My first stop in New Zealand was the city of Auckland where I flew into from Australia. Several people had warned me over the previous few weeks that I shouldn't expect much from Auckland and that I should get out of there as soon as I can. Considering that a quarter of the population of New Zealand live there, it is a bit of a nothing city really, especially in comparison to some of the great cities around the world that I've been to in the last few months. However, once you get out of the centre of the city, there are some very nice places around. For example, on the outskirts there are a couple of old volcanoes that you can climb up and from the harbour you can see several little islands that you're
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