- to the north - to the east - to the south-east - to the south - to the south-west - to the west - to the north-west Manukau City (orange). ... North Island The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. ...
Hauraki Gulf Mellons Bay Howick Half Moon Bay Tamaki River Bucklands Beach A true-colour image showing Auckland city (left), the Hauraki Gulf (centre) and the Coromandel Peninsula (right). ... This article is about the suburb of Manukau City in New Zealand. ... The Tamaki River, despite its name, is actually an estuarial arm of the Hauraki Gulf, close to the city of Auckland in New Zealand. ... Bucklands Beach is a suburb 13 kilometres east of Auckland city centre, New Zealand. ...
Eastern Beach is an Aucklandsuburb. Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ... It has been suggested that Suburbia be merged into this article or section. ...
Māori population is estimated to have peaked at 20,000 in the region in pre-settlement times, a figure which would later qualify in NewZealand as a city.
During the mid 19th century, European settlement of NewZealand was predominantly in the South Island.
Following the initiative of Michael Joseph Savage's NewZealand Labour Party large numbers of state houses were constructed through the late 1930s, '40s and '50s, usually on quarter-acre (1,000 m²) sections - a tradition that survives despite frequent subdivision.