Rosebank, Auckland

Rosebank
The suburb seen over the tidal flats surrounding it on most sides
The suburb seen over the tidal flats surrounding it on most sides
Map
Coordinates: 36°52′45″S 174°40′17″E / 36.879277°S 174.671495°E / -36.879277; 174.671495
CountryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Local authorityAuckland Council
Electoral wardWhau ward
Local boardWhau Local Board
Area
 • Land237 ha (586 acres)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
50
Te Atatū Peninsula (Waitematā Harbour) (Waitemata Harbour)
Te Atatū South
Rosebank
Waterview
Glendene Kelston Avondale

Rosebank (or the Rosebank Peninsula) is a peninsula and industrial suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is the westernmost point of the Auckland isthmus. The peninsula runs from the southeast in a northerly direction, with the Whau River on its west. Pollen Island and Traherne Island lie nearby in the Waitematā Harbour to the north-eastern side of the peninsula. Traherne Island is connected to the peninsula by a causeway that is part of the Northwestern Motorway.

The Northwestern Motorway cuts across the top of the peninsula, with flyover ramps connecting at Rosebank Road and Patiki Road. The Northwestern Cycleway also runs across it, parallel to the motorway.[3]

The suburb is a large employment area mainly composed of industrial (manufacturing, with some office) properties off Rosebank Road (with 813 businesses operating here in 2009).[3] There is one "open space" area, the Rosebank Park Domain in the northwest of the peninsula, almost solely used for go-karting and as a speedway (leased from Council).[3]

The Motu Manawa (Pollen Island) Marine Reserve covers all of the harbour adjacent to the north and east of the peninsula, including Pollen and Traherne Islands.

  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. ^ a b c Waterview Connection - Assessment of Environmental Effects: Part C. NZ Transport Agency. August 2010. pp. 8.10–8.12.