Mahurangi West

Mahurangi West
Mahurangi West Hall, originally Mahurangi Heads West School
Mahurangi West Hall, originally Mahurangi Heads West School
Map
Coordinates: 36°30′11″S 174°41′38″E / 36.503°S 174.694°E / -36.503; 174.694
CountryNew Zealand
RegionAuckland Region
WardRodney ward
Community boardRodney Local Board
SubdivisionWarkworth subdivision
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityAuckland Council
Area
 • Total0.37 km2 (0.14 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total140
 • Density380/km2 (980/sq mi)

Mahurangi West is a rural settlement in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. Puhoi is to the west, Mahurangi Harbour is to the east, and the western part of Mahurangi Regional Park is southeast.[3]

Mahurangi Heads West School operated from 1886 to 1946. It was a half-time school for the early part of this period, sharing its teacher with another school. The school building is now Mahurangi West Hall.[4]

Albert Dennis Reserve is a park in Mahurangi West that was established following a bequeathment of land from Emilie Alexis Dennis in her will.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ Harriss, Gavin (March 2022). Mahurangi West, Auckland (Map). NZ Topo Map.
  4. ^ "The History of Mahurangi West Hall". Mahurangi West Hall Inc. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  5. ^ Bioletti, Harry (1992). Rodney Coast to Coast. p. 101. ISBN 0-473-01296-0.