Green Bay, New Zealand
Green Bay | |
|---|---|
 A park in Green Bay | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Waitakere City |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 3,936 |
| Titirangi North | New Lynn | Avondale |
| Titirangi |
  Green Bay  |
Blockhouse Bay |
| Wood Bay | (Manukau Harbour) | (Manukau Harbour) |
Green Bay is an Auckland suburb. It is under the local governance of the Auckland Council. The population was 3,936 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 321 from 2001.[1] The main road running through Green Bay is Godley Road and this is the Urban Route 15 that follows through Green Bay to Titirangi and Laingholm.[2]
Green Bay has a small shopping district located on Godley Road which consists of a dairy/post office, video store, bakery, Chinese food outlet, hardware store, barbers, cafe, supermarket, medical cente, florist, hair stylist, chemist and two real estate offices. There is also a fruit shop & petrol station located on either side of the Green Bay border. There is also a Plunket centre, which offers support and information of different parenting issues from breastfeeding to infant nutrition.
Green Bay beach is part of the Karaka Park coastal walk.[3] In pre-European times, the beach was the southern end of a portage between the Waitemata and Manukau harbours via the Whau River. At the west end of the beach there was a large Māori pā at Motukaraka (which is today Karaka Park).[4] The area was originally called Karaka Bay, but was renamed to the current name to avoid confusion with other bays named Karaka.[5]
Education
Green Bay High School is a secondary (years 9-13) school with a decile rating of 8 and a roll of 1761.[6] It opened in 1972.[7]
Green Bay Primary School is a full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 7 and a roll of 677.[8] It opened in 1960, and covered years 1-6 until an intermediate department was added in 1987.[9]
Both schools are coeducational, and situated next to each other on Godley Road.
Notes
- ^ Quickstats about Green Bay
- ^ Gregory's Auckland & Surrounds Street Directory (3rd ed.). 2008. p. map 105. ISBN 978-0-7319-2048-8.
- ^ Bay "Manukau Harbour Beaches". Waitakere City Council. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ Glen, A.W. (November 2006). "Manukau coastline, from Green Bay to Onehunga". Blockhouse Bay Historical Society. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. p. 18.
- ^ Education Counts: Green Bay High School
- ^ "About Us". Green Bay High School. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
- ^ Education Counts: Green Bay Primary School
- ^ "A Brief History". Green Bay Primary School. Retrieved 14 May 2009.