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Howick
Howick Information Service
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HOWICK VILLAGE
Tourist Information Local Information Community Information Space available for group meetings JP Service and Free Legal Service also available
91 Picton Street, Howick. Phone 09 534 4796.
Visitors Map 2019
www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz | layla.kasem@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
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30 cook street, howick – opposite subway 1st and 3rd Saturdays 9am – 1pm
WITH OUR VERY OWN TOWN CRIER!
we specialise in quAlity NZ mAde handcrafts including kiwiana, souvenirs, novelties, casual bags, sewing, knitting, crochet, jewellery, local authors’ books, restored brass, woodwork, spinning, felting ...
Shopping
Enquiries phone: 535 7513 or 535 8777
Howick Village offers a refreshing change from malls and large format shopping. You’ll discover specialty owner operator stores, offering personalised friendly service, in a warm village atmosphere.
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History
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OPEN 24 hours – 7 days a week No appointments necessary 260 Botany Road, Howick. Phone 277 1516 | www.eastcare.co.nz
Our Urgent Care team of nurses, doctors and paramedics in partnership with St John treats patients of all ages. Your one-stop shop of onsite services under one roof.
See the All Saints Anglican Church, the second oldest wooden church in New Zealand. A village filled with historic monuments, you’ll learn about the Fencible era and the descended families that still live in the area.
First visit $10 discount - Voucher #MAP
Please quote the above voucher number upon arrival at our reception desk Onsite services: X-ray Services • Dental Clinic • Physiotherapists • Diagnostic Laboratory • Pharmacy
Scenery
Surrounding bush walks, museums, galleries and beaches provide a new view each time you visit. Paddleboarding, kitesurfing and sailing are only a few of the many fun things to do in the area.
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Explore Howick | Pakuranga | Highland Park Botany | Ormiston | Dannemora | Half Moon Bay Cockle Bay | Mellons Bay | Eastern Beach Bucklands Beach | Maraetai | Clevedon | Whitford
‘CLASSY CrAftS’ INDOOr mArket
All Saints’ Community Centre
An eclectic array of cafes and restaurants offering fresh NZ cuisine with the emphasis on relaxed casual dining. A tantalising mix of ethnic cafes gives you a world of dining experience.
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DISCOVER THE MARINE JEWEL OF EASTERN AUCKLAND
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YOUR FIRST STOP TO HOWICK HALF MOON BAY
Open Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm and Saturday 10am to 12noon
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A short cruise from downtown Auckland and you’ll slide gently up the Tamaki river estuary to the delightful shores of Half Moon Bay and all its stunning marine attractions. Stroll amidst the beautiful yachts and launches in the marina; lunch at one of the many marina-side cafés and restaurants; walk to nearby beaches. Feeling more energetic? Go to the end of the peninsula taking in the golf course and spectacular gulf vistas to Rangitoto, Waiheke and other islands. Public transport will take you to other parts of the Howick / Pakuranga district – but don’t miss beautiful Half Moon Bay!
Explore and Learn more about our early settlers during the 1840s-1880s. Enjoy a family day as you picnic in our peaceful heritage gardens.
For ferry details contact:
fullers 9 367 9111 www.fullers.co.nz Admission fee applies. Free parking. Cafe on site. Gifts & souvenir shop. Open 10am-4pm.
More on Half Moon Bay at www.hmbmarina.co.nz
Howick Historical Village, Cnr Bells Rd & Lady Marie Dr, Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga. Ph 09 576 9506. Email village@fencible.org.nz • www.fencible.org.nz • Follow us on Facebook
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Beaches, golf courses, walkways, parks and a host of other recreational facilities are intrinsic to Howick. Stay local and take time to discover what makes the area so popular. Come by bus, car or ferry. Stay a day, stay a night or stay a week – there’s so much to see and do.
Explore HOWICK
• Night Markets – stalls, ethnic food, entertainment. From 5.30pm until midnight: Pakuranga – Saturday night, in the covered carpark under The Warehouse, Reeves Rd; Botany - Wednesday night, under Hoyts, Botany Town Centre.
