Things to do in Auckland?

Travel Info
Any recommendations for things to do, places to eat?

Travel Tips

Adi has some silly suggestions, only the first 2 or 3 are in/around Auckland.

Some things to see:
* Auckland War Memorial Museum
* Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT)
* Mt Eden and the view from the top
* Cornwall Park (One Tree Hill)
* A rugby game at Eden park if visting in rugby season
* A ferry ride and hike up Rangitoto Island
* A harbour cruise on the Waitemata
* Shopping on Queen St.
* Take a ferry or plane to Waiheke Island and take in the artsy alternative lifestyle many islanders lead.
* The red light district of K road.
* Piha or other west coast black sand beaches.
* A day/weekend trip to the Coromandel Pennisula.
* Hiking in the Waitakere Ranges
* Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World
* The Sky Tower
* A tea or coffee at a street table in old Parnell.
* visit some wineries in west Auckland
* A day at the beach at Mission Bay or surrounds
* Check out some of the history at the America's Cup Viaduct
* A ferry trip to Devonport

The NZ AA is a great resource for visiting New Zealand, see a search result for Auckland things to do and see here:
http://www.aatravel.co.nz/main/searchres...

If you are a member of the AAA in the US, you can get a temporary membership to the NZ AA for free and have them send you all their maps and travel guides, see: http://www.aa.co.nz/section?action=view&... Source(s): grew up in south Auckland

Other Travel Tips
go sailing, or see One Tree Hill, Sky Tower,Rotorua (place), Christchurch, Franz Josef/Fox Josef (glaciers), Queenstown
www.newzealand.com/travel