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1. NZ Pies, especially Columbus Cafe 's Pot Pie 2. Cafe Latte 3. L&P , NZ's beverage made by The Coca-Cola Company 4. Bush Walk close to city centre (Lover's Walk at  Auckland Domain ) 5. Strawberry Pickings 6. Hangi Traditional Maori food 7. Meeting people from around the world 8. Blue Sky, Blue Waters and Greenery Everywhere 9. Hitchhiking is safe in New Zealand 10. KiwiYo

Auckland, New Zealand's biggest city. One of the best cities in the world to dwell. But sad to say,  Auckland does get a tough rap from tourists.  In the past ten years, I have seen many travellers and even some of my friends avoid Auckland or see only has a gateway to enter New Zealand or stay for a night before heading to beautiful Kiwi pastures -- Rotorua for thermal pools and the smell of Sulphur, the beaches of Bay of Island, wine and dine at Marlborough and sky diving and mesmerising landscape at Queenstown. As some of the travel bloggers have mentioned, Auckland is heartless and soulless. Let me tell you Auckland is not that bad   Here is the list of best things I love about Auckland. 1. Walkable CBD If you are living in Auckland, you don't need your own car to get around the city centre and nearby suburbs of Ponsonby, Parnell, Newmarket, Mt. Eden, One Tree Hill and Remuera. These localities are well-connected to CBD by public transport. If you...