Past, present and future are all represented within this diverse district. From early Maori occupation and European settler roots to a new multicultural community, the greater Howick Ward has a great deal to offer visitors. The old suburb of Howick, from which the new ward takes its name, is a truly historic precinct with much to see and do for visitors of all persuasions. What’s more, most of it is free!
• Howick Art Group – Green Gables Gallery, Cook St, Howick, (next to All Saints Church). Open Friday-Sunday, 10am-3pm.
ART GALLERIES • Uxbridge – Howick’s Art & Culture Centre, Uxbridge Rd, Howick, for exhibitions, classes, cafe and art gallery.
INFORMATION Howick Information Service, in the heart of Howick Village has information on all the local attractions. Open weekdays 10am-4pm, Saturday 10am-12noon.
• Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts, Pakuranga – a nationally significant regional art gallery. 13 Reeves Rd, Pakuranga.
ATTRACTIONS • Safe and sandy beaches for swimming, sailing and water sports. • All Saints Church (one of the oldest churches in NZ and oldest building in the Manukau area). Cnr of Selwyn Rd and Cook St, Howick. • Howick Historical Village – an extensive collection of 30 original buildings dating from the time of early Howick settlement by the Fencibles (Irish regiment). Admission charge. • Musick Point, Bucklands Beach peninsula – Ngai Tai Pa at Te Waiarohia (Musick Point) or East Head as the first European settlers called it, was a Maori stronghold in the 1820s. Its European name is in honour of pioneer aviator, Captain Edwin C Musick. Extensive views of the Waitemata Harbour, Tamaki Strait, and Hauraki Gulf. • Polish Heritage Trust Museum – Open Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm, Sunday 12pm-5pm. Established by one of the original Polish refugees who arrived in NZ.
• Discover Picton Street’s history and nearby historical landmarks with Howick Local Board’s free interactive walking app, Howick’s Heritage. Search Howick’s Heritage in your app store. Cockle Bay
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• Barry Curtis Park – a 94 hectare park in Flat Bush, one of the biggest parks in New Zealand with walkways, playgrounds, skate park, basketball court and great venue for special events.
Otahuhu
Exit 443 Highbrook Drive
Exit 444 East Tamaki Otara Road
Mangere
Papatoetoe
Dannemora
East Tamaki Botany Junction
Flat Bush
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Exit 447 Te Irirangi Drive
SHOPPING
A living historical village. Explore original Fencible buildings and heritage gardens. Experience how the early settlers lived. Fantastic fun for the whole family.
rentals • lessons • sales
• Highland Park (Pakuranga Rd), Meadowlands (cnr Chapel Rd and Meadowlands Dr), Botany Junction (cnr Ormiston Rd & Te Irirangi Dr) and Bishop’s Gate Business Centre (cnr Bishop Dunn Pl & Te Irirangi Dr) are smaller convenience shopping complexes.
ASIAN CULTURE
• Murphy’s Bush – explore one of the last and most extensive areas of lowland native Kahikatea forest remaining in the Auckland region. Tracks and picnic area.
Bells Rd, Lloyd Elsmore Park Pakuranga
09 576 9506 fencible.org.nz
• Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple, 16 Stancombe Rd, Flat Bush. Exhibition space and Water Drop Cafe, vegetarian cafe open 10am-4pm.
DINING AND ENTERTAINMENT Diners are spoilt for choice throughout the district. Options to suit all tastes and budgets range from coffee lounges through to ethnic cafes, contemporary bistros, taverns and high-end restaurants. There is also an abundance of entertainment with two cinema complexes, ice skating, four 18-hole golf courses, ten-pin bowling, swimming pool, yacht clubs, numerous sport groups and much more.
Howick is also a gateway to Whitford and the Pohutukawa Coast with its seaside villages of Beachlands and Maraetai.
