Great local library with a friendly community vibe. Don't know what the other person is on about…read morethat it's as noisy as a train station. They do run regular children's activities on one side of the library and for anyone who has a soul - that is a GREAT thing :)

One of my favourite Auckland Libraries, althought I might be biased since it was my local library…read moregrowing up. The staff are friendly, although that's pretty much a given for Auckland Libraries - they are people who love books and in experience are lovely, Auckland-wide. The library itself is easily navigable and I can always find what I'm looking for; the requests shelf is easily spotted as soon as you enter. It's also in a convenient location, next to not one but two supermarkets, as well as a number of other shops including a post office. And, it's got a public toilet, which is handy. You do have to ask at the counter for the key, but now that I know where it is (conspicuously hanging at the end of the counter) I usually just take it and nobody ever objects. Well at least they haven't so far. I'm going to count that as a plus. Oh and it has two late nights, also very handy.

Decent local library with great staff. They've separated the noisy children and the quiet section…read morereally well on either side which makes it nice to work in. The renovations done a few years ago have gone a long way too.

I used to live in Avondale and hated it, and that hatred extended to everything in Avondale or…read moreAvondale-related. If you'd asked me what I thought of Avondale library I would have said terrible. Now that I no longer live there my feelings have softened. And to my surprise, Avondale library is not nearly as bad as I remembered (re: imagined) it. When I went in recently I was impressed with the quality and quantity of the art and design sections - clearly someone who works here takes an interest. The fiction was more what you'd expect from a smaller suburban library, heavy on the thrillers and chick-lit, light on the post-modernism and lit-lit, but the non-fiction was a treasure trove. Avondale library, I take back anything bad I might have said about you in the past.

The best thing about the Devonport Plunket clinic is their playground, its awesome! Lots of local…read moremums come here with their little'ies so they can play in the park outside or there's heaps of toys and couches inside too. I've only had a couple of appointments here and although they're helpful and friendly I still think Plunket in general could be a bit more proactive in their local community. Since I had a baby just over a year ago now I've seen them a total of three times. In saying this I'm sure that if there was anything in particular I needed help with they would be more than willing, just that as a matter of course they don't tend to check up on new mothers and babies too often.

Town hall opened in 1911 This 5 story building was specially designed to fit a triangular shaped…read moreplot of land. It resemblances Lambeth Town Hall in London. This was Auckland's first permanent seat of both administration & entertainment in the city. The Great Hall seats 1,673 people, modeled on the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, considered having among the best acoustics in the world. The exterior of the Edwardian building is constructed of 2 types of stone. The ground floor is made of a dark volcanic basalt, heavily rusticated, contrasting with pale stonework above. Oamaru limestone from the south island was used for the upper part of the building. The lower part is often assumed to be Auckland basalt but was actually sourced from Melbourne. . The five-storey building was specially designed to fit the wedge-shaped piece of land that had been acquired for it in the 1870s at the junction of Queen Street and Grey Street. It bears a striking resemblance to the Lambeth Town Hall at Brixton, London, built at around the same time. The Town Hall formed Auckland's first permanent seat of both administration and entertainment in the city's history, with its Great Hall (seating 1,673 people) modelled on the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, and considered as having among the finest acoustics in the world. The exterior is constructed of two types of stone; the ground floor is made of a dark volcanic basalt, heavily rusticated, which contrasts with the pale stonework of the upper storeys. Oamaru limestone from the south island was used for the upper part of the building. The lower part was from Melbourne, in Australia.

The Town Hall bisects Queen St along with Aotea Square and looks down toward the water with it's…read morebig, old clock tower. With the re-branding of The Big Little City is nice to have this cultural icon sitting in place. I have enjoyed a wide variety of entertainment here including thumping house music, silent discos and classical music. The wooden floor flexing under the beat of jumping ravers or the walls echoing with Wagner's Valkyries- each special in their own way. Sometimes you can catch a talented organist playing the hall's grand organ. Everyone should visit this venue at some stage, to enjoy the entertainment, the acoustics and the heritage of Auckland.

Volcano with views of the harbor. A beautiful park up here overlooking the beaches and Auckland…read more Loved watching this hand gliders, There was a lot of seating, clean bathrooms, parking & endless trails. This was the nice stop on a hot afternoon.

This area is beautiful. There is just so much to see. We were lucky to arrive during Cherry…read moreBlossom time. They have a bunch of trees and when it blossoms it's so pretty. They also have a bunch of sheep along the side of the roads. You can stop and take a bunch of pictures. They roam freely so be careful not to hit any.

This is a small library, with a decent selection of books and some tables and chairs. There are a…read morecouple of chairs near windows that have (quite unstable) single person desks and power points, but otherwise it's not very laptop friendly. I once set up at one of these window seats, only to have to move about 10 minutes later due to an ant problem! The staff are friendly, and they have a children's play group thing in the mornings on certain days, which can get a little boisterous - great if you have kids, though!

The majority of Manakau Rd seems to have converted houses as business offices which are a little…read moredisconcerting to enter. Thankfully Epsom Library has a nice shiny sculpture and car park to set itself apart. Regardless, I often forget about this little library. Epsom has a neatly spaced out library with very helpful staff members. Their friendly advice and knowledge of the other library branches is an excellent benefit. The sunny bay windows with private chairs and power points are perfect for the solitary study of the studious. And there are no near-by bars to distract you. Actually there isn't much near by so have a coffee before you arrive. It's no flowery, latte-art city library. Epsom has a good, standard, silent library that only misses the long wooden tables and green desk lamps.

From February to November every year, the Auckland Research Centre (that lives in the Central City…read moreLibrary) presents these fortnightly talks about how to research your family history. Guest speakers and in-house experts present specialist advice and particular topics that cover heaps of different areas of genealogy. In case you didn't already know, the Auckladn Research Centre is the place to go in Auckland for free advice about genealogy research, getting access to online family history databases, and accessing the library's tonnes and tonnes of old stuff, like newspapers and photos. The talks are a good way to see if you might be interested in family history research without committing yourself at all, or for people who are more advanced in the game. Also, they're an excellent opportunity to meet like-minded people!