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Ōtara
Suburb in Auckland, New Zealand

Ōtara

Ōtara is a suburb of South Auckland, New Zealand, situated 18 kilometres to the southeast of the Auckland City Centre.

Plan a trip to Ōtara→From Wellington

Ōtara lies near the head of the Tāmaki River. The area is traditionally part of the rohe of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, and the name Ōtara refers to Ōtara Hill / Te Puke ō Tara, a former Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki pā and volcanic hill to the north of the suburb. From 1851 to 1910 the area was part of the Goodfellow family farm, and during the 1910s the area was an agricultural college run by the Dilworth Trust.

How locals move

Getting around Ōtara 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.