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Botany Town Centre
Botany Town Centre is a large shopping mall and lifestyle centre located in Auckland, New Zealand. It has more than 200 stores spread across three complexes, including restaurants and entertainment buildings such as cinemas. It is situated at the corner of Ti Rakau Drive and Chapel Road in the suburb of East Tāmaki, and was opened in 2001. The centre has faced competition since the 2006 opening of the nearby Sylvia Park shopping centre in Mount Wellington, which was built as an enclosed mall. However, Botany Town Centre sees its town centre format as its strength, and considers that elements such as doctors' premises and a library make Botany more attractive. History In the years after it opened, Botany Town Centre won awards for its design. Meanwhile, Manukau City Council opened an "idealibrary" in the centre in 2004. In 2005, a Ministry for the Environment study of the town centre and surrounding suburbs found that the area lacked integrated land-use planning with an " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Tāmaki
East Tāmaki is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is a largely industrial area adjacent to a rapidly growing population. Prior to the 1960s it was largely a dairy farming area. A landmark is Smales Mountain which in 2010 has the remains of an old Pā, a stone field garden, an early church, and farm homestead. A newer landmark is the Fo Guang Shan Temple, Auckland, Fo Guang Shan Temple which was the largest Buddhist temple in New Zealand when it opened in 2007. History Te Puke o Tara (literally; ‘The Hill of Tara’); known also for a time as Smales Mount. Te Puke o Tara was the home of paramount chief Tara Te Irirangi of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, Ngāi Tai iwi. One of East Tāmaki's prominent volcanic cones, and prior to European settlement in the area was the site of a scoria cone . Like most of Auckland, the East Tāmaki landscape is volcanic in origin and forms a part of what is known as the East Tāmaki volcanic field, with Te Puke o Tara and Mātanginui (Greenmount) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highland Park, New Zealand
Highland Park is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, located between Howick and Pakuranga. It belongs to the Pakuranga electorate which is currently represented by Simeon Brown. Geography Highland Park is located in the central peninsula of East Auckland, west of Howick, New Zealand. The Pakuranga Stream, a tributary of the Pakuranga Creek, flows through the western portion of the suburb. Aviemore Drive is a major north-south arterial route in the suburb, connecting Pakuranga Road and Bucklands Beach Road to Cascades Road. History In May 1972, the Manukau City Council sold the land at Highland Park Estate to Neil Construction Ltd, who developed housing on 650 subdivisions south of Pakuranga Road. The first houses were sold in February 1974. Highland Park Shopping Centre was developed on a nine-acre site in the north of the suburb by Progressive Enterprises, which opened in 1978. In the same year, the second Georgie Pie restaurant in New Zealand was opened at Highland Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panmure Railway Station, Auckland
Panmure railway station is located on the North Island Main Trunk line in New Zealand. Eastern Line services of the Auckland railway network are the only regular services that stop at the station. The original Panmure Station opened on 16 November 1930, on a site to the south of the current station. The station was relocated to its current site in 2007. Panmure Station received a major upgrade and became a significant bus-rail interchange, as part of the AMETI project, during the 2012–2014 period. History The original station was constructed, along with five others, in 1929 on the route of the Westfield Deviation, which was being built to divert the Auckland–Westfield section of the North Island Main Trunk line (NIMT) via a flatter, faster eastern route to link up with the original NIMT tracks at Westfield Junction. The deviation was opened for traffic on 11 May 1930. Panmure Station opened on 16 November 1930, and was situated about 100m west of Ireland Road. A small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Busway, Auckland
The Eastern Busway, also known as AMETI (the Auckland Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative), is an urban busway under construction in the southeastern suburbs of Panmure, Pakuranga and Botany, in Auckland, New Zealand. The first section of the busway, between Panmure and Pakuranga, opened in December 2021. The entire project is expected to be complete by 2027. Background In early 2018, preliminary demolition and removal of some properties in Panmure took place, and in October 2018, removal of 61 remaining properties began. Auckland Council's transport and property management CCO's, Auckland Transport and Panuku respectively, had worked to re-house affected owners and tenants. The removal of the 61 properties from Lagoon Drive and Pakuranga Road was completed in early 2019, allowing construction of the lanes of the Panmure-Pakuranga section to start. In March 2020 work on the Project was suspended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Auckland Council applied to Infrast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland Council
Auckland Council () is the local government council for the Auckland Region in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority that also has the responsibilities, duties and powers of a 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 established by a number of Acts of Parliament, and an Auckland Transition Agency, also created by the central governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Auckland
South Auckland ( or ) is one of the major geographical regions of Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand. The area is south of the Auckland isthmus, and on the eastern shores of the Manukau Harbour. The area has been populated by Tāmaki Māori since at least the 14th century, and has important archaeological sites, such as the Ōtuataua stonefield gardens at Ihumātao, and Māngere Mountain, a former pā site important to Waiohua tribes. The area was primarily farmland until the mid-20th century, when the construction of the Auckland Southern Motorway led to major suburban development, and the establishing of Manukau City, which was later amalgamated into Auckland. Large-scale State housing in New Zealand, state housing areas were constructed in the 1960s and 1970s, which led to significant Urban Māori and Pasifika New Zealanders, Pasifika communities developing in the area. The presence of 165 different ethnicities makes South Auckland one of the most diverse places in Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland Airport
