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This historical park gives visitors a taste of what life was like from 1840 to 1880.
Howick Historical Village is a living museum in Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga, Auckland, New Zealand. It is a recreation of a New Zealand colonial village between the years 1840 and 1880, focusing on the history of the Royal New Zealand Fencible Corps, and the local European and Māori history of Howick and Pakuranga and the surrounding areas of East Auckland.
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NZ’s premier family-based theme park with many rides and attractions.
An extinct volcano and former site of a pre-European Maori village, overlooking the Manukau Harbour.
Over 10,000 different plant types, both natives and exotics, spread over 64 hectares.
Popular local beach for the Southern and Eastern suburbs. The road to Maraetai beach and around the Maraetai Coast Road is popular for driving and motorcycles.
A tropical butterfly and moth house. Any time is good to see the butterflies but the best time is on sunny mornings. The butterfly house is warm and humid. Also has a few crocodiles and alligators, tamarin monkeys, dinosaur display, tropical aquaria, farmyard animals, a train for the kids and a cafe.
1878 house set in grounds with a museum run by the local historical society. Refurbished in 2025