Auckland & Northland (New Zealand) > Reviews > AUCKLAND IS THE PLACE TO BE

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Advantages:	Great people, nice fresh clean air, not so much traffic and wide open spaces in a big NZ city !
Disadvantages:	It's one hell of a long flight !

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

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I grew up in a place called Invercargill, right down the bottom! It wasn't until I was slightly older that I shifted to live in Auckland.

I loved every minute of it! The climate in Auckland is great, it is knowledge that the further up New Zealand that you get is warmer. Auckland does a sub-tropical climate exactly the opposite to the United Kingdom. That's why you'll find tourists wearing shorts at Heathrow when it's -2, and everyone wearing layers of jumpers as they step off the plane at Auckland airport, (you sure can pick a tourist!)

Auckland's Queen Street is the best place for partying, Cactus Jacks is a little bit like Jumping Jaks here in Britain.
Then down by the wharf, you have an array of fine restaurants and pubs, you can also find the markets down there as well. (Chinese Market and the ordinary one).

There is a place in Auckland called Avondale, which is where you find the star of Arachnophobia. Believe me, they grow to the size of plate! Then there's the Weta, harmless but it sticks to you, ugh!
No poisonous animals in New Zealand folks!

The money side of things when you venture out to New Zealand is brilliant for the Brits. You'll be rich! £1.00 = $3.00 approx. However like the British government, they like to put the cost of cigarettes up every year so they're a whopping $8-10!! About the same I'm afraid!
But, just to save the day a carton of cigarettes at the duty free shop will set you back $10.00!
In fact, you can even buy a nice four bedroom detached property with a good sized back yard for £15,000 upwards. Just to give you an idea.

Auckland is the most populated region of New Zealand with approximately 1 million people, a bit like a London suburb!

I've talked about the money, the shopping, the animals and the population, so what else would you like to know?

Yes... the roads are fine, easy peasy! Auckland harbour bridge is wonderful place to get a glimpse of the wonderful yachts. Across on the 'North Shore', you will find a lovely little harbour, (Darlington going on memory) and again, you can have tremendous views looking at the Auckland 'frontal'.

Auckland is a wonderful place and I fell in love with it, it's spread out so there is still loads of room, there is stunning scenery everywhere, and it's a great place to party!

(PS: If you do go, make sure you take some bread down to the wharf and feed the fish! They jump at you like nobody's business! This has to be at night though)