Monday, September 15, 2025 (continued)
After the Auckland Art Gallery, we continued exploration of the city.
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Auckland Central City Library (1967-1971, by
Ewen Wainscott in Modernist style) (KSS) |
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Civic Theatre (1929, by Bohringer,
Taylor, and Johnson in Moorish Revival
style) is one of seven atmospheric
theatres left in the world
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An atmospheric theatre is a type of movie palace design meant to evoke a particular time and place through architectural elements and ornamentation.
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| Event Cinemas (2000) (KSS) |
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Auckland Town Hall (1909-1911, by
J J & E J Clark in Italian Renaissance Revival style) |
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Waharoa/Gateway sculpture (1990, by Selwyn Muru),
which transforms Aotea Square into a Māori meeting place |
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| Inflatable chess pieces in Aotea Square |
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| A wooden puzzle of a kiwi |
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View of the Sky Tower (1994-1997,
by Gordon Moller) |
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St Patrick's Cathedral (1907, by
Thomas Mahoney in Gothic Revival style) |
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| Interior of St Patrick's Cathedral |
We became confused when the roads were on two levels and did not cross where we expected. We eventually made it to the waterfront, but I was in pain.
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Lunch was at Dr Rudi's Rooftop Brewery
on the third level (thank goodness for the escalator!) |
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| Restaurants offer water, and Kent had a pilsener |
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| Prawn Roll with crisps |
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| Fish Tacos |
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| Tab card to show at the register to pay the bill |
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Our obstructed view of the Auckland Harbour Bridge
(1955-1959, by Freeman Fox & Partners) |
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Seen from below, KZ-1 aka Big Boat was the largest
single-masted yacht the rules would allow; it was a
monohull that was beaten by Stars & Stripes (US 1),
a catamaran, in the 1988 America's Cup; New Zealand
would go on to win in 1995, 2000, 2017, 2021, and 2024 |
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| Harbour lanterns (1913-1923) |
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Ferry Terminal (1909-1912, by
Alexander Wiseman in English Baroque style)
and First World War Memorial Beacon
(1915, by William Henry Hamer) |
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Now to catch a bus (Route 18) to the Auckland Zoo,
about a half-hour ride |
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| Entrance to the Auckland Zoo (est 1922) |
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Part of a whale backbone marks the entrance
to the Te Wao Nui for Aotearoa/New Zealand animals |
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| Arctocephalus forsteri/New Zealand Fur Seal |
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| Eudyptula minor/Little Penguin |
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| Sphenodon punctatus/Tuatara (KSS) |
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| A swinging bridge |
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| Kiwi-design railing? |
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Kauri (type of tree) timber dams
were built by the Māori |
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| Spatula rhynchotis/Australasian Shoveler (KSS) |
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| Anguilla dieffenbachii/New Zealand Longfin Eels |
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Apteryx mantelli/North Island Brown Kiwi is a nocturnal
flightless bird that is seen in special "moonlit" environs |
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| Philesturnus rufusater/North Island Saddleback |
We walked through the South East Asia Jungle Track:
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Aonyx cinereus/Asian Small-clawed Otters
had just been given something to eat (KSS) |
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| Panthera tigris sumatrae/Sumatran Tiger |
Now at the Australia Bush Track:
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| Egernia cunninghami/Cunningham's Skinks |
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| Grus rubicunda/Brolga (KSS) |
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| Osphranter rufus/Red Kangaroos |
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| Osphranter rufus/Red Kangaroo |
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| Sarcophilus harrisii/Tasmanian Devil |
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Elephant sculpture of corrugated iron
by Jeff Thomson |
Next: Waitomo Caves.
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