| PARNELL | Upmarket Auckland suburb, location of the Auckland Domain (7) |
| MIRAMAR | Wellington suburb, location of Weta Workshop (7) |
| HAURAKI | Gulf of the Auckland region (7) |
| FIVE | Inner west suburb, location of house featured in the film Looking for Alibrandi (4,4) |
| DOCK | Inner west suburb, location of house featured in the film Looking for Alibrandi (4,4) |
| FRANKLIN | Part of the Auckland council gets nothing back after being candid (8) |
| PAMELA | First name of the Auckland-born Lady Connolly, married to Billy Connolly since 1989 (6) |
| ENDERBY | Island in the Auckland Islands archipelago, 460km south of the South Island (7) |
| REMUERA | Auckland suburb which includes Mount Hobson (7) |
| OTAHUHU | Auckland suburb that takes its name from a volcanic cone also known as Mount Richmond (7) |
| THREEKINGS | 1999 black comedy set in Iraq and starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube; also the name of an Auckland suburb (5,5) |
| OTARA | Auckland suburb, site of a popular market (5) |
| ENDACOTT | Surname of the father and son who in 1997-98 were respectively coach and player for the Auckland Warriors (8) |
| MAYFAIR | Ex-PM just seen in an 11 of upmarket 7 (7) |
| CRESTAS | More upmarket versions of the Vauxhall Velox that arrived in 1954 (7) |
| NEWMARKET | Auckland suburb which is a main shopping area (9) |
| PONSONBY | Trendy Auckland suburb known for its bars and restaurants (8) |
| MANUREWA | Auckland suburb whose Maori name means "drifting kite" (8) |
| ALBANY | A US state capital and an Auckland suburb share what name? (6) |
| MOAS | Birds displayed in the Auckland Museum |
