Auckland's trip

Aucklanders are the guardians of a precious environment. Our natural surroundings are

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unique: our harbours, volcanoes, productive soils, ranges, islands, lakes and streams provide a magnificent setting for the diversity that is Auckland. It is home to special wildlife in marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems. The environment has intrinsic values which are values in their own right, as distinct from the benefits people obtain from them. Auckland’s environment and its people are intertwined. People depend on the life-supporting services it provides (see Box 7.1). Since the first Maori settlers, people have been drawn here because of the natural environment. It is beautiful; from rugged, wild, black-sand west coast beaches to sheltered, golden coves and islands. Auckland is spacious with its ‘low land, high sky and wide water’ – an open green and blue landscape. Map 7.1 shows places with high concentrations of native plants and animals, the network of streams, and the connections between environmental features throughout Auckland. More...