Lat 36° 52' 0S  Long 174° 46' 0E  Located on the northern coast of the North Island.

Japanese Seaplane Reconnaissance
During the war, Japanese Submarine I-25 launched a 'Glen' reconnaissance seaplane, piloted by W/O Fujita Nobuo over flew the city during the night of March 13, 1942, then repeated over Wellington. A second flight was made by another 'Glen' on May 24-25, 1942 piloted by W/O Susumoi Ito. Hearing the sound of an airplane, one of the city's airports turned on its landing lights to assist the aviator.

Wartime History
Many American troopships stopped at Auckland on their way to Australia, New Hebridies and the Solomon Islands.