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floor are essential viewing. Highlights include a 25m war canoe and an extant carved
meeting house (remove your shoes before entering). There's also a fascinating display on
Auckland's volcanic field, including an eruption simulation, and the upper floors show-
case military displays, fulfilling the building's dual role as a war memorial.
Hour-long museum highlights tours (included with admission) depart at 10.45am,
12.45pm and 2.15pm. Admission options incorporating Maori culture and performances
are also available.
Auckland's main Anzac commemorations take place at dawn on 25th of April at the
cenotaph in the museum's forecourt.
Auckland Domain
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PARK
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Covering about 80 hectares, this green swathe contains sports fields, interesting sculpture,
formal gardens, wild corners and the
Wintergarden
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9am-5.30pm Mon-Sat, 9am-7.30pm Sun Nov-Mar, 9am-4.30pm Apr-Oct)
, with its fernery, tropical house, cool house, cute cat statue, coffee kiosk and neigh-
bouring cafe. The mound in the centre of the park is all that remains of Pukekaroa, one of
Auckland's volcanoes. At its humble peak, a totara surrounded by a palisade honours the
first Maori king.
Holy Trinity Cathedral
(
www.holy-trinity.org.nz
; Parnell Rd; 10am-3pm)
Auckland's Anglican cathedral is a hodgepodge
of architectural styles, especially compared to
St Mary's
(1886) next door, a wooden Gothic
Revival church with a burnished interior and interesting stained-glass windows. Holy
Trinity's windows are also notable, especially the rose window by English artist Carl Ed-
wards, which is particularly striking above the simple kauri altar.
CHURCH
Parnell Rose Gardens
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GARDENS
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(85-87 Gladstone Rd; 7am-7pm)
These formal gardens are blooming excellent from November
to March. A stroll through the park leads to peaceful
Judges Bay
and tiny
St Stephen's Chapel
Church (1857).