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Delve into Botany Downs
The district Botany Downs of Pakuranga in Auckland (Auckland) is a subburb in New Zealand about 303 mi north of Wellington, the country's capital town.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Auckland, Hamilton, Whangarei, Tauranga and Rotorua. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 63 °F
Morning Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
Evening Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
Night Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 2% |
Air Humidity | 58% |
Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (8 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 91% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 30th of March 2024
18°C (64 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 31st of March 2024
19°C (66 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 1st of April 2024
20°C (67 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Seafields
GREENLANE MANOR MOTEL
Mount Richmond Hotel
Proximity Apartments Manukau
Grange Lodge Motel
Point View House
540 on Great South Motel
QUEST HIGHBROOK
Howick Motor Lodge
Middlemore Motel
Videos from this area
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23 Robert Allan Way
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Otara Sports Cluster : Softball 2014
Softball tournament as part of Primary Sport, a programme delivered by Counties Manukau Sport and funded by the John Walker "Find Your Field of Dreams" Foundation. More information : http://www.c.
55 Mirrabooka Ave, Howick New Zealand By Anton Huang
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42 Moore Street, Howick New Zealand By Karl Vermeulen
Property Video shoot of 42 Moore Street, Howick New Zealand by PlatinumHD http://www.platinumhd.tv for Harcourts Howick.
28 Lisa Rise
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How to read a 6 figure Grid Reference from a Topographic Map. Grid references are useful for finding a location on a local scale. The vertical lines are called eastings and the horizontal lines...
14 Bradbury Road, Botany Downs
Solid brick & tile 1960's home. Four bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, 2 living rooms, north western patio for BBQ's and evening entertaining.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
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 conscious place".
Pakuranga
Pakuranga is an eastern suburb of Auckland, in northern New Zealand. Pakuranga covers a series of low ridges and previously swampy flats, now drained, that lie between the Pakuranga Creek and Tamaki River, two estuarial arms of the Hauraki Gulf. It is located to the north of Manukau and 15 kilometres southeast of the Auckland CBD.
Botany Town Centre
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. Many shops are directed at the teenage market and many shoppers are under the age of 25. It has a small library, which is also a recreation area for youth. It has taken over from Pakuranga, Centrepoint and Meadowlands as the main shopping centre for East Auckland.
Macleans College
Macleans College is a co-educational secondary school in New Zealand situated in the Auckland suburb of Bucklands Beach. The principal is B J Bentley. The school is named after the Macleans family who after immigrating to New Zealand in 1850 farmed the area of land that the school is built on. The school emblem contains the castle from the Macleans family crest along with six waves which symbolise the seaside location of the school. The school has a reputation for academic success.
Farm Cove Observatory
Farm Cove Observatory (FCO) is an amateur astronomical observatory in Pakuranga, Auckland, New Zealand. Built in 2000, the observatory has a Meade LX200R 14" Schmidt-Cassegrain F/10 telescope, purchased and on loan from Ohio State University Astronomy Dept. The observatory uses an SBIG ST8XME CCD camera with clear filter for data acquisition, this camera was supplied recently by the Centre for Backyard Astrophysics. FCO is only used for astronomical research.
Howick Historical Village
Howick Historical Village is a re-creation of a New Zealand colonial village using houses and cottages saved from the surrounding Auckland suburb of Howick.
All Saints Church, Howick
All Saints’ Church in Howick was the first parish church in Auckland and the oldest building in Manukau. It can be found on the corner of Cook Street and Selwyn Road in the suburb of Howick, New Zealand. The Church was built in November 1847 at a cost of 147 pounds, 3 shillings and 9 pence. The first service was held in the church on 21 November 1847, although the roof had not been finished at that stage. It was the first building to be erected in Howick.
Stockade Hill, Howick
Stockade Hill was the location of the stockade built to protect Howick, New Zealand and its population from Māori on the warpath. It is located on the main road into Howick. Howick's war memorial is located in the centre of the remains of the stockade's earthworks which are readily visible today. The stockade was constructed of loop holed sheets of iron surmounting a ditch and bank, and enclosed barracks for regular troops.
Botany Downs, New Zealand
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.
Mellons Bay
Mellons Bay is an Auckland suburb. Mellons Bay is under the local governance of the Manukau City Council. According to the 2001 census, Mellons Bay has a population of 2871.
