Populated places in the Auckland Region

Pukekohe is a town in the Auckland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. The town is located at the southern edge of the Auckland Region, between the southern shore of the Manukau Harbour and the mouth of the Waikato River. The hills of Pukekohe and nearby Bombay Hills form the natural southern limit of the Auckland region. Pukekohe is located within the political boundaries of the Auckland Council, following the abolition of the Franklin District Council on 1 November 2010.

town in New Zealand

Waiuku is a rural town in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is located at the southern end of the Waiuku River, which is an estuarial arm of the Manukau Harbour, and lies on the isthmus of the Āwhitu Peninsula, which extends to the northeast. It is 40 kilometres southwest of Auckland city centre, and 12 kilometres north of the mouth of the Waikato River.

Muriwai, also called Muriwai Beach, is a coastal community on the west coast of the Auckland Region in the North Island of New Zealand. The black-sand surf beach and surrounding area is a popular recreational area for Aucklanders. The Muriwai Regional Park includes a nesting site for a large colony of gannets.

Wellsford () is a town on the Northland Peninsula in the northern North Island of New Zealand. It is the northernmost major settlement in the Auckland Region, and is northwest of the Auckland CBD. It is a major regional centre, being located at the junction of State Highways 1 and 16, almost halfway between Auckland and the Northland city of Whangārei.

Helensville () is a town in the North Island of New Zealand. It is sited northwest of Auckland, close to the southern extremity of the Kaipara Harbour. State Highway 16 passes through the town, connecting it to Waimauku to the south, and Kaukapakapa about to the north-east. Parakai is to the north-west. The Kaipara River runs through the town and into the Kaipara Harbour to the north.

thumb|Timber settlement at Piha circa 1916, photograph by Albert Percy Godber

Orewa () is a settlement in the northern Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is a suburb of the Hibiscus Coast, just north of the base of the Whangaparāoa Peninsula and north of central Auckland. The Northern Motorway, part of State Highway 1, passes just inland of Orewa and extends through the twin Johnston Hill tunnels to near Puhoi.

island in the Hauraki Gulf, in Auckland, New Zealand

locality in Auckland Region, New Zealand

Puhoi is a village in New Zealand, located on the banks of the Puhoi River. The settlement was founded by German Bohemian immigrants in the 1860s. Puhoi has several historic buildings and part of the village is designated as a protected heritage area. ==Etymology== The name Puhoi means 'slow water' in Māori. The name presumably comes from the fact that moving up the Puhoi River was quite slow. Māori did not refer to the area around the village of Puhoi as Puhoi; the area had many names with the main one being Okahu.

Parakai is a town in the North Island of New Zealand, sited northwest of Auckland, close to the southern extremity of the Kaipara Harbour. Helensville is about to the south-east, and Waioneke is to the north-west.

suburb of Auckland, New Zealand

Ahuroa is a locality in the north of Auckland, New Zealand. Ahuroa is located in the Rodney Local Board area of the city, within the Warkworth subdivision. Puhoi is to the south-east, Warkworth to the north-east, and Kaipara Flats to the north. The North Auckland railway line passes through the area. ==Etymology== The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "Long Mound" for Ahuroa. ==History== The Ahuroa road board was created 1891–1896 and dissolved 1906–1911.

locality in Rodney District, Auckland Region, New Zealand

Pāremoremo is a rural settlement and its mostly rural surrounds about 8 km (5 miles) southwest of Albany on the northern fringe of Auckland, New Zealand. Coatesville is about 7 km to the north, and Riverhead is about 8 km to the west. Pāremoremo is home to New Zealand's only maximum security prison.

Kaukapakapa is a town in the North Island of New Zealand. It is situated in the Rodney ward of the Auckland Region and is around northwest of Auckland. State Highway 16 passes through the town, connecting it to Helensville about to the south-west, and Araparera about to the north. The North Auckland Line also passes through Kaukapakapa. The Kaukapakapa River flows from the town to the Kaipara Harbour to the west.

Kumeū is a town in the Auckland Region, situated north-west of the City Centre in New Zealand. State Highway 16 and the North Auckland Line pass through the town. Huapai lies to the west, Riverhead to the north, Whenuapai to the east, and Taupaki to the south.

island in New Zealand

Matakana is a town in the Mahurangi region of the North Island of New Zealand. Matakana is north of Warkworth. The Matakana River flows through the town and into Kawau Bay to the south-east.

locality in New Zealand

locality in Auckland Region, New Zealand

Taupaki is a locality in the Rodney District, which is a part of the Auckland Region in New Zealand. Kumeū lies to the north-west, Whenuapai to the north-east, West Harbour to the east, Massey to the south-east, Swanson to the south, and Waitākere, Auckland to the south-west. The North Auckland Line runs through the area.

