Green Bay, New Zealand

Green Bay is an Auckland suburb. It is under the local governance of the Auckland Council. The population was 4,155 in the 2013 census, an increase of 219 from 2006.[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
Suburb
A park in Green Bay
Green Bay
Coordinates: 36°55′46″S 174°41′06″E
CountryNew Zealand
Local authorityAuckland Council
Population
 (2013)
 • Total4,155
Titirangi North New Lynn Avondale
Titirangi
Green Bay
 Blockhouse Bay
Wood Bay (Manukau Harbour) (Manukau Harbour)

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 1497.[6] It opened in 1973.[7]

Green Bay Primary School is a full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 7 and a roll of 671.[8] It opened in 1960, and covered years 1-6 until an intermediate department was added in 1997.[9]

Both schools are coeducational, and situated next to each other on Godley Road.

Notes
  1. 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Green Bay
  2. Gregory's Auckland & Surrounds Street Directory (3rd ed.). 2008. p. map 105. ISBN 978-0-7319-2048-8.
  3. "Manukau Harbour Beaches". Waitakere City Council. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
  4. 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.
  5. Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. p. 18.
  6. Education Counts: Green Bay High School
  7. "About Us". Green Bay High School. Archived from the original on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
  8. Education Counts: Green Bay Primary School
  9. "A Brief History". Green Bay Primary School. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
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