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Auckland and Wellington

Auckland is popularly known as "The City of Sails" due to the number of yachts that sail in the harbours and the adjoining Hauraki Gulf.

Auckland is New Zealand's largest city, with a population of approximately 401500 within the city broundary and 1.3 million in the greater Auckland area. This represents about one third of the population of the whole country.

The city and suburbs cover an area of 60 square kilometres. Many of these suburbs have their own unique character.

The climate is temperate, with warm summers (average over 24 degrees) and cooler winters (averaging 16 degrees). The summer months are between December and March. The prevailing wind is westerly.

Two huge harbours enclose an unsurpassed marine and leisure environment. Auckland is the metropolitan heart of New Zealand with all the charm and elegance of Europe. It has been repeatedly rated as one of the most desirable cities to live in the world.

Wellington Harbour

Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand and has a population of 450 000. Situated at the bottom of the North Island, its central position allows easy access to the rest of New Zealand.

Wellington is the culture capital of New Zealand. It is the home of the Royal New Zealand Ballet, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, National Opera and the National Dance and Drama schools who all perform regularly. It is also home to New Zealand’s national museum, Te Papa. With over 350 eateries, Wellington has more restaurants, bars and cafes per head than New York.

Central Wellington is only 2 kilometres in diameter, you can walk from one side to the other in under 20 minutes. Nestled between the port and the green hills behind, nearly all Wellington residents live within 3 km of the sea.

The Wellington region has a temperate climate, with moderate rainfall, relatively mild daytime temperatures, and infrequent frosts. The region tends to get low rainfall in the summer and high rainfall in the winter.