Great venue for live music, plus good food and drinks.. Nice outdoor area.

Awesome market with great food and coffee and live music. Plenty of cafes around too.

Beautiful Setting on the Hokianga Harbour. Great place to have a meal, a drink, or a wedding! Last time I was there I saw two orca out in the harbour.

Best fish and chips ever - always fresh and a really good selection. Nice setting out on the deck to eat too.

Stunning setting looking over KariKari Peninsula. Perfect spot for a wedding. Onsite cafe and wine tasting

Love the food here. Nice ambience and decent price too.

Yummiest whole fish. And the staff are hilarious, making a very funny figure our of our rice. Best roti too.

Yum. That is all. Be sure to book as it fills up quick.

Best Thai in the village. Great service and food.

My favourite place to order take-out. Free delivery too.

Bit of a hike from the Waiheke ferry terminal but well worth it for the beautiful setting on the beach. Petanque and cricket are available. Really good outdoor set up for a picnic and lots of wine drinking in the sun.

Sweet vineyard out west for a lazy afternoon. Really nice Sauvignon Blanc.

Good food matched with really good wine and excellent service.

Great place to drink wine and listen to some awesome NZ music.

The place to go for wine and tapas in Newmarket. Nice atmosphere and great service.

An institution for 40 years! Excellent selection of flavours, sundaes, milkshakes, burgers…YUM

Great treat after a walk around Mission Bay.

Good selecton of Frozen Yogurt and toppings - make your own concoction

Yummy fresh real strawberry ice cream. Perfect place to stop by on the way back from Muriwai.

Best place to go for a summer treat in Mt Eden.

Take in all the action at the Auckland Trotting Club. Cheap drinks, heaps of options for food and fun gambling! Pick a winner and cheer your horse over the line. Great way to start off the night.

New Zealand’s answer to WWE and RAW. For pure entertainment value, head along and pick a wrestler to cheer or jeer. Only $15 for a ticket, well worth the laughs!

Awesome selection of ethnic food at a cheap price. Stop off here to line your stomach on an early Saturday evening before heading out to party.

Very fun environment for a cooking class with your friends. Take your own wine and pay a corkage, or purchase wine there. Learn how to make some authentic Asian dishes and compete in groups to see who made the tastiest dish. Eating your creations is the best part! Conveniently located in Parnell, its a great way to start the night.

The butterfly house is pretty cool. Watch the keepers feed the crocodiles. The farmyard is fun, feed the animals and watch the goats running around their ramps and houses. Can go into all the paddocks with the donkey and llamas. Fun little train ride around the farm too.

Great place for boys especially. They can climb on old cars etc, take them on the tram ride.

Great day trip for kids, show them all the animals then have a picnic in the park.

Take the kids for a cost effective day trip. They can ride a pony, pet and feed all kinds of farm animals and go on a tractor ride.

Take some old bread to feed the birds and load up the kids bikes for a fun day at the park. Good paths for kids to ride on.