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( 09-373 0800; www.maritimemuseum.co.nz ; 149-159 Quay St; admission adult/child $17/8.50, with harbour cruise
$29/14.50; 9am-5pm, free guided tours at 10.30am & 1pm) This museum traces NZ's seafaring his-
tory, from Maori voyaging canoes to the America's Cup. Recreations include a tilting
19th-century steerage-class cabin and a 1950s beach store and bach (holiday home). Blue
Water Black Magic is a tribute to Sir Peter Blake, the Whitbread-Round-the-World and
America's Cup-winning yachtsman who was murdered in 2001 on an environmental
monitoring trip in the Amazon. There are also optional one-hour harbour cruises on the
Ted Ashby, a ketch-rigged sailing scow.
MARKET
Auckland Fish Market
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( www.aucklandfishmarket.co.nz ; 22-32 Jellicoe St; 6am-7pm) Early-morning auctions combine with
fish shops, cafes and restaurants, and a seafood-cooking school.
Mt Eden
Mt Eden
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(Maungawhau; road access 7am-11pm) From the top of Auckland's highest volcanic cone
(196m) the entire isthmus and both harbours are laid bare. The symmetrical crater (50m
deep) is known as Te Ipu Kai a Mataaho (the Food Bowl of Mataaho, the god of things
hidden in the ground) and is highly tapu (sacred). Do not enter it, but feel free to explore
the remainder of the mountain. The remains of pa terraces and food storage pits are
clearly visible.
Drive to the top or join the fitness freaks jogging or trudging up. Tour buses are banned
from the summit, but shuttles will transport infirm passengers to the top from the car park
on the lower slopes.
VOLCANO
Eden Garden
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( www.edengarden.co.nz ; 24 Omana Ave; adult/child $8/6; 9am-4pm) On Mt Eden's eastern slopes, and
noted for its camellias, rhododendrons and azaleas.
GARDENS
 
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