Cockle Bay, New Zealand
Cockle Bay is an eastern suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. According to the 2006 census, Cockle Bay has a population of 4,779. The suburb is in the Howick ward, one of the 13 administrative divisions of Auckland city and currently under governance of the Auckland Council. The high school of the area is Howick College, a decile 10 school and the first high school in the Howick area. The primary schools of the area are Cockle Bay School and
Highland Park, New Zealand
Highland Park is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, located between Howick and Pakuranga. It belongs to the Pakuranga Electorate which is currently represented by Maurice Williamson. The main shopping area of Highlands Park currently has two supermarkets, a south African Butchery a bookshop, two banks and several bakeries and cafes.
Eastern Beach, New Zealand
Eastern Beach is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. Located on the eastern city of the city centre, the suburb is in the Howick ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions of Auckland city. Its most common attraction is a popular palm fringed beach, also called Eastern beach, with summer temperatures attracting thousands of people from neighbouring suburbs to the beach to enjoy the shallow waters and 2 shops and parks within close vicinity.
Dannemora, 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.
Howick Intermediate
Howick Intermediate is a co-educational intermediate school located on the corner of Botany Road and Pakuranga Highway, in Manukau City, New Zealand. Pupils attend for years seven and eight (form one and two). The school was originally built in 1937 and opened as Howick District High School. It was primarily built as a closer school for the Royal New Zealand Fencible corps, many of whose families had settled in the surrounding suburbs of south and south east Auckland.
Half Moon Bay, Auckland
Half Moon Bay is a coastal suburb located immediately south of Bucklands Beach in Manukau City, Auckland, New Zealand. It is well known for the Half Moon Bay Marina, home to over 500 boats. It is located on the Tamaki Estuary, in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf. Half Moon Bay is the location of a long established ferry terminal for vehicle and passenger traffic to Waiheke Island and a regular passenger ferry service to Auckland's central business district.
Pakuranga College
Pakuranga College is a large, high-decile, multi-cultural secondary school in east Auckland, New Zealand. It maintains a proud record of high academic achievement and wide sporting, cultural and leadership opportunities for students.
Pigeon Mountain (New Zealand)
Pigeon Mountain is a 55 m high volcanic cone in Half Moon Bay near Bucklands Beach, Auckland, New Zealand. It forms part of the Auckland volcanic field and is popular for scientific school trips. It has been extensively quarried, with the entire north side of the volcano removed. The mountain is a former pa site, and some of the terracing still remains. Artefacts as well as skulls were found there in the 1960s by students from Pakuranga College. The mountain is open to the public.
Elim Christian College
Elim Christian College is a state-integrated coeducational secondary school located in Botany Downs, a suburb of Manukau City, Auckland, New Zealand. Established in 1988, the school currently caters for approximately 600 students from new entrants to Year 13, including over 50 international students. The school is associated with Elim Christian Centre.
Howick College
Howick College is a state co-educational secondary school located in the eastern Auckland, New Zealand suburb of Cockle Bay. Serving Years 9 to 13, the school has a roll of 1833 students as of November 2012.
Farm Cove Intermediate
Farm Cove Intermediate School is an intermediate school located in Pakuranga, Auckland. It opened in 1979. It currently has a roll of around 620 students and is divided into six areas. Each area usually has a staff of three, including a Senior Teacher, who is in charge of the day to day running of their area. The current principal since April 2011 is Linda Harvie.
Botany Downs Secondary College
Botany Downs Secondary College is a state coeducational secondary school located in the Auckland, New Zealand, suburb of Botany Downs. The school opened at the beginning of the 2004 school year to serve new residential development in the eastern Auckland area and to relieve other secondary schools in the area. Serving Years 9 to 13, the school has a roll of 1851 students.
Cockle Bay School
Cockle Bay School is a primary school serving the community of Cockle Bay, which is a suburb of Manukau City, New Zealand.
Styaks Swamp
Styaks Swamp is one of the volcanoes in the Auckland Volcanic Field. An explosion crater around 200 m wide with a surrounding tuff ring. Located north of Green Hill. The crater once contained a swamp but is now covered by industrial development.
North Auckland and Northland grid upgrade project
The North Auckland and Northland (NAaN) grid upgrade project reinforces transmission into the Auckland Region and across the harbour to North Auckland and the Northland Region. It adds new 220 kV transmission capacity to the National Grid by providing 37 km of underground cable between the Pakuranga, Penrose, and Albany substations. The project includes new grid exit points at Hobson Street (Auckland CBD) and Wairau Road and a cable across the Auckland Harbour Bridge.