City itineraries · New Zealand
Auckland, day by day
Auckland is a city of 1.7 million people built across 53 volcanoes between two harbours, with a Māori name, Tāmaki Makaurau, that means the place desired by many, a museum on a hill that holds the finest Māori and Pacific collection anywhere, a 328-metre tower, a ferry terminal from which a wine island and a volcano are each half an hour away, and black-sand surf beaches an hour to the west. Start with three days that climb the maunga, see the museum and the gallery, sail to Waiheke, and walk up Rangitoto, with the prices and hours the institutions publish for 2026.
Updated 12 September 2026 · 5 official sources checked · report an error
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3 days in Auckland
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Good to know in Auckland
Tickets and opening days
- Auckland War Memorial Museum is open 10:00 to 17:00 on weekdays and 9:00 to 17:00 at weekends, and late until 20:30 every Tuesday; general admission for international visitors is NZ$32 for adults, NZ$16 for children aged 5 to 15, free under 5 and NZ$86 for a family of two adults and two children, while Auckland residents enter free with proof of address and other New Zealand residents by donation; charges may apply for some special exhibitions, events and experiences.Source: Auckland Museum, hours and admission · checked Sep 2026
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