National Maritime Museum
Sea vessels of all shapes, sizes and stages of history are
pertinent lessons of the city's connection to the sea. Maori canoes, immigrant
ships, jet boats and the old steamboat SS Puke
will have nautical buffs in knots. Harbour cruises also operate from
here.
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One Tree Hill & Cornwall Park
Now dual parks, this huge area was once the largest
volcanic-cone fortress in the southern hemisphere, said to have supported up to 5000
Maori; terracing and food-store pits are still visible. The city's European
'father', John Logan Campbell, is buried beneath the big, bald hill alongside the
commemorative obelisk. His original house, Acacia Cottage, is in the adjacent
Cornwall Park. The area's historical significance is explained in the Huia Lodge
info centre.
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Sheepworld
NZ's answer to Disneyland, Sheepworld showcases all things
sheepish. Watch working dogs round 'em up on this small farm before feeding the eels
in the lake and visiting the gift shop: beauty creme infused with sheep's placenta
and 23-carat gold flakes anyone?
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