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Papakura (local Board Area)
Papakura is a local government area in Auckland, in New Zealand's Auckland Region. It is governed by the Papakura Local Board and Auckland Council. It is within the council's Manurewa-Papakura Ward. The area was known as the Papakura District until 2010. The area extends from Drury in the south to Alfriston in the north. Other suburbs include Takanini, Hingaia, Red Hill, Pahurehure and the main Papakura town centre. The landscape includes harbour foreshore, fertile planes, at rolling hills leading to the foothills of the Hunua Ranges. Within the local board area, there is a theatre, art gallery, athletics track, aquatic centre and other sports venues. State Highway 1 and the North Island Main Trunk Railway The North Island Main Trunk (NIMT) is the main railway line in the North Island of New Zealand, connecting the capital city Wellington with the country's largest city, Auckland. The line is long, built to the New Zealand rail gauge of and ser ... run north to south th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, 2 United Nations General Assembly observers#Present non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (2 states, both in associated state, free association with New Zealand). Compi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfriston
Alfriston is a village and civil parish in the East Sussex district of Wealden, England. The village lies in the valley of the River Cuckmere, about four miles (6 km) north-east of Seaford and south of the main A27 trunk road and part of the large area of Polegate. The parish had a population of 829 at the 2011 census. History There is strong evidence of ancient occupation of the area, since several Neolithic long barrows have been discovered on the surrounding Downs; among them, to the west is the fairly well preserved Long Burgh. The place-name 'Alfriston' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as ''Alvricestone''. It appears as ''Alfrichestuna'' in a French document circa 1150. The name means 'Ælfric's town or settlement'. One building of historical importance is the Star Inn. Originally a religious hostel built in 1345 and used to accommodate monks and pilgrims en route from Battle Abbey to the shrine of St Richard, patron saint of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Highway 1
The following highways are numbered 1. For roads numbered A1, see list of A1 roads. For roads numbered B1, see list of B1 roads. For roads numbered M1, see List of M1 roads. For roads numbered N1, see list of N1 roads. For roads numbered S1, see List of highways numbered S1. International * AH1, Asian Highway 1, an international route from Japan to the Turkey, Turkish-Bulgarian border * European route E01 (Northern Ireland to Spain) * *Highway 1 (Afghanistan), also called A01 and formally called the Ring Road, circles Afghanistan connecting Kabul, Ghazni, Kandahar, Farah, Herat, and Mazar. Albania * National Road 1 (Albania), road running from border Montenegro (Hani i Hotit) to Tirana. * Albania–Kosovo Highway Algeria * Algeria East–West Highway Andorra * CG-1 Argentina * National Route 1 (Argentina), National Route 1 * National Route A001 (Argentina), National Route A001 * Brigadier Estanislao López Highway, Santa Fe Provincial Highway 01 Austria * West A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunua Ranges
The Hunua Ranges is a mountain range and regional park to the southeast of Auckland city, in the Auckland and Waikato regions of New Zealand's North Island. The ranges cover some and rise to 688 metres (2255 ft) at Kohukohunui.Hunua Ranges , ''An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand'', edited by A. H. McLintock, originally published in 1966. Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 26 September 2006. Accessed 15 March 2007. owns and manages of the ranges, including part located in the Waikato region, as a regional park open to the public. Geography The ranges are located approximately 50 kilometres (30 mi) southeast ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papakura
Papakura is a southern suburb of Auckland, in northern New Zealand. It is located on the shores of the Pahurehure Inlet, approximately 32 kilometres south of the Auckland CBD. It is under the authority of the Auckland Council. Papakura is a Māori word believed to have originated from ''papa'', meaning ''earth'' or ''flat'' (abbreviation of '' Papatūānuku'') and ''kura'' meaning ''red'', reflecting the rich, fertile soil upon which the community was founded. History A village was established at Papakura in the late 1840s by a small group of settler families who sought to farm in the area. Among these early settlers was George Cole, a Welsh immigrant whose legacy in the town has been preserved through ''Coles Crescent'', one of the major thoroughfares in the town centre. The tract of land that was initially purchased was subdivided in 1853, with the street layout that was built initially remaining largely in place today. In 1862, construction of the Great South Road, from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pahurehure
Pahurehure is a suburb of Auckland, in northern New Zealand. It is located on the south-eastern shores of the Manukau Harbour, under the authority of the Auckland Council. The suburb makes up the southernmost part of the Auckland urban area. Demographics Pahurehure covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Pahurehure had a population of 3,264 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 213 people (7.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 231 people (7.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,032 households, comprising 1,611 males and 1,653 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female. The median age was 37.0 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 633 people (19.4%) aged under 15 years, 678 (20.8%) aged 15 to 29, 1,485 (45.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 471 (14.4%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 70.2% European/Pākehā, 16.3% Māori, 9.3% Pacific peoples, 17.4% Asian, and 3.2% other ethnicities. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Hill, New Zealand
