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The Auckland Region is in the North Island of New Zealand. Centred on the Auckland metropolitan area, the region includes ruggedly beautiful west coast beaches and harbors, the more sheltered inlets and beaches of the east coast, the islands of the Hauraki Gulf and the hiking trails of the native bush-clad Waitakere and Hunua ranges.

[edit] Regions

• Rodney District
  • Hibiscus Coast
• Franklin District
• Hauraki Gulf islands
  • Great Barrier Island
  • Tiritiri Matangi Island
  • Waiheke Island

[edit] Cities

The four cities that make up the Auckland Regional Council area are:

• Auckland city
• North Shore city
• Waitakere city
  • Piha Beach
• Manukau city

Other towns in the Auckland region are:

• Wellsford
• Warkworth
• Orewa
• Helensville
• Pukekohe

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[edit] Geography

Auckland is a place name that is given to three different geographies. The smallest of these is the Auckland city, a political area that contains the downtown Auckland area, and some surrounding suburbs on the south side of the Harbour. The next is the four cities that make up the Auckland Regional Council (Auckland, Waitakere, North Shore, and Manukau). Each of these cities contains many suburbs. This is probably the grouping most travellers consider as Auckland. A third larger area of Auckland also contains the surrounding metropolitan areas often thought of as part of the city.

[edit] Get in

See the Auckland guide for information on accessing the region by plane.

Central Auckland is easy to navigate, and due to its compact size quite possible to do on foot. Greater Auckland is a different matter, as the city covers an area comparable to London, without a particularly effective public transport system.

There is a sporadic suburban rail system - that is getting better and will improve as the 2011 Rugby World Cup approaches. Buses are plentiful, but hold on tight as the training and standards of the drivers leaves something to be desired.

Intercity Coachlines [1] operate a national bus network with many departure and arrives in to Auckland every day of the year. Tickets can be purchased online or throughout the country at numerous agents including the i-site network. A cheaper option is nakedbus.com [2] which also has daily services across the country, including to/from Auckland Airport. Fares start at $1 if you book early enough.

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