Auckland (/ˈɔːklənd/ AWK-lənd), in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country. Auckland has a population of 1,454,300, 32 percent of New Zealand's population. It is part of the wider Auckland Region, which includes the rural areas and towns north and south of the urban area, plus the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, resulting in a total population of 1,570,500 that is governed by the Auckland Council. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world.
Population: 417,910
Latitude: -36° 52' 0.01" S
Longitude: 174° 46' 0.01" E
East Tamaki is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is a mixed residential, light industry and retail area which is growing rapidly. Prior to the 1960s it was largely a dairy farming area. A landmark is Smales Mountain which in 2010 has the remains…
The Chelsea Sugar Refinery, also known colloquially as "Chelsea" and the "sugar works", is a long-established business and landmark in Birkenhead, New Zealand, located on the northern shore of Auckland's Waitemata Harbour.
Carlaw Park was a multi-purpose stadium in Parnell, a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It neighboured the Auckland Domain's Northern end.
Bucklands Beach is a suburb 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east of Auckland's CBD in New Zealand.
Botany Downs Secondary College is a state coeducational secondary school located in the Auckland, New Zealand suburb of Botany Downs. The school opened at the beginning of the 2004 school year to serve new residential development in the eastern Auck…
Auckland Girls' Grammar School (AGGS) is a New Zealand secondary school for girls located in Newton, in the Auckland central business district. Established in 1888, it is one of the oldest secondary institutions in the country.
Auckland Botanic Gardens, Auckland, New Zealand is a botanical garden that covers 64 hectares in Manurewa, South Auckland. The first purchase of land by the Auckland Regional Authority (ARA) – predecessor of Auckland Regional Council (ARC) – dates b…
Westlake Girls High School is a state girls secondary school, located to the west of Lake Pupuke in Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand. The school was established in 1958 as a coeducational school, changing to girls only in 1962 when its brother school…
Westfield Albany is a new shopping centre of the Westfield Group in Albany, New Zealand, opposite the Albany Lakes Civic Park. Once the last sections opened in April 2008, at 7 ha (70,000 m²) of indoor space (4.9 ha retail [49,000 m²] and 2.1 ha [21…
Viaduct Basin is now known as Viaduct Harbour (www.viaduct.co.nz). It is a former commercial harbour on the Auckland waterfront, now turned into a development of mostly upscale apartments, office space and restaurants. It is located on the site of a…
Saint Heliers is a seaside suburb of Auckland with a population of 4824. This suburb is popular amongst visitors for the beaches, cafés, and views of Rangitoto Island, the distinctive volcanic island in the Hauraki Gulf.
Rutherford College (formerly named Rutherford High School from 1961-2001) is a co-educational state secondary school on the Te Atatu Peninsula, Auckland, New Zealand.
Panmure is a south-eastern suburb of Auckland City, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 11 kilometres southeast of the city centre, close to the western banks of the Tamaki River and the northern shore of the Panmure Basin (or Kaiahiku…
One Tree Hill College is a state coeducational secondary school located in the district of Ellerslie in Auckland, New Zealand.
Northcote is a suburb of Auckland in northern New Zealand. It is on the north shore of Waitemata Harbour, four km northwest of Auckland city centre.
Maraetai is a town in the former Manukau City and the easternmost suburb of greater Auckland in New Zealand.
Mangere Mountain in Mangere Domain is one of the largest volcanic cones in the Auckland volcanic field, with a peak 106 metres above sea level. It was the site of a major pā (Māori fortified settlement) and many of the pā's earthworks are still obvi…
Mangere Bridge, officially also called the Manukau Harbour Crossing, is a motorway bridge over the Manukau Harbour in south-western Auckland, New Zealand, crossing between the suburb also known as Mangere Bridge (southern side) and the suburb of One…