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At that time St Heliers was usually reached by boat, the trip from Auckland taking only 30 minutes, whereas the 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) land route via Newmarket, Remuera and Meadowbank was usually much more onerous. During this period St Heliers was a centre for local farmers and the location of the villas of a few rich business people.
The Auckland Round the Bays Fun Run is one of the largest in the world, [23] and was initiated by the Auckland Joggers Club in the early 1970s. The run is 8.4 km along Tamaki Drive, and follows the contours of the Waitematā Harbour, past Hobson Bay, Okahu Bay, Mission Bay, Kohimarama Beach, and finishing in St Heliers Bay Reserve. [24]
Looking west over the Eastern Beaches, Kohimarama in the middle distance. The three beaches are: in the foreground St Heliers, then Kohimarama, lastly Mission Bay. Kohimarama had a population of 4,302 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 48 people (−1.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 159 people (3.8%) since the 2013 census.
[5] [2] Other areas occasionally referred to as East Auckland include Saint Heliers, [7] [8] Ellerslie, [9] [10] Mission Bay, [11] [12] Mount Wellington [13] [14] and Remuera. [15] [16] The first references to East Auckland come from the 1970s, referring to Glen Innes. [17] [18] The term East Auckland for areas near Howick entered popular use ...
Archaeology and History of St Heliers, Auckland. Geology of the headland; Point to point walkway ARC – St Heliers to Churchill park through the crater at Glover Park; Explanation of concretions; Point to Point walkway. The full point to point walk is approximately 7.5km long, starting at the popular St Heliers Bay and finishing at Point England.
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 ...
Mission Bay is a seaside suburb of Auckland city, on the North Island of New Zealand. The suburb's beach is a popular resort, located alongside Tamaki Drive. [3] The area also has a wide range of eateries. Mission Bay is located seven kilometres to the east of the city centre, and east of the Waitematā Harbour, between Ōrākei and Kohimarama ...
Auckland Gas Company Offices and Workshops (Former) Historic Place Category 2: 20 Beaumont Street and Fisher-Point Drive, Freemans Bay: 542: Auckland Girls' Grammar School Main Block: Historic Place Category 2: 14-16 Howe St, Herne Bay: 544: Auckland Hospital Board Building (Y.M.C.A. Building Former) Historic Place Category 2: 28 Wellesley ...