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15 unusual facts about Auckland Council


Ardmore, New Zealand

The suburb is in the Franklin ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions of Auckland City, and is under local governance of the Auckland Council.

Avondale, Auckland

Avondale is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, located in the Whau ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions for the Auckland Council.

Balmoral, New Zealand

In November 2010, the area was included into the Albert-Eden-Roskill ward of the new Auckland Council.

Browns Bay, New Zealand

Browns Bay is under the local governance of the Auckland Council, and is located in the North Shore ward of the new Auckland city, one of thirteen administrative areas in the council.

Clover Park

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

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.

East Tamaki

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

Eden Valley, New Zealand

And in November 2010, the council was dissolved and it became a ward of the Auckland Council.

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.

Forrest Hill, New Zealand

Forrest Hill was under the local governance of the North Shore City Council, which amalgamated into Auckland Council on 1 November 2010.

Greenmount, New Zealand

The area is under governance of the Auckland Council, and is home to a number of New Zealand and international businesses and organisations.

Highbrook

The area is under governance of the Auckland Council, and is home to a large bulk of New Zealand and international businesses and organisations.

Hillsborough, Auckland

Hillsborough is under the local governance of the Auckland Council.

Homai

It has since been integrated with the rest of Auckland under the Auckland Council.

Shelly Park

The suburb is in the Howick ward, one thirteen electoral divisions of the Auckland Council.


Drury, New Zealand

As well as the former Papakura District and Franklin District, all other territorial authorities were abolished and the entire area was dissolved into a single Auckland city council.

Fifth National Government of New Zealand

In 2009 and 2010, the Government merged four city councils, three district councils and the Auckland Regional Council into one unitary "Super City".

Marcellin College, Auckland

Most of the former Pah estate contiguous with Marcellin College is now owned by the Auckland Council and is maintained as a park known as "Monte Cecilia Park" (largely located in the suburb of Hillsborough).