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person) where just four visitors per day can get up close with Antarctic penguins. For all
experiences, book online for a 10% to 20% discount and to check times.
A free shark-shaped shuttle bus departs from 172 Quay St (opposite the ferry terminal)
on the half-hour from 9.30am to 3.30pm.
Bastion Point
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(Hapimana St)
Politics, harbour views and lush lawns combine on this pretty headland with a
chequered history. An elaborate cliff-top garden mausoleum honours Michael Joseph Sav-
age (1872-1940), the country's first Labour prime minister, whose socialist reforms left
him adored by the populace. Follow the lawn to one of the many WWII gun embankments
that line the harbour.
Devonport
With well-preserved Victorian and Edwardian buildings and loads of cafes, Devonport is a
short ferry trip from the city. There are also two volcanic cones to climb and easy access
to the first of the North Shore's beaches.
For a self-guided tour of historic buildings, pick up the
Old Devonport Walk
pamphlet
from the i-SITE. Bikes can be hired from the ferry terminal.
Ferries to Devonport (adult/child return $11/5.80, 12 minutes) depart from the Auck-
land Ferry Building every 30 minutes (hourly after 8pm) from 6.15am to 11.15pm (until
1am Friday and Saturday), and from 7.15am to 10pm on Sundays and public holidays.
Some Waiheke Island and Rangitoto ferries also stop here.
Mt Victoria & North Head
Takarunga Rd; 6am-10pm)
were Maori
pa
and they remain fortresses of sorts, with the navy
maintaining a presence. Both have gun embankments and North Head is riddled with tun-
nels, dug at the end of the 19th century in response to the Russian threat, and extended
during WWI and WWII. The gates are locked at night, but that's never stopped teenagers
from jumping the fence for scary subterranean explorations.
Between the two, Cambria Reserve stands on the remains of a third volcanic cone that
was largely quarried away.
VOLCANO
