Tourists can catch a ferry from central Auckland across the Waitemata Harbour and into the Hauraki Gulf where popular attractions include Waiheke Island and the hiking hub of Rangitoto Island.

Tourists can catch a ferry from central Auckland across the Waitemata Harbour and into the Hauraki Gulf where popular attractions include Waiheke Island and the hiking hub of Rangitoto Island.

There's also the reinvigorated Viaduct Harbor, with several new luxury ... Auckland and provide routes to Devonport, Waiheke Island, Rangitoto, Hobsonville Point, and Half Moon Bay.

Digging deep into Rangitoto Island has begun to reveal the explosive ... he expected to find where magma had interacted with water in the harbour after flowing out of the ground.

A study undertaken by Fullers360 has found that over 65 percent of Aucklanders haven't visited Rangitoto Island for more than 10 years and 40 percent have never visited the island at all.

A paddleboarder was rescued yesterday after he became lost after an outing from the North Shore to Rangitoto Island ... Shore to the volcanic island in the Waitemata Harbour yesterday.

University of Auckland scientists are drilling deep into Rangitoto Island to investigate the volcano's active past and provide a better understanding of the future risk to Auckland from eruptions.