Waitākere Ranges

mountain range in New Zealand

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

locality in Auckland Region, New Zealand

Titirangi is a suburb of West Auckland in the Waitākere Ranges local board area of the city of Auckland in northern New Zealand. It is an affluent, residential suburb located to the southwest of the Auckland city centre, at the southern end of the Waitākere Ranges. In the Māori language "Titirangi" means "hill reaching up to the sky".

species of plant

Whatipu is a remote beach on the west coast of the Auckland Region in the North Island of New Zealand. The Whatipu area has been managed as a scientific reserve by the Auckland Regional Council since 2002. The road to it is unsealed. To the south of Whatipu is Manukau Harbour. To the north is Karekare. Whatipu is located at the southern end of the Waitākere Ranges. Shifting sands have substantially changed the beach since the 1940s. Over 6 square kilometres has been added to the beach since then.

locality in Auckland Region, New Zealand

locality in Auckland Region, New Zealand

Anawhata is a beach on the coast of New Zealand west of Auckland.

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.

river in Auckland Region, New Zealand

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

coastal settlement in West Auckland, New Zealand