Auckland Airport is an international airport serving Auckland, the most populous city of New Zealand. It is the largest and busiest airport in the country, with over 18.7 million passengers served in the year ended December 2024. The airport is operated by Auckland International Airport Limited and is located near Māngere, a residential suburb, and Airport Oaks, a service-hub suburb south of the Auckland city centre. It serves as the principal hub for Air New Zealand, and the New Zealand operating base for Jetstar. The airport is one of New Zealand's most important infrastructure assets, providing several thousand jobs for the region. It handled 71 per cent of the country's international air passenger arrivals and departures in 2000. It is one of only two commercial airports in New Zealand that can handle Airbus A380 jet aircraft (the other being Christchurch). The airport has a single runway, 05R/23L, which is Cat IIIb capable (at a reduced rate of movements) in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland Transport
Auckland Transport (AT) is the council-controlled organisation (CCO) of Auckland Council responsible for transport projects and services. It was established by section 38 of the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009, and operates under that act and the Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) Act 2010. History Auckland Transport began operating from 1 November 2010, at the inauguration of Auckland Council. It assumed the role of the Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) and the combined transport functions of Auckland's seven city and district councils, all of which were disestablished. On 3 December 2024, the Transport Minister Simeon Brown and Mayor of Auckland Wayne Brown announced an overhaul of Auckland Transport's mandate and functions. Key changes include stripping Auckland Transport of various planning powers and repositioning the agency as a transport project and services delivery agency. The Auckland Council will be given Auckland Transpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mission Heights
Mission Heights is an eastern suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, comprising Mission Heights North and Mission Heights South. It is located in the wider suburb of Flat Bush. Demographics Mission Heights covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Mission Heights had a population of 7,038 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 864 people (14.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 2,079 people (41.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 3,558 males, 3,477 females and 9 people of other genders in 1,764 dwellings. 2.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 1,524 people (21.7%) aged under 15 years, 1,449 (20.6%) aged 15 to 29, 3,420 (48.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 654 (9.3%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 15.2% European (Pākehā); 4.6% Māori; 10.2% Pasifika; 73.1% Asian; 3.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.1% othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Half Moon Bay, Auckland
Half Moon Bay, is a suburb of East Auckland, New Zealand, lying immediately south of Bucklands Beach. It is home to the Half Moon Bay Marina, where over 500 boats berth. It is located on the Tāmaki River in the Hauraki Gulf. Geography Half Moon Bay is located on the western side of a peninsula between the Tāmaki River and the Tāmaki Strait of the Hauraki Gulf. The bay itself is found to the north of the suburb, and Wakaaranga Creek forms a border to the south. Part of the shoreline of Half Moon Bay is a lava flow that was formed approximately 10,000 during the eruption of Maungarei. Ōhuiarangi / Pigeon Mountain is a 53 metre high volcano found in the centre of the suburb. Part of the Auckland volcanic field, the volcano erupted an estimated 23,400 years ago. The mountain was extensively quarried from 1913 to the 1970s, with the entire north half of the volcano removed. History Māori history The Half Moon Bay area is part of the rohe of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, who desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucklands Beach
Bucklands Beach is a suburb and beach east of Auckland CBD, Auckland's CBD in New Zealand. Bucklands Beach was originally a rural farm owned by Alfred Buckland until being developed as a holiday destination for Aucklanders in the 1910s with a regular passenger service to the beach. In the 1950s Bucklands Beach developed as a suburban area following Howick, New Zealand, Howick's status as a borough council. Etymology Bucklands Beach derives its name from Alfred Buckland. Buckland was known to holiday at the beach. Geography Bucklands Beach is located on the western side of a peninsula between the Tāmaki River and the Tāmaki Strait of the Hauraki Gulf. At the peninsula's northernmost point, Musick Point, Musick Point / Te Naupata juts into the gulf. The beach itself is located on the western side of the peninsula, which looks out towards Tahuna Torea, a sandspit on the western banks of the Tāmaki River. History Māori history The Bucklands Beach area is part of the rohe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highbrook
Highbrook is a suburb located in the city of Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand. The area is on the eastern side of the Auckland city centre and is a large industrial area developed only in recent years. The area is under governance of the Auckland Council, and is home to a large bulk of New Zealand and international businesses and organisations. History The eastern shores of the Tāmaki River is part of the rohe of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, who descend from the crew of the ''Tainui'' migratory waka, who visited the area around the year 1300. The mouth of the Tāmaki River was traditionally known as ("The Waters of Tāiki"), named after the Ngāi Tai ancestor Tāiki. Tāiki settled with his followers along the eastern shores of the Tāmaki River, alongside the descendants of Huiārangi of the early iwi Te Tini ō Maruiwi. The upper reaches of the river near modern Pakuranga is traditionally known as , referring to Mokoikahikuwaru, a protector taniwha of the ''Tainui'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
