If you asked us about the capital of New Zealand a few years ago, we would have said Auckland. In fact, many people do think this and for good reason! It’s the largest, most populated, international and financial hub  with the highest number of flight connections! Nowadays, of course, we know that Wellington is the capital.
With Auckland home to over a third of NZ’s entire population, it really goes to show how sparsely populated the rest of NZ is. In fact, there are more people in Auckland than there are in the entire South Island! How crazy, is that?
Auckland is a bustling port city with all the advantages and disadvantages of a big city: The restaurant scene is huge here with countless bars all across the city and a long shopping street that is the main central hub – Queens Street. At the same time, nowhere in New Zealand have we seen so much poverty and so many homeless people. Our favourite place in Auckland is definitely the harbour area. An incredible number of people gather on summer evenings to dine in the restaurants here around the Viaduct Harbour.  Get Auckland Taxi Service