Auckland isthmus
The Auckland isthmus, also known as the Tāmaki isthmus, is a narrow stretch of land on the North Island of New Zealand in the Auckland Region, and the location of the central suburbs of the city of Auckland and the central business district.
The Auckland isthmus, also known as the Tāmaki isthmus, is a narrow stretch of land on the North Island of New Zealand in the Auckland Region, and the location of the central suburbs of the city of Auckland and the central business district. The isthmus is located between two rias : the Waitematā Harbour to the north, which opens to the Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana and Pacific Ocean, and the Manukau Harbour to the south, which opens to the Tasman Sea. The isthmus is the most southern section of the Northland Peninsula.
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Worth seeing in and around Auckland isthmus
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Eden Park
Eden Park is a sports venue in Auckland, New Zealand. It is located three kilometres southwest of the Auckland CBD, on the boundary between the suburbs of Mount Eden and Kingsland.
4 km · sports stadium in New Zealand · Wikipedia - 02Mount Smart Stadium
Mount Smart Stadium, branded as Go Media Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in the suburb of Penrose, Auckland, New Zealand. It is the main home ground of the New Zealand Warriors of the National Rugby League and Auckland FC of the A-League Men, and occasionally hosts rugby union and international rugby league matches.
3.7 km · football stadium in Auckland, New Zealand · Wikipedia - 03Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill
Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill is a 182-metre volcanic peak and Tūpuna Maunga in Auckland, New Zealand. It is an important place culturally and archeologically for both Māori and Pākehā.
400 m · mountain in New Zealand · Wikipedia - 04Kiwitea Street
Kiwitea Street, also known as Freyberg Field, is a multi-purpose stadium in the suburb of Sandringham in Auckland, New Zealand. It is used for Association football matches and is the home stadium of both Auckland City FC and Central United.
3.9 km · multi-purpose stadium in Auckland, New Zealand · Wikipedia - 05Stardome Observatory
Te Whatu Stardome is Auckland's planetarium and observatory and a trusted centre for celestial storytelling, astronomy, mātauranga Māori, and cosmological science. ‘Te Whatu’ links the concept of ‘the eye’ with knowledge and learning, and the cycle of life, death and renewal within the cosmos.
1 km · astronomical observatory in New Zealand · Wikipedia - 06Mount Saint John
Mount Saint John, is a volcanic scoria cone and Tūpuna Maunga in Epsom, in the Auckland volcanic field of New Zealand.
1.5 km · mountain in New Zealand · Wikipedia - 07Cornwall Park
Cornwall Park is an expansive parkland in Epsom near the heart of Auckland, New Zealand, surrounding the park containing Maungakiekie Pā or the hill of One Tree Hill. The two independent parks form one large park of 670 acres.
700 m · public park in Auckland, New Zealand · Wikipedia - 08Ellerslie Racecourse
Ellerslie Racecourse is the main racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand, for thoroughbred racehorses. It is an undulating, grass circuit in the suburb of Ellerslie, with a circumference of just under 1,900 metres.
2.4 km · racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand · Wikipedia - 09Ōhinerau / Mount Hobson
Ōhinerau / Mount Hobson is a 143 m high volcanic cone and Tūpuna Maunga in the Auckland volcanic field in Auckland, New Zealand.
2.2 km · mountain in New Zealand · Wikipedia - 10Government House, Auckland
Government House, Auckland is the secondary official residence of the governor-general of New Zealand located in Auckland, New Zealand. The property is situated in the Auckland suburb of Mount Eden on Mountain Road.
2.7 km · building in Auckland, New Zealand · Wikipedia
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Getting to Auckland isthmus
- Airports
- Auckland (AKL), 13 km
- Stations
- Newmarket railway station, 3.1 km · Ellerslie railway station, 2.5 km · Greenlane railway station, 1.7 km · Remuera railway station, 1.8 km · Penrose railway station, 3.4 km
- Wellington → Auckland isthmus489 km · quickest by air, 4h 16m · NZ$170–260
- Christchurch → Auckland isthmus761 km · quickest by air, 4h 52m · NZ$210–320
- Queenstown → Auckland isthmusTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Auckland isthmus
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Auckland isthmus. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inIt is the main information centre for public transport, where you will find free bus, train and ferry schedules.
- Get inThe ferry terminal is across Quay St from Waitemata.
- Get inFerries run to several places on the North Shore, West Auckland (upper Waitematā Harbour) and East Auckland.
From Wikivoyage: Auckland/Central, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Auckland isthmus
Auckland isthmus is 6 km from Auckland, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.