Takanini

Until recently, Takanini was a small town in southern Auckland, New Zealand, sandwiched between the nearby cities of Manukau and Papakura. In recent years, however, population growth has merged the three into one continuous urban area, and in 1989 the former area of Takanini was merged into the Papakura District. It is located at coord|-37.0429|174.9189|display=inline,title|region:NZ-AUK_type:city, 28 kilometres southeast of the Auckland city centre, about a 15 minute drive.

One of the largest organisations in New Zealand, Fonterra, has headquarters in the Takanini area. Another local enterprise with international links is horse-breeding.

The name "Takanini" survives for a primary school, a public hall, a railway station, and a Scout group.

Future Facilities

At present, Takanini has a primary school as well as several other early childhood centres.

Four co-educational state schools costing more than $92 million will be built in Takanini over the next 15 years. More early childhood services and a catholic school will also be developed. The plan includes a modern secondary school being built near Papakura Normal School (Papakura) and 3 primary schools built on sites yet to be secured. The fact that Takanini's population is forecast to grow to 22, 000, including 4500 schoolchildren by 2020, has boosted these major projects. The new secondary school will cater for years 9 to 13, the primary schools from years one to eight.