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Uptown Auckland Heritage Walk

Walking
24 Stops
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Tour Overview

Horotiu is the name of the stream that flowed through the queen street valley and is also associated with maori settlements of this area including the location of the present-day town hall.

Stops

  1. Introduction

  2. The Establishment of Early Auckland

  3. Stop 1: Site of the old Gaol and Courthouse

  4. Stop 2: Darby's Building

  5. Stop 3: The Strand Arcade

  6. Stop 4: Old ASB Building

  7. Stop 5: Mid City Centre

  8. Stop 6: Smith and Caughey's Department Store

  9. Stop 7: The Civic Hotel and London Bar

  10. Stop 8: T&G Building

  11. Stop 9: Civic Theatre

  12. Stop 10: Civic House and Fergusson House

  13. Stop 11: Aotea Square and Aotea Centre

  14. Stop 12: Sir Dove Myer Robinson

  15. Stop 13: Town Hall

  16. Stop 14: The Sunday School Building

  17. Stop 15: Queens Head Hotel Facade

  18. Stop 16: Airedale Street House

  19. Stop 17: MLC Building

  20. Stop 18: Methodist Church

  21. Stop 19: Senior College of Education Building

  22. Stop 20: Public Library

  23. Stop 21: St James Theater

  24. Stop 22: New Gallery (Former Telephone Exchange)

  25. Stop 23: St James Apartments

  26. Stop 24: Auckland Art Gallery

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