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Auckland Zoo
New Zealand's largest zoo with native wildlife including kiwi alongside exotic species from around the globe.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Balmoral
Auckland, New Zealand · Oceania
About Balmoral
Balmoral works well as a base: 6km from Auckland Harbour Bridge.
Balmoral is in Auckland, New Zealand, with about 10,000 people. You drive on the left here.
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What is there to see near Balmoral?
Within an hour or so of Balmoral: Auckland Zoo (3 km), Sky Tower (5 km), Auckland Harbour Bridge (6 km), Piha Beach (25 km).
Where is Balmoral?
Balmoral is in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 10,390
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Auckland
- Timezone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates
- -36.8882, 174.7402
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in New Zealand
Many rural bridges are single-lane. Give way as signed.
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Worth the detour from Balmoral
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Sky Tower
328-metre observation and telecommunications tower dominating the Auckland skyline, New Zealand's tallest man-made structure.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Auckland Harbour Bridge
The eight-lane icon spanning Waitematā Harbour since 1959, carrying SH1 into downtown Auckland with skyline and gulf views: thrill-seekers can climb it or bungy jump off it.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Piha Beach
Auckland's wild west coast surf beach, dominated by the iconic Lion Rock and powerful black-sand breakers.
25 km · about 30 min drive
beach
Karekare Beach
A vast black-sand beach beneath the Waitakere Ranges, where The Piano was filmed, with a waterfall in the bush behind the car park. Wilder and emptier than neighbouring Piha.
26 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Muriwai Gannet Colony
Around 1,200 pairs of Australasian gannets nest on a cliff shelf and sea stack west of Auckland, with viewing platforms placed metres from the birds. Occupied roughly August to March.
29 km · about 35 min drive
racetrack
Hampton Downs Motorsport Park
Motor racing circuit in north Waikato beside the Waikato Expressway, hosting national series and open track days.
60 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Balmoral
- Right hereAuckland Harbour BridgeThe eight-lane icon spanning Waitematā Harbour since 1959, carrying SH1 into downtown Auckland with skyline and gulf views: thrill-seekers can climb it or bungy jump off it.
- 29 kmMuriwai Gannet ColonyAround 1,200 pairs of Australasian gannets nest on a cliff shelf and sea stack west of Auckland, with viewing platforms placed metres from the birds. Occupied roughly August to March.
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