Auckland Botanic Gardens

Auckland Botanic Gardens is a large, beautiful South Pacific garden only 20 minutes from the city or Airport. Auckland's climate is a paradise for plants and our gardens celebrate the best that can be grown here. Free entry. Open every day.

  • Hours Hāora

    • Monday8 AM – 4:30 PM
    • Tuesday8 AM – 4:30 PM
    • Wednesday8 AM – 4:30 PM
    • Thursday8 AM – 4:30 PM
    • Friday8 AM – 4:30 PM
    • Saturday8 AM – 4:30 PM
    • Sunday8 AM – 4:30 PM

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  • Words by Tourism New Zealand
  • Last updated 20 May 2025

Start your visit at Huakaiwaka Visitor Centre to enjoy the café, seasonal displays, exhibitions, garden information, friendly staff and panoramic views. Then head out into our beautiful gardens. Explore gardens that will delight, inspire, entertain and relax your senses. Stroll collections of natives and exotics in a gentle landscape dotted with lakes and full of variety. Visit the award winning Potter Children’s Garden, see some of our rarest native plants, and enjoy our collection of large scale outdoor sculpture. Every second summer we host the hugely popular Sculpture in the Gardens, featuring works from New Zealand's finest artists (next outing is in 2021/22). Where Ideas Grow.

Location Te wāhi
102 Hill Road, Manurewa, Auckland Central
Plan your route
Getting there Te huarahi ki reira

Town: 20 -25 minutes to Auckland CBD., Airport: 15 - 20 minutes to Auckland International Airport., Bus: 5 minutes., Parking: Free car park.

  • Perennial Garden on a summer morning.
  • Auckland Botanic Gardens Upper Lake in the Autumn.
  • Kids learning experience.
  • Auckland Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre - Huakaiwaka
  • Auckland Botanic Gardens Rose Garden.