Best places: Things to dos in Ōtara-Papatoetoe, New Zealand

This tranquil, grassy park with a cafe & creamery is popular with runners, bikers & picnickers.

Stately, full-service Catholic church featuring an ornate design with lots of stained glass.

👍👍 Amazing! Stunning! Incredible! Words can't describe how fantastic this whole experience is!! Both the kids and self loved it!! The tour is very hands on, there's lots of stuff you can touch and play with. Our tour guide was a little quirky, as you would expect, which only added to the experience. Re...

Bungee jump experiences & climbing tours of the Auckland Harbour Bridge, with sweeping city views.

😠 I went 2-3 times to eat mahaparsad. But it has happened every time that after eating when we washed the dishes there was no dishwashing and we just clean with water and then they wipe with cloth to eat for next time. But dishes are not clean without soap. That’s not hygienic at all.

👍👍 BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is one of the most beautiful hindu mandir(temple), we feel very peaceful, the murtis(idols) of Bhagwan Shri Swaminarayan, Abhishek murti of Shri Nilkanthvarni, Gunatitanand swami, Shri Krishna, Shri Ram and Shri Shivji are adorable.... Sinhasan is also beautiful, carve...

Museum & war memorial in a neoclassical building with a permanent collection & temporary exhibits.

Established city park containing museums, memorials & the entire blast crater of Pukekawa volcano.

Site of Auckland's highest volcano, with spectacular city & harbour views & a large crater.

Landmark volcanic peak providing panoramic views, 2 parks, memorial statues & a graveside obelisk.

Historic Victorian-style glasshouses with tropical & seasonal flowers, plus a courtyard & pond.

Camping & hiking are popular at this farm park with wildlife, pastured animals & lava flows.

Scenic 30-m. plunge waterfall with nearby picnic tables & access to walking tracks.

Visitors walk around an open ledge on Auckland Sky Tower at this unique adventure destination.

This mountaintop park offers a short hike to the summit with city skyline & harbor views.

Typical tourist information hub with free Wi-Fi, restrooms & park rangers to answer questions.

Former military fortifications atop a grassy headland, with tunnels & guns, plus harbour views.

Lengthy coastal strip dotted with Victorian mansions & popular for swimming, strolling & picnicking.

👍👍 Stunning rose garden. Bring a picnic blanket. The palm tree section is too close to the motorway but otherwise a very serene botanical gardens! Definitely explore the African section too, before you wander off too far.

Hilly park overlooking the gulf, with a beach, campground, farm animals & pa (Maori earthworks).