Hva som skjer i Auckland, New Zealand gjennom året

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Auckland Anniversary Day

• Sesong

  Sea warm enough to swim

  1. jan – 15. apr · vanligvis

  The gulf beaches and the harbour are properly swimmable from January into April, and the water is at its warmest well after the school holidays have emptied them.

• Fare

  Ex-tropical cyclone season

  1. jan – 15. apr · vanligvis

  One or two decaying tropical systems reach the upper North Island most summers. They arrive as a day of horizontal rain and cancelled ferries rather than anything you can watch coming. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Auckland Anniversary Day

  26. janSkoleferieMye folk

  The Monday nearest 29 January, and the day of the anniversary regatta on the Waitemata: one of the oldest sailing events in the country and the reason the harbour is solid with boats. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Cruise season (15. okt – 15. apr (vanligvis)), Pohutukawa in flower (25. nov – 10. jan (vanligvis)), New Zealand summer holidays (20. des – 31. jan (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Cruise season

• Natur

  Waiheke grape harvest

  15. feb – 10. apr · vanligvis

  The island vineyards pick from late February, a forty-minute ferry from the downtown terminal. The cellar doors are open and busy, and the ferries back on a Sunday evening are a scene of their own.

Fortsatt på gang: Sea warm enough to swim (1. jan – 15. apr (vanligvis)), Ex-tropical cyclone season (1. jan – 15. apr (vanligvis)), Cruise season (15. okt – 15. apr (vanligvis))

Travelt — mellom toppene, Pasifika Festival

• Festival

  Pasifika Festival

  7.–15. mar · vanligvisStor festivalMye folk

  Western Springs becomes eleven island villages for a weekend in March — the largest Pacific festival anywhere, and free to walk into. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Easter coastal exodus

  3.–6. aprPåske og stillehelgMye folk

  Four days off send the city north to the coastal towns and the Coromandel. Traffic out on the Thursday afternoon and back on the Monday is the worst of the year, and beach accommodation books months ahead. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Sea warm enough to swim (1. jan – 15. apr (vanligvis)), Ex-tropical cyclone season (1. jan – 15. apr (vanligvis)), Waiheke grape harvest (15. feb – 10. apr (vanligvis)), Cruise season (15. okt – 15. apr (vanligvis))

Travelt — mellom toppene, Easter coastal exodus

• Helligdag

  Anzac Day

  25. aprNasjonaldagStengninger

  Dawn services at the museum and every suburban cenotaph, and a trading restriction that keeps most shops, cafes and attractions shut until one in the afternoon. When the 25th falls at a weekend the public holiday moves to the Monday. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  NZ International Comedy Festival

  28. apr – 25. mai · vanligvisKunstfestivalBestill tidlig

  Three weeks of stand-up in theatres and bars around the central city, shared with Wellington. Headline shows sell out, but the late-night sets from newer comics are cheap and easy to get into. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Sea warm enough to swim (1. jan – 15. apr (vanligvis)), Ex-tropical cyclone season (1. jan – 15. apr (vanligvis)), Waiheke grape harvest (15. feb – 10. apr (vanligvis)), Easter coastal exodus (3.–6. apr), Cruise season (15. okt – 15. apr (vanligvis))

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned

Ingenting nytt starter i mai.

Fortsatt på gang: NZ International Comedy Festival (28. apr – 25. mai (vanligvis))

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  Matariki

  10. julStor festival

  The Maori new year, marked by the rising of the Pleiades and a public holiday since 2022. Dawn ceremonies, a light show on the waterfront, and a genuinely local occasion rather than a tourist one. Kilde ↗

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, Term 2 (July) break i New Zealand

• Festival

  Whanau Marama film festival

  25. jul – 12. aug · vanligvisBestill tidlig

  The Auckland leg of the New Zealand International Film Festival runs for about twelve days from late July, with the grand old Civic as its main screen; a good reason to be indoors in the wettest part of winter. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Matariki (10. jul)

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Natur

  Lambing at Cornwall Park

  1. aug – 10. sep · vanligvisDyrelivssesong

  The working farm around Maungakiekie (One Tree Hill) has new calves from mid-July and lambs from early August. Dogs are kept out of the eastern paddocks, and the Belvedere near the cafe is the spot to watch from. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Whanau Marama film festival (25. jul – 12. aug (vanligvis))

Travelt — mellom toppene, Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break i New Zealand

• Natur

  Cherry blossom at Cornwall Park

  15. sep – 15. okt · vanligvis

  The cherry grove along Pohutukawa Drive flowers from mid to late September for about four weeks and draws weekend picnic crowds; a spring storm can strip the trees early. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Lambing at Cornwall Park (1. aug – 10. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — mellom toppene, Cruise season

• Sesong

  Cruise season

  15. okt – 15. apr · vanligvisMye folk

  Ships tie up at Queens Wharf from October to April. On a two-ship day the waterfront and the Waiheke ferries take the surge from breakfast until sailing, and the island's tasting rooms with it. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Cherry blossom at Cornwall Park (15. sep – 15. okt (vanligvis))

Travelt — mellom toppene, Cruise season

• Natur

  Pohutukawa in flower

  25. nov – 10. jan · vanligvisJul og nyttår

  The New Zealand Christmas tree flowers red along every stretch of coast and out on the volcanic cones through December. Some years it starts in late November and is over by the new year. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Cruise season (15. okt – 15. apr (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Cruise season

• Helligdag

  New Zealand summer holidays

  20. des – 31. jan · vanligvisSkoleferieMye folkStengninger

  The country takes its long break from just before Christmas to the end of January. The gulf islands and the coast north of the city are full and priced accordingly, while central Auckland is quieter than at any other time. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Cruise season (15. okt – 15. apr (vanligvis)), Pohutukawa in flower (25. nov – 10. jan (vanligvis))