Enjoying a majestic coastline and awesome views over the Hauraki Gulf, Auckland East is a natural paradise, 也是观鸟者的热门目的地, water sports enthusiasts, leisure trampers and foodies.  Farmer's markets, wineries, numerous clifftop and shoreline coastal tracks and pretty heritage villages, 让这个地区不仅仅是给游客的礼物, but a sought-after real estate location for Auckland's more affluent residents.

Howick

With neighbouring Pakuranga, Howick is a history-rich place just half an hour from Auckland City (take the ferry to Half Moon Bay for a more scenic journey), 充满迷人的建筑和温馨的氛围.  This is where you'll find a faithful recreation of a 19th century Fencible community, called Howick Historical Village, which includes genuine buildings from the original settlement, 拆解重建, as well as a forge, school, cafe, and guides who dress up in period costume and mingle with the other visitors.

Howick also houses the second oldest church in the country, All Saints, 还有一个欣欣向荣的戏剧协会, Howick Little Theatre, where you can watch New Zealand's stars of tomorrow earn their acting spurs.  Budding Tiger Woods' can enjoy 18 holes at Howick Golf Club, 在令人惊叹的音乐点半岛, or you can simply walk one of the many trails around Bucklands Beach, 然后在下面的沙滩上停下来吃午餐.  Even closer to nature, 你会发现芒果树保护区, south of the town, packed full of the flora and fauna that give this sweeping landscape its distinctive personality.
Clevedon

新西兰乡村的一片, just 45mins from the city, Clevedon retains much of its 19th century pioneer charm, 坐落在怀罗亚河上的村庄, north of the rugged Hunua Ranges.  The McNicol Homestead and Museum goes one step further and lets you see inside an original kauri wood house, dating from 1878, and is a fascinating education into the 'old ways' of the earlier European settlers.

农业是这里的主要产业, borne out by the miles of symmetrical fields and pretty vineyards, and to the east, 你会在川川湾发现一些很棒的海滩, 乌穆普亚海滩和海岸线 Duder Regional Park. 

Every Sunday, there's a farmer's market, from which you can pack your picnic hamper with delights like smoked sausage, preserves, fudge, cake and local wines, and amble on over to watch some polo in the spring and summer months at Hololio Farm, home of Auckland Polo Club.  Kids can get up close and personal with lambs and piglets at Clevedon Animal Farm, and you'll find some unique gifts at the iconic Clevedon Woolshed.
All across the countryside here, you'll find boutique vineyards and speciality food stores.  During November, you can get the full Clevedon experience at the Agricultural & Pastoral Show at the Clevedon Showgrounds - a weekend of fencing, 砍柴和牲畜表演, 还有一个儿童动物抚摸场, 食品和葡萄酒摊位和100个贸易站点.

Pohutukawa Coast

在惠特福德镇, 穿过比奇兰和马拉泰, 然后沿着海岸到杜德地区公园, this beautiful road is one of the most scenic driving routes in the Auckland area.  Named after the native tree that permeates the landscape here, 火红的花朵和雄伟的剪影, the Pohutukawa Coast offers some great views across the Hauraki Gulf and Tamaki Strait, and is probably where you'll find yourself taking most of your photographs.

In Whitford, 你会发现宁静的艾利斯花园, plus a Bird Garden, and a few good restaurants.  Heading north to Beachlands (which is only 30 mins from Auckland by ferry), 有一些很棒的悬崖峭壁, fresh breads and organic goodies at Pine Harbour Fresh Market, Formosa Golf Resort, some good pubs, 和自行车/人行道的开始, 它会带你穿过普鲁公园和奥马纳公园, to Maraetai.  Here, you'll find a fantastic beach and some beautiful bays, but it's the scenery on the drive south to Duder Regional Park, 那会让你大吃一惊的.  Miles of sand, sun-dappled waters, and plenty of places to just stop, sit down, and enjoy the view.