Auckland

Paris may be the city of love, but Auckland is the city of many lovers, according to its Māori name, Tāmaki Makaurau. Those lovers so desired this place that they fought over it for centuries.

View of the Sky Tower and waterfront in Auckland, New Zealand, at night.

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