In and around Pukekohe
Franklin is the ultimate lifestyle destination with relaxed country living in savvy city style.
Top picks:
- Dress in your finest and head to the horseraces at Pukekohe Park
- Drive a V8 around the Pukekohe Raceway
- Scare yourself silly at Spookers haunted attraction
- Take a ride on the Glenbrook Vintage Railway Train
Fact file:
- Pukekohe is New Zealand’s fastest growing secondary urban area
- Some of the Glenbrook Vintage Railway carriages are between 100 and 130 years old
- The Kentish in Waiuku, built in 1851 is the oldest licensed hotel building in New Zealand
Why visit?
As New Zealand's fastest growing secondary urban area, Pukekohe offers not only excellent residential options but also great recreational opportunities.
Residents and visitors can enjoy a relaxed pace-of-life, great shopping and exceptional dining options. Franklin offers a selection of activities including adrenaline adventures, motorsport experiences, horseriding, and golf courses.
When you’re not busy racing cars around the racetrack check-out the beautiful four-acre Wrights Watergardens in nearby Patumahoe and take the kids on a nostalgic train ride at Glenbrook Vintage Railway. Or go shopping in boutique-style stores, visit vineyards and olive groves, race V8 supercars or scare yourself silly at Australasia’s haunted house at Spookers!
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