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exhibition of Maori ethnic handicrafts . The museum is a Gothic building with
rich furnishings , a total of three floors.
A majestic Memorial Monument stands in front of the museum ,where a grand memorial ceremony will be held on April 25 of each year.
Mount Eden Park
Mountain in the park is 220 meters high, while the road circled on the hill, overlooking the city , harbor scenery , the Ground Wang Peninsula and Love Ji Tuotuo Island, village green like grass , harbor and across the best in the fundus .
Sky Tower
It was Built in 1996.It is the tallest building with 328 meters high in the southern hemisphere by far. Multi - viewing platform on the tower , with high-powered telescopes can be convenient for visitors to enjoy the panoramic views of Auckland, the multilingual broadcasting services and interactive technology equipment as well as audio-visual exhibition.
61% Europeans, 20% Asians, 19% other races.
Race
Europeans Asians Other races
Generally, 70% Chinese immigrants and foreign students live in Auckland.
Pictures about Maoris
The War Memorial
It is located on Grafton Street , which collects antiquities and works of art of the Maori , including the various canoes by which early Maori sailed this point , agricultural and fishing and hunting tools, the knife and fork used for combat etc.
Auckland Jazz Festival
It is usually held on April of each year in Waiheke Island , jazz is the theme of its series of celebrations . It is on that whole day that Auckland is filled with the atmosphere of the music .
Language
English is used by most of the people in Auckland. 867,825 people only speak one kind of language. 274,863 people speak tow kinds of languages. 57,051 people speak three kinds of languages or more.
Science and Education
University of Auckland
It was founded in 1883, ranks 50 in the world. It is the best university of New Zealand, for its departments are the largest.
Auckland museum
It is located in Oakland Park , and it is
a museum collecting historical and
national heritage , which is designed to commemorate the soldiers who died by
History and Development
In 1350, Maoris firstly immigrated to Auckland, becoming the original indigenous inhabitants.
On February 6th,1840, Captain William Hobson signed the“ Treaty of Waitangi ”piece of land with local Maori indigenous people and named after the city with the name of the Governor-General of India, Auckland. So Auckland became the capital of the new colony until 1865.
religion More than half of Auckland city's population is Christian. Less than 10% people regularly go to church on Sunday. Almost 40 % people declared they don’t believe in any religion.
from 1st Friday to 2nd Monday of April
• Queen Birthday
• Labor Day • Christmas Day
on June 6th
on October 24th from December 25th to 27th
Cultural Festivals
奥克兰理工大学学校建成于1895 年,于2000年被新西兰政府正式 批准升为新西兰八所公立大学之 一。
Public Holidays
• New Year's Day • Waitangi Day
• Easter
from January 1st to 4th the national day, on February 6th
The Waitomo Caves
It is near Dikuyidi 168 km south of Auckland. And it’s a famous tourist destination in the world , known as the " eighth wonder of the world ”.
Auckland International Cultural Festival It ’s celebrated on February of each year to show the characters of Auckland’s different cultures, lasting as long as a week . And different kinds of shows will come into your eyes each day.
奥克兰大学创立于1883年,排在世 界高校排名前50位,是新西兰最好 的大学。
Auckland Institute of Technology
It was built in 1895. In 2000, it is formally approved to be promoted to be one of the eight public universities in New Zealand by the government .
The north of New Zealand
The southeast of Australia
Humanities
Population and Race
About 1.46 million people in total, representing 25% of the country’s whole population, including:
Scenery
Auckland Harbor Bridge
It connects the north and south parts of the city together into a whole, The shape of the bridge likes a hanger , and it’s single- span with a length of 1,079meters, and eight parallel lanes. It is completed in 1959 , which is New Zealand's only port bridge .
In the 20th century, the streetcar and railway, and rapid development began to appear in Auckland.