East Coast Bays

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For the electorate, see East Coast Bays (New Zealand electorate).
East Coast Bays
Suburb of Auckland
Coordinates: 36°43′52″S 174°44′41″E / 36.731148°S 174.74473°E / -36.731148; 174.74473Coordinates: 36°43′52″S 174°44′41″E / 36.731148°S 174.74473°E / -36.731148; 174.74473
CountryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Local authorityAuckland Council
Electoral wardAlbany ward
Local boardHibiscus and Bays
Postcode(s)
0630, 0620
Dairy Flat Hibiscus Coast Hauraki Gulf
Albany
East Coast Bays
 Hauraki Gulf
Rosedale Sunnynook Hauraki Gulf

East Coast Bays is a string of small suburbs that form the northernmost part of the North Shore, part of the contiguous Auckland metropolitan area in New Zealand. The suburbs line the north-east coast of the city along the shore of the Hauraki Gulf and Rangitoto Channel. They stretch from Long Bay in the north to Castor Bay in the south. They include, from north to south, Long Bay, Torbay, Waiake Bay, Browns Bay, Rothesay Bay, Murrays Bay, Mairangi Bay, Campbells Bay and Castor Bay.[1]

History[]

The land within the modern-day district was originally part of the Mahurangi Block, which extended from Te Arai in the north, all the way to North Head to the south.[2] The land in the district was claimed by several Maōri tribes, through a series of conquests and marriages.[3]

Most settlers in the European settlement of New Zealand established farms in the flat lands of the bays.

With opening of the Auckland Harbour Bridge in 1954, the district experienced rapid growth of population, in 1954, the population was at around 7000, but by 1966, it had increased to 12,000 people, and by 1986, it had risen over 30,000 people living in the East Coast Bays.[3]

The area has been governed by the Auckland Council since the Council's were merged in 2010.[4] It is represented, along with the Hibiscus Coast to the north, by the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board, one of two boards in the Albany ward of Auckland Region. From 1989 to 2010 it was part of North Shore City, until North Shore City Council was merged into the Auckland Council. Prior to the 1989 local body reforms, the area was a city in its own right, known as the City of East Coast Bays.

Education[]

Notable high schools in the area include Long Bay College and Rangitoto College, the largest high school in New Zealand with a school roll of 3173 students as of November 2021.[5] Year 9's to 13's ('Form 3 to Form 7') attend the schools.

Politics[]

East Coast Bays is also the name of an electorate from which an MP is elected to serve in the New Zealand Parliament. Its current MP is Erica Stanford.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "About Hibiscus and Bays". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Auckland District — Mahurangi Block — 1-Nov-1853 | NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b City, Auckland City. "Background to the District" (PDF). aucklandcity.gov.
  4. ^ Government, Local. "Auckland Council - Main". www.localcouncils.govt.nz. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  5. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Stanford, Erica - New Zealand Parliament". www.parliament.nz. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

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