the largest city and principal port of New Zealand

The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area of the country. With over 1.2 million people it has over a quarter of the country's population, and demographic trends indicate that it will continue growing faster than the rest of the country.

Auckland (or, more formally, City of Auckland) was a New Zealand electorate. It covered the core of Auckland during the early days of New Zealand democracy, when the city was small enough to be covered by two or three seats.

Optimara variety belonging to the World Traveler series. Extra large, standard African Violet (6-inch pot size) with semi-double, bi-color flowers. Flowers are white with a blue edge. Leaves are medium green. Introduced 1996. More information.