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New Zealand Ports

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New Zealand · Auckland

Auckland

Auckland is New Zealand's principal cruise exchange port, with two core downtown cruise berths at Queens Wharf and Princes Wharf and major new cruise infrastructure planned for 2027.

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New Zealand · Northland

Bay of Islands

Bay of Islands is a tender-only New Zealand cruise destination, with ships anchoring offshore and passengers normally landing at the dedicated Waitangi cruise tender facility.

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New Zealand · Otago

Dunedin (Port Chalmers)

Port Chalmers is Dunedin's principal cruise gateway, with large ships using deep-water multi-use wharves around 20 minutes from the city centre.

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New Zealand · Canterbury

Lyttelton (Christchurch)

Lyttelton is Christchurch's cruise gateway, with New Zealand's first purpose-built large cruise-ship berth accommodating vessels up to 362m long.

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New Zealand · Bay of Plenty

Tauranga

Tauranga's cruise ships berth at Mount Maunganui beside Pilot Bay, where Port of Tauranga operates two cruise positions within its extensive working wharf complex.

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New Zealand · Wellington

Wellington

Wellington's principal cruise facility is at Aotea Quay, around 1.5km north of the CBD, with CentrePort providing dedicated passenger facilities and supporting concurrent cruise calls.

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