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Ōrākei Local Board
The Ōrākei Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of Auckland Council. It is coterminous with the Ōrākei ward. It was chaired in its first two terms by local politician Desley Simpson following the 2010 and 2013 elections. In the 2016 elections, Simpson stood for and won the Orakei ward councillor seat on Auckland Council. Colin Davis took her place as Chair. Geography The Ōrākei Local Board Area includes both the suburb of Ōrākei, and the nearby suburbs of Remuera, Ellerslie, Stonefields, St Johns, Meadowbank, Mission Bay, Kohimarama, St Heliers, Glendowie and Glen Innes. There are town centres in Ellerslie, St Johns, Remuera, Mission Bay and St Heliers. Geographically, area is situated around the Ōrākei Basin and along a Hauraki Gulf coastline with beaches and cliffs. Governance The board consists of 7 members who were elected in the 2022 local elections. Demographics Ōrākei Local Board Area covers and had an estimated population of as of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Boards Of Auckland Council
Auckland Council () is the local government in New Zealand, local government municipal council, council for the Auckland Region in New Zealand. It is a territorial authorities of New Zealand, territorial authority that also has the responsibilities, duties and powers of a Regions of New Zealand, regional council and so is a unitary authority, according to the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009, which established the council. The governing body consists of a mayor and 20 councillors, elected from 13 wards. There are also 149 members of 21 local boards who make decisions on matters local to their communities. It is the largest council in Oceania, with a $3 billion annual budget, $29 billion of ratepayer equity, and 9,870 full-time staff as of 30 June 2016. The council began operating on 1 November 2010, combining the functions of the previous regional council and the region's seven city and district councils into one "super council" or "super city". The council was es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stonefields
Stonefields is a suburb in Auckland, New Zealand, located 8 kilometres southeast of the city centre. Stonefields is surrounded by the suburbs of Mount Wellington, New Zealand, Mount Wellington, Saint Johns, New Zealand, Saint Johns and Glen Innes, New Zealand, Glen Innes. History The 100 hectares site of single basalt lava flow from the nearby scoria cone of Maungarei, Maungarei/ Mt Wellington was purchased by Percy Winstone in the mid-1930s. Quarrying began in 1936 and by 1969, the quarry reached a production total of 1 million tonnes per year. When the quarry was worked out by the year 2000, in excess of 35 million tonnes had been produced and used to build the city of Auckland. Once the quarry ceased operations, there was much debate on its future use. A landfill rubbish site was considered and the plan was discarded due to the risk of leachate into ground water. Instead, Stonefields, a housing development was agreed. The former rock quarry was to be one of the largest b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-binary Gender
Non-binary or genderqueer gender identities are those that are outside the male/female gender binary. Non-binary identities often fall under the transgender umbrella since non-binary people typically identify with a gender that is different from the sex assigned to them at birth, although some non-binary people do not consider themselves transgender. Non-binary people may identify as an intermediate or separate third gender, identify with more than one gender or no gender, or have a fluctuating gender identity. Gender identity is separate from sexual or romantic orientation; non-binary people have various sexual orientations. Non-binary people as a group vary in their gender expressions, and some may reject gender identity altogether. Some non-binary people receive gender-affirming care to reduce the mental distress caused by gender dysphoria, such as gender-affirming surgery or hormone replacement therapy. Terms and definitions The term "genderqueer" first app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 New Zealand Census
The 2013 New Zealand census was the thirty-third national census. "The National Census Day" used for the census was on Tuesday, 5 March 2013. The population of New Zealand was counted as 4,242,048 – an increase of 214,101 or 5.3% over the 2006 census. The 2013 census forms were the same as those developed for the 2011 census which was cancelled due to the February 2011 major earthquake in Christchurch. There were no new topics or questions. New Zealand's next census was conducted in March 2018. Collection methods The results from the post-enumeration survey showed that the 2013 census recorded 97.6 percent of the residents in New Zealand on census night. However, the overall response rate was 92.9 percent, with a non-response rate of 7.1 percent made up of the net undercount and people who were counted in the census but had not received a form. Results Population and dwellings Population counts for New Zealand regions. Note: All figures are for the census usually resid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 New Zealand Census
The 2018 New Zealand census, which took place on Tuesday 6 March 2018, was the thirty-fourth national census in New Zealand. The population of New Zealand was counted as 4,699,755 – an increase of 457,707 (10.79%) over the 2013 census. Results from the 2018 census were released to the public on 23 September 2019, from the Statistics New Zealand website. The most recent New Zealand census was held in March 2023. History Background The ''Census Act 1877'' required censuses to be held every fifth year and is well embedded in legislation and government systems. Since 1881, censuses have been held every five years, with the exceptions of those in 1931 and 1941 and the one in 2011 which was cancelled due to the February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch, which displaced many Canterbury residents from their homes only a few weeks before census day. It was rescheduled for March 2013, so the 2013 census is the previous census completed before this one. Issues and controversies In Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 New Zealand Census
