Welcome Dinner at Neptunes
Tamaki Makaurau, the place of a hundred lovers on the shores of the sparkling waters of Waitemata harbour is otherwise known as Auckland.
Prince introduces us to the living landscape of his mother land, the home of his ancestors. Together we walk the story of his history on this land.
Tamaki Makaurau, Auckland city has modern day population of more than 1 million people which represents one quarter of the population of New Zealand. Tamaki Makaurau can also be translated to mean the "place desired by many". Prince shares with us the stories of those many lovers of this land, of men and women whose stories merged with the landscape and became part of the whakapapa that is often undiscovered by travelers.
Strolling on the grass at the Auckland Domain, its difficult to realise that we are perched on a volcano. Along with Albert Park, this was the site of one of Auckland's first eruptions. The largest, and most recent, eruption was around 600 years ago at Rangitoto. During this time the region was dotted with 48 volcanic cones. You can still spot these cones today –they are visibe in the tell-tale green pastures in an otherwise densely built-up city.
Uniquely, Auckland is one of the few cities in the world to have two harbours on two separate major bodies of water. known as the City of Sails, Auckland is a major sailing destination. More than 135,000 yachts are moored in this harbour city.
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