Oprah Winfrey dines at top Auckland restaurant

Oprah Winfrey is in New Zealand for An Evening With Oprah.

Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has been spotted dining at one of Auckland's top Japanese restaurants.

New Zealand Herald Viva restaurant critic Jesse Mulligan last night tweeted the visiting Ms Winfrey enjoyed an evening meal at Masu in Federal St.

Oprah ate at Masu tonight.

— Jesse Mulligan (@JesseMulligan) December 15, 2015

The award-winning Japanese restaurant is in the heart of the city's dining precinct and features food prepared in the traditional robata style of cooking over an open charcoal grill.

Auckland Japanese restaurant, Masu. Photo / Michael Bradley

Ms Winfrey is in New Zealand for tonight's speaking engagement at the Vector Arena.

In An Evening With Oprah, she will bring her personal story and insights to life in what is described as a unique and intimate evening with the media mogul.

Yesterday's highlights included an official powhiri at Auckland's Orakei Marae, where Ngati Whatua formed a guard of honour for Winfrey as she moved from the marae to the whare kai.

TV personality Oprah Winfrey is welcomed onto Orakei Marae. Photo / Doug Sherring

She has also spent time outdoors since arriving in the city on Monday, including a bushwalk in Auckland's scenic Waitakere Ranges and a stroll up Mt Eden.