On my first day in Auckland I decided to take the ferry across the harbour to Devonport and visit the Navy Museum in Torpedo Bay.

The first few photographs are of the harbour area, taken while I waited for the ferry.

Pulling out of the Ferry Terminal into Auckland Harbour, the building at centre now houses restaurants and shops.  The weather was not the best as can be seen from the sky in the photograph.

Turning as we pass the Cruise Liner to head for the Devonport ferry terminal.

The upper photograph below is looking back at Auckland from about mid-harbour, the tall needle (just left of centre) is the Auckland Sky Tower that I visited another day.  The lower photograph shows the view in mid-harbour, compared with Sydney it is a lot less busy.

As you come out of the modern Ferry Terminal in Devonport you are transported back in time by this fine building, the Esplanade Hotel.

Walking along King Edward Parade towards the Navy Museum you pass a number of interesting items.

Next you encounter this memorial to the arrival of Hoturoa (Captain) and the Tainui Canoe.  This memorial commemorates the landing of the Tainui Canoe and the centre piece has a sacred bird on top of an orb.

As you continue along the Navy Museum (lower right) and the land above the bay come into view.

A couple of views of the museum showing various artefacts including some Japanese WWII guns and a Mini-Moke.

There is also this fine model of HMS New Zealand, during the First World War war the battlecruiser participated in all three of the major North Sea battles and was also  involved in a number of other engagements

Despite her extensive wartime service HMS New Zealand was hit by enemy fire only once and sustained no casualties.  This was attributed by the crew to a Maori piupiu (warrior's skirt) and tiki (pendant) worn by the captain during battle.