Ōpaheke
Ōpaheke is a suburb of Auckland, in northern New Zealand. Located to the south of the Papakura, and 32 kilometres south of Auckland CBD. Opaheke was under authority of the Papakura District Council. The suburb makes up the southernmost part of the Auckland metropolitan area.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of a landslide" for Ōpaheke.[1]
History
Ōpaheke became recognised as an independent suburb in 1989. The previous area was referred to as a small area of greater Papakura, but has now developed into a separate residential area.
During the major reformation of local government, also in 1989, the Ōpaheke area was included into the Papakura District boundaries.
Since October 2010, after a review of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, the entire Auckland Region was be amalgamated into a single city authority. As well as the former Papakura District, all other territorial authorities have been abolished and the entire area has been dissolved into a single Auckland city council. The suburb of Ōpaheke has been in the Manurewa-Papakura Ward of the Auckland Council since.
People
Ōpaheke had a population of 2,592 at the 2013 New Zealand census, an increase of 36 people since the 2006 census. There were 1,272 males and 1,320 females.[2] 81.2% were European/Pākehā, 20.9% were Māori, 6.7% were Pacific peoples and 5.9% were Asian.[3]
See also
External links
- Papakura District Council
- New Auckland Council
- Photographs of Opaheke held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.
References
- ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
- ^ 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Opaheke
- ^ 2013 Census QuickStats about a place (Cultural diversity) : Opaheke