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Aerial view of Botany Downs in 1959, when the area was farmland. The Botany Downs area is part of the rohe of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, who descend from the crew of the Tainui migratory waka, who visited the area around the year 1300. [6] Ōwairoa is the traditional name used to describe the swampy inland areas away from the coast. [7]
Botany Downs Secondary College. Botany Downs Secondary College is a secondary school (years 9–13) with a roll of 1,910. [11] The school opened in 2004. [12] Elim Christian College is a state-integrated Christian composite school (years 1–13) with a roll of 1,024. [13] Botany Downs School is a contributing primary school (years 1–6) with a ...
Berkeley Cinemas refers to a two-complex premium brand of cinemas owned by Hoyts Pty Australia. Previously owned by Everard Entertainment, [1] the Berkeley Cinema Group was one of the largest cinema chains in Auckland, New Zealand, with complexes in Mission Bay, Hibiscus Coast, Takapuna, and Botany Downs.
Māori continued to live in the area, unchanged by this sale. [11] In 1854 when Fairburn's purchase was investigated by the New Zealand Land Commission, a Ngāi Tai reserve was created around the Wairoa River and Umupuia areas, and as a part of the agreement, members of Ngāi Tai agreed to leave their traditional settlements to the west. [12] [13]
Botany has the highest number of people born overseas of any New Zealand electorate (49% in 2006), the most Buddhists in a New Zealand electorate and the highest number of one-family homes. The average income in the electorate is high, with over half of the electorate's residents earning over $50,000 a year.
Botany Town Centre is a large shopping mall and lifestyle centre located in Auckland, New Zealand. It has more than 200 stores [ 1 ] spread across three complexes, including restaurants and entertainment buildings such as cinemas.
Botany Downs Secondary College at night. Botany Downs Secondary College is a state coeducational secondary school located in East Tamaki, a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. The school opened in 2004 as a result of new residential development in the eastern Auckland area. Serving Years 9 to 13, the school has a roll of approximately 1,910 ...
Wattle Downs was home to a Waiohua pā called Takirangaranga, meaning "upraised land". [3] [4]Prior to residential development, 'Wattle Farm', was a 457 acre dairy farm. Its name originated from the 200-acre blackwood and silver leaf wattle grove planted on the peninsula in 1884 by farmer Mr White for an extract from the bark used in the tanning of skins.