Old Harbour Wharves and Ships

Shed Ten features a long, low profile with its original timber trusses and corrugated iron roof, standing out against the modern glass towers of the Auckland waterfront. This structure served as the primary entry point for thousands of…

The Ferry Building wears a facade of Edwardian Baroque stone that looks like a slice of London dropped onto the Auckland waterfront. Its clock tower originally served as the navigational beacon for travelers arriving by sea when this…

Princes Wharf reaches out into the Waitematā Harbour as a long, concrete finger lined with white apartment blocks and docked yachts. It began in the nineteen twenties as a massive industrial project to modernize Auckland's cargo handling,…

The New Zealand Maritime Museum sits at the edge of the Viaduct Basin, marked by a collection of historic vessels tied up at the quay, including the immense masts of a former scow. This site serves as the repository for the nation's…

Wynyard Crossing is a lifting bridge that connects the Viaduct Harbour to Wynyard Quarter with a distinct hydraulic deck that tilts upward to let yachts pass through. It operates on a vertical lift system, allowing the entire pathway to…

A corrugated iron roof slopes over the Auckland Fish Market, a structure defined by its industrial red framing and wide, open-air central plaza. Built in the nineteen-thirties, it functioned as the primary wholesale auction site where…

The massive, weathered concrete columns rising above the waterfront are the old Golden Bay Cement silos. They remain from the days when this corner of the Wynyard Quarter was a strictly industrial wharf used for unloading bulk cargo. After…