Red Hill is a suburb of Auckland, in northern New Zealand. Located to the southeast of Auckland CBD, under authority of the Auckland Council. The suburban area of Red Hill makes up the southernmost part of the Auckland metropolitan area, however the majority of the area is rural. The suburb lies on an ancient Pā Site known in Māori as ''Pukekiwiriki''. The area is also situated on a no longer active volcano (one of Auckland's smaller volcanic cones), and an old fault line in the region. Red Hill is located in the Manurewa-Papakura ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions of Auckland city. History Red Hill was once a sacred Pā site for local iwi in Papakura. With panoramic views of the entire Auckland Region, it once was used as a lookout point during the Māori wars to see the incoming waka from the Manukau Harbour and movements through the surrounding native forest. Also the soil on the hill was used to grow and contain the kai of the local Māori. The area is k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hingaia
Hingaia is a rural coastal suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is located on the shores of the Pahurehure Inlet, to the southwest of the Papakura Town Centre. History During the major reformation of local government in 1989, Hingaia was included into the Papakura District boundaries. In 2010, after a review of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, the entire Auckland Region was amalgamated into a single city authority. As well as the former Papakura District, all other territorial authorities were merged into a single Auckland Council. The suburb of Hingaia is part of the Manurewa-Papakura ward. Demographics Hingaia covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Hingaia had a population of 4,368 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 2,706 people (162.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 3,726 people (580.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,425 households, comprising 2,106 males and 2,262 females, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takanini
Takanini is a southern suburb of Auckland, in northern New Zealand. It is located on the shores of the Pahurehure Inlet, 28 kilometres southeast of the Auckland CBD. The suburb is home to a Fonterra Brands milk plant (part of the dairy company Fonterra Co-operative), the Addison housing development, as well as international horse breeding facilities throughout the area. The two major shopping centres in Takanini are Takanini Town Centre and Southgate Shopping Centre. History The suburb is named after Ihaka Takaanini, a Māori chief of the area. Local Māori (tribes) thus prefer that the suburb be spelled ''Takaanini''. An old highway, the Great South Road, runs through Takanini, forming its main street. The road was constructed during the New Zealand Wars to transport supplies to the Waikato campaign. It was guarded by armed constabulary and was a designated military road. The first successful aeroplane flights in New Zealand were made in Takanini in February 1911, when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drury, New Zealand
Drury is a rural town near Auckland, in northern New Zealand. Located 36 kilometres to the south of Auckland CBD, under authority of the Auckland Council. Drury lies at the southern border of the Auckland metropolitan area, 12 kilometres to the northeast of Pukekohe, close to the Papakura Channel, an arm of the Manukau Harbour. Name Drury is named after Commander Byron Drury, captain of HMS Pandora, who surveyed the Manukau Harbour in 1853. History Coal mining was a significant early industry established in Drury during the 1850s, and saw the formation of the Waihoihoi Mining and Coal Company in 1859. Continued success with coal mining led to the opening of one of New Zealand's earliest tramways by the company in 1862, consisting of 4ft 8in gauge track with a length of 5.2km, whereby coal was transported to Slippery Creek for shipment to Onehunga. Another early industry seen in Drury was that of an extensive brick and pottery works, linked to a nearby quarry by a tram line a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 List of islands of New Zealand, smaller islands. It is the List of island countries, sixth-largest island country by area, covering . New Zealand is about east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's Capital of New Zealand, capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and then developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papakura District
Papakura District was a local council territory in New Zealand's Auckland Region that was governed by the Papakura District Council from 1989 until 2010. The area makes up the southernmost part of the Auckland metropolitan area. The area was originally a small independent city, until it became ''Papakura District'' in the 1989 reorganisation of New Zealand's local governments, and has now been overtaken by Auckland's urban sprawl. The district is flanked by beaches on the Manukau Harbour to the west, Manukau City to the north and east, and had Franklin District to the south. Geography In 2010, Papakura District boundaries covered 123 square kilometres and the centre of the district was located 32 km from downtown Auckland. The geography of the district encompasses fertile plains, the inlets and foreshores of the Manukau Harbour, and the rolling foothills of the Hunua Range; a relatively narrow but strategically well positioned narrow span of land between the Hauraki Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
