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| none Auckland Sky Tower | ||
| Urban Area | Population | 1,199,300 |
| Extent | north to Kumeu & Waiwera, east to Bucklands Beach, south to Runciman; excludes Waitakere Ranges & Hauraki Gulf islands | |
| Territorial Authority | Name | Auckland City |
| Population | 415,200 | |
| Extent | Auckland isthmus, Hauraki Gulf islands | |
| See also | Rodney District North Shore City Waitakere City Manukau City Papakura District Franklin District | |
| Regional Council | Name | Auckland |
Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest metropolitan area in the South Pacific Ocean. In Mori it bears the name Tāmaki Makau Rau or Ākarana.
At 37 degrees south latitude, the Auckland urban area lies between the Hauraki Gulf of the Pacific Ocean to the east, low ranges to the south-east, the Manukau Harbour to the south-west, and the Waitakere RangesThe Waitakere Ranges are a chain of hills (maximum height 474 m) approximately 25 km west of central Auckland, New Zealand. The Ranges form a western coastline with cliffs exceeding 300 m, interspersed infrequently with beaches. The rugged upstanding topo and smaller ranges to the west and north-west. The central part of the urban area occupies a narrow isthmusSimplified diagram An isthmus is a narrow strip of land, bordered on two sides by water, and connects two larger land masses. The term is pronounced IS-mus with a silent th''. The plural form can either be isthmuses or isthmi''. The most famous isthmus is between the Manukau and WaitemataWaitemata Harbour is the main access by sea to Auckland, New Zealand. It connects the city and port to the Hauraki Gulf, and thus to the Pacific Ocean, and is sheltered from Pacific storms by the bulks of Rangitoto Island and Waiheke Island. For this reas harbours.
After the signing of the Treaty of WaitangiThe Treaty of Waitangi ( Maori Te Tiriti o Waitangi was signed on February 6, 1840 at Waitangi in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. It was signed by representatives of the British Crown, the chiefs of the Confederation of the United Tribes of New Zealand, in February 1840 the new Governor of New Zealand, William HobsonWilliam Hobson ( September 26, 1792 September 10, 1842), was the first Governor of New Zealand and co-author of the Treaty of Waitangi. Hobson was born in Waterford, Ireland and joined the Royal Navy on August 25, 1803. He served in the Napoleonic wars an, had the task of choosing a capitalThis article concerns places that serve as centers of government and politics. For alternative meanings see capital (disambiguation In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meanin for the colony. At the time Kororareka, now called Old Russell, in the Bay of IslandsSee also Bay of Islands, Newfoundland and Labrador The Bay of Islands is an area in the Northland region of the North Island of New Zealand. It surrounds a harbour on the northern east coast. The first European to visit the area was Captain Cook, who name, served as the effective capital. However, Kororareka was very remote from the rest of the country and had a notorious reputation for drunkenness and immorality.
The obvious choice even then was probably Port Nicholson. Centrally situated at the south of the North Island, close to the South Island, and growing fast, it had a lot to commend it. But it was a settlement built by and dominated by the New Zealand Company and the Wakefield brothers. Furthermore, it already had a bad reputation with the Mori for unscrupulous or even illegal occupation of land.
On the initial recommendation of the missionary Henry Williams, and supported by the Surveyor General, Felton Mathew , Hobson selected the south side of the Waitemata Harbour as his capital. The Chief Magistrate, Captain William Symonds, soon purchased the necessary land from the Ngati Whatua owners, and the foundation ceremony took place at 1pm, 18 September 1840, probably on the higher ground at the top end of present-day Queen Street.
From the outset a steady flow of new arrivals from within New Zealand and from overseas came to the new capital. From early times the eastern side of the settlement remained reserved for government officials while mechanics and artisans, the so-called unofficial settlers, were directed to the western side. This social division still persists in modern Auckland.
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