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Auckland at night

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Auckland at night

Auckland, seen from Mt Eden in the early 2000s, sparkles in the night air. The gloom and dreariness of 19th-century cities at night has given way to the dazzle of 21st-century cities.

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Adrian Humphris, Streets and lighting – Street lighting, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/24499/auckland-at-night (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Adrian Humphris, published 6 April 2010.