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68 unusual facts about Auckland


2013 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

Group A of the Division II tournament was held in Auckland, New Zealand, from April 7 to 13.

3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion

After training for a few months the battalion then deployed in February–March 1943 to Auckland, New Zealand in preparation for combat in the Pacific theater.

Amy Chambers

After a brief stint with Air Fiji, she was accepted by the Anglican Church for training at St John's Theological College in Auckland, New Zealand.

Anthony Belasyse

Later in the same year he obtained a prebend in the collegiate church of Auckland and a canonry at Westminster.

Arsalan Kazemi

As captain of the Iranian under-19 team, Kazemi led the Iranian national team with 16.6PPG, 12.2RPG and 3 assists to become the teams highest scorer at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship 2009 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Back of the Y Masterpiece Television

Back of the Y begun shooting a second series from Monday 24th Sept 2007 - Friday 28th Sept 2007 at Henderson Valley Studios in Auckland.

Bangladeshi cricket team in New Zealand in 2007–08

The third game on tour was against another provincial side, this time Auckland.

Bartercard Premiership

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Bowl-out

The first international bowl-out in a Twenty20 match took place on 16 February 2006, when New Zealand beat West Indies 3-0 in Auckland.

Brittany Wakelin

Wakelin attended Albany Senior High School on Auckland's North Shore in Albany, Auckland, New Zealand.

Bronwyn Turei

She moved to Auckland to attend the Unitec School of Performing Arts.

Bruce McLaren

His parents, Les and Ruth McLaren, owned a service station and workshop in Remuera Rd, Remuera, Auckland.

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Bruce McLaren attended Meadowbank Primary School.

Clifton Firth

he was educated at King’s College(1911-1919), followed by a year in Christchurch at Christ’s College.

Cory Joseph

Joseph once again competed for Canada, this time at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Auckland, New Zealand alongside his good friend, high school teammate and Texas commit Tristan Thompson.

CreativeMornings

Today, CM has chapters around the globe including: New York, Zurich, London, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Auckland, among others coming online every month.

Cryptocheilus australis

Native to Tasmania and south-eastern Australia, introduced to New Zealand where they are now found from the North Cape to Auckland.

David Burn

Burn was editing the South Britain or Tasmanian Literary Journal in 1843, and afterwards went to Sydney and Auckland, where he lived for many years.

David Wikaira-Paul

Moving to Auckland, David signed with an acting agency and was soon cast in Shortland Street.

Elizabeth Grace Neill

After this significant event in New Zealand’s history, maternity hospitals began opening all over the country such as St. Helen’s Hospitals in Dunedin (1905), Auckland (1906), and Christchurch (1907).

Eric Baume

Eric Baume was born Frederick Ehrenfried Baume in Auckland, New Zealand in 1900 to a father of the same name who was a lawyer and politician.

Frank Nobilo

He was educated at St Peter's College in Auckland where he was persuaded to play golf by schoolmates (Chris Treen and Mark Lewis).

Gemini 12

After several years at the Museum of Transport and Technology, in Auckland, New Zealand, the spacecraft was returned to the United States.

Great Northern Derby

It is run at Alexandra Park in Auckland, on the same night as the Auckland Cup in early March.

Hampton Downs Motorsport Park

Hampton Downs Motorsport Park is situated in North Waikato (between Auckland and Hamilton), New Zealand near the Meremere drag strip and the dirt track club.

Haustrum scobina

It generally prefers inter-tidal zones, such as the Hauraki Gulf of Auckland, New Zealand.

Hawke Cup

Teams from New Zealand's 4 "main centres", Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin have not usually competed for the Hawke Cup, although they did participate for the latter half of the 1990s.

Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata

On 1 February 2010 it was reported that an entomologist had identified the presence of Hadda beetles in the Auckland area of New Zealand.

Henry Cleary

He learned Māori in order to teach Māori people in their own language, and was responsible for establishing St Peter's Rural Training School for Māori boys.

History of cricket in New Zealand from 1918–19 to 1945

An Australian team toured New Zealand in 1920-21 to play first-class matches versus New Zealand national team (twice) and provincial teams including Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury and Otago.

Horahora Power Station

This allowed supply to be extended to include the Bay of Plenty and Auckland.

Issues 101

The film attracted a formal complaint by a viewer to the New Zealand Broadcast Standards Authority after it aired during the Triangle Television gay television festival in Auckland in January 2003.

Jeffrey Parazzo

After a few smaller roles in film and television, in 2003 Jeff was cast as Power Ranger Trent Fernandez on the TV show Power Rangers Dino Thunder, which was produced in Auckland, New Zealand.

