Auckland Self Guided Audio Tour

This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: SkyTower, Victoria Street Corner Federal Streets, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010 New Zealand

The Sky Tower, Auckland

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: St Matthew-in-the-City Church, 187 Federal Street Intersection of Hobson & Wellesley Streets, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010 New Zealand

St. Matthew in
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the
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city is the church on the corner of Hobson and Wellesley Street. This land was

bought from the Crown in 1843 by Bishop George Augustus Selwyn and the building initially

constructed on the site served as a one
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room school.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Aotea Square, 50 Mayoral Drive, Auckland Central, Auckland 1001 New Zealand

Aotea Square is a public area adjacent to Queen Street. It was originally opened to the public in 1979

by Sir Dove
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Myer Robinson the former Mayor of Auckland.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Statue of Sir Dove-Myer Robinson, Queen Street Aotea Square, Auckland Central, Auckland New Zealand

The statue you are looking at is a Toby Twiss

sculpture of Sir Dove
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Myer Robinson. Dove
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Myer

Robinson was the longest serving mayor of Auckland.


Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: The Baptist Tabernacle, 429 Queen Street, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010 New Zealand

Built in 1884 and designed by architect Edmund Bell, the Baptist Tabernacle is based on the

Metropolitan Tabernacle located in Elephant and Castle in London, no doubt because Auckland

pastor Thomas Spurgeon’s father C. H. Spurgeo

n was the pastor of the London church at the time.


Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Wellesley St E Corner Kitchener, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010 New Zealand

The Auckland Art Gallery, a

lso named 'Toi o Tamaki' shows works from 1376 by a range of Maori,

Pacific Islander and European artists.


Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Albert Park, Princes St, Auckland Central, Auckland New Zealand

This sculpture
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titled “Gateway” by Chris Booth
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is beautifully nestled amongst ferns and living

descending

pohutukawa trees on this busy city intersection.

Duration: 15 minutes

Departure Point :

Victoria St West opp Sky Tower, Auckland 1010, New Zealand

Return Detail :

Returns to original departure point

Hotel Pickup :

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