Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Auckland, Nieuw-Zeeland

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Auckland Anniversary Day

• Seizoen

  Sea warm enough to swim

  1 jan – 15 apr · meestal

  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.

• Risico

  Ex-tropical cyclone season

  1 jan – 15 apr · meestal

  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. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Auckland Anniversary Day

  26 janSchoolvakantiesDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cruise season (15 okt – 15 apr (meestal)), Pohutukawa in flower (25 nov – 10 jan (meestal)), New Zealand summer holidays (20 dec – 31 jan (meestal))

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Cruise season

• Natuur

  Waiheke grape harvest

  15 feb – 10 apr · meestal

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: Sea warm enough to swim (1 jan – 15 apr (meestal)), Ex-tropical cyclone season (1 jan – 15 apr (meestal)), Cruise season (15 okt – 15 apr (meestal))

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Pasifika Festival

• Festival

  Pasifika Festival

  7–15 mrt · meestalGroot festivalDruk

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

• Feestdag

  Easter coastal exodus

  3–6 aprPasen & Goede WeekDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sea warm enough to swim (1 jan – 15 apr (meestal)), Ex-tropical cyclone season (1 jan – 15 apr (meestal)), Waiheke grape harvest (15 feb – 10 apr (meestal)), Cruise season (15 okt – 15 apr (meestal))

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Easter coastal exodus

• Feestdag

  Anzac Day

  25 aprNationale feestdagSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  NZ International Comedy Festival

  28 apr – 25 mei · meestalKunstenfestivalBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sea warm enough to swim (1 jan – 15 apr (meestal)), Ex-tropical cyclone season (1 jan – 15 apr (meestal)), Waiheke grape harvest (15 feb – 10 apr (meestal)), Easter coastal exodus (3–6 apr), Cruise season (15 okt – 15 apr (meestal))

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: NZ International Comedy Festival (28 apr – 25 mei (meestal))

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Matariki

  10 julGroot 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. Bron ↗

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, Term 2 (July) break in Nieuw-Zeeland

• Festival

  Whanau Marama film festival

  25 jul – 12 aug · meestalBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Matariki (10 jul)

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  Lambing at Cornwall Park

  1 aug – 10 sep · meestalDierenseizoen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Whanau Marama film festival (25 jul – 12 aug (meestal))

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break in Nieuw-Zeeland

• Natuur

  Cherry blossom at Cornwall Park

  15 sep – 15 okt · meestal

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Lambing at Cornwall Park (1 aug – 10 sep (meestal))

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Cruise season

• Seizoen

  Cruise season

  15 okt – 15 apr · meestalDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cherry blossom at Cornwall Park (15 sep – 15 okt (meestal))

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Cruise season

• Natuur

  Pohutukawa in flower

  25 nov – 10 jan · meestalKerst & nieuwjaar

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cruise season (15 okt – 15 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Cruise season

• Feestdag

  New Zealand summer holidays

  20 dec – 31 jan · meestalSchoolvakantiesDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cruise season (15 okt – 15 apr (meestal)), Pohutukawa in flower (25 nov – 10 jan (meestal))