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Place in New Zealand Waitakere City Coat of arms Country New Zealand Area • Total 367 km 2 (142 sq mi) The darker orange shows the urban area within the (grey) greater Auckland conurbation. Waitakere City was a territorial authority in West Auckland, New Zealand ; it was governed by the Waitakere City Council from 1989 to 2010. It was New Zealand's fifth-largest city, with an annual growth ...
Waitākere Ward is a district of Auckland Council in New Zealand. It consists of the part of the old Waitakere City lying west of a line from Te Atatū Peninsula to Titirangi. The ward elects two councillors, currently Shane Henderson and Ken Turner, who have oversight of its two local boards, Henderson-Massey and Waitākere Ranges.
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.
The fire station in Waitakere, near Waitakere railway station. Waitākere had a population of 1,812 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 6 people (−0.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 138 people (8.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 906 males, 900 females and 9 people of other genders in 612 dwellings.
The name Wai-tākere originally came from a rock located in Waitākere Bay near Te Henga (Bethells Beach). [4] In Māori the name Te Wao Nui a Tiriwa ("The Great Forest of Tiriwa"), referred to all of the forested areas south from Muriwai and the Kaipara Harbour portage to the Manukau Harbour, while the name Hikurangi referred to the central and Western Waitākere Ranges, south of the ...
Waitākere is a locality name in West Auckland, New Zealand. It most commonly refers to: Waitākere, Auckland, a rural town north-west of Auckland; Waitakere City, a former territorial authority which existed from 1989 to 2010; Waitākere Ranges, a mountain range in West Auckland; Waitākere may also refer to: Waitakere City FC, a football club
Sunnyvale had a population of 6,333 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 390 people (6.6%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 1,308 people (26.0%) since the 2013 census. There were 3,090 males, 3,210 females and 33 people of other genders in 1,851 dwellings. [7] 3.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 32.8 ...
The new body was voted on and the measure rejected, meaning that Albany and Glenfield would be incorporated into the City of Takapuna instead. [9] On 1 August 1974, Waitemata City formed from the Titirangi, Te Atatū, Lincoln and Waitākere ridings. [10] The boroughs of New Lynn, Henderson and Glen Eden each decided not to join the new city. [7]