Wai o Taiki Bay
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Location
Bordering Glen Innes, Glendowie and the Tamaki River estuary.
Demographics
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People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 43.3% European (Pākehā); 18.6% Māori; 36.1% Pasifika; 15.6% Asian; 3.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.9% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 91.7%, Māori language by 5.4%, Samoan by 7.0%, and other languages by 25.6%. No language could be spoken by 3.5% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 35.5, compared with 28.8% nationally.[3]
Religious affiliations were 46.1% Christian, 1.0% Hindu, 3.2% Islam, 2.2% Māori religious beliefs, 2.2% Buddhist, 0.1% New Age, 0.4% Jewish, and 1.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 37.1%, and 6.8% of people did not answer the census question.[3]
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,113 (29.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,593 (42.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,032 (27.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $41,400, compared with $41,500 nationally. 600 people (16.1%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,989 (53.2%) people were employed full-time, 429 (11.5%) were part-time, and 183 (4.9%) were unemployed.[3]
History
Its name is based on the original name of the Tāmaki River, Te Wai o Taiki, meaning "The Waters of Taiki". The name Taiki is a shortened form of Taikehu, the name of an ancestor of Ngāi Tai.[4] The suburb contains a mix of state houses and architecturally designed houses constructed by developers.[5][6]
It was formerly under Auckland City Council from 1989 until the merger of all of Auckland's councils into the 'super city' in 2010.
Landmarks and features
Tahuna Torea
Tahuna Torea is a 25-hectare, wildlife reserve of mangrove lagoon and swampland sited on a long sandbank extending out into the Tāmaki Estuary.[7] Rich in Māori history as well as home to native birds and vegetation, Tahuna Torea means 'gathering place of the oystercatcher'. There are three main walking trails around the reserve.
Wai-O-Taiki Nature Reserve
Wai-O-Taiki Nature Reserve is a bushy reserve that runs along the Tāmaki Estuary, with a track connecting it to the larger Tahuna Torea reserve.
Education
Glenbrae Primary School is a coeducational full primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of Template:NZ school roll data as of Template:NZ school roll data[8]
References
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