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Want to learn more about Auckland, New Zealand, the City of Sails? This app is packed full of interesting information about the heritage and history of Auckland. With over 20 tours here currently there is something here for everyone.

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Walking

12 Stops

Balmoral Bungalows Walking Tour

This walking tour showcases the wide range of residential housing types found during the late nin...

Walking

33 Stops

4km

Walk the Walk

This walking tour has been developed by the New Zealand Fashion Museum. It is designed to reveal ...

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5 Stops

30m

Hobsonville Point History Trail

Kia ora, Hello and Welcome to the Official Hobsonville Point History Trail App.Hobsonville is cha...

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Walking

18 Stops

4km

Storytelling Walk Around Rangihoua

A fabulous loop walk from the delightful local Museum, through wetlands, fields and native bush, ...

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Walking

7 Stops

30m

2km

Historical Music Venues Tour: from Aotea Square to Britomart

The history of Auckland’s live music scene is spread throughout the central city, extending back ...

50 Stops

Open Studios Waitākere 22 - 23 November

Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 November 2025Open Studios Waitākere is an annual weekend opportunity ...

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Walking

27 Stops

1h 30m

1km

Downtown Auckland Heritage Walk

The waterfront area of the fledgling settlement of Auckland was markedly different from that whic...

Walking

18 Stops

Running the Show

This walking tour has been developed by the New Zealand Fashion Museum. It is designed to reveal ...

13 Stops

30m

Bomb Point Fitness Trail

'Mind and Body' was a 2015 PE/Health and English module at Hobsonville Point Secondary School.We ...

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Walking

16 Stops

45m

3km

Historical Music Venues Tour: from Karangahape Road to Aotea Square

The ridge of Karangahape Road has been a major thoroughfare dating back to pre-European Māori. Du...

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Driving

7 Stops

Open Studios Watiakere 22 - 23 November

Open Art Studios Upper Harbour is an annual weekend opportunity for artists resident in the Upper...

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Walking

33 Stops

2h 15m

3km

Northcote Point Heritage Walk

During his lifetime, accountant and historian George Graham (1874-1952) recorded much of the Maor...

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Walking

18 Stops

45m - 1h

0km

Fashion Strip: Revealing Karangahape Road's Fashion Stories

Revealing Karangahape Road's Fashion StoriesVintage fashion abounds on Karangahape Road and if yo...

13 Stops

Open Studios Kaiptatiki 15 - 16 November

Open Studios Kaipātiki is a new community arts event celebrating the many artists and makers who ...

Walking

6 Stops

4km

Castor Bay Writers' Walk

Although the surrounding area is today entirely built up and covered in luxurious houses, Castor ...

Walking

18 Stops

1h 50m

Avondale Town Centre

The opening of the Auckland-Kaipara Railway line in 1880 provided impetus for further development...

Walking

9 Stops

Stanley Writers' Walk

Writers have been attracted to Auckland's North Shore since the 19th century, and in the middle y...

Walking

10 Stops

45m

Takapuna Writers' Walk

Nowhere in Takapuna is far from its beach, and most of the writers who have lived in the town cho...

Walking

7 Stops

45m

Devonport Writer's Walk

The maritime suburb of Devonport dates back to the 1850s. A peninsula surrounded by the Waitemata...

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Walking

9 Stops

Mt Eden Neighbourhood Walk

Residential development came to Mt Eden in 1864. George Owen subdivided his land forming 70 small...

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Walking

10 Stops

Mount Eden Industrial Area Walk

Mt Eden’s first industry was Mason’s flourmill established near Windmill Road. It was Auckland’s ...

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Walking

14 Stops

Eden Valley Shopping Centre Walk

The Eden Valley area followed the same pattern of early development as the rest of Mt Eden. In th...

Walking

18 Stops

Mt Eden Village Walk

Mt Eden Road provided an early connection between Mt Eden and the city. It was one of the few roa...

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Walking

24 Stops

Uptown Auckland Heritage Walk

Horotiu is the name of the stream that flowed through the queen street valley and is also associa...

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Walking

29 Stops

Auckland University Heritage Walk

The University of Auckland Business School is proud to establish the University Heritage Trail th...

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Walking

16 Stops

2h - 2h 30m

6km

Three Kings Heritage Trail

The Three Kings Heritage Trail was created by Puketāpapa Local Board to recognise local sites of ...

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Walking

38 Stops

1km

Midtown Auckland Heritage Walk

This area is significant in that it demonstrates both change and continuity in the social and com...

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8 Stops

1km

Point Chevalier Bungalow Walking Tour

This walking tour showcases the high concentration of bungalows built in Point Chevalier in the19...

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Walking

25 Stops

3h 50m

9km

Auckland's Original Shoreline Walk

The original shoreline in Auckland has been changed dramatically by reclamation works in the 19th...

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18 Stops

1km

Takapuna - Milford Heritage Walk

This walk guides you past historic interest points, known locally as Takapuna's 'Golden Mile'.

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