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The human history of the Auckland (Tāmaki Makaurau) metropolitan area stretches from early Māori settlers in the 14th century to the first European explorers in the late 18th century, over a short stretch as the official capital of (European-settled) New Zealand in the middle of the 19th century to its current position as the fastest-growing ...
c. 1600 – The rangatira Maki migrates north from the Kawhia Harbour, assisting Ngāti Awa relatives to conquer and unify Tāmaki Māori peoples. Maki settles near the Kaipara River mouth, and his children settle along the west coast and northern Auckland, creating the tribal identities including Te Kawerau ā Maki, Ngāti Manuhiri and Ngāti Kahu.
Auckland CBD is connected to the coastal suburbs, to the North Shore and to outlying islands by ferry. [citation needed] The International Terminal at Auckland International Airport Air. Auckland has various small regional airports and Auckland Airport, the busiest in the country. Auckland Airport, New Zealand's largest, is in the southern ...
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. Auckland's genesis as New Zealand's cultural heart began with the large-scale settlement of its fertile land by Ngāti Whātua and various Tainui hapū, before greater ...
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Auckland City Art Gallery: Historic Place Category 1: 1 Kitchener Street and Wellesley Street: 92: Auckland Railway Station: Historic Place Category 1: 132–148 Beach Road: 93: Auckland War Memorial Museum: Historic Place Category 1: Museum Circuit Domain: 94: Bank of New Zealand Building: Historic Place Category 1: 125–129 Queen Street: 95 ...
The Auckland War Memorial Museum (Māori: Tāmaki Paenga Hira), also known as Auckland Museum, is one of New Zealand's most important museums and war memorials.Its neoclassical building constructed in the 1920s and 1950s, stands on Observatory Hill, [10] the remains of a dormant volcano, in the Auckland Domain, near Auckland CBD.
Heritage New Zealand Category 2 historic places in the Auckland Region (26 P) Pages in category "History of the Auckland Region" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.