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Ōmiha is a rural settlement on the southwest coast of Waiheke Island in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. [3] The settlement began when the O'Brien brothers subdivided their farm in 1922, naming it "Omiha Beach Estate". [4] The area is also known as Rocky Bay from the bay to the south. [5]
Arataki Visitor Centre is a tourism and education centre in West Auckland, New Zealand, often described as the gateway to the Waitākere Ranges. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The centre provides information about the Waitākere Ranges , and organises educational events.
O'Neill’s Point Cemetery is located at 122 Bayswater Avenue. It was opened in 1891 and named after James F. O'Neill. The cemetery contains the official war graves of 41 men who served in the New Zealand forces and one man who served with the UK forces during World War I and who died before September 1, 1921.
Titirangi is a suburb of West Auckland in the Waitākere Ranges local board area of the city of Auckland in northern New Zealand. It is an affluent, residential suburb located 13 km (8.1 mi) to the southwest of the Auckland city centre, at the southern end of the Waitākere Ranges. [3]
The peninsula is mostly urbanised and is in the Northern Auckland Zone of the Auckland urban area, [8] as defined by Statistics New Zealand. Since 2010, it has been part of the Albany Ward and the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board of the Auckland Region. [8] [9] It is part of the General Electorate of Whangaparāoa.
State Highway 1 (SH 1) is the longest and most significant road in the New Zealand road network, running the length of both main islands.It appears on road maps as SH 1 and on road signs as a white number 1 on a red shield, but it has the official designations SH 1N in the North Island, SH 1S in the South Island.
Between 1971 and 1975, East Coast Bays was the fastest growing area of Auckland, seeing a population increase of 47.3%. This led to the opening of additional facilities such as Long Bay College , [ 55 ] and in 1975, the East Coast Bays had grown in size enough that the borough became a city.
Onehunga is a suburb of Auckland in New Zealand and the location of the Port of Onehunga, the city's small port on the Manukau Harbour.It is eight kilometres (five miles) south of the city centre, close to the volcanic cone of Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill.