Tour Overview
Welcome to a short walking tour of the main street of historic Howick. This will take around 40 minutes.
Start at 1145 Picton Street and then turn right towards the three-way corner of Picton, Cook and Selwyn Streets, and All Saints Church.
You’ll be introduced to the fascinating history of Howick – a town created in the mid 19th century by The Fencibles , who were ‘soldier-settlers’ (and their families) brought to New Zealand to protect Auckland against possible threat from Maori during the New Zealand Wars.
Now part of greater Auckland, Howick was once a distinct rural community, with a not-always-easy connection to Auckland. A proper concrete road between the two was only built in 1931.
Stops
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Stop 1: 1. Howick Information Centre
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Stop 2: 2. Site of McInness' Four Square Store
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Stop 3: 3. All Saints Church
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Stop 4: 4. Bill Hughes Bakery
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Stop 5: 5. Nixon Centennial Park
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Stop 6: 6. Site of Howick Town Hall
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Stop 7: 7. Prospect of Howick, previously the Marine Hotel
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Stop 8: 8. Howick Post office
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Stop 9: 9. Our Lady Star of the Sea Church
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Stop 10: 10. Crawford Reserve
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Stop 11: 11. Lt. R.S. Judson's Oak Tree
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Stop 12: 12. Stockade Hill
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Stop 13: 13. Mural
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Stop 14: 14. Site of the old Fire Station
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Stop 15: 15. The Howick - Auckland Concrete Road
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Stop 19: The End
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