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Ōrākei

Coordinates: 36°51′S 174°49′E / 36.850°S 174.817°E / -36.850; 174.817
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Orakei
View of Hobson Bay looking northwards with Orakei visible in the far right distance, under Rangitoto Island
View of Hobson Bay looking northwards with Orakei visible in the far right distance, under Rangitoto Island
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CountryNew Zealand
CityAuckland Council
Electoral wardŌrākei
Local boardŌrākei
Train stationsOrakei Train Station
(Waitemata Harbour) (Hauraki Gulf) Mission Bay
Parnell
Orakei
Mission Bay
Remuera Remuera Kohimarama, Meadowbank

Orakei (Template:Lang-mi) is a suburb of Auckland city, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on a peninsula five kilometres to the east of the city centre, on the shore of the Waitemata Harbour, which lies to the north, and Hobson Bay and Orakei Basin, two arms of the Waitemata, which lie to the west and south. To the east is the suburb of Mission Bay. The mouth of the Waitemata is to the immediate north of Orakei, lying between Bastion Point, in Orakei, and North Head, in Devonport on the North Shore.

The suburb achieved national attention in 1977 when Māori protestors occupied vacant land at Bastion Point. Land which had formerly belonged to the Ngāti Whātua iwi had been acquired cheaply for public works many decades before, and members of the tribe occupied the land demanding its return. The site was largely returned to the iwi after a long and not entirely bloodless occupation.

Orakei is home to some of Auckland's most expensive real estate. Paritai Drive in Orakei is generally regarded as the most expensive street in Auckland, and most probably New Zealand. House prices on this street start at $3m and range to $12m. The local secondary school is Selwyn College.

Bastion Point is the location of the Savage Memorial, the tomb and memorial garden for Michael Joseph Savage, the first Labour Party prime minister of New Zealand and one of the country's most popular prime ministers, who died in office in 1940. This magnificent Art Deco ensemble by Tibor Donner and Anthony Bartlett was officially opened in March 1943 and affords remarkable views of the Waitemata Harbour.

See also

References

  • Colonial Architecture In New Zealand. John Stacpoole. A.H & A.W Reed 1976
  • Decently And In Order, The Centennial History of the Auckland City Council. G.W.A Bush. Collins 1971.

36°51′S 174°49′E / 36.850°S 174.817°E / -36.850; 174.817