Story: Auckland region

Waitematā Harbour

The distant outline of Rangitoto fills the centre of this 1840s watercolour by John Hoyte. To the left are North Head and Mt Victoria on the North Shore. The town of Auckland is hidden behind the hills in the middle distance.

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by John Hoyte

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Margaret McClure, Auckland region – Harbours and wetlands, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/15861/waitemata-harbour (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Margaret McClure, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 August 2016.