Sir Edmund Hillary's Auckland

Follow the life of New Zealand's most famous explorer from his school days to his monument in Orewa, taking in the city locations and rugged landscapes that shaped him.

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1. Waitakere Ranges Regional Park

Waitakere Ranges Regional Park is defined by its dramatic landscape of steep, forested hill country and a rugged western coastline marked by black-sand surf beaches. Spanning over sixteen thousand hectares, this park serves as an…

2. Hillary House Leadership Centre

The Hillary House Leadership Centre is a distinctive, modernist residence that sits within the grounds of the Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate in Ōtara. This building was the private home of Sir Edmund Hillary and his wife, Louise, from…

3. Auckland Grammar School

Auckland Grammar School is defined by its main building, an expansive structure built in nineteen sixteen that features the distinct arches and plaster surfaces of the Spanish Mission architectural style. Architects Arnold and Abbott…

4. Auckland Museum

The Auckland War Memorial Museum is unmistakable for its massive, neo-classical facade, which features a prominent colonnade of stone pillars designed to mirror the ancient Parthenon in Athens. Perched atop Pukekawa, a dormant volcanic…

5. Holy Trinity Cathedral

The Holy Trinity Cathedral is a striking composite of eras, identified by the sharp, dramatic contrast between its modern glass-and-timber nave and the older, red-brick neo-Gothic chancel. Standing atop Parnell Road, it serves as the…

6. The University of Auckland

The white ClockTower building stands as the most recognizable landmark of the University of Auckland, its height and distinctive pale facade rising above the greenery of Albert Park. Established in eighteen eighty-three as Auckland…

7. Hillary Square

Hillary Square serves as the commercial heart of Orewa, a town that transformed from a quiet coastal holiday destination into a bustling suburban community during the nineteen fifties. You can identify the area by the bronze statue of Sir…

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