Orewa
| Orewa | ||
| Geographical location | ||
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| Coordinates | 36 ° 35 ′ S , 174 ° 42 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-AUK | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Auckland | |
| District | Auckland Council | |
| Ward | Rodney Ward | |
| Residents | 8th 523 (2013) | |
| height | 1 m | |
| Post Code | 0931 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 9 | |
| Photography of the place | ||
 Orewa Beach |
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| Remarks | ||
| Orewa was part of the Rodney District until October 2010 | ||
Orewa is a no longer independent city in the urban area of the Auckland Council on the North Island of New Zealand . Until the end of October 2010, Orewa belonged to the former Rodney District , which was transferred to the newly formed Auckland Council on November 1, 2010.
geography
The city is located around 30 km north of downtown Auckland on Whangaparoa Bay and thus on the east coast of the Northland Peninsula . The Orewa River flows south of the city into the Pacific Ocean . Orewa can be reached via New Zealand State Highway 1 , which runs north and passes the city to the west.
Orewa is the center of the Hibiscus Coast , a stretch of coast that stretches from the Whangaparaoa Peninsula via Orewa to Waiwera .
population
In the 2013 census, the place had 8,523 inhabitants, 16.3% more than in the census in 2006, when the city had 7,326 inhabitants and already had a significant increase in population compared to 2001 with 5,634 inhabitants and 1996 with 4,824 inhabitants . Compared to 1996, the number of inhabitants almost doubled in just 17 years from 2013.
Events
Orewa speech
The city made on 27 January 2004 political headlines when the leader of the New Zealand National Party , Don Brash , then leader of the opposition in Parliament, according to the site " Orewa speech " called speech to the local Rotary Club held. This speech sparked a controversy over racial relations in New Zealand. Some consider this address to be a turning point in New Zealand politics.
Pururi Park
In 2005, at the foot of was Eaves Bush lying Pururi Park for more than 2 million NZ $ sold. This upset some citizens as they viewed it as a sign of further commercial development of Orewa and lamented the loss of recreational opportunities for citizens. The area was developed as a district of Kensington Park to meet the rapidly growing demand for housing in Orewa and the surrounding area. But after 60 of the 750 planned houses had been built, the investor went bankrupt in 2008.
Web links
- Homepage . orewa-beach.co.nz,accessed September 3, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Orewa . Statistics New Zealand , accessed September 13, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed September 13, 2017 .
- ^ Rodney District . (XLS) Statistics New Zealand , archived from the original on November 21, 2008 ; accessed on September 13, 2017 (English, original website no longer available).
- ↑ NATION HOOD - Don Brash Speech Orewa Rotary Club . Scoop Media , January 27, 2004, accessed September 13, 2017 .
- ^ Anne Gibson : $ 450m housing project crashes . In: New Zealand Herald . NZME. Publishing , September 22, 2008, accessed November 10, 2015 .