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- Auckland Anniversary Weekend Programme 2010 - Coming soon!
Auckland Anniversary Weekend 2010
Ports of Auckland is joining in the celebrations this Anniversary weekend, in recognition of the long and exciting history that Auckland and the Port share. You can join in too…
Ports of Auckland Boat Tours
Keep an eye on this page for details of the 2011 Auckland Anniversary Weekend Boat Tours
For other free public boat tours please click here.
NB: Maximum of 10 people per booking please.
Ports of Auckland is offering free guided boat tours of the Port and inner harbour during Auckland Anniversary Weekend 2010.
Port boat tours provide entertainment & learning opportunities for all ages.
The 40-minute tours will run on Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 January at 10am, 11am, 12pm & 1pm departing on a 360 Discovery ferry from Pier 4 on Quay Street.
The free educational tours showcase Auckland’s waterfront, working wharves and large ships.
The tours will include a detailed commentary about the Port and its shared history with Auckland city, and are suitable for all ages.
Bookings are essential. Please phone 0800 AK PORT (0800 25 7678) (We apologise for any inconvenience, but all Auckland Anniversary Weekend tours are now fully booked).
The free tours are being offered by Ports of Auckland as part of the Auckland Anniversary Weekend celebrations run by Auckland City Council.
Details for departure
If you have a booking, you must check-in at the 360 Discovery kiosk 30 minutes prior to departure to collect your boarding passes.
Find the 360 Discovery kiosk near Pier 4, opposite the PricewaterhouseCoopers building and right next to the ‘Starmart'. There will also be a Ports of Auckland sidewalk sing nearby to direct you.
The Ports of Auckland Tour, aboard a 360 Discovery ferry, departs from Pier 4 on Quay Street at the bottom of downtown Auckland.
To view a map, click here.
Oceanbridge Auckland Anniversary Regatta, Tugboat Race & Tugboats Through The Ages Parade
Monday 1 February, from 9.00am, Waitemata Harbour
Ports of Auckland tug's racing during Auckland Anniversary weekend, 2009.
Ports of Auckland is a proud sponsor of the Oceanbridge Auckland Anniversary Regatta, in this, the Regatta’s 170th year!
Ports of Auckland’s ‘terrible twin’ tugs Waipapa and Waka Kume, their ‘older brother’ Daldy, and water-spraying ‘misfit friend’ Tamaki will all participate in the fourth annual Tugboat Parade and Race as part of the Anniversary Regatta on Monday 1 February.
At 9.00am, the Ports of Auckland tug fleet will herald a parade of the participating tugboats up the Harbour, past Princes Wharf.
At 10.00am tugboats of all shapes, sizes and ages will battle it out in the Annual Regatta's Tugboat race.
Younger tug's Waipapa and Waka Kume will be trying to add to the trophy cabinet. Meanwhile, Daldy will go head to head with his 'grandfather' – former Ports of Auckland tugboat William C Daldy, the coal fired steam tug that began more than 40 years of service to the Auckland port in 1935!
The race will start off North Head. The fleet then will round Narrow Neck Buoy to finish off Torpedo Bay.
The best public vantage points are North Head and East Coast Bay beaches.
For more information about the Oceanbridge Auckland Anniversary Regatta visit www.regatta.org.nz. For more information about the William C Daldy, visit the William C Daldy Preservation Society’s website at www.daldy.com.
