What is Auckland?
a city
In what country?
New Zealand
Which island?
North
What region is it located in?
Auckland Region
Who is it run by?
Auckland Council
Is Auckland the smallest urban area in the country?
no
Is it the largest?
yes
What does the Auckland region include?
outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf,
What is Auckland home to?
largest Polynesian population in the world.
In what language does Auckland mean 'or'?
Māori
What does 'or' mean?
Tāmaki with a hundred lovers
What does that make reference to?
desirability of its fertile land
Has it been called anything else?
Ākarana
What is that?
Māori pronunciation of the English name.
What is in the north of the Auckland urban area?
Waiwera
What about the south?
Runciman
Northwest?
Kumeu
What harbor is to the southwest?
Manukau
And the East?
Hauraki Gulf of the Pacific Ocean
What are the surrounding hills covered in?
rainforest