Westgate, formerly Massey North is a suburb and commercial area in Auckland, New Zealand.
Etymology
The original name of the area was ''Massey North'', but by the 2000s the name of the shopping centre had begun to be used for the general area instead. Originally
Auckland Council
Auckland Council () is the local government council for the Auckland Region in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority that also has the responsibilities, duties and powers of a regional council and so is a unitary authority, according to t ...
had proposed the name ''Kedgley'' be used but this name was rejected due to it being the personal name of a living person. In 2013 the
New Zealand Geographic Board
The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB) is the authority over geographical and hydrographic names within New Zealand and its territorial waters. This includes the naming of small urban settlements, localities, mounta ...
changed the name of the suburb from ''Massey North'' to ''Westgate''.
History
In 1999 the
Waitakere City Council planned for a new town centre in Massey North. The council contributed towards the cost of roads and for a new library and public square. The new town centre was envisioned as a way for
Waitakere City
Waitakere City was a Territorial Authorities of New Zealand, territorial authority in West Auckland, New Zealand, West Auckland, New Zealand; it was governed by the Waitakere City Council from 1989 to 2010. It was New Zealand's fifth-largest ...
residents to not have to travel to Auckland for services and work.
Te Manawa
Te Manawa is a public library in the new Westgate town centre that opened in March 2019. The building was designed by
Warren and Mahoney and built by Fletcher Construction. The building won the 2020
New Zealand Institute of Architects Auckland Awards Public Architecture. The name ''Te Manawa'' means 'the heart' in the
Māori language
Māori (; endonym: 'the Māori language', commonly shortened to ) is an Eastern Polynesian languages, Eastern Polynesian language and the language of the Māori people, the indigenous population of mainland New Zealand. The southernmost membe ...
.
Demographics
Westgate Central statistical area covers
and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km
2.
Westgate Central had a population of 15 in the
2023 New Zealand census
The 2023 New Zealand census, which took place on 7 March 2023, was the thirty-fifth national census in New Zealand. It implemented measures that aimed to increase the Census' effectiveness in response to the issues faced with the 2018 census, i ...
, a decrease of 27 people (−64.3%) since the
2018 census, and a decrease of 63 people (−80.8%) since the
2013 census. There were 6 males and 9 females. The median age was 26.6 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 6 people (40.0%) aged under 15 years, 3 (20.0%) aged 15 to 29, 3 (20.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 3 (20.0%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 80.0%
European (
Pākehā
''Pākehā'' (or ''Pakeha''; ; ) is a Māori language, Māori-language word used in English, particularly in New Zealand. It generally means a non-Polynesians, Polynesian New Zealanders, New Zealander or more specifically a European New Zeala ...
), 60.0%
Māori, and 20.0%
Pasifika. English was spoken by 100.0%, and Māori language by 40.0%.
The median income was $64,300, compared with $41,500 nationally.
Economy
Westgate Shopping Centre was established in 1998.
It covers 18,916 m
2.
was established in Westgate in 2015.
It covers 27,000 m
2 with about 100 retailers.
Westgate Lifestyle opened in 2017.
It covers 25,604 m
2.
References
External links
Photographs of Westgateheld in
Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.
{{Henderson-Massey Local Board Area
Suburbs of Auckland
Henderson-Massey Local Board Area
West Auckland, New Zealand