THE FULLEST Guide to Auckland

New Zealand is on everyone’s bucket list from tech billionaires to nature lovers and everyone in between — it’s also the perfect time of year to visit as it’s summer in the Southern Hemisphere and spirits run high. A country of mystical landscapes, nature’s best bounty, and exceptional design — it comes as no surprise that the founder of ACTIVIST Manuka, Gabrielle Mirkin, also hails from this otherworldly country. Her brand echoes similar sentiments in that their mānuka honey line uses nature, stunning packaging, and a little magic to create incredible products for beauty, wellbeing, and immune support.Gabrielle grew up on an avocado farm in New Zealand and spent her upbringing swimming in the salty waters of the Pacific, hiking in the dense, green native New Zealand bush with her family, and eating fresh abundant produce and mānuka honey from the local land. Tāmaki Makaurau — Auckland — is also her home town and she lived there for 26 years of her life. All of this is to say there’s no one better qualified to write THE FULLEST Guide to Auckland. In Gabrielle’s own words, she shares, “I’m excited to cover this beautiful seaside City of Sails for THE FULLEST. The city is surrounded by 48 volcanoes and numerous picturesque islands and I’ve rounded up some of my best recommendations.”