I've been looking around the website looking for recommendations about where to live in Auckland, as it would be helpful to have an area in mind when looking for rentals (we'll rent for a year or so till we get the lay of the land).
I've been looking at areas (mostly in North Shore) in terms of their commutability either by car or bus.
But a lot of poster's comments on here talk about ferries, and it seems there are lots of locations where you can just hop on a ferry straight into the CBD. Both my wife and I will be working in the CBD, right on the waterfront, so a ferry that drops off there would be ideal for us. We won't need a car on a normal working day.
Does anybody know of a list of ferry locations along the greater Auckland shoreline and up towards Gulf harbour and east towards say Beachlands/Omana Beach?
I'm just trying to get a handle on how the idea of commuting by ferry expands our options. How reliable/timely are they? What's the cost like? Is it always possible to get a seat?
We've pretty much ruled out Waiheke Island, as we like to stay out late at weekends, and that would be limited by how late the ferries run. Driving would remain an option for us outside commuting hours.