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In 1961, the Auckland City Council parks department began administering the area, and in 1977 it was officially opened as a public park. [1] In 2001, The New Zealand Circle of Friends Memorial Garden, was established in the park's Kānuka Grove, including a stone memorial engraved with the names of 50 people who have died from HIV/AIDS in New ...
Parrs Park is a public recreational and sporting facility in Oratia, West Auckland, New Zealand.The park has lease arrangements with clubs and cultural organisations that have buildings and facilities on the perimeter and share the amenities of the park.
The Whau River has often been used as a border between western and central Auckland. West Auckland is not a strictly defined area. It includes the former Waitakere City, which existed between 1989 and 2010 between the Whau River and Hobsonville, [2] [3] an area which includes major suburbs such as Henderson, Te Atatū, Glen Eden, Titirangi and New Lynn.
Western Springs is a residential suburb in the city of Auckland in the north of New Zealand. It is located four kilometres to the west of the city centre, Auckland CBD.The park is situated to the north of State Highway 16 and the residential suburb is located southeast of the park on the opposite side of State Highway 16.
Western Park is a midsized public park located in the suburb of Freemans Bay, west of the CBD of Auckland, New Zealand.It is situated in two merging gullies which run downhill to the sea (now several kilometres away due to land reclamation) from what was once called Te Rimu Tahi ridge (the 'lone Rimu tree ridge' in Maori).
Footrot Flats Fun Park was a theme park on Te Atatū Peninsula, West Auckland, New Zealand. Opening in 1982 as Leisureland, the park rebranded to be themed around the Murray Ball cartoon Footrot Flats in 1984. During the 1980s, it was the largest theme park in New Zealand.
Northland's historic reserves include Ruapekapeka pā, the site of a significant battle in 1846, and Pompallier House, an early Catholic mission at Russell. [1] In Auckland, some historic reserves are located on the Hauraki Gulf. One reserve protects the World War II fortifications at Stony Batter on Waiheke Island.
Shakespear Regional Park in Auckland. Regional parks of New Zealand are protected areas administered by regional councils, the top tier of local government.Regional parks are found across several regions of New Zealand: the Auckland Region, Waikato Region, Bay of Plenty Region, Hawkes Bay Region, Wellington Region and Canterbury Region.