Hi everyone, I am at Auckland CBD
specifically in Britomart now
I actually wanted to capture and introduce Auckland City, where I live, to you a long time ago.
But I am only able to make it today,
walking around and introduce to you
After the lockdown, I have spent time
on seeing beautiful scenes around Auckland first
for instance, yellow leave scenes in Autumn
and some places you could drive within 1-2 hours.
Today, I am going to introduce to you
Auckland CBD, within 1-2 km radius
Are you ready? Follow me!
This is where charity events
or graduation ceremonies of huge universities are hosted.
At the intersections, the green light for pedestrians means that you could walk straight or diagonally.
Civic Theatre is the place of art or heritage performances, live shows, and movie theatre,
with around 2,378 people in Auckland
Auckland Art Gallery is a main public exhibition venue in Auckland
and has the biggest international and national art collection in New Zealand.
Albert Park is a public park in Auckland centre
Every season has its own scenes, this video was captured at the beginning of winter (June)
When autumn passes by, the ginkgo trees look gorgeous,
don't miss this scene.
This street is outside a park,
which is opposite the University of Auckland.
Auckland is the biggest city, lying in the North Island, NZ,
with a population of around 1.7 million people (around 1/3 national population).
Auckland is considered as one of the most worth-living cities,
which has ranked 2nd in 2019 Quality of Living survey.
It is conducted annually by experts from Mercer - a global human resource consulting organisation
Auckland has held this position since 2012.
Auckland is 5,000 km2 and you could see Sky Tower from wherever you stand in the city.
Auckland is the leading force of the national economy, contributing to 38% of NZ's GDP
38% paid jobs in New Zealand belongs to Auckland.
The temperature is around 14 - 24 degree celsius in summer,
7 - 15 degree celsius in winter.
Right at the city centre, there is also a corner of ginkgo trees, which is splendid
This is one of the areas which have the most beautiful scenes of ginkgo trees in Auckland I have ever known.
This is where many community activities, private events,
music festivals, movie shows, or family activities are held.
This is also where there are many luxurious fashion stores, restaurants, cafe, shopping malls and banks
You could buy tickets or top up your bus/train cards here
There are up to 400,000 people using bus, train and ferry in Auckland
Data from Auckland Transport shows annual growth in public transport nearly 8%
In 2019, there were totally 103,2 million times people used public transports.
Commercial Bay has just opened on June 2020.
This part gathers many luxury brands including LV, Gucci, Dior, and Prada...
New World: 1 of the supermarkets in the city's area
The red bus offers the tour that goes around the city.
Along Queen street, there are many branches which have various restaurants and shops.
Freyberg Place is named in honour of Lord Freyberg
who was a prominent soldier and the first New Zealand-raised Governor-General of New Zealand
Sky Tower is the tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere
at 328-metre height.
Come to see me - Lena Lan - at this building :D
The shuttle bus brings you to the largest fashion outlet in New Zealand: Dress Smart.