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Auckland City Libraries
Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of as of It is the List of cities in New Zealand, most populous city of New Zealand and the List of cities in Oceania by population, fifth-largest city in Oceania. The city lies between the Hauraki Gulf to the east, the Hunua Ranges to the south-east, the Manukau Harbour to the south-west, and the Waitākere Ranges and smaller ranges to the west and north-west. The surrounding hills are covered in rainforest and the landscape is dotted with 53 volcanic centres that make up the Auckland Volcanic Field. The central part of the urban area occupies a narrow isthmus between the Manukau Harbour on the Tasman Sea and the Waitematā Harbour on the Pacific Ocean. Auckland is one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tāmaki Makaurau (New Zealand Electorate)
Tāmaki Makaurau is a New Zealand parliamentary Māori electorates, Māori electorate returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The electorate covers central and southern Auckland, and southern parts of western Auckland. It was first formed for the . ' is a Māori language, Māori-language name for Auckland. It was first held by the New Zealand Labour Party, Labour Party's John Tamihere, for one term. It was held by Pita Sharples of the Māori Party for three terms from until his retirement in 2014. Peeni Henare of the Labour Party was elected in 2014 and served until his defeat in the by Takutai Moana Kemp of Te Pāti Māori. Population centres In its current boundaries, Tāmaki Makaurau contains the west coast of the Auckland Region between Te Henga / Bethells Beach and the mouth of the Manukau Harbour, parts of West Auckland, New Zealand, West Auckland east of the Oratia Stream and Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek (excluding Te Atat� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
