KIO ORA ( HELLO in Māori ) As you get out of the airport you will know why it is called the city of sails. Unbelievable but one out of every 4 has got a boat in this city. Landing in Auckland at 12:05am wasn't very appealing, but if you do so (like us), don’t forget to book hotel transfer shuttle van - I recommend http://www.supershuttle.co.nz (NZ$37 for 2 of us - hotel drop off). We checked in a budget hotel in the heart of the city called CITY Central Auckland. As the name suggests it is centrally located but the room was very basic and small. DAY 1 : WAIHEKE ISLAND We took a Fuller's cruise (www.fullers.co.nz/ ) to Waiheke island (NZ$55 for 2 ) at 10am. It takes around 35mins to get there. We
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