Quote Originally Posted by theflyingdutchman View Post
2,5 days...
Great!. catch a ferry to Waiheke island (only 45min boat ride from central auckland harbour), make a booking to one of the vineyard (http://www.stonyridge.co.nz) where you can taste premium organic wine and dinner at the same time. ..all day long :-D

Oh, you need to arrange transport to & from Vineyard beforehand as Auckland is notorious for the lack of readily available public transport. The vineyard may have their own transport for their customers.

Ferry time table: http://www.fullers.co.nz

Check this place out for your lunch http://www.odettes.co.nz/

The Grill by Sean Connolly is a good place for steak and located right in the center of city. Look up skycity.co.nz and make a reservation online. ;-) Try Sunday roast (slow roast rib of beef off the bone, béarnaise sauce, red wine jus & yorkshire pudding