Auckland City
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- This article is about the local government area, part of the greater metropolitan area of Auckland.
| Auckland City | |
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| Country |  New Zealand |
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| Region | Auckland |
| Seat | Auckland CBD |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | John Banks |
| Area | |
| - Total | 637 km2 (245.9 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2008 estimate)[1] | |
| - Total | 438,100 |
| - Density | 687.8/km2 (1,781.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | NZST (UTC+12) |
| - Summer (DST) | NZDT (UTC+13) |
| Postcode(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 09 |
| Website | http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/ |
Auckland City (informally Central Auckland) is the city and local authority covering the Auckland isthmus and most of the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, in the North Island of New Zealand. Auckland City is the most populous city in the country, with a population of 438,100 (June 2008 estimate).[1] It lies in the Auckland Region, and the Auckland Regional Council is also based in Auckland City. In 2009, it was rated the 4th best place to live in the world, in human resources consultancy Mercer's annual survey. [2]
Auckland City is, together with its neighbouring cities, part of the Greater Auckland area. As the term 'Auckland' may refer to the local authority alone, to the whole metropolitan area, or even to the broader region, this may lead to ambiguity, since people from other parts of New Zealand or from overseas often do not draw any distinction.
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[edit] Geography
The mainland part of Auckland City lies on an isthmus. The Waitemata Harbour, which opens to the Hauraki Gulf, separates the isthmus from North Shore City and north. The Manukau Harbour, which opens to the Tasman Sea, separates the isthmus from Manukau City and the south. Being part of the Auckland volcanic field, much of the isthmus is mantled with volcanic rocks and soils, and several prominent scoria cones dot the isthmus.
Many Hauraki Gulf islands are part of Auckland City. The islands of the inner gulf include Rangitoto, Motutapu, Browns Island, Motuihe, Rakino, Ponui and Waiheke, while the outer gulf islands include Little Barrier, Great Barrier and the Mokohinau Islands.
A significant portion of Auckland's CBD and of the Auckland waterfront is built on land reclaimed over the last 100 years. Substantial development of such under-utilised areas to the west of the CBD has been projected, with large businesses beginning to relocate there as of 2006.
[edit] Structure
- Governance
In November 1989, central government restructured local authorities throughout New Zealand. After substantial protests and legal challenges, Auckland City was merged with eight smaller local authorities to form a new Auckland City Council. The new city had double the population of the old and the amalgamation set the present-day boundaries of the city. However, amalgamation, forced onto local authorities often against their will, has been criticised to have led to less democracy and higher rates for the same services.[3]
- Population
Auckland's population, as the largest and most cosmopolitan city of New Zealand, is made up of 185 ethnic groups.[4]
[edit] Lifestyle
While Auckland suffers from the usual issues associated with any large city, it has recently made some inroads against crime, with the period from 2007 to 2008 showing a drop in crimes reported of 4%, while nationally, there was a 1.2% rise. The reduction was mainly attributed to more night-time police patrols and stricter procedure against liquor-ban breaches and similar offenses, with the "disorder" offences (often related to alcohol) dropping 14.4%.[5]
[edit] Lists
[edit] Suburbs
These lists of suburbs are arranged electorally, by the Wards, starting from the west:
Avondale-Roskill
Avondale, Blockhouse Bay, Lynfield, New Windsor, Hillsborough, Three Kings, Waikowhai, Mount Roskill, Sandringham, Wesley, Waterview
Eden-Albert
Balmoral, Morningside, Mount Albert, Mount Eden, Owairaka, Kingsland, Sandringham, Waterview
Western Bays
Grey Lynn, Newton, Western Springs, Point Chevalier, Westmere, Ponsonby, Herne Bay, Freemans Bay, Saint Marys Bay.
Hobson
Inner City ward
Auckland CBD, Epsom, Greenlane, Newmarket, One Tree Hill, Parnell, Remuera, Mechanics Bay, Grafton, Newton.
Eastern Bays
Mission Bay, Kohimarama, Saint Heliers, Orakei, Glendowie, Meadowbank, Saint Johns
Tamaki - Maungakiekie
Glen Innes, Point England, Tamaki, Panmure, Mount Wellington, Ellerslie. Otahuhu, Westfield, Southdown, Penrose, Oranga, Te Papapa, Onehunga, Royal Oak
For the suburbs of the other cities within the Auckland urban area, see North Shore, Manukau, Waitakere and Papakura.
[edit] Education
Auckland City has a large number of secondary schools:
[edit] Sister cities
Auckland City has six sister cities and two friendship city relationships. All of these cities except Hamburg (Germany) are located around the Pacific Rim:[6]
[edit] Panoramas
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Subnational Population Estimates: At 30 June 2008". Statistics New Zealand. 23 October 2008. http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/A886F4B5-9477-4DE8-84E7-3CFEA89D673E/39402/snpeat30jun08alltablesprov1.xls. Retrieved on 2008-10-28.
- ^ Mercer - Quality of Living global city rankings 2009 – Mercer survey, 28 April 2009
- ^ Lessons from the history of local body amalgamation - The New Zealand Herald, Wednesday 06 September 2006
- ^ "Keeping Auckland's Future Bright: Auckland City Council Annual Report Summary 2006/2007". http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/Council/documents/annualreport/report2007/docs/summary.pdf.
- ^ Booze crackdown reduces crime - The New Zealand Herald, Thursday 02 April 2009, Page A1
- ^ International partnerships (from the Auckland City Council website. Retrieved 2006-10-07.)
- ^ "Oops! Sister cities cost an extra $150,000". The New Zealand Herald. March 2, 2007. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10426592. Retrieved on 2007-05-24.
[edit] External links
- Auckland City Council (local authority website for Auckland)
- History of Auckland City by Graham Bush
- Heart of the City (website by the Auckland CBD business' association)
- Heritage Walks – The Engineering Heritage of Auckland Historic text, 360 degree panoramas and heritage imagery accessed through an interactive map.
Coordinates: 36°52′22″S 174°45′18″E / 36.872892°S 174.7550583°E
