Green Bay | |
|---|---|
 Barron Green and Green Bay village | |
 | |
| Coordinates: 36°55′46″S 174°41′06″E / 36.92944°S 174.68500°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Auckland |
| Local authority | Auckland Council |
| Electoral ward | Whau ward |
| Local board | Whau Local Board |
| Area | |
| • Land | 229 ha (566 acres) |
| Population (June 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,900 |
| Titirangi North | New Lynn | Avondale |
| Titirangi |
  Green Bay  |
Blockhouse Bay |
| Wood Bay | (Manukau Harbour) | (Manukau Harbour) |
Green Bay is a suburb of West Auckland. It is under the local governance of the Auckland Council. The main road running through Green Bay is Godley Road and this is the Urban Route 15 that follows through Green Bay to Titirangi and Laingholm.[3]
Green Bay beach is part of the Karaka Park coastal walk.[4] In pre-European times, the beach was the southern end of Te Toanga Waka, the Whau River portage connecting the Waitematā and Manukau harbours. At the west end of the beach there was a large Māori pā at Motukaraka (which is today Karaka Park).[5] The area was originally called Karaka Bay, but was renamed to the current name to avoid confusion with other bays named Karaka.[6]
New Zealand’s largest wild bird hospital and rescue centre, BirdCare Aotearoa, is based in Green Bay, managing more than 6,000 admissions of sick or injured birds each year.[7]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Gregory's Auckland & Surrounds Street Directory (3rd ed.). 2008. p. map 105. ISBN 978-0-7319-2048-8.
- ^ "Manukau Harbour Beaches". Waitakere City Council. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ Glen, A.W. (November 2006). "Manukau coastline, from Green Bay to Onehunga". Blockhouse Bay Historical Society. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
- ^ Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. p. 18.
- ^ Joanna Wane (9 December 2023). "Caring for native NZ birds: Inside NZ's largest wild bird hospital". The New Zealand Herald. The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2023.