27 quality units - 10 premium units - opened July 2006 studio units, 1-bedroom units - all units with cooking facilities, Broadband Internet access, recliner chairs. 17 standard units comprising deluxe spa bath studios, studio units,...
Come with us on a nostalgic 12km trip back in time through the beautiful rural Franklin countryside aboard our lovingly restored vintage steam train. The Glenbrook Vintage Railway is a volunteer built and operated tourist railway dedicated to keeping alive New...
Franklin is bounded in the north by the start of the Auckland metropolitan area and the waters of the Manukau Harbour. Awhitu Peninsula stretches up the Tasman coast to the mouth of this harbour. Here are located several holiday spots, such as Kariotahi Beach and Matakawau.
To the south, Franklin is bounded by the fertile lowlands of the Waikato Plains. In the east, the land rises to the Hunua Ranges, to the east of which is the coast of the Firth of Thames. In the west is the Tasman Sea. The Waikato River mouth is at Port Waikato in the south of the region. This is renowned as a good place for surfcasting.