Takanini
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Takanini is a suburb of Auckland, and until 2010 is under authority of the Papakura District Council, in northern New Zealand. Located on the shores of the Pahurehure
Inlet
, it is located at 37.0429°N 174.9189°W, 28 kilometres southeast of the Auckland CBD
.
The suburb is home to the headquarters of New Zealand's largest dairy company Fonterra
, as well as international horse
breeding facilities throughout the area.
, runs through Takanini, forming its main street. The road was constructed during the New Zealand Wars to transport supplies to the Waikato campaign. It was guarded by armed constabulary and was a designated military road.
During the major reformation of local government in 1989, Takanini 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, other territorial authorities such as North Shore City, Rodney District
, Waitakere City, Auckland City
, Manukau City, and the Franklin District
will be abolished and the entire area will be dissolved into a single Auckland
city council. The suburb Takanini will now be in the Manurewa-Papakura Ward of the Auckland Council
.
At present, Takanini has several early childhood centres.
Four co-educational state schools costing more than $92 million will be built in Takanini over the next 15 years. More early childhood services and a catholic school will also be developed. The plan includes a modern secondary school being built near Papakura Normal School (Papakura) and 3 primary schools built on sites yet to be secured. The fact that Takanini's population is forecast to grow to 22, 000, including 4500 schoolchildren by 2020, has boosted these major projects. The new secondary school will cater for years 9 to 13, the primary schools from years one to eight.
, and Howick
, Takanini has several suburban styled housing complexes throughout the area. Addison, Longford Park, and McLennan are the most major projects which have increased the local property values. In the industrial areas of Takanini, housing is run by the state and several Housing New Zealand clients reside in the urban areas, making Takanini a very diverse and multi-class suburb of New Zealand
.
and the North Island Main Trunk Railway run through Takanini. Train and bus services provide the bulk of public transport, with frequent trains on the Southern Line
between Takanini
and the CBD (Britomart
). Though the motorway and Great South Road flow relatively freely at peak times, road commuters are affected by the acute traffic congestion as they get closer to metropolitan Auckland.
Pahurehure
Pahurehure is a suburb of Auckland, in northern New Zealand. Located on the south-eastern shores of the Manukau Harbour, under authority of the Papakura District Council. The suburb makes up the southernmost part of the Auckland metropolitan area.-History:...
Inlet
Inlet
An inlet is a narrow body of water between islands or leading inland from a larger body of water, often leading to an enclosed body of water, such as a sound, bay, lagoon or marsh. In sea coasts an inlet usually refers to the actual connection between a bay and the ocean and is often called an...
, it is located at 37.0429°N 174.9189°W, 28 kilometres southeast of the 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...
.
The suburb is home to the headquarters of New Zealand's largest dairy company Fonterra
Fonterra
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited is a New Zealand multinational dairy co-operative owned by almost 10,500 New Zealand farmers. The company is responsible for approximately 30% of the world's dairy exports and with revenue exceeding NZ$19.87 billion, is New Zealand's largest company.- History :In...
, as well as international horse
Horse
The horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...
breeding facilities throughout the area.
History
An old highway, the Great South RoadGreat South Road, New Zealand
The Great South Road was the northern section of the earliest highway between Auckland and Wellington, in the North Island of New Zealand. Construction of the Great South Road began in 1861 during the New Zealand Wars...
, runs through Takanini, forming its main street. The road was constructed during the New Zealand Wars to transport supplies to the Waikato campaign. It was guarded by armed constabulary and was a designated military road.
During the major reformation of local government in 1989, Takanini 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, other territorial authorities such as North Shore City, Rodney District
Rodney District
The Rodney District of New Zealand was a local government area in the northernmost part in New Zealand's Auckland Region, created in 1989 from the amalgamation of Helensville Borough and Rodney County. The seat of the district council is at Orewa, and the district includes Kawau Island to the...
, Waitakere City, 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...
, Manukau City, and the Franklin District
Franklin District
The territorial authority of Franklin District was abolished on 31 October 2010 and was divided between Auckland Council in the Auckland Region to the north and Waikato and Hauraki districts in the Waikato Region to the south and east. It was administered from the town of Pukekohe...
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 Takanini 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...
.
Education
Takanini has one primary school in its zone:- Takanini School is a coeducational full primary school with the state system. It has 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 1.
At present, Takanini has several early childhood centres.
Four co-educational state schools costing more than $92 million will be built in Takanini over the next 15 years. More early childhood services and a catholic school will also be developed. The plan includes a modern secondary school being built near Papakura Normal School (Papakura) and 3 primary schools built on sites yet to be secured. The fact that Takanini's population is forecast to grow to 22, 000, including 4500 schoolchildren by 2020, has boosted these major projects. The new secondary school will cater for years 9 to 13, the primary schools from years one to eight.
Housing
Similar to DannemoraDannemora, New Zealand
Dannemora is a new residential suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. It is located in the east of the city, close to Pakuranga and Botany Downs, and in the new Howick ward, one of the thirteen administrative areas of Auckland city....
, and 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...
, Takanini has several suburban styled housing complexes throughout the area. Addison, Longford Park, and McLennan are the most major projects which have increased the local property values. In the industrial areas of Takanini, housing is run by the state and several Housing New Zealand clients reside in the urban areas, making Takanini a very diverse and multi-class suburb of 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...
.
Transport
Auckland's southern motorwayState Highway 1 (New Zealand)
State Highway 1 is the longest and most significant road in the New Zealand roading network, running the length of both main islands. It appears on road maps as SH 1 and on road signs as a white number 1 on a red shield, but it has the official designations SH 1N in the North Island, SH 1S in the...
and the North Island Main Trunk Railway run through Takanini. Train and bus services provide the bulk of public transport, with frequent trains on the Southern Line
Southern Line, Auckland
The Southern Line in Auckland, New Zealand is the name given to suburban train services that operate between Britomart and Pukekohe via Newmarket.-Routing:...
between Takanini
Takanini Train Station
Takanini Railway Station is on the Southern Line of the Auckland railway network. It has an island platform layout and is accessed from Manuroa Road, Station Road and Taka Street....
and the CBD (Britomart
Britomart Transport Centre
Britomart Transport Centre is the CBD public transport hub of Auckland, New Zealand, and the northern terminus of the North Island Main Trunk line. It combines a bus interchange with a railway station in a former Edwardian post office, extended with expansive post-modernist architectural elements...
). Though the motorway and Great South Road flow relatively freely at peak times, road commuters are affected by the acute traffic congestion as they get closer to metropolitan Auckland.