Suburb:	Waikowhai
City:	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...
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Surrounded by  - to the north  - to the north-east  - to the east  - to the south-east  - to the west  - to the north-west	Mount Roskill Mount Roskill, New Zealand Mount Roskill is both a volcanic peak and the suburban area in the city of Auckland, New Zealand.- Mountain :The peak, which is to the southwest end of the suburb, is 110 metres in height, and is one of the many extinct cones which dot the isthmus of Auckland, all of which are part of the Auckland...  (1259 m) Three Kings Three Kings, New Zealand Three Kings refers to both a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, and the three-peaked volcano that it is named after. Three Kings should not be confused with the Three Kings Islands, located off the northern tip of New Zealand's North Island.- Suburb :...  (2.9 km) Hillsborough Hillsborough, Auckland Hillsborough is an Auckland, New Zealand suburb.Hillsborough is under the local governance of the Auckland City Council. According to the 2001 census, Hillsborough has a population of 9912....  (1327 m) Mangere Bridge Mangere Bridge, New Zealand Mangere Bridge can refer to two places in New Zealand:*Mangere Bridge, New Zealand, a suburb of Auckland City*Mangere Bridge , the bridges that gave the suburb its name...  (3.9 km) Lynfield Lynfield, New Zealand Lynfield is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is under the local governance of the Auckland City Council. According to the 2001 census, the population numbers 8934....  (1.7 km) New Windsor New Windsor, New Zealand New Windsor, founded in 1865, is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is located within Auckland, on the border to the former Waitakere City part of the city, between Mount Albert, Blockhouse Bay, Owairaka and Avondale. It is approximately 1.3 km² in size....  (3.6 km)

Waikowhai is an Auckland suburb

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...

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Waikowhai is under the local governance 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...

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According to the 2006 census, the combined districts of Waikowhai East and Waikowhai West had a population of 7839.

The name is Maori: Wai means "Water" and the Kowhai is a native tree with a bright yellow flower.

Local Schools

• Waikowhai Intermediate
• Waikowhai Primary
• Hay Park Primary
• Lynfield College
  Lynfield College
  Lynfield College is a secondary education provider in Lynfield, Auckland, New Zealand. It celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2008.The Principal of Lynfield College and head of the 130 teachers is Mr Steve Bovaird....
  
  
• Mt Roskill Grammar
• Dominion Road School
  Dominion Road School
  Dominion Road school is a decile 3 primary school at Quest Terrace, Mount Roskill, Auckland, New Zealand. The school is in a multicultural society. there are 351 students and the school principal is Marian Caulfield, who started in 2001. The school has 20 teaching spaces which are all...
  
  

Catholic secondary schools serving the area are Marcellin College and St Peter's College

St Peter's College, Auckland

St Peter's College is a Catholic college for year 7 to 13 boys . The school, located in Auckland, is one of the largest Catholic schools in New Zealand and is an integrated school under an integration agreement entered into by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland and the Government of New Zealand in...

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