Rodney District

The Rodney District is an administrative unit in the north of the North Island of New Zealand in the Auckland region. The southern regions of the fast-growing district are partially already counted the greater Auckland area. Administrative seat is the town of Orewa.

Geography

The Rodney District extends from the vast black sand beaches of volcanic origin in the west, to the tourist resorts of the Hibiscus Coast in the east coast. While connects the Tasman Sea on the west, forming the east, the northern foothills of the Hauraki Gulf, a natural area limitation. In the north, the district borders the Kaipara district, which is already in the Northland region. The boundary line is shortened by the Kaipara Harbour, the largest with about 3,000 kilometers of shoreline natural harbor in the southern hemisphere. This north-west areas are still rural.

In the southeast of Rodney District North Shore City and borders on the southwest by Waitakere, both already belong directly to the agglomeration of Auckland. Especially along the Hibiscus Coast and the main holiday resorts on the east coast can be found before a closed building. Despite the convergence of these formerly independent towns could - until now - preserve each its own character. It is expected that the closed building will draw in the future further north, though the suburbs are now more than 25 kilometers from the city center of Auckland.

In the Rodney District there are a number of nature parks. On the eleven kilometers reaching into the South Pacific Whangaparaoa Peninsula is located, for example, the Shakespear Regional Park, while connecting north of Orewa Wenderholm the Regional Park and the Mahurangi Regional Park. Founded in 1977 Goat Iceland Marine Reserve, which extends from Cape Rodney to Okakari Point, is the oldest marine protected area in the country.

In addition, Kawau Iceland belongs to the Rodney District.

Population

In 2004, the Rodney District had a total of 86,600 inhabitants. Of these, about 6,000 live in the main town of the district, Orewa, 2800 in Warkworth, 2200 in Helensville 2000 in Muriwai Beach on the west coast and about 1,800 people in Wellsford. The remaining population is distributed among other smaller towns. Rodney is a rapidly growing district, especially due to the proximity to the city of Auckland. Thus, the population increased only from 2001 to 2004 by 10.3%. By 2016, the district will be home to 102,000 people.

Economy and infrastructure

Economy

In earlier times, played the timber industry - especially with the native Kauri trees an extremely important role. At least in the northeast of the district area, agriculture is still of great importance. In Puhoi, for example, there is a large cheese factory. But in recent years came the tourism an increasingly important position. While Waiwera attracts visitors because of its geothermal sources are in Warkworth good excursions to the Kowhai Coast as well as to Kawau Iceland. Is it on the Hibiscus Coast the numerous bright sand beaches, so it is a continuous 50 km long sandy beach black section such as in Muriwai.

Infrastructure

A majority of the residents are commuters who need to travel to Auckland each day. This leads especially at rush hour to get massive traffic problems, since the cars always had to use the roads through coastal towns. Recently, the first stage of the Northern Motorway Extension was completed, which is now the town of Orewa binds to the motorway network of the metropolitan area. The second stage of the mammoth project is partially run by, among other protected areas to eventually lead up to Puhoi. With a total volume of about 330 million NZ $ the Northern Motorway Extension is the largest road construction project that has ever been implemented in New Zealand.