Massey is a north-western suburb of the Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

 conurbation

Conurbation

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. It was formerly a northern suburb of Waitakere City which existed from 1989 to 2010, before being replaced by the Auckland Council

Auckland Council

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. The suburb was named after former Prime Minister of New Zealand

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 William Massey

William Massey

William Ferguson Massey, often known as Bill Massey or "Farmer Bill" served as the 19th Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1912 to 1925, and was the founder of the Reform Party. He is widely considered to have been one of the more skilled politicians of his time, and was known for the particular...

. Massey is a relatively large suburb and can be divided into three reasonably distinctive areas, Massey West, Massey East (separated by the north-western motorway) and Massey North (situated to the north of Royal Road). Parts of Massey East are also known as 'Royal Heights' which is home to the Royal Heights shopping centre.

The population was 18,759 in the 2006 Census

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, an increase of 1,884 from 2001.

Massey is home to one secondary school, Massey High School

Massey High School

Massey High School is a co-educational state secondary school in Auckland, New Zealand established in 1969. The school is located on the western edge of the city, giving it a blend of suburban and rural students. It has experienced significant roll growth over the past few years and is now the...

 as well as several primary schools, including Colwill Primary School, Lincoln Heights School, Royal Road Primary School, Massey Primary School and Don Buck Primary School. Massey is not home to Massey University

Massey University

Massey University is one of New Zealand's largest universities with approximately 36,000 students, 20,000 of whom are extramural students.The University has campuses in Palmerston North , Wellington and Auckland . Massey offers most of its degrees extramurally within New Zealand and internationally...

, which is based in Palmerston North

Palmerston North

Palmerston North is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an inland city with a population of and is the country's seventh largest city and eighth largest urban area. Palmerston North is located in the eastern Manawatu Plains near the north bank...

 with its Auckland campus at Albany

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. The suburb features a Leisure Centre and Library as well as the Westgate shopping complex at the end of the north-western motorway and is set to be extended significantly to the north in the near future.

The local rugby club

Massey Rugby Club

The Massey Rugby Club is a New Zealand rugby union club located in Massey, Waitakere City. They are part of the North Harbour Rugby Union and compete in their competitions.-History:...

 is a member of the North Harbour Rugby Union

North Harbour Rugby Union

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 and won the championship in 2005. Former All Black Jonah Lomu

Jonah Lomu

Jonah Tali Lomu, MNZM is a New Zealand rugby union player. He had sixty-three caps as an All Black after debuting in 1994. He is generally regarded as the first true global superstar of rugby union. He has had a huge impact on the game...

 signed to play for Massey in 2005 but due to an injury was unable to play for them that season. He did however eventually make his debut for the club in 2006.

In Parliament

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 Massey is represented by Te Atatu

Te Atatu

Te Atatu is the name of two suburbs in western Auckland, New Zealand: Te Atatu Peninsula and Te Atatu South. They are located next to each other some 10 kilometres to the west of the Auckland city centre....

 MP Chris Carter

Chris Carter (politician)

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 and Helensville MP John Key

John Key

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. It is the centre of the local body ward of the same name that elects multiple councilors. The 'Massey Ward' contains the suburbs of Whenuapai, Hobsonville, West Harbour, Massey, Ranui, and Henderson North. It has a population of 49,413 (2006 census).

Community facilities and clubs

• Massey Archery Club
• Massey Rugby Club
  Massey Rugby Club
  The Massey Rugby Club is a New Zealand rugby union club located in Massey, Waitakere City. They are part of the North Harbour Rugby Union and compete in their competitions.-History:...
  
  
• Massey Library
• Massey High School
  Massey High School
  Massey High School is a co-educational state secondary school in Auckland, New Zealand established in 1969. The school is located on the western edge of the city, giving it a blend of suburban and rural students. It has experienced significant roll growth over the past few years and is now the...
  
  
• Massey YMCA
• Waitakere Badminton Centre (Royal Rd, Massey)

List of parks in the Massey suburb

• Claverdon Park
• Cyclarama Reserve
• Kemp Park
• Helena Park
• Keegan Park
• Lendich Reserve
• Lincoln Park
• Lowtherhurst Reserve
• Makora Park
• Moire Park
• Reynella Park
• Royal Reserve
• Sarajevo Reserve
• Spargo Reserve
• Sunline Park
• Taitapu Park
• Tatyana Park
• Triangle Park
• Zita Maria Park