Brookwood Lodge bed and breakfast
33 Bell Road, Beachlands
118 Vincent St, Howick
Brookwood Chocolate
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Bed & Breakfast HOWICK BEACH
brookwoodlodge.co.nz
78 Picton Street, Howick
27 Picton Street, Howick
Enjoy shopping, arts, entertainment, history and the Saturday morning market in this quaint seaside village
490 Ti Rakau Dr, Botany
giveitago.co.nz
theprospect.co.nz
theapothecary.co.nz
howickvillage.co.nz
paradice.co.nz
09 535 9661
09 534 4505
CAR RENTALS
09 536 6975
Eastern Beach
09 534 3199
Botany Town Centre
• Garden of Memories, Uxbridge Rd, Howick. Maori whare set in the gardens bequeathed by Emilia Maud Nixon to commemorate Howick’s pioneer days.
Lloyd Elsmore Park • Lloyd Elsmore Park and community swimming pool, Cascades Rd, Pakuranga (also access from Bells Rd). Principally a sporting venue and leisure park with skate bowl.
Auckland’s real live escape room game
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Meadowlands Shopping Plaza
Pakuranga Plaza
Exit 437 South-Eastern Highway
Howick Village
Highland Park Shopping Centre
Panmure Mount Wellington
• Te Tahawai Marae. Edgewater College grounds, Edgewater Dr, Pakuranga. Larger Maori meeting house and marae.
• Botany Town Centre – one of the largest shopping complexes in NZ with a library and amenities.
09 273 2999 breakout.nz
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MAORI CULTURE
• Howick Village Markets for fresh food, plants and original gifts. Every Saturday 8am-12.30pm. Picton St, Howick Village.
09 534 3046 bbyc.org.nz
Newmarket
• Pakuranga Plaza – a shopping mall with a wide variety of shops, food court and library.
• Howick Village for an intimate, boutique shopping experience, great cafes and its own radio station East FM Radio – Howick area 88.1FM, Botany and Flat Bush area 107.1FM.
490 Ti Rakau Dr, Botany
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EXPLORING ON FOOT
• ‘Classy Crafts’ Market – Inside All Saints Church Hall, 30 Cook St, Howick. Every first and third Saturday of the month, 9am-1pm.
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• Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple Art Gallery, 16 Stancombe Road, Flat Bush.
• An extensive network of walkways are ideal for nature lovers to explore the whole area and see native birds and flora (See routes marked on map).
Musick Point
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Prenzel
restaurant, café & bar
1 Cook Street, Howick 2
09 535 2101
Day & Package Tours for Individuals and Groups
021 800 567
09 534 3818
pakurangagolf.co.nz
happynztours.com
490 Botany Road, Botany
09 273 2999 paradice.co.nz
190 Jack Lachlan Dr, Pine Harbour Marina, Beachlands
09 536 4659
pepperjacks.co.nz Hawthorn Dene Historic Country Cafe
Art Gallery - Free Entry 13 Reeves Road, Pakuranga tetuhi.org.nz | 09 577 0138
www.eastaucklandtourism.co.nz
Half Moon Bay Marina
09 534 3139
09 533 0950
grangers.co.nz
Bach’n Café
POLISH HERITAGE TRUST
127 Picton Street, Howick
249 Maraetai Dr, Maraetai
howickartgroup.org.nz
basalt.co.nz
09 536 7182
66 Cook Street, Howick
09 534 8716
howickoptometrists.co.nz
Green Gables
09 533 0081
94 Picton Street, Howick
hmbmarina.co.nz
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delicious food • historic house • garden
Museum and Cultural Events Centre
09 273 9117
7 Whitford Wharf Rd, Whitford Village
09 530 8888
theprenzelshop.co.nz
Clevedon
Community and Business Association
Invites you to visit Clevedon and enjoy all it has to offer
clevedon.co.nz
GOLF CLUB & DRIVING RANGE
125 Elliot St, Howick
35 Uxbridge Rd, Howick
58 Whitford Park Rd, Whitford
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uxbridge.org.nz
whitfordpark.co.nz
09 533 3530
EAST TOURISM
280 Botany Rd, Botany Downs
of Whitford Gourmet tasting room and gifts with style
www.eastaucklandtourism.co.nz
09 535 6467
09 530 8823