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Suburbs Of Auckland
This is a list of suburbs in the Auckland metropolitan area, New Zealand, surrounding the Auckland CBD, Auckland City Centre. They are broadly grouped into their local board areas, and only include suburbs within the metropolitan urban limits of the Auckland urban area. Suburbs began to develop in Auckland in the late 19th century, with the growth of tram, train and ferry services. By 1945, the towns of Onehunga, Ōtāhuhu, Avondale, Auckland, Avondale and New Lynn had merged into the wider Auckland urban area. The 1960s and 1970s saw rapid development of suburbs on the North Shore, New Zealand, North Shore, and by the 1980s Howick, New Zealand, Howick, Manurewa and Papakura had become part of the Auckland urban area. Current predictions of urban growth show new suburbs developing in northwestern Auckland near Whenuapai, and a continuous urban expansion between Papakura and Pukekohe. Suburbs within the metropolitan urban limits of Auckland are administered by local boards, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Map Of The Auckland Urban Area, 2009 (cropped)
A map is a symbolic depiction of interrelationships, commonly spatial, between things within a space. A map may be annotated with text and graphics. Like any graphic, a map may be fixed to paper or other durable media, or may be displayed on a transitory medium such as a computer screen. Some maps change interactively. Although maps are commonly used to depict geography, geographic elements, they may represent any space, real or fictional. The subject being mapped may be two-dimensional such as Earth's surface, three-dimensional such as Earth's interior, or from an abstract space of any dimension. Maps of geographic territory have a very long tradition and have existed from ancient times. The word "map" comes from the , wherein ''mappa'' meant 'napkin' or 'cloth' and ''mundi'' 'of the world'. Thus, "map" became a shortened term referring to a flat representation of Earth's surface. History Maps have been one of the most important human inventions for millennia, allowin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henderson-Massey
Henderson-Massey Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council, and is overseen by the council's Waitākere Ward councillors. The board's administrative area includes the suburbs of Glendene, Henderson, Massey, Rānui, Sunnyvale, Te Atatū Peninsula, Te Atatū South, Westgate and West Harbour, and covers from the foothills of the Waitākere Ranges in the west and the Waitematā Harbour in the east. The board is governed by eight board members elected at-large. The inaugural members were elected in the nationwide 2010 local elections, coinciding with the introduction of the Auckland Council. Demographics Henderson-Massey Local Board Area covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Henderson-Massey had a population of 124,779 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 6,357 people (5.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 17,094 people (15.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 61 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waiheke Island
Waiheke Island 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, and the List of islands of New Zealand, third most populous island in New Zealand (behind the two main islands). An additional estimated 3,400 people have second homes or holiday homes on the island. It is more densely populated than the North Island, North and South Islands. It is the most accessible island in the gulf, with regular passenger and Roll-on/roll-off, 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 are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whau (local Board Area)
The Whau Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council. It is the only local board overseen by the council's Whau Ward councillor. The Whau board, named after the Whau River estuary which runs through the board area, covers the suburbs of Avondale, Auckland, Avondale, Blockhouse Bay, Green Bay, New Zealand, Green Bay, Kelston, New Zealand, Kelston, New Lynn and New Windsor, New Zealand, New Windsor. The board consists of seven members elected at large. The inaugural members were elected in the 2010 New Zealand local elections, nationwide 2010 local elections, coinciding with the introduction of the Auckland Council. Area The Whau Local Board area takes its name from Whau River estuary arm of the Waitematā Harbour, which extends into the area. The area includes the suburbs of Avondale, Auckland, Avondale, Blockhouse Bay, Green Bay, New Zealand, Green Bay, Kelston, New Zealand, Kelston, New Lynn, New Windsor, New Zealand, New Windsor and Rosebank, Auckland, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waitākere Ranges (local Board Area)
