Manukau Velodrome is a velodrome in Clover Park, in south Auckland. It has a 4.2 rating on Google. The Auckland Track Cycling website describes it as the club's summer base and says the club is a sub-branch of Counties Manukau Cycling Club.
The website invites newcomers and experienced riders alike to join, with pages on how to get started, track bike hire, track skills and fitness coaching, race nights and advanced race training. It explains that track bikes have no brakes, gears or freewheel, so the pedals turn whenever the rear wheel does and riders slow by resisting the pedals, and that riders use step-in pedals or straps and stiff-soled shoes. It describes endurance riders and sprinters, and time trials such as the kilometre. For a first visit, the site points beginners to its how-to-start page, so check it, and the calendar, for session dates. Wear a helmet, close-fitting clothing and ask about hiring a bike before you buy one.
For anyone in south Auckland wanting to try track cycling, Manukau Velodrome at Clover Park is a place to start.