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Auckland is the largest city in NEW_ZEALAND,
it's population is around 320,000. It is the
country's chief port and leading industrial
centre, having iron and steel plants,
engineering, car assembly, textiles, food
processing, sugar refining, and brewing.
There was a small whaling settlement on the
site in the 1830s, and Auckland was
officially founded as New Zealand's capital
in 1840, remaining so until 1865.
Subject by: Vince Pike