Július Benčko

While Schmitz (Dotcom), Finn Batato, Mathias Ortmann and Bram van der Kolk were arrested on January 20, 2012 in Auckland, New Zealand, by New Zealand authorities, Benčko and two others remain at large.

Kangaroo Island SeaLink

In September 2004 Sealink acquired Subritzky Shipping of Auckland New Zealand, and renamed it as the SeaLink Travel Group.

Karapiro Power Station

From Karapiro, electricity is transmitted by a twin-circuit 110 kV line (HAM-KPO-A) to Hamilton, via Cambridge, where Karapiro's electricity is distributed to Hamilton, northern Waikato, and Auckland.

Kevin W. Pearson

As a general authority, he has served as a counselor in the church's Europe East Area, as an Assistant Executive Director of the Missionary Department, and since 2011, as a counselor in the Pacific Area, based in Auckland, New Zealand.

Like It's Over

The music video for "Like It's Over" was filmed at Pt Erin Pool, Auckland and directed by Shae Sterling.

Linden Wilkinson

Wilkinson spends most of her time acting in and writing theatre productions, she has worked extensively in State Theatre Companies in Adelaide, Melbourne and Auckland, some of her theatre credits include A Day in December, Family Favourites, Happy House Show, Nice Girls and Night of the Missing Bridegroom.

Mako Networks

Mako Networks is a network management company headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand, providing services via a range of managed appliances that connect businesses to the Internet and protect them from security threats.

Marilyn Duckworth

Duckworth was born in Auckland, but spent the years between 1939 and 1947 in England.

Mathew Richmond

In his role, he was only responsible to the Governor (first Robert FitzRoy and then George Grey) and the Colonial Secretary (Andrew Sinclair) in Auckland.

Matson, Inc.

From the early 20th century through the 1970s, Matson liners sailed from the west coast ports of San Francisco and Los Angeles to Honolulu and points beyond, including a handful of South Pacific ports of call as well as Australia (Sydney) and New Zealand (Auckland).

Mount Hobson

Mount Hobson, Auckland, a volcanic cone in the Auckland Volcanic Field, New Zealand

Murder of Christie Marceau

Akshay Chand and Christie Marceau had first met each other while attending Williow Park Primary School in the North Shore suburb of Hillcrest where they both lived.

New Zealand Derby

The New Zealand Derby is a set-weights Thoroughbred horserace for three-year-old, run over a distance of 2,400 metres (12 furlongs) at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand.

Noel J Taylor Memorial Mile

It is held over the distance of 1700 metres (just over one mile) once a year at Alexandra Park, Auckland, New Zealand.

Northern Busway

Northern Busway, Auckland, a busway in North Shore City, Auckland, New Zealand

Onshore service

For example, if an American resident were to travel to New Zealand, and play golf with his friends in Auckland; this would be classified as an Onshore service as the Auckland (New Zealand) golf club is providing the American tourist with a service.

Paolo Longo

He has also earned second prizes and special mentions in Rome (Premio Valentino Bucchi), Piacenza (Egidio Carella Competition), Geneva (Prix Reine Marie José), Urbana-Champaign (Salvatore Martirano Memorial Composition Award), Angoulême, Cuneo, Auckland and many others.

Ricky Ball

Woody (consisting of three-quarters of Ticket among the line up) was a resident band at Jilly's in Auckland, one of several nightclubs in New Zealand run by Maurice Greer, formerly of Human Instinct.

Robin Maconie

Robin Maconie (born 22 October 1942 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand composer, pianist, and writer.

Roy Dalgarno

In 1975 he moved to Auckland, New Zealand, where he worked as a Lecturer in drawing and composition at the Auckland Society of Arts.

Roz Turnbull

She has always time to enjoy the warmth of her country home just outside Auckland and spend time with her two little boys, and husband Lance, who works as manager in a childrenswear company.

Rudolph Berking-Williams

He is of German and Samoan descent and currently lives in Auckland, New Zealand.

Rutherford High School

Rutherford High School (Auckland), former name of Rutherford College, Auckland, New Zealand

Scented Gardens for the Blind

Dragon formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in January 1972 with a line-up that featured Todd Hunter on bass guitar, guitarist Ray Goodwin, drummer Neil Reynolds and singer/pianist Graeme Collins.

Seizure of Megaupload

Dotcom and three other Megaupload executives were arrested in a leased $30 million luxury mansion near Auckland on Friday January 20, 2012.

The Beatnix

There have also been many television performances including Hey Hey It's Saturday, The Midday Show, Good Morning Australia, The Don Lane Show, Ernie and Denise, Simon Townsend's Wonder World, Donnie Sutherlands' Sounds, and appearances at Beatles festivals in Adelaide, Melbourne, Auckland and four Beatlefests in Sydney.

