Auckland is a mixture of Bristol, England / Seattle, Washington and Sydney, Australia…but smaller.
Down at the waterfront, ex-America’s Cup yachts are used for tourist trips and the disqualified KZ1 vessel (with the weird keel design) sits outside the maritime museum. 
Found a wonderful travel company – First Light Travel.com – and they have arranged a series of diving, kayaking and hiking adventures for us all over the country. More to follow!
