Auckland waterfront
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The Auckland waterfront is a city-side stretch of the southern Waitematā Harbour coastline in Auckland, New Zealand. Previously mostly dominated by Ports of Auckland uses, from the 2000s on it is becoming increasingly open to recreational public use, with a number of former wharves being converted to office, entertainment, and later also some residential uses.
The Auckland waterfront.
The Auckland waterfront in 1912, with steam ferries at the ferry quay.
Plan of the Auckland waterfront ca. 1930, with the older coastline of 1841 also shown as a darker line.
Shipbuilding and other marine companies abound on the Western Reclamation, next to industrial uses.
Auckland CBD
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The Auckland Central Business District (CBD), or Auckland city centre, is the geographical and economic heart of the Auckland metropolitan area. It is the area in which Auckland was established in 1840, by William Hobson on land gifted by mana whenua hapū Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei. It is New Zealand's leading financial hub, and the centre of the country's economy; the GDP of the Auckland Region was NZD$139 billion in the year ending September 2023.
Skyline of the CBD as seen from Devonport
The Auckland waterfront with Māori waka and the original St Paul's Church building above Point Britomart, painted in 1852.
The Dilworth Building, one of the few remaining stately older buildings along Queen Street
Aerial view of the CBD