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This article is about the former local government area. For the football team, see Auckland City FC. For the greater metropolitan area, see Auckland.
Auckland City — Territorial authority of New Zealand — Auckland City's location within New Zealand
Auckland City: Orange areas area show the city's area within the greater Auckland conurbation's urban area (grey). The city centre is ringed. Note that the city also encompasses islands of the inner (upper right) and outer Hauraki Gulf.
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New ZealandRegion Auckland Seat Auckland CBD Government – Mayor Len Brown (see Auckland Council) Area – Total 637 km2 (245.9 sq mi) Population (June 2010 estimate)[1] – Total 450,300 – Density 706.9/km2 (1,830.9/sq mi) Time zone NZST (UTC+12) – Summer (DST) NZDT (UTC+13) Postcode(s) Area code(s) 09 Website www.AucklandCity.govt.nz 
Auckland Sky Tower.
Auckland City was the city and local authority covering the Auckland isthmus and most of the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, in the North Island of New Zealand. On 1 November 2010 it was amalgamated into the wider Auckland Region under the authority of the new Auckland Council. Auckland City was the most populous city in the country, with a population of 450,300 (June 2010 estimate).[1] It lay in the Auckland Region, which was governed by the Auckland Regional Council based in Auckland City.
Auckland City was, together with its neighbouring cities, part of the Greater Auckland area. As the term 'Auckland' may have referred to the local authority alone, to the whole metropolitan area, or even to the broader region, this may have led to ambiguity, since people from other parts of New Zealand or from overseas often did not draw any distinction; especially now that the metropolitan area has been amalgamated.[citation needed] In 2009, Auckland was rated the fourth-best place to live in the world, in human resources consultancy Mercer's annual survey.[2]
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Geography
The mainland part of Auckland City lies on an isthmus. The Waitemata Harbour, which opens to the Hauraki Gulf, separates the isthmus from North Shore City and north. The Manukau Harbour, which opens to the Tasman Sea, separates the isthmus from Manukau City and the south. Being part of the Auckland volcanic field, much of the isthmus is mantled with volcanic rocks and soils, and several prominent scoria cones dot the isthmus.
Many Hauraki Gulf islands are part of Auckland City. The islands of the inner gulf include Rangitoto, Motutapu, Browns Island, Motuihe, Rakino, Ponui and Waiheke, while the outer gulf islands include Little Barrier, Great Barrier and the Mokohinau Islands.
A significant portion of Auckland's CBD and of the Auckland waterfront is built on land reclaimed over the last 100 years. Substantial development of such under-utilised areas to the west of the CBD has been projected, with large businesses beginning to relocate there as of 2006.
On the 15th August 2011 a light snow fell in Auckland city around 2:40pm and lasted around 15mins.
Structure
- Governance
In November 1989, central government restructured local authorities throughout New Zealand. After substantial protests and legal challenges, Auckland City was merged with eight smaller local authorities to form a new Auckland City Council. The new city had double the population of the old and the amalgamation set the present-day boundaries of the city. However, amalgamation, forced onto local authorities often against their will, has been criticised to have led to less democracy and higher rates for the same services.[3] A further restructuring and further amalgamation will bring all seven councils in the area and the Auckland Regional Council into one "SuperCity" Auckland Council, starting 1 November 2010.
- Population
Auckland's population, as the largest and most cosmopolitan city of New Zealand, and in 2010 was made up of 188 ethnic groups, making it New Zealand's most diverse city, and slightly more diverse than in 2007, when 185 ethnic groups had been counted.[4][5] In 2010, the life expectancy was 83 years for women, and 79.6 years for men, while the average age of the population was 33.4 years, with 35.9 years for the country.[4]
Lifestyle
While Auckland suffers from the usual issues associated with any large city, it has recently made some inroads against crime, with the period from 2007 to 2008 showing a drop in crimes reported of 4%, while nationally, there was a 1.2% rise. The reduction was mainly attributed to more night-time police patrols and stricter procedure against liquor-ban breaches and similar offenses, with the "disorder" offences (often related to alcohol) dropping 14.4%.[6]
Economy
The Coat of Arms of the City of Auckland, New Zealand.In the year to March 2009, Auckland City had 353,000 jobs, of which 26.3% was held by property and business services,[7] as well as 65,655 businesses, making up 13.1% of New Zealand's businesses and 16.2% of New Zealand's jobs.[8] Over 2009 to the month of March, Auckland City's unemployment rate increased to 5.6%, compared to the overall New Zealand unemployment rate of 4.5%. In addition the city's economic output declined by 2.4%.[7] Gareth Stiven, the economic manager of Auckland City, stated that this is because the city's economy is heavily involved with service industries, such as banking and insurance, which are affected by financial crises.[9] However, over the last five years of its existence, Auckland's economic growth averaged 1.4% each year, higher than the average of the region and the nation.[4]
As of 2003 three of the ten largest companies in New Zealand (Air New Zealand, Fletcher Building, and Foodstuffs) are headquartered in Auckland City.[10] Many large corporations were housed within Auckland CBD, the central part of Auckland City.[10]
Air New Zealand has its worldwide headquarters, called "The Hub," off of Beaumont and Fanshawe Streets in Western Reclamation, Auckland City;[11][12] the airline moved there from the Auckland CBD in 2006.[11] In September 2003 Air New Zealand was the only one of the very largest corporations in New Zealand to have its headquarters within the Auckland CBD.[10]
Lists
Suburbs
These lists of suburbs are arranged electorally, by the Wards, starting from the west:
- Avondale-Roskill
- Avondale, Blockhouse Bay, Lynfield, New Windsor, Hillsborough, Three Kings, Waikowhai, Mount Roskill, Sandringham, Wesley, Waterview
- Eden-Albert
- Balmoral, Morningside, Mount Albert, Mount Eden, Owairaka, Kingsland, Sandringham, Waterview
- Western Bays
- Grey Lynn, Newton, Western Springs, Point Chevalier, Westmere, Ponsonby, Herne Bay, Freemans Bay, Saint Marys Bay.
