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Auckland Zoo
New Zealand's largest zoo with native wildlife including kiwi alongside exotic species from around the globe.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Hillsborough
Auckland, New Zealand · Oceania
About Hillsborough
Hillsborough works well as a base: 5 minutes from Oranga, 10km from Auckland Harbour Bridge.
Hillsborough is in Auckland, New Zealand, with about 13,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Oranga, about 4 km away.
Hillsborough is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is under the local governance of the Auckland Council. Hillsborough is a leafy suburb of 20th-century houses. The area is serviced by two shopping areas; Onehunga and Three Kings. The area is served by secondary schools Mount Roskill Grammar School and MarcellinRead more
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What is there to see near Hillsborough?
Within an hour or so of Hillsborough: Auckland Zoo (7 km), Sky Tower (8 km), Auckland Harbour Bridge (10 km), Piha Beach (25 km).
Where is Hillsborough?
Hillsborough is in Auckland, New Zealand, about 4 km from Oranga.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 13,260
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Auckland
- Timezone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates
- -36.9182, 174.7502
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Many rural bridges are single-lane. Give way as signed.
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Worth the detour from Hillsborough
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Sky Tower
328-metre observation and telecommunications tower dominating the Auckland skyline, New Zealand's tallest man-made structure.
8 km · about 15 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.
10 km · about 20 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.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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Hampton Downs Motorsport Park
Motor racing circuit in north Waikato beside the Waikato Expressway, hosting national series and open track days.
56 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Hillsborough
- 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.
- 30 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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