The Auckland Winter Gardens are surprisingly warm, despite their name - and with everyone else out of town, they'll be nice and quiet. Auckland can be a strange place over Easter – the mass exodus of people leaving the city can make it feel more like Palmerston North than a bubbling metropolis. VISIT THE AUCKLAND WINTER GARDENSThe weather is cooling, so what better time to get a head start on the chilly season than a trip to the city's historic indoor garden? Chris McKeen/Stuff Rainbow's End will be home to a giant Easter egg hunt at its Easter Carnivale. EASTER CARNIVAL​Rainbow's End will be running its acclaimed carnival again this year with special entertainment for kids over the whole Easter weekend.

Source: Stuff April 17, 2019 07:30 UTC