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Tourism in New Zealand comprised an important sector of the national economy – tourism directly contributed NZ$16.2 billion (or 5.8%) of the country's GDP in the year ended March 2019. [2] As of 2016 [update] tourism supported 188,000 full-time-equivalent jobs (nearly 7.5% of New Zealand's workforce).
Auckland Unlimited is charged with supporting the Economic and Cultural development of Auckland. From one of its predecessors (Regional Facilities Auckland) it has acquired responsibly for many of the major regional facilities of Auckland such as Auckland Zoo, Auckland Art Gallery, the Aotea Centre, and various major sports facilities.
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Aotea Square hosting an art installation, 2010. Aotea Square (Māori: Aotea - Te Papa Tū Wātea) is a large paved public area in the CBD of Auckland, New Zealand.Officially opened in 1979 by Sir Dove-Myer Robinson next to Queen Street, it is used for open-air concerts and gatherings, markets, and political rallies.
Arataki Visitor Centre is a tourism and education centre in West Auckland, New Zealand, often described as the gateway to the Waitākere Ranges. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The centre provides information about the Waitākere Ranges , and organises educational events.
A number of arts events are held in Auckland, including the Auckland Festival, the Auckland Triennial, the New Zealand International Comedy Festival, and the New Zealand International Film Festival. The Auckland Philharmonia is the city and region's resident full-time symphony orchestra, performing its own series of concerts and accompanying ...
The culture of Auckland encompasses the city's artistic, culinary, literary, musical, political and social elements, and is well-known throughout the world. As New Zealand's largest city and one of the most important in the Southern Hemisphere, Auckland has a rich and dynamic cultural life and a long, multicultural history.
John Logan Campbell, Auckland resident since 1840 and, at the time of this gift, mayor, gave the park's 230 acres to a private trust on 10 June 1901. The adjoining Park Maungakiekie had been purchased by the national government in 1845 and since 2012 belongs to Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau Collective.