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… The Auckland region is a predominantly urban area centred on the … the principal basis for the collection of statistics. Auckland city, with a population of 143,583, is the largest … AUCKLAND REGION …
… Auckland City is New Zealand's largest city, having a … is on the south and Tasman side. A notable feature of Auckland's landscape is the numerous extinct volcanic cones … AUCKLAND CITY …
… Governor Hobson, in giving his reasons for selecting Auckland as the site for the colonial capital, pointed to … past, but in 1840 there were few Maoris within 20 miles of Auckland. Settlers in southern New Zealand criticised the … Maori and European would be avoided, and for this purpose Auckland was an ideal site. The town of Auckland was laid …
… widest point. The region is usually referred to as North Auckland, but the use of the shortened Northland is gaining … Waitemata County is treated elsewhere as part of the Auckland region because it has been effectively incorporated … NORTH AUCKLAND REGION …
… by Arthur William Baden Powell, Assistant Director, Auckland Institute and Museum. … OYSTER, AUCKLAND ROCK …
… Notwithstanding the economic depression the Auckland University College Act was passed in 1882, the … Auckland and Wellington …
… Auckland Harbour can be entered by a vessel drawing up to 33 … Port of Auckland …
… The Auckland Islands …
… For millions of years North Auckland has been tectonically relatively stable and has … These rocks, which are exposed only in eastern North Auckland, are broken into blocks by faults. Other old rocks of North Auckland include basic volcanic and associated intrusive …
… Opened in 1887, the Auckland City Art Gallery was the first in New Zealand. The … Grey Collection presented in 1861 to the citizens of Auckland by Sir George Grey was supplemented in 1885 by the … the gallery and in 1916 a large new gallery was added. The Auckland City Art Gallery is administered and financed by …