The 2023 New Zealand census, which took place on 7 March 2023, was the thirty-fifth national census in New Zealand. It implemented measures that aimed to increase the Census' effectiveness in response to the issues faced with the 2018 census, including supporting Māori to complete the census. It also included new questions on topics such as gender, sexual identity, and disabilities/health conditions. The first Census data was published on 29 May 2024, in a range of data products and services. Conducting the census The 2023 census can be completed online or on paper forms. Forms with an access code were mailed out to householders from 20 February, but paper forms could be requested online or by telephone. The telephone number had operators speaking English, te reo Māori, Samoan, Tongan, Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese, Hindi, and Punjabi. New Zealand Sign Language was available through NZ Relay. One dwelling form was required for each household, and one individual form was requi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Auckland Local Elections
The 2022 Auckland Council election was held in September and October 2022 by postal vote as part of the wider 2022 New Zealand local elections to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. Auckland Council governs the whole region, with 20 councillors and 1 Mayor of Auckland, mayor elected. 149 members of 21 local boards were also elected, as well as 35 members of Licensing trust, licensing trusts. Mayoral election The incumbent mayor, Phil Goff, did not stand for re-election. Wayne Brown (New Zealand politician), Wayne Brown was elected mayor. Council elections Twenty members were elected to the Auckland Council, across thirteen wards, using the first past the post vote system. The final candidate list was released on 16 August. Provisional results were announced on 8 October. Preliminary results were released on 9 October. Official and final results were released on 15 October. Summary Details Local boards After the congl ... [...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 Coromandel Peninsula, and |
Ōrākei Basin
Ōrākei Basin is a tidal basin and one of the extinct volcanoes in the Auckland volcanic field in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an explosion crater around wide, with a surrounding tuff ring. The present basin is slightly larger than the original maar crater. Sediments in the basin provided the first high-resolution palaeo-environmental reconstruction for northern New Zealand of the last 130,000 years. The basin supports recreational water sports activities for the local population. Geography Ōrākei Basin is between the suburbs of Remuera and Meadowbank, adjacent to the south shore of the Waitematā Harbour, close to the harbour entrance from the Hauraki Gulf. The western side of the basin has a road that connects the inland suburb of Remuera with the coastal suburbs and the northern side has been formed into a railway embankment which the basin drains into the sea through sluice gates at its north-east corner. The Ōrākei (Te Hori) Creek drains some of the Remuer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Innes, New Zealand
Glen Innes is a suburb in East Auckland, New Zealand, located nine kilometres to the east of the city centre, close to the waters of the Tāmaki River estuary. Glen Innes was named after a large farm owned by William Innes Taylor in the area. There were four Taylor brothers in Auckland, the sons of a British man who had had a military career in India. Three of the brothers had farms in this area and built houses; William Innes Taylor at Glen Innes, Richard James Taylor at Glendowie and Charles John Taylor at Glen Orchard (now Saint Heliers). Their brother Allan Kerr Taylor had a farm estate in Mount Albert, whose house was called Alberton. Glen Innes is a low-income, working class area with around 1,500 state houses. In an effort to improve the quality of state housing in Glen Innes, the government introduced "Talbot Park", an area of higher density housing, consisting of mostly apartment-style housing. European settlement The first government sale of land in Tamaki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glendowie
Glendowie is a suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. It is under the local governance of Auckland Council. It was under Auckland City Council from 1989 until the merger of all of Auckland's councils into the "super city" in 2010. Location Glendowie is located on the north-eastern extent of the Auckland isthmus. Its northern and eastern boundaries are defined by the Waitematā Harbour and the Tamaki Estuary. The suburbs exhibit an affluent suburban residential character. History Historically, the area of Glendowie around Taylors Hill was a forest of mostly pūriri trees. The eastern edge of Glendowie bordering the Tāmaki River was called Tauoma, and was the Eastern edge of the area settled by Te Waiohua, the largest settlement of which was called Te Taurere (located at Taylors Hill). Around 1750, Ngāti Whātua expanded their territory further into Tāmaki Makaurau, and gifted the land to Ngāti Pāoa in the late 1700s. The suburb of Glendowie was established in the 1920s, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Heliers
St Heliers is a seaside suburb of Auckland with a population of as of This suburb is popular amongst visitors for the beaches, cafés, and views of Rangitoto Island, the distinctive volcanic island in the Hauraki Gulf. St Heliers is located at the eastern end of Tamaki Drive, and used to be the place where the Tamaki estuary formally divided Auckland from Manukau City, until the entire Auckland region was amalgamated under a single city authority, the Auckland Council, in 2010. Local government of St Heliers is the responsibility of the Ōrākei Local Board, which also covers the suburbs of Ōrākei, Kohimarama, Mission Bay, Glendowie, St Johns, Meadowbank, Remuera and Ellerslie. Demographics Saint Heliers (the name used by Stats NZ) covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Saint Heliers had a population of 11,436 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 90 people (−0.8%) since the 2018 census, and an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
