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The district and surrounding areas hosts a wide range of activities for all residents and visitors, whether it's fishing you want, swimming or spending the day with those magnificent flying machines at Ardmore.
If a district is measured by its range of experiences, then Franklin is the ultimate lifestyle destination combining relaxed country living with savvy city style, all just a short drive, south of Auckland.
Local Activities
Experience the lifestyle! Formosa Golf Resort has been developed as an international PGA standard, 18-hole golf course and resort facility at Beachlands, Auckland, Formosa is listed in "The Finest Golf Clubs of the World" and was the venue for the 1998 New Zealand open.
Hop aboard lovingly restored and maintained steam engines for a journey into yesteryear. Situated in the picturesque Franklin countryside on Glenbrook Station Road
Meet our Lions, Monkeys, Bobcats, Lemurs, Zebra and many more animals and birds. Come for the day, have a picnic, or a birthday party, join the wild encounters and guided tours. We run school holiday and weekend programmes for budding zoo keepers. And we're open 9am to 5pm every day including Christmas Day..
Twilight Vineyards consist of an eight hectare Clevedon property, situated above the valley floor in the bountiful picturesque Clevedon Valley - just 1 kilometre from Clevedon Village. The vineyard was founded in 1996 by proprietor Bruce Peart. Twilight now produces 3500 cases per year.
Pine Harbour is an exciting mix of world-class marina facilities, cafes, shops, outdoor recreation & entertainment.
Spookers Haunted Attraction Scream Park takes you on a trip through the scariest, creepiest, most-blood curdling attractions outside of America.
Spookers NZ scary R.16 attractions include: Spookers Haunted House. Flee for your life from frightening apparitions in the old Kingseat Hospital. The Freaky Forest is a haunted horror forest full of crazed hillbillies and other mutants! Will you walk the wicked woods? And then it's “Clowns”. For some reason, people are afraid of clowns, and the 3D Vortex attraction takes advantage of this fact with crazed, demented clowns and creatures popping out from everywhere. So scary! 2 times world champion graffiti artists created the astounding UV and 3D effects. If you are still standing put yourself through the horror of the pitch black body crushing "Claustrophobia".
With over 40,000 olive trees producing over 150,000 bottles of extra virgin olive oil a year, the Simunovich Olive Estate is the largest privately owned olive grove in New Zealand. In true Mediterranean tradition, the landscape is contoured with gentle slopes and terraces and has five lakes irrigating the olive trees.
Over 120 stores including Farmers & Foodtown. Ample free parking. Designated campervan parking.
Local Accommodation
Business or leisure 540 on Great South is your perfect accomodation choice. We have a Free courtesy pick up service from Auckland Airport for your convenience.
Located in the heart of Otahuhu only a moment’s walk from cafes, restaurants, bars and shops. We are located just off the southern motorway and very close to the Grange & Auckland Golf Courses, Kings & Otahuhu Colleges, Rainbow’s End, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland International Airport, Sylvia Park shopping centre.Close proximity to Mt Smart Stadium, Manukau Telstra Events Centre and Elleslie Racecourse.
Our 4 star boutique Motel offers a range of excellent accomodation options
We offer you professional and friendly service as soon as you arrive at our comfortable motel. Our wide range of accommodation caters for all our clients - whether you are on business, a couple wanting a break away or attending a special event, or a family seeing the sights and shops of Auckland.
The Drury Motor Lodge has 24 Studio Units, 12 on the ground floor and 12 on the top, with a connecting door at the bottom of the internal stairwells to the upper units.
All units have: A superking and a single bed, Electric blankets, Electric toaster, Electric Jug, Microwave, Sky TV, Phone, Cutlery, Crockery, Tea and coffee.
Takanini Park Motor Lodge is conveniently located on the Great South Road in Takanini, handy to the airport, Manukau City and other South Auckland attractions. Takanini Park Motor Lodge offers clean and comfortable motel accommodation, with genuine kiwi hospitality, to both business and private travellers. Secure Wireless Internet connection is now available in every room.
We provide award-winning professional service in comfortable quiet units nestled in park like surroundings. Handy to motorway to Auckland City, Auckland International Airport and in walking distance to 14 bars and restaurants.