The Waitākere Ranges is a mountain range in New Zealand. Located in West Auckland between metropolitan Auckland and the Tasman Sea, the ranges and its foothills and coasts comprise some of public and private land. The area, traditionally known to Māori people, Māori as ''Te Wao Nui o Tiriwa'' (The Great Forest of Tiriwa), is of local, regional, and national significance. The Waitākere Ranges includes a chain of hills in the Auckland Region, generally running approximately from north to south, 25 km west of central Auckland. The ranges are part of the Waitākere Ranges Regional Park. From 1 May 2018 the forested areas of the Waitākere Ranges Regional Park were closed, with some exceptions, while Auckland Council upgraded the tracks to dry foot standard protect the roots and to prevent the spread of kauri dieback, oomycete organisms that affect kauri trees and prevents them from getting nutrients, effectively killing them. There is no cure. But Etymology The nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Harbour Local Board
The Upper Harbour Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council, and is one of the two boards overseen by the council's Albany Ward councillors. The board is named for the upper reaches of Auckland's Waitematā Harbour. Its administrative area consists of the suburbs clustered around the upper reaches, and covers much of the north of Auckland's North Shore and part of West Auckland. The board is governed by six board members elected at-large. Area The local government area is centred around the Upper Waitematā Harbour, an estuarial arm of the Waitematā Harbour. The area includes the western suburbs of Whenuapai, Herald Island, West Harbour and Hobsonville, and Paremoremo, Albany, Fairview Heights, Greenhithe, Rosedale, Northcross, Unsworth Heights, Windsor Park, Sunnynook, and Pinehill in the east. Demographics Upper Harbour Local Board Area covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puketāpapa (local Board Area)
Puketāpapa, also known as Pukewīwī and Mount Roskill, is a volcanic peak and Tūpuna Maunga (ancestral mountain) in Auckland, New Zealand. It is located in the suburb that shares its English name, Mount Roskill. Description The mountain formed as a result of volcanic activity approximately 20,000 years ago. The scoria cone was built by fire-fountaining from two craters. Its peak, located in present-day Winstone Park ( donated by George Winstone in 1925, when 1,600 sections were created around it) towards the southwest end of the suburb. It is one of the many extinct cones that dot the isthmus of Auckland, all part of the Auckland volcanic field. Lava flowed from the base of the cone to the north and to the northwest. It was the site of a Māori pā (fortified village), and was known as ''Pukewīwī'' (hill covered in rushes) and ''Puketāpapa'' (flat-topped hill). Many historic cooking pits and terracing sites were destroyed when the main southern crater was excavated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōrākei (local Board Area)
Ōrākei is a suburb of Auckland city, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on a peninsula five kilometres to the east of the city centre, on the shore of the Waitematā Harbour, which lies to the north, and Hobson Bay and Ōrākei Basin, two arms of the Waitematā, which lie to the west and south. To the east is the suburb of Mission Bay. Takaparawhau / Bastion Point is a coastal piece of land in Ōrākei. Between Takaparawhau and Paritai Drive is Ōkahu Bay and Reserve. Overview The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of adornment" for the Māori name of Ōrākei. Takaparawhau / Bastion Point is the location of Ōrākei Marae and its ''Tumutumuwhenua'' wharenui (meeting house) is a traditional tribal meeting ground for the Ngāti Whātua iwi (tribe) and their Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Ngā Oho, Te Taoū and Te Uri hapū (sub-tribes). In the 1940s, the Ōrākei pā (village) was one of the last places where traditional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki is a local government area in Auckland, in New Zealand's Auckland Region. It is governed by the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board and Auckland Council, and aligns with the council's Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Ward. Geography The area is the south-eastern part of the Auckland isthmus. It includes the suburbs of Glen Innes, Point England, Tāmaki, Panmure, Mount Wellington, Westfield, Penrose, Oranga, Onehunga, Southdown and One Tree Hill. There are several geographic features, including: * Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill * Maungarei / Mount Wellington * Mutukaroa / Hamlins Hill * Panmure Basin Features The local board includes the major retail areas of Panmure, Onehunga and Sylvia Park. Manufacturing, bulk storage and distribution are major employers. Mt Smart Stadium Mount Smart Stadium, currently known as Go Media Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in the suburb of Penrose, Auckland, New Zealand. It is the main home gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
