Mission Bay Mission Bay is close to downtown Auckland and is one of the Aucklanders'favorite resort beaches. Weekends are crowded. You can see many people on the beach are sunning, eating their own food, swimming in the sea, or surfing with water skateboards. Oakland is known as the capital of thousands of sails, so many sailboats can be seen floating on the sea. Seagulls are not afraid of people. They pick up food by the roadside. There are many luxury houses on the hills around Mission Bay. It is said that most of the stars and rich people live here. From the roadside, visitors can see the beautiful luxury houses scattered. In addition, there are many restaurants, cafes and ice cream shops around. You can eat a lot when you are tired of playing on the beach.