- Hobson
- Auckland CBD, Epsom, Greenlane, Newmarket, One Tree Hill, Parnell, Remuera, Mechanics Bay, Grafton, Newton.
- Eastern Bays
- Mission Bay, Kohimarama, Saint Heliers, Orakei, Glendowie, Meadowbank, Saint Johns
- Tamaki–Maungakiekie
- Glen Innes, Point England, Tamaki, Panmure, Mount Wellington, Ellerslie. Otahuhu, Westfield, Southdown, Penrose, Oranga, Te Papapa, Onehunga, Royal Oak
For the suburbs of the other cities within the Auckland urban area, see North Shore, Manukau, Waitakere and Papakura.
Education
Main article: List of schools in Auckland#Auckland CitySister cities
Auckland City has six sister cities and two friendship city relationships. All of these cities except Hamburg (Germany) are located around the Pacific Rim:[13]
- Sister Cities
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Hamburg, Germany[14]
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Busan, South Korea
Los Angeles, California, United States
Media
View over Auckland from the Sky Tower.
View of Auckland from North Shore City.
View of Auckland from Mount Eden.See also
References
- ^ a b "Subnational population estimates at 30 June 2010 (boundaries at 1 November 2010)". Statistics New Zealand. 26 October 2010. http://www.stats.govt.nz/~/media/Statistics/Methods%20and%20Services/Tables/Subnational%20population%20estimates/subpopest2001-10.ashx. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
- ^ Mercer — Quality of Living global city rankings 2009: Mercer survey, 28 April 2009
- ^ Thompson, Wayne (6 September 2006). "Lessons from the history of local body amalgamation". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/feature/story.cfm?c_id=1501110&objectid=10399953. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ^ a b c "Report looks into the state of our city". CityScene. Auckland City Council. 29 August 2010.
- ^ "Keeping Auckland's Future Bright: Auckland City Council Annual Report Summary 2006/2007". http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/Council/documents/annualreport/report2007/docs/summary.pdf.
- ^ "Booze crackdown reduces crime", The New Zealand Herald, Thursday 2 April 2009, Page A1
- ^ a b "Auckland business and economy report 2009." City of Auckland. Retrieved on 15 September 2009.
- ^ Eriksen, Alanah May. "Optimistic outlook for city economy." The New Zealand Herald. Tuesday 19 August 2008. Retrieved on 7 September 2009.
- ^ "Auckland's economy drags but recovery on way." TVNZ. Friday 14 August 2009. Retrieved on 7 September 2009.
- ^ a b c "The Economy of Auckland’s Central Business District." City of Auckland. September 2003. 10 (20/77). Retrieved on 7 September 2009.
- ^ a b Gibson, Anne. "Air NZ readies for headquarters shift." The New Zealand Herald. Monday 14 August 2006. Retrieved on 26 August 2009.
- ^ Taylor, Colin. "Big piece of Viaduct for little guys." New Zealand Herald. Saturday 21 October 2006. Retrieved on 5 March 2010.
- ^ International partnerships (from the Auckland City Council website. Retrieved 2006-10-07.)
- ^ "Oops! Sister cities cost an extra $150,000". The New Zealand Herald. 2 March 2007. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10426592. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
External links
- Auckland City Council website, the local authority for Auckland
- History of Auckland City by Graham Bush
- Heart of the City website by the Auckland CBD business' association
- Heritage Walks: The Engineering Heritage of Auckland, historic text, 360° panoramas and heritage imagery accessed through an interactive map
Coordinates: 36°52′22″S 174°45′18″E / 36.872892°S 174.7550583°E
Categories:- Geography of Auckland
- Territorial Authorities of New Zealand
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