New Lynn is a residential suburb of Waitakere, one of the four cities that make up the Auckland metropolitan area in northern New Zealand. As at 2003, it has a population of about 7,000. Waitakere City is in the west of metropolitan Auckland, New Zealands most populous urban area. ... The Auckland Metropolitan Area, or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

New Lynn is located towards the west of the Auckland urban area, 10 kilometres to the southwest of the Auckland city centre. It is close to the boundary between Waitakere city and Auckland city, of which the boundary is at the eastern edge of the suburb. Other suburbs surrounding New Lynn include Blockhouse Bay, Avondale, Titirangi and Green Bay. Blockhouse Bay is a residential suburb of Auckland, in New Zealands North Island. ... Avondale is the name of suburbs in the cities of Auckland and New Zealand. ... Titirangi is a suburb of Waitakere, one of the four cities of the Auckland urban area in northern New Zealand. ... Green Bay is a residential suburb of West Auckland. ...

New Lynn is located at a narrowing of the Auckland isthmus, and one of the two narrowest points joining the North Auckland Peninsula to the rest of the North Island (the other is at Otahuhu, to the southeast). At this point, between the Whau River (an estuarial arm of the Waitemata Harbour) in the north and Blockhouse Bay in the south, the island is a mere 2800 metres wide. The North Auckland Peninsula, frequently referred to simply as the Northland Peninsula, is located in the far north of the North Island of New Zealand. ... North Island The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. ... Otahuhu is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand under the local governance of the Auckland City Council. ... The Whau River, despite its name, is actually an estuarial arm of the southwestern Waitemata Harbour, within the Auckland metropolitan area in New Zealand. ... Estuaries and coastal waters are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing numerous ecological, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits and services. ... Auckland Harbour Bridge crossing the Waitemata Harbour Waitemata Harbour is the main access by sea to Auckland, New Zealand. ...

At the southern end of the suburb is one of Auckland's best known golf courses, the Titirangi Golf Course. Hong lives just across the road. Golf (gowf in Scots) is a sport where individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and is one of the few ball games that does not use a fixed standard playing area. ...

Trivia

• March 29, 2006: New Zealand's first reported case of ATM Card Skimming was found at BNZ New Lynn.