🏙 Towns & cities
Auckland
city on the North Island, New Zealand
🇳🇿 New Zealand · -36.8492, 174.7653
Auckland is recorded as a filming location for 5 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Auckland, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 23 more. 1 video game is also set here.
“The boarding school sequence was shot on location at King's College, a private high school in Auckland, New Zealand.”
Movies and TV series filmed in Auckland
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Auckland as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Xena: Warrior Princess 1995–
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005
“However, ten wolves and wolf hybrids were allowed in for filming in Auckland.” Wikipedia
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The Piano
1993
“The scene where Ada comes ashore and the piano is abandoned was filmed at Karekare Beach, west of Auckland.” Wikipedia
- The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian 2008
- A Minecraft Movie 2025
- Bridge to Terabithia 2007
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The Power of the Dog
2021
“All the film's interior scenes were shot on sound stages in Auckland during the final weeks of filming.” Wikipedia
- The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power 2022–
- Evil Dead 2013
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No Way Out
1987
“The exteriors were shot on location in Baltimore, Annapolis, Arlington, Washington, D.C., and Auckland, New Zealand, between April and June 1986.” Wikipedia
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Evil Dead Rise
2023
“The opening sequence at the cabin and lake was shot on private property outside of Auckland; the exterior of the cabin, which was only a façade, was built on location, while the cabin's interior was built in the warehouse in Mount Wellington.” Wikipedia
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Whale Rider
2002
“The film was shot in Whangara, and in Auckland.” Wikipedia
- Aliens in the Attic 2009
- Legend of the Seeker 2008–
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The Shannara Chronicles
2016–
“The series was filmed in the Auckland Film Studios and on location elsewhere in New Zealand.” Wikipedia
- Guns Akimbo 2019
- Players 2012
- The Warrior's Way 2010
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The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey
1988
“The film was shot in a range of New Zealand locations, including Auckland, Wellington, Mount Ruapehu and Lake Harris in the Southern Alps.” Wikipedia
- The Tattooist 2007
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Kannappa
“In New Zealand, the film was shot in various locations across Auckland, Rotorua, Glenorchy, Wānaka, Pukaki, and Christchurch.” Wikipedia
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Mahana
2016
“While the source novel Bulibasha: King of the Gypsies is set in New Zealand's Gisborne District, filming for Mahana took place in the countryside outside Auckland, the country's largest city.” Wikipedia
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Rūrangi
“The movie was filmed on location in Auckland and the Hauraki Plains.” Wikipedia
Set here
Video games that take place here. A game is filmed nowhere, so this is where the story is set rather than where a camera stood — a different claim from everything above, and kept under its own heading for that reason.
Filming locations nearby
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Waitākere Ranges
🇳🇿 New Zealand
mountain range in New Zealand
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Auckland
🇳🇿 New Zealand
military airbase near Auckland in New Zealand
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Civic Theatre
🇳🇿 New Zealand
cinema and performing-arts venue in Auckland, New Zealand
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🏙 Towns & cities
Karekare
🇳🇿 New Zealand
locality in Auckland Region, New Zealand
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🎬 Studios & sets
Auckland Film Studios
🇳🇿 New Zealand
film studio in New Zealand
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🏙 Towns & cities
Helensville
🇳🇿 New Zealand
town in New Zealand
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Auckland?
28 productions are recorded as filmed in Auckland, including Mulan (2020), M3GAN (2022) and Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983). 23 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Auckland?
Mulan (2020), covered by 48 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Auckland?
Auckland is in New Zealand, at -36.8492, 174.7653. The day trip guide for Auckland lists 20 filming locations within 100 km.
What other filming locations are near Auckland?
Waitākere Ranges, Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Auckland, Civic Theatre, Karekare and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by ChewyPineapple, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Planning a visit? Filming locations near Auckland — 20 places within 100 km, with distances and directions.