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Kōrero: Auckland region

Auckland landforms

  • Landforms

    Landforms
  • Vegetation

    Vegetation
  • Place names

    Place names
  • Districts

    Districts

Most of the land around Auckland is gentle and undulating. There are a series of hills in the west (Waitākere Ranges) and the south-east (Hūnua Ranges). Sand dunes form the southern arms of the Kaipara and Manukau harbours.

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Margaret McClure, Auckland region – Landforms, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/interactive/15865/auckland-landforms (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Margaret McClure, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 August 2016.