Waitakere City
Waitakere City | |
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Country | New Zealand |
Area | |
• Total | 367 km2 (142 sq mi) |
Waitākere City was a
The name "Waitākere" comes from the
History
Waitakere City was formed by the amalgamation of Waitemata City with the boroughs of Henderson, New Lynn, and Glen Eden in the 1989 nationwide re-organisation of local government. There were just two mayors of Waitakere City during its existence, Assid Corban (previously mayor of Henderson Borough) from 1989 to 1992,[2] and Bob Harvey from 1992 to 2010.[3]
In February 1993 the council developed the "Greenprint" as an
On 1 November 2010, the Waitakere City Council was abolished and Waitakere City was merged into a single Auckland city governed by Auckland Council. All council facilities, assets and services were handed over to the new council.
Administrative structure
The elected Council consisted of the mayor and 14 councillors representing the four wards. Each ward also had an elected community board that considered local issues.
Geography, wards and suburbs
Henderson Ward
This urban ward contained the old Henderson borough as well as the suburbs of Glendene, Te Atatū South, and Te Atatū Peninsula (formerly Te Atatū North). There were 40,086 residents in 2001. It was located immediately to the west of Auckland city, some 10 kilometres from the city centre, along the western shores of the Waitematā Harbour and its southwestern arm, the Whau River.
Massey Ward
Although this area was principally urban, it also had some farms and lifestyle blocks in the north and west. The ward contained the suburbs of Whenuapai, Hobsonville, West Harbour, Massey, Ranui, and Henderson North. It had a population of 51,369 in the 2001 census. It was located to the north of the Henderson Ward, along the Waitemata's northwestern shore, and included one of New Zealand's largest concentrations of former military bases, with former large army and air force stations within the ward.
New Lynn Ward
Centred on the old boroughs of
Waitakere Ward
This ward was by far the largest in area as it encompassed the sparsely populated
Industry
The two major commercial centres of Waitakere City were Henderson and New Lynn. Waitakere City's workforce was strongly oriented towards Auckland City, with about 40% of all workers living in the city commuting into the Auckland City area for work from the late 2000s.[5]
Sister cities
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- Huntington Beach, California, US
- Kakogawa, Japan
- Ningbo, China
- Galway, Ireland
- Amritsar, India
See also
- List of regions in New Zealand
- Territorial Authorities of New Zealand.
References
- Waitakere City Council (May 2010). "Cultural Wellbeing Strategy for Waitakere"(PDF). Strategic Direction for Waitakere. Waitakere, New Zealand: Waitakere City Council. Title page. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ Councillor Assid Corban, Waitakere City Council. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
- ^ Résumé of Mayor Bob Harvey, Waitakere City Council. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
- ^ "Greenprint" (PDF). Waitakere City Council. February 1999.
- ^ Perrott, Alan (2 September 2009). "The long commute". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 17 February 2010.