Howick
Howick is best known in New Zealand for its origins as a Fencible settlement, established in 1847 for retired British soldiers and their families. The town lies in Auckland’s eastern suburbs near the tidal Tāmaki River, whose estuary connects the local shoreline with the Tāmaki Strait and the Hauraki Gulf. Howick Historical Village preserves relocated 19th-century buildings and interprets the community created by those early settlers. The town centre retains a village-scale shopping street, while coastal reserves and small inlets give this part of Auckland a close relationship with the water.
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Howick occupies a coastal ridge on the eastern side of the Tāmaki River estuary in Auckland. The Hauraki Gulf coast lies close by, placing this established suburb within Auckland’s network of waterfront communities. In 1847, Howick was founded as one of Auckland’s Fencible settlements, home to retired British soldiers expected to support the defence of the young colonial town. Howick Historical Village preserves this chapter through relocated heritage buildings and demonstrations of 19th-century life. Today, local shops and cafés give the town centre a practical, lived-in character, while nearby bays and reserves provide easy access to the coast. Discover further points of interest through webcams across Auckland and the Hauraki Gulf.
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