Waimauku is a small locality in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It comes under the jurisdiction of Auckland Council, and is in the council's Rodney ward. Waimauku is approximately 4 kilometres west of Huapai on State Highway 16 at the junction with the road to Muriwai Beach. Helensville is 16 km to the north-west. Waimauku is a Māori word which is literally translated as wai: stream and mauku: varieties of small ferns.

locality in Auckland Region, New Zealand

locality in Auckland Region, New Zealand

locality in Rodney District, Auckland Region, New Zealand

Tāpora is a locality on the Okahukura Peninsula, which is on the eastern side of the Kaipara Harbour in New Zealand. It is part of the Rodney District. Wellsford lies to the East, as does Port Albert and the Wharehine River, while Manukapua Island lies to the West.

locality in Auckland Region, New Zealand

locality in Auckland Region, New Zealand

locality in Auckland Region, New Zealand

locality in Auckland Region, New Zealand

Waiwera is a small town in the north of the Auckland Region in New Zealand. Waiwera is 6 km north of Orewa, 6 km south-east of Puhoi, 23 km south-east of Warkworth and approximately 35 km from the Auckland City centre. The settlement lies at the outlet of a river also called Waiwera. Less than 1 kilometre north of the Waiwera turn-off lies the turn-off to Wenderholm Regional Park which is situated on the far side of the headland to the north of the Waiwera River outlet.

Paerata is a small settlement immediately to the north of Pukekohe, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 22 some south of the Manukau Harbour. Wesley College is located close to the northern edge of Paerata.

locality in Auckland Region, New Zealand

locality in Auckland Region, New Zealand

human settlement in New Zealand

Maraetai is a coastal town to the east of Auckland in New Zealand, on the Pōhutukawa Coast. Part of the traditional rohe of Ngāi Tai Ki Tāmaki, the area developed into a coastal holiday community in the early 20th Century.

Parau is a locality of West Auckland in the Auckland Region. It is under the local governance of the Waitākere Ranges Local Board within the Auckland Council. It is a coastal community close to Titirangi village. Parau is made up of Huia Road, one other looping street called Rauhuia Crescent and two cul de sacs, Staley Road and Shirley Road. It also consists of a safe clean beach called Armour Bay where locals can partake in tennis, and swimming in the Manukau Harbour which laps the beach.

Glorit is a rural community in the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island. State Highway 16 runs through the area, connecting to Tauhoa 12 km to the north and Helensville to the south.

suburb in Auckland, New Zealand

locality in Auckland Region, New Zealand

thumb|Pākiri Beach Pākiri is a locality in Auckland, in the former Rodney District of New Zealand. Leigh is about to the south-east. The Pākiri River flows through the area and into the Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana to the north-east.

thumb|View of farmland in Rodney District, near the township of Tauhoa Tauhoa is a rural community in the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island.

locality in Auckland Region, New Zealand

Whangateau is a coastal village on the shores of the Whangateau Harbour on the North Island of New Zealand. Whangateau is between Leigh and Big Omaha. During the late 19th century the land around Whangateau was subdivided into small farms and Whangateau was established with support of the county and central government. The settlement remained small and has a population over 100.

locality in Auckland Region, New Zealand

thumb|Farmland in Ararimu Valley Ararimu is a locality in Auckland, New Zealand. It is in the Franklin ward of Auckland Council.

Oratia is a semi-rural locality on the western edge of metropolitan West Auckland in New Zealand.

Ōmaha is a small beach town on Ōmaha Bay in the Auckland Region, in the north of New Zealand. It is on a sandspit that adjoins Tāwharanui Peninsula and separates Whangateau Harbour from Ōmaha Bay.

locality in Auckland Region, New Zealand

Huapai is a locality north-west of Auckland, New Zealand. State Highway 16 and the North Auckland Railway Line pass through it. Kumeū is adjacent to the east, Riverhead is to the north-east, and Waimauku to the west.

Waioneke is a locality on the Te Korowai-o-Te-Tonga Peninsula of the Kaipara Harbour, in the Rodney District of New Zealand. Parakai is 22 km to the south-east, and the road continues another 14 km to the north-west. Rangitira Beach and Woodhill Forest are to the west, and Omokoiti Flats and the southern Kaipara Harbour are to the east.