Opaheke
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Opaheke is a suburb of Auckland
, in northern New Zealand
. Located to the south of the Papakura
, and 32 kilometres south of Auckland CBD
. Opaheke is under authority of the Papakura District Council. The suburb makes up the southernmost part of the Auckland metropolitan area.
, but has now developed into a separate residential area.
During the major reformation of local government, also in 1989, the Opaheke area was included into the Papakura District boundaries.
From October 2010, after a review of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance
, the entire Auckland Region
will be amalgamated into a single city authority. As well as the current Papakura District, all other territorial authorities will be abolished and the entire area will be dissolved into a single Auckland
city council. The suburb of Opaheke will now be in the Manurewa-Papakura Ward of the Auckland Council
.
an as at 2006, with 73.2 percent. Maori residents make up 16.9 percent of the suburb, and 5.1 percent being of Asian ethnicity.
According to the 2006 New Zealand census, (for residents aged 15 years and older) the most common occupational group in Opaheke is Professionals, and the least common group is Community and personal service workers, with an unemployment rate of 5.3 percent of the Opaheke population.
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...
, in northern 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...
. Located to the south of the Papakura
Papakura
The Papakura District was the name of a local council territory in New Zealand's Auckland Region that existed from 1989 until 2010. The area made up the southernmost part of the Auckland metropolitan area....
, and 32 kilometres south of Auckland CBD
Auckland CBD
The Auckland CBD is the geographical and economic heart of the Auckland metropolitan area. Bounded by several major motorways and by the harbour coastline in the north, it is surrounded further out by mostly suburban areas...
. Opaheke is under authority of the Papakura District Council. The suburb makes up the southernmost part of the Auckland metropolitan area.
History
Opaheke became recognised as an independent suburb in 1989. The previous area was referred to as a small area of greater PapakuraPapakura
The Papakura District was the name of a local council territory in New Zealand's Auckland Region that existed from 1989 until 2010. The area made up the southernmost part of the Auckland metropolitan area....
, but has now developed into a separate residential area.
During the major reformation of local government, also in 1989, the Opaheke area was included into the Papakura District boundaries.
From October 2010, after a review of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance
Royal Commission on Auckland Governance
The Royal Commission on Auckland Governance was established by the New Zealand Government to investigate the local government arrangements of Auckland....
, the entire Auckland Region
Auckland Region
The Auckland Region was one of the sixteen regions of New Zealand, named for the city of Auckland, the country's largest urban area. With one third of the nation's residents, it was by far the biggest population and economy of any region of New Zealand, but the second-smallest land area.On 1...
will be amalgamated into a single city authority. As well as the current Papakura District, all other territorial authorities will be abolished and the entire area will be dissolved into a single 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...
city council. The suburb of Opaheke will now be in the Manurewa-Papakura Ward of the Auckland Council
Auckland Council
The Auckland Council is the council for the Auckland Region in New Zealand. It began operating on 1 November 2010, combining the functions of the existing regional council and the region's seven previous city and district councils into one "super council" or "super city" governed by a mayor, 20...
.
People
The most common ethnic group in Opaheke is EuropeEurope
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an as at 2006, with 73.2 percent. Maori residents make up 16.9 percent of the suburb, and 5.1 percent being of Asian ethnicity.
According to the 2006 New Zealand census, (for residents aged 15 years and older) the most common occupational group in Opaheke is Professionals, and the least common group is Community and personal service workers, with an unemployment rate of 5.3 percent of the Opaheke population.