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Waiheke
Waiheke Island (; Māori: ) is the second-largest island (after Great Barrier Island) in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand. Its ferry terminal in Matiatia Bay at the western end is from the central-city terminal in Auckland. It is the most populated island in the gulf, with permanent residents. Another estimated 3,400 have second homes or holiday homes on the island. It is New Zealand's most densely populated island, and the third most populated after the North and South Islands. It is the most accessible island in the gulf, with regular passenger and car-ferry services, a helicopter operator based on the island, and other air links. In November 2015, Lonely Planet rated Waiheke Island the fifth-best region in the world to visit in 2016. Geography Overview The island is off the coast of the North Island. It is in length from west to east, varies in width from , and has a surface area of . The coastline is , including of beaches. The port of Matiatia at the western end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waiheke Island Seen From Above West
Waiheke Island (; Māori: ) is the second-largest island (after Great Barrier Island) in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand. Its ferry terminal in Matiatia Bay at the western end is from the central-city terminal in Auckland. It is the most populated island in the gulf, with permanent residents. Another estimated 3,400 have second homes or holiday homes on the island. It is New Zealand's most densely populated island, and the third most populated after the North and South Islands. It is the most accessible island in the gulf, with regular passenger and car-ferry services, a helicopter operator based on the island, and other air links. In November 2015, Lonely Planet rated Waiheke Island the fifth-best region in the world to visit in 2016. Geography Overview The island is off the coast of the North Island. It is in length from west to east, varies in width from , and has a surface area of . The coastline is , including of beaches. The port of Matiatia at the western end i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palm Beach, New Zealand
Palm Beach is a settlement on Waiheke Island in northern New Zealand. The eponymous beach is named for phoenix palms at the eastern end, and has safe swimming and white sand. Demographics The statistical area of Oneroa East-Palm Beach, which includes several bays on the north coast of Waiheke, covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Oneroa East-Palm Beach had a population of 1,254 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 75 people (6.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 117 people (10.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 513 households, comprising 612 males and 642 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female. The median age was 47.0 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 192 people (15.3%) aged under 15 years, 171 (13.6%) aged 15 to 29, 600 (47.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 288 (23.0%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 90.7% European/Pākehā, 10.8% Māori, 4.1% Pacific peoples, 3.1% As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōmiha
Ōmiha is a rural settlement on the southwest coast of Waiheke Island in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. The settlement began when the O'Brien brothers subdivided their farm in 1922, naming it "Omiha Beach Estate". The area is also known as Rocky Bay from the bay to the south. A proposal that the name change to Rocky Bay in 2017 met strong opposition and was rejected. The name Ōmiha, with the macron, became official in 2018. Demographics Statistics New Zealand describes Ōmiha as a rural settlement, which covers . Ōmiha is part of the larger Waiheke East statistical area. Ōmiha had a population of 492 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 108 people (28.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 150 people (43.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 207 households, comprising 225 males and 261 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.86 males per female, with 72 people (14.6%) aged under 15 years, 60 (12.2%) aged 15 to 29, 243 (49.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 114 (23.2% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matiatia
Matiatia is a location at the western end of Waiheke Island, in New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf The Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana is a coastal feature of the North Island of New Zealand. It has an area of 4000 km2, The name is used for both a valley and its surrounding hills, with the valley stretching down to a foreshore and wharf on the gulf. Matiatia is known as "The Gateway to Waiheke Island". The Māori language name is shared with a type of beach grass, now rare, which was known to grow at the gateway. References Populate ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hauraki Gulf
The Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana is a coastal feature of the North Island of New Zealand. It has an area of 4000 km2, Zeldisl, J. R. et al. (1995) Salp grazing: effects on phytoplankton abundance, vertical distribution and taxonomic composition in a coastal habitat. Marine Ecology Progress Series, Vol. 126, p 267-283 and lies between, in anticlockwise order, the , the Hauraki Plains, the , and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Barrier Island
