Dominion Road
Long straight thoroughfare famed for its dense strip of Asian eateries and a plaque honouring a beloved local song.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Dominion Road in Auckland follows an unmarked brass plaque set into the pavement at the street's midpoint, honouring a 1992 song by the Auckland band the Mutton Birds that turned this ordinary road into one of the city's best-loved. You'll hear about singer Don McGlashan's writing, the road's origins as a farm track cut in the 1840s, and its renaming in 1907 when New Zealand became a dominion. It's also one of the city's densest strips of Asian eateries; listen for the plaque as you walk toward Kensington Avenue.
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