Waiau Pa

Waiau Pa
Waiau Pā
Looking across Taikiki River to Waiau Pa
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 / -37.138; 174.753
CountryNew Zealand
RegionAuckland Region
Territorial authorityAuckland Council
WardFranklin ward
BoardFranklin Local Board
Electorates
Area
[1]
 • Total2.79 km2 (1.08 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total530
 • Density190/km2 (490/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.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
  3. ^ "Waiau Pa". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  4. ^ "About Our Church". Waiau Pa Church. Retrieved 17 September 2020.