Port Albert is situated on the shores of the Kaipara Harbour

Kaipara Harbour

Kaipara Harbour is a large enclosed harbour estuary complex on the north western side of the North Island of New Zealand. The northern part of the harbour is administered by the Kaipara District and the southern part is administered by the Rodney District...

 approximately 8 kilometres west of Wellsford

Wellsford

Wellsford is a town in the northern North Island of New Zealand. The town is the northernmost major settlement in the Auckland Region, and is 114 kilometres northwest of Auckland City.....

, and was the last major European settlement in New Zealand. It was initially called Albertland

Albertland

Albertland is an area north of Auckland, New Zealand five miles North of Wellsford and site of the last organised immigration from Britain.-Immigration plans:...

. Due to its port and easy access, it was once projected to become New Zealand's largest city.

Port Albert was an area renowned for its well draining soil, which made it good farming land, as well as providing for fruit orchards. Port Albert soil was long used to form test cricket pitches at Eden Park

Eden Park

Eden Park is the biggest stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is used primarily for rugby union in winter and cricket in summer . The ground also occasionally hostts rugby league matches. To accommodate all three sports, the cricket pitch is removable...

 in Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

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