Sunday, December 10, 2023 9:30 pm
Location: 631.3 km

Today, an unplanned zero marks our last full day in Auckland, and the beginning of my second month on the Te Araroa.

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Auckland CBD from Mount Eden
Saturday, December 9, 2023 11:37 pm
Location: Auckland Airport (631.3 km)

A long walk through Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, gave both urban and natural landscapes, as well as made our way from the Central Business District to the airport.

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Auckland
Friday, December 8, 2023 9:50 pm
Location: Auckland Domain (600.0 km)

Today completed our first major milestone on Te Araroa: we hiked into Auckland city.

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Waiwera Bach
Thursday, December 7, 2023 5:40 pm
Location: Dacre Cottage (567.2 km)

Returning to Waiwera, we resumed our hike towards Auckland, crossing a number of interesting beaches and passing through a few small towns on our way to Dacre Point, where a long water crossing awaits us tomorrow.

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023 6:33 pm
Location: Waiwera / Auckland (541.1 km)

Instead of going somewhere to hike, we had a moderately productive and lazy day in Auckland.

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