This is our only day in Auckland.
It got a bit better, we crossed Auckland Bridge to North Auckland, turned round and came straight back without even a photo stop.
We drove up Maritime Drive, the most expensive housing area. Local residents object to tourists admiring their homes so coaches are forbidden to stop.
Parnell Village is named after a builder brought from England to build colonial homes. He made it a condition of his contract that there should be a 40 hour working week. The 40 hour week is still celebrated here every October.
Auckland Domain
Views from the Michael Joseph Savage Memorial Park, a memorial to New Zealand’s first Labour Prime Minister who established a long-standing relationship with the Maoris.
A walk along the waterfront was challenging; those road works again.
Today was cloudy at times but a lovely temperature in the 20’s, a delight after the humid heat of Singapore.
Packing tonight as we set off for Rotorua in the morning.
Australia and New Zealand 2020 
Another busy day! Looks great. Hope you’ve had some good sleep. X
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Looks very nice (with the exception of the bad traffic!). Hope the next journey tomorrow goes well. Xx
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