AFFHO Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations
AFFHO 2009

12th Australasian Congress on Genealogy & Heraldry


Auckland, New Zealand,  16-20 January 2009
Hosted by the New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc. NZSG logo

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LOCATION & TRANSPORT

King's College is situated in an ideal location
in Golf Avenue, Otahuhu, just 10 minutes from Auckland International Airport, and fifteen minutes from downtown Auckland City.
Kings location
From Auckland Airport
From Auckland International Airport, travel along Tom Pearce Drive, and follow it through onto Puhinui Road (A natural progression). Puhinui Road will take you past Manukau Memorial Gardens on your left to a motorway on ramp.
Take this on ramp and travel northbound until you reach the first turnoff, Massey Road interchange. Take the turnoff, and turn right onto Massey Road. Follow Massey Road north for approximately 2 km until you reach a railway overbridge. Continue over the bridge and look to your right, you will see the King's College Campus. Once past the bridge, take the next right turn into Middlemore Road and follow to the end, turn right into King's College gates.

From Auckland City Centre (North)
Travel southbound on the southern motorway for approximately 10km's, and take the Princes St, Otahuhu exit. Once off the motorway, follow the signposts to Middlemore Hospital and this will lead you to the top of Golf Avenue after passing Otahuhu College on Mangere Road. Turn left into Golf Avenue and you will see the entrance to the College at the bottom of the road.
If you miss the left turn into Golf Avenue, take the next left into Middlemore Road. Both will lead you to the King's College entrance.

From State Highway 1 (South)
Travelling northbound, take the Water Street, Otahuhu exit. Once off the motorway, follow the signposts to Middlemore Hospital and this will lead you to the top of Golf Avenue after passing Otahuhu College on Mangere Road. Turn left into Golf Avenue and you will see the entrance to the College at the bottom of the road.
If you miss the left turn into Golf Avenue, take the next left into Middlemore Road. Both will lead you to the King's College entrance.

Taxis
Most taxi companies and drivers know where the College is located. Prices vary according to company. We are negotiating with a taxi company and details will be available for local transfers closer to the time.

Trains
For visitors wishing to travel from Britomart Transport Centre to King's College, you can take either the Southern (via Newmarket) or Eastern (via Glen Innes) Line train service. Currently, there are trains departing Britomart between 5:40am and 8:30pm. The cost for this journey is $4.80 one way per adult (4 stages), or a more cost-effective 4-stage ten trip pass is also available for $43. These tickets are available at Britomart and onboard the train.
When travelling southbound from Britomart - get off at Middlemore (you will see the King's College grounds from the train). When returning northbound to Britomart get on at the Middlemore station (out of the King's College grounds and to the left).
To request copies of the current Southern/Eastern Line timetable please phone (09) 366 6400 or download it  This is the contact for all public transport information in Auckland. We recommend that you contact Connex Auckland closer to the event date to ensure that your timetable information is current.

Parking
On-site parking is available please indicate on the registration form if this is required.
 

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