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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.

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HOWICK

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!

INFORMATION Howick Information Service, in the heart of Howick Village has information on all the local attractions. Open weekdays 10am-4pm, Saturday 10am-12noon.

Musick Point

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 New Zealand.

• Howick Village Markets for fresh food, plants and original gifts. Every Saturday 8am-12.30pm. Picton St, Howick Village.

• 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.

ART GALLERIES

• Uxbridge – Howick’s Art & Culture Centre, Uxbridge Rd, Howick, for exhibitions, classes, cafe and art gallery.

• Howick Art Group – Green Gables Cottage, Hawthornden Reserve, 61 Cook St, Howick. Open Friday-Sunday, 10am-3pm.

• Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts, Pakuranga – a nationally significant contemporary art gallery. 13 Reeves Rd, Pakuranga.

• Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple Art Gallery, 16 Stancombe Road, Flat Bush.

EXPLORING ON FOOT

• Three interesting walks of different areas are ready to be discovered using Howick Local Board’s free interactive walking app, Howick’s Heritage (search “Howick’s Heritage” in your app store). 1. Howick Main Street Stroll 2: Tamaki River Tour 3: Bucklands Beach Loop

• 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).

Tamaki River

• 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. • 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. Barry Curtis Park

• 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.

• Explore Mangemangeroa Reserve and walk under the Whitford Road overpass.

SHOPPING • 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.

• Botany Town Centre – one of the largest shopping complexes in NZ including a library, entertainment venues, food outlets and other amenities.

Mount Eden

Mount Roskill Newmarket

Exit 437 South-Eastern Highway

Exit 444 East Tamaki Road Exit 443 Highbrook Drive

Exit 447 Te Irirangi Drive 1

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Dannemora Flat Bush Manukau Otara Otahuhu

Papatoetoe Onehunga Mount Wellington Ellerslie Epsom

Penrose Remuera

Panmure Mangere East Tamaki Pakuranga Plaza Howick Village Meadowlands Shopping Plaza Botany Town Centre Highland Park Shopping Centre Botany Junction

MAORI CULTURE • Te Tahawai Marae. Edgewater College grounds, Edgewater Dr, Pakuranga. Larger Maori meeting house and marae.

• Garden of Memories, Uxbridge Rd, Howick. Maori whare set in the gardens bequeathed by Emilia Maud Nixon to commemorate Howick’s pioneer days.

ASIAN CULTURE

• Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple, 16 Stancombe Rd, Flat Bush. Exhibition space and Water Drop Cafe, vegetarian cafe open 10am-4pm.

• China Town, Ti Rakau Dr, Burswood for food and other products.

• Meadowlands (Gooch Place) for a selection of food outlets

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 and the rural village of Clevedon.