Grey Lynn is described by the NZ Herald as Aotearoa’s “most fascinating suburb” and by The Washington Post as “the most rewarding of Auckland’s neighbourhoods to traverse on foot”. Verve – now also of Grey Lynn – pays tribute to the legendary suburb with the help of some locals that know it best.
In 1863, a public toilet was built near Queen Street Wharf on what is now Customs Street to serve the wharf and surrounding areas. The rudimentary structure – with a urinal and water closet – was Auckland’s first.
According to a 2019 study by Pew Research, more than one in five Americans use smart watches or fitness trackers, rising to three in 10 for higher income households.
Long before Europeans arrived, Remu-wera was the Māori name of an area near Ōhinerau Mt Hobson, situated in Tāmaki-Makau-Rau, on the isthmus between the Waitematā and Manukau harbours.