23km east of Auckland, beautifully located on the Hauraki Gulf, is Howick (pop. 15,000), an outlying suburb of the city. It was founded in 1847 as part of the chain of defendable settlements established by Governor Gray to protect the new town of Auckland on the south.
Howick Historical Village, with its well-preserved houses, is protected as a national monument and is now an open-air museum with 30 original colonial buildings. All Saints Church (1847), which, like almost all the churches built in Bishop Selwyn's time, was designed by Frederick Thatcher. The nave was widened in 1862. The old churchyard has graves of early settlers. Other buildings of interest are the Courthouse (1848) and Bell House (1852), not available to the public.
The seven acre site highlights a Fencible settlement during the 1840 to 1880 period with costumed staff available to answer questions and chat about early life.
Address: Howick Historical Village, Bells Road Lloyd Elsmore Park Pakuranga, Auckland, Auckland , New Zealand
Hours:
10am-4pm
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), Anzac Day (Australian & New Zealand Army Corps) (April 25), Christmas - Christian (December 25), Good Friday - Christian
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