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Matilda Fox: A Curated Auckland Escape51 Hours in Auckland: Māori design at Te Arikinui Pullman, retail rituals at Commercial Bay, oysters at Origine, and Waiheke wine at Mudbrick. A harbour city, curated in gold, blue, and green.
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Beast & Butterflies
At Beast & Butterflies, the waterfront hums while plates arrive like art. Flavours are bold yet comforting, the kind of dining that feels both global and distinctly Auckland.
Commercial Bay
At Commercial Bay, shopping feels like curation. Superette, Storm, I Love Ugly, Elle & Riley, Flo & Frankie - these are all New Zealand brands that turn retail into discovery, each piece a souvenir of style.
Devonport Ferries
We sailed past Devonport, its villas and shoreline quietly beckoning. I made a promise to return, to wander its streets, climb its hills, and let this seaside village write its own chapter for me.
Fullers360 - Waiheke Reserve Ferry
Fullers360’s Waiheke Reserve Ferry makes island adventure seamless. Priority boarding felt like quiet luxury, and the Hauraki Gulf unfolded with ease the moment we set sail.
Explore What Awaitsin Matilda's Itinerary
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A Curated Escape by the Auckland Society of Discovery
Auckland is a city best experienced in layers, the harbour sparkling one moment, hidden laneways and galleries the next. Through the curated lens of Matilda Fox and the wry footnotes of Theodore Bellamy, two Australians who met by chance in the city, we glimpse how an Auckland short break can be both cinematic and delightfully unscripted.
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Theodore Bellamy: Accidental DiscoveriesAuckland, annotated. I arrived with a notebook, two shirts, and modest ambitions. Instead, I collected footnotes: ferries, galleries, meals. Each discovery awkwardly timed, unexpectedly delightful, and entirely worth recording.
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
At Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, I studied The Robertson Gift: Paths through Modernity. Masterpieces converse across decades. My notes do not compete, they merely admire from the margins.
Britomart
Britomart felt like shopping disguised as philosophy. At Kiri Nathan, heritage threads spoke louder than I did. Wonder Journal offered paper for unwritten thoughts, and Deadly Ponies tempted me with a green bag I almost bought.
Depot
Dinner at Depot Eatery proved iconic in more ways than one. The fish sliders earned their reputation: Iconic Auckland Eats indeed!
Kingi
At kingi, the menu traced New Zealand’s waters with care. Sustainable seafood arrived precise and elegant, each bite a quiet reminder that dining can nourish both appetite and conscience.
Pukekawa Auckland Domain
The glasshouses felt theatrically Victorian. Inside, tropical orchids spill, and in the fernery, amid kauri, tōtara, and endemic ferns, I’m outshone by greenery older than Australian gum trees. Plant envy, yes.
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