Auckland Harbour Bridge

No I'm not talking about the pricey Auckland Harbour Bridge Climb, but rather taking a free walk from Downtown Auckland or the Viaduct Basin to underneath the Harbour Bridge.    Along the way you'll get to walk past a couple of Marina's and check out some of Auckland's icons (Auckland is known as the City of Sails).  The boats here aren't quite as impressive as the ones you'll see in the viaduct but they are probably owned by New Zealander's rather than visiting billionaires.  You can visit the Auckland Fish Market or one of the many boating and fishing shops in this area before coming to a nice pathway that leads right to the bridge.  There is a bit of greenery and on a calm summers day there are plenty of Kahawai jumping or chasing smaller fish.  You can take a picture under or next to the bridge and there are usually lots of people with cars parked up fishing here (although I've never seen anyone catch anything).  Slightly east of the bridge you'll find the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron headquarters which is famous for being the site where a Maori protester bashed the America's Cup Trophy (which New Zealand had won a couple of years earlier) with a sledge hammer causing serious damage to it.  Round past the bridge is the Erin Point Pools which together with the Auckland Tepid Baths (currently under renovation) provide some nice swimming facilities in central Auckland.