Government House, Auckland, Official residence in Auckland, New Zealand

Government House is a two-storey white building with a dark grey hipped roof, set on Mountain Road in Mount Eden. Its central entrance has a gabled portico on grey stone-faced piers, reached by wide shallow concrete steps with handrails. The upper floor has rectangular windows, and a flagpole rises from the roofline.

Sir Frank Mappin and Lady Mappin bought the Mount Eden property in 1921 and replaced the existing 19th-century house, naming the new home Birchlands. They gave the estate to the Crown by a deed of gift signed by Sir Frank and Prime Minister Keith Holyoake on 23 May 1962, though they stayed until 1969. The gift made it the governor-general's Auckland residence, replacing Old Government House.

The Mappins named the house Birchlands after an earlier family residence in Britain. The deed of gift, signed by Sir Frank Mappin and Prime Minister Keith Holyoake on 23 May 1962, commits the site as a residence for the Queen's representative in Auckland. The grounds are managed as a Garden of National Significance by the New Zealand Gardens Trust.

Visiting depends on scheduled public openings and guided tours announced through official channels. It is advisable to check ahead since access may be limited due to official functions at any time.

The Mappins named the house Birchlands after a previous residence in Britain. During the Second World War they turned the lawn into farmland to grow vegetables for their staff, before grass was replanted later.