Botany Downs, New Zealand
Encyclopedia
Botany Downs is a suburb
of Auckland City
, New Zealand
.This residential area was previously part of the East Tamaki area. According to the 2006 census, Botany Downs has a population of 4830, having grown 2.7% since 2001. It has one of the country's biggest shopping malls - Botany Town Centre
- attracting people from all over the greater Auckland Area. The suburb is in the Howick ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions of Auckland City.
, will take effect from the 2008 general election
. Originally proposed as Howick
, the new seat was renamed after redrawing of the draft boundaries.
The Botany electorate
is approximately 33% Asians. Because of this, both major political parties are expected to field an Asian candidate for the seat in 2008. National MP Pansy Wong
indicated early her intention to seek the nomination for Botany, and she has subsequently won preselection to pursue the seat for National in the 2008 general election. Kenneth Wang
, representing the Act Party, will contest Botany also. Although media reports had floated the possibility of lawyer Raymond Huo seeking the nomination for Labour, the party fielded unionist Brendan Sheehan who was confident of defeating National's Wong. However, Sheehan withdrew his nomination due to a family illness, and the Labour nomination is open again.
National Party MP Jami-Lee Ross holds the current seat of the Botany Electorate.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of Auckland City
Auckland City
Auckland City was the city and local authority covering the Auckland isthmus and most of the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, in the North Island of New Zealand. On 1 November 2010 it was amalgamated into the wider Auckland Region under the authority of the new Auckland Council...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.This residential area was previously part of the East Tamaki area. According to the 2006 census, Botany Downs has a population of 4830, having grown 2.7% since 2001. It has one of the country's biggest shopping malls - Botany Town Centre
Botany Town Centre, Howick
Botany Town Centre is located in Auckland, New Zealand and has approximately 200 shops spread across three complexes and restaurants, as well as entertainment buildings such as cinemas. Botany Town Centre provides an award-winning shopping experience....
- attracting people from all over the greater Auckland Area. The suburb is in the Howick ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions of Auckland City.
Education
- Sancta Maria CollegeSancta Maria College, New ZealandSancta Maria College is a co-ed Catholic School in Auckland, New Zealand. It is named after the schooner on which Bishop Pompallier travelled around New Zealand.-The name:...
is a coeducational secondary (years 7-13) school integrated with the state system, with a decile rating of 8 and a roll of 854. - Elim Christian CollegeElim Christian CollegeElim Christian College is a state-integrated, co-educational, day school located in Botany Downs, a suburb of Manukau City, Auckland, New Zealand....
is a coeducational christian school with students from new entrants to Year 13 that is integrated with the state system, it has a decile rating of 9 and a roll of 550 with first stages of roll growth beginning in 2011. - Botany Downs Secondary CollegeBotany Downs Secondary CollegeBotany Downs Secondary College is a coeducational secondary school in Howick, Auckland, New Zealand. The school is governed by a Board of Trustees...
is a coeducational secondary (years 9-13) public school, with a decile rating of 10 and a roll of 1640. - Botany Downs Primary School.
- Point View School is a coeducational state contributing Primary School (years 1-6) with a decile ratingSocio-Economic DecileDecile, Socio-Economic Decile or Socio-Economic Decile Band is a widely used measure in education in New Zealand used to target funding and support to more needy schools....
of 10 and a roll of 778.
Botany Electorate
Due to its population growth, Botany Downs is the centre of New Zealand's sixty-third and newest general electorate. The electorate, named BotanyBotany (New Zealand electorate)
Botany is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. It was contested for the first time at the 2008 general election, and won by Pansy Wong for the National Party...
, will take effect from the 2008 general election
New Zealand general election, 2008
The 2008 New Zealand general election was held on 8 November 2008 to determine the composition of the 49th New Zealand parliament. The conservative National Party, headed by its Parliamentary leader John Key, won a plurality of votes and seats, ending 9 years of government dominated by the social...
. Originally proposed as Howick
Howick, New Zealand
Howick is an eastern suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, forming part of what is sometimes called East Auckland. Due to the relatively numerous remaining heritage buildings and other historical remnants from its early European settlement past, it has been called "perhaps Auckland's most historically...
, the new seat was renamed after redrawing of the draft boundaries.
The Botany electorate
Botany (New Zealand electorate)
Botany is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. It was contested for the first time at the 2008 general election, and won by Pansy Wong for the National Party...
is approximately 33% Asians. Because of this, both major political parties are expected to field an Asian candidate for the seat in 2008. National MP Pansy Wong
Pansy Wong
Pansy Yu Fong Wong is a former New Zealand politician. She was New Zealand's first Asian MP, serving as a member of parliament for the National Party from 1996 to 2011...
indicated early her intention to seek the nomination for Botany, and she has subsequently won preselection to pursue the seat for National in the 2008 general election. Kenneth Wang
Kenneth Wang
Kenneth Xiaoxuan Wang was a New Zealand politician and businessman, and a member of the ACT New Zealand party. He entered Parliament to replace Donna Awatere Huata, who was expelled from Parliament on 19 November 2004. Wang was sworn in on 30 November 2004.Wang was born in China, and has three...
, representing the Act Party, will contest Botany also. Although media reports had floated the possibility of lawyer Raymond Huo seeking the nomination for Labour, the party fielded unionist Brendan Sheehan who was confident of defeating National's Wong. However, Sheehan withdrew his nomination due to a family illness, and the Labour nomination is open again.
National Party MP Jami-Lee Ross holds the current seat of the Botany Electorate.