Viaduct Harbour

The camera looks across the Viaduct Harbour basin, where ferries and yachts move between the piers and the city towers rise behind the waterfront. The Harbour Bridge is visible in the distance, and the promenade with its bars and moored boats gives the district its recognisable character.

Early morning is calm, with soft light on the water and fewer vessels. Evenings bring the bridge and city lights, and summer weekends are busiest with boat traffic. Weather fronts moving over the Waitematā change the mood quickly, from clear skies to grey squalls.

Viaduct Harbour was redeveloped from working docks into a waterfront quarter after the America's Cup regattas held here. It sits on the southern edge of the Waitematā Harbour, and visitors walk the promenades, take ferries, and watch the maritime traffic from the waterfront.