Thanks for all the great suggestions! We are going to stay at the Auckland Harbour Suites on Gore St. I booked through a military site and got a great deal. Looks close to the Sky Tower area which is what we want.
Would still welcome suggestions for day trips, tour group recommendations, places to eat, breweries, wineries, etc.
Also, we are staying our first night at the airport as our room isn’t available until the next day. And, we’ll need to take a shuttle to the AHS’s, any recommendations for either?
Thanks