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The City Rail Link is open, the airport is rebuilding under one roof, and the cruise port sits at the foot of Queen Street — Waiheke in thirty-five minutes.
A record airport year, a nine-kilometre metro tunnel under Swanston Street, and the world’s busiest events calendar — 1.37 million at the Australian Open alone.
The world's most isolated metropolis — direct flights to London and Rome, an 18-minute airport rail link, Fremantle's heritage port and beaches on the Indian Ocean.
The scarcity trade of the Pacific: a record 17.17M international passengers, $34.7bn in visitor spending, the country’s best hotel rates — and a second airport opening in October 2026.
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