Best of the West is part of a series of books encouraging residents and visitors alike to discover on foot the magnificence and uniqueness of Auckland, New Zealand. In this edition, we take you on twelve circular short walks that have been selected to give you a good sampling of the diversity of urban West Auckland and you will be astounded by the beauty which can be experienced. Our walks take you from Blockhouse Bay to Henderson, from bush to coast, through reserves and alongside streams, alongside the southern Manukau Harbour and the northern Waitemata Harbour.