland Town Hall
Town hall
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The Auckland Town Hall is an Edwardian building on Queen Street in the Auckland CBD, New Zealand, known both for its original and ongoing use for administrative functions, as well as its famed Great Hall and separate Concert Chamber.
Waitematā
Railway station
Britomart Station, officially Waitematā railway station, and formerly known as Britomart Transport Centre, is the public transport interchange in the central business district of Auckland and the northern terminus of the North Island Main Trunk railway line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include City Centre and Parnell.
City Centre
Suburb
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The Auckland Central Business District, or Auckland city centre, is the geographical and economic heart of the Auckland metropolitan area. It is the area in which Auckland was established in 1840, by William Hobson on land gifted by mana whenua hapū Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei.
Parnell
Suburb
Parnell is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is one of New Zealand's most affluent suburbs, consistently ranked within the top three wealthiest, and is often billed as Auckland's "oldest suburb" since it dates from the earliest days of the European settlement of Auckland in 1841.
Freemans Bay
Suburb
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Freemans Bay is the name of a former bay and now inner city suburb of Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand. The bay has been filled in to a considerable extent, with the reclamation area now totally concealing the ancient shoreline.
Central Auckland
- Category: geographic location
- Location: Auckland, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-36.84446° or 36° 50′ 40″ southLongitude
174.76364° or 174° 45′ 49″ eastOpen location code
4VMP5Q47+6FWikidata ID
Q3155737
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Satellite Map
Discover Central Auckland from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Central Auckland” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “奧克蘭地峽”
- French: “Isthme d’Auckland”
- Maori: “Tāmakimakaurau”
- Slovenian: “Aucklandska ožina”
- Spanish: “Istmo de Auckland”
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