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Botany Downs
Suburb in Auckland, New Zealand

Botany Downs

Botany Downs is an eastern suburb of the city of Auckland, New Zealand.

Plan a trip to Botany Downs→From Wellington

This residential area previously formed part of the East Tāmaki area. In terms of local-body administration, the suburb lies in the Howick ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions of the Auckland Council.

How locals move

Getting around Botany Downs the local way

  • Get inFullers run a ferry approximately once every two hours from Central Auckland to Half Moon Bay.
  • Go nextFerries leave from Half Moon Bay for Hauraki Gulf islands and central Auckland.

From Wikivoyage: Auckland/South Auckland, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Prosperosity (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.