Waitakere City
Waitakere is a city on the North Island of New Zealand and is located in the Auckland region. With about 200,000 inhabitants Waitakere is the fifth largest administrative unit in the country and together with Manukau, Auckland City and North Shore with about 1.3 million inhabitants, by far the largest metropolitan area of New Zealand, the Auckland metropolitan area.
Geography
The urban district is bordered to the north by the Rodney District, in the northeast on North Shore and in the southeast the city district of Auckland. Of the remaining pages Waitakere is surrounded by water: on the whole length of the district of the Tasman Sea forms the western border, while in the south of the Manukau Harbour, a natural harbor protected from the sea far enough to the east and separates the city from the south -lying Franklin District. And finally reaches of the Waitemata Harbour from the Hauraki Gulf, ie from the east to far west to the border of Waitakere.
The district itself can be roughly divided into two areas:
The majority of the population - about 160,000 people - lives in the easternmost area of the district. The closed settlement area is limited to the areas near North Shore, the isthmus of Auckland and the Waitemata Harbour.
The greater part by far of Waitakere, which occupies about three-quarters of the total area, has only a fraction of the population - lived here in 2001, only 27,450 people. Some places or special places are Piha, Whatipu, Karekare, Swanson, Henderson Valley, Sunnyvale, Oratia, Waiatarua, Laing Holm, Parau, Cornwallis, Huia, Anawhata and Bethells. The north-westerly point of the district is the beach area around Muriwai Beach, which is furthest from the CBD of Auckland ( namely 30 km ) away. This area on the west coast is characterized by numerous beaches with black sand, which seemed to be perfect until some time ago for surfing - now warns against the extremely dangerous Rippströmungen.
Residents and Boroughs
On 30 June 2005 197,700 people lived in Waitakere. The proportion of residents with European ancestry as well as the proportion of Māori is slightly lower than the national average of about 80 %, or nearly 15% with 71.9 % and 13.4 %. In contrast, the proportion of people of the Pacific Islands with 14.5 % more than the proportion of Asians and 11.0 %, almost twice as high as the national average.
A relatively large proportion of residents have Dalmatian ancestors around the turn of the century (1900) in today's city settled.
Is due to the western room (compared to Auckland City ), the people of Waitakere are often referred to as a Westie and the city itself is often called West Auckland, similar to Manukau South Auckland called.
The Waitakere City is divided into different suburbs. These are ( sorted by location ):
- New Lynn Ward ( New Lynn Ward) in the far south: New Lynn, Glen Eden, Kelston, Green Bay, Titirangi, Kaurilands, Waima, and Woodlands Park.
- Henderson County (Henderson Ward) in the center: Henderson, Glendene, Te Atatu South, and Te Atatu Peninsula (formerly Te Atatu North ) and
- Massey Ward ( Ward Massey ) in the north: Whenuapai, Hobsonville, West Harbour, Massey, Ranui, and Henderson North
Culture and sights
The city has its own unique cultural heritage, as it is the home of the Dalmatian population. These are the descendants of the Dalmatian Croatia in the present, late 19th century and early 20th century emigrant population.
Worth seeing in the surroundings of the city are the black sandy beaches of Piha Beach, Karekare Beach, Muriwai Beach Gannet Colony and along the west-facing coast, and the wild nature in the Waitakere Ranges with opportunities for bush walks, horse riding opportunities and more.
Worth a visit are the restaurants in there long-established wineries that are pure family businesses, especially " Delgat 's and Corbans " near Henderson, " Matua Valley ", " House of Nobilo " and " Coopers Creek ", near of Kumeu.
Economy and infrastructure
Major industrial areas that developed in Waitakere over 150 years and now often play only a minor role, are Tonziegelfabriken, wood processing plants (mainly Kauri tree ), fruits, and two important bases of the Royal New Zealand Air Force in Whenuapai and Hobsonville. Today in Waitakere are numerous retail businesses and small and medium enterprises in the manufacturing industry. Niche industries are boat building, wine-making and film / television industry.
Twinning
- United States Huntington Beach, California (USA)
- Japan Kakogawa, Hyōgo Prefecture (Japan)
- China People's Republic of Ningbo, Zhejiang Province ( People's Republic of China)
- Ireland Galway, Connacht Province, (Ireland )