Waiau Pa
Waiau Pā | |
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 Looking across Taikiki River to Waiau Pa | |
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| Coordinates: 37°08′17″S 174°45′11″E / 37.138°S 174.753°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Auckland Region |
| Territorial authority | Auckland Council |
| Ward | Franklin ward |
| Board | Franklin Local Board |
| Electorates | |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.79 km2 (1.08 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 540 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
Waiau Pa is a small town of Auckland, New Zealand. It is in the Franklin Ward of Auckland Council. The name means "River of swirling currents" in the Māori language.[3]
The Waiau Pa Presbyterian Church on the corner of McKenzie Road and Seagrove Road was built in 1914.[4]
The Taihiki River runs south and southwest of Waiau Pa, and the Manukau Harbour is to the north.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Waiau Pa". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "About Our Church". Waiau Pa Church. Retrieved 17 September 2020.