The Te Kooti Trail

It premiered at the Strand Theatre, Auckland on 17 November 1927 and was billed as New Zealand’s "greatest production".

Theresa Healey

Married to film producer Steven O'Meagher, the couple have two children, Xavier and Zachary, together and currently reside in central Auckland, New Zealand.

Waima

Catholic students usually commute by bus, or train from Glen Eden or New Lynn to Marist College (girls) or St Peter's College (boys).

Wayland Hand

Wayland Debs Hand (March 19, 1907, Auckland, New Zealand – October 22, 1986, Moon Township, Pennsylvania, United States) was an American folklorist.

West End Rowing Club

West End Rowing Club is based at Saunders Reserve on Rosebank Peninsula, in Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand.

Whakamaru Power Station

The largest transmission route is to New Zealand's largest city, Auckland, approximately 200 km to the north - three 220 kV circuits connect Whakamaru to Otahuhu in southern Auckland, with an additional circuit serving Otahuhu via Hamilton.

William Lane

He died on 26 August 1917 in Auckland, New Zealand, having been editor of the Herald from 1913 to 1917, much admired, having lost one son Charles at a cricket match in Cosme in Paraguay, and another Donald on the first day of the ANZAC landings (25 April 1915) on the beaches of Gallipoli.

William Trevor Martin

He and Tony Mackintosh both stood in their last Test as umpire in the 3rd Test between New Zealand and Pakistan at Eden Park in Auckland in February 1973.

YOPER

Yoper is also the Auckland, New Zealand based company which is developing and selling Yoper Linux.


Affluenza

To highlight the spread of affluenza in societies with varied levels of inequality, James interviewed people in several cities including Sydney, Singapore, Auckland, Moscow, Shanghai, Copenhagen and New York.

Arnold Safroni-Middleton

He played the violin in the Orchestra of "Her Majesty's Theatre" in Sydney, the Orchestra of the Opera House in Auckland, the Providence Opera House in Providence (Rhode Island), the Tokyo Orchestra, the Government House (Sarawak) Orchestra and the Government House (Hayti) Mexico Orchestra.

Auckland Anniversary Day

The modern area of observation includes all of the Northland and Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Gisborne Regions, as well as some parts of the Manawatu-Wanganui and Hawke's Bay regions north of the 39th parallel.

Auckland Anniversary Day was established by Governor Hobson's direction, over Willoughby Shortland's signature, in 1842.

Bartercard Premiership

In the Seniors competition, Canterbury achieved their first Premiership in the new competition in a rematch of the 2008 final, defeating Auckland at Rugby League Park, Christchurch.

Beilschmiedia tarairi

It is a common canopy tree in lowland forests north of Auckland, often growing in association with kauri (Agathis australis), pōhutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa), tawapou (Pouteria costata), and pūriri (Vitex lucens) on basalt rocks and soils.

Bernard Martin

From Auckland, he was on the Auckland City Council and the Auckland University Council.

Claire Chitham

Claire Margaret Chitham (born 12 July 1978 in Auckland) is a New Zealand television actress.

Cockle Bay, New Zealand

The suburb is in the Howick ward, one of the 13 administrative divisions of Auckland city and currently under governance of the Auckland Council.

Decima Norman

Her record five gold medals in a single games was not equalled until 1990, when swimmer Hayley Lewis took five golds in Auckland, and not beaten until Susie O'Neill won six golds in Kuala Lumpur in 1998.

Dorothea Anne Franchi

She was born in Auckland, New Zealand, the daughter of Peter Rudolph Franchi, and studied at the University of Auckland and the Royal College of Music in London.

Drift to the north

Drift to the north is a term used in New Zealand to refer to the internal migration of people from the South Island to the country's main metropolitan area, Auckland, in the northern North Island.

East Tamaki

The area is under governance of the Auckland Council, and is located to the south-east of the Auckland city centre.

Ellen Chaplin

She was taken ill in Murrundi, New South Wales, but was able to proceed to New Zealand, and acted at Auckland, where she died from acute inflammation on 19 October 1880, aged 58 (Era, 26 December 1880, p. 4; Theatrical Times, 18 November 1848, p. 439, with portrait).

Enderby Island

The island is part of the Auckland Island group Important Bird Area (IBA), identified as such by BirdLife International because of the significance of the group as a breeding site for several species of seabirds as well as the endemic Auckland Shag, Auckland Teal, Auckland Rail and Auckland Snipe.

Fast Crew

Fast Crew was formed in Auckland, New Zealand in 1999, and after some experimentation, the group began playing live around Auckland.

Favona

The suburb is in the Manukau ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions of Auckland city, and is under governance of the Auckland Council.

