Category: Western Franklin and Harbour Settlements

Discover a quiet Franklin settlement where a frontier church, a country school and open farmland sit between two towns.

Explore Waiau Pā, a rural Franklin settlement beside the Taihiki River, where a historic school and harbour-edge farms still set the pace.

Explore Kingseat, where harbour-edge farmland, thoroughbred studs and a former psychiatric hospital still define a quiet Franklin settlement.

Discover a quiet Franklin harbour settlement where the Manukau shoreline, a recreation reserve and golf course shape everyday coastal life.

Explore Waiuku, a Franklin harbour town where portage history, Queen Street and steam trains still shape the day.