På gång i Auckland, New Zealand under året

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, Auckland Anniversary Day

• Säsong

  Sea warm enough to swim

  1 jan – 15 apr · vanligtvis

  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.

• Risk

  Ex-tropical cyclone season

  1 jan – 15 apr · vanligtvis

  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. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Auckland Anniversary Day

  26 janSkollovTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Cruise season (15 okt – 15 apr (vanligtvis)), Pohutukawa in flower (25 nov – 10 jan (vanligtvis)), New Zealand summer holidays (20 dec – 31 jan (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, Cruise season

• Natur

  Waiheke grape harvest

  15 feb – 10 apr · vanligtvis

  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.

Pågår fortfarande: Sea warm enough to swim (1 jan – 15 apr (vanligtvis)), Ex-tropical cyclone season (1 jan – 15 apr (vanligtvis)), Cruise season (15 okt – 15 apr (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — mellan topparna, Pasifika Festival

• Festival

  Pasifika Festival

  7–15 mar · vanligtvisStor festivalTrångt

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

• Helg

  Easter coastal exodus

  3–6 aprPåsk & stilla veckanTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Sea warm enough to swim (1 jan – 15 apr (vanligtvis)), Ex-tropical cyclone season (1 jan – 15 apr (vanligtvis)), Waiheke grape harvest (15 feb – 10 apr (vanligtvis)), Cruise season (15 okt – 15 apr (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — mellan topparna, Easter coastal exodus

• Helg

  Anzac Day

  25 aprNationell helgdagStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

• Festival

  NZ International Comedy Festival

  28 apr – 25 maj · vanligtvisKulturfestivalBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

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

Lugnt — redaktionens lugna månad

Inget nytt börjar i maj.

Pågår fortfarande: NZ International Comedy Festival (28 apr – 25 maj (vanligtvis))

Lugnt — redaktionens lugna månad, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• 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. Källa ↗

Lugnt — redaktionens lugna månad, Term 2 (July) break i New Zealand

• Festival

  Whanau Marama film festival

  25 jul – 12 aug · vanligtvisBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Matariki (10 jul)

Lugnt — redaktionens lugna månad, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Natur

  Lambing at Cornwall Park

  1 aug – 10 sep · vanligtvisDjurlivssäsong

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Whanau Marama film festival (25 jul – 12 aug (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — mellan topparna, Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break i New Zealand

• Natur

  Cherry blossom at Cornwall Park

  15 sep – 15 okt · vanligtvis

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Lambing at Cornwall Park (1 aug – 10 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — mellan topparna, Cruise season

• Säsong

  Cruise season

  15 okt – 15 apr · vanligtvisTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Cherry blossom at Cornwall Park (15 sep – 15 okt (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — mellan topparna, Cruise season

• Natur

  Pohutukawa in flower

  25 nov – 10 jan · vanligtvisJul & nyår

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Cruise season (15 okt – 15 apr (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, Cruise season

• Helg

  New Zealand summer holidays

  20 dec – 31 jan · vanligtvisSkollovTrångtStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Cruise season (15 okt – 15 apr (vanligtvis)), Pohutukawa in flower (25 nov – 10 jan (vanligtvis))