Frederic Villiers

A world cruise followed in which he visited British India where he dined with the Viceroy, Lord Lytton at Simla, travelling on to Sydney, Tasmania, Auckland, Honolulu and San Francisco, and in 1882 was in Egypt to cover the Anglo-Egyptian War; he was present at Battle of Tel-el-Kebir.

Ilam School of Fine Arts

Located in the Christchurch suburb of Ilam, it is informally called the Ilam School of Fine Arts, although this can lead to confusion with the Elam School of Fine Arts in Auckland.

Inter Dominion

The 2011 series was held at Alexandra Park in Auckland, with the original venue of Addington in Christchurch deemed unsuitable due to the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake.

Jelal Kalyanji Natali

After investing in Taumarunui properties and businesses he moved to Browns Bay in Auckland, where his descendants still live.

L.A. Zombie

In New Zealand, the film was first screened at the Out Takes LGBT film festival in Auckland and Wellington.

Landing at Anzac Cove

The Auckland and Canterbury Battalions of the New Zealand Infantry Brigade, under the temporary command of Brigadier General H.B. Walker, an ANZAC staff officer, were also directed to Baby 700.

Limited express

The Night Limited was the premier express train on the North Island Main Trunk Railway between Auckland and Wellington from 1924 until 1971; during peak seasons, it was augmented by the Daylight Limited.

Luxford

John Luxford (1890–1971), New Zealand lawyer and Mayor of Auckland City

Manurewa

It was part of Manukau City before the creation of the Auckland super city in 2010.

Mark Faumuina

He was picked to play for the Lion Red XIII against a Tongan Residents side and also represented Auckland in its Rugby League Cup challenge.

Midnight Youth

Midnight Youth came together while at Rangitoto College in Auckland's North Shore with three members of the band playing together in New Zealand's high school Rockquest competition.

Mitch Evans

Evans attended Saint Kentigern College in Pakuranga, Auckland, but left at the end of 2010 to pursue his career overseas.

Moodabe family

When Thomas O'Brien and his beloved Civic Theatre went bankrupt in 1932, the Moodabe brothers took over O'Brien's other Auckland theatres, including the Princess (later the Plaza), the Rialto in Newmarket, and the Tivoli in Karangahape Road.

New Zealand English

This followed an incident in 1985 when an Oakland-bound American passenger accidentally ended up on a flight to Auckland after misunderstanding several Air New Zealand flight attendants at Los Angeles International Airport.

New Zealand hip hop

Early Hiphop releases in New Zealand include the collection Ak89 - In Love With These Rhymes, compiled by Simon Laan and released by Auckland radio bFm in 1989 (on cassette only), and a variety of releases by Southside Records, owned by Murray Cammick.

Onehunga

The Onehunga branch will be the first in Auckland to see passenger service on the new AM class electric trains.

Pilot Training School

Military pilot training during World War I was undertaken by private contractors; principally the New Zealand Flying School of the Walsh Brothers in Auckland and the Canterbury Aviation Company formed by Henry Wigram in Christchurch.

Pinehill

Pinehill, New Zealand, a suburb of North Shore City in the Auckland region

Railway Enthusiasts Society

In 1981 and 1986, the Society operated steam hauled trains with Glenbrook Vintage Railway's Mallet locomotive and WW 480 along Quay Street in Auckland as part of tourism promotions.

Ramon Te Wake

In 2005 Te Wake joined King Kapisi in presenting Pasifika 2005 festival, the biggest Polynesian culture festival in the world held in Auckland every year since 1992, it was televised on TV2.

Randerson

Richard Randerson (born 1940), Dean of Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland

Ryan Broekhoff

Broekhoff was a member of Australia's entry in both the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Auckland, New Zealand and the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China.

Starcom IP Asia

Starcom IP Asia consists of 17 countries and 29 offices, with locations in Australia (Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast, Brisbane) Bangalore, Bangladesh, China (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong), India (New Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai), Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand (Auckland, Wellington), Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Vietnam.

Takanini

As well as the current Papakura District, other territorial authorities such as North Shore City, Rodney District, Waitakere City, Auckland City, Manukau City, and the Franklin District will be abolished and the entire area will be dissolved into a single Auckland city council.

Te Atatu South

Other convenient State secondary schools are Henderson High School, Liston College, St Dominic's College and some commute to St Peter's College.

Terrorism in New Zealand

Greenpeace had planned to use the Rainbow Warrior as part of protest efforts over French nuclear testing at Moruroa, and DGSE divers sank the vessel by detonating mines against its hull while it was berthed in Auckland.

Thomas McDonnell, Snr.

(1788 in County Antrim, Ireland – 13 September 1864 in Onehunga, Auckland) was a timber trader and Additional British Resident in New Zealand.