It is New Zealand’s largest city and the gateway to the Hauraki Gulf.
The Auckland Region or Tāmaki Makaurau is New Zealand’s largest urban area
and contains 33 percent of the nation’s residents, while remaining he second
smallest of the country’s 16 regions by land area. The Hauraki Gulf is a stunning
body of water and home to resident pods of whales and dolphins and good
stocks of fish as well.