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| Auckland City | |
| — Territorial authority of New Zealand — | |
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| Country |  New Zealand |
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| Region | Auckland |
| Seat | Auckland CBD |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | John Banks |
| Area | |
| - Total | 637 km² (245.9 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2008 estimate)1 | |
| - Total | 438,100 |
| - Density | 687.8/km² (1,781.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | NZST (UTC+12) |
| - Summer (DST) | NZDT (UTC+13) |
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| Area code(s) | 09 |
| Website: http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/ | |
Auckland City (informally Central Auckland) is 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. Auckland City is the most populous city in the country, with a population of 438,100 (June 2008 estimate).1 It lies in the Auckland Region, and the Auckland Regional Council is also based in Auckland City.
Auckland City is, together with its neighbouring cities, part of the Greater Auckland area. As the term 'Auckland' may refer to the local authority alone, to the whole metropolitan area, or even to the broader region, this may lead to ambiguity, since people from other parts of New Zealand or from overseas often do not draw any distinction.
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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.2
Auckland's population, as the largest and most cosmopolitan city of New Zealand, is made up of 185 ethnic groups, with Europeans (49.8%), Asians (22.4%), Pacific Islanders (12%) and Maori (7.2%) making up the largest groups (2006 data).34
The city council administers more than 700 parks and reserves throughout the country (2008 data).5 It also has, amongst other things, 2214km of footpaths, though these are often in bad condition (30% being rated as "poor" or "very poor" quality), a matter often discussed in the media, especially after the newly elected Council chose in 2008 to reduce the annual upgrade budget by NZ$39 million to 218 million annd reduced the budget for new footpaths from NZ$39.5 million to 5.7 million, as part of their campaign to reduce rates increases.6
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.
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.
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, Lynfield, 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
Inner City ward
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.
Auckland City has a large number of secondary schools:
Auckland City has six sister cities and two friendship city relationships. All of these cities except Hamburg (Germany) are located around the Pacific Rim:7
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