Great Barrier Island ( mi, Aotea) lies in the outer Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand, north-east of central Auckland. With an area of it is the sixth-largest island of New Zealand and fourth-largest in the main chain. Its highest point, Mount Hobson, is above sea level.Great Barrier Island Aotea page on the DOC website (from the . Accessed 2008-06-04.) The is the |
Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana
The Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana is a coastal feature of the North Island of New Zealand. It has an area of 4000 km2, Zeldisl, J. R. et al. (1995) Salp grazing: effects on phytoplankton abundance, vertical distribution and taxonomic composition in a coastal habitat. Marine Ecology Progress Series, Vol. 126, p 267-283 and lies between, in anticlockwise order, the , the Hauraki Plains, the , and |
Auckland City
Auckland City was a Territorial Authorities of New Zealand, territorial authority with List of cities in New Zealand, city status covering the Auckland isthmus, central isthmus of the urban area of Auckland, New Zealand. It was governed by the Auckland City Council from 1989 to 2010, and as a territory within the wider Auckland Region, was also governed by Auckland Regional Council. Auckland City was disestablished as a local authority on 1 November 2010, when Auckland City Council was amalgamated with other councils of the Auckland Region into the new Auckland Council. At the time of its disestablishment, the city had a resident population of around 450,000. The Auckland City included the Auckland CBD – a major financial and commercial centre – the surrounding List of suburbs of Auckland, suburbs, and Hauraki Gulf islands such as Waiheke Island, Waiheke and Great Barrier Island. Geography The mainland part of Auckland City occupied the Auckland isthmus, also known as the T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oneroa, New Zealand
Oneroa is a settlement on Waiheke Island in northern New Zealand. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "long beach" for ''Oneroa''. Whittaker's Music Museum, a specialist music museum, has operated in Oneroa since 1996. Demographics The statistical area of Oneroa West, which includes the suburb and areas west of it, covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Oneroa West had a population of 1,434 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 9 people (0.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 147 people (11.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 606 households, comprising 699 males and 735 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female. The median age was 48.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 195 people (13.6%) aged under 15 years, 198 (13.8%) aged 15 to 29, 705 (49.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 339 (23.6%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 91.2% European/Pākeh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region—the area governed by Auckland Council—which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of . While European New Zealanders, Europeans continue to make up the plurality of Auckland's population, the city became multicultural and cosmopolitan in the late-20th century, with Asians accounting for 31% of the city's population in 2018. Auckland has the fourth largest foreign-born population in the world, with 39% of its residents born overseas. With its large population of Pasifika New Zealanders, the city is also home to the biggest ethnic Polynesian population in the world. The Māori-language name for Auckland is ', meaning "Tāmak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland Region
Auckland () is one of the sixteen regions of New Zealand, which takes its name from the eponymous urban area. The region encompasses the Auckland Metropolitan Area, smaller towns, rural areas, and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf. Containing percent of the nation's residents, it has by far the largest population and economy of any region of New Zealand, but the second-smallest land area. On 1 November 2010, the Auckland region became a unitary authority administered by the Auckland Council, replacing the previous regional council and seven local councils. In the process, an area in its southeastern corner was transferred to the neighbouring Waikato region. Geography On the mainland, the region extends from the mouth of the Kaipara Harbour in the north across the southern stretches of the Northland Peninsula, through the Waitākere Ranges and the isthmus of Auckland and across the low-lying land surrounding the Manukau Harbour, ending within a few kilometres of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarahiki Island
Tarahiki Island, also known as Shag Island, is a island in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand. Its highest point is ASL and it lies from the mainland and about east of Waiheke Island. It is well known for its breeding colony of up to 700 spotted shags.Parrish, G.R. (2002). Classified summarised notes, North Island, 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001. ''Notornis'' 49: 100-110. See also * List of islands of New Zealand * List of islands * Desert island A desert island, deserted island, or uninhabited island, is an island, islet or atoll that is not permanently populated by humans. Uninhabited islands are often depicted in films or stories about shipwrecked people, and are also used as stereo ... References External links Tarahiki Island (Shag Island) on NZ Topo Map Uninhabited islands of New Zealand Islands of the Hauraki Gulf Islands of the Auckland Region {{Auckland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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