Wairau Valley, Auckland
Wairau Valley | |
|---|---|
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Auckland Council |
| Glenfield North | Forrest Hill | |
| Glenfield |
  Wairau Valley  |
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| Marlborough | Hillcrest | Westlake |
Wairau Valley is a suburb of the North Shore in the Auckland metropolitan area of northern New Zealand. The area is predominantly light industrial/commercial. The Northern Motorway passes to the east, and the Wairau Park shopping complex extends to the north.[1] Wairau Valley is part of the Glenfield North census area.[2] The valley is drained by the Wairau Creek, which flows on through Milford and discharges into Castor Bay on the Hauraki Gulf.
Education and recreation
Wairau Valley School is a coeducational special school, with a decile rating of 9 and a roll of 94.[3] It caters for students up to 21 years old with intellectual disabilities.[4] The North Shore Events Centre, an indoor arena, is in Wairau Valley.
Notes
- ^ Gregory's Auckland & Surrounds Street Directory (3rd ed.). 2008. map 57. ISBN 978-0-7319-2048-8.
- ^ Quickstats about Glenfield North
- ^ Education Counts: Wairau Valley School
- ^ "Mission and Aim". Wairau Valley School.