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Franklin is a local government area in the southernmost part of New Zealand's Auckland Region, governed by the Franklin Local Board and Auckland Council. It currently aligns with the council's Franklin Ward. [1] Pukekohe is the largest settlement of the area and the seat of the local board. [1] The predecessor to Franklin was the Franklin District.
Clarks Beach is a small town of Auckland, New Zealand. It is in the former Franklin District local government area. Primarily a beachside rural town, situated within the Manukau Harbour, at the mouth of the Waiuku River, it fronts the harbour and is north facing. It is known as one of the few beaches where scallops can be collected by hand at ...
Franklin District was a New Zealand territorial authority that lay between the Auckland metropolitan area and the Waikato Plains. As a formal territory, it was abolished on 31 October 2010 and divided between Auckland Council in the Auckland Region (39.82 percent by land area) to the north and Waikato and Hauraki districts in the Waikato region (60.18 percent) to the south and east.
The Franklin Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council.It is overseen by the Franklin ward councillor. [3]The Franklin Local Board area spans the full width of the North Island, from the Hauraki Gulf to the Manukau Harbour.
Franklin had a population of 84,357 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 9,519 people (12.7%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 19,038 people (29.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 32,322 dwellings. The median age was 40.1 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally).
Franklin County Council Chambers in 1924 Franklin County Council Chambers in 2024. Franklin County was established on 1 April 1912, following the 1911 Franklin and Manukau Counties Act. [2] Previously Franklin County was part of the larger Manukau County. [1] The first election for the Franklin County Council was held 22 June 1912.
Mercer had a population of 123 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 9 people (7.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 18 people (17.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 45 households, comprising 66 males and 57 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.16 males per female.
Clevedon (Māori: Te Wairoa), [3] previously known as Wairoa South, is a rural town to the south-east of Auckland, New Zealand, in the local government area of Franklin. The area is part of the rohe of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, who settled around the Wairoa River. The original township was founded in the 1850s, and was named Clevedon in 1866.