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Discover Pakuranga Heights
The district Pakuranga Heights of Pakuranga in Auckland (Auckland) is a subburb in New Zealand about 303 mi north of Wellington, the country's capital city.
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: 18°C / 64 °F
Morning Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
Evening Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
Night Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 22% |
Air Humidity | 97% |
Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from South |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
18°C (65 °F)
15°C (60 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
18°C (64 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Tuesday, 23rd of April 2024
19°C (66 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Seafields
GREENLANE MANOR MOTEL
QUEST HIGHBROOK
Point View House
Proximity Apartments Manukau
Mount Richmond Hotel
BEST WESTERN ELLERSLIE INTL
Grange Lodge Motel
540 on Great South Motel
Sai Motels - Greenlane Auckland
Videos from this area
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Mt Mortar Pokemon Soul Silver:Getting to The Tyrogue man! With Commentary
EDIT: you might want to turn your sound up high to hear me. This is my first video, showing you how to get through mt mortar and into the part of the cave where you will find a man from saffron...
20 Gossamer Drive, Pakuranga Heights: Video tour
The perfect starter house for an Auckland family. Don't forget to watch in HD.
The Pakuranga Rotary Walkway - Panmure Bridge to Half Moon Bay by Bike
Filmed on a Sony AS15. I had to stop periodically to remove condensation inside the waterproof case.
Home for Rent Auckland 2BR/1BA by Auckland Property Management
Visit http://www.aucklandproperty.net/ or call us today at (09) 638 2500 to learn more about us--"Auckland Property Management". To view our listings, go to http://www.aucklandproperty.net/searc......
23 Robert Allan Way
Great potential with this Pakuranga Do Up. Offering you the space you need at a price you can afford. 4 good sized bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, cozy conservatory, spacious deck, good sized lawn and...
Windsurfing Farm Cove, Auckland, NZ
Farm Cove, Pakuranga southwest 25 to 35 knots. Gopro Hero with helmet mount.
80 La Trobe Street
Warm wood floors entice you into this 1960's character home that offers 3 bedrooms, modern kitchen, separate living room and a spacious dining room (that could be utilised as a 2nd living space).
Tamaki River Paddle - Auckland kayak trip from Paddler.co.nz
The Tamaki River paddle is an easy relaxing trip with some stunning views of Urban Auckland from the water that you dont see when you are driving around South Auckland. More info on the blog...
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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.
Tamaki River
The Tamaki River is, despite its name, mostly an estuarial arm and harbour of the Hauraki Gulf, within the city of Auckland in New Zealand. It extends south for 15 kilometres from its mouth between the Auckland suburb of Saint Heliers and the long thin peninsula of Bucklands Beach, which reaches its end at Musick Point.
Panmure, New Zealand
Panmure is a south-eastern suburb of Auckland City, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 11 kilometres southeast of the city centre, close to the western banks of the Tamaki River and the northern shore of the Panmure Basin (or Kaiahiku). To the north lies the suburb of Tamaki, and to the west is the cone of Mount Wellington.
Glen Innes, New Zealand
Glen Innes is a suburb located in Auckland, New Zealand, often known by its inhabitants simply as "GI". It is located nine kilometres to the east of the city centre, close to the waters of the Tamaki River. The main streets in Glen Innes are Line Road, Taniwha Street and Apirana Avenue, which meet in the city centre. Glen Innes has a train station on the Eastern Line of the Auckland Rail Network, and is a hub for Eastern Auckland City buses.
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.
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.
Farm Cove, New Zealand
The suburb of Farm Cove is located in eastern Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb is in the Howick ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions of Auckland city. In Farm Cove, there are two main schools; Wakaaranga Primary School and Farm Cove Intermediate.
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.
Sunnyhills, New Zealand
Suburb:Sunnyhills City:Manukau Island:North Island Surrounded by - to the north - to the north-east - to the east - to the south - to the south-west - to the west - to the north-west Farm Cove (625 m) Half Moon Bay (2.5 km) Highland Park (2.1 km) Pakuranga Heights (1.7 km) Pakuranga (1.8 km) Panmure (2.1 km) Tamaki (2.2 km) Sunnyhills is an Auckland suburb. Sunnyhills is under the local governance of the Manukau City Council.
Saint Kentigern College
Saint Kentigern College is a private, co-educational Presbyterian secondary school in the Pakuranga suburb of Manukau City in the Auckland region of New Zealand, beside the estuary of the Tamaki Estuary. It is operated by the Saint Kentigern Trust Board which also operates Saint Kentigern School in Remuera and Saint Kentigern School for Girls – Corran (formerly Corran School).
Panmure Railway Station
Panmure Railway Station is on the Eastern Line of the Auckland railway network in New Zealand. The original Panmure Station opened on 16 November 1930, on a site to the south of the current station. The station was relocated to its current site in 2007. Panmure Station is set to receive a major upgrade within the next decade in order to become a major bus-rail interchange, as part of the AMETI project.
Sylvia Park Railway Station
Sylvia Park railway station is a station on the Eastern line of the passenger rail network in Auckland, New Zealand. It serves the recently opened Sylvia Park mall and the surrounding suburb of Mount Wellington.
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.
Carey College, New Zealand
Carey College is a private Christian school in Panmure, Auckland, New Zealand. The school's motto is "In your light we see light", taken from Psalm 36:9 and interpreted as referring to God as the one who makes all learning possible. The school's mission statement is "Helping parents nurture children in excellence and truth for Christ".
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.
Westfield Pakuranga
Westfield Pakuranga is a shopping centre in Pakuranga, part of Manukau City, in Auckland. It is situated on the corner of Ti Rakau Drive and Pakuranga Highway. The centre features approximately 115 stores, including the major stores Farmers, Foodtown and The Warehouse, although The Warehouse is external to the mall.
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.
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.
Pukewairiki
Pukewairiki is one of the volcanoes in the Auckland Volcanic Field. It has an explosion crater around 500 m wide, and tuff ring up to 30 m high, which has been eroded away on the south-western side. The northern side had a terrace eroded into at a time of higher sea-level during the Last Interglacial and thus the volcano is older than 130,000 yrs. In the past it has erroneously been called Pukekiwiriki, which is the name for Red Hill, Papakura.
Purchas Hill
Purchas Hill (also Te Tauoma) is one of the volcanoes in the Auckland Volcanic Field. It was a twin-cratered scoria cone around 50 m high, located north of Mount Wellington, before it was quarried away. The scoria cone sat in the middle of its large explosion crater with surrounding tuff ring. It was erupted about 10,000 yrs ago, shortly before the eruption of its larger neighbour, Mt Wellington.
Green Hill, New Zealand
Green Hill (also Matanginui or Greenmount) is one of the volcanoes in the Auckland Volcanic Field. Its scoria cone had a peak 78 metres above sea level (around 48 m higher than the surrounding land), and had a grove of Karaka trees. The hill was the site of a pā. It was quarried from 1870 onwards, and has been mostly quarried away. The site is now Greenmount landfill. Green Hill and nearby Otara Hill were together referred to as Bessy Bell and Mary Gray after an